[MeshugeMikey]

a lot of astonishing images of a very very different world.

My grandfather was allegedly born under a wagon somewhere in Kansas..but I have no other details sad to say.

Thank you.

[PLMerite]

ping for later.

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

For later.

[exit82]

Excellent photos.

Residents of Sturgis in 1890 could not imagine their main street would one day host thousands of motorcycles way in the future.

[berdie]

I used to think I would have been happy living in those days. In fact, I longed for them.

Today, not so much. Those folks were tough.

[expat1000]

Fascinating!

[MurrietaMadman]

The Deadwood Coach riders do have a bureaucratic look about them.

[captmar-vell]

nice, thanks for the link

[The Great RJ]

Photographer Paul Horsted took historical photos from the Black Hills and exactly duplicated the view in present time publishing them in a book, The Black Hills Yesterday and Today. Link to photos

[Inyo-Mono]

I have seen a few of those photos published in various publications over the years. Thanks for posting.

[School of Rational Thought]

love pictures like these. Was on Google Earth looking at what I could find in present day. Many of Deadwood building still there.

[logitech]

ping

[cherry]

thx.....very interesting....

[OldPossum]

Bookmark.

[Rebelbase]

bump for later

[Rebelbase]

[GOYAKLA]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2149899/The-American-West-youve-seen-Amazing-19th-century-pictures-landscape-chartered-time.html

Also check out this: http://www.legendsofamerica.com/index.html