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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.

Lithograph, 1899: "Charge of the 24th and 25th Colored Infantry and Rescue of Rough Riders at San Juan Hill," July 2, 1898. Copyrighted 1899 by Kunz & Allison, 267-269 Wabash Ave., Chicago. 1.69.5750
January 22, 2021

Blacks in Army Blue – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineFall/Winter 2018 Blacks in Army Blue: Early Depictions by Frederic Remington and William F. Cody By Dr….

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Montana Bill performing live in Broncho Tom's Wild West Show, Vinegarhill (Gallowgate) Fairground, Glasgow, 1915. Courtesy Tom F. Cunningham at snbba.co.uk.
December 11, 2020

Lies and Legends of Montana Bill, Part 2 – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineFall/Winter 2018 Lies and Legends of Montana Bill, Part 2 Click here to read part 1… By…

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Wild West's Buck Taylor with the show's Indian encampment on Erostina Staten Island, ca. 1888. MS 006 William F. Cody Collection, McCracken Research Library. P.6.201
December 4, 2020

Lies and Legends of Montana Bill, Part 1 – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2018 Lies and Legends of Montana Bill, Part 1 By Tom F. Cunningham Wild West Echoes…

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From this photograph of the Indians in Buffalo Bill's Wild West at Chicago in 1893, it's clear that Native Americans formed a large and integral part of the Wild West. If they hadn't been able to perform, the show would have suffered immensely. MS71 Vincent Mercaldo Collection. P.71.1563
November 20, 2020

Rough Riding with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineFall/Winter 2014 Rough Riding with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West By Tom F. Cunningham As organized in 1891,…

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Buffalo Bill Museum entrance, 2012
November 6, 2020

Encounter a Great American Icon Again… For the Very First Time – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2012 Encounter a Great American Icon Again… For the Very First Time – Man of the…

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October 30, 2020

Man of the West, Man of the World, Man of Will – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineFall 2011 Man of the West, Man of the World, Man of Will By Dr. John C….

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