Lot 172

RARE C.S. Fly "Buckskin" Frank Leslie Cabinet Card

Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000

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Featured in this lot is this rare Ex-Museum C.S. Fly "Buckskin" Frank Leslie cabinet card; Provenance: From the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum in Tombstone, Arizona. Buckskin Franklyn Leslie (March 18, 1842 – after 1920) was a U.S. Army scout, gambler, bartender, rancher, miner, gunfighter, and con-man. He was known for his fringed buckskin jacket. He became well-known in Tombstone, Arizona, for killing two men in self-defense. He married the widow of one of his victims eight days after killing her husband. Following their divorce, Leslie later shot and killed a woman he lived with at his ranch while drunk and in a fit of jealousy. He was sentenced to life in prison, but only served six years before he was pardoned. He was last listed in the U.S. Federal Census on January 27, 1920 in Sausalito, California. No public records of him have been found after this date, and it is not known when he died. This cabinet card features a rare scare example of an iconic C.S. Fly photograph of "Buckskin" Frank Leslie seen on the left with John R. Dean and is marked on the back as follows: C.S. Fly - Portrait and Landscape Photographer - Tombstone, AZ. The cabinet card comes with a short description and it reads as follows: Buckskin Frank Leslie (on the left with the sweeping moustache) with John R. Dean on the right they both worked as bartenders. Dean owned the Fashion Saloon in Tombstone in the 1880's. When he was 55 he joined the ARMY - Fly Photo - Buckskin Frank Leslie on left. 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. The condition of this cabinet card is well preserved with some wear to the cabinet card and some browning to the cabinet card consistent with age. The measurements of this cabinet card is 6 1/2" x 4 1/4". P112

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