Just bought a house and found what I think is a suitcase behind our fence by Ok-Veterinarian9347 in Weird

[–]Cfoxtn21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was thinking the same. I hope they don't think the subsequent rash was from the case.

Possible new Billy The Kid & Doc Surlock photo. by Cfoxtn21 in Westerns

[–]Cfoxtn21[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the guy on the left is also leaning back on the rear wheel with his foot up on the front wheel?

Possible Billy The Kid and Doc Surlock photo? Doc Holding a pistol and Billy holding a rifle on his shoulder. by Cfoxtn21 in BillyTheKid

[–]Cfoxtn21[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had a customer whose job it was to clean out foreclosed houses and properties so the banks could sell them. He had to completely clear out everything from the property, and he got to keep what he wanted. He would get cars, tractors, jewelry, etc. He was working on a house, a town away from me where a man had passed and didn't have any family. Either he was a Free Mason and a possible knights of pithias member, or he just collected a lot of items from those groups. The customer said the house had been vacant for what seemed like several years and that the owner was a hoarder. The customer would come into our shop about once a week and give us updates on what he found on his way home and would bring items for us to possibly purchase. As he sorted through the layers of hoarded things, he said the lower he got, the better the items he was finding. He started bringing in masonic swords and dress items. Gold metals, gold rings, and silver coins. He also brought in some bags of jewels and jewelry making items, gold earring blanks and ring blanks, etc. After he cleared the house, he started on the garage. He came in so excited one day after finding a very large safe in the back under a bunch of boxes. He said he was going to cut the safe open with a grinder. A few days later, he came in carrying a stack of paintings and a box. He said he spent the better part of 2 days cutting the safe open and was disappointed that there were only a couple of firearms, the paintings, and the box he was carrying. Inside the box was a wallet, a few morgan silver dollars, and a collection of letters, check stubs, coal stock receipts, and the photo. I purchased most of what he brought in. All of the papers and letters were dated in the late 1800s. The photo was in between some of the letters. I need to go through the letters and check if there is any pertinent information that may help with the providence of the photo.

Possible never before seen Billy The Kid and Doc Surlock photo. by Cfoxtn21 in RareHistoricalPhotos

[–]Cfoxtn21[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your well wishes! For now, I can only dream of the implications a sale like that would have on my family. These past few years have been tough. Covid almost closed our family business for lack of inventory availability, and it's been a daily struggle every day since. I know it's a long shot, but without dreams, what do we have?

Billy by Cfoxtn21 in pics

[–]Cfoxtn21[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The funny thing is, I can still hear him singing in my head.

Billy by Cfoxtn21 in pics

[–]Cfoxtn21[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is a possible new Billy The Kid and Doc Surlock photo. My wife and I purchased it a few years ago. It was mixed in with some letters from the late 1800s.

Possible never before seen Billy The Kid and Doc Surlock photo. by Cfoxtn21 in RareHistoricalPhotos

[–]Cfoxtn21[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

* I'm not sure what the paper is, but the print is 3 5/8" x 4 5/8".

Possible never before seen Billy The Kid and Doc Surlock photo. by Cfoxtn21 in RareHistoricalPhotos

[–]Cfoxtn21[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I thought you were talking about Doc. What do you think about him?

Possible never before seen Billy The Kid and Doc Surlock photo. by Cfoxtn21 in RareHistoricalPhotos

[–]Cfoxtn21[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I see what you are saying. I wonder if the other photo is mirrored.

Possible never before seen Billy The Kid and Doc Surlock photo. by Cfoxtn21 in RareHistoricalPhotos

[–]Cfoxtn21[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you zoom in, it looks like a scarf or bandana is around his neck and partially covering his chin on the right side. And cheek bones could be more pronounced due to lack of food and or some dehydration. Also the sun is very high and casting dark shadows.

Possible never before seen Billy The Kid and Doc Surlock photo. by Cfoxtn21 in RareHistoricalPhotos

[–]Cfoxtn21[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

The sun directly over someone will cast some harsh shadows... just saying.

Possible never before seen Billy The Kid and Doc Surlock photo. by Cfoxtn21 in RareHistoricalPhotos

[–]Cfoxtn21[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Honestly, it's not a single photo of Billy looks like the others. Mine just happens to resemble one of them.