Author: Nancy McClure

Nancy works in the Public Relations Department in electronic communications. Her work includes writing and updating website content, publicizing events, copy editing, working with images, and producing the e-newsletter <em>Western Wire</em>. In her spare time, Nancy enjoys photography, reading, flower gardening, and playing the flute.

Georgian (Cossack) saddle, ca. 1900. 1.69.2410

Treasures from Our West: saddle

January 2, 2016 by Nancy McClure

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Summer 2012 Georgian (Cossack) saddle In 1892, while Buffalo Bill’s Wild West was appearing in England, Buffalo Bill, wanting to add to the […]

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

Treasures from Our West: Child’s moccasins

December 30, 2015 by Nancy McClure

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Fall 2012 Child’s beaded moccasins, Cheyenne These moccasins, just over six inches in length, were most likely made for a little boy. Fully […]

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

Thom Ross – Points West Online

December 27, 2015 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazine in Fall 2002 Thom Ross By Frances B. Clymer, Former McCracken Research Library Librarian Artist and author Thom Ross, whose art has focused on the […]

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

Treasures from Our West: Photo, golden eagle chicks

December 26, 2015 by Nancy McClure

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Fall 2012 Photograph, two young golden eagle chicks in nest As the Draper Museum of Natural History celebrates its tenth anniversary, golden eagles—the […]

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

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

December 23, 2015 by Nancy McClure

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Fall 2012 Born in Sweden, artist Gunnar Widforss visited the United States in 1921 and never left, enthralled by the natural beauty of […]

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

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

December 21, 2015 by Nancy McClure

Treasures from the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s Cody Firearms Museum and Buffalo Bill Museum headed to the annual SHOT Show (“Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade”) in Las Vegas, […]