Billy The Kid (1878)
Like a lot of Old West historical figures, Henry McCarty earned a reputation thanks to the legends that cropped up about him instead of his real exploits. Also known as Billy the Kid and William H Bonney, he did not live to see past his 21 years. Sheriff Pat Garett took him out in Fort Sumner, New Mexico. You are looking at the second photo of him in existence. The tin type was found “among a pile of photos inside a cardboard box at a junk shop in Fresno, California, unearthed by a collector in 2010.” Taken in the summer of 1878, this shows the outlaw with the Regulators and their loved ones after a wedding.
Billy The Kid (1878)
Buffalo Bill Cody (1911)
Better known as Buffalo Bill, William Frederick Cody was a Pony Express rider, a frontiersman, and the organizer of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World. Thanks to the Wild West show, he became “one of the world’s first global celebrities.” According to History, his moniker goes back all the way to 1867 “when he signed on to provide buffalo meat for the workers of the Eastern Division of the Union Pacific Railroad construction project.” Even though he is known for his performances, his riding skills and marksmanship were said to have been topnotch. This must be true, based on the four years that he served as a scout for Lieutenant General Philip Sheridan of the US Army.
Buffalo Bill Cody (1911)
