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Tombstone Western Heritage Museum Auction: The Earp Brothers & Cowboys

Sat, Jul 26, 2025 11:00AM EDT
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Join North American Auction Company on July 26th for a once-in-a-lifetime auction of the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum Collection. 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 the largest collection of 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 168

Original Bat Masterson Cabinet Card - Noah H. Rose

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Starting Bid
$500

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Featured in this lot is an Original Noah H. Rose Collection Bat Masterson Cabinet Card, circa 1880s. Provenance: Tombstone Western Heritage Museum, Tombstone, Arizona. Noah Hamilton Rose (1874-1952) was a painter and photographer. He developed an impressive collection of photographs of the American Old West that included images of many notable individuals from the era. He printed a mail-order catalog of the negatives he had collected and developed a successful mail-order business selling photographs to magazines and collectors. He added to his collection when he purchased the rights to photographs owned by A. A. Brack who owned Brack's Studio in San Antonio. He eventually collected over 2,000 images. He partnered with his childhood friend John Marvin Hunter and published Album of Gunfighters in 1951. His photograph collection is now held by the University of Oklahoma. Bartholemew William Barclay "Bat" Masterson (1853-1921) was a U.S. Army scout, United States Marshal, professional gambler, saloonkeeper, and journalist known for his exploits in the late 19th and early 20th-century American Old West. He became a close friend of President Theodore Roosevelt and was one of the "White House Gunfighters" who received federal appointments from Roosevelt along with Pat Garrett and Ben Daniels. In the photograph, Masterson is in a photography studio leaning on a log, dressed in suit and tie with a cane in his right hand. A Tombstone Western Heritage Museum label is affixed to the face of the clear protective plastic sleeve, "BAT MASTERSON taken in Wichita, KS. Photo from the famous Rose collection" Museum code, "LO-37". The cabinet card is in good overall condition, scuffing and age tanning noted. Card measures 4.25"W x 6.5"L, plastic sleeve is 5.75"W x 7.25"L, combined weight is U6

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