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The Art of Photography => The Coffee Corner => Topic started by: tom b on October 13, 2015, 10:23:28 pm

Title: Multimillion-dollar photo of Billy the Kid
Post by: tom b on October 13, 2015, 10:23:28 pm

Multimillion-dollar photo of Billy the Kid playing croquet was $2 junk shop find.

The image, unearthed in Fresno, California, is only the second confirmed picture of the outlaw – the other sold for $2.3m in 2011.

The article: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/oct/13/billy-the-kid-croquet-junk-shop-two-dollars

Sorry hyperlinks are still not working.

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Title: Re: Multimillion-dollar photo of Billy the Kid
Post by: Petrus on October 14, 2015, 01:00:43 am

As there are now two pictures of him the prices are likely to halve...

Title: Re: Multimillion-dollar photo of Billy the Kid
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on October 14, 2015, 10:03:00 am

How did he get that bad rap as a killer, when he was merely a croquet shark?   ;)

Title: Re: Multimillion-dollar photo of Billy the Kid
Post by: tom b on October 18, 2015, 03:16:27 pm

It is one of those most ironical images. I don't know what to think, maybe it is more valuable because it gives a different perspective on a very dominant Hollywood story.

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