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Started this discussion. Last reply by dave spooner Feb 14, 2009.
photos of Billy the Kid
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Murray A. Gewirtz Jan 28.
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David Flores replied to dave spooner's discussion photos of Billy the Kid
"Sometimes the only real account is someone's testimony, and sometimes you never know, and never will."
C. F. 'Charley' Eckhardt replied to dave spooner's discussion photos of Billy the Kid
"The Kid was a vain guy & he had lots of girlfriends. The two typical keepsakes a guy gave a girl in those days were a photo of himself & a lock of his hair for her heart-shaped locket. There are probably dozens of photos of the Kid out…"
David Flores replied to dave spooner's discussion photos of Billy the Kid
"This was a negative of the portrait, from the National Archives digital collection. Don't quote me, I don't need to here it. I am just posting, if you don't like it, write to facebook."
David Flores replied to dave spooner's discussion photos of Billy the Kid
"This photo was autheniticated by a person who worked for the Smithsonian Institution. It costed $15,000 dollars. When you authenitcate a baseball card it costs about $100 dollars, and sometimes dealers do it twice and sell items for $500…"
Steve Coletti replied to dave spooner's discussion photos of Billy the Kid
"I believe and hope there are more Tintypes of Billy the Kid out there.. Last year I found some tintypes at an estate sale. I no the chances of finding Billy are very slim.. 1 in million. Take a look at this one , Is there some…"
Teresa Wommack replied to dave spooner's discussion photos of Billy the Kid
"This one is interesting ( Paulita )
looks different to me, but younger ?? Really neat picture for sure."
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If you're even CLOSE to Oklahoma City, do yourself a huge favor and visit the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Musuem...it is truly awesome!!!
Posted on March 9, 2009 at 3:08pm — 5 Comments
photos of Billy the Kid
One of my passions is an ongoing search for a photo other than the Dedrick tintype that could be Billy the Kid . There are some folks out there who post on some of the BTK forums who have stumbled over tintypes that they swear up and down must be Billy the kid...however what I believe these well intended people have are some nifty ol tintypes of young men who had their tintype made in probably the same era as Billy's and have some similarities in the facial features..............my contention… Continue
Posted on February 5, 2009 at 10:31pm — 1 Comment
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- At 7:57am on December 31, 2008,
dave spooner said… - Flyfishing for trout is my passion!
- At 8:19am on February 13, 2009,
Wade Dillon said… - Hey Dave! Thanks for your interest in the Alamo Plaza restoration project. I see you joined Alamo Studies, in which I noticed you've already received some quick replies. I hope you found the information you were looking for and may possibly join us on Alamo Plaza on March 6th.
All the best,
Wade
- At 8:38am on April 13, 2009,
Misty Short said… - Yea, I love the Hill Country too. It sure is beautiful and it's great to photograph there year round.
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