Seeing the historical figures that are displayed around the museum suddenly come to life in Westen films is entertaining, but not always historically accurate. Many of the information we learn about these people from […]
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Ithaca Gun Company records find a new home with the Cody Firearms Records Office
Walter Snyder, Ithaca historian, has generously donated the surviving records from the original Ithaca Gun Company to the Center to be used by the Cody Firearms Records Office to provide […]
Part II: Beautiful, Daring Western Girls
“Beautiful, Daring Western Girls,” by Sarah Wood-Clark, former assistant registrar, was originally published in a 1983 Buffalo Bill [Center of the West] newsletter. This blog post is the second post […]
Wonders of the World – the “Prairie Beauties”
“Wonders of the World” by Sarah Wood-Clark, former assistant registrar, was originally published in a 1983 Buffalo Bill [Center of the West] newsletter. Billed as “Prairie Beauties” and “Beautiful, Daring […]
Revisiting the Life of Little Sure Shot
Note: This article was originally featured in the 1978 edition of a Buffalo Bill Center of the West (formerly known as Buffalo Bill Historical Center) winter newsletter and is authored […]
Mythical Ithaca: Discovering a Story in the Records
One of the best feelings in the world comes from looking at a collection of records before anyone else. To give a brief overview, this gun company started in 1883 […]