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Our Buffalo Bill Museum is our flagship and has rich stories to tell not only about William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody’s own personal history as a western man, scout, actor, showman, and entrepreneur, but also of the times in which he lived, his legacy, and the myth of the West. This blog shares Points West articles about or related to Buffalo Bill.

Pony Express style saddle with mochilla. Stamped left side front: PONY EXPRESS/MARCH 3RD 1860, Stamped left side back: LOUIS HOOK/S.L. CITY, Stamped right side front: JULY/24TH 1897, Stamped right side back: LOUIS HOOK/S.L. CITY. This is a reproduction possibly used in Wild West Show performances. Date: March 3, 1860; July 24, 1897. Museum purchase, Garlow Collection. 1.69.16
June 27, 2019

Museum Minute: Pony Express Saddle

Although the Pony Express only lasted for about a year and half, the mail service has become synonymous with the Old West….

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Arthur Holman bronc riding at Stampede Rodeo, Clarence William at left, Blocker Dodge at right. MS 005 Cody Local History Collection. P.69.1703
June 7, 2019

Whoop It Up! Special Exhibition

Past Exhibition June 7, 2019 – January 5, 2021 Whoop it Up! Celebrating 100 Years of the Cody Stampede told the story of…

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Treasures from Our West: Photograph, Kit Carson Cody, ca. 1876

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Summer 2018 Photograph, Kit Carson Cody, ca. 1876 This photo gives no hint about the…

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June 6, 2019

Buffalo Bill and The Fight to Save Yellowstone’s Wildlife – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineFall 2012 Buffalo Bill and The Fight to Save Yellowstone’s Wildlife By Jeremy Johnston, PhD, Managing Editor…

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Wild West poster, ca. 1895, with performers from around the world. Gift of the Coe Foundation. 1.69.170
May 29, 2019

Arab Performers in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West – Points West Online

Dr. Haque gives an overview of the Arab troupe of Buffalo Bill’s Congress of Rough Riders participation in the Wild West….

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May 17, 2019

Museum Minute: How One Object Can Tell A Bigger Story

What can a wagon jack tell us? (A wagon jack is a tool used to change out tires.) Well, for the story…

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