The lot features another, truly historic and important photograph by C.S. Fly circa 1884 of the Lynching and Hanging of John Heath in Tombstone, Arizona Territory for being involved in the Bisbee Massacre Robbery. This is an original circa 1884 albumen photograph of a large boudoir size on card stock showing John Heath the outlaw hanging from the telephone pole with the vigilante lynching mob posing at the base of the pole. This is one of the more famous images of Tombstone and the Old West with this being a truly original, authentic early example taken by the famed C.S. Fly himself. The Bisbee Massacre, also known as the Bisbee murders or Bisbee raid, occurred on December 8, 1883 in Bisbee, Arizona Territory when six outlaws who were part of the famous Cowboys (Cochise County Cowboys) outlaw gang robbed a general store. They believed the safe to have the mining payroll of $7,000, but due to poor timing they were incorrect and were only about to steal about $800 on the low side. During the robbery the gang killed five people, including a lawman and pregnant woman. Five men were convicted of the murder and sentenced to hang whereas John Heath, the organizer and head of this smaller section of the Cowboy gang, was only sentenced to life in prison. Unsatisfied with Heath’s sentence, a lynch mob forcibly removed Heath from Jail and hanged him from a telegraph pole on February 22, 1884. The other five were executed on March 28, 1884. The men to be executed included Daniel Kelly, Omer W. Sample, Jas. Howard, Daniel Dowd and William Delaney. 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. Provenance: From the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum collection and the John D. Gilchriese collection. The image is well kept overall for its early age with some small discoloration from age, no major damages. Comes in a museum display with the story attached below. Photo measures 8.5-inches by 5.25-inches. Museum number: P-92