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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 603

Schroeter Gallery, A.T.: John Behan's Girlfriend

Estimate: $400 - $800
Starting Bid
$125

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Featured in this lot is this cabinet card circa 19th century of one of the many unidentified girlfriend's of John Behan from Schroeter Gallery, A.T.; Provenance: From the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum in Tombstone, Arizona. The cabinet card is wonderfully and professionally crafted Schroeter Gallery construction that shows a portrait photograph of one of the many unidentified girlfriend's of John Behan. Behan returned to Prescott on November 11, 1874, but lost the election. He apparently spent considerable time away from home, either at saloons along Prescott's Whisky Row or at nearby brothels. His affairs were finally too much for Victoria. On May 22, 1875, Victoria took the extra step of asserting in her divorce petition that Behan "has within two years last past at divers times and places openly and notoriously visited houses of ill-fame and prostitution at said town of Prescott." the cabinet card comes complete with an original museum tag that reads as follows: Girlfriend of John Behan's. The cabinet card is marked on the front and back as follows: Schroeter - Ft. Huachuca, Ariz., Ty. - a relation of this girl ran Copper Town Stone in Bisbee. The condition of this Schroeter cabinet card is well preserved with no obvious signs of damage and shows a well preserved overall condition. The measurements of this cabinet card is 6 1/2" x 4 1/4". P-69

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