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In 2011, North Carolina lawyer Frank Abrams bought several ferrotypes at a flea market in Fletcher, North Carolina, and hung them on the wall of his house. In 2015, he was inspired by a television program on the croquet picture<ref name="BBC-42089464" /> to research his photographs and concluded one of them showed Pat Garrett. This photograph—for which Abrams paid {{US$|10|link=yes}}—has five subjects. As reported in THE NEW YORK TIMES, Robert Stahl, a professor emeritus at Arizona State University, was willing to help investigate the authenticity of the image. In a separate matter, Stahl had filed a petition in the New Mexico Supreme Court to obtain a death certificate for Bonney from the state medical examiner. According to Stahl, there was a "high probability" that the photograph showed Garrett, but he was not as yet convinced it included Bonney. Stahl told Abrams, "The biggest thing you could do right now is get the picture out and let people look at it and give you feedback".<ref name="$10 tintype" /> |
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In 2011, North Carolina lawyer Frank Abrams bought several ferrotypes at a flea market in Fletcher, North Carolina, and hung them on the wall of his house. In 2015, he was inspired by a television program on the croquet picture<ref name="BBC-42089464" /> to research his photographs and concluded one of them showed Pat Garrett. This photograph—for which Abrams paid {{US$|10|link=yes}}—has five subjects. As reported in THE NEW YORK TIMES, Robert Stahl, a professor emeritus at Arizona State University, was willing to help investigate the authenticity of the image. In a separate matter, Stahl had filed a petition in the New Mexico Supreme Court to obtain a death certificate for Bonney from the state medical examiner. According to Stahl, there was a "high probability" that the photograph showed Garrett, but he was not as yet convinced it included Bonney. Stahl told Abrams, "The biggest thing you could do right now is get the picture out and let people look at it and give you feedback".<ref name="$10 tintype" /> |
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Over the next few months, Abrams consulted more forensic experts, all of whom said the photograph was probably made between 1879 and 1880, coinciding with the date—August 2, 1880—written on its front. After examining the photograph, a video forensic expert in Los Angeles said his facial recognition software showed a match to both Billy the Kid and Garrett, and he signed a declaration to that effect. In Texas, a handwriting expert examined the photograph to compare a signature on it—purportedly by Garret—to ten documents with Garrett's known handwriting. In September, in a sworn statement, he declared them a match. Abrams secured the photograph in a safety deposit when Garrett was recognized to be in the picture. Other tintypes in the group of five included Ash Upson, with the name "ASH" scratched/written on the back, writing attributable to Pat Garrett. Another tintype has been identified as Florence Muzzy, Ash's Niece, whom he regularly communicated with. Other individuals in the main tintype include "Dirty Dave Rudabaugh" on viewer's left, and Barney Mason, in the middle, all known members of the same group of "rustlers" Pat Garrett along with Barney Mason, captured Billy and Rudabaugh at Stinking Springs, Christmas 1880. <ref name="$10 tintype">{{cite news |title = Photo of Billy the Kid with his killer 'worth millions' after flea market discovery |url = http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-21/billy-the-kid-photo-with-his-killer-unearthed-at-flea-market/9174842 |accessdate = November 22, 2017 |work = ABC News |date = November 21, 2017 |language = en-AU }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title = 5 Historical Photos That Don’t Actually Depict The Famous People They Claim |url = http://all-that-is-interesting.com/historical-photos-misidentified</ref><ref>{{cite news |title = The Brutal Truth About Most Billy Wannabes |url = http://blog.truewestmagazine.com/2017/11/the-brutal-truth-about-most-billy.html</ref> |
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Over the next few months, Abrams consulted more forensic experts, all of whom said the photograph was probably made between 1879 and 1880, coinciding with the date—August 2, 1880—written on its front. After examining the photograph, a video forensic expert in Los Angeles said his facial recognition software showed a match to both Billy the Kid and Garrett, and he signed a declaration to that effect. In Texas, a handwriting expert examined the photograph to compare a signature on it—purportedly by Garret—to ten documents with Garrett's known handwriting. In September, in a sworn statement, he declared them a match. Abrams secured the photograph in a safety deposit when Garrett was recognized to be in the picture. Other tintypes in the group of five included Ash Upson, with the name "ASH" scratched/written on the back, writing attributable to Pat Garrett. Upson ghost wrote THE AUTHENTIC LIFE OF BILLY THE KID for Garrett. Another tintype has been identified as Florence Muzzy, Ash's Niece, whom he regularly communicated with. Other individuals in the main tintype include "Dirty Dave Rudabaugh" on viewer's left, and Barney Mason, in the middle, all known members of the same group of "rustlers" Pat Garrett along with Barney Mason, captured Billy and Rudabaugh at Stinking Springs, Christmas 1880. <ref name="$10 tintype">{{cite news |title = Photo of Billy the Kid with his killer 'worth millions' after flea market discovery |url = http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-21/billy-the-kid-photo-with-his-killer-unearthed-at-flea-market/9174842 |accessdate = November 22, 2017 |work = ABC News |date = November 21, 2017 |language = en-AU }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title = 5 Historical Photos That Don’t Actually Depict The Famous People They Claim |url = http://all-that-is-interesting.com/historical-photos-misidentified</ref><ref>{{cite news |title = The Brutal Truth About Most Billy Wannabes |url = http://blog.truewestmagazine.com/2017/11/the-brutal-truth-about-most-billy.html</ref> |
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