Hollywood movie sets were built pretty similar. They always had a window in back because the script called for a crony to slip them a pistol or could tie a rope around a bar, take a dally around his saddle horn and yank it out.
There were as many different kinds of jails as there were towns and some were quite primitive. I've seen a number of old jails that had no outside windows at all. It w

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- Following Jesse James
- Del McCoury’s High Lonesome Sound
- I have a print of a photo I received from Winchester Arms, dated November 14, 1962. The caption says they are Texas Rangers. A year or two later, I read that Winchester made a mistake and the lawmen were actually Arizona Rangers. I’ve never heard of Arizo
- Has there ever been a thorough book written on the commerce of the Old West?
- Have you ever heard of an outlaw called “Three-Shooter Bill?”
- I thought spurs were worn only for bronc riding. Correct me if I’m wrong.
- Can you tell me how the famous XIT Ranch in Texas got its name? And can you explain how cattle rustlers altered the brand?
- True West’s Best of the West 2005 Winners