Photos from The Wild West That Were Preserved Forever

The Bob Saloon

A group of cowboys are just hanging around the Bob Saloon in this photo. The owner was a cowboy, too, so he knew exactly what type of establishment to create for his fellow cowboys. Patrons could dance, play card games, dice games, and even bowl. 

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The More You Know

  • And while we're on the subject of tomatoes, ketchup was once actually sold as medicine.
  • Roman emperor Caligula planned to make his favourite horse a senator.
  • Genghis Khan did not force the poor, teachers, artists, and lawyers from paying tax.
  • In Victorian England, people used to take pictures of their dead relatives in lifelike positions to keep as mementos.
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