Rare Images of the West

“For many, the words ‘Wild West’ bring to mind the geography and lore of the trans-Mississippi United States during the late 1800s,” writes Michael Wallis, in his 2011 book, The Wild West: 365 Days. “Although it is true that the thirty-five years between the close of the Civil War and the end of the nineteenth century saw many of the best-known events, as well as the most romanticized individuals associated with the West, the real origins of Wild West culture began long before the Ci