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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!


Serigraph poster, Yellowstone National Park Transportation Company coach. Ludwig Hohlwein, Munich, H. Schuh and Cie, printers, ca. 1910. Gift of Clyde S. Erskine and Helen E. Erskine. 1.69.1836 (detai)
March 8, 2015

Artists in America’s First National Park – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 2005 Artists in America’s First National Park By Peter H. Hassrick, with introduction by Marguerite House…

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March 7, 2015

Hickok and His Guns: How Good Were They? – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 2003 Hickok and His Guns: How Good Were They? By Warren Newman, Former Cody Firearms Museum…

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February 28, 2015

Is it a fake? An Art Museum Caper – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2007 Is it a fake? An Art Museum Caper By Monique Westra In 2003, the Glenbow Museum…

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Louis Maurer (1832-1932). "The Great Royal Buffalo Hunt," 1894. Oil on canvas, 34 1/8 x 54 in. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest J. Goppert. 7.66 (detail)
February 22, 2015

Return of the Buffalo, An American Success Story – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineFall 2000 Return of the Buffalo: An American Success Story By Robert B. PickeringFormer Deputy Director, Education…

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Trick riding was always a big part of the Wild West. Four-color lithograph, ca. 1907. The Strobridge Litho Co., Cincinnati, OH, and New York, NY. 1.69.2701 (detail)
February 14, 2015

Buffalo Bill’s Wild Cowgirl Falls in Love – Points West Online

Originally published in the New York Journal, April 3, 1898and in Points West magazine, Summer 2010 A Romance of the Congress of…

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William R. Leigh (1866-1955). “Buffalo Drive,” 1947. Oil on canvas, 77.62 x 125.5 in. Acquired with donations from the Whitney Purchase Fund, William F. Davidson, The Coe Foundation and Corliss C. and Audrienne H. Moseley. 13.69 (detail)
February 8, 2015

W.R. Leigh’s “Buffalo Drive” – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineFall 1995 W.R. Leigh’s Buffalo Drive By Sarah Laughlin,Former Curatorial Assistant, Whitney Western Art Museum and Plains…

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