WESTERN COWBOY PICTURES

Real Old Western Cowboy pictures are a great way to dress up a rustic room theme. We are fortunate to have some actual photographs of characters from the wild and wooly days of the cattle roundups of the wild west. What a great conversation starter! Tell the grandkids or any other Western movie fan some of the campfire tales surrounding the subjects featured in cowboy or western pictures for your home. Decorative western cowboy pictures from the early days were by and large passed down to us by cowpokes killing time drawing pictures at the end of the day. By sundown the campfire was built and it was time to relax and shoot the bull with all the other cowboys on the cattle drive. Many camps had their own artist equipped with supplies that they used to record history. Many of these pictures are important pieces documenting events and occurrences in American and not just western history. Through these pictures we are able to learn about the American Indians, the animals and the terrain of the land in the very early days.

Decorative western cowboy pictures from the early days were by and large passed down to us by cowpokes killing time drawing pictures at the end of the day. By sundown the campfire was built and it was time to relax and shoot the bull with all the other cowboys on the cattle drive. Many camps had their own artist equipped with supplies that they used to record history. Many of these pictures are important pieces documenting events and occurrences in American and not just western history. Through these pictures we are able to learn about the American Indians, the animals and the terrain of the land in the very early days.

These precious, original drawings, paintings or rough sketches are highly collectible and are therefore very expensive. Many are in private collections or are displayed in museums across the country.

Of course all western cowboy pictures are not the work of painters or sketch artists. Before the west was won, there was the invention of the camera and thank goodness there were forward thinking cowboys who embraced technology! Most old photos from this era are grainy at best, but how wonderful to have actual pictures of cowboys at work and play.

Not only do western cowboy pictures exist, there are historic photographs of trainrobbers and famous lawmen of the day. Often they were all one and the same! It was not uncommon for criminal such as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid to become cowboys to hide from the law.

It's possible to get framed western cowboy pictures and prints for a reasonable price for use in the average cowboy themed room in your home. If you don't want to decorate your room with faces from the Wild West, you can use cowboy motifs such as:

• Cowboy Hats
• Cowboy Boots
• Pictures of Cattle Drives
• Native American or Indian Prints

Don't stop with decorating your walls in your den with pictures. You can use your western cowboy pictures to decorate the baby nursery walls, too! If you have a rustic camp style decor, decorate with other western style accessories like

• Horns from a Cow or Steer
• Wagon Wheel or other Western Style Lamps or Rustic Chandeliers
• Antique Leather Saddles
• Colorful Saddle Blankets