Beer, whiskey and saloons were big business in the old west and continues today. In the United States, we consume 6.3 billion gallons of beer and 20 million cases of whiskey annually.

Split image: Left, old photo of men outside “Man at the Wheel Saloon,” one man on the roof steering a ship’s wheel. Right, several serious women pose under a sign reading, “Lips that touch ...

Behind the music and laughter of the saloon was a harsher truth. For many women of the Wild West, the life of a saloon girl was built on struggle and survival.

Through the alchemy of their social legacy and the infinite mystique of the Old West, Nevada’s saloons have contributed to a folklore uniquely their own.

In smaller saloons, however, music was often played through a player piano as talented musicians might have been hard to find. The bars of today are a far cry from the Old West saloons.

Historian Karen Jones uncovers the often overlooked role of women in building the American West – from driving wagon trains ...

Once a month, Pendleton’s historic 1800s Shamrock Card Room comes to life as a real bar, where drinks are served by corset-wearing saloon girls and bow-tied bartenders.

At the High Desert Ranger Saloon in Shaniko, visitors might see a mock Old West gunfight break out.