Snagged this card from eBay. Postmarked Ely, NV. 1938 and in perfect condition. What really intrigued me about the card was the subject matter. It matched an image from a photograph in a book I own about gambling by John Scarne. The original image is thought to be from 1893 and is of the Oriental Saloon in either Tombstone or Bisbee AZ.

The man in the left forground is proported to be Tony Downs, part owner of the Oriental. Shortly after the photo was created, an unknown artist rendered it with a more "western" flavor and it appeared as a Cyrus Noble Whiskey advert in addition to the postcard you see at top. My feeling is that the Bisbee location is probably more accurate because I don't remember the Oriental in Tombstone having such high ceilings but I'll take more notice next time I'm by there. Bisbee and Tombstone, a very worthwhile side trip next time you find yourself near Tucson BTW. Bisbee is as intersting as Tombstone once you find out about it. Pancho Villa used to pull up his artillery at the border and shell the town now and then. Today, July 5th, is the anniversary of the day in 1917 when the Phelps-Dodge Co. loaded all the Wobblies on flatbed railcars and shipped them to New Mexico. (eeeewww, New Mexico!) Anyhoo, I get a kick outta the pics and hope you do too! I gathered a lot of info about all this from a book called Gambling Collectibles, A Sure Winner 1993 by Leonard Scheir who names Robert Eisenstadt in the acknowlegment section.