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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, Buffalo Bill in the Wild West arena against backdrop

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Originally featured in Points West magazine in Summer 2017 Photograph: William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody in Wild West arena against backdrop In the arena with the Wild West background in […]

Winchester Model 94 rifle, 30-30 caliber, ca. 1969. Serial no. wc100,000. 1.69.2160

Treasures from Our West: Buffalo Bill commemorative rifle

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Originally featured in Points West magazine in Summer 2017 Buffalo Bill commemorative rifle As the Center of the West celebrated its Centennial throughout 2017, the special exhibition Cody to the […]

Henry Kirke Brown (1814–1886). Choosing of the Arrow, 1849. Bronze, 22 x 5.5 inches. William E. Weiss Memorial Fund Purchase. 7.16.1 (detail)

Treasures from Our West: Henry Kirke Brown’s “Choosing of the Arrow”

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Originally featured in Points West magazine in Summer 2017 Henry Kirke Brown’s Choosing of the Arrow The Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s Whitney Western Art Museum recently purchased one […]

Original Buffalo Bill Museum. MS 228 Buffalo Bill Museum Photographs Collection, McCracken Research Library. PN.228.068

Treasures from Our West: Photograph, Buffalo Bill’s family at construction site of first Buffalo Bill Museum

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Originally featured in Points West magazine in Spring 2017 Photograph: Buffalo Bill’s family at construction site of first Buffalo Bill Museum Seven years after the death of William F. “Buffalo […]