Nancy McClure

January 25, 2015

Great Britain Gets a Visit from an Indian Princess and Her Husband – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2012 Great Britain Gets a Visit from an Indian Princess and Her Husband By Tom F….

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Plains Basin habitat in the Draper Natural History Museum.
January 24, 2015

Treasures from Our West: Pronghorn antelope

Originally featured in Points West in Winter 2013 Pronghorn (Antilocapra Americano) specimen The pronghorn (Antilocapra Americano), usually called the pronghorn antelope, is…

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Victor Alexander at the California Saddle Shop, ca. 1936-39. Gift of Audrey Alexander Sommer. MS 60 Victor Alexander Collection, McCracken Research Library. P.60.87 (detail)
January 18, 2015

Victor Alexander, Saddlemaker – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineWinter 1993 Victor Alexander, Saddlemaker By Rodric Coslet In 1992, the Buffalo Bill [Center of the West] received…

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January 17, 2015

Treasures from Our West: “Indian with Tomahawk” by Fritz Scholder

Originally featured in Points West in Winter 2013 Indian with Tomahawk by Fritz Scholder Throughout his life, Fritz Scholder refused to self-identify…

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A Treasure from Our West: Winchester Model 1866 rifle embellished with elk, bison, and grizzly bear. 1988.8.3283
January 12, 2015

Cody Firearms Museum exhibits Ronald Reagan’s Winchester rifle at 2015 SHOT Show

For the first time, the Cody Firearms Museum is exhibiting firearms from its collection at the annual Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade Show…

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Pictured are three examples of Winchester’s imported English shotguns, circa 1878 – 1884. From top to bottom: Winchester Club Class double barrel, 12 gauge; Winchester Class C double barrel, 12 gauge; and Winchester Match Class double barrel, 16 gauge.
January 11, 2015

Winchester’s English Shotguns – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineWinter 1998 Winchester’s English Shotguns: A Marketing Maneuver with Lasting Influence By Herbert G. Houze While it is now…

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