Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 2016 Seven Days in Glasgow with Buffalo Bill, 1904, Part 2 Click here to read Part 1 By Tom F. Cunningham In the previous post, Tom F. Cunningham shared stories of the weeklong stay of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West in Glasgow, Scotland, in early August 1904, as part of […]
Originally published in Points West magazineFall 2015 Seven Days in Glasgow with Buffalo Bill, 1904, Part 1 By Tom F. Cunningham A Scottish resident and a graduate of Glasgow University, it seems fitting that Tom F. Cunningham would have an affinity for the visits of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West to Glasgow (1891 – 1892, and […]
Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 2018 From “Thorofare” to Destination – the South Fork of the Shoshone River, part 3 Click here to read Part 1 and Part 2 By Jeremy M. Johnston, PhD As we’ve learned, the South Fork of the Shoshone River—southwest of Cody, Wyoming—was a busy place in the nineteenth century. […]
Wreath-laying Ceremony for Buffalo Bill’s birthday By the Cody High School FFA February 26, 2020 11 a.m. February 26 is the 175th birthday of our namesake William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody! In honor of the event, the Cody High School FFA chapter hosts its annual wreath-laying ceremony at Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney’s sculpture Buffalo Bill—The Scout on […]
Originally published in Points West magazineWinter 2012 Unmasking the Mysterious Major Burke By Chris Dixon Major John M. Burke first met William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody in early September 1873. At the time, Burke managed the career of the Italian-born actress and dancer, Giuseppina Morlacchi. His client had just married John “Texas Jack” Omohundro, one […]
Rosa Bonheur was a famous French animal artist during the late 19th century. She’s one of the few female artists in the Whitney Western Art Museum collection. Karen McWhorter, the curator, said the collection has many more contemporary women represented. “It was hard to be an artist as a women at her time. [It’s], in […]