John Santangelo Collection

This collection is comprised of images including a small number of western themed photographs collected by John Santagelo. The majority of the collection is copy photographs used in Real West Magazine. The subject matter of the images ranges from cityscapes to death portraits.

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: A poster announces the arrival in town of Buffalo Bill's Wild West show

: A primitive iron hand press, used to print the first issue of the "Deseret [sic] News" in 1850

: A re-creation of the advertisement that appeared in newspapers for riders for the legendary Pony Exp

: A series of "Crockett Almanacks" helped boost the legend of "Davy" Crockett

: A shaft house at Miner's Delight

: A sketch of Fort Smith at it was in the days of Capt. Marcy and Black Beaver

: A soldier attempts to ride a camel in California as Hi Jolly looks on

: A staged photograph from the late 1800's, depicting a scalper lifting the hair from two slain Indian

: A typical Bowdie "Happy Hpur"[sic]

: A very small present day place operation along a gulch in Colorado

: A view of Monterey, California from a Lithograph of 1850

: A warrior holds his prized Spencer carbine

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