The grave of Rosa May, marked with a simple tombstone, stands in Bodie State Historic Park, California. This remote ghost town preserves the history of the Wild West and its mining legacy.

#BuyIntoArt #GhostTown #California #historic #mining #Bodie #Abandoned #WildWest #Desert

https://jrtphotography.com/featured/tombstone-of-rosa-may-at-bodie-state-park-john-twynam.html

A vast casino
Casino capitalism taken further: speculative gambling on war and oil

* “The Western financial system is rapidly coming to resemble nothing as much as a vast casino.” >>
Strange, Susan. [1986] 1997. Casino Capitalism. Manchester, U.K.: Manchester University Press.
https://www.manchesterhive.com/display/9781784997212/9781784997212.xml

* "The proliferation of online betting markets like Polymarket and Kalshi has allowed bets on virtually any news event, including the Iran war."

“But many of them bear the hallmarks of suspicious trades that would naturally warrant investigation.”

“It’s a wild west phase, when we’re talking about the prediction market industry, and now it’s spilled over into the stock market as well,." >>
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/18/iran-war-bets-ethics-concerns

#CasinoCapitalism #deregulation #FinancialLandscape #risks #financialisation #UnregulatedExcesses #war #oil #regulation #UnfetteredGreed #WildWest #risks #crime #InsiderKnowledge

A portrait of a cowboy riding a bucking bronco in a rodeo.

#BuyIntoArt #portrait #cowboy #rodeo #CowboyLife #RodeoAction #BuckingBronco #WesternStyle #CowboyArt #RodeoEvent #CountryLife #WildWest

https://jrtphotography.com/featured/portrait-of-a-bucking-bronco-painterly-john-twynam.html

Disk of The Old West for the TI-99/4A

https://youtu.be/TXTqBAMRgng?si=hXPhE0ULXINKtfms

#DiskofTheOldWest #TI994A #Educational #Edutainment #OldWest #WildWest #DiskofSeries #KenGilliland #NotungSoftware

1970s Best of the West Collection: Wild West Showdown!

Hold onto your hats! 🤠 This classic Best of the West Toys commercial brings the thrill of the Wild West right into your living room with an epic horse-drawn chase. Who will win this dusty frontier race, the lone chariot rider or the resourceful covered wagon? A timeless adventure for every young cowboy and cowgirl! 🏇

#bestofthewesttoys #wildwest #frontierchase #westernadventure #cowboylife #coveredwagon #horserace #1970s #70scommercial #re

1970s Best of the West: Wild West Showdown!

Hold onto your hats! 🤠 This classic Best of the West commercial brings the thrill of the Wild West right into your living room with an epic horse-drawn chase. Who will win this dusty frontier race, the lone chariot rider or the resourceful covered wagon? A timeless adventure for every young cowboy and cowgirl! 🏇

#bestofthewest #marxtoys #wildwest #frontierchase #westernadventure #cowboylife #coveredwagon #horserace #1970s #70scommercial #retrocommerc

1950/60s Cap Guns: Memory-Lane Must-Watch

Dive into the thrilling days of the Old West with this classic commercial frame, featuring a rustic 'REWARD' poster setting the perfect scene for cowboy action. Kids from the 1950s or 60s would have loved imagining themselves as lawmen or outlaws with their trusty cap guns! 🤠🔫

#capguns #wildwest #cowboy #wantedposter #1950s #1960s #classiccommercial #vintageads #retrotoys #kidscommercial #playtime #nostalgia #childhoodmemories #toycollectors #westernpl

Former Overwatch lead Jeff Kaplan says he wants to put "Rust-like mechanics" in his new survival game "someday," but for now base-building is more like "Valheim and Subnautica"

The building is more focused on utility, progression, aesthetics, and customization, rather than defending your stuff