Doc Holiday unknown date or location-2008
by David Lee Guss
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Doc Holiday unknown date or location-2008
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David Lee Guss
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Photograph - Photography
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John Henry "Doc" Holiday (August 1851 - November 1887) "was an American gambler, gunfighter, and dentist of the American Old West who is usually remembered for his friendship with Wyatt Earp and his involvement in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
As a young man, Holliday earned a D.D.S. degree from the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery and set up a dental practice in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1873 he was diagnosed with tuberculosis, the same disease that had claimed his mother when he was 15.
He moved to the American Southwest in hopes that the climate would prolong his life. Taking up gambling as a profession, he subsequently acquired a reputation as a deadly gunman. During his travels, he met and became a good friend of Wyatt Earp and his brothers. In 1880, he moved to Tombstone, Arizona, and participated alongside the Earps in the famous gunfight at the OK Corral.
The gunfight did not occur at the OK Corral, but in a vacant lot owned by CS Fly, located between the CS Fly photography Studio and the Harwood house along Fremont Street. This did not settle matters between the two sides, and Hollliday was embroiled in ensuing shootouts and killings. He successfully fought being extradited for murder and died in bed at a Colorado hotel at the age of 36.
The legend and mystique of his life is so great that he has been mentioned in countless books and portrayed by various actors in numerous movies and television series. For the 125-plus years since his death, debate has continued about the exact crimes he may have committed. It is believed that Holliday had killed between three to seven men in his lifetime, and has been to nine shootouts."
{This image of Doc is exceedingly rare. It has been unseen in my collection for decades.}
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