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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!


A Cossack Wild West poster, 1896. Museum purchase. 1.69.451
June 18, 2021

Georgian horsemen in the Wild West show – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2019 Georgian horsemen in the Wild West show By Irakli Makharadze Translated from Georgian by Salome…

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Harold McCracken collage
June 4, 2021

Harold McCracken’s Nature Writing – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2017 Harold McCracken’s Nature Writing By Mary Robinson In a previous, two-part Points West Online installment,…

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Cowboy saddling horse. Adobe Stock image (detail)
May 21, 2021

How Not to Spook a Horse – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 2020 How Not to Spook a Horse By Jim Davis This article giving advice on how…

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Winchester carbine, ca. 1868. Gift of Olin Corporation, Winchester Arms Collection. 1988.8.168
May 14, 2021

150 Years On Target – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineFall 2016 150 Years On Target New Mexico Electric News, May–June 1966 An unlikely magazine—New Mexico Electric…

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Shoshone Irrigation Company partners hoped the Shoshone River - shown here before the Buffalo Bill Dam - could irrigate lands downstream. Jack Richard Collection. MS 89 Jack Richard Photograph Collection, McCracken Research Library. P.89.88
May 7, 2021

The Story of Bronson Rumsey and His Business Records – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineFall 2011 From Buffalo, New York, to Cody, Wyoming: The Story of Bronson Rumsey and His Business…

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Saw-whet owl, 1967. National Park Service photo by Stan Canter.
April 22, 2021

Taking to the Field with the Draper Natural History Museum – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 2010 Taking to the Field with the Draper Natural History Museum By Jennifer McDonald Nature buffs…

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