Images of Faro
Photos, drawings and paintings relating to
the game of Faro
Compiled by Mark Howard, AKA: The Evil Swede
Credits and/or year of publication are noted
on any images for which they have been verified.
Any uncredited images are presumed to be
"public domain" and/or are posted
here for educational purposes only and/or only under recognized "fair use" policies.
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 "Scene in a New York Faro Bank: The Critical Moment: Making the Turn" from Harper's Weekly, February 23, 1867. |
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 A busy East Coast faro bank pictured in Harper's Weekly, published in July of 1889. |
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 Gambling at the Gold Fields. 1890 Postcard |
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 An undated photo of an active faro bank. Anyone have any info on this picture? |
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 Movie poster for 1917 silent western film "The Cold Deck". Starring famous cowboy actor, William S. Hart. |
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 Famous 1907 Cyrus Noble Whiskey Ad.. Bucking the Tiger. It is one of many paintings and ads that were derived from the C.S. Fly photo below ("The Faro Game" in Bisbee, AZ). |
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 "The Faro Game" By Camillus S. Fly Orient Saloon, Bisbee, Arizona, circa 1900 |
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 FARO LAYOUT IN MINT SALOON, painting by Olaf C. Seltzer |
 The Faro Games at the Bank Club, Reno Nevada Postcard from 1940's Reno.. the last days of Faro. |
 Lobby Card for 1942 western movie, "Tombstone, the town too tough to die". Starring Richard Dix as Wyatt Earp. |
 THE HOUSE FARO BANK AT THE ORIENTAL SALOON High Sierra '04, California Gold Country, Photo property of Evil Swede. All Rights Reserved.  Photo property of Evil Swede. All Rights Reserved.  SWEDE'S FARO BANK AT THE HOWLING WOLF SALOON 2nd Annual Ambush at Durham Ferry, Manteca, California, June 2004 Photo property of Evil Swede. All Rights Reserved. |
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