Presented in this lot is Wyatt Earp Boudoir Card Photo of the Congress Mine in Arizona, circa 1888-1890. Provenance: Tombstone Western Heritage Museum, Tombstone, Arizona. Ex-collection of John H. Flood Jr., ex-collection of John D. Gilchriese. John Henry Flood Jr. (1878-1958) was a mining engineer who worked as Wyatt Earp's unpaid personal secretary late in Earp's life, completing the only authorized biography of Earp. John D. Gilchriese was an amateur historian and longtime collector of Earp memorabilia who actually interviewed John H. Flood Jr., Wyatt Earp’s secretary, several times before his death in 1959. Gilchriese operated a Wyatt Earp Museum from 1966 to 1973 at Fifth and Toughnut streets in Tombstone. His massive collection of Earp-related items included Wyatt’s original diagrams of the gunfight in Tombstone and Iron Springs, along with photos, original letters, invoices, checks and business cards from most of the establishments in Tombstone. Wyatt Earp was a legendary Old West gunslinger, gambler, and lawman in Dodge City, Kansas, Deadwood in Dakota Territory and Tombstone in Arizona Territory. Earp was involved in the gunfight at the O. K. Corral, during which lawmen, which included his brothers Morgan and Virgil as well as Doc Holliday, killed three outlaw Cochise County Cowboys on October 26, 1881. He left Tombstone in 1882 for San Francisco. Later after a short time in Gunnison, Colorado, the Earps spent time in Seattle, Alaska, Idaho, Nevada, eventually settling in the Los Angeles area from 1911 until his death in 1929. Earp's time in Los Angeles was split between summers in Los Angeles and the rest of the years at their "Happy Days" gold mining camp near Vidal, California. Wyatt's interest in mining led him to Deadwood, Dakota Territory, Idaho Territory, Alaska and California. The Congress Mine is in Arizona produced substantial quantities of gold and was considered one of the most productive gold mines in Arizona produced substantial quantities of gold and was considered one of the most productive gold mines in Arizona. Attached Tombstone Western Heritage Museum label reads, "WYATT EARP'S personal photo of the CONGRESS MINE", museum code, "P-70". Handwritten in ink and pencil at the bottom border, "Congress Mine - about 1888-90". Reverse top left corner handwritten in pencil, "J.H.F. TO J. Gilchriese 1956". Handwritten along reverse right border "An old Ariz mining camp". Boudoir card is in amazingly preserved condition, edge scuffing, soiling and age tanning observed. Measures 5.25"W x 8.5"L, clear protective sleeve is 6.375"W x 9.25"L. Combined weight is U6.