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Aerial view of Buffalo Bill Reservoir with Rattlesnake Mountain on left and Spirit (Cedar) Mountain on right. McCullough Peaks and Big Horn Mountains in background. MS 89 Jack Richard Photograph Collection. PN.89.8.1499.13
January 17, 2017

Century of Memories: BBMA says, “Bury Buffalo Bill in Wyoming”

BUFFALO BILL MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION, Inc. CODY, WYOMING Dedicated to keeping alive the memory of a GREAT AMERICAN, SCOUT AND SHOWMAN This Is…

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Charles Dickens letter
October 3, 2016

Mr. Postman: Is there a letter for me?

There was a time when Mr. Postman was a neighborhood celebrity, and letter writing was a big deal. In the letter above,…

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Cheyenne woman with cane
July 25, 2016

Hand me down my walking cane

My trusty cane urges me on— Takes my hand like a friend, Comforts me, steadies me over rough terrain Beyond where it’s…

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Library of Congress. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540
July 11, 2016

Neighbors: You gotta love ’em

While the spirit of neighborliness was important on the frontier because neighbors were so few, it is even more important now because…

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June 27, 2016

Talking sticks for candidates

It’s time to bring out the talking sticks for Election 2016. As I peer dubiously down the road toward Election Day, Tuesday,…

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The "real" Buffalo Bill (left) and William Deveny, "Buffalo Bill of Portland," 1914. MS071 Vincent Mercaldo Collection. McCracken Research Library. P.71.1464 (detail)
December 28, 2015

Will the real Buffalo Bill please stand up?

They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery…and William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody had all kinds of imitators. I wouldn’t…

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