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Life on the plains

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Call NumberZ-8775CreatorGookins, James F.Date1866 October 13SummaryViews of men in the assay room at the U.S. Mint in Denver, Colorado; an overturned covered wagon, wagon train and tents in a storm; women cooking out of doors near tents; Native Americans shoot at settlers and a wagon train; North American Indians attack pioneers; a street in Denver, shows buildings and the tower at the Denver Mint; Pikes Peak and Fort Wicked with a sign that reads: "Fort Wicked Kept By H. Godfrey Groceries."Physical Description1 print : wood engravings ; 24 x 36 cm (9 1/2 x 14 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectMint of the United States--Buildings--19th centuryIndians of North America--19th centuryDenver (Colo.)--19th centuryPikes Peak (Colo.)--19th centuryMassacres--Colorado--Denver--19th centuryMints--Colorado--Denver--19th centuryOutdoor cookery--Colorado--Denver--19th centuryStreets--Colorado--Denver--19th centuryGeographic AreaDenver (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711008775; Harper's weekly.Type of MaterialIllustrationsTear sheetsWood engravingsNotesFormerly F40154. Tear sheet consists of page 644 from "Harper's Weekly" October 13, 1866. Title printed on tear sheet. R7110087754

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