Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
"Articles published between 1836-1922. From the Library of Congress.
Newspaper Archive - from Badgerlink
NewspaperARCHIVE is a searchable database of historical newspapers. It is only avalable through Badgerlink. BadgerLink is a free set of databases provided by the State of Wisconsin - the collection includes thousands of newspapers, magazines, and reference books.
Information about People, Events, Places, Trails, Tribes, Guns, Clothes, Equipment, and Animals. It's all here!
Includes articles about all aspects of the American West. This site has great content, but it may require some digging. For example, the section on Outlaws includes articles about the Dalton brothers, the James-Younger Gang, the West-Kimbrell Gang, and Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid.
Each page of this site includes loads of links on topics related to the American West. This link takes you to the index.
This site from PBS includes information about people and events - And a detailed timeline
Denver Public Library: Digital Collection
Photos and artifacts from the history of the American West.