In a life that was part legend and part fabrication, William F. Cody came to embody the spirit of the West for millions, transmuting his own
experience into a national myth of frontier life that still endures today
Cody was born on the prairie in 1846. He worked as a messenger, freight hauler, Pony Express Rider (At age 14), a scout for the Union Army.
Finally, in 1867, Cody took up the trade that gave him his nickname, hunting buffalo to feed the construction crews of the Kansas Pacific Railroad. By his own count, he killed 4,280 head of buffalo in seventeen months. He is supposed to have won the name "Buffalo Bill" in an eight-hour shooting match with a hunter named William Comstock, presumably to determine which of the two Buffalo Bill’s deserved the title. [PBS The West]
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| A stream of vapor comes out of the wall and Buffalo Bill's image is projected on it. Cody then give a welcoming speech. |
More biography of Buffalo Bill Cody.
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| Outfits used in the Wild West Show. |
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| Annie Oakley |
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| Cody took up wearing his show costume while scouting. |
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| Crazy Horse |
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| Buffalo Prayer |
There are thousands of firearms on display of every vintage, make and model.
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| Ragen Commemorative Winchester Model 64 |
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| This is a photo I took out of the back window of the art museum |
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| Artist's Cabin Display |
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| Broken Bow |
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| Prairie Burial |
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| Prairie Mother |
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| This Teepee is at the entrance to the Center. |
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