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Deadman's Hand 2

Two more Deadman's Hand shots (more still to come. Until I get all the elements in the shot that I'm going for, or I too get totally bored by the project.) That's Arizona Ice Tea in the shot glasses-even though nobody asked. lol This is one guess as to the hand that Wild Bill Hickok was holding when he was shot in the back of the head in Deadwood, Dakota Territory on August 2, 1876. The "hand" of course is only a part of the legend that was Wild Bill, real name James Butler Hickok. It's difficult to separate fact from fiction as it is with many of the Old West Americans known to history. I like to think that he was playing this hand (including the queen of hearts), though there is no definitive reason why I should believe that. lol

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Uploaded on December 1, 2025
Taken on November 27, 2025