Call NumberC63-8d ARTCreatorCollins, Caspar Wever, 1844-1865Datecirca 1862SummaryTitle from artwork.; Size of central tondo, decorative border, text: 13 x 13 cm (5 1/4 x 5 in.); Unsigned.; Second Lieutenant, Caspar W. Collins of the 11th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry was killed during an ambush by Cheyenne, Lakota and Arapaho warriors near the Platte bridge station, Wyo. on July 26, 1865.; Deer Creek Station was a trading post consisting of a store, post office and blacksmith shop established in 1857 by Joseph Bissonette near the present town of Glenrock, Wyo. It was also a stage and Pony Express station and was eventually burned by the Indians in 1866.Physical Description1 painting : watercolor and ink on paper ; 19 x 18 cm (7 1/2 x 7 in.) in mat mat: 46 x 36 cm (18 x 14 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectWatercolor painting, American--19th centuryStagecoach stations--Wyoming--19th century--Pictorial worksPony express stations--Wyoming--19th century--Pictorial worksNebraska--Pictorial worksGeographic AreaGlenrock (Wyo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryType of MaterialWatercolors (Paintings)OriginalsDigital Version Created FromOriginal work held by Denver Public LibraryOriginal Material Found in CollectionDenver Public Library Western Art Collection
