It’s well known that President Theodore Roosevelt helped shape the American West as we know it today. But the curator of the Buffalo Bill Museum, Jeremy Johnston, said Roosevelt, along with Buffalo Bill, also promoted the romance and myth of the […]
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Points West Online: A Public Monument: Theodore Roosevelt, “Rough Rider”
Originally published in Points West magazine Winter 2008 A Public Monument: Theodore Roosevelt, Rough Rider By Stuart Gunn Former Assistant Registrar, Whitney Western Art Museum’s 50th Anniversary Unless otherwise noted, all photographs are gifts of A. Phimister Proctor Museum with special thanks to Sandy and Sally Church. If public monuments must meet two requirements, that […]
Museum Minute: Theodore Roosevelt’s Special Saddle
Theodore Roosevelt worked hard during his presidency to conserve the natural resources of the United States. As such, he was often traveling around the West. During these trips, he often went out on hunting expeditions. When Roosevelt visited the Dakota Territories, he often rode on a specific saddle made by James Collins out […]
Points West Online: Roosevelt’s Presidential Tour of Yellowstone National Park
Originally published in Points West magazine Fall 2006 Roosevelt’s Presidential Tour of Yellowstone National Park By Jeremy Johnston All images are courtesy of the Theodore Roosevelt collection at the Harvard College Library. Although Theodore Roosevelt was the second U.S. President to visit Yellowstone National Park, his two-week vacation marked the most extensive presidential visit in […]
A Roosevelt Rifle
This article was originally written by Richard Rattenbury and featured in a 1982 newsletter. Theodore Roosevelt, America’s “cowboy in the White House,” was not simply the energetic and strong-willed president who thrust his nation into the world arena. His pursuits extended into the realms of statecraft, social reform, military leadership, natural studies, authorship, ranching, and […]
Points West Online: Great Equestrian Statue Race
Originally published in Points West magazine in Spring 2007 The Great Equestrian Statue Race: Theodore Roosevelt and the Efforts to Memorialize Buffalo Bill By Jeremy Johnston Ernest J. Goppert Curator of the Buffalo Bill Museum Ed. note: As we celebrate our Centennial in 2017, we share this article from ten years ago that recounts how […]