In the western saloon, games of chance were a popular form of entertainment. Poker was a crowd favorite, as well as Faro, three-card...

In the old west, fortune telling was a popular pastime. Predicting one’s future was mostly associated with Gypsies, or Romani people. The...

Respectable women weren’t welcome to saloons back in the Wild West, meaning they had a hard time getting their share of hard liquor or...

This photograph is of the Dakota Territory, which encompassed what is now North and South Dakota, and features General Custer’s men...

Another beautiful Timothy O’Sullivan photograph, this landscape of the Shoshone Falls depicts the gorgeous falls located in Snake River,...

Hot Springs, Arkansas is now a relaxing weekend getaway, but at one point in history, it was famous for its supposed medicinal...

Whirling Horse was another member of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. Native Americans on the show were known as “show Indians,” though...

Gambling was a big deal in the Old Wild West, especially in the 19th century. Some of the first structures built in the west were...

This photograph is an interesting one… The wagon shown in this picture is actually Timothy O’Sullivan’s darkroom wagon! All of the...

Cowgirls… how the west was really won! Rodeo cowgirls, otherwise known as rodeo queens, were a large part of the Old Wild West. Many...

This photograph, which is currently located in the Library of Congress, is from the largest surviving collection of John C.H. Grabill’s...

John C.H. Grabill is another well-known photographer from the 19th century! He mostly worked out of the Dakota Territory, though he had a...

On May 9, 1913, the tough and rough girl Goldie Griffith got married at Madison Square Garden to fellow Buffalo Bill performer Harry...

Put ’em up, cowgirl! Ms. Griffith was a part of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show, but she wasn’t there to look pretty! Goldie Griffith was...

Plenty of notorious madams and prostitutes were considered fixtures in old Western towns, some were so popular and successful they became...

This photograph is of the Dakota Territory, which encompassed what is now North and South Dakota, and features General Custer’s men...

Here’s everyone’s favorite outlaw… Billy the Kid, who was actually born as Henry McCarty, is one of the most well-known outlaws of the...

Charging Thunder was one of the several Native Americans who participated in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. This Lakota chief joined the...

We’ve all heard of saloons, right? Back in the old West, saloons were a specific kind of bar that served a wide assortment of folks,...