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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.

Amelia Earhart flight jacket, ca. 1930. Gift of Carl Dunrud. 1.69.2200
July 26, 2017

Buffalo Bill Center of the West has its own piece of Amelia Earhart history

Aviatrix Amelia Earhart, almost 40 at the time, disappeared on July 2, 1937, on an around-the-world flight in her twin-engine Lockheed Electra….

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Buffalo Bill Center of the West with tipi
July 19, 2017

Award-Winning Keynote Speakers at Centennial Symposium

As a part of the year-long Centennial celebration, the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s Buffalo Bill Museum brought renowned international scholars…

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Buffalo Bill Center of the West with tipi
July 18, 2017

Center of the West’s Buffalo Bill Museum hosts Centennial symposium August 2–4

As a part of the year-long Centennial celebration in 2017, the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s Buffalo Bill Museum brought renowned…

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June 5, 2017

Exhibition: Cody to the World! Celebrating 100 years at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West

Past Exhibition Cody to the World! Celebrating 100 years at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West June 3, 2017 – February…

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Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer, Russia's Grand Duke Alexis, and William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody. Black and white photograph, 1872. MS 6 William F. Cody Collection. P.69.819 (detail)
April 29, 2017

Treasures from Our West: Photograph, Custer, Grand Duke Alexis, Buffalo Bill

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Summer 2016 Photograph, Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer, Russia’s Grand Duke Alexis, and William F….

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April 11, 2017

100 years later, Wild West PR man Major Burke mounts a comeback—from a Washington, DC cemetary

One of the most clever and colorful publicists in history is about to pull off his greatest promotion ever: staging a dramatic…

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