Nancy McClure

Civil War porcelain parade canteen, ca. 1861 – 1865. Gift of Don and Marjorie Lawson. 2004.17.1 (detail)
January 10, 2015

Treasures from Our West: Civil War canteen

Originally featured in Points West magazine in fall 2007 Civil War Canteen While a standard item of military equipment, this Civil War canteen is…

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January 4, 2015

Alien Organisms in Greater Yellowstone – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineWinter 1999 The Changing Face of the West: Alien Organisms in Greater Yellowstone (Have They Come in Peace?) By…

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Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep. Scientific name: Ovis canadensis. Whole mount DRA.305.10; skeletal mount DRA.305.38
January 3, 2015

Treasures from Our West: Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep

Originally featured in Points West in Summer 2007 Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep specimens On December 24, 2000, poachers killed these two Rocky…

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Karen Brooks McWhorter starts her position as Whitney Western Art Museum curator on March 2. Courtesy photo.
December 29, 2014

Buffalo Bill Center of the West appoints new curator of western art

After a nationwide search, the Buffalo Bill Center of the West has chosen Karen Brooks McWhorter to become the new Margaret and…

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Vests - NA.202.1008 & NA.202.1276
December 28, 2014

The Art of Beadwork – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2004 The Art of Beadwork: An Old But New Tradition By Emma HansenCurator Emerita and Senior Scholar, Plains…

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Sterling silver charm bracelet. Garlow Collection. 1.69.342
December 27, 2014

Treasures from Our West: Irma Cody charm bracelet

Originally published in Points West magazine in Summer 2009 Irma Cody charm bracelet This silver charm bracelet was given to Irma, Buffalo…

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