Originally featured in Points West in Winter 2009 Russian Flintlock Blunderbuss. This splendid engraved and inlaid firearm is a Blunderbuss, a name derived from a rough translation of the Dutch/Germanic […]
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."
The Birds of the Draper Museum Raptor Experience
The Draper Museum Raptor Experience is one of our crowd-pleasing programs. Visitors as well as staff quickly develop great affection for our birds, all of which have past injuries or […]
Treasures from Our West: Great gray owl
Originally featured in Points West in Summer 2008 Great gray (Strix nebulosa) owl specimen Aristotle once said, “In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.” Nowhere is […]
Treasures from Our West: photograph, Buffalo Bill and Wild West cast members in Venice
Originally published in Points West magazine in Spring 2012 Buffalo Bill and Wild West cast members in a gondola in Venice As our Buffalo Bill Museum makes clear, William F. “Buffalo […]
Treasures from Our West: Babcock printing press
Originally published in Points West magazine in Spring 2012 Babcock drum cylinder printing press William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody is thought to be the first owner of this Babcock drum cylinder […]
Treasures from Our West: Prairie Rattler by Don Coen
Originally featured in Points West in Summer 2012 Don Coen’s Prairie Rattler painting Artist Don Coen embraces the forgotten beauty and reality of life in the American West in his […]
