Greetings From the Old West
- Custom original only available at the
Rocky
Mountain General Store. Text on back: After the Louisiana Purchase in 1803,
more and more settlers moved westward for new beginnings, land, and
hopes of prosperity. During the many gold and silver rushes, yet more
people pushed westward into what was often, never seen, unexplored and
sometimes violent territory. Over the next century, the "West" was
tamed, but even today, there is a "frontier mentality" in many places
that cannot be found anywhere else in the world. Postcard is brand new
and in mint condition.
South Dakota Experience
the Old West -
Text on back:
Dakota Badland Outfitters. This working horse ranch offers a taste
of the
Old West. Take a horseback vacation into the Badlands
National Park or
Black Hills
National Forest.
Postcard
is new, unused and in mint condition.
Billy The Kid - Text on back: Billy the Kid, 1859-1881. Born William H. Bonney in New York City November 11, 1859. Shot and killed 21 men by the time of his 21st birthday, including an unknown
gunfighter in Coffeyville, Kansas when he was 14. He was shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett July 14, 1881 on the Maxwell Ranch near Fort Sumner, New Mexico . A little more than 4 months before his 22nd birthday.
Postcard is new, unused and in mint condition.
Campfire Sing-Along - Text on back: Campfire at Twilight on a Dude
Ranch. Vintage postcard is unused and in very good condition.
Pat Garrett
- Text on back:
Pat F. Garrett.
1850-1908. Called "The most famous Westerner of his time," he was a
rancher, businessman and peace officer. In 1881, as sheriff of Lincoln
County, he killed the notorious outlaw
Billy the Kid.
President Teddy Roosevelt appointed him Collector of Customs at El Paso in
1901. On Feb 29, 1908,
Garrett was
murdered by a cowboy in a dispute near Las Cruces,
New Mexico. Postcard is new and in mint
condition.
Watering Horses - Text on back: Gentle horses, watering
at a tranquil stream, create a pastoral scene which delights the senses of
the viewer. Vintage, scalloped edge postcard is unused and in very good
condition.
Buffalo
Bill Cody - Text on back:
Buffalo Bill,
Horseback. William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody is best remembered for the
extravaganza he conceived in 1882. His Wild West Show was a popular outdoor
event, featuring cowboys and cowgirls, and Native Americans as well as live
buffalo, elk, and cattle. It toured the United States and Europe for 30 years.
Postcard is new and in mint condition.
Texas Horses - Text on back: Texas, The Lone Star State. Postcard is new and
in mint condition.
Grub-Pile
Poem - Custom original only available at the
Rocky Mountain General Store. Text on Front: I've laid at night an' listened
to the lowin' of the steers; I've heard the coyote's melancholy wail ring in my
ears. The croonin' of the night-wind as it swept across the range Was
mournful-like an' dreary, an' it sounded grim an' strange. But when the break o'
day was near, an' from our tarps we'd crawl, The mornin' song that charmed us
was that welcome grub-pile call. Text on back: In the days of the
Old West,
the call to a meal was one of the sweetest sounds heard to the
cowboys, who had traveled miles across the range. The most beloved man on
the cattle drive was the camp cook, referred to by various names including
biscuit roller, coosie, dough belly, soggy, sour dough, and dozens more.
Postcard is brand new and in mint condition.
Wagon
Wheel - Text on back: Life on the prairie as seen through the
photographer's eyes. Postcard is new, unused and in mint condition.
Greetings From the Old West
South Dakota Experience
the Old West
Well Behaved Women Rarely Make History
Billy The Kid
Campfire Sing-Along
Pat Garret
Watering Horses
Wild Bill Hickok
Buffalo
Bill Cody
Texas Horses
Grub-Pile
Poem
Wagon
Wheel
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