Leadville’s mining boom exploded between 1878 and 1879—population between 6,000 to 8,000—and the Colorado frontier town gained a reputation for...
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Art, Guns and Culture
An Electric Dream Burns Out
Splendiferous. That sums up the opulence of the 1890 G.W. Frank House in Kearney, Nebraska—the showplace of a man who promoted this piece of the...
Western Events for April 2018
Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West this April. Adventure 1836 Chuckwagon Race Neches, TX, April 13-22: Watch wagon...
The Fair’s Frontier Fare
Fairs gave states and counties the opportunity to show off their best. At both local and international fairs, food helped attendees learn other...
A Frontier Favorite Lever Gun
All 1873 Winchester rifles have octagonal barrels and the carbines have round barrels, right? Well, no, as a special option about one out of every...
Monkey Business
A half-scale saddle that advertised Buffalo Bill’s Wild West act of a monkey riding a goat was among the top historical lots to hammer down past its...
America’s Most Famous Firehouse?
If Las Vegas, New Mexico, isn’t careful, this heritage town is going to end up with the most famous firehouse in America. The E. Romero Hose &...
Western Events for March 2018
Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West this March. Adventure Arizona Renaissance Festival & Artisan Marketplace Gold...
Back to Basque
Basque immigrants hailed from a region that stretches across the Pyrenees Mountains into France and northern Spain. They first arrived in America...
America’s First Cavalry Blade
In 1833, the U.S. Army formed its first official mounted regiments, the First and Second Dragoons. These soldiers rode to battle, then dismounted to...
Big Year for Custer Guns
The year 2017 turned out to be an excellent year to collect firearms tied to a storied icon, George Custer, and his most famous (and fateful)...
Sitting with Wyatt Earp
Dreams of a “fly-on-the-wall” moment in Western history certainly include sitting with Wyatt Earp in the 1920s as he set the record straight about...