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. “

Frank Butler's rifle, ca. 1950. MS 228 Buffalo Bill Museum Photographs Collection. PN.228.202 (detail)
February 1, 2019

Treasures from Our West: Photograph, Mary Jester Allen with Frank Butler’s rifle

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Spring 2018 Photograph, Mary Jester Allen with Frank Butler’s Rifle After the death of William…

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C.M. Russell (1864-1926). "Cowboys from the Bar Triangle," 1904. Watercolor on paper, 11 x 16 inches. Gift of William E. Weiss. 59.72 (detail)
January 4, 2019

Treasures from Our West: Charles M. Russell Self-Portrait

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Spring 2018 Charles M. Russell Self-Portrait This self-portrait pictures artist Charles M. Russell at age…

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Black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) specimen. DRA.305.37
December 7, 2018

Treasures from Our West: Black-footed Ferret Specimen

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Spring 2018 Black-footed Ferret Specimen If the black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) could be summed up…

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Detail of beading on trousers and suspenders, ca. 1920s. Northern Arapaho. Leather, beads. 1.69.5935 (detail)
November 2, 2018

Treasures from Our West: Beaded Trousers with Suspenders

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Spring 2018 Beaded Trousers with Suspenders, ca. 1920s, Northern Arapaho An impractical but spectacular clothing…

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October 5, 2018

Treasures from Our West: Photograph, William F. Cody visiting at John S. Bell home

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Fall/Winter 2017 Photograph, William F. Cody visiting at the home John S. Bell, former chief…

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Alexander Phimister Proctor (1860–1950). Q Street Buffalo, 1912 (date copyright). Bronze. Gorham Co. New York Founders. Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Cody, Wyoming, USA. Gift of A. Phimister Proctor Museum with special thanks to Sandy and Sally Church. 2.16.2. Photograph by William J. O'Connor.
September 7, 2018

Treasures from Our West: “Q Street Buffalo” by Alexander Phimister Proctor

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Fall/Winter 2017 Q Street Buffalo by Alexander Phimister Proctor In 2016, the Buffalo Bill Center…

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