Nancy McClure

(L-R) Dr. Charles R. Preston, Draper Natural History Museum curator; Bruce Eldredge, Center of the West Executive Director; Barron Collier II, Chairman of the Center’s Board of Trustees; HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco; Dr. Craig M. Lee, University of Colorado; Dr. Gregory T. Pederson, U.S.G.S. Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center; and Dr. David McWethy, Montana State University.
November 9, 2016

Center of the West taps Yale as next “Invisible Boundaries: Exploring Yellowstone’s Great Animal Migrations” venue

Here’s what happens when a scientist and a photographer win the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s Camp Monaco Research Prize. They…

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Georgia O'Keeffe (1887–1996). "Road Past the View II," 1975. Lithograph on paper. Gift of Carol and Jack O'Grady. 25.00.1
November 5, 2016

Why Are There No Great Women Artists of the West? But, Wait, There’s Georgia O’Keeffe – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazine in Summer 2003 Why Are There No Great Women Artists of the West? But, Wait, There’s…

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October 29, 2016

Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists of the West? – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazine in Summer 2003 Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists of the West? Or, Rephrased,…

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Black and white photograph by Spandau & Coultry, Chicago, IL. MS 6 William F. Cody Collection. P.6.845
October 23, 2016

Treasures from Our West: Showmen’s League of America Photograph

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Spring 2016 Photograph, Showmen’s League of America’s 1st Annual Ball It looks like a swanky…

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William R. Leigh (1866-1955), "Panning Gold, Wyoming," 1949. Oil on canvas, 32.25 x 40 inches. Gift of the artist. 1.59
October 22, 2016

Water, the Wellspring of Life…and Lawsuits – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazine in Fall 2005 Water, the Wellspring of Life…and Lawsuits By Tom SansonettiGuest Author They say water…

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Some consider Astoria to be the terminus of the Lewis & Clark Trail. Others consider Seaside, Oregon, the end of the trail because some members of the Corps went there the winter of 1805–1806 to prepare salt from Pacific Ocean brine.
October 15, 2016

On the Trail with Lewis and Clark, part 3 – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazine in Spring 2007 On the Trail with Lewis and Clark, part 3 By Guy GertschGuest Author…

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