Buffalo Bill Museum

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.

Deadwood stagecoach, here pictured in Buffalo Bill's Wild West, ca. 1900. Buffalo Bill claimed the coach was a refurbished stagecoach that had indeed been robbed on the Cheyenne - Deadwood route, later attacked by Indians, and then abandoned alongside the trail where he reclaimed it. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. George Strobel. P.6.59

Buffalo Bill’s fight against Wyoming’s outlaws, part 2 – Points West Online

March 31, 2015 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineFall 2008 “We want them dead rather than alive” — Buffalo Bill’s fight against Wyoming’s outlaws, Part 2 Read Part 1 By Jeremy JohnstonWilliam J Goppert […]

The New York Times reported that the citizens of Paterson, New Jersey, found this Wild West poster of outlaws attacking a train too graphic. Buffalo Bill’s Wild West and Pioneer Exhibition, 1907. Poster, 108 x 159.5 inches. Courier Company lithograph, Buffalo, New York. Original Buffalo Bill Museum Collection. 1.69.540

Buffalo Bill’s fight against Wyoming’s outlaws, part 1 – Points West Online

March 31, 2015 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2008 “We want them dead rather than alive” — Buffalo Bill’s fight against Wyoming’s outlaws, Part 1 By Jeremy JohnstonFormer Curator of the Buffalo Bill […]

Hand-colored photograph by Paolo Salviati of Buffalo Bill and Indian members of the Wild West cast in Venice, April 1890. MS 6 William F. Cody Collection. P.69.822 (detail)

Treasures from Our West: photograph, Buffalo Bill and Wild West cast members in Venice

March 21, 2015 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazine in Spring 2012 Buffalo Bill and Wild West cast members in a gondola in Venice As our Buffalo Bill Museum makes clear, William F. “Buffalo […]

Poster, 1888. Mary Jester Allen Acquisition fund purchase. 1.69.6354

Printing—19th century style… Buffalo Bill’s posters – Points West Online

March 15, 2015 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2014 By Mike Parker When the Buffalo Bill Center of the West acquired a poster commemorating an 1888 performance of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West […]

Printing press area, Buffalo Bill Museum

Treasures from Our West: Babcock printing press

March 14, 2015 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazine in Spring 2012 Babcock drum cylinder printing press William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody is thought to be the first owner of this Babcock drum cylinder […]

Agate brooch given to Mrs. William F. Cody, i.e. Louisa Cody, and featuring a coach and four, ca. 1890. Hand-carved, 1 x .75 inches. Original Buffalo Bill Museum Collection. 1.69.335

Treasures from Our West: Agate brooch, Louisa Cody

March 4, 2015 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazine in Spring 2008 Louisa Cody’s agate brooch Louisa Cody wore this fine agate brooch for many years. At first glance, one might think it […]