Holliday's dental school graduation photo, age 20, 1872 Holliday's dental school graduation photo, age 20, 1872
Autographed photo of Holliday taken in 1879 in Prescott, ArizonaSo it remains at least a possibility that at some point in his youth, Holliday may have crossed paths with Orrin Porter Rockwell, [June 1815 – June 9, 1878] the so-called Destroying Angel who served occasionally as bodyguard for Mormon leaders Joseph Smith and Brigham Young.
Shotguns actually owned by Holliday share both overall similarities and a couple of special features with two known to have been used by *Ole Port.* That suggests either a personal association, though close study might be another answer. But I do not think it's *just* a coincidence.
Ironically, the shotgun used by Holliday at the Tombstone O.K> Corral shootout wasn't his own, but had been borrowed by Earp brother Virgil from the Wells Fargo office on Allen street, then given to Holliday, who was wearing a long frock coat and could conceal it better than Virgil.
Virgil always was a more practical and more experienced lawman than his brother Wyatt....