Can you spot the real cowboy? Only the photographer knew for sure.
Ever since the first camera studio was set up, men and women have posed as their favorite Western hero, but how do we know for sure if they were real cowhands or dudes a century or century and a half later?
About some, we will never know. For others, their life stories reveal the truth.
The name of this Wyoming cowboy is lost to history, but his photo is attrib

True West January/February 2024
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- What History Has Taught Me with Tricia Loscher
- Brothers in Arms, Henry Rifles and Tepees
- Top 10 True Western Towns of the Year
- Best of the West: Western Wear
- Best of the West: Heritage Travel
- Best of the West: Western Fare
- Best of the West: Western Preservation
- Best of the West: Firearms
- Best of the West: Art and Collectibles
- Best of the West: True Westerner
- True West Charts a New Course
- Truth Be Known
- Cowboys Deluxe