The only known photo of Jack Swilling shows him (seated) with his adopted Apache son, Guillermo, in Prescott, Arizona, in 1875. His second wife, Trinidad Mejia Escalante, said the photo had been taken in jest, yet it was used against Swilling after he was accused of robbing a stagecoach in 1878.
— Courtesy Robert G. McCubbin Collection —
In this rare outdoor view of the 10th Cavalry Buffalo Soldiers working with Apache scouts during the Indian Wars in Arizona circa 1885, the background shows an intriguing scene: one Buffalo Soldier blows his bugle, the next points his pistol skyward, while the last aims his weapon directly at the photographer.
– Courtesy Steve Turner –
In the 1884-85 season, Sitting Bull joined Buffalo Bill Cody’s Wild West show. The Sioux leader, shown here with Cody, well knew his cultural capital and negotiated good terms for his contract. Even more, he generally headlined just beneath the showman on the show’s handbills.
– Courtesy Robert G. McCubbin Collection –
Y.B. Rowdy (standing) evidently lent his Medal of Honor to fellow scout 1st Sgt. Cut-Mouth Moses for this circa 1895 photo session. Rowdy was honored for his bravery in action with Apaches on March 7, 1890, while he was serving as a Company A scout during the Cherry Creek Campaign in Arizona.
– Courtesy Arizona Historical Society –
James R. Gililland (Gilliland), holding the tally book, stands with his crew in the slaughter corral operated by rancher Oliver Lee to supply meat to rail workers in Carrizozo, New Mexico.
– Courtesy Steve Sederwall / C.L. Sonnichsen papers, MS141,
Special Collections Department, University of Texas at El Paso –
Special Collections Department, University of Texas at El Paso –
A young Bat Masterson stands alongside his friend Wyatt Earp in this 1876 photo. At the time, they were Ford County deputies. Masterson was 23, and Earp was 28.
– True West Archives –
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