Old West Collection (#8)

Chris Madsen (1851-1944) (b / w photo)
PNP252389 Chris Madsen (1851-1944) (b/w photo) by American Photographer; Private Collection; (add.info.: Famous deputy US Marshal of the Oklahoma Territory; emigrated from Denmark to the US in 1870;)

Belle Starr, from the front cover of the biography
PNP252356 Belle Starr, from the front cover of the biography The Bandit Queen or the Jesse James by Richard K. Fox, 1889 (colour litho) by American School

Great Northern Express Co. reward poster, 1901 (litho)
PNP249837 Great Northern Express Co. reward poster, 1901 (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

George Lamans saloon in Jerome, Arizona Territory, 1897 (b / w photo)
PNP249363 George Lamans saloon in Jerome, Arizona Territory, 1897 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Little Buckskin, cover illustration from Buffalo Bill Library, c
PNP247849 Little Buckskin, cover illustration from Buffalo Bill Library, c.1920 (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Western Americana; American

Champion Rifle Shot of the World poster, featuring Doc Carver (1840-1927) c
PNP247842 Champion Rifle Shot of the World poster, featuring Doc Carver (1840-1927) c.1885 (engraving) by American School

Wild Bill Hickok (1837-76) Texas Jack Omohundro (1846-79
PNP247833 Wild Bill Hickok (1837-76) Texas Jack Omohundro (1846-79) and Buffalo Bill Cody (1846-1917) 1874 (photo) by American Photographer

Buffalo Bill (1846-1917) 1886 (colour litho)
PNP247820 Buffalo Bill (1846-1917) 1886 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Buffalo Bills Wild West Show; ); Peter Newark American Pictures; American

Poster of a bucking bronco, for Buffalo Bills (1846-1917) Wild West Show, c
PNP247817 Poster of a bucking bronco, for Buffalo Bills (1846-1917) Wild West Show, c.1885 (colour litho) by American School

Poster for Buffalo Bills (1846-1917) Wild West Show, 1898 (colour litho)
PNP247807 Poster for Buffalo Bills (1846-1917) Wild West Show, 1898 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Poster for Buffalo Bills (1846-1917) Wild West Show
PNP247805 Poster for Buffalo Bills (1846-1917) Wild West Show, featuring Annie Oakley (1860-1926) and Johnnie Baker the Cowboy Kid, 1898 (litho) by American School

Annie Oakley (1860-1926) (b / w photo)
PNP247804 Annie Oakley (1860-1926) (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: appeared in Buffalo Bills Wild West Show;)

Annie Oakleys (1860-1926) Remington rifle (b / w photo)
PNP247802 Annie Oakleys (1860-1926) Remington rifle (b/w photo) by American Photographer; Private Collection; (add.info.: used in Buffalo Bills Wild West Show;)

Chinese immigrants or Coolies arriving in San Francisco to work
PNP246763 Chinese immigrants or Coolies arriving in San Francisco to work on the transcontintental railroad during the 1860s (litho) by American School

Chinese labourers working on a trestle bridge on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada
PNP246760 Chinese labourers working on a trestle bridge on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada mountains, 1867 (b/w photo) by American Photographer

Hell on Wheels Town in Bear River, Nebraska, 1860s (b / w photo)
PNP246749 Hell on Wheels Town in Bear River, Nebraska, 1860s (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Pony Express saddle (leather)
PNP246602 Pony Express saddle (leather) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Pony Express Mail Pouch (leather)
PNP246601 Pony Express Mail Pouch (leather) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Pony Express pursued by Indians, 1900 (w / c on paper)
PNP246600 Pony Express pursued by Indians, 1900 (w/c on paper) by Hansen, Henry W. (1853-1924); Private Collection; (add.info)

When wagon trails were dim (oil on canvas)
PNP246209 When wagon trails were dim (oil on canvas) by Russell, Charles Marion (1865-1926); Private Collection; Peter Newark Western Americana; American, out of copyright

Mrs Garner, the first woman to reach the Klondike trail by the all-Canadian route
PNP245976 Mrs Garner, the first woman to reach the Klondike trail by the all-Canadian route from Edmonton, 1898 (b/w photo) by American Photographer

Round-up on the Musselshell (oil on canvas)
PNP274178 Round-up on the Musselshell (oil on canvas) by Russell, Charles Marion (1865-1926); Private Collection; Peter Newark Western Americana; American, out of copyright

Stolen Horses, 1911 (oil on canvas)
PNP274173 Stolen Horses, 1911 (oil on canvas) by Russell, Charles Marion (1865-1926); Private Collection; Peter Newark Western Americana; American, out of copyright

The Spanish Mission, Santa Clara de Asis, California in 1777 (litho)
PNP268155 The Spanish Mission, Santa Clara de Asis, California in 1777 (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

H. A. W. Tabor (engraving)
PNP269567 H.A.W. Tabor (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Horace Austine Warner Tabor (1830-99) silver king of Leadville

Wooden trestle bridge of the US (Union) Military Railroad (b / w photograph)
PNP264374 Wooden trestle bridge of the US (Union) Military Railroad (b/w photograph) by Brady, Mathew (1823-96); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Cover of the score sheet for Little Ones Praying at Home (litho)
NBY332278 Cover of the score sheet for Little Ones Praying at Home (litho) by American School, (19th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Deadwood, The Black Hills, illustration from Harpers New Monthly Magazine
PNP340144 Deadwood, The Black Hills, illustration from Harpers New Monthly Magazine, February 1889 (engraving) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Deadwood)

Title Page of California, its past history, its present position
NBY335557 Title Page of California, its past history, its present position, its future prospects by G.A. Fleming, 1850 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Newberry Library, Chicago

Encampment in the Valley of the Sacramento in 1598, illustration from California
NBY335556 Encampment in the Valley of the Sacramento in 1598, illustration from California, its past history, its present position, its future prospects by G.A

Jim Beckwourth (1798-1867) (b / w photo)
PNP245847 Jim Beckwourth (1798-1867) (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: son of Sir Jennings Beckwith, a descendent of Irish and English nobility)

Wyatt Earp (1848-1929) June, 1883 (b / w photo)
PNP245815 Wyatt Earp (1848-1929) June, 1883 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: photographed in Dodge City)

The. 36 calibre colt revolver model once owned by outlaw Jesse James (1847-82) (photo)
PNP245808 The.36 calibre colt revolver model once owned by outlaw Jesse James (1847-82) (photo) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Front cover of Lives, Adventures, Exploits of Frank & Jesse James, 1882 (litho)
PNP245802 Front cover of Lives, Adventures, Exploits of Frank & Jesse James, 1882 (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American

James Miller, the famous Wells Fargo stage driver (b / w photo)
PNP246329 James Miller, the famous Wells Fargo stage driver (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Advertisement for Wells, Fargo & Co. Bankers and Exchange Dealers, 1856 (litho)
PNP246322 Advertisement for Wells, Fargo & Co. Bankers and Exchange Dealers, 1856 (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Wells Fargo & Co. advertisement of 1856 (litho) (b / w photo)
PNP246321 Wells Fargo & Co. advertisement of 1856 (litho) (b/w photo) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry Wells and William Fargo founded Wells Fargo & Co)

Panning for gold in California (b / w photo)
PNP246279 Panning for gold in California (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Silver Miners in the Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Nevada (engraving)
PNP246277 Silver Miners in the Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Nevada (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Western Americana; American, out of copyright

Gold Hill, Virginia City, Nevada, c. 1870 (b / w photo)
PNP246274 Gold Hill, Virginia City, Nevada, c.1870 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Western Americana; American, out of copyright

Typical windmill pump of the American West, c. 1890 (b / w photo)
PNP246257 Typical windmill pump of the American West, c.1890 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Johnny Appleseed (1774-1847) (coloured engraving)
PNP246254 Johnny Appleseed (1774-1847) (coloured engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Gift for the Grangers, 1867 (colour litho)
PNP246253 Gift for the Grangers, 1867 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: promotion of the American Farmers Organisation established in 1867;)

The sod homestead of the Barnes Family, Custer County, Nebraska, 1887 (b / w photo)
PNP246245 The sod homestead of the Barnes Family, Custer County, Nebraska, 1887 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American

Pioneer homestead made of prairie sod, 1886 (b / w photo)
PNP246231 Pioneer homestead made of prairie sod, 1886 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Eight horse heavy freight wagon (b / w photo)
PNP246224 Eight horse heavy freight wagon (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

The Wagon Boss (oil on canvas)
PNP246217 The Wagon Boss (oil on canvas) by Russell, Charles Marion (1865-1926); Private Collection; Peter Newark Western Americana; American, out of copyright

Hopeful gold prospectors, 1849 (b / w photo)
PNP246166 Hopeful gold prospectors, 1849 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

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Journey back in time to the captivating era of the Old West, where cowboys like Honeycut and his trusty horse White Star roamed the vast plains of Montana. This timeless photograph by Laton Alton Huffman captures their spirit and resilience in August 1904. Step into history with a glimpse of the iconic Golden Spike Ceremony that united America's east and west coasts on May 10th, 1869. The black and white photo transports us to a pivotal moment when railroads connected distant lands, forever changing the landscape. Meet Moses Weinberger, an enterprising man who defied odds as he proudly stood at the entrance of Same Old Moses Saloon in Guthrie, Oklahoma. Operating since 1890, it became the first legal saloon in Oklahoma Territory – a testament to Weinberger's pioneering spirit. Immerse yourself in thrilling entertainment with Buffalo Bill starring in Scouts of the Plains play. This poster serves as a reminder of how larger-than-life figures captivated audiences during those times. Discover legendary outlaws like Doc Holliday, Billy The Kid, and Wyatt Earp through striking black and white photographs from their heyday. These images offer glimpses into their lives filled with danger, adventure, and notoriety. Witness Wild West covered wagons traversing treacherous terrains – symbols of hope for pioneers seeking new beginnings amidst rugged landscapes. These wagons carried dreams across untamed frontiers. Explore portraits capturing individuals who left indelible marks on history: Frank Butler - known for his sharpshooting skills alongside Annie Oakley -and Henry Heck Thomas - renowned lawman instrumental in taming unruly territories. Finally, step inside Morenci's saloon in Arizona Territory circa 1895 to witness a game of Faro unfold before your eyes. Experience firsthand how gambling played an integral role within these vibrant communities. The Old West beckons you with its tales of bravery, lawlessness, and untamed beauty.