Another Billy the Kid plate?

**ImSoNegative** · 8-Oct-2015, 05:11

I think the ladies look very much the same, mouth and nose looks the same, the later tin looks like she was younger.

**Stepmccarty** · 9-Oct-2015, 09:56

If the lady in the photograph with Olinger is indeed Lily Casey then it adds credence to her statement in her book that she and the deputy were engaged to marry. In the same book she states that she and Olinger had dinner the weekend before his death at the hands of the Kid. Lily lived until 1946 and was one of the last people living who actually knew the kid and she seldom had anything nice to say about the boy. Most people who were interviewed long after his death, specially the Coe cousins talked glowingly about BTK. The kid loved to sit around the camp fire and sing and tell stories. He was good fun to have around and the girls went crazy over him and visa versa. He wasn't very old when he was killed. Most writers pin his death at age 21, but I think he was a bit older than that.

**cowanw** · 13-Oct-2015, 15:00

Here's some on topic news from the Guardian about the croquet plate
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2...op-two-dollars

**goamules** · 13-Oct-2015, 15:44

The National Geographic special shows this weekend: Billy the Kid: New Evidence. Should be good.

**LabRat** · 14-Oct-2015, 15:38

Kinda on the subject...

http://historical.ha.com/itm/photogr...152--tem101315

Steve K

**bobwysiwyg** · 14-Oct-2015, 17:17

Originally Posted by goamules

The National Geographic special shows this weekend: Billy the Kid: New Evidence. Should be good.

Only if one cares..

**ImSoNegative** · 15-Oct-2015, 05:35

Originally Posted by cowanw

Here's some on topic news from the Guardian about the croquet plate
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2...op-two-dollars

it says that photograph was taken in the summer of 1878 after a wedding, why are there no leaves on the trees? on any tree in the photograph. that is odd

**Drew Wiley** · 15-Oct-2015, 11:13

What I find so fascinating is that they were playing croquet. Nice people.

**ImSoNegative** · 15-Oct-2015, 17:53

Yeah drew. In sure they were all a hoot to hang out with

**blueribbontea** · 7-Nov-2015, 19:12

http://www.inlander.com/spokane/a-pi...nt?oid=2603899
tintype supposedly of Jesse James and Robert Ford found in Spokane, and dreams of a million bucks.