Imaging recource: Jackpot! $2 tintype of Billy the Kid worth $5,000,000 for Fresno collector

    In Fresno, California in 2010, a collector named Randy Guijarro paid US$2 at a junk shop for a 4 x 5 tintype photograph of people playing croquet in 1878. The photograph has only recently been verified as an authentic piece of history by photography and facial recognition experts, and that authentication suggests that its new owner has made a very wise purchase indeed. Mr. Guijarro told local NBC affiliate KSEE that he only purchased this photo because of a voice in his head. Mr. Guijarro's inner voice has a knack for...
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