Featured in this lot is an Extremely Rare Tombstone Station El Paso & South Western Railroad Tickets (2), circa 1904. Provenance: Tombstone Western Heritage Museum, Tombstone, Arizona. Founded in 1877 by Ed Schieffelin, who discovered silver and was warned he'd find only his tombstone in the wild territory, Tombstone became a major silver producer by 1883. It was home to a mix of miners, cowboys, and other residents, and was the site of the famous Gunfight at the O. K. Corral in 1881. After the mines flooded and economic prosperity declined in the late 1880s, Tombstone transitioned into a historic tourist destination, its legacy cemented in American folklore and its buildings recognized as a National Historic Landmark. It became a significant symbol of the American Wild West and a focal point of law and disorder on the American frontier. From the early days of Tombstone, the only access was by horse and wagon. Over the years, several projects were proposed to bring the railroad to Tombstone but never materialized. The downturn in silver mining kept the railroads away. In 1900, there was a renewed mining boom in Tombstone. Finally in 1903, the El Paso & Southwestern Railroad began passenger service and but only for a few years before it was discontinued. The two tickets included are: one (1) cancelled "First Class" ticket stub round trip from El Paso, Texas, dated October 11, 1904; and, one (1) "Storage Check Agent's Memorandum Stub" Tombstone Station dated September 1, 1904. Reversae has pencil handwritten, "Found in Gen'l Baggage office on acct of being on hold 30 days." Both tickets have "E. P. & S. W. R. R." stamps on reverse. Tombstone Western Heritage Museum label attached, "TOMBSTONE TRAIN TICKETS One of the rarest tickets in the world! Train started in 1903 and ran only a few years." Tickets are in a clear protective plastic sleeve, measures 4"W x 6"L. Collective weight is U6.