From the streets and saloons of mining towns to the ranches and cowboys out on the plains, these Old West photos capture the frontier as it truly was.
Annie Oakley (1860 - 1926) was the stage name of Ohio's Phoebe Ann Moses, whose skill with a gun was discovered when she was 15 years old and beat a traveling marksman in a shooting competition. She ultimately became a famous sharpshooter in her own right thanks to her ability to thrill audiences with her daring feats.
