Ragtime orchestra likely inspired some of the music in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show A Museum Minute By Olivia WeitzWyoming Public MediaApril 5, 2024 A 1-minute audio snapshot highlighting a […]
Museum Minute
"Museum Minute" is a series of one-minute audio snapshots highlighting museum objects from the collection of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming.
Created by Wyoming Public Media in partnership with the Center of the West, Multimedia Journalist Olivia Weitz works with the Center's curators, who share insights into the objects they are inspired by every day. Learn more about these objects and find out why they are significant stand-outs from the collection.
The firearm of the first woman who rode across the country on horseback
The firearm of the first woman who rode across the country on horseback A Museum Minute By Olivia WeitzWyoming Public MediaMarch 21, 2024 A 1-minute audio snapshot highlighting a museum […]
Buffalo Bill’s Wild West master trick roper Vicente Oropeza
Buffalo Bill’s Wild West master trick roper Vicente Oropeza A Museum Minute By Olivia WeitzWyoming Public MediaMarch 14, 2024 A 1-minute audio snapshot highlighting a museum object from the collection […]
Buffalo Bill’s cowboy band played “The Star Spangled Banner” before it became the national anthem
Buffalo Bill’s cowboy band played “The Star Spangled Banner” before it became the national anthem A Museum Minute By Olivia WeitzWyoming Public MediaMarch 7, 2024 A 1-minute audio snapshot highlighting […]
Sharpshooters and myth-making in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show
Sharpshooters and myth-making in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show A Museum Minute By Olivia WeitzWyoming Public MediaFebruary 22, 2024 A 1-minute audio snapshot highlighting a museum object from the collection […]
Did Buffalo Bill ride for the Pony Express?
Did William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody ride for the Pony Express? A Museum Minute By Olivia WeitzWyoming Public MediaFebruary 15, 2024 A 1-minute audio snapshot highlighting a museum object from […]
