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Aces and Eights ~
The
Murder of Wild Bill Hickok
The
Most Famous Poker Game gone Wrong. . . .Wild Bill
Hickok and his Dead man's Hand: Aces and Eights
If
you know the old west or follow poker you know that
the Dead man's Hand was termed for the hand James Butler
Hickok was holding when Jack McCall (having played poker
the night before with Hickok and been cleaned out, then
given a few bucks for breakfast) walked into Tom Nuttall's
#10 Saloon and murdered him. Hickok's hand was 2 Aces
and 2 Eights - all black - and the kicker was a nine.
Even today historians can't agree if it was the 9 of
diamonds or clubs, or some now say it was the Jack of
Diamonds - but they all agree it was the winning hand.
YOU
ARE IN THE PAINTING
Painted from the perspective of the 4th man playing
the deadly hand, Captain William R. Massey - who asserted
he was a one time Missouri River Pilot who claimed that
the bullet which ended the life of Wild Bill had lodged
in his right arm (later in court he changed his mind
and said it was his left). Rather than have the slug
removed, Massey bragged for the rest of his life that
when you shook his hand you were shaking the ball that
killed Wild Bill.
Can
you imagine a better subject for a world-class Poker
or Casino Painting? Neither could we. . . .
Back
in May, 2006 we were rounded up to work on a re-enactment
of the moment when Jack McCall walked into Tom Nuttal's
#10 Saloon on Aug 2 1876, in Deadwood, Dakota Territory,
and murdered Wild Bill Hickok.
Longfellow,
and other modern day Gunfighters, worked closely with
the producers to create the right atmosphere, setting,
and circumstances for that infamous second. Everything
was set up like a movie set at Heritage Park in Calgary
(an authentic 19th century town).
That's
our pard, Red
Cahoun, in the ill-fated role of Wild Bill, Longfellow
(I just found out I was the harbinger of death, hell
I don't even know what State Harbinger's in!)
at the door about to come in and Good Bob behind Red's
(Hickok's) right shoulder. After about 5 hours of taking
digital pictures from every conceivable angle - we were
done.
It
was now up to Canadian Artist, Ken Dewar to splatter
his magic on canvas, and create the finished product
- pictured above. 130 years after Hickok's murder, this
painting was unveiled in front of City Hall in Deadwood,
South Dakota. The Deadwood Chamber received print #1
out of a limited edition of 2500. Order your copy today.
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is shown above in a period correct (1876) frame. Frame
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