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Photo worth 5 Million Dollars

A two dollar photo turns out to be the first photo of Billy the Kid. He's at the left edge of the house. This picture now worth five million.

 

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Re: Photo worth 5 Million Dollars

Some experts are not convinced Billy the Kid is in the photo.

https://truewestmagazine.com/billy-the-kid-experts-weigh-in-on-the-croquet-photo/

 

Note that this story is from 2015.

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Re: Photo worth 5 Million Dollars


@nomless wrote:

Some experts are not convinced Billy the Kid is in the photo.

https://truewestmagazine.com/billy-the-kid-experts-weigh-in-on-the-croquet-photo/

 

Note that this story is from 2015.


I was wondering about that.  The human figures in this photo are shown at quite a distance from the photographer.

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@deepwaterdotter wrote:

@nomless wrote:

Some experts are not convinced Billy the Kid is in the photo.

https://truewestmagazine.com/billy-the-kid-experts-weigh-in-on-the-croquet-photo/

 

Note that this story is from 2015.


I was wondering about that.  The human figures in this photo are shown at quite a distance from the photographer.


I saw it at a site Lost in History.  They show historical figures in sometimes obscure photographs.   Didn't know the story.   They just showed the picture.

 

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Re: Photo worth 5 Million Dollars

This week I watched an episode of American Pickers and it featured an up close picture of a 20 year-old Billie the Kid.  The owner was going to sell it.  

 

If the picture you you saw was worth $5M, his must be worth a lot more.

 

One question, once you but the picture what do you do with it ?  Don’t understand the logic:  what else could you have done with that money for your self, your family, your community ?

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Re: Photo worth 5 Million Dollars

I would not want it for free

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Re: Photo worth 5 Million Dollars

I agree with sea maiden what good is the picture even free it wouldn’t be in my treasure chest.

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Re: Photo worth 5 Million Dollars

Here's an up-close version of a Billy the Kid photo!

 

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Re: Photo worth 5 Million Dollars

To me, the photo is intriguing in other respects. But worth 5 million....  ?

 

My step-father had an original of Pretty Boy Floyd - an original that was acquired through a family member who was an acquaintance of PBF. I think when all was said & done, we pitched it.

 

 

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Why are the people so spread out in the Photo? oddi think.