BOOK NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: “Plains Indian Buffalo Cultures: Art from the Paul Dyck Collection” by Emma I. Hansen. Emma I. Hansen will sign copies of her highly anticipated book on Thursday, June 14 from 4–6 PM at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. Copies are available for purchase on-site at the museum store, […]
The Sharps name has been popular in firearms since the 19th century. Christian Sharps has a huge impact on the history of firearms and the history of the American West. He began at Harpers Ferry Arsenal as an apprentice in manufacturing and learned a lot during that time. By 1848, Christian was able to obtain […]
Originally published in Points West in Fall 1994 By Emma I. Hansen Curator Emerita, Plains Indian Museum The introduction of the horse in the southwest had effects on the ways of life of the Apache and Comanche people of that region. During the 1700s as people of the northern plains and plateau acquired horses through […]
Originally published in Points West, Summer 2014 By Emma I. Hansen Plains Indian Museum Curator Emerita On June 15, 2013, the Plains Indian Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West attained one of its goals for the Paul Dyck Plains Indian Buffalo Culture Collection: the public opening of the permanent gallery devoted to […]