Nancy McClure

Serigraph poster, Yellowstone National Park Transportation Company coach. Ludwig Hohlwein, Munich, H. Schuh and Cie, printers, ca. 1910. Gift of Clyde S. Erskine and Helen E. Erskine. 1.69.1836 (detai)
February 14, 2016

From Cody to Canyon – Points West Online

Adapted from an article originally published in Points West magazine in Summer 1997 From Cody to Canyon By Frances B. ClymerFormer Librarian,…

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February 13, 2016

Treasures from Our West: Man and Woman Sign Talking by Winold Reiss

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Summer 2014 Winold Reiss was a German born artist, who immigrated to the United States…

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February 10, 2016

Treasures from Our West: Photograph, Prince Albert I of Monaco with Buffalo Bill in Cody

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Spring 2013 When Prince Albert I of Monaco visited the United States in 1913, he…

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Palette knife from W.H.D. Koerner Studio Collection. 3.78.65.7
February 7, 2016

W.H.D. Koerner – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazine in Fall 2002 W.H.D. Koerner: “In My Mind’s Eye,” An Artist’s Approach By Julie Coleman TachickFormer…

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Barbed wire samples, ca. 1880 – 1920. Part of a collection of some sixty pieces. Gift of Nick Eggenhofer. 1.69.467.1
February 6, 2016

Treasures from Our West: Barbed wire samples

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Summer 2014 Few inventions more profoundly altered the appearance of the American landscape—and the contours…

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Wheelock musket. Gift of Olin Corporation, Winchester Arms Collection. 1988.8.1028
February 3, 2016

Treasures from Our West: Wheellock musket

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Summer 2013 The wheellock mechanism was the first self-igniting firearm action, but it is probably…

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