There was once a time in history when outlaws, cowboys, and trailblazers conquered the land. Everyone should take the time to look back at what the world looked like during the Wild Western days. The world has changed a lot over the decades and centuries, there are so many photos of the Wild West to see, and it is pretty interesting to compare these images to life in the modern age. From cowboys and Native American tribes to settlers and stagecoaches, horses, saloons, and more. Life looked a whole lot different but also kind of familiar, in a weird way.
All of the Wild West and old American shows and movies will never add up to what life was truly like back in these days. It can be a lot to take in, there is no way to quantify just how much history exists in these days. It's kind of mind-boggling to realize just how different life truly was and how far things have come in just a few hundred years. The people back then went through some truly wild times, and some of it has been captured for people to see now.
Enjoy this journey to the past and channel your inner cowboy with these 25 images showcasing life, society, and the world as it existed in the days of the Wild West.
In 1893 s hotel moved from Dimmitt, Castro County, to Plainview, Hale County
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A Navajo mother and her family, 1912
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H. Cook's Headquarters Saloon, Montana, 1900
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Kid Curry and his girlfriend, Annie Rogers, 1901
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Cottonwood Charlie Nebo and Nick, 1880s
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O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona, after a fire, 1882
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Ham Bell's Varieties, Dodge City, 1870s
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Miles City, Montana, 1881
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Virgil Earp, 1890s
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Climbing Pike's Peak, Colorado, 1890
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Joe Fowler, deputy sheriff, 1880
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Mysterious Dave Mather, 1883
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McLaughlin stagecoach at a school picnic, Colorado Springs, 1880s
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The Cherokee Outlet Opening, 1893
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Calamity Jane, 1901
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The Wilcox train robbery, the interior, 1899
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A wooden balanced incline used for gold mining, Illinois, 1871
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Sand Dunes, Carson Desert, Nevada, 1867
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Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1873
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Sierra Nevada Mountains, 1900
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Blacksmith shop at the Silver King Mine, Arizona, 1876
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View of the camp at Hidden Wood Creek, South Dakota, 1874
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Wild Bill Hickok, 1867
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A family with their covered wagon during the Great Western Migration, 1886
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Judge Roy Bean's notary office, Texas, 1900
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