Name/Title
Bull WhipDescription
Leather whip with wood handle.Context
Donated by Freddie and Kitty Brinkman. Given to the Brinkmans by an old friend, Lutie Childs, a former William Jewell College professor of elementary education. Lutie’s grandfather used the bull whip in 1861, after the Confiscation Act, to drive cattle gathered from Jackson and Clay Counties to Oklahoma Territory to keep them from Union troops. After the Civil War, he helped drive the cattle back home.Location
Display Cabinet
Cabinet 10Room
Back Display Area