Koch Brother stimulates the economy- buys photo of criminal for $2.3 million

[sixmile]

http://www.usatoday.com/life/topstories/2011-06-26-740210998_x.htm



'What is believed to be the only surviving authenticated portrait of Billy the Kid went up for auction in Denver on Saturday and sold for $2.3 million.

The tintype on Saturday evening went to private collector William Koch at Brian Lebel's 22nd Annual Old West Show & Auction, where auction spokeswoman Melissa McCracken said the image of the 1800s outlaw was the most expensive piece ever sold at the event.'

They're just rubbing our noses in it now...

[jimmyflint]

1. I heard that on the radio

and was wondering who bought it. Kind of funny the picture is back wards, so fitting they bought it.

[sixmile]

2. William (Koch) = Billy the Kid

probably a slam on lefties, too.

I want to know who dressed him?

Jackie Earl Haley could play him in the movies

[butterfly77]

3. ....

[Zax2me]

4. Why don't they restore this photo?

I want to see a restored version - is there one out there?>

[AlabamaLibrul]

8. I think this thing is too far gone for most, maybe even all photo restorers

The kind of person that would be able to would be at a museum or something, who does this on a regular basis.

[FarLeftFist]

9. Supposedly it's a tintype

Which is photographed onto metal and this is the only known photo in existence.

[proud2BlibKansan]

5. His role model

[monmouth]

6. Father figure I'm sure....n/t

[dems_rightnow]

7. Billy the Kid would be overwhelmed

To think that a picture of him would someday sell for $2.3 million.

By comparison, the national debt was also $2.3 million in 1879.

[FarLeftFist]

10. $2.3 MILLION?! I just saved it to my desktop for free.

Where I will enhance it and restore it on photoshop and maybe even give it a sepia tone for cliche effect.

[demmiblue]

11. Figures. n/t