Originally featured in Points West in Summer 2013 Art Hansen’s violin Born in Norway, Arndt (Art) Hansen (1890 – 1963) longed to be a professional violinist until a hand injury […]
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 of Iron Teeth by Dr. Thomas Marquis
Originally featured in Points West in Spring 2007 Iron Teeth, photographed by Dr. Thomas Marquis Dr. Thomas Marquis, a physician and author who lived on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation […]
Treasures from Our West: Pronghorn antelope
Originally featured in Points West in Winter 2013 Pronghorn (Antilocapra Americano) specimen The pronghorn (Antilocapra Americano), usually called the pronghorn antelope, is not really an antelope at all. Although it […]
Treasures from Our West: “Indian with Tomahawk” by Fritz Scholder
Originally featured in Points West in Winter 2013 Indian with Tomahawk by Fritz Scholder Throughout his life, Fritz Scholder refused to self-identify as a Native American, although he is one-quarter […]
Treasures from Our West: Civil War canteen
Originally featured in Points West magazine in fall 2007 Civil War Canteen While a standard item of military equipment, this Civil War canteen is definitely in a non-standard condition. The porcelain coating […]
Treasures from Our West: Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep
Originally featured in Points West in Summer 2007 Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep specimens On December 24, 2000, poachers killed these two Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep Rams (foreground) in the valley […]
