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Old Fort Kearney, Neb.

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Call NumberWHJ-10608|C54-3 ARTCreatorJackson, William Henry, 1843-1942Datecirca 1932-1938SummaryView of a wagon train on the Oregon Trail and the Mormon Trail at Fort Kearny in Kearney County, Nebraska. Wagon masters with bullwhips, men with rifles, and women and children meet with military officers who sit on horseback. Shows ox-drawn covered wagons, the fort buildings, and an American flag on a flag pole on the parade ground. Trees are beside the Platte River in the distance.Physical Description1 photographic print : hand col. |23 x 34 cm (9 1/2 x 13 1/2 in.) mounted on mat board 41 x 51 cm (16 x 20 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectFort Kearny (Neb.)Mormon Pioneer National Historic TrailOregon National Historic TrailPlatte River (Neb.)Covered wagons--Nebraska--Fort KearnyForts & fortifications--Nebraska--Fort KearnyHorseback riding--Nebraska--Fort KearnyMilitary officers--Nebraska--Fort KearnyPioneers--Nebraska--Fort KearnyRivers--Nebraska--Fort KearnyWagon trains--Nebraska--Fort KearnyWatercolorsWestward movement--Nebraska--Fort Kearny.CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700310608Type of MaterialArtPhotographic prints--Hand coloredOriginal Material Found in CollectionDenver Public Library Western Art CollectionNotesNo. 9 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. R7003106083DonorClarence S. Jacksonpurchase1954

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Old Fort Kearney, Neb.