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The West Rides Again: Tombstone Museum Part II, Western Art & Navajo Treasures

Sat, Nov 15, 2025 11:00AM EST
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Join North American Auction Company on November 15th for Part II of the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum Collection with other rare items. 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 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 136

Wyatt Earp & Lawmen Ephemera ca. 1890-1900's

Estimate: $750 - $1,000
Starting Bid
$200

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For your consideration is this 19th Century Lawmen Ephemera Collection, circa 1890-1900's. Provenance: From the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum in Tombstone, Arizona. Included are a photograph, two cabinet card photographs, booklets, and arrest warrants. Old West law enforcement included U.S. Marshals (federal), sheriffs (county), city marshals/police chiefs, and constables (town-level). U.S. Marshals enforced federal laws in territories, while sheriffs were elected county officers with jurisdiction over unincorporated areas, hiring deputies as needed. City marshals handled local law enforcement, sometimes referred to as town police, and constables were a similar role. Included is a large format photograph of legendary Old West lawman Wyatt Earp taken in 1928 while living in Los Angeles the year before he died, museum code on reverse, "JG-9". The two cabinet cards are studio photographs of police officers, museum codes on reverse "LO198" and "279". "The Arizona Sheriff" by Major Grover F. Sexton, 1925, is a collection of stories and anecdotes from twelve Arizona county sheriffs who owned a Studebaker car. The Studebaker company commissioned Major Grover F. Sexton to visit each of these twelve sheriffs and see just what service Studebaker cars were rendering to the people of Arizona. Yavapai made him an honorary deputy and he did some work, museum code inside cover, "BK006". The "List of FUGITIVES FROM JUSTICE" for the state of Texas was published in 1891, museum code inside cover, "LO38". The "E. T. Barnum Iron Works Jail Cell Catalogue #408" was published in the 1890s. The firm became a leading manufacturer of small-scale penal facilities, creating steel lattice jail cells that were widely popular. By the turn of the century, Barnum had supplied cell blocks for prisons in both the United States and Canada. Barnum's "Jail Cell Catalogs" from the late 19th and early 20th centuries provide rare glimpses into the design of county jails from that era, museum code upper right corner, "LO202". Lastly are included two "wanted" notices: "$500 REWARD for the arrest of FRANK SCHMIDT alias Frank Conway" for a murder (of Emil Katzenstein) in Socorro, New Mexico, July 28, 1910. The notice has a faint stamp on the upper right area from the Office Chief of Police San Francisco where it was received, museum code upper right corner, "D117". Sending agency was Socorro County Sheriff G. E. (Geronimo) Sanchez; second notice was "$20 REWARD" for the arrest of an escapee from Contra costa County Sheriff Veale, 1905. Museum code upper right corner, "D116". Items are in overall good condition, age tanning and slight foxing observed. Smallest measures 4.25"W x 6.5"L, largest is 11.5"W x 16"L, combined weight is 12oz.

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