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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ladybranch, post: 88302, member: 44&quot;]I just finished watching the Kevin Costner Billy the Kid special on the National Geographic channel. I think it first aired on Oct 15th. Very very interesting.</p><p><br /></p><p>If appears they definitely ID the tintype/pic location, facial recognition experts ID Bonney at 80% and Sally Chisum at around 85%, and the tintype coating whatever tested authentic to that era.The gg nephew of Sally Chisum had pics of his gg aunt that were strikingly similar to the presumed Sally Chisum in the pic. The pic presumably included some if not all of the Regulators, couple of women and a few others. It is thought it was taken at the time of a wedding of one of the Regulators. This explains the presences of the women and playing croquet. It seemed strange that Bonney and the Regulators were playing croquet; however, John Tunstall, an Englishman, on whose ranch Bonney and the Regulators worked before Tunstall was bushwacked had a crocket set.</p><p><br /></p><p>A gg nephew of Sally Chisum had pictures of a Chisum roundup, moving the Chisum herds from the Chisum ranch up to the area where the tintype was taken. Sally Chisum was involved with the move. The cattle were being moved to get clear of the dangerous conditions around Lincoln.&nbsp; She is in a picture with the herders during the move.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sally Chisum&#039;s diary has survived. She and Billy the Kid were involved for a short time. She mentions receiving heart shape candy from Bonney during the same timeframe. John Chisum helped Bonney and the Regulators after John Tunstall, their boss, was killed and the Regulators aided John Chisum. Chisum and Tunstall were on the same side of the Lincoln Co. wars.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, none of this is 100% proof the pic is authentic. I also am nowhere near an expert in this area, but the ponderous of evidence is substantial. The Natl. Geo special is good, but slowwww. They could have shown and said every needed in an 1/2 hour rather then stretching it out for an hour or so.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/galleries/billy-the-kid-new-evidence/at/billy-the-kid-new-evidence14-2100466/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/galleries/billy-the-kid-new-evidence/at/billy-the-kid-new-evidence14-2100466/" rel="nofollow">http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/galleries/billy-the-kid-new-evidence/at/billy-the-kid-new-evidence14-2100466/</a></p><p><a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/kevin-costner-billy-kid-national-811793" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/kevin-costner-billy-kid-national-811793" rel="nofollow">http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/kevin-costner-billy-kid-national-811793</a></p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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