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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.

Buffalo Bill poster with scenes from his life—and famous friends, 1895. 1.69.169
September 6, 2016

Papers staff delves deeper in the life of William F. Cody at Center of the West

At the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming, the Papers of William F. Cody—an archive of the life and…

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Buffalo Bill and Mark Twain. (BB - P.69.544)
September 3, 2016

Mark Twain and Buffalo Bill Cody, part 3 – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazine in Fall 2006 Mark Twain and Buffalo Bill Cody: Mirrored through a Glass Darkly, part 3…

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Buffalo Bill takes time to play with young American Indian children whose parents were more than likely actors in his Wild West, ca. 1913. MS 6 William F. Cody Collection. P.6.243
August 27, 2016

Mark Twain and Buffalo Bill Cody, part 2 – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazine in Spring 2006 Mark Twain and Buffalo Bill Cody: Mirrored through a Glass Darkly, part 2…

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Buffalo Bill in Wild West show jacket, ca. 1909. MS6 William F. Cody Collection. P.6.55
August 22, 2016

NEH awards Papers of William F. Cody $300,000 grant

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has announced a nearly $300,000 grant to the Buffalo Bill Center of the West for…

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The "City of Memphis" was the Mississippi river boat that Mark Twain piloted from 1859 to 1861. Mark Twain House and Museum, Hartford, Connecticut. River boats #33.
August 20, 2016

Mark Twain and Buffalo Bill Cody, part 1 – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazine in Winter 2005 Mark Twain and Buffalo Bill Cody: Mirrored through a Glass Darkly, part 1…

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Buffalo Bill's Wild West poster. Gift of John S. Bugas and Glenn E. Nielson. 1.69.1813
August 15, 2016

Buffalo Bill’s Wild West: A Performance for Everyone

The Papers of William F. Cody—an archive of the life and times of an iconic figure from the American West—provide readers with…

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