Skagway Alaska, 1897 When you hear "Old West," images of gun-toting cowboys, saloons with swinging doors, and high-speed horse chases likely flood your mind. This archetype—cemented in the ...

Last Updated on July 7, 2025 by Matt Staff When you think of the Wild West, you probably imagine gun-slinging cowboys, dusty saloons, and dramatic showdowns at high… ...

Most images of an Old West saloon are barroom brawls and gunfire, with scantily clad “soiled doves” hanging around. Not according to archeologist and historian Homer Thiel, who has extensively ...

Photos: Old bars and saloons of Sonoma County In 1876, a Guerneville saloon keeper shot and killed a man during a showdown. Here’s the story.

When It comes to the Old West, one of the first images that come to mind is the saloon. Most frontier towns, whether they were “outpost” communities in the 1850s, or the classic facade ...

Constructed in 1876 after the Great Fire of 1875 and now a Virginia City National Landmark located in the center of town, Bucket of Blood Saloon evokes Western charm as well as a bit of Harrison Ford.

Clouds of dust hang in the column of sunlight that spears through the front door and onto the hardwood floors of the Pioneer Saloon. A hazy glow looms over the century-old bar’s patterned copper ...

Beer, whiskey and saloons were big business in the old west and continues today. In the United States, we consume 6.3 billion gallons of beer and 20 million cases of whiskey annually.