Nancy McClure

William R. Leigh (). "The Three Tetons," 1911. Oil on canvas. Gift of Michael Coleman (by exchange). 20.85
February 12, 2021

Margaret Murie: Sunlight Aura and Spine of Steel – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2003 Margaret Murie: Sunlight Aura and Spine of Steel By Valarie HammFormer Intern, Draper Natural History…

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Firearms and the West gallery, Cody Firearms Museum.
February 8, 2021

Cody Firearms Museum celebrates its collection with an anniversary

The Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s Cody Firearms Museum, completely redesigned and renovated in 2019, includes about 4,200 firearms in its…

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J.P. Beck, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Kentucky long rifle, ca. 1800, .55 cal. Beck was one of the most renowned makers of Kentucky rifles during the so-called “Golden Age,” working between 1785 and 1811. Gift of Olin Corporation, Winchester Arms Collection. 1988.8.1044
February 5, 2021

Favorite Firearms – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2019 Favorite Firearms A number of firearms experts, scholars, enthusiasts, and Buffalo Bill Center of the…

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“Fishing Cone.” Fishing cone hot spring, in the West thumb area of Yellowstone Lake, was once a geyser with eruptions as high as 40 feet. As water levels have risen in the lake, the once-active geyser has now fallen silent. What Lies Beneath: Exploring Yellowstone Lake’s Mysterious Vents / Photographs by Chris Linder, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
February 4, 2021

Exhibition: What Lies Beneath

Current exhibition Open April 24 – August 8, 2021, and again from…October 1, 2021 – May 1, 2022 What Lies Beneath: Exploring…

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Charles Fritz painting at Traveler’s Rest, just west of Lolo, Montana, one of the camping sites of Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery. Photo courtesy Charles Fritz. (detail)
January 29, 2021

Charles Fritz: A Present-Day Artist on the Trail of Lewis and Clark – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2009 A Present-Day Artist on the Trail of Lewis and Clark By Christine C. Brindza It…

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Lithograph, 1899: "Charge of the 24th and 25th Colored Infantry and Rescue of Rough Riders at San Juan Hill," July 2, 1898. Copyrighted 1899 by Kunz & Allison, 267-269 Wabash Ave., Chicago. 1.69.5750
January 22, 2021

Blacks in Army Blue – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineFall/Winter 2018 Blacks in Army Blue: Early Depictions by Frederic Remington and William F. Cody By Dr….

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