Culture
Echoes of the Painted West: John Clymer’s Gold Train
Gold in the Hills! Colonel Mulberry Sellers in Mark Twain’s satirical novel The American Claimant prophetically decreed, “There’s gold in them thar…
An Unsung Hero of Firearms Manufacturing
Following the American Civil War, large scale firearms manufacturing companies Winchester, Colt, Smith and Wesson, and Remington drove demand by creating niche…
Brushstrokes of a Nation: Golden Gate, Yellowstone
Thomas Moran’s “Golden Gate, Yellowstone National Park,” 1893. 4.75…
Buffalo Bill’s Greatest Prop: The Storied Ride of the Deadwood Coach
There’s an old yellow stagecoach sitting in the Buffalo Bill Museum at the Center of the West that once rumbled through rugged…
Carl Rungius and the Silver-Tipped Grizzly: A Legacy in Western Wildlife Art
A silver tipped grizzly lives in the Whitney Western Art Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. No cause for…
Firearms in Pop Culture
Firearms have been a staple in pop culture since the late nineteenth century. Wild west shows gained popularity in the 1880s, with…