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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!


W.H.D. Koerner (1878 – 1938). “The Road to Oregon (Lone Travel, or Travel in Groups of a Few, as Andy Had Known it, Was Practically a Thing of the Past),” 1933. Oil on canvas, 26.125 x 40.125 inches. Gift of Ruth Koerner Oliver. 6.92.2
August 30, 2015

Depictions of Women in Western Art – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West in Spring 1995 Depictions of Women in Western Art By Sarah E. BoehmeFormer Curator, Whitney Western Art…

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Buffalo Bill Center of the West Conservator Beverly Perkins works on a painted hide from the Plains Indian Museum collection.
August 23, 2015

Conservation – Caring for Your Treasures – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West in Spring 2009 Conservation: Caring for Your Treasures By Beverly PerkinsChief Conservator and Director of the Museum…

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Wahb Springs boils up from beneath Cache Creek.
August 16, 2015

Death Gulch, Wahb Springs – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West in Spring 2009 Death Gulch, Wahb Springs – A Poetic Addendum to On the Trail of a…

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A Yellowstone National Park grizzly bear. National Park Service photo by Jim Peaco, 2005.
August 12, 2015

On the Trail of a Bear Named Wahb – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West in Spring 2009 On the Trail of a Bear Named Wahb: Two Professors on a Bear Hunt…

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Fig. 7: The Reservation House is part of the 2000 reinstallation.
August 8, 2015

Adversity and Renewal – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West in Winter 1999 Adversity and Renewal By Emma I. HansenCurator Emerita, Plains Indian Museum A long time…

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George Catlin (1796-1872). "The Last Race, Mandan (Eeh-K'na-K'nah-Pic)," ca. 1855-1870. Oil on paperboard. Gift of Paul Melon. 28.86
July 26, 2015

The Art of John Mix Stanley – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West in Spring 2015 Painted Journeys: The Art of John Mix Stanley — Revealing an unknown artist By…

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