Western saloon

The Buckhorn Saloon in Pinos Altos, New Mexico

A Western saloon is a type of bar that was popular during the Old West.

The very first saloon was created in Brown's Hole, Wyoming, in 1822 and served fur trappers. Some of the saloons offered dancing girls, some of them sometimes doubled as prostitutes. A lot of saloons offered poker, faro, brag, dice games, three-card monte, billiards, darts, and bowling. Some saloons included piano players, can-can girls, and theatrical skits. During his lifetime, Wyatt Earp owned and worked in many saloons.

Western Saloon Media

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  The Jersey Lilly, Judge Roy Bean's saloon in Langtry, Texas, c. 1900

• "Orient Saloon at Bisbee, Arizona... Faro game in full blast. Recognized, Left to right-Tony Downs (standing with derby) - NARA - 530986.jpg

  Gambling at the Orient Saloon in Bisbee, Arizona, c.1900. Photograph by C.S. Fly.

• Phoenix-Building-Jim Cotton's Saloon Beer Bottle Sidewalk-1885.jpg

  The 1885 Beer Bottle Sidewalk in front of Jim Cotton's Saloon on Washington Street in Phoenix, Arizona

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  The Northern, Wyatt Earp's saloon in Tonopah, Nevada, c.1902. Josie Earp may be the woman on the horse at left.

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  The Alpine Inn, formerly Rossotti's Saloon, in Portola Valley, California. Built in 1850.

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  The Pozo Saloon (right) in Pozo, California. Built in 1858.

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  The Lone Tree Saloon in Brownville, Nebraska. Built in c.1868.

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  The Long Branch Saloon in Dodge City, Kansas. Built in c.1874.