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Billy Clanton's OK Corral Porch Cover

Billy Clanton crawls from beneath a wagon during the OK Corral gunfight and hunkers behind this porch for cover. Bullets whip through the air as Ike, Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, Dodo, and Johnny Ringo exchange fire nearby. The structure shields him momentarily amid the chaos, splintered wood catching stray shots while he repositions for retaliation.
2 appearances

Purpose

Provide cover from gunfire during shootouts

Significance

Billy Clanton uses it to survive initial gunfight volleys after escaping a wagon, heightening tension in the Clantons' doomed stand against Holliday and Earps

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments