Old west outlaws

"Old West Cowboy" photos with supporting text, part 3

Explore the lives of some of the most fearless and remarkable women who made their mark in the wild and untamed American West

Most myths concerning the American West originated on the silver screen. Thanks to Hollywood, cowboys, Indians, gunfights, and outlaws paint a romanticized version of what really happened in the Old West. Hollywood lied. Life in the Old West was vastly different from classic Spaghetti Westerns. Clean-cut cowboys portrayed by actors like John Wayne are a far cry from what cowboys were really like.

One thing the Old West didn't lack was men who were ready for a gunfight. Men such as these were called gunmen, pistoleers, and shootists; the term

Did Butch Cassidy, the notorious Old West outlaw who most historians believe perished in a 1908 shootout in Bolivia, actually live to an old age in Washington state?

Charles E. "Black Bart" Boles, 1828-1917, brandishing a Colt Walker. ( This image is oriented correctly )

Their iconic status endures, despite their history of violent crime.

John Gardner Sam Bass Gang

Pat Garrett killed Billy the Kid

During the early days of mugshots, the American frontier was teeming with outlaws and bandits, making it a prime location for capturing their images. This gallery of Wild West mugshots…