When Bierstadt’s painting The Last of the Buffalo was displayed in Paris in 1889, his urgent message about the looming extinction of American bison was… Read More
Treasures from Our West: Photograph, Buffalo Bill in the Wild West arena against backdrop
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… Read More
Points West Online: The Bell Family Collection
Originally published in Points West magazine Spring 2006 The Bell Family Collection: A Hair-Raising Tale from the Archives By Juti A. Winchester, PhD All photographs… Read More
Center of the West celebrates Buffalo Bill’s birthday with free admission February 25
If it’s late February, it must be time to celebrate William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody’s birthday throughout the town that bears his name. In honor… Read More
New Book Explores Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Exhibition Impact On Europe
When you think of the American West, you don’t often think of Europe. But William F. Cody, widely known as Buffalo Bill, did. The American… Read More
Points West Online: Cody and Wanamaker: The Foundation of American Indian Citizenship
Originally published in Points West magazine Winter 2003 Cody and Wanamaker: The Foundation of American Indian Citizenship By Katrina Krupicka Former Intern, Buffalo Bill Museum… Read More
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… Read More
Part I: 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… Read More
Grand Prize Winner: Emily Hollingshead with “Annie Oakley” essay
Thank you to all of the winners of our Centennial History Contest! The first place winner in the Paper Category is also our Grand Prize… Read More
100 years later, Wild West PR man Major Burke mounts a comeback—from a Washington, DC cemetary
One of the most clever and colorful publicists in history is about to pull off his greatest promotion ever: staging a dramatic comeback…on the centennial… Read More
