Originally featured in Points West magazine in Summer 2017 Buffalo Bill commemorative rifle As the Center of the West celebrated its Centennial throughout 2017, the… Read More
Treasures from Our West
Here in "Treasures from Our West," written by our curatorial staff for our "Points West" magazine, we share some of the extraordinary objects that make the Buffalo Bill Center of the West the premier destination—online or in person—to experience the American West. Works of western art, cultural and artistic objects from the Plains Indians, natural science specimens, amazing firearms, beautiful photographs, and artifacts exploring the history and myth of the Wild West—let us show you some of these "Treasures from Our West."
Treasures from Our West: Henry Kirke Brown’s “Choosing of the Arrow”
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Summer 2017 Henry Kirke Brown’s Choosing of the Arrow The Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s Whitney Western… Read More
Treasures from Our West: Photograph, Buffalo Bill’s family at construction site of first Buffalo Bill Museum
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Spring 2017 Photograph: Buffalo Bill’s family at construction site of first Buffalo Bill Museum Seven years after the… Read More
Show your LOVE for the Center of the West
Which of the Center of the West’s thousands of objects do you love? Have you ever wondered what the Center’s collection consists of? Our online… Read More
Treasures from Our West: “Buffalo Bill” by James Bama
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Spring 2017 “Buffalo Bill” by James Bama James Bama’s portrait of William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody is a… Read More
Treasures from Our West: A bald eagle named “Jade”
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Spring 2017 Jade, the bald eagle A sub-adult, male bald eagle, Jade was named after Wyoming’s state gemstone,… Read More
Treasures from Our West: Winchester Model 1887 lever-action shotgun
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Spring 2017 Winchester Model 1887 lever-action shotgun This Winchester Model 1887 lever-action shotgun, designed by John Browning, is… Read More
Treasures from Our West: Joe Riis photograph, Yellowstone Migrations – Elk
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Fall/Winter 2016 Yellowstone Migrations – Elk, camera trap photograph by Joe Riis Joe Riis, a National Geographic magazine… Read More
Treasures from Our West: Belden photograph, pronghorn antelope boarding a plane
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Fall/Winter 2016 Charles Belden photograph of pronghorn antelope boarding a plane From the rangelands of the famous Pitchfork… Read More
Treasures from Our West: Flammulated owl specimen
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Fall/Winter 2016 Flammulated owl specimen Natural history museum collections function to preserve a record of life on Earth.… Read More
