Experts: Tintype Photo of Billy the Kid, Pat Garrett Could Be Worth Millions (Bought for $10)

KRQE ^ | November 14, 2017 | Kim Vallez

[SunkenCiv]

This looks like a photo of five otherwise unknown people from approximately the correct era.

https://lintvkrqe.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/billy-the-kid-pat-garrett.jpg

Photo of Pat Garrett:

http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Pat_Garrett

http://static.newworldencyclopedia.org/3/32/Sheriff-pat-garrett.jpg

[wardaddy]

And that Zimmerman boy as “Alias”....quick with the buck fixed blade

Luke Askew as usual was magnetic

Tough and mean but fair.

Cullpepper cattle company good guy

[Pelham]

Second from the left is the one that they think is Billy the Kid.

born Henry McCarty, AKA William Bonney

[Robert DeLong]

Thanks. The only one that is without doubt sans a mustache. 8>) The other four, either clearly have a mustache or look as though they may have one. Hard to tell because of the overall quality. May be blemishes, that look like mustaches on a couple of them.

[Maverick68]

Gunfighter Ballads is one of my favorite albums!

[Califreak]

I love it too.

[CedarDave]

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[laplata]

Thanks for sharing that. I’ve heard similar accounts from people in that area.