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Burnt Ranch Station, Wyo.

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Call NumberWHJ-10630; C54-3 ARTCreatorJackson, William Henry, 1843-1942Date1933SummaryA stagecoach approaches Burnt Ranch Station, a stage stop and military garrison on the California, Mormon and Oregon Trails, in Fremont County, Wyoming. Shows a log fortification with a tower and stockade. Armed soldiers, telegraph poles, and a covered wagon are near the station. Wagon trains, a snow covered peak possibly in the Wind River Mountains, and the Sweetwater River 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 AnalogAnalogSubjectCalifornia National Historic Trail--19th centuryFremont County (Wyo.)--19th centuryMormon Pioneer National Historic Trail--19th centuryOregon National Historic Trail--19th centurySweetwater River (Wyo.)--19th centuryForts & fortifications--Wyoming--Fremont County--19th centuryRivers--Wyoming--Fremont County--19th centuryStagecoaches--Wyoming--Fremont County--19th centuryWagon trains--Wyoming--Fremont County--19th centuryWatercolorsWestward movement--Wyoming--Fremont County--19th centuryCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700310630Type of MaterialArtPhotographic prints--Hand coloredOriginal Material Found in CollectionDenver Public Library Western Art CollectionNotesNo. 31 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. R7003106300DonorClarence S. Jacksonpurchase1954

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Burnt Ranch Station, Wyo.