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William Sweeney and the Cowboy Band with Mt. Vesuvius in background, 1890. MS 6 William F. Cody Collection, McCracken Research Library. P.69.989
April 14, 2023

Mike Masterson’s legacy marches on

When visitors to the Center of the West tour our Buffalo Bill Museum, they pause to watch actual footage of Buffalo Bill’s…

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Two great blue herons show off their plumage at a nesting site. Photo by Rob Koelling.
April 7, 2023

Spring Wings – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 2021 Spring Wings: Birds Flock to Yellowstone Region By Michaela Jones If you have a tendency…

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John Burke, who promoted Buffalo Bill's Wild West, pioneered the use of branded and licensed merchandise to help boost William F. Cody's image. A wide range of products bore Cody's image, including playing cards, souvenir buttons, cigars and much more. (Playing cards, Sells-Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill, ca. 1908 – 1913. 1.69.115; Souvenir button of Buffalo Bill, ca. 1900. 1.69.1962B; Cody cigar box, no. date. Gift of Bonnie L. Chapman. 1.69.5348)
March 24, 2023

Buntline and Burke – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineWinter 2022 Buntline and Burke: Buffalo Bill’s Peerless Promoters By Ruffin Prevost William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody…

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"Bowl of the Wife of Kit Carson" chicken soup
March 10, 2023

Chicken Soup – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 2020 Good Enough to Eat: “Bowl of the Wife of Kit Carson” Chicken SoupAdapted from The…

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Beaded storage bag, ca. 1885. Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Irving H. Larom. NA.106.22A
February 16, 2023

Indigenous Art Tools – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineWinter 2022 Tools of the Trade: Indigenous Art Tools Indigenous artists and crafters cherish the tools of…

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Lorna and Milward Simpson with their sons Al (L) and Pete, ca. 1940. MS 089 Jack Richard Photograph Collection, McCracken Research Library. PN.89.107.21020.02.4 (detail)
February 10, 2023

Reflecting on the Center’s Past, Imagining its Future – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 2018 Pete and Al: Reflecting on the Center’s Past, Imagining its Future By Michaela Jones For…

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