Western wear as a separate apparel category got its start in the 1940s after WWII ended. Rockmount Ranch Wear, Westmoor (Panhandle Slim), Miller and...
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What are the Staked Plains?
What are the Staked Plains? Steve Mowery Logan, Ohio The Staked Plains are in eastern...
Sieber Goes Down
June 1, 1887 Absent from duty for five days, the Apache Kid, along with four other Apache scouts under his command, rides single file into the...
Why were post-mortem photos taken of Harvey Logan a.k.a. Kid Curry?
Why were post-mortem photos taken of Harvey Logan a.k.a. Kid Curry?Juha NakariUnited KingdomI went to Wild Bunch historian Dan Buck for this one. He...
How much did a good cowboy hat cost, and how long did it last?
How much did a good cowboy hat cost, and how long did it last?Master Sgt. Howard WilliamsDeer Park, TexasThe original Stetson hat sold for $5....
What were the pay scales for Old West lawmen?
What were the pay scales for Old West lawmen? Ted R. Holland Cornelius, North...
Did cowboy poets perform in the Old West?
Did cowboy poets perform in the Old West?David HiellerWickenburg, ArizonaYep, they sure did. Most of the early-day cowboys wrote poems based on a...
What happened to real-life saloon owner Al Swearengen, famously portrayed in HBO’s Deadwood?
What happened to real-life saloon owner Al Swearengen, famously...
Cheyenne: The Complete Third Season
Cheyenne, as a series, didn’t exactly break new ground as the show progressed. It didn’t need to, because it had a perfect formula: stacks of...
Monogram Cowboy Collection, Vol. 2
Of the eight features in this Monogram B-Westerns collection, two are in color (Cinecolor), and they both star Rod Cameron, who might have reached a...
The Big Trail
The Big Trail, director Raoul Walsh’s epic covered wagon frontier Western, keeps getting better and better. Released in 1930, it was everything a...
Welcome to Hard Times / Day of the Evil Gun
Henry Fonda was rounding 60 when he started working in a handsome number of Westerns, particularly 1965’s The Rounders, directed by Burt Kennedy....