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Old Fort Hall, Idaho

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Call NumberWHJ-10641|C54-3 ARTCreatorJackson, William Henry, 1843-1942Date1937SummaryA pack train moves along the Oregon Trail near Fort Hall in Bannock County, Idaho. The fort is constructed of mud bricks and has towers, a gate, and gun slots. North American Indians (Shoshone or Bannock) on horseback approach the entrance to the fort. Their pack horses have travois. Covered wagons are parked near the fort. The Snake river 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 AnalogAnalogSubjectIndians of North America--Idaho--Fort Hall--19th centuryBannock County (Idaho)--19th centuryFort Hall (Idaho : Fort)--19th centuryOregon National Historic Trail--19th centurySnake River (Wyo.-Wash.)--19th centuryCovered wagons--Idaho--Fort Hall--19th centuryForts & fortifications--Idaho--Fort Hall--19th centuryPacktrains--Idaho--Fort Hall--19th centuryRivers--Idaho--Fort Hall--19th centuryWatercolorsCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700310641Type of MaterialArtPhotographic printsOriginal Material Found in CollectionDenver Public Library Western Art CollectionNotesNo. 42 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. R7003106415DonorClarence S. Jacksonpurchase1954

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