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Sweetwater River and valley from top of Independence Rock, Wyo.

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Call NumberWHJ-10626; C54-3 ARTCreatorJackson, William Henry, 1843-1942Date1932SummaryMen, women and a dog sit or stand on Independence Rock in Natrona County, Wyoming. A man uses a hammer and chisel to inscribe letters in the granite. Inscriptions read: "S.R. '49, W.H[?] 1860" and "J.H. 1850." Shows the Sweetwater River, a wagon train on the Oregon Trail, and buildings at Sweetwater Station, a military post and pony express station. Covered wagons are in a circle near the station. Smoke is 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 AnalogAnalogSubjectIndependence Rock (Wyo.)--19th centuryNatrona County (Wyo.)--19th centuryOregon National Historic Trail--19th centurySweetwater Pony Express Station (Wyo.)--19th centurySweetwater River (Wyo.)--19th centurySweetwater River Valley (Wyo.)--19th centuryForts and fortifications--Wyoming--Natrona County--19th centuryGraffiti--Wyoming--Natrona County--19th centuryMilitary facilities--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 centuryWomen--Wyoming--Natrona County--19th centuryCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700310626Type of MaterialArtPhotographic prints--Hand coloredOriginal Material Found in CollectionDenver Public Library Western Art CollectionNotesNo. 27 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. R7003106261DonorClarence S. Jacksonpurchase1954

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Sweetwater River and valley from top of Independence Rock, Wyo.