Kamila Kudelska

Poster, 1888. Mary Jester Allen Acquisition fund purchase. 1.69.6354
October 4, 2018

Museum Minute: Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show Posters

Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show was so famous by the end of the 19th century it traveled to Europe. These shows were…

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September 27, 2018

Museum Minute: Skulls of Wolves Can Tell A Story

Between 1995 and 1997, 41 wolves from Canada and Northwest Montana were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park. Twenty years have passed and…

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Detail of a document signed by William Clark, Governor of the Missouri Territory, 1813. MS331.01.01
September 20, 2018

Museum Minute: The Hidden Treasure of a Library

The McCracken Research Library at the Center of the West collects manuscripts, photographs and much more that pertains to Buffalo Bill Cody,…

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Proctor self-portrait. 2.16.9 (detail)
September 6, 2018

Museum Minute: The Self-Portrait of a Sculptor

Alexander Phimister Proctor was a known as the sculptor in buckskin. Born in Canada, he fell in love with the American West…

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Wheellock rifle made by R. Rowland, London, England, 1702–1716. Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Cody, Wyoming, USA. Gift of Olin Corporation, Winchester Arms Collection. 1988.8.1241
August 30, 2018

Museum Minute: The Rowland Made Wheellock Rifle

The wheellock rifle was invented in the 1500s. These were incredibly popular guns in England during the 1600s so there are many…

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August 23, 2018

Museum Minute: Theodore Roosevelt’s Special Saddle

Theodore Roosevelt worked hard during his presidency to conserve the natural resources of the United States. As such, he was often traveling…

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