Old West

William Cody (1846-1917), known as Buffalo Bill, was a scout for the U.S. Army and a bison hunter before becoming a worldwide showman. His Wild West Show staged the conquest of the West before millions of spectators in America and Europe.

American trapper, guide, and explorer, an iconic figure among the “mountain men” of the Rockies. In 1824, he was one of the first Anglo-Americans to reach the Great Salt Lake. He founded Fort Bridger, a key way station on the western trails.