When the hammer fell at $1.5 million on July 28, Coeur d’Alene Art Auction tied with Sotheby’s New York on the highest a…
Lone Ranger’s Iconic Saddle Another major sale of a collectible Western Americana saddle.
Western Americana saddles are more than just a piece of horse equipment. When coupled with beautiful craftsmanship and o…
New “Old” Photo of 1896 Fight The other “view” of the Maher-Fitzsimmons fight actually shows another match.
Over 65 years of publication, True West has developed a loyal following of readers who send us historical Old West photo…
History in Ink “Provenance” and “autograph” can equal a higher value for Old West photographs.
What a difference an autograph makes. Last September, a collector successfully bid $6,500 at Cowan’s Auctions for a phot…
Custer’s Last Strand Custer scholars and buffs find treasures among Glen Swanson’s Battle of the Little Big Horn relics.
Custer’s Last Strand” made news around the nation after links of the controversial cavalry commander’s curly blond hair …
The Shadow Catcher Endures Why everyone loves/hates the Edward Curtis Indians.
Everyone loves the Edward Curtis Indians,” Sioux scholar Vine Deloria Jr. famously declared in the introduction for Chr…
An Artist’s Artist Mandan warrior Four Bears captivated Old West artists through the power of his own art.
Mandan warrior Four Bears has been praised for his artistic genius, which may explain why artists of the Old West have f…
Romance and the Buffalo Hunt The lady Charles M. Russell would wed improved his study and treatment of frontier buffalo hunts.
Nancy Cooper clearly fired up Charles M. Russell’s imagination when they met in 1895 (a year later, 32-year-old Charlie …
Private Eye Cowboy? A Texan’s First Generation Colt sold with a badge tied to a nationwide detective agency.
Born on November 3, 1877, in Hillsboro, Texas, Laney Thomas Cathey was four when the railroad arrived. His relatives bel…
Monkey Business A million-dollar sale at Brian Lebel’s proves collecting the Old West attracts more wealth than a monkey riding a goat.
A half-scale saddle that advertised Buffalo Bill’s Wild West act of a monkey riding a goat was among the top historical …