Tombstone, AZ May, 2021
Tombstone Stars
Tombstone, AZ, May 29, 2021: A lady in character dress walks across the dirt street.
Cowboy heads out
Tombstone, AZ, May 29, 2021: A cowboy walks down Allen St with his gun, ready for a fight.
View down the boardwalk
Tombstone, AZ, May 29, 2021: A view of the boardwalk early in the morning. Soon it will be bustling with tourists.
Apropos no matter 1880 or 2021
Tombstone, AZ, May 29, 2021: As appropriate today as it was back then.
No Cars Allowed
Tombstone, AZ, May 29, 2021: Only pedestrians and horse drawn carriages allowed down the main street.
Guns by their side
Tombstone, AZ, May 29, 2021: These two watch over Allen St.
Story Tellers
Tombstone, AZ, May 29, 2021: They appear pretty animated as they relate their stories to one another.
Old Cowboys
Tombstone, AZ, May 29, 2021: Old cowboys take their guns and head off.
Stagecoach Coming
Tombstone, AZ, May 29, 2021: Bringing the stagecoach in for the day's tourists.
Unknown but not forgotten
Tombstone, AZ, May 29, 2021: At Boothill Cemetery, there are many unknown residents.
Even if you lay on the undertaker slab unidentified, you still got a burial at Boothill. You just didn't get a fancy box.
Tombstone, AZ, May 29, 2021: Life wasn't worth very much back then.
John Heath must have been a bad dude
Tombstone, AZ, May 29, 2021: I guess one wasn't safe even in jail.
Neat and Clean
Tombstone, AZ, May 29, 2021: In times past, no one had to pay to visit Boothill, but now they charge $3/person. This goes toward keeping the tombstones painted and the grounds tidy.
Another view
Tombstone, AZ, May 29, 2021: Another view of Boothill.
Greater Earless Lizard (I think)
Tombstone, AZ, May 29, 2021: Wildlife at Boothill Cemetary.
Not worth a nickel
Tombstone, AZ, May 29, 2021: Life wasn't worth a nickel in the Old West
More Unknowns
Tombstone, AZ, May 29, 2021: Tombstone had a large population of 10,000 at one time in the late 1800s. Many came to mine and gamble. Others came to open hotels, bars, banks and shops. It's not surprising how many died and were never identified.
Killed by Indians
Tombstone, AZ, May 29, 2021: Incidents with the Native Americans was not uncommon.
Quong Kee
Tombstone, AZ, May 29, 2021: The Chinese provided labor in the form of laundry, constructions, hotels and restaurants. Some were liked, some were not. At one time, there were so many Chinese that an Anti-Chinese League was formed in the 1880s to boycott the workers. ref: Wikipedia.org
Not just old grave sites
Tombstone, AZ, May 29, 2021: One of the more recent tombstones found in Boothill.
Chinese Immigrants
Tombstone, AZ, May 29, 2021: There was a distinct population of Chinese in Tombstone.
Kind of Pretty
Tombstone, AZ, May 29, 2021: Boothill is kind of pretty in a desert sort of way with the mountains in the background. Not bad for a final rest.
