ated ▁the ▁med als ▁for ▁C ody ▁and ▁four ▁other ▁civil ian ▁sc outs ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁C ody ▁was ▁hon ored ▁by ▁two ▁U . S . ▁post age ▁st amps . ▁One ▁was ▁a ▁ 1 5 ¢ ▁Great ▁Americans ▁series ▁stamp . ▁The ▁Buff alo ▁Bill ▁Historical ▁Center ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁C ody , ▁Wy oming ▁– ▁the ▁town ▁is ▁named ▁in ▁his ▁honor . ▁Buff alo ▁Bill ' s ▁Wild ▁West ▁and ▁the ▁Progress ive ▁Image ▁of ▁American ▁Indians ▁is ▁a ▁collabor ative ▁project ▁of ▁the ▁Buff alo ▁Bill ▁Historical ▁Center ▁and ▁the ▁history ▁department ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Neb r aska – Lin coln , ▁with ▁assistance ▁from ▁the ▁Center ▁for ▁Digital ▁Research ▁in ▁the ▁Human ities ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Neb r aska ▁in ▁Lincoln . ▁This ▁digital ▁history ▁project ▁contains ▁letters , ▁official ▁programs , ▁newspaper ▁reports , ▁post ers , ▁and ▁photograph s . ▁The ▁project ▁highlight s ▁the ▁social ▁and ▁cultural ▁forces ▁that ▁sh aped ▁how ▁American ▁Indians ▁were ▁defined , ▁deb ated , ▁cont ested , ▁and ▁controlled ▁in ▁this ▁period . ▁This ▁project ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁Pap ers ▁of ▁William ▁F . ▁C ody ▁project ▁of ▁the ▁Buff alo ▁Bill ▁Historical ▁Center . ▁The ▁National ▁Museum ▁of ▁American ▁History ' s ▁Phot ographic ▁History ▁Collection ▁at ▁the ▁Smith son ian ▁Institution ▁pres erves ▁and ▁displays ▁Ger tr ude ▁K ä se b ier ' s ▁photograph s ▁of ▁the ▁Wild ▁West ▁shows