This is a rare large format photograph circa 1903 of the Last Stagecoach in Tombstone, the Modoc Stage with the citizens of Tombstone and the staffers of the Prospector and Tombstone Epitaph Newspapers gathering around the stagecoach; from the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum collection. On March 27, 1903 the Modoc Stage Line met the El Paso & Southwestern R.R. Co. Passenger train when it arrived in Tombstone and went around the town on its last journey. The stage stopped in front of the Tombstone Prospector and Tombstone Epitaph Newspaper office and the owners and staffers of the paper went out and posed with the last stagecoach. This is truly a rare and wonderful circa 1903 image. The back of the photograph shows a hand noted example with handwritten names of each member as such: Paul Smith (who was murdered in 1907) - Charley Roberts (The gentleman who killed Paul Smith in 1907) - Jim Clark (Involved in a shooting with Alex Smith in 1907) - Alex Smith (Man who was shot in a shooting with Jim Clark in 1907) - Charles Meulgren (Prominent business man in Tombstone associated with the murder case of Paul Smith) - Arthur Wentworth (Businessman during the Silver Boom of the 1880's) - George Bravin (Businessman in Tombstone; founder of the Bravin Hotel) - Tommy Cowan (had a reputation of crime and violence and was linked with the Paul Smith murder case of 1907) - Frank Hare (Deputy Sheriff that worked with the Earp family in the aftermath of O.K. Corral) - Maggie Barret (Madam of Tombstone involved with Tombstone's Red Light District) - Jimmie Barret (associated with the Red Light District in Tombstone) - Judge Schuster (Justice of the Peace during the silver boom of 1880 and in the aftermath of the O.K. Corral shootout) - C.L. Cummings (Prominent businessman with investments in hotels, retail, and commercial property) - J.F. Duncan (Judge/ Justice of the Peace during O.K. Corral) - Charley Vincent (Lawman in Tombstone during the aftermath of the O.K. Corral) - Al Stanniger (Law Enforcement Officer in the aftermath of the O.K. Corral). According to William H. Lyon in his book Those Old Yellow Dog Days, Frontier Journalism in Arizona 1859-1912, the Tombstone Daily Prospector was conceived by James Reilly, Joseph Pascholy, Andrew Ritter, and Stanley C. Bagg to offset what "Some powerful Tombstonans suspected" were "sinister forces at work behind the editorial masthead" of the Tombstone Epitaph. The Daily Prospector was established on March 7, 1887, as an independent paper that ran every day except Sunday under the supervision of J. J. Nash and Ridgley Tilden, editor and publisher. William Hattich took over as owner and editor of the Tombstone Prospector in 1895. Since the weekly Tombstone Epitaph had merged with and become the Sunday edition of the Tombstone Prospector two years before, Hattich effectively ran both newspapers. In 1913, Hattich took the Prospector into the future by converting its print presses to power. The paper changed hands in 1914 and became the Tombstone Daily Prospector. Thus, our photo probably dates to 1913. The condition of this Tombstone photograph is good with no obvious signs of damage and very well preserved in museum quality frame. The measurements of this photograph is 16 3/8" x 18 3/8" and the visible artwork measures 6 5/8" x 8 3/8". The collective weight of this photograph is 3lb 4oz.