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Lassie and The Duke

Deadwood, South Dakota

a surprising find, but clever marketing, tying together gambling, the town's wild west aura, and the cult of celebrity
apparently Wayne did love poker, and once during the filming of a movie played against the animal handler, held the winning hand, and came away as the new owner of canine acting star Lassie

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Doug Cruden19-Jul-2023 17:40
Haha, great story David!
Julie Oldfield13-Jul-2023 01:02
That is quite the eye catching display and an interesting story. Very Americana. V
bill friedlander12-Jul-2023 14:33
Two American icons. V
Danad12-Jul-2023 09:49
So far away from play-stations, video games and other devices !
*V*
Tom LeRoy12-Jul-2023 07:17
"Whoa, take'er easy there, Pilgrim|". A cool find and shot, David. V
Bryan Murahashi12-Jul-2023 04:36
Great merchandising capture and story.
Nirvan Hope12-Jul-2023 04:29
One way or another, history lives on!
Glenn D.12-Jul-2023 01:15
Well pilgrim - best you pass go and collect. Great shootin' there.
Dennis Hoyne12-Jul-2023 00:27
Your fine shot brings to light a great story. Poker is a great game.
janescottcumming11-Jul-2023 22:39
That’s a wild story! Great look a an Old West hero to many.
Don Mottershead11-Jul-2023 21:43
I'm going to get "John Wayne-Opoly." It will look good on the shelf next to "Trump: The Game."
Nick Paoni11-Jul-2023 20:12
What a fun shot and funnier story.
Dan Greenberg11-Jul-2023 18:47
That is an incredible story. Great shot documenting it. ~BV~
Apostolos Tikopoulos11-Jul-2023 18:06
Well seen and composed. V
carabias11-Jul-2023 17:50
Between slots and now poker, I'm going to go broke! V
Paco López11-Jul-2023 17:20
Fantastic !! V!
Helen Betts11-Jul-2023 17:09
Quite the interesting display, and an entertaining narrative as well.
Walter Otto Koenig11-Jul-2023 16:36
Interesting story about John Wayne. I like the Dealer Button.
Marcia Rules11-Jul-2023 16:20
It can't be the Old West without John! He's everywhere. I didn't know
about his poker affinity!
joseantonio11-Jul-2023 15:51
nice find and capture.V.
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