Originally featured in Points West magazine in Fall/Winter 2018 Design Drawing, Winchester Repeating Shotgun A quick glance through each of the Center’s five museums, and… 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: Photograph, Kit Carson Cody, ca. 1876
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Summer 2018 Photograph, Kit Carson Cody, ca. 1876 This photo gives no hint about the tragedy that would… Read More
Treasures from Our West: Albert Bierstadt’s “A Bull Buffalo”
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Summer 2018 Albert Bierstadt’s “A Bull Buffalo” Albert Bierstadt is best known for his landscape paintings, but he… Read More
Treasures from Our West: Dakota Floral Horn Cup by Kevin Pourier
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Summer 2018 Dakota Floral Horn Cup by Kevin Pourier New acquisitions come to the Center of the West… Read More
Treasures from Our West: Nate Salsbury Traveling Desk
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Summer 2018 The Traveling Desk of Nate Salsbury This mahogany traveling desk served Nate Salsbury as he managed… Read More
Treasures from Our West: Photograph, Mary Jester Allen with Frank Butler’s rifle
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Spring 2018 Photograph, Mary Jester Allen with Frank Butler’s Rifle After the death of William F. “Buffalo Bill”… Read More
Treasures from Our West: Charles M. Russell Self-Portrait
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Spring 2018 Charles M. Russell Self-Portrait This self-portrait pictures artist Charles M. Russell at age thirty-six, striking a… Read More
Treasures from Our West: Black-footed Ferret Specimen
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Spring 2018 Black-footed Ferret Specimen If the black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) could be summed up in one word… Read More
Treasures from Our West: Beaded Trousers with Suspenders
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Spring 2018 Beaded Trousers with Suspenders, ca. 1920s, Northern Arapaho An impractical but spectacular clothing item, these circa-1920s… Read More
Treasures from Our West: Photograph, William F. Cody visiting at John S. Bell home
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Fall/Winter 2017 Photograph, William F. Cody visiting at the home John S. Bell, former chief of the Secret… Read More