Amazing Colorized Pictures From the Old West During the Late 19th to Early 20th Centuries

A cowboy is an animal herder who tends cattle on ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback, and often performs a multitude of other ranch-related tasks. The historic American cowboy of the late 19th century arose from the vaquero traditions of northern Mexico and became a figure of special significance and legend.

A subtype, called a wrangler, specifically tends the horses used to work cattle. In addition to ranch work, some cowboys work for or participate in rodeos.

Here is an amazing collection of colorized pictures that shows the Old West from the late 19th to early 20th centuries.

Portrait of a cowboy from 1887
A man sits at the frontage of buildings in Atlanta, Georgia, 1864
A cowboy in a saloon bar, Wyoming, 1888
Getting ready for a cattle drive, 1889
A King of the Plains, 1898
A round-up in Colorado, 1898
Ready to go, 1898
Australian bullock drivers, 1900
Cowboys in a saloon bar, 1900
In a Deadwood bar, South Dakota, 1900
Portrait of a young cowboy, 1900
A cowboy stands in front of his cabin, Hot Springs, Arkansas, 1901
Man on a knoll overlooking the grazing herd at LS Ranch, Texas, 1907
The horse wrangler, Bonham, Texas, June 1910
The Interview.” Left to right: An interpreter, Colonel Oelrichs, Chief Standing Elk, Running Hog, and Little Wolf.
The Northern Cheyenne took part in the 1876 Battle of Little Bighorn, and the Native American men pictured here are probably some of those who were removed to “Indian Territory” after the battle, later fled from relocation, and settled in Montana. All the “Indians” are armed, but interestingly, Little Wolf also carries a peace pipe. (July 4, 1887. John C. H. Grabill, photographer.)
Deceased members of the Dalton Gang who attempted to simultaneously rob two banks in Coffeyville, Kansas. October 1892
The Dalton Gang was led by three brothers—Emmett “Em,” Robert “Bob,” and Gratton “Grat” Dalton—who started as lawmen, but in 1890, after being unpaid for their work, they turned their guns over to the over side, robbing banks and trains. Being outlaws ran in their blood, apparently, as their other brother, William M. “Bill” Dalton, rode with the Wild Bunch, and they were all related on their mother’s side to the Younger brothers, who rode with Jesse James.
On October 5, 1892, the Dalton Gang attempted to simultaneously rob two banks in Coffeyville, Kansas. A few citizens recognized some of the gang members as they entered town, though, so the residents quietly got their guns, surrounded the banks, and greeted the robbers with a hail of gunfire. Grat and Bob were killed, but Em lived to go to trial. This classic photograph shows the deceased gang members (left to right: Bill Power, Bob Dalton, Grat Dalton, Dick Broadwell) after their robbery attempt. (October 1892, Cramers Art Rooms of Cherryvale, Kansas, publishers.)
A Wells Fargo Express Company Deadwood treasure wagon and its guards keep watch over $250,000 in gold bullion from the Homestake Mine in Lead, South Dakota. 1890
Trapper and Hunter William Dove Crabtree, two of his sons, and their hunting dogs at their cabin located on Long Creek in Brown’s Basin, Arizona Territory. 1908
Three trappers in the Arizona Territory, 1908
Buffalo Bill Cody and Sitting Bull, 1885
Buffalo Bill Cody & his horse Isham at the Wild West arena, 1905
Prospectors panning for gold in the Old West. Late 1800’s.

20 Vintage Photos Capture the Heartache of Wartime Farewells at the Pennsylvania Station, New York City in April 1943

They stand in front of the gates leading to the trains, deep in each other’s arms, not caring who sees or what they think.

Each goodbye is a drama complete in itself. Sometimes the girl stands with arms around the boys’ waist, hands tightly clasped behind. Another fits her head into the curve of his cheek while tears fall onto his coat. Now and then the boy will take her face between his hands and speak reassuringly. Or if the wait is long they may just stand quietly, not saying anything. The common denominator of all these goodbyes is sadness and tenderness, and complete oblivion for the moment to anything but their own individual heartaches.

The photos here, made by LIFE photographer’s Alfred Eisenstaedt in April 1943 at the height of the Second World War, capture true romance — its agonies, its resilience — in ways that pictures filled with sweetness and light never could. Yes, of course, the emotions on display are clearly heightened by the fact that some of these young men, bidding their sweethearts farewell, might never return from the war.

30 Vintage Photos of Ostrich Farms in Southern California During the Early 20th Century

In the late 19th-century, tourists flocked to Southern California’s ostrich farms to gawk at the ungainly birds.

Ostriches arrived in Southern California in 1883 when an English naturalist named Charles Sketchley opened a farm devoted to the tall, flightless birds near Anaheim, in what is today Buena Park. Sketchley’s investors, who included developer Gaylord Wilshire (of Wilshire Boulevard fame), organized as the California Ostrich Farming Company and contributed $80,000 to the enterprise.

The farm — the first of its kind in the U.S. — sought to capitalize on a trend in women’s fashion that favored ostrich feathers for muffs, hats, and boas. Until 1883, only ostrich feathers shipped at great cost from the birds’ native continent of Africa were available for these luxury accessories. Sketchley, who had previous experience managing ostrich farms in South Africa, envisioned fortunes built upon locally sourced ostrich feathers.

A photographer for the Dick Whittington studio captured this scene for the Southern California Fair Association in 1929.
Two ostriches pulling a cart from the Los Angeles Ostrich Farm, 1900.
Man sitting in a racing carriage pulled by a team of two ostrichs, South Pasadena, 1903.
Ostrich from the Los Angeles Ostrich Farm pulling a cart, 1900.
Woman in flapper’s dress dancing at an ostrich farm in Lincoln Park.
Herd or flock of racing ostriches on an ostrich farm in South Pasadena, 1903.
Corralled ostriches in Lincoln Park.
View of a man with a group ostriches at the Kenilworth Ostrich Farm, showing hills in the background, 1900.
Little girl holding baby ostriches at the Cawston Ostrich Farm, 1900.
Ostriches in a corral at Lincoln Park.
Doctor and nurse attending to an ostrich in Lincoln Park.
Ostriches at an Ostrich Farm in California, 1900.
Group of baby ostriches hatching from their eggs, South Pasadena, 1900.
Men tending to ostriches at an Ostrich Farm in California, 1900.
Plucking ostriches, Santa Monica, 1890.
Little girl sitting with baby ostriches, South Pasadena, 1900.
Team of two ostriches pulling a racing cart, California, 1903.
Two ostrich chicks snuggled near a sleeping dog in Lincoln Park.
Man preparing an ostrich for transport in Lincoln Park.
Man in Lincoln Park displaying an ostrich to onlooking children.
Man and a woman tending to an ostrich in Lincoln Park.
Nesting ostrich in Lincoln Park.
Children examining a displayed ostrich skeleton in Lincoln Park.
Two ostriches at the Cawston Ostrich Farm, 1900.
Lunch party in Lincoln Park eating a roast ostrich.
Man, dog and ostrich chicks in Lincoln Park.
Man restraining an ostrich in Lincoln Park.
Man and a woman examining the wings of an ostrich.
Man strangling an ostrich at a farm in Lincoln Park.
Woman in an ostrich-feather stole at an ostrich farm at Lincoln Park.

68 Beautiful Photos of Actress Olivia de Havilland During the 1930s

Dame Olivia Mary de Havilland DBE (July 1, 1916 – July 26, 2020) was a British-American actress. The major works of her cinematic career spanned from 1935 to 1988. She appeared in 49 feature films and was one of the leading actors of her time. She was the oldest living and earliest surviving Academy Award winner until her death in 2020 and was widely considered as being the last surviving major-star from the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema. Her younger sister was Oscar-winning actress, Joan Fontaine.

De Havilland first came to prominence with Errol Flynn as a screen couple in adventure films such as Captain Blood (1935) and The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938). One of her best-known roles is that of Melanie Hamilton in Gone with the Wind (1939), for which she received her first of five Oscar nominations, the only one for Best Supporting Actress. De Havilland departed from ingénue roles in the 1940s and later distinguished herself for performances in Hold Back the Dawn (1941), To Each His Own (1946), The Snake Pit (1948), and The Heiress (1949), receiving nominations for Best Actress for each and winning for To Each His Own and The Heiress. She was also successful in work on stage and television. De Havilland lived in Paris from the 1950s and received honors such as the National Medal of the Arts, the Légion d’honneur, and the appointment to Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

In addition to her film career, de Havilland continued her work in the theatre, appearing three times on Broadway, in Romeo and Juliet (1951), Candida (1952), and A Gift of Time (1962). She also worked in television, appearing in the successful miniseries Roots: The Next Generations (1979) and Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna (1986), for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Television Movie or Series. During her film career, de Havilland also collected two New York Film Critics Circle Awards, the National Board of Review Award for Best Actress, and the Venice Film Festival Volpi Cup. For her contributions to the motion picture industry, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She and her sister remain the only siblings to have won major acting Academy Awards.

35 Vintage Portrait Photos of Secretaries in the 1960s

The office of the 1950s and ‘60s was, in many ways, the embodiment of the American dream; it allowed for a comfortable salary, an independent lifestyle, and room for advancement.

In the 1960s, the number one job for American women was the secretarial occupation. The most common job for American women today is still the same. According to the U.S. Census, 96% of the approximately 4 million people who identify themselves today as secretaries (or something similar) are women.

36 Wonderful Photos of Shirley Temple As a Child in the 1930s

Shirley Temple Black (1928-2014) was an American film and television actress, singer, dancer and public servant, most famous as a child star in the 1930s.

Temple began her film career in 1932 at the age of three. In 1934, she found international fame in Bright Eyes, a feature film designed specifically for her talents. She received a special Juvenile Academy Award in February 1935 for her outstanding contribution as a juvenile performer to motion pictures during 1934, and film hits such as Curly Top and Heidi followed year after year during the mid-to-late 1930s.

Licensed merchandise that capitalized on her wholesome image included dolls, dishes and clothing. Her box office popularity waned as she reached adolescence. She appeared in a few films of varying quality in her mid-to-late teens, and retired completely from films in 1950 at the age of 22. She was the top box-office draw in Hollywood for four years in a row (1935–38) in a Motion Picture Herald poll.

Below, we present a collection of 36 cute black and white photos of Shirley Temple when she was a child in the 1930s.

34 Fantastic Vintage Photographs of Roller Skaters at Venice Beach, California in 1979

Roller skating has and always will be an all-time favorite activity to do while visiting Venice Beach. Here’s a collection of 34 interesting vintage photographs of roller skater girls skating at Ocean Front Walk, California in 1979.

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