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West from Devils Gate

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Call NumberWHJ-10210CreatorJackson, William Henry, 1843-1942Date1872-1878SummaryTwo men sit on rock formations at Devils Gate, a natural gap, and look towards the Sweetwater River and the tracks of the Oregon Trail, Natrona County, Wyoming. A covered wagon and people are near the river and mountains are in the distance.Physical Description1 photoprint ; 14 x 19 cm (6 x 8 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectDevils Gate (Wyo.)--19th centuryNatrona County (Wyo.)--19th centurySweetwater River (Wyo.)--19th centuryCovered wagons--Wyoming--Natrona County--19th centuryRivers--Wyoming--Natrona County--19th centuryRock formations--Wyoming--Natrona County--19th centuryCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700310210Type of MaterialPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsNotesCondition: discolored. Formerly F45585. Inked on back of photoprint: "Looking west from over Devil's Gate showing the plains of the Sweet Water [sic], the Oregon Trail, and Seminole Mountains 1868-1878 [sic]" and "Jackson #86."; Title hand lettered on negative and reproduced in print. R7003102102

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