Nancy McClure

July 15, 2015

Icon of the American West: Golden Eagle – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 2015 Golden eagle: Icon of the American WestThe Draper Natural History Museum’s ongoing exploration of our regional…

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Partial bison skeleton. DRA.305.134

Treasures from Our West: Partial bison skeleton

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Winter 2009 The American bison (Bison bison), also known as buffalo, once ranged throughout the…

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American Bison. Ken Blackbird photo, 1996.
July 12, 2015

The Buffalo, a Symbol for Conservation – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazine Spring 1995 The Buffalo, A Symbol for Conservation By Paul FeesFormer Ernest S. Goppert Curator, Buffalo…

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Photo of Buffalo Bill at Wild Bill Hickok's grave. MS 6 William F. Cody Collection. P.69.1069
July 11, 2015

Treasures from Our West: Photograph of William F. Cody at Wild Bill Hickok’s grave

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Fall 2008 William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody at Wild Bill Hickock’s grave Outlaws of necessity…

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Cabin that exhibited the Boone & Crockett collection in the Center's Cody Firearms Museum
July 10, 2015

Buffalo Bill Center of the West bids farewell to Boone and Crockett Collection

Since 1982, the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming, has housed the Boone and Crockett Club’s National Collection of…

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July 8, 2015

Treasures from Our West: Billy Howell’s Cowboy Boots

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Fall 2009 Billy Howell’s Justin cowboy boots with crossed sabres design These black leather Justin…

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