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Life on the plains

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Call NumberZ-4047CreatorGookins, James F.Date1860-1870SummaryMule-driven covered wagons are on a street in Denver, Colorado. Shows scenes of emigrants with covered wagons and tents and a storm. North American Indians attack wagon trains and set fire to a barn. Interior view of the U.S. Mint building in Denver and a sign that reads: "Fort Wicked, kept by H. Godfrey, Groceries," also known as Godfrey's Station (Logan County), Colorado.Physical Description1 print : wood engraving, col. ; 28 x 40 cm (11 x 16 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectIndians of North America--Colorado--19th centuryDenver (Colo.)--19th centuryFort Wicked (Colo.)--19th centuryPikes Peak (Colo.)--19th centuryCity and town life--Colorado--Denver--19th centuryCovered wagons--Colorado--19th centuryDanger--Colorado--19th centuryForts & fortifications--Colorado--Fort Wicked--19th centuryFrontier & pioneer life--Colorado--19th centuryMints--Colorado--Denver--19th centuryStorms--Colorado--19th centuryWagon Trains--Colorado--19th centuryGeographic AreaDenver (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711004047; Harper's weekly.Type of MaterialIllustrationsFilm negativesTear sheetsWood engravingsNotesFormerly F17673, F38693; Tear sheet consists of page 644, removed from Harper's weekly. Title, attribution and "[see page 654.]" printed on tear sheet. Library owns additional iterations of this image in various formats: 3 prints : wood engraving, col. ; 28 x 40 cm. (11 x 16 in.), 1 copy negative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.). R7110040477

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Life on the plains