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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.

July 23, 2016

Buffalo Bill, Friend of the American Child – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazine in Summer 2015 Buffalo Bill, Friend of the American Child By Martin Woodside It’s no secret…

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June 1, 2016

Treasures from Our West: Colorized postcard of Sitting Bull

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Fall/Winter 2015 1904 colorized postcard of a ca. 1887 photograph of Sitting Bull Likely the…

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May 18, 2016

Treasures from Our West: William F. Cody’s formal coat

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Fall 2015 Although often depicted wearing the buckskin garb of the American Frontier, William F….

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The construction site of the Irma Hotel with the completed western wall braced with timbers, 1901. MS 6 William F. Cody Collection. P.6.871
May 14, 2016

Treasures from Our West: Photograph of Irma Hotel under construction

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Spring 2015 Readers of Points West, area residents, and visitors to Cody can hardly miss…

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Wild West and Great Far East poster, ca. 1908. U.S. Lithograph Co., Russell-Morgan Print. Gift of Naoma Tate and Family of Hal Tate. 1.69.6521
April 27, 2016

Treasures from Our West: Wild West and Great Far East poster

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Summer 2015 Wild West and Great Far East poster of “Football on Horseback Between Cowboys…

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Gold pocket watch, 1885. Elgin National Watch Company, Elgin, Illinois. Gift from the Howard family, in memory of Howell H. Howard. 1.69.6376
April 20, 2016

Treasures from Our West: Pocket watch

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Fall/Winter 2013 Pocket watch given to Ned Buntline by William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody Two…

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