A blacksmith labours in the rugged landscape
A cowboy in colour. The life of a cattleman has been glamorised over the years with the reality very different from the one portrayed in films and TV
Fishing on Williams' Fork, Middle Park, Colorado
A mine in Colorado. Precious metals drew thousands of people to the west coast in the 1800s
A steer is successfully rounded up
A pack train on a treacherous mountain road
A miner enjoys a smoking break in the entrance to his dug out cabin
Grub's up for these Wild West pioneers, eating beside their makeshift canteen
A talented cowboy swings his lasso
Loading up the donkeys with silver to carry it back to town
A pioneer merchant, selling whatever he could to whoever he could
A cowboy brands his calves
A pack of mules carry lumber
Conditions could be brutal. Pictured is a miner's cabin in winter
A Chinese family living in the Wild West. Many of the Chinese population were involved in building the groundbreaking railroads connecting the US' two coasts
A photochrom of the world famous Old Faithful Geyser at Yellowstone National Park in the 1890s
A cowboy rounds up his cattle
A Pueblo de Taos, a native American. The indigenous population was often removed from their home land and forced on to reservations
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