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Call NumberWHJ-10624; C54-3 ARTCreatorJackson, William Henry, 1843-1942Datecirca 1929SummaryTwo groups of Conestoga and covered wagons are circled next to the Sweetwater River near Independence Rock, a granite rock formation on the Oregon Trail, in Natrona County, Wyoming. People and campfires are within the wagon circles. A herd of cattle moves toward the river. Wagon trains and Split Rock are in the distance.Physical Description1 photographic print : hand col. ; 25 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 AnalogAnalogSubjectIndependence Rock (Wyo.)--19th centuryNatrona County (Wyo.)--19th centuryOregon National Historic Trail--19th centurySplit Rock (Natrona County, Wyo.)--19th centurySweetwater River (Wyo.)--19th centuryCamping--Wyoming--Natrona County--19th centuryCovered wagons--Wyoming--Natrona County--19th centuryPioneers--Wyoming--Natrona County--19th centuryRivers--Wyoming--Natrona County--19th centuryRock formations--Wyoming--Natrona County--19th centuryWatercolorsWestward movement--Wyoming--Natrona County--19th centuryCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700310624Type of MaterialArtPhotographic prints--Hand coloredOriginal Material Found in CollectionDenver Public Library Western Art CollectionNotesNo. 25 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. R7003106245DonorClarence S. Jacksonpurchase1954

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Independence Rock, Wyo.