Saturday, July 30, 2022

Pondering that Picture of Josephine Marcus Earp, aka "Sadie"


Josephine "Sadie" Marcus Earp was the mistress-turned-wife of famed lawman Wyatt Earp.  Legend has it that, searching her family belongings after her death, a nude photograph of Mrs. Earp fell out of  book that had belonged to her husband.  This image might have been it- hard to tell, as as I've read that this isn't really Sadie, but popular legend says it is.  This is back in the days before you whipped your phone out of your pocket to text nudes to your boyfriend; heck, this was before digital cameras and Polaroid.  In the 1880's you really had to go out of your way to get a naked picture to your loved ones.

This image was recreated in the dueling Wyatt Earp films of the 1990's.  Tombstone is most people's favorite, but Mrs. Slap and I agree that Wyatt Earp was best.  They both did a nice job with Sadie.







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