Nancy McClure

January 3, 2020

Treasures from Our West: Winchester Calendar, 1894

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Summer 2019 Winchester Calendar, 1894 In 1887, Union Metallic Cartridge Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut, introduced…

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Treasures post 215: Hickok revolver. 1.69.6284.1
December 20, 2019

Treasures from Our West: Wild Bill Hickok Revolver

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Summer 2019 Wild Bill Hickok’s Revolver James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok’s (1837–1874) pair of ivory-handled…

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Silver and turquoise belt, ca. 1940s. Gift of Mrs. Frank D. Oastler. NA.203.309
December 13, 2019

Adornment in the West: The American Indian as Artist – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2015 Adornment in the West: The American Indian as Artist By Donna Poulton To the world,…

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Feather dance bustle, ca. 1987. Sioux, Canada. NA.203.795
December 6, 2019

Treasures from Our West: Native Feather Bustle

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Summer 2019 Native Feather Bustle There’s no shortage of bustles at the Center of the…

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Model 1866 Winchester, ca. 1873. Engraved by master artisan Conrad F. Ulrich featuring an unusual decorative border at the wrist using a Grecian key pattern, and a rare depiction of Diana, goddess of the hunt. Other panels depict elk, deer, bear, buffalo, and rabbit. Exhibited at the Centennial Exposition, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1876. Gift of Olin Corporation, Winchester Arms Collection. 1988.8.3283
November 27, 2019

Guns as Art – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 2017 Guns As Art By Gene Ball From the Archives: Gene Ball, the Buffalo Bill Center…

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Making a garden, 1909. Individuals unidentified. North Platte, Nebraska. MS 006 William F. Cody Collection. P.6.647.04a (detail)
November 22, 2019

Treasures from Our West: Photograph: Making a garden in North Platte, Nebraska, 1909

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Spring 2019 Photograph: Making a garden in North Platte, Nebraska, 1909 For these folks, spring…

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