This article was originally published in a 1983 Center of the West newsletter The most solid emblems of permanence in a western pioneer town were the hotel, the railroad station, the church, and the newspaper. William F. Cody had a hand in building all four for his namesake, Cody, Wyoming. Because of the long memories […]
Thanks to our talented friends at the Cody Enterprise, the Buffalo Bill Center of the West is delighted to share our brand-new Centennial-themed publication that illustrates our devotion to telling the story of the American West. This special magazine highlights everything from Buffalo Bill’s boyhood home to the Center’s history, its galleries, and comprehensive collections. […]
Originally published in Points West magazine in Spring 2008 William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody in front of Wild West tent In a story that appeared in the February 20, 1946, issue of the newspaper The Cody Enterprise—an issue commemorating the one hundredth birthday of William F. “Buffalo Bill” later that same month (February 26)—the great showman himself […]
Originally published in Points West, Summer 2008 “We want them dead rather than alive” — Buffalo Bill’s fight against Wyoming’s outlaws, Part 1 By Jeremy Johnston Curator of the Buffalo Bill Museum and Western American History For any historian, separating fact from fiction in the wild tales of the Old West can be a daunting task. […]
Originally published in Points West magazine in Spring 2012 Babcock drum cylinder printing press William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody is thought to be the first owner of this Babcock drum cylinder printing press. He purchased it for his sister Helen Cody Wetmore’s publishing company in Duluth, Minnesota. The press is a standard model, one revolution, hand-fed, […]