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Three Island Crossing of the Snake River, Idaho

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Call NumberWHJ-10638; C54-3 ARTCreatorJackson, William Henry, 1843-1942Date1932-1938SummaryWagon trains cross the Snake River at Three Island Crossing on the Oregon Trail in Elmore County, Idaho. Conestoga wagons drawn by oxen approach the river and cross by way of three small islands. Bluffs are in the distance.Physical Description1 photographic print : hand col. ; 23 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 AnalogAnalogSubjectElmore County (Idaho)Oregon National Historic TrailSnake River (Wyo.-Wash.)Three Island Crossing (Idaho)Covered wagons--Idaho--Elmore CountyFords (Stream crossings)--Idaho--Elmore CountyRivers--Idaho--Elmore CountyWagon trains--Idaho--Elmore CountyWatercolorsWestward movement--Idaho--Elmore County.CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700310638Type of MaterialArtPhotographic prints--Hand coloredOriginal Material Found in CollectionDenver Public Library Western Art CollectionNotesNo. 39 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. R7003106384DonorClarence S. Jacksonpurchase1954

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