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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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