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Three Crossings Station, Wyo.

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Call NumberWHJ-10654; C54-3 ARTCreatorJackson, William Henry, 1843-1942Date1933SummaryA Pony Express rider gallops away from the Three Crossings Station in Fremont County, Wyoming. This United States Army station has log and stone buildings with a log stockade and a lookout tower. Men camp beside their covered wagons near the station and a man with a whip herds pack horses. In the distance a circle of wagons is camped on the Oregon Trail near the Sweetwater River. A Pacific Telegraph line is beside the trail.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--19th centuryFremont County (Wyo.)--19th centuryOregon National Historic Trail--19th centurySweetwater River (Wyo.)--19th centuryCovered wagons--Wyoming--Fremont County--19th centuryForts and fortifications--Wyoming--Fremont County--19th centuryHorseback riding--Wyoming--Fremont County--19th centuryPony express--Wyoming--Fremont County--19th centuryRivers--Wyoming--Fremont County--19th centuryTelegraph lines--Wyoming--Fremont County--19th centuryWatercolorsWestward movement--Wyoming--Fremont County--19th centuryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700310654Type of MaterialArtPhotographic prints--Hand coloredOriginal Material Found in CollectionDenver Public Library Western Art CollectionNotesPhotographic 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. R7003106546DonorClarence S. Jacksonpurchase1954

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Rights Statementhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/CreditDenver Public Library Special Collections, [call number]Digital Reproduction Available for PurchaseYes

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Three Crossings Station, Wyo.

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