Nancy McClure

Child’s moccasins, ca. 1880. Tsistsistas (Cheyenne), Plains. The Paul Dyck Plains Indian Buffalo Culture Collection, acquired through the generosity of the Dyck family and additional gifts of the Nielson Family and the Estate of Margaret S. Coe. NA.202.1373
December 30, 2015

Treasures from Our West: Child’s moccasins

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Fall 2012 Child’s beaded moccasins, Cheyenne These moccasins, just over six inches in length, were…

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Thom Ross. "The Alamo," 2000. Acrylic on canvas. Mary Jester Allen Purchase Fund. 15.00
December 27, 2015

Thom Ross – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazine in Fall 2002 Thom Ross By Frances B. Clymer, Former McCracken Research Library Librarian Artist and author…

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Color slide by Gabby Barrus. Two young golden eagles in cliffside nest. Gabby Barrus Slide Collection. Gift of the Barrus Family, Marj, Mick, Jim and Page Barrus. SL.301.16.39
December 26, 2015

Treasures from Our West: Photo, golden eagle chicks

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Fall 2012 Photograph, two young golden eagle chicks in nest As the Draper Museum of…

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Gunnar Widforss (1879–1934). Yellowstone Canyon, 1924. Watercolor on paper, 19.75 x 17.25 inches. Gift of Mrs. Horace M. Albright. 25.61
December 23, 2015

Treasures from Our West: “Yellowstone Canyon” by Gunnar Widforss

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Fall 2012 Born in Sweden, artist Gunnar Widforss visited the United States in 1921 and…

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Winchester Model 1873 rifle, smoothbore, .44 caliber, 1875. Belonged to Buffalo Bill who gave it to Will Richard, and then he gave it to H.C. Allen. Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Cody, Wyoming, USA. Original Buffalo Bill Museum Collection. 1.69.789
December 21, 2015

Buffalo Bill Center of the West transports popular firearms to annual SHOT Show

Treasures from the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s Cody Firearms Museum and Buffalo Bill Museum headed to the annual SHOT Show…

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Buffalo Bill Combination poster, May Cody. MS 6 William F. Cody Collection, McCracken Research Library. P.69.29
December 20, 2015

There’s Never Been an Actor Like Buffalo Bill – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazine in Summer 1999 There’s Never Been an Actor Like Buffalo Bill By Gordon Wickstrom, Guest Author…

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