Buffalo Bill's Wild West

William F. Cody with Native American performers in the Wild West arena, 1890–1910. MS 6 William F. Cody Collection, McCracken Research Library. P.69.897

The One that Got Away… A Photo, That Is – Points West Online

July 30, 2021 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 2016 The One that Got Away… A Photo, That Is By Tom F. Cunningham The ways in which our Points West authors are inspired, […]

A Cossack Wild West poster, 1896. Museum purchase. 1.69.451

Georgian horsemen in the Wild West show – Points West Online

June 18, 2021 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2019 Georgian horsemen in the Wild West show By Irakli Makharadze Translated from Georgian by Salome and Nino Makharadze In 1905, American journalist and […]

Fig. 7: Buffalo Bill's Wild West show cast and personnel, Earl's Court, London, England, May 1887. MS 6 William F. Cody Collection, McCracken Research Library. P.6.205

Finding Frank – Points West Online

March 11, 2021 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 2016 Finding Frank By Jennifer R. Henneman In a previous Points West Online article, readers took great delight in Mike Parker’s story about the […]

Wild West's Buck Taylor with the show's Indian encampment on Erostina Staten Island, ca. 1888. MS 006 William F. Cody Collection, McCracken Research Library. P.6.201

Lies and Legends of Montana Bill, Part 1 – Points West Online

December 4, 2020 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2018 Lies and Legends of Montana Bill, Part 1 By Tom F. Cunningham Wild West Echoes in Glasgow Of all the myriad objects in […]

From this photograph of the Indians in Buffalo Bill's Wild West at Chicago in 1893, it's clear that Native Americans formed a large and integral part of the Wild West. If they hadn't been able to perform, the show would have suffered immensely. MS71 Vincent Mercaldo Collection. P.71.1563

Rough Riding with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West – Points West Online

November 20, 2020 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineFall/Winter 2014 Rough Riding with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West By Tom F. Cunningham As organized in 1891, Buffalo Bill’s Wild West had 640 “eating members.” […]

Sterling Crawley of Stephenville, Texas, competing in saddle bronc during the Cody Stampede Rodeo, July 1, 2016. Raymond Hillegas photo courtesy the Cody Enterprise.

Cody Stampede Celebrates 100 Years – Points West Online

August 21, 2020 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2019 Cody Stampede Celebrates 100 Years Ed. Note: The authors co-curated the special exhibition Whoop It Up! Celebrating 100 Years of the Cody Stampede, […]