Nancy McClure

Mountain Meadow habitat in the Draper Natural History Museum.
February 28, 2015

Treasures from Our West: Shiras bull moose

Originally featured in Points West in Winter 2007 Shiras moose (Alces alces shiras) specimen Our overarching goal for exhibits in the Alpine-to-Plains…

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Is it a fake? An Art Museum Caper – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2007 Is it a fake? An Art Museum Caper By Monique Westra In 2003, the Glenbow Museum…

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February 25, 2015

Treasures from Our West: Indian Warrior by Alexander Phimister Proctor

Originally featured in Points West in Summer 2009 Alexander Phimister Proctor’s Indian Warrior sculpture Alexander Phimister Proctor is recognized as a skilled…

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Louis Maurer (1832-1932). "The Great Royal Buffalo Hunt," 1894. Oil on canvas, 34 1/8 x 54 in. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest J. Goppert. 7.66 (detail)
February 22, 2015

Return of the Buffalo, An American Success Story – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineFall 2000 Return of the Buffalo: An American Success Story By Robert B. PickeringFormer Deputy Director, Education…

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Cased percussion pistols, .47 caliber, ca. 1855. Gift of Olin Corporation, Winchester Arms Collection. 1988.8.237 (detail)
February 21, 2015

Treasures from Our West: Cased percussion pistols

Originally featured in Points West in Summer 2009 Cased percussion pistols In the 1830s, Henry Deringer Jr. (1806 – 1868) developed a…

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Leather parfleche, Cheyenne, ca. 1885. 23.5 x 14.75 inches. Chandler-Pohrt Collection. Gift of Mr. William D. Weiss. NA.106.147
February 15, 2015

Treasures from Our West: Cheyenne parfleche

Originally featured in Points West in Winter 2007 Cheyenne parfleche A parfleche, made of folded rawhide, was used to carry clothing, food,…

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