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Erik Nordberg
MHA Webmaster
> In an 1859 ad for clothing and other supplies for sale to miners of
> the Kansas goldrush, I find the term "fillibuster hats." Any idea what
> this refers to? Might also be spelled "filibuster..."
> I am working on a forthcoming exhibit here at NYPL on the mapping of
> the West, one section of which will focus on the various mining
> activities: California, Yukon, Kansas, Virginia City, etc.
> Alice Hudson
> Chief, Map Division
> The New York Public Library
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