Photos like that always leave me cold, too, because of their lack of realism. Riding an open wagon on rutted dusty roads or cross-country and they have on just-laundered clothes with nary a spot of dust, dirt, or grime. People traveled extremely light and had, at best, one change of clothes. A couple of weeks on the trail through the desert and scrub and you’d be covered head to toe in dirt, filth, weed stickers, and brush bits.
Three to things to look for in Westerns — is the campfire fueled by propane and not real burning wood; are the clothes dirty and threadbare; and are the characters saying “Yo...wuss up dawg?...Nuttin’, just hangin’ bro.”
**Photos like that always leave me cold, too, because of their lack of realism.**
Oh come on man! (Heard that somewhere before)
At least the brim of his hat is a bit rumpled.