Nancy McClure

Grizzly bear claw necklace. Paul Dyck Plains Indian Buffalo Culture Collection. Acquired through the generosity of the Dyck family and additional gifts of the Nielson Family and the Estate of Margaret S. Coe. NA.203.1413
April 1, 2015

Treasures from Our West: Grizzly bear claw necklace

Originally featured in Points West in Spring 2008 Grizzly bear claw necklace This grizzly bear claw necklace is part of the newly…

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Deadwood stagecoach, here pictured in Buffalo Bill's Wild West, ca. 1900. Buffalo Bill claimed the coach was a refurbished stagecoach that had indeed been robbed on the Cheyenne - Deadwood route, later attacked by Indians, and then abandoned alongside the trail where he reclaimed it. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. George Strobel. P.6.59
March 31, 2015

Buffalo Bill’s fight against Wyoming’s outlaws, part 2 – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineFall 2008 “We want them dead rather than alive” — Buffalo Bill’s fight against Wyoming’s outlaws, Part 2…

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The New York Times reported that the citizens of Paterson, New Jersey, found this Wild West poster of outlaws attacking a train too graphic. Buffalo Bill’s Wild West and Pioneer Exhibition, 1907. Poster, 108 x 159.5 inches. Courier Company lithograph, Buffalo, New York. Original Buffalo Bill Museum Collection. 1.69.540

Buffalo Bill’s fight against Wyoming’s outlaws, part 1 – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2008 “We want them dead rather than alive” — Buffalo Bill’s fight against Wyoming’s outlaws, Part 1…

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Draper Natural History Museum
March 29, 2015

Exploring a New Frontier: The Role of Natural History Museums in the 21st Century – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 1999 Exploring a New Frontier: The Role of Natural History Museums in the 21st Century Charles…

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Russian Flintlock Blunderbuss. Museum Purchase, partially funded by the James H. Woods Foundation. 1986.16.1
March 28, 2015

Treasures from Our West: Royal blunderbuss

Originally featured in Points West in Winter 2009 Russian Flintlock Blunderbuss. This splendid engraved and inlaid firearm is a Blunderbuss, a name…

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Raptor collage
March 27, 2015

The Birds of the Draper Museum Raptor Experience

The Draper Museum Raptor Experience is one of our crowd-pleasing programs. Visitors as well as staff quickly develop great affection for our…

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