The San Juan Mission, left, and the El Torreón fortification, center, are two of the features at the Historic Lincoln district in Lincoln, an unincorporated village in southeast New Mexico [graphic].

The San Juan Mission, left, and the El Torreón fortification, center, are two of the features at the Historic Lincoln district in Lincoln, an unincorporated village in southeast New Mexico [graphic]. Highsmith, Carol M., 1946- photographer. still image Digital photographs Color 2010-2020. gmgpc 2018-03-10. eng Title, date, keywords, and additional description details based on information provided by the photographer. Half a century later, Lincoln was the centerpiece of the three-year-long "Lincoln County War" that began in 1878 and involved gunfights among factions of rival store owners, cattlemen, and outlaws, including the infamous Henry McCarty, better known as "Billy the Kid." Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive. America El Torreón Stone fortifications Lincoln County War Billy the Kid San Juan Mission Historic Lincoln District United States New Mexico Lincoln County Lincoln. Carol M. Highsmith Archive. https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/highsm.65814 No known restrictions on publication.