ATDTDA (1): Doc Holliday
Tim Strzechowski
dedalus204 at comcast.net
Thu Jan 25 21:47:12 CST 2007
"In Nate's office were a combination sideboard, bookcase, and filing cabinet with assorted bottles of whiskey, a bed-lounge over in the corner, a couple of cane-bottom chairs, a curtain desk with about a thousand pidgeonholes, a window with a view of the German saloon across the street, local-business awards and testimonials on the dark-paneled walls, along with photos of notable clients, some of them posed with Nate himself, including Doc Holliday, out in front of the Occidental Saloon in Tombstone, Doc and Nate each pointing a .44 Colt at the other's head and pretending to scowl terribly. The picture was inscribed, More of a shotgun man myself, regards, Doc" (p. 25).
John Henry "Doc" Holliday (August 14, 1851 - November 8, 1887) was an American dentist, gambler and gunfighter of the Old West frontier, who is usually remembered for his associations with Wyatt Earp and the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. [...]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doc_Holliday
Also see:
http://www.americanwest.com/pages/docholid.htm
http://www.legendsofamerica.com/CP-DocHolliday.html
http://www.badhombres.com/gunmen/doc-holliday.htm
http://emol.org/images/DocHolliday.gif
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