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Welcome to Points West Online. In this blog we share articles from the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s print magazine, Points West. Enjoy the full range of topics related to the West as we post stories from recent issues, and even delve into the archives from the past twenty years. And if you’re interested in receiving a printed copy of our magazine going forward, join our membership program—it’s one of the benefits!


Man's Shirt. Austin Box, Southern Ute, Security, Colorado, 1989. Tanned deer hide, pre-1880 glass beads, seam binding, ermine, dyed porcupine quills, commercial dyes, nylon thread. Gift of Mr. & Mrs. William D. Weiss. NA.202.1007
September 17, 2016

What Do We Call Art (Which Happens to be Indian)? – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2004 What Do We Call Art (Which Happens to be Indian)? Rebecca S. WestCurator of Plains…

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Last known photograph of Buffalo Bill, here pictured with his physician, Dr. Crook, standing outside Stone Bath House, Glenwood Springs, Colorado, 1917. MS 6 William F. Cody Collection. P.69.999
September 10, 2016

Mark Twain and Buffalo Bill Cody, part 4 – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazine in Winter 2006 Mark Twain and Buffalo Bill Cody: Mirrored through a Glass Darkly, part 4…

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Buffalo Bill and Mark Twain. (BB - P.69.544)
September 3, 2016

Mark Twain and Buffalo Bill Cody, part 3 – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazine in Fall 2006 Mark Twain and Buffalo Bill Cody: Mirrored through a Glass Darkly, part 3…

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Buffalo Bill takes time to play with young American Indian children whose parents were more than likely actors in his Wild West, ca. 1913. MS 6 William F. Cody Collection. P.6.243
August 27, 2016

Mark Twain and Buffalo Bill Cody, part 2 – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazine in Spring 2006 Mark Twain and Buffalo Bill Cody: Mirrored through a Glass Darkly, part 2…

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The "City of Memphis" was the Mississippi river boat that Mark Twain piloted from 1859 to 1861. Mark Twain House and Museum, Hartford, Connecticut. River boats #33.
August 20, 2016

Mark Twain and Buffalo Bill Cody, part 1 – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazine in Winter 2005 Mark Twain and Buffalo Bill Cody: Mirrored through a Glass Darkly, part 1…

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Charles J. Belden (1887 – 1966). Hohn Piper at Francs Fork with flock of sheep. Black and white glass plate negative. MS 3 Charles Belden Collection. P.67.421
August 13, 2016

The Range vs. the Ranches – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazine in Spring 2001 The Range vs. the Ranches By Mark BagneGuest Author The anticipation had been…

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