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Upper California crossing of the Platte River [sic], Neb.

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Call NumberWHJ-10612; C54-3 ARTAlternate TitleCrossing the South PlatteCreatorJackson, William Henry, 1843-1942Date1932-1938SummaryView of a wagon train on the Overland Trail. Conestoga wagons approach or ford the South Platte River at the Upper California Crossing in Sedgwick County, Colorado. Shows ox-driven wagons, people camped beside wagons, and North American Indians on horseback and on foot near tepees. A horse pulls a travois. The Rocky Mountains are in the distance.Physical Description1 photographic print : hand col. ; 24 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 AnalogAnalogSubjectIndians of North America--Colorado--Sedgwick County--19th centuryOverland Trails--19th centurySedgwick County (Colo.)--19th centurySouth Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--19th centuryCamping--Colorado--Sedgwick County--19th centuryCovered wagons--Colorado--Sedgwick County--19th centuryFords (Stream crossings)--Colorado--Sedgwick County--19th centuryOx teams--Colorado--Sedgwick County--19th centuryRivers--Colorado--Sedgwick County--19th centuryTipis--Colorado--Sedgwick County--19th centuryWagon trains--Colorado--Sedgwick County--19th centuryWatercolorsWestward movement--Colorado--Sedgwick County--19th centuryGeographic AreaSedgwick County (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700310612Type of MaterialArtPhotographic prints--Hand coloredOriginal Material Found in CollectionDenver Public Library Western Art CollectionNotesTitle of original: Crossing the South Platte. "No. 13" inked on verso. Penciled on verso: "Corrected title, Platte River [sic] crossing at Julesberg."; 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. R7003106122DonorClarence S. Jacksonpurchase1954

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Upper California crossing of the Platte River [sic], Neb.