Unidentified photographer
1850s
These gamblers are enjoying some beer with their game. Considering the variety of hats and clothing, they could be gamblers on a Mississippi riverboat or in a California saloon during the Gold Rush

Ambrotype
Internet - Original source ill-defined
Private collection of Robert G. McCubbin
 
Robert G.McCubbin, 1 November 2006, "Liquor, Cards and Guns: Email Gamblers in the Old West dealt in a deadly profession",True West: History of the American Frontier
(Accessed: 19 August 2015)
www.truewestmagazine.com/jcontent/history/history/history-features/5707-liquor-cards-and-guns
 
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