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Philip McClinton and a California myotis rescued from the Center of the West in 2008. (detail)
March 27, 2016

Bats, Debunked and Demystified – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazine in Winter 2009 Night Travelers Debunked and Demystified By Philip and Susan McClintonFormer Curatorial Assistant, Draper…

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Albertype of William Henry Jackson photo of "1st boat on Yellowstone Lake." U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, 1871. Platte XXXV11. From the collection of Dr. Robert Enteen. WHJ-A.040
March 22, 2016

Yellowstone Discovered

Past Exhibition Yellowstone Discovered: William Henry Jackson’s Lost Prints Reveal the Park for America This special exhibition, which recurs periodically at the Center,…

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Shirt, ca. 1890. Ute, Northern Plains. Tanned deer hide, pigments, beads. Gift of Mr. J.C. Kid Nichols. NA.202.206 (detail)
March 20, 2016

The Arts and Culture of the Ute Indians – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2002 Mountain-Family-Spirit: The Arts and Culture of the Ute Indians By Emma I. HansenCurator Emerita, Plains…

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L.A. Huffman (1854 – 1931). Cutting Out a Steer, undated. MS 100 L.A. Huffman Collection.
March 13, 2016

L.A. Huffman – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazine in Winter 1998 L.A. Huffman — Documenting the Old West By Nathan BenderFormal Housel Curator, McCracken…

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February 29, 2016

Treasures from Our West: “Dying Indian” by Charles Cary Rumsey

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Summer 2013 Charles Cary Rumsey’s Dying Indian portrays a slouched Native American male atop a…

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Absarokee Hut in winter, ca. 1905. Addie Sharp stands on the front walk, holding her dog Frans Hals. P. 22.523
February 28, 2016

Addie Sharp – Points West Online

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Summer 1998 Addie Sharp: A Forgotten Figure of the Turn-of-the-Century West By Marie Watkins, Guest…

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