Nancy McClure

Trick riding was always a big part of the Wild West. Four-color lithograph, ca. 1907. The Strobridge Litho Co., Cincinnati, OH, and New York, NY. 1.69.2701 (detail)
February 14, 2015

Buffalo Bill’s Wild Cowgirl Falls in Love – Points West Online

Originally published in the New York Journal, April 3, 1898and in Points West magazine, Summer 2010 A Romance of the Congress of…

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William R. Leigh (1866-1955). “Buffalo Drive,” 1947. Oil on canvas, 77.62 x 125.5 in. Acquired with donations from the Whitney Purchase Fund, William F. Davidson, The Coe Foundation and Corliss C. and Audrienne H. Moseley. 13.69 (detail)
February 8, 2015

W.R. Leigh’s “Buffalo Drive” – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineFall 1995 W.R. Leigh’s Buffalo Drive By Sarah Laughlin,Former Curatorial Assistant, Whitney Western Art Museum and Plains…

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Art Hansen's violin. 1.69.4824.1
February 7, 2015

Treasures from Our West: Art Hansen’s violin

Originally featured in Points West in Summer 2013 Art Hansen’s violin Born in Norway, Arndt (Art) Hansen (1890 – 1963) longed to…

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Old Charlie Collins looks a bit "worse for wear" with his tin plate of trail vittles, ca. 1920. Charles Belden black and white glass plate negative. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Belden. PN.67.39 (detail)
February 1, 2015

Feeding Cowboys in the Days of the Open Range – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineFall 2005 Feeding Cowboys in the Days of the Open Range By B. Byron Price Excerpted from…

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January 31, 2015

Treasures from Our West: Photograph of Iron Teeth by Dr. Thomas Marquis

Originally featured in Points West in Spring 2007 Iron Teeth, photographed by Dr. Thomas Marquis Dr. Thomas Marquis, a physician and author…

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The Buffalo Bill Center of the West's Draper Natural History Museum partners with the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation on the Camp Monaco Prize.
January 28, 2015

New endowment funds Draper Natural History Museum curator position

Willis McDonald IV, founding chair of the Draper Natural History Museum Advisory Board at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, has…

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