^Lot 689 Colorado Springs Antlers Hotel & Pikes Peak Avenue

Featured in this lot is this pair of cabinet cards of Colorado Springs, Colorado Antlers Hotel and pikes Peak Avenue circa 1900-; Provenance: From the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum in Tombstone, Arizona. There are two cabinet cards in this collection. The first is a cabinet card of The Antler Hotel; which was a frequent stay for the likes of Doc Holiday throughout the late 19th century. John Henry Holliday (August 14, 1851[1]: 13 – November 8, 1887), better known as Doc Holliday, was an American dentist, gambler, and gunfighter who was a close friend and associate of lawman Wyatt Earp. Holliday is best known for his role in the events surrounding and his participation in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona. He developed a reputation as having killed more than a dozen men in various altercations, but modern researchers have concluded that, contrary to popular myth-making, Holliday killed only one to three men. Holliday's colorful life and character have been depicted in many books and portrayed by well-known actors in numerous movies and television series. Holliday headed to Denver, Colorado, following the stage routes and gambling at towns and army outposts along the way. During the summer of 1875, he settled in Denver under the alias "Tom Mackey" and found work as a faro dealer for John A. Babb's Theatre Comique at 357 Blake Street. He got into an argument with Bud Ryan, a well-known and tough gambler. They drew knives and fought and Holliday left Ryan seriously wounded. The second is a cabinet card of Pike's Peak Ave. in Colorado Springs, Colorado with a sight down the tram of a trolley and the street proper. Each of of the cabinet cards comes complete with original museum tags thwat read as follows: Antler Hotel in Colorado Springs, CO a popular stopping place for Doc Holiday and the Earps. Built in 1871 - named after the antlers over the door. Burned down in the early 1900's and was rebuilt several times over the years. - Pikes Peak Ave. Colorado Springs, Colo. The condition of this pair of cabinet cards is well preserved with some discoloration to the card with browning and fading consistent with their age but otherwise shows a well preserved condition. The measurements of these cabinet cards is 5" x 8". DH2, P126