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The West Rides Again: Tombstone Museum Part II, Western Art & Navajo Treasures

Sat, Nov 15, 2025 11:00AM EST
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Join North American Auction Company on November 15th for Part II of the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum Collection with other rare items. 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 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 741

Jeff Milton (1861-1947) Ephemera/ Artifacts

Estimate: $1,300 - $2,300
Current Bid
$400

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Featured in this lot is this Tombstone, Arizona Jeff Milton (born in 1861 and died in 1947) photograph from the John Gilcriese collection with a letter and envelope from Mildred Milton and artifacts excavated from Jeff Milton's outhouse all being housed in the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum; Provenance: From the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum in Tombstone, Arizona. The first item is photograph pairs feature a wonderfully and professionally crafted photograph of negative construction that shows Jefferson Milton in his hat in the drivers seat of his automobile with a dog behind him and a man in the passenger seat. The photographs come complete with an original museum tag that reads as follows: Jeff Milton (in hat) looks like 1920's in front of the U.S. Immigrations office. Photo taken from a negative from John Gilchriese collection. The next item is a handwritten letter from Mildred Milton discussing the negative personal she believed the American people paint her husband with because of his gunfighting days with the Texas Rangers and more, the letter has her signature at the bottom right hand corner and the envelope shows writing in her hand as well. The artifacts are a variety of different objects from small medicine bottles or vials to broken pottery, and also shows some marbles and a fishing weight all having been excavated from Jeff Milton's outhouse and comes with an original museum tag that reads as follows: bottles found in the out house of the Jeff Milton House in Tombstone. Jefferson Davis Milton (November 7, 1861 – May 7, 1947) was an American lawman in the Old West and a son of Confederate Governor of Florida John Milton. He was the first officer appointed to the U.S. Immigration Service Border Patrol in 1924. After serving with the Rangers for four years, he moved through west Texas and into New Mexico, where he became a Deputy US Marshal in 1884. Milton retired to Tombstone, Arizona, and then to Tucson, Arizona, where he lived the remainder of his life. Louis L'Amour wrote in his book Education of a Wandering Man that he met Milton, who bought him breakfast and gave him a ride to Tucson. “As for myself, I never killed a man who didn’t need killing, and I never shot an animal except for meat.”- Jeff Milton. The condition of this pair of Jeff Milton Photographs is well preserve with no obvious signs of damage and shows a well preserved condition. The measurements of these photographs is 5" x 7". TTP-7

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