Wyatt Earp’s History
by Some information about Wyatt Earp.
| This picture of Wyatt, taken in about 1886, is probably the most widely reproduced photograph of him. Unfortunately it’s often a poorly retouched version of this picture that’s used. | |
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Bat Masterson and Wyatt in 1876 while they were in Dodge City, Kansas. While the record is incomplete, it’s known that Wyatt became deputy city marshal on May 18, 1876, but in June Wyatt and Bat were deputy county sheriffs. Masterson went on to become the sheriff of Ford County, which contains Dodge City. This is the only known photograph of Wyatt wearing a badge. |
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Wyatt (center) is flanked by Ed Englestadt on the left and John Clum on the right in this picture taken on the beach in Nome, Alaska in 1901. Wyatt spent several summers up there during the gold rush where he was part owner of the Dexter Saloon. John Clum was Tombstone’s fourth mayor and was serving in this capacity at the time of the gunfight. The outlaws later tried to assassinate both him and Wyatt. |
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Wyatt later in his life. |
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Another picture of an older Wyatt. |
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This photograph was taken just two weeks before he died on January 13, 1929. He was 80 years old. |
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Hunters Hot Springs, Montana. Phony photo? |
Wyatt’s Wives
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The semi-nude photograph often said to be of Wyatt’s third wife, Josie, is not really her and is not even an 1880s-style photograph. It actually dates from 1914 and was widely distributed by the ABC Novelty Company of Brooklyn, New York. It also appeared on Mexican postcards and a 1960s poster for the band Vanilla Fudge. |
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The Northern was Wyatt’s saloon in Tonopah, Nevada. It’s very likely the woman in the white blouse is Josephine as it looks very much like other known pictures of her. This photograph was taken in 1902 and may be the earliest available picture of her. |
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Josephine Earp later in her life. She and Wyatt remained together until his death in 1929. Wyatt and most of their friends called her “Sadie”, a nickname derived from her middle name, Sarah. She is now more often referred to as “Josie”. |
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Celia Ann “Mattie” Earp was Wyatt’s second wife. They were together for about eight years. |
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One writer claimed this picture is of Wyatt’s first wife, Urilla Sutherland, but it is actually of a woman named Christine Mayer, who was also known as “Kid Glove Rosey” and was arrested for shoplifting in the late 1800s. |
Wyatt’s Brothers
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