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Old West Photos

From hunting, mining and wagon trains to white settlers mixing with native American Indians, life on the frontier is captured movingly by cameraman John C.H. Grabill.

The Nebraska State Historical Society (NSHS) was founded in 1878 by citizens who recognized Nebraska was going through great changes and they sought to record the stories of both indigenous and immigrant peoples. NSHS was designated a state institution and began receiving funds from the legislature in 1883. Legislation in 1994 changed the NSHS from a state institution to a state agency.

This picture was taken in 1903, in Portland Oregon. It shows an attraction where people could purchase a balloon ride. The two balloons can be seen in the background. I find it interesting that people could purchase a "flight" experience at this early date.

Wausaukee, Wisconsin wasn't exactly the Old West, but this picture of the Silver Slipper Saloon there, dated 1907, caught my eye. To me, the scene looks more like the Great Depression era than turn of the century.

Photo gallery of the Northern Cheyenne Indians

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From hunting, mining and wagon trains to white settlers mixing with native American Indians, life on the frontier is captured movingly by cameraman John C.H. Grabill.

I'm just going to look at the New England area. I think that while it has maintained a certain position in our nation, Boston has declined in

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Allan Pinkerton, the agency's founder and leader, took on the case as a personal vendetta. Afterward, Pinkerton denied that the raid's intent was arson. He was prosperous, acquiring six slaves and more than 100 acres (0.40 km2) of farmland.