barkingllizard
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Early photo of the Younger Brothers, Ford Brothers, Billy the Kid and Doc Holiday, circa 1870 in Wichita, KS in the brothel district called Delano.
The photo shows one of the known Jesse James, J Frank Dalton.
The group meets again in Wichita a few years later and includes Bob Younger.
Billy the Kid poses with his girlfriend, Paulita Maxwell and fellow Regulators Dick Brewer & Jose Chavez. Billy’s mother is seated in the lower right hand corner. And the girl in the middle looks like Bill’s mom (right front), and is most likely Billy’s Sister, Bridget McCarty.
Do not overlook the fact Dan Dedrick is disguised as a woman, wearing a dress and a bonnet upon his lap. Deputy’s Brewer and Chavez are present all of which helps to establish a time and area of the photo. Catherine is said to have died in 1874 and Deputy brewer was killed in 1878. Paulita lived at Fort Sumner so we can assume it was near there because she would not have gone far from home.
Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett featured here with the Wild Brunch Gang with Butch and Sundance. Circa. 1888
The group of ten men are all in similar suits and bowler hats, resembling Pinkerton Detectives. They are wearing fraternal ribbon badges on their jackets and holding walking sticks. Billy and his fellow regulators are all present in this photo. Butch Cassidy and Sundance are sitting with the Wild Bunch gang members. Noteworthy, Pat Garrett sits to the left of Billy the Kid, many years after allegedly killing Billy.
