A small, colorful study. This, along with 2 other originals, hangs in the office of my friend Valarie. Thanks, gal! The cowboy headed for Tombstone, last I heard.

The town site of Tombstone, Arizona was laid out on March 5, 1879. At that time Tombstone had 40 cabins and 100 people. Allen Street's lots sold for $5. By June 20, 1880 there were 3,000 people in the town and by late 1881 there was over 7,000 people in town and more gambling houses, saloons, and a larger "boothill" and "red light" district than any town in the southwest. Population increased rapidly from that time, and in the 1890's it had reached a maximum of 15,000.