At the height of his power, a Utah newspaper published a profile of the 'Mad Monk', Grigori Rasputin. Read the original 1914 article here:
#rasputin #russia
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The legendary Buffalo Bill once asked the equally legendary Wild Bill Hickok to perform with him on a New York stage. It did not go well. Read Buffalo Bill's own account here:
#wildwest #buffalobill #wildbillhickok
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Calamity Jane in front of Wild Bill Hickok's grave on August 1, 1903. She died a few days later and was buried next to Hickok, as per her request.

Meet Paul Kelly, founder of New York's notorious Five Points Gang. Here's a very strange article from 1905 where the reporter (who must have had a death wish) speculates that Kelly's distinctive looks indicate he's just a 'Common Thug'.
#newyork #fivepointsgang
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Yes, Wild Bill Hickok and Buffalo Bill were real men. Here's a fascinating article where an aging Buffalo Bill reminisces about his old pal Wild Bill and their adventures together in the field and on stage. (Photo: Wild Bill Hickok) #oldwest #wildwest
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Gargoyles from York Minster taken in Spring 2017. Part 2.

#photography #gargoyles

Love 2 see a 102-year-old movie with live accompaniment in a sold-out 700-seat theater. @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social

Billy the Kid was said to have killed a man for every year of his life. He died aged 21. #billythekid #outlaw

'IS ASSASSINATION an industry in Manhattan? Have the thugs of the lower east side added the fine art of murder for hire to their other lawless accomplishments?' (Evening World, Oct 1903)

Read the real article about the Kelly and Eastman gangs here:
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(Pic: 'Monk' Eastman)

This dapper fellow was one Patrick Floyd Jarvis Garrett. You'll know him better as Sheriff Pat Garrett. He sounds like something out of a film but he was a real man who hunted down and killed the (also very real) Billy the Kid. #wildwest #oldwest #billythekid

And gangsters - Bugsy Siegel, The Kray brothers, Lucky Luciano, Monk Eastman - all real people. So I'll be writing and posting about these wise guys and sharing some old newspaper articles.

So, what can you expect from this account? Cowboys, for a start - or at least characters from the Old West. Billy the Kid, Wild Bill Hickok, Buffalo Bill...all these men were real characters (who just happened to be called Bill) so I'll be sharing facts and old newspaper articles on their exploits.

Just set up this account today and so far have exactly...er...zero followers. I hope I'm not too late to the bluesky party. If you are an interesting person then give me a follow and I'll follow you back.