Decades before the famous—or infamous—videos began appearing showing Bad Girls Being Naughty, another bevy of beauties became known worldwide for their exploits. They were classy, brassy, sassy, and sexy to […]
epiCENTER: Explore the CENTER of it all with our staff!
Enjoy the observations and interests of the people who work at the Center of the West here in our staff blog. Just note that these are the personal perspectives of individual staff members, and are not meant to be official representations of Center expertise or policy.
Smithsonian here in Cody…and your backyard, too!
Englishman James Smithson (1765 – 1829) never traveled to the United States, but his legacy is American through and through. It was his bequest that created what we know today […]
Traveling With Charlie Russell
I dreamed the other night I was traveling with Charlie Russell. The first scene of my dream was suggestive of Frederic Remington’s painting A Post Office in the “Cow Country.” […]
Biscuits anyone? It’s chow time on the trail…
After a dusty day on the cattle drive, cowhands were plum tickled when they caught a whiff of the trail trifecta of biscuits, bacon, and beans. There was one small […]
The Spirit of the Unconquerable West
Here at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, we celebrate the “Spirit of the American West” — defined as “the spirit of optimism itself. “We view this “Spirit” as […]
The West Is US
Here’s something worth pondering: Of the four primary points on a compass—North, South, East, West—only the last one begins with a pronoun: We. “We” as in “ourselves.” “We” as in […]
