It was the American Frontier, known also as the “Old West,” or the “Wild West” – a place that encompassed the folklore, geography and culture associated with the wave of American expansion ...

While tales of cowboys and dusty saloons usually come to mind when thinking about the Old West, these photos capture another layer of that era, showing how brothels were a part of everyday life in ...

Saloons provided a means of survival, even offering a chance at wealth and prosperity on the frontier. The realities of an old Western saloon match up to how you might imagine them - gathering ...