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18 lip 2024 · These old photographs of the American frontier capture life and struggle in the Wild West. The completion of the railroads to the West following the American Civil War opened up vast areas of the region to settlement and economic development.
Held by UNT Special Collections, these materials consist of historical photographs from both the United States (with an emphasis on Texas) and England--providing over 150 years of photographic examples. Included are daguerreotypes and regular prints in both color and black-and-white.
25 gru 2017 · Triumvirate in Old West Photographs. Among the most sought-after collectibles of Old West outlaws and lawmen are original photographs, autographs and relics documented as having belonged to them. This cabinet card of Ben Thompson fits all three.
3 sty 2005 · Texas Jack Omohundro was a genuine frontier scout before he joined Buffalo Bill Cody on the stage. It is said they were lousy actors, but they sure looked good! This photo shows us what the audiences saw onstage. You can see why they loved them, even if they could not act.
Early Texas and Old West Photographs, 1868-1930, is composed of 239 photographs arranged in five albums, documenting frontier forts in Texas and other western states, Judge Roy Bean, Texas Rangers, Bandera and surrounding Texas counties, famous outlaws and lawmen, and notable western characters.
25 kwi 2017 · These authentic vintage photographs of the American frontier reveal what life was actually like in the "Wild West." John Wayne-type films got some things about the American West right -- but even more things wrong.
Astonishing photos have captured the world of America's western saloons (pictured) during the 19th and early 20th centuries. They prove that the bars really did live up their historical reputation.
