Pop culture usually influences the way we live. And it turns out firearms collecting is no different. Danny Michael, the Cody Firearms Museum curator, said in the past western movies […]
Museum Minute: A Telegram Keeps A Memory Alive
Larry Larom was the owner of a famous dude ranch southwest of Cody. He had long been supportive of the Cody Stampede Rodeo and was one of its first directors. […]
Museum Minute: Ted Waddell’s “Red Lodge Horses”
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Whitney Western Art Museum in 2008, artist Ted Waddell donated a large painting titled, Red Lodge Horses. Turns out it was also in honor […]
Museum Minute: Spoon Exemplifies Quill Work
There are times when a curator of a museum may decide not to keep an object that came in with a larger collection. That’s because of the damage or quality […]
Museum Minute: The ‘Biography’ That Made Colt Buntline Revolvers Famous
Colt Buntline Revolvers weren’t very well known until a biography was written about Wyatt Earp. Earp was an American law enforcement officer who served as deputy marshal Tombstone, Arizona Territory […]
Museum Minute: The Stetson Hat In Literature
John B. Stetson came West as a young man. He was the son of a successful hatter. In the West, he recognized the need for a felt hat with a […]