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Points West Online

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!

 

Deadwood stagecoach, here pictured in Buffalo Bill's Wild West, ca. 1900. Buffalo Bill claimed the coach was a refurbished stagecoach that had indeed been robbed on the Cheyenne - Deadwood route, later attacked by Indians, and then abandoned alongside the trail where he reclaimed it. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. George Strobel. P.6.59

Buffalo Bill’s fight against Wyoming’s outlaws, part 2 – Points West Online

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Originally published in Points West magazineFall 2008 “We want them dead rather than alive” — Buffalo Bill’s fight against Wyoming’s outlaws, Part 2 Read Part 1 By Jeremy JohnstonWilliam J Goppert […]

The New York Times reported that the citizens of Paterson, New Jersey, found this Wild West poster of outlaws attacking a train too graphic. Buffalo Bill’s Wild West and Pioneer Exhibition, 1907. Poster, 108 x 159.5 inches. Courier Company lithograph, Buffalo, New York. Original Buffalo Bill Museum Collection. 1.69.540

Buffalo Bill’s fight against Wyoming’s outlaws, part 1 – Points West Online

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Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2008 “We want them dead rather than alive” — Buffalo Bill’s fight against Wyoming’s outlaws, Part 1 By Jeremy JohnstonFormer Curator of the Buffalo Bill […]

Draper Natural History Museum

Exploring a New Frontier: The Role of Natural History Museums in the 21st Century – Points West Online

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Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 1999 Exploring a New Frontier: The Role of Natural History Museums in the 21st Century Charles R. Preston, PhDWillis McDonald IV Senior Curator of […]

Crow/Nez Perce bison hide, quill wrapped horse hair blanket strip edged in pony and seed beads, ca. 1850. NA.203.1483

Art of the Buffalo Culture Era: The Paul Dyck Collection – Points West Online

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Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2014 Art of the Buffalo Culture Era: The Paul Dyck Collection By Emma I. HansenPlains Indian Museum Curator Emerita On June 15, 2013, the […]

Poster, 1888. Mary Jester Allen Acquisition fund purchase. 1.69.6354

Printing—19th century style… Buffalo Bill’s posters – Points West Online

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Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2014 By Mike Parker When the Buffalo Bill Center of the West acquired a poster commemorating an 1888 performance of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West […]

The unveiling of Buffalo Bill-The Scout, July 4, 1924. Mary Jester Allen Collection. P.41.503

Cody’s Fairy Godmother: Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and her memorial sculpture, Buffalo Bill—The Scout – Points West Online

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Originally published in Points West magainzeWinter 2009 Cody’s Fairy Godmother: Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and her memorial sculpture, Buffalo Bill—The Scout By Christine C. Brindza Controversy is difficult to avoid in […]