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: Man and Woman Sign Talking by Winold Reiss
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Summer 2014 Winold Reiss was a German born artist, who immigrated to the United States…
Treasures from Our West: Photograph, Prince Albert I of Monaco with Buffalo Bill in Cody
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Spring 2013 When Prince Albert I of Monaco visited the United States in 1913, he…
Treasures from Our West: Barbed wire samples
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Summer 2014 Few inventions more profoundly altered the appearance of the American landscape—and the contours…
Treasures from Our West: Wheellock musket
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Summer 2013 The wheellock mechanism was the first self-igniting firearm action, but it is probably…
Treasures from Our West: Photograph, businessmen of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Winter 2012 Photograph, businessmen of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Seated front and center in this…
Treasures from Our West: “Araujia Sericifera” by Penelope Gottlieb
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Fall 2014 Araujia Sericifera by Penelope Gottlieb Penelope Gottlieb’s Araujia Sericifera addresses how invasive plant…