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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.

Black and white photograph. Group of men in hats and suits at Buffalo Bill's Wild West gather in front of William F. Cody's tent on Buffalo Bill's Wild West show backlot. Elliot & Fry, Baker Street, London, photographer. William F. Cody Collection. P.69.810 (detail)
January 30, 2016

Treasures from Our West: Photograph, businessmen of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Winter 2012 Photograph, businessmen of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Seated front and center in this…

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Locket with bar pin. Museum Purchase. 1.69.2718
January 23, 2016

Treasures from Our West: Moses Kerngood Locket

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Spring 2013 Locket given to Moses Kerngood by William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody The year…

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Georgian (Cossack) saddle, ca. 1900. 1.69.2410
January 2, 2016

Treasures from Our West: saddle

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Summer 2012 Georgian (Cossack) saddle In 1892, while Buffalo Bill’s Wild West was appearing in…

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Buffalo Bill Combination poster, May Cody. MS 6 William F. Cody Collection, McCracken Research Library. P.69.29
December 20, 2015

There’s Never Been an Actor Like Buffalo Bill – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazine in Summer 1999 There’s Never Been an Actor Like Buffalo Bill By Gordon Wickstrom, Guest Author…

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Wheel of Fortune, ca. 1905. Gift of Quintin Blair Family. 1.69.5375
December 16, 2015

Treasures from Our West: Irma Hotel’s “Wheel of Fortune”

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Winter 2012 The Irma Hotel’s “Wheel of Fortune” The Irma Hotel became the center of…

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A Treasure from Our West: Orilla Hollister's Stetson hat. 1.69.648 (back)
November 28, 2015

Treasures from Our West: Orilla Hollister’s Stetson hat

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Fall 2012 Orilla Hollister’s Stetson hat Orilla Russell Downing Hollister was born in Denver, Colorado,…

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