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Chimney Rock region, Neb.

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Call NumberWHJ-10613; C54-3 ARTCreatorJackson, William Henry, 1843-1942Date1929SummaryA wagon train moves towards the North Platte River and Chimney Rock, on the Oregon Trail, in Morrill County, Nebraska. Shows Conestoga wagons pulled by oxen, a herd of horses, men on horseback, and women and children. A boy holds a rifle and a dead rabbit and two young girls pick wildflowers. Rock formations 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 AnalogAnalogSubjectChimney Rock (Neb.)Morrill County (Neb.)North Platte RiverOregon National Historic TrailCovered wagons--Nebraska--Morrill CountyPioneers--Nebraska--Morrill CountyRivers--Nebraska--Morrill CountyRock formations--Nebraska--Morrill CountyWagon trains--Nebraska--Morrill CountyWatercolorsWestward movement--Nebraska--Morrill CountyCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700310613Type of MaterialArtPhotographic prints--Hand coloredOriginal Material Found in CollectionDenver Public Library Western Art CollectionNotesNo. 14 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. R7003106130DonorClarence S. Jacksonpurchase1954

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