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: Pepperbox pistol
Originally featured in Points West in Winter 2007 Pepperbox pistol Allen & Thurber of Worcester, Massachusetts, manufactured this six-shot, double action pepperbox…
Treasures from Our West: Preussl’s “Old Faithful”
Originally featured in Points West in Winter 2008 Carl Preussl’s Old Faithful At home in Chicago, German-born painter Carl Conrad Preussl (1894…
Treasures from Our West: Wipfler’s “Lower Falls of the Yellowstone”
Originally featured in Points West in Spring 2008 Lower Falls of the Yellowstone by Kathy Wipfler More than one hundred years after…
Treasures from Our West: Grizzly bear 104’s cub
Originally featured in Points West in March 2008 Grizzly Bear 104’s Last Offspring In the spring of 2001, famous Grizzly Bear Number…
Treasures from Our West: Grizzly Bear 104
Originally featured in Points West in Spring 2007 Grizzly Bear 104 In 1989, the National Audubon Society produced a documentary titled Grizzly…