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: Making a garden in North Platte, Nebraska, 1909
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Spring 2019 Photograph: Making a garden in North Platte, Nebraska, 1909 For these folks, spring…
Treasures from Our West: Irma Hotel Chamber Pot
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Spring 2019 Irma Hotel Chamber Pot In the days before indoor plumbing, that thirty-yard dash…
Treasures from Our West: Albert Bierstadt’s “White Horse and Sunset”
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Spring 2019 Albert Bierstadt’s White Horse and Sunset Ah, steeds, steeds, what steeds! Has the…
Treasures from Our West: Herb Parsons’s Winchester Model 1871
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Spring 2019 Herb Parsons’s Winchester Model 1871 To make movie magic, all it takes is…
Treasures from Our West: Thomas Moran’s “Zoroaster Peak”
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Fall/Winter 2018 Thomas Moran’s “Zoroaster Peak” The trajectory of Thomas Moran’s career would change dramatically…
Treasures from Our West: Golden Eagle Eggs
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Fall/Winter 2018 Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) Eggs Golden eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) in the Bighorn Basin…