The Wild West Lives On

The portrait of Billy the Kid that sold for
$2.3 million.

According to Al Jazeera, the only remaining and authenticated portrait of the infamous Wild West outlaw Billy the Kid sold in the city of Denver for approximately $2.3 million. The image portrays the classic outlaw with a Winchester rifle in his right hand and a Colt revolver can be seen inside a holster on the left side of his body. The portrait was created from an imaging process known as tintype. Tintype is a photography process that involves metal plates to create an image. The portrait of Billy the Kid was only expected to earn a price of approximately $300,000 to $400,000, but organizers were pleasantly surprised to hear the number of $2.3 million. Billy the Kid is not the only outlaw of the Wild West to live on through relics. The notorious gunslinger known as "Wild Bill" Hickok will soon have a firearm go to auction. The firearm is the Smith & Wesson .32 caliber single action revolver that Hickok was carrying at the time of his assassination while playing poker in the town of Deadwood. Mr. Hickok had been shot in the back by a man named Jack McCall. The revolver is estimated to sell for approximately $300,000 to $500,000 at an auction. While the men of the Wild West may be long gone, their legends live on through the stories and relics that have  been left behind.

"Wild Bill" Hickok's .32 caliber revolver he carried at the
time of his assassination.