The lot features an original C.S. Fly Tombstone, Arizona Territory circa 1880’s photograph of freight wagons mule teams running the Wilcox & Globe Freight Line from the W.H. Hattich private collection and Tombstone Western Heritage Museum collection. The photograph was identified as being by famed photographer Camillus Sydney Fly by Gilchrease. C.S. Fly, Camillus “Buck” Sydney Fly (1849-1901) is one of the most noted photographers of the Old West, he and his wife Mary, also a photographer, moved to Tombstone in 1879 and established a photography studio there. Fly was an eyewitness of October 26, 1881, to the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, which took place outside his photography studio. He was one of the earliest known photojournalists of the Old West and the only known photographer to take images of Native Americans while they were still at war with the U.S. He later served as Cochise County Sheriff from 1895 to 1897, Since most of his negatives were destroyed by fires, his photographs are highly prized. The image shows the Mule teams of wagon freighters from the Wilcox & Globe Line showing five double and triple wagon freight wagons with ten and twenty mule teams. Willcox also was an important shipping point for supplying mines in southeastern Arizona and Globe with freight wagons. In 1898, a spur rail line was built to Globe. The photo shows five large freight wagons getting ready to set off on their journeys, all with three large wagons and ten to twelve horse teams. Smaller buildings can be seen in the background along with the mountain range. William H. Hattich (1871-1964), known as "Billy" by his friends, grew up and attended Tombstone's first school. He first worked as a printer's apprentice in Tombstone before moving to Los Angeles to study typesetting procedures. Returning to Tombstone in 1895, Hattich bought the Tombstone Epitaph and Prospector from Stanley C. Bagg, which he edited for twenty-one years before returning to Los Angeles in 1913. In 1903, he compiled a book titled Tombstone: In History, Romance, and Wealth, which was published by the Tombstone Daily Prospector to commemorate the arrival of the railroad in Tombstone. He was a highly respected Tombstone resident. Heavy wear present with scratches and tears, slight staining present. Still in good viewable condition. It measures 4 3/4" L x 8" W and weighs under 6 ounces. Provenance: From the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum in Tombstone, Arizona. P72