When Bill Hayes was thirteen years old, he spent several days at a mine in the Bighorn Mountains. Some cousins had invited Bill, his Dad, and his brother up. They […]
Zane Grey
Buffalo Bill Center of the West transports popular firearms to annual SHOT Show
Treasures from the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s Cody Firearms Museum and Buffalo Bill Museum headed to the annual SHOT Show (“Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade”) in Las Vegas, […]
Treasures from Our West: Zane Grey rifle
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Summer 2011 Winchester Sporting Rifle made for Zane Grey One of the most lavishly embellished firearms in the Cody Firearms Museum is Zane […]
Frank Tenney Johnson: a fatal kiss
“Frank Tenney Johnson was at the apex of his career as a painter of America’s West in December 1938 when he and his wife accepted an invitation to have dinner […]
Lucretia goes hunting buffalo
It’s not unusual for a man to bestow a beloved moniker on his favorite fishing rod (Bessie), his shiny truck (Ol’ Red), his saber saw (Killer)—or his rifle. Even as […]
Buffalo Bill at the St. James Hotel in Cimarron, New Mexico
It is approximately 1000 miles of pure freedom…driving from Northwestern Wyoming to a town in Eastern New Mexico where my parents live. I relish these times by myself stopping when […]
