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Feb 9, 2023 · The year was 1879, and while the Lincoln County War was over, central New Mexico Territory still bore scars from the violence of that factional conflict. No longer welcome in the embattled county seat of Lincoln, hard cases like Billy the Kid, pals Tom O’Folliard and Billy Wilson, and latecomer “Dirty Dave” Rudabaugh had to find new haunts in which to hang their hats.
The life of Billy the Kid from his humble roots to his days as a gunslinger in the American frontier.
IHS owns most of Billy the Kid’s more famous letters – including one in our collections that was previously unidentified. This year, in her book Billy the Kid’s Writings, Words, and Wit, Billy the Kid historian Dr. Gale Cooper specifically authenticated an additional Billy the Kid letter. And it had been here all along. The […]
Nov 1, 2023 · People have passed down the same tale for generations in Anderson: Billy the Kid was born in a log home on Central Avenue between 10 th and 11 th streets before his family moved to Indianapolis ...
BILLY THE KID (c. 1856-1881) Portrait photograph of Billy the Kid Billy the Kid was an outlaw whose legend has come to overshadow any personal or historical significance he may have had. It has not been satisfactorily documented when and where he was born, although it has been established that his actual name was Henry McCarty.
SCOPE The New Mexico State Records Center and Archives (SRCA) is a major source of information for any individual performing research on William H. Bonney, alias Billy the Kid. This pathfinder is designed to facilitate research and assist the patron in gathering core materials on Billy the Kid. The primary and secondary sources provided should
Mar 30, 2020 · Image of January 8, 1881 issue of “The Ilustrated Police News” – Courtesy Library of Congress – The interview with Billy the Kid in a Santa Fe jail—which appeared on page 4 of the January 20, 1881, edition of the Las Vegas Gazette—was shared by James B. Mills exclusively with True West.
