The REAL COST of Surviving a Month in the Old West

Travel through time with curated historical photographs—brief context, dates, and the stories behind each image. New videos weekly. 00:00 Real Cost Introduction 00:30 Cowboy’s Average Salary 01:43 Cost of a Room 02:47 Basic Food in the West 03:50 Clean Water Was Luxury 04:53 Cost of Keeping Horse 06:01 Monthly Ammo Expenses 07:06 Whiskey as Costly Escape 08:13 Saloon Gambling Costs 09:21 Bathing and Poor Hygiene 10:33 Expensive Clothes and Boots 11:35 Tobacco for Survival 12:36 Costly and Dangerous Medicine 13:40 Horse and Wagon Rental 14:50 Corruption and Police Silence 15:48 Paid Dancing and Company 16:50 Expensive Fragile Tools 17:56 Fees and Forced Protection 18:58 Sleeping Clean Was Luxury 20:00 Total Cost of Living 21:09 Wealth Concentrated in West 22:17 Conclusion: Survival Was Luxury For partnerships, please contact us at: contact@historyinphotos.com #history #historicalphotos #vintage #oldphotos #archives #blackandwhite #worldhistory #photography #heritage #retro #documentary #nostalgia