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The 130 year scandal of Billy the Kid’s grave in Fort Sumner:
https://roadtrippers.com/stories/billy-the-kid?lat=40.80972&lng=-96.67528&z=5
Posted on 10/12/2015 3:21:46 AM PDT by lowbridge
Western Americana and Rare Coin experts, Kagin’s, Inc., announced that the firm has authenticated and will be the exclusive seller of a newly discovered photograph featuring several of the Lincoln County Regulators, including legendary gunman, Billy the Kid. The photograph was purchased for $2 as a part of a miscellaneous lot at a Fresno junk shop in 2010, and will be the subject of a two-hour documentary airing Sunday, October 18th at 9/8c on National Geographic Channel.
“I love handling great treasure finds!” exclaimed Dr. Donald Kagin, president of Kagin’s, Inc. “This iconic, lively and fun artifact is history in your hand—a snapshot of the life style of one of the most notorious figures of the Wild West.”
The 4x5 inch tintype not only depicts Billy the Kid, but several members of his gang, The Regulators, playing a leisurely game of croquet alongside friends, family, and lovers in the late summer of 1878. Taken just one month after the tumultuous Lincoln County War came to an end, it is a window into the lives of these gunmen as they were still fighting the injustices of a lawless land. It’s a carefree moment after an important life event - a wedding - which is rich in content, movement and texture.
“When we first saw the photograph, we were understandably skeptical - an original Billy the Kid photo is the Holy Grail of Western Americana,” remarked Kagin’s senior numismatist, David McCarthy. “We had to be certain that we could answer and verify where, when, how and why this photograph was taken. Simple resemblance is not enough in a case like this - a team of experts had to be assembled to address each and every detail in the photo to insure that nothing was out of place.
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When I was a young kid 50-60 years ago, the adults, especially the older people, always dressed nice when they went out or visited.
Now even many old people (who would have been teens or young adults when I was a child) dress like slobs.
Are we more civilized than we were half a century ago? Sometimes I wonder.
Are we more civilized than we were half a century ago? Sometimes I wonder.
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Not at all more civilized, we are becoming barbarians.
Good picture. The wife and I visited Billy’s grave site a few years ago. Apparently, his grave was vandalized/stolen a time or two, so this grave site had iron bars over and around it to prevent theft/vandalism.
They played croquette ???
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Considering the fact that, due to the state of photographic technology of the time, they had to stay still for 10 minutes, croquette was probably the best choice for the “action” shots.
I was wondering, even with all you said, who looked at this picture and went.....yeah that’s someone famous. I’m gonna take it and have someone look at it.
If it had wound up in a box I bought I probably would’ve thought it was really cool and put it away so it wouldn’t be destroyed but wouldn’t have thought anything like that.
I knew a man in Richmond Missouri who said that Billy had spent a night in the house that he owned there. Richmond was the home of Bob Ford who killed Billy, and is buried in Richmond.
The freedom to do exactly what?...exhibit themselves lewdly in public and use vulgar/obscene language and actions as expressions of "freedom"? That's not what I regard as being free.
With rights comes responsibilities. Many Americans have lost sight of their responsibilities. Because you can do something doesn't mean you should. It's like many people now have the freedom to make fools of themselves.
Kevin Costner to Take On Billy the Kid Mystery for National Geographic
October 18
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/kevin-costner-billy-kid-national-811793
Bob Ford killed Jesse James.
Ford shot Jesse in the back as Jesse was adjusting a picture hanging on the wall.
OK, thanks. Just on first cup of coffee.
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The 130 year scandal of Billy the Kid’s grave in Fort Sumner:
https://roadtrippers.com/stories/billy-the-kid?lat=40.80972&lng=-96.67528&z=5
No, I don't think so. One could say that a main feature of "civilization" is the restraint of natural preferences in order to elevate the group. In that case, slovenly dress is a move in the opposite direction: choosing to drag down the group "so I can be comfortable."
Richmond will always be my second home. I love it and am glad it wasn’t named Nonesuch. The resemblance of the James to the Thames is astounding.
If you want to be moved, visit St. John’s Church.
I grew up in Los Angeles, where history is defined as 2 weeks ago.
Richmond is fantastically steeped in history.
“the bare tree”
The article seems to have the picture taken in the summer of 1878. If so, it must have been quite dry to account for no tree leaves. Perhaps the trees were dead?
He did escape from jail. Maybe they are just making sure he finishes out his sentence. ;-)
Perhaps a stage or tolling station.
It did occur to me later that the tree was dead. Maybe Billy killed it!
I love Richmond. Part of my honeymoon in the 90s was spent at a gorgeous old b&b in Richmond. We did a tour of the James River plantation homes and had dinner at Travellers - Lee’s Richmond home turned into a steakhouse. This was during the very successful Virginia is for Lovers campaign.
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