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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.

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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October 9, 2020

Captain Jack, the Poet Scout: Tales of the West in Rhyme – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 2019 Captain Jack, the Poet ScoutTales of the West in Rhyme John Wallace Crawford (1847–1917) was…

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The Huntington Avenue venue in Boston (full name: Huntington Avenue American League Baseball Grounds) was the first home of the Boston Red Sox and a huge arena for Black America. (This game is Boston vs. New York on October 8, 1904, attendance 28,040.) Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, DC 20540 USA. LC-USZ62-97762
September 18, 2020

Nate Salsbury’s Black America, Part 2 – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 2019 Nate Salsbury’s Black America: Its Origins and ProgramsPart 2 Click here to read part 1…

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