Category talk:Billy the Kid

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finding and identifying the most original sources and tracking the derivation paths of every picture[edit]

- yet to do .... --Itu (talk) 04:38, 21 October 2015 (UTC)

photo1[edit]

Billy the Kid tintype, Fort Sumner, 1879-80.jpg

Billy_the_Kid_tintype,_Fort_Sumner,_1879-80.jpg

2,554 × 4,008 pixels, file size: 4.37 MB

Exif saying Date and time of digitizing: 14:13, 15 February 2011 and 240x240 dpi

identified as a most original/high-res version at commons

Source: seems to be http://www.denveroldwest.com/ow-billytk.html =404 > .jpg=404 , with site still up

with Billy the Kid tintype, Fort Sumner, 1879-80.png ...png as a commons-conversion to PNG with slightly less nominal resolution.


Tintype of Billy the Kid.jpg

Tintype_of_Billy_the_Kid.jpg

721 × 1,103 pixels, file size: 240 KB

Eventually same factual res as the .._1879-80.jpg

Source: Only Authenticated Portrait of Billy the Kid > .jpeg = 245494 Sep 17 2014 1082071651.jpeg md5:74b6743bb2ad32195240e4b374449e02 identical to commonsfile


  • Does anyone know the size of the actual tintype? It does not seem to be listed anywhere that I can find online. Lexaxis7 (talk) 17:26, 2 May 2016 (UTC)
I found the answer. It's 2" x 3" http://petapixel.com/2011/06/27/lone-photo-of-billy-the-kid-fetches-2-3-million-at-auction/

New image[edit]

Anyone know the copyright status of this image supplied by the Associated Press to the New York Times: https://static02.nyt.com/images/2016/07/02/us/nf-obits-billykid/nf-obits-billykidd-jumbo.jpg http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/cp/obituaries/archives/billy-the-kid Is it public domain?