For night scenes in early Western films, did they actually film at night or just close down the lens? George Young Miami, Florida Our boss Bob Boze...

The Blevins Boys are in the House
Sheriff Commodore Perry Owens steps onto the porch of the Blevins home in Holbrook, Arizona, and knocks on the west-facing door. The Apache County...

The Blevins Boys are in the House
Sheriff Commodore Perry Owens steps onto the porch of the Blevins home in Holbrook, Arizona, and knocks on the west-facing door. The Apache County...

Wild Horses Run to the Top
“His soul has gone to roam the range of the eternal, while his art lingers to lead those who love the West toward forgetfulness." “His soul has gone...

Wild Horses Run to the Top
“His soul has gone to roam the range of the eternal, while his art lingers to lead those who love the West toward forgetfulness." “His soul has gone...

Baits, Traps and Old West Rats
In the Frontier West, and throughout history, rats and men have lived in a delicate, fascinating equilibrium. In the Frontier West, and throughout...

Tempted by Baked Goods
“Look at dat cake. Caesar’s Bakery.” I kid you not—that is the headline in the February 17, 1898, Idaho Statesman. I bet you didn’t know “dat” was a...

Traywick’s Tombstone
Twelve or 13 years have passed since this tenderfoot Midwesterner first visited Tombstone, Arizona (relatively late in life, but hey - better late...

A Cosmopolitan Rehab
Casa de Bandini was once the grand home of an elite Mexican family in the days when San Diego was a pueblo and California was a foreign land. Thanks...

Now Playing: Hollywood Guns
“Why, by God girl, that’s a Colt’s Dragoon,” uttered by none other than John Wayne in 1969's True Grit. These words, uttered by none other than John...

Riches for Chinese Miners
Chinese laborers played a prominent role in the construction of the Central Pacific Railroad, and they were equally instrumental in mining...

Maui’s Ranching Icons
Sam Baldwin, who roamed this island of Hawaii in the early 20th century, wrote of a day-long ride to capture cattle that took him across 25 miles of...