Billy the Kid
As with plenty of Old West icons, Henry McCarty (1859 – 1881) rose to notoriety thanks to the myths surrounding his actions, rather than their truths. Also called William H. Bonney before receiving his iconic title of Billy the Kid, McCarty enjoyed 21 short years of lawlessness prior to being shot in Fort Sumner, NM, by Sheriff Pat Garrett. This is one of two photographs in common knowledge. Known as a tintype, this image was unearthed in Fresno, California within a junk shop among a stack of photos in 2010 thanks to a collector’s efforts. Pictured we have McCarty posing at an 1878 wedding, playing croquet with his gang, called the Regulators, and their loved ones.
Billy The Kid
Buffalo Bill Cody (1911)
William Frederick Cody (1846 – 1917), better remembered as “Buffalo Bill,” was the archetypal frontiersman, Pony Express regular, as well as the producer of the Congress of Rough Riders of the World and Buffalo Bill’s Wild West. Cody would incredibly become the globe’s initial international celebrity. As for the man’s famous nickname? Some sources state it arose in 1867 when Cody headed an initiative to supply Eastern Division laborers with buffalo meat on-site at the Union Pacific Railroad building project. Although the man’s repertoire was almost mostly limited to fictional showmanship, his horsemanship and marksmanship were unmatched, skills which shone through his time with U.S. Army Lieutenant General Philip Sheridan, who he served as a scout for four years.
Buffalo Bill Cody
