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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!

 

Michael Haynes (b. 1956). "The Scouts—John Potts, Richard Windsor, Hugh McNeal, and George Drouillard," 1805, 2008. Watercolor. Collection of Timothy Peterson. Image courtesy Michael Haynes. (detail)

To the Western Ocean: Paintings by Michael Haynes – Points West Online

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Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2009 To the Western Ocean: Paintings by Michael Haynes By Christine C. Brindza In 2009, Michael Haynes’s To the Western Ocean: Paintings Depicting Members […]

Thomas Mickell Burnham (1818-1866). "The Lewis and Clark Expedition," ca. 1850. Oil on canvas, 36.125 x 48.5 inches. Museum purchase. 21.78 (detail)

Collection Connections with the Corps of Discovery – Points West Online

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Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2009 Collection Connections with the Corps of Discovery By Christine C. Brindza In 1804, President Thomas Jefferson chose Meriwether Lewis and his friend, William […]

Kurz and Allison print. "Capture and Death of Sitting Bull," January 5, 1891. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, DC, 20540 USA. LC-DIG-pga-01896

Sitting Bull: Even Cody Couldn’t Save Him – Points West Online

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Originally published in 1980 in the Center’s newsletter, and reprinted in Points West magazineFall/Winter 2015 Sitting Bull: Even Cody Couldn’t Save Him By Gene BallFormer Education Director The following article […]