Old West Posters from The Last Best West

Old West Posters

Old West Posters

The Last Best West Presents. . .

An original series of digitally mastered old west posters of Legendary Old West Personalities.

Men that shaped the North American West: Wyatt Earp, Jesse James, Wild Bill Hickok, Buffalo Bill Cody, Black Bart, John Wesley Hardin, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Doc Holliday, Billy the Kid, and George Armstrong Custer.

All faithfully portrayed in the context of their times.

Posters are $7.50 each, or order 2 or more and pay 7 dollars each. Pick and choose from 28 posters to make up your order.

Our poster paper is heavy-duty stock, special ordered by the ream, and is the closest we have found to actual parchment paper that would have been used in the 19th century. It’s heavy weight and won’t get torn or blown off  the hitching post! We don’t stain it (reducing its life) all our aging is done with graphics – making them crisp and clear. Posters are all ~ 11″ x 17″ and are shipped flat.

Old West Poster of Jesse James

Lifelong Jesse James was hunted like a wild animal, and justified his crimes by, “they drove us to it. . . .”

JESSE JAMES
The Middle Border Marauder

Called Dingus by his pals, Jesse James, was a cold-blooded killer who was left over from the viciousness of the Civil War.

The James Gang finally met their “Waterloo” in Northfield Minnesota on September 7, 1876, while trying to escape town after trying to rob the bank. A number of circumstances came together that morning that left the gang shot to hell and what remained alive was chased for 2 weeks by as many as a 1000 posse riders.

In Springfield that morning the town was full of men with long arms buying ammo and getting them ready for the first day of the hunting season.  The holdup in the bank did not go smoothly, and Jesse alerted the town to their attempted robbery when he shot above the head of the book-keeper to get him to open the safe.  When the gang exited the building they immediately came under fire from rifles from just about every part of the street and buildings. The James Gang fired back with pistols as they tried to get their mounts and get off the street where they were getting decimated by the withering rifle fire.

Jesse was the only one who rode out of Northfield without a bullet wound, and it would be six more years before Bob Ford would be “the dirty little coward that killed Mister Howard.”   The Killing of Jesse James

Cowboy Pictues Wild Bill Hickok Poster

Wild Bill Hickok Poster

Wild Bill Hickok circa 1870Wild Bill Hickok

James Butler Hickok

The prototype of the old west pistol fighter, Bill Hickok had the size, the sad eyes and the heroic exploits to make an impression on most any body.

When Dave Tutt bragged he could, “Shoot a bird on the wing“, in Springfield, in 1865, Bill Hickok was quick to reply, “Did the crow have a pistol? Was he shooting back? I will be.”

There’s a number of reasons people say Hickok and Tutt fought, but what ever it was, this is one of the few actual documented face offs in a dusty street in Old West History.

And so on July 21, 1865, in the town square of Springfield, Missouri, Hickok shot dead Davis Tutt, Jr. from across the plaza.

Billy The Kid Poster

Billy The Kid Poster

BILLY THE KID

William H. Bonney II

He was twenty-one and boldly bragging he’d killed 21 men, as he stood trial for his life. Hard men were all about the kid, with sidearms on their hips and rifles in their hands. The wild young man was found guilty and on April 8, 1881, was sentenced by Judge Warren Bristol, to hang by the neck, until, “dead, dead, dead.

On April 28, Pat Garrett went off to buy lumber for the gallows, and Billy went to work. There’s three different stories on how Billy got his hands on a firearm that morning, but get one he did, and then The Kid cheerfully shot Deputies Bell, and Ollinger, and escaped the makeshift jail at Lincoln, New Mexico.

Pat Garrett later said, “I knew now that I would have to kill the Kid. We both knew that it must be one or the other of us, if we ever met.” Kinda of melodramatic, but regardless Billy was dead 2 months later, from a bullet in the back supposedly from Garrett hiding in ambush. Garrett’s Badge

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  • Jesse James Poster - The Middle Border Marauder

    Our poster paper is heavy duty 60# stock, special ordered by the ream, and is the closest we have found to actual parchment paper that would have been used in the 19th century. It's heavy weight and won't get torn or blown off  the hitching post! We don't stain it (reducing it's life) all our aging is done with graphics - making them crisp and clear. Our original old west posters are just the thing for decorating your wild west saloon, office, SASS Clubhouse, Firearms Shop, Shooting Range, or any other western themed business. Posters are all ~ 11 x 17 and are shipped flat. All Authentic Wanted Posters Package Legends of the West Posters Package Original Wild West Poster Line
  •  Bat Masterson Poster - an original old west poster from the last best west William Barclay Masterson. Our poster paper is heavy duty stock, special ordered by the ream, and is the closest we have found to actual parchment paper that would have been used in the 19th century. It's heavy weight and won't get torn or blown off the hitching post! We don't stain it (reducing it's life) all our aging is done with graphics - making them crisp and clear. Posters are all ~ 11 x 17 inches and are shipped flat.

    Authentic Wanted Posters Legends of the West  ~ Original Wild West Poster Line

  • Wild Bill Hickok Poster - James Butler Hickok The prototype of the old west pistol fighter, Bill Hickok had the size, the sad eyes and the heroic exploits to make an impression on most anybody. When Dave Tutt bragged he could, "Shoot a bird on the wing"  in Springfield, 1865, Bill Hickok was quick to reply, "Did the crow have a pistol? Was he shooting back? I will be." There's a number of reasons people say Hickok and Tutt fought, but what ever it was this is about the only actual documented face off in a dusty street in Old West History. And so on July 21, 1865, in the town square of Springfield, Missouri, Hickok shot dead Davis Tutt, Jr. All Authentic Wanted Posters Package Legends of the West Posters Package Original Wild West Poster Line
  • Wyatt Earp Poster - The Story-Book Marshal "Fast is fine - but accuracy is final."  Our poster paper is heavy duty 65# stock, special ordered by the ream, and is the closest we have found to actual parchment paper that would have been used in the 19th century. It’s heavy weight and won’t get torn or blown off  the hitching post! We don’t stain it (reducing it’s life) all our aging is done with graphics – making them crisp and clear. Our original old west posters are just the thing for decorating your wild west saloon, office, SASS Clubhouse, Firearms Shop, Shooting Range, or any other western themed business. Posters are all ~ 11 x 17 and are shipped flat. All Authentic Wanted Posters Package Legends of the West Posters Package Original Wild West Poster Line
  • Doc Holliday Poster - J.H. Holliday - Dentist

    Our poster paper is heavy duty 65# stock, special ordered by the ream, and is the closest we have found to actual parchment paper that would have been used in the 19th century. It’s heavy weight and won’t get torn or blown off  the hitching post! We don’t stain it (reducing it’s life) all our aging is done with graphics – making them crisp and clear. Our original old west posters are just the thing for decorating your wild west saloon, office, SASS Clubhouse, Firearms Shop, Shooting Range, or any other western themed business. All Authentic Wanted Posters Package Legends of the West Posters Package Original Wild West Poster Line
  • Buffalo Bill Cody Poster - William Frederick Cody Buffalo Bill’s show business career began  at the age of 26, on December 17, 1872 in Chicago. Ned Buntline (The man that immortalized Cody, Hickock and scores of other Wild West personalities in his dime novels) had written a play called "The Scouts of the Prairie". Cody appeared in it, as did another well-known scout, Texas Jack Omohundro, as well as Buntline. Reviews of Cody's acting were mixed but he was a natural in front of an audience, and actor or not, Buffalo Bill was a showman.By the time Bill died in 1917, he had laid the ground work for the modern rodeo and was the most recognizable person on earth. All Authentic Wanted Posters Package Legends of the West Posters Package Original Wild West Poster Line
  • Black Bart Outlaw Poster - The Outlaw Poet Bart's first stagecoach robbery was reported in August of 1877. His method was simple - he'd wait for the stagecoach around a tight corner, with flour sack over his face (with two holes cut/ripped for the eyes) derby on his head, and shotgun in his arms wearing a long, linen duster. He'd exchange the contents of the strong box for a copy of some poetry and always signed it, Black Bart, PO-8. Bart was eventually caught - did his time - then disappeared into the pages of old west lore. All Authentic Wanted Posters Package Legends of the West Posters Package Original Wild West Poster Line
  • George Armstrong Custer Poster - Colonel U.S. 7th Cavalry Not only was Ulysses Grant a real military genius, he was an astute politician. In 1875 President Grant knew there was a possibility that George Custer could be the Democratic Candidate for the Presidency in the next election. Grant knew Custer; knew he was charismatic, liked to talk, and knew how to do it. Everything the President wasn't. So President Grant had Custer transferred out west, knowing that there'd be a good chance Custer would get himself killed. Custer couldn't help himself, and on June 25, 1876 his headstrong, break-neck attack methods sealed his fate, and that of his command against the 2000 or more Sioux and Cheyenne at the Little Big Horn or Greasy Grass River. All Authentic Wanted Posters Package Legends of the West Posters Package Original Wild West Poster Line
  • Billy The Kid Poster - William H. Bonney II He was twenty-one and boldly bragging he'd killed 21 men, as he stood trial for his life. Hard men were all about the kid, with sidearms on their hips and rifles in their hands. The wild young man was found guilty and on April 8, 1881, was sentenced by Judge Warren Bristol to hang by the neck until "dead, dead, dead." On April 28, Pat Garrett went off to buy lumber for the gallows, and Billy went to work. There are three different stories on how Billy got his hands on a firearm that morning, but get one he did, and then The Kid cheerfully shot Deputies Bell and Ollinger, and escaped the makeshift jail at Lincoln, New Mexico. Pat Garrett later said, "I knew now that I would have to kill the Kid. We both knew that it must be one or the other of us, if we ever met." Billy was dead barely 2 months later from a bullet in the back from Garrett hiding in ambush. All Authentic Wanted Posters Package Legends of the West Posters Package Original Wild West Poster Line
  •  Wild Bunch Poster

    William Carver, Kid Curry, The Sundance Kid, The Tall Texan, Butch Cassidy. The Wild Bunch was a loose association of up to a dozen outlaws who banded together under the leadership of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid to rob banks, trains, and rustle horses and cattle. All Authentic Wanted Posters Package Legends of the West Posters Package Original Wild West Poster Line
  • John Wesley Hardin Poster The Terror of Texas Wes Hardin was so mean there's a story about Hardin staying at a boarding house - packed full of men. One of the men in the other room was snoring hard enough to bend the walls, and Hardin yelled over for culprit to cease and desist, or face the consequences. The man apologized, then an hour later, started right in snoring again. Wes yanked out his colt revolver and let loose. Did the man die? - who knows; no one's even sure the story ever took place - but with Hardin being as mean as a rattler, it could have. All Authentic Wanted Posters Package Legends of the West Posters Package Original Wild West Poster Line
  • Sale!

    original poster art by the last best west

    $77.00 gets you all 11 of our Original Wild West Poster Line. Set includes Jesse James, Wild Bill Hickok, Buffalo Bill Cody, The Wild Bunch, Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, Doc Holliday, John Wesley Hardin, George Armstrong Custer, Black Bart and Billy the Kid.

    Our Original Wild West Poster Line is just the thing for decorating your wild west saloon, office, SASS Clubhouse, Firearms Shop, Shooting Range, or any other western themed business. Get them framed!

    Makes a super gift for your favorite Cowboy or Cowgirl. . . .

    POSTERS ARE ~11 X 17 INCHES AND SHIP FLAT

    All Authentic Wanted Posters Package Legends of the West Posters Package

  • Josey Wales Cowboy Hat

    $375.00$780.00
    Josey Wales Cowboy hat - our take on this classic western movie hat Our version of the Josey Wales hat has a bound brim edge and a satin ribbon and bow for the hat band, with the optional cav cord over it. You can choose white, yellow, black, red, or 2 styles of officer for your cavalry cord. Shown in bone with optional heavy trail dust, and unsoiled in silver belly.
    • CROWN:4 1/2 inches
    • BRIM: 4"
    • Crown: Slight front pinch, Pecan top.
    • Brim: 1/2" Kettle Curl Bound
    • Hatband: 1" satin ribbon with optional Cavalry Cord
    • Color: Bone with optional heavy soiling And unsoiled in our classic silver belly color
    • Personalized with your name inside the crown
    • Hatband not sold separately
  • Thing Movie Hat

    $410.00$830.00
    Our take on Kurt Russell's hat from the Thing. The Thing Movie Hat - This 4 dent military style has the largest dimensions we can make. A 6 inch crown with a 5" brim. If you'd like the brim flatter on the sides, just put that request in the Production Notes box below.
    • Crown: 6 inches
    • Brim: 5"
    • Crown: 4 Dent Military
    • Color Shown: Chocolate
    • Brim: Hand Shaped -open
    • Hatband: Wrapped 3/4" distressed leather strapping/windstring
    • Personalized with your name inside the crown
  • Rigby Reardon Fedora

    $355.00$770.00
    Rigby Reardon Fedora - our version of the hat from Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid. {1982} Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid may be the cleverest movie in the history of film. This was the first film that cut in classic film scenes and legendary film stars into the plot and dialogue of the story.

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    • Crown: 5"
    • Brim 2 3/4" inches
    • Hatband: 2" Grosgrain ribbon and bow.
    • Crown: Fedora
    • Brim: Snap Brim, hand shaped Open
    • Color: Black
    • Personalized with your name inside the crown
  • Indiana Jones Adventure Hat

    $355.00$770.00

    Our take on the Indiana Jones adventure hat (fedora) from the Indiana Jones movie.

    A classic fedora crown with a rakish curve to the brim brought this old hat back into public favor with the enormously popular Indiana Jones movies. Harrison Ford established himself as one of the top leading men in Hollywood with his portrayal of Archaeologist turned Treasure Hunter, Indiana Jones in 1981. We have modified the look of our Indiana Jones Adventure Hat by doing a 3 1/2" inch brim for better weather protection. If you wish the 2 3/4" inch brim (like the movie hat) just request it in the production notes as you put your hat order together below.
    • Crown: 4 inches
    • Brim 3 1/2" inches
    • Hatband: 1" Satin ribbon w/bow OR leather
    • Crown: Fedora Pinch
    • Brim: Hand Rolled Open
    • Color Shown: Pecan
    • Personalized with your name inside the crown

  • Best Rifle Sheath - THE RED PHOENIX - the Indian Rifle Sheath from the classic western film The Searchers {1956}, hand made by the last best west The Comanche style bead work is custom made for us by a skilled Indian craftsman. The hide is milky soft and the long, spaghetti fringe gives it a dramatic look. Any fine rifle deserves a spectacular sheath. Our Red Phoenix Indian Rifle Sheath certainly fits the bill. When you submit your order please give us the measurement from the hammer to the end of the barrel, like in the illustration in the picture gallery. Because of the intricate nature of these sheaths, our NORMAL shipping is 8-10 weeks.
  • Crow Indian Rifle Sheath - A variation of our Red Phoenix this sheath has the barrel end adorned with Crow Indian style bead work. We make this sheath a couple of inches longer than your rifle butt, to give complete all weather coverage of your prized firearm. Once your order is placed, we will e-mail you within 24 hours to confirm your firearms dimensions. Any fine rifle deserves a spectacular sheath. And if you prefer your long arm covered at the butt, our designer has incorporated a hidden flap and closure (see picture gallery). You can easily add this option to your order for just 85 dollars. Because of their intricate nature these sheaths take 8-10 weeks to produce.  
  • Plains Indians Rifle Sheath

    Just about every family has a firearm heirloom passed down through the generations. Our beautiful hand made Indian rifle sheaths are just the thing to show and protect your valued long arm. We use the same high quality hide to make this sheath, adding ready-made bead work to finish off the design. This better quality sheath covers the action of your firearm, {like the Red Phoenix Sheath} leaving the stock exposed, and we've added a dynamic red edge to complete the frontier look. Please include not only your barrel length but length from front of barrel to the hammer. And the overall length of your firearm in the appropriate spot as you put your order together.
  • Classic Soft Leather Rifle Sheath hand-made by the last best west

    Protect your long arm with our beautiful Classic Indian Rifle Sheath, made to fit your firearm. We start off with garment quality leather and fashion this Indian Style rifle sheath to match the length of your long-arm. Cascading fringe gives it a unique look. Your choice of color is black or brown, and you can pick from 3 different beaded rosettes to personalize your sheath with. Enter your rosette choice and long arm description in the field provided below as you build your sheath.

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