19 Real Photos of Wild West Saloons

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Laurent Shinar • Writer and Editor
Jul 11, 2025 11:00 AM EDT

Ah, the wild west. A place that many of us have frequented in our imaginations and in movies. A place that has captured the attention of humans who did not get to experience it, in ways that genuinely do not make much sense. It was lawless, disease was rampant, and after all that the best you could do for yourself was to frequent a wooden shack of sorts where you would get a mildly cold beverage that you hope would not be contaminated.

But nonetheless the idea of the old western saloon has still made its way into our hearts as the classic community gathering place, where men of religion could rub elbows with men of crime, share a drink and a brawl while the ragtime piano player tried to dodge the flying debris. What a time to have been alive, well as long as you managed to make it past the age of thirty without contracting dysentery….

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  • You know, it is rather amusing that in some way, these saloons have a similar style to the cafés and bistros we so enjoy today. The difference being they have been geared towards what we need today, which is apparently overpriced food that doesn't taste so great. Makes you with you were a cowboy who spent the day being chased by bullets and in need of a cold brew to take the edge off.

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    SALOON R. W. "Bob" Collier, left, with open vest, worked in the Bosworth-Collier Saloon, Taloga, Oklahoma Territory in 1898-9 and again in 1901. This saloon was visited by Carrie Nation with little damage done. The top of the bar from this saloon is currently located in the office of T. J. Ruble. Collier came to Dewey County from Graham, Texas, where he had operated a saloon. The Bosworth-Collier Saloon was located west of the current City Office. There is a token from the saloon in the Collier-
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  • This looks like what would happen if we time travelled and tried to step foot in a saloon in our clothes from 2025. An unfriendly, distrusting crowd who look like they are more likely to serve you up on a platter than they are to serve you a cold beverage. 

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