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Tombstone Western Heritage Museum Auction: The Earp Brothers & Cowboys

Sat, Jul 26, 2025 11:00AM EDT
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Join North American Auction Company on July 26th for a once-in-a-lifetime auction of the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum Collection. This extraordinary sale features the largest private collection of Tombstone history, including rare and historic pieces tied to Wyatt Earp, the Earp Brothers, and the infamous Cochise Cowboys. From original artifacts, outlaw relics, and the largest collection of C.S. Fly photographs, this is a can’t-miss event for collectors of the Old West’s most legendary chapter.
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Lot 50

1861-62 Civil War S. L. Hart CDV by W. H. Sherman

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
Starting Bid
$400

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Original S. L. Hart Tombstone Gunsmith Carte de Viste by William H. Sherman, 1861-1862. Provenance: Tombstone Western Heritage Museum, Tombstone After the Civil War, Hart resumed his gunsmith trade, first in Menasha, Wisconsin and continuing later, when he and his brothers moved west. He set up a gunsmithing business in Tombstone, Arizona Territory. Hart was a very highly regarded and skilled gunsmith. Over his ten years in Tombstone, S.L. Hart became one of the town's leading citizens and businessmen. His daughter Minnie taught school in Tombstone's first school house. If gun repairs were needed, Hart's on Freemont Street was the place to go, located just a short distance from the famous Fly Photography studio and right next door to the O.K. Corral. Guns that were re-worked or repaired by Hart were often stamped with his logo, which was the letters S and L over a "heart," an artistic yet compact and simple way of saying "S.L. Hart." S.L. was entrusted with both basic repairs as well as also sought out for his special colt pistols. Some of Hart's more notable clients were Wyatt Earp, Doc Holiday, Ike Clanton and Buckskin Frank Leslie. On Oct. 26th of 1881 Hart, while working in his store, would be one of the relatively few witnesses to the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral that made Tombstone and the Earp's famous. The majority of Milwaukee stereoviews were produced between 1868 and 1886. At the earlier end of this spectrum one of the most prolific producers of Milwaukee views was William H. Sherman (1821-1898). In 1860 he arrived in Milwaukee where he opened a studio at 231 Main St. Sherman produced many carte de visites, mostly small portraits of Milwaukeeans. His views were produced until the mid-1880s although most date before 1875. They provide a remarkable record of this period in Milwaukee’s history. This carte de viste shows Hart dressed in his US Army 2nd Lieutenant uniform from the 10th Wisconsin Infantry resting his hand on a chair. The 10th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it was mustered in October 14, 1861. On the reverse is Sherman's stamp, "W. H. SHERMAN, PHOTGRAPHIC ARTIST, 231 Main Street, Milwaukee", and a cancelled U.S. 2 cent stamp. At the top of the reverse written in period handwriting, "S. L. Hart 1861-2." Tombstone Western Heritage Museum code, "TTP21". A Tombstone Western Heritage Museum labels on the face of the clear protective plastic sleeve, "- S. L. HART - Well-known gunsmith in 1880 Tombstone", at the bottom, S. L. HART 1861-2". Carte de viste is in good overall condition, age tanning observed. Measures 2.5"W x 4"L approximately, sleeve is 3.875"W x 6.125"L, weight is U6.

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