Our summer at the Center of the West is coming to a close, and we interns are starting to say our goodbyes to Cody one by one. Before we all parted ways, though, we figured we wanted to do something to commemorate our time here together. So we took a field trip to the local […]
If you are one of the many loyal followers of our conservation blog, you might remember that we’ve been working on two saddles here in the lab this summer. (If you need to refresh your memory, you can check out our notes on the California mission saddle and a saddle that belonged to Buffalo Bill […]
Hello all! My name is Ryan Hodges and this is my first official blog post as the new Cody Firearms Museum intern for this summer. I am thrilled to be in Cody, as well as having the opportunity to be an intern in the CFM here at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. To […]
The conservation department presented analytical techniques at the Cody Culture Club event on the evening of March 20th. We enjoyed the lively discussions and intelligent questions asked by the participants. Rachel Lee presented the working microscope. She showed people how to clean bloom from leather and corrosion from copper alloy, using tools while viewing the object […]