Originally featured in Points West in Spring 2009 Squash blossom necklace Native tribes in the American Southwest have created exquisite jewelry for ages. Using mined turquoise, and silver they acquired […]
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: Rough road to Yellowstone photograph
Originally featured in Points West in Spring 2009 Jack Richard photograph, rough road to Yellowstone National Park, 1955 Sometimes, it’s been downright difficult to get to Yellowstone National Park. On […]
Treasures from Our West: gold nuggets and dust
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Spring 2009 Gold nuggets and gold dust in leather pouch In the late nineteenth century, America experienced an economic crisis not unlike today’s […]
Treasures from Our West: Photograph, girl with lamb
Originally featured in Points West, Fall 2007 Charles Belden photograph of a girl with a lamb On the back of this photograph, Charles Belden wrote, “This little orphan seems to […]
Treasures from Our West: Saddle
Originally published in Points West magazine in Spring 2008 Saddle made for William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody This western saddle was made for William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody about 1893 by […]
Treasures from Our West: Medicine Robe by Maynard Dixon
Originally featured in Points West in Spring 2010 Maynard Dixon’s The Medicine Robe As a young man, Maynard Dixon admired the vivid illustrations of well-known artist Frederic Remington. Dixon became […]
