Lot 174

CS Fly "The Hattich Family" Cabinet Card & Receipt

Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000

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Featured in this lot is this C.S. Fly "The Hattich Family" cabinet card and Signed receipt; Provenance: From the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum in Tombstone, Arizona. The cabinet card comes from the acclaimed photographer C.S. Fly and shows the Hattich family posing in their finest clothes. The receipt is to publishing homestead entry no. 010891 with payment recorded of $7.50 and is hand signed by William Hattich himself. Camillus "Buck" Sydney Fly (May 2, 1849 – October 12, 1901) was an Old West photographer who is regarded by some as an early photojournalist and who captured the only known images of Native Americans while they were still at war with the United States. He took many other pictures of life in the silver-mining boom town of Tombstone, Arizona, and the surrounding region. He recognized the value of his photographs to illustrate periodicals of the day and took his camera to the scenes of important events where he recorded them and resold pictures to editors nationwide. William H. "Billy" Hattich (1871–1964) was a prominent figure in Tombstone, Arizona's history. He grew up in Tombstone and received his education in the town's first school. His father, B. Hattich, was a tailor in Tombstone from 1889 to 1891, with notable clients including photographer C.S. Fly and businessman J.V. Vickers. Hattich's career in journalism began in 1895 when he became the owner and editor of the Tombstone Daily Prospector. He managed the newspaper until 1915. During his tenure, he published "Tombstone, In History, Romance and Wealth" in 1903, a souvenir edition highlighting the town's rich history and development. In addition to his work with the Prospector, Hattich served as the editor of the Tombstone Epitaph from 1895 to 1913. His contributions to both newspapers played a significant role in documenting and preserving the history of Tombstone during a transformative period in the American West. The condition of this of this C.S. Fly cabinet card and signed bill is well preserved with no obvious signs of damage to the cabinet card or the receipt. The measurements of the cabinet card is 6 1/2" x 4 1/4" and the receipt measures 4 3/4" x 8 5/8". P45, N03

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