My interest in the photos of Lottie Deno was piqued after a discussion with Robert G. McCubbin, the renowned authority on Old West photographs and Publisher Emeritus of True West. Bob told me the authenticity of the images troubled him. Susan Berry, director of the Silver City Museum, agreed; the clothing was not time appropriate. Then Shirley Timmons, a retired forensic artist for the Texas Rangers, told me the images were not even of the same person! I eventually came into contact with Mr.


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