The man who discovered a valuable and rare photograph of Billy the Kid playing croquet has some advice for those who want to find treasure: go disturb.
On Monday, Randy Guijarro told the Guardian “Because so many treasures have been lost, I hope this inspires others to dig through their trunks and attics.”
The 45-inch photograph was taken in 1878, and a small detail shows Billy the Kid playing croquet on the left.
A $2 find at a thrift store turned into a million-dollar croquet picture of Billy the Kid.
In 2010, Guijarro went to an antique store in Fresno, California, and bought a four-by-five-inch pewter type and two other images from a cardboard box for $2. At the moment, it is worth millions of dollars.
According to the telecommunications technician and his wife, Linda, they intend to use a portion of the earnings to fund additional travel.
“We might benefit from a new car.”
We would like to look for parts of history that have been forgotten, both in the United States and around the world.
Going on adventures is fun for us. The hunt is an absolutely magnificent occasion.
He described Henry McCarty, more commonly referred to as Billy the Kid in Western tales, As a man leaning on a croquet mallet with his group of regulators, who were studying the sport in New Mexico in 1878 in response to a picture of a man. below using a microscope at home.
The find is worth approximately $5 million, making it only the second confirmed photo of the criminal.
Kevin Costner narrated Sunday’s National Geographic program, which documented the five-year forensic and historical odyssey to prove it.
“It was phenomenal.” “ We had a really hard time being there, Guijarro, 54, said. We hope you’ve had a good time as we’ve laid it all out for you and told you the truth.
He went on to say that the investigation was fraught with doubt and false conclusions, making the couple feel uneasy, and unsure of who to believe.
“It has its ups and downs.” It was a long and lonely journey. This picture had a Twilight Zone feel to it. “It’s just too good to be true.”
