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BAT MASTERSON
THIS IS OUR TINTYPE PHOTO OF WHO WE BELIEVE MIGHT BE BAT MASTERSON . HE WAS APPOINTED U.S. MARSHALL FOR THE SOUTHERN NEW YORK DISTRICT IN 1905 FROM TEDDY ROOSEVELT . THIS LASTED UNTIL 1907 WHEN HE RESIGNED. I ALSO READ THAT HE HAD GONE THROUGH A DRINKING PERIOD A COUPLE OF YEARS BEFORE THIS APPOINTMENT. WE DO THINK THIS PHOTO IS FROM THE 1905 TO 1907 MARSHALL PERIOD .WE HAVE COMPARED OUR PHOTO WITH AN ACCEPTED IMAGE OF MASTERSON . OUR PHOTO HAS HIM WITH A BADGE THAT IS HARD TO CLEARLY SEE BUT THE OUTER SHAPE IS CONSISTANT WITH U.S. MARSHALL BADGES FROM THE PERIOD. HIS EYES, NOSE, EAR, AND FACE STRUCTURE LOOK THE SAME WITH SOME MINOR CHANGES FROM AGING. HE WAS A LIFELONG FRIEND OF WYATT EARP.READ ABOUT BAT MASTERSON AT THE WEB LINK BELOW.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_MastersonOUR PHOTO WITH KNOWN PHOTO
CLOSEUP OF BADGE
