Sunday, June 26, 2011

Billy the Kid tintype photograph sells for $2 million at Denver auction

The one and only known lasting original photograph of legendary outlaw Billy the Kid has traded at a Denver auction for $2 million, officials said.
The small tintype was sold Saturday to retired industrialist William Koch, 71, whose collection bears everything from Wild West memorabilia to pictures by Picasso, The Denver Post reported Sunday.
The photograph was traded on Brian Lebel’s 22nd Annual Old West Show & Auction, where organisers had anticipated it to trade for between

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