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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.

August 16, 2019

Samuel Franklin Cody and William F. Cody – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 2011 A Case of Mistaken Identity: Samuel Franklin Cody and William F. Cody By Lynn Johnson…

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Poster, Custer's Last Stand as Presented By Buffalo Bill's Wild West. Courier, Buffalo, NY. Lithograph poster, 1905. Buffalo Bill Museum. 1.69.2165
August 9, 2019

Museum Minute: Custer’s Last Stand

Custer’s Last Stand was reenacted thousands of times in the Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. A poster shows the classic image of…

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June 28, 2019

The Old Glory Blowout – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineWinter 2009 Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show: The Old Glory Blowout By Charles Sabukewicz [To me] Buffalo…

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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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