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Kanesville crossing of the Missouri

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Call NumberWHJ-10606|C54-3 ARTAlternate TitleEmigrants at KanesvilleCreatorJackson, William Henry, 1843-1942Date1930-1938SummaryMormon emigrants in covered wagons and Conestoga wagons crowd the Mormon Trail at the Kanesville Crossing on the Missouri River at Kanesville (later Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County), Iowa. Men drive cattle and ride horseback towards the river. Shows campsites near the crossing. Ferries loaded with wagons are on the Missouri River.Physical Description1 photographic print : hand col. |23 x 34 cm (9 x 13 1/2 in.) mounted on mat board 41 x 51 cm (16 x 20 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectMormons--Iowa--Council BluffsCouncil Bluffs (Iowa)Missouri RiverMormon Pioneer National Historic TrailCovered wagons--Iowa--Council BluffsFerries--Iowa--Council BluffsRivers--Iowa--Council BluffsWagon trains--Iowa--Council BluffsWatercolorsWestward movement--Iowa--Council Bluffs.CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700310606Type of MaterialArtPhotographic prints--Hand coloredOriginal Material Found in CollectionDenver Public Library Western Art CollectionNotesTitle of original: Emigrants at Kanesville. "No. 7" inked on verso. Photographic print of a watercolor by William Henry Jackson, from the William Henry Jackson Collection at Scotts Bluff National Monument, hand colored by Clarence S. Jackson. Title penciled on mat board. R7003106067DonorClarence S. Jacksonpurchase1954

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