Are there any photos of Curly Bill Brocius?
Bob Wood
Hugo, Minnesota
I don’t know of any authenticated photos of Tombstone’s outlaw cowboy Curly Bill Brocius, but I have seen bogus photos attributed as depicting him. Contemporary descriptions state he was a big guy with dark, curly hair and a scar on his cheek.
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Marshall Trimble is Arizona’s official historian. His latest book is Wyatt Earp: Showdown at Tombstone. If you have a question, write:
Ask the Marshall, P.O. Box 8008,
Cave Creek, AZ 85327 or e-mail him at
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Marshall Trimble is Arizona’s official historian and the Wild West History Association’s vice president. His latest book is 2018’s Arizona Oddities: A Land of Anomalies and Tamales. Send your question, with your city/state of residence, to marshall.trimble@scottsdalecc.edu or Ask the Marshall, P.O. Box 8008, Cave Creek, AZ 85327.
