Possible new Billy the kid photo

[clydec]

Here is a link to a recent post on the Cold West investigations Facebook group.
It was posted up by group owner and moderator Steve Sederwall and possibly shows
a young Billy the kid in 1878. The alleged Billy is on the far left hand side.

www.facebook.com/groups/1312959232071739/permalink/4072424176125217/?app=fbl

[tboor74]

Very young.....for 78?

[clydec]

yes, but remember he always looked younger than what he actually was.

[tboor74]

I agree but he looks about 11 on here! Might be dated wrong?

[MissyS]

I came across a link that shows an enlarged photo of it, and the caption under it says that the photo is mistaking dated 1881, but the date was probably taken in 1884?

www.lubbockonline.com/news/20190518/caprock-chronicles-frying-pan-ranch-of-texas-panhandle

[clydec]

Thanks for that Missy.It is probably not
him then.

[MissyS]

Clydec,
Since the Facebook post said the photo was written on the back with a date 1878, and the photo in the other link says it’s a Copy by someone on the front? Im wondering if it’s possible the 1881 was mistakenly written instead of 1878 when it was copied?, and the 1884 date was a guess at the real date? So It could be Billy and the photo shown on Facebook may be the original photo? I wonder just where the Frying Pan Ranch was really located? the Lubbock site states it was located near Tecovas Spring?

[clydec]

Mar 5, 2021 16:26:00 GMT -5 MissyS said:

Clydec,
Since the Facebook post said the photo was written on the back with a date 1878, and the photo in the other link says it’s a Copy by someone on the front? Im wondering if it’s possible the 1881 was mistakenly written instead of 1878 when it was copied?, and the 1884 date was a guess at the real date? So It could be Billy and the photo shown on Facebook may be the original photo? I wonder just where the Frying Pan Ranch was really located? the Lubbock site states it was located near Tecovas Spring?

From what I have read, the ranch was not even established until 1881.