There was once a time when cowboys, trailblazers, and outlaws ruled all the land. It's interesting to take a moment to look back and see what the world looked like in the 1800s. While things have changed a lot over the past few hundred years, many images of America in the past exist online for all to see. From old tribes to travellers to saloons and wagons, life looked so different, but similar in some ways.
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. Taking in just how different and kind of unrecognizable the world looked like in 1800s compared to today can be kind of mind-boggling. The people back then went through some crazy times.
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.
Salt Lake House, Utah, 1860s
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Treasure City, Nevada, 1869
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Cowboys gathered around a wagon on the Spur Ranch, 1910
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James Reavis, 1895
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Pat Garrett in El Paso, 1901
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Warren Earp, youngest of the Earp brothers, 1900
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A cowboy gets a haircut on the Matador ranch, 1908
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Flagstaff, Arizona, 1885
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Downtown Shiner in 1905, the two-story building still remains
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Miners at home, Colorado, 1890s
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Herding buffalo to the train, Montana, 1910
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Roping a bison on the plains, 1887
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Buffalo Bill Cody standing in front of the Deadwood Stagecoach with a group from the Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, 1889
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A wagon used as an old school bus, 1850s
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Wakeeney, Kansas, 1880s
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Atlanta, Georgia, 1864
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Carpenter and amateur photographer John Dunn, 1900
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A family at the entrance to their traditional dwelling, 1900, Utah
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Sandstorm over Midland, Texas, 1894
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Mike Goldwater, standing, gets ready to go out with friends, 1880
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The Crane homestead, Colorado, 1892
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Main Street, Helena, 1870s
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Tombstone, Arizona, 1881
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Settlers outside their home in Aberdeen, SD, 1892
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The Bob Saloon, Montana, 1880
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