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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!


Thom Ross. "The Alamo," 2000. Acrylic on canvas. Mary Jester Allen Purchase Fund. 15.00
December 27, 2015

Thom Ross – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazine in Fall 2002 Thom Ross By Frances B. Clymer, Former McCracken Research Library Librarian Artist and author…

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Buffalo Bill Combination poster, May Cody. MS 6 William F. Cody Collection, McCracken Research Library. P.69.29
December 20, 2015

There’s Never Been an Actor Like Buffalo Bill – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazine in Summer 1999 There’s Never Been an Actor Like Buffalo Bill By Gordon Wickstrom, Guest Author…

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Swastika settee and chair made by Thomas Molesworth. Furniture such as that created by Dunrud inspired and pre-dated the classic designs of Thomas Molesworth.
December 13, 2015

Before There Was Molesworth High Style There Was Cowboy Low Style – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazine in Spring 1998 Before There Was Molesworth High Style There Was Cowboy Low Style By Joanita…

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Like many paintings by Bierstadt, this subject might be drawn more from the artist's imagination than from an actual spot. Whyte's Lake, a man-made lake, existed only one year, 1877, and was washed out by floods the following year. Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902). Estes Park, Colorado. Whyte's Lake, ca. 1877. Oil on canvas. Gift of the Coe Foundation. 12.74
December 6, 2015

Old West, New West: Conservation Paradigms – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazine in Fall 2004 Old West, New West: Conservation Paradigms By Mark BagneGuest Author Knight and Charles…

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Corkscrew Bridge, Sylvan Pass, ca. 1920. F.J. Hiscock, photographer.
November 29, 2015

Tourism in Yellowstone – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazine in Spring 1998 Tourism in Yellowstone By Lawrence CulverFormer Intern, McCracken Research Library, 1997 The creation…

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James Bama's 'A Contemporary Sioux Indian,' 19.78
November 22, 2015

The Power of Images: Indian Revitalization Presents Unbounded Possibilities – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazine in Fall 1998 The Power of Images: Indian Revitalization Presents Unbounded Possibilities By Dave Warren, Guest…

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