Photos from The Wild West That Were Preserved Forever

Poker's Growth

Soon after casual poker games became a thing, saloons quickly hired poker hands to run tables in order to increase revenue. Smaller saloons still kept the casual poker games going, but the tables with the hands were always more fun to watch.

Old Tasacosa, Northern Texas

This was a popular saloon in Northern Texas back in 1907. It was one of the many that were o pen 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. Cowboys loved to come by and let off some steam from the day. 

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.