View Full Version : Junk Shop (Antique Store) Find
Jim Koepke
10-14-2015, 12:27 PM
Oh I wish it were my find, but it is a big one:
http://petapixel.com/2015/10/14/2-junk-shop-photo-turns-out-to-be-5000000-photo-of-billy-the-kid/
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Maybe a peak at some of the other things during a rust hunt might not be a waste of time.
jtk
Bill Houghton
10-14-2015, 12:39 PM
I wonder how he figured out that it might be the Kid? You have to have a fairly deep background knowledge of obscure stuff to even say, "This is worth following up."
Joe Bailey
10-14-2015, 1:29 PM
I wonder how he figured out that it might be the Kid? You have to have a fairly deep background knowledge of obscure stuff to even say, "This is worth following up."
My first thoughts exactly Bill. When I realized the first image was a cropped enlargement from a larger image, I wondered what made the man decide to investigate. My best guess: that bizarre hat.
Daniel Rode
10-14-2015, 1:51 PM
That distinctive hat makes me think of Billy the Kid but I'm not sure I would have had the same thought without knowing it was him first.
My best guess: that bizarre hat.
Jim Koepke
10-14-2015, 1:54 PM
After looking at this a little more here is another link with some more details:
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/galleries/billy-the-kid-new-evidence/at/billy-the-kid-new-evidence5-2100407/
The person who found the old photo is described as a collector. So maybe while we are looking at rust that other person across the room looking at old photos knows something and is building up their collection of images.
jtk
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