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West from Devil's Gate

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Call NumberWHJ-10239Alternate TitleWilliam Henry Jackson folio IV, print 24CreatorJackson, William Henry, 1843-1942Date1870SummaryTwo 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; mountains are in the distance.Physical Description1 photographic print : albumen ; 13 x 20 cm (5 x 8 in.) mounted on mat board 28 x 36 cm (11 x 14 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectDevils Gate (Wyo.)--19th centurySweetwater River (Wyo.)--19th centuryPasses (Landforms)--Wyoming--Natrona County--19th centuryRivers--Wyoming--Natrona County--19th centuryRock formations--Wyoming--Natrona County--19th centuryGeological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700310239Type of MaterialAlbumen printsPhotographic printsOriginal Material Found in CollectionW. H. Jackson folio [Hayden Survey].NotesCondition: print discolored. Formerly F19825; Formerly Jackson 86; Hand-lettered title on negative reproduced in print. Number: "86" hand-lettered on negative reproduced in print. Number: "86" penciled on mat board. Printed on mat board: "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, Prof. F.V. Hayden in Charge" with decorative lettering. R7003102398

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