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Forest fire on the banks of the Red River

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Call NumberZ-3824CreatorRogers, W. A. (William Allen), 1854-1931Date1870-1880SummaryPeople watch a forest fire from a steamboat or a barge towed by the steamboat on the Red River in Texas. Deer, dogs and birds flee from the flames and smoke in the forest. Men on the raft aim rifles to shoot the animals.Physical Description1 print : wood engraving ; 25 x 36 cm (10 x 14 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectRed River (Tex.-La.)--19th centuryBarges--American--Texas--19th centuryForest fires--Texas--19th centuryHunting--Texas--19th centuryRivers--Texas--19th centurySteamboats--American--Texas--19th centuryCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711003824; Harper's weekly.Type of MaterialClippingsWood engravingsNotesAttribution engraved in original and reproduced in print. Formerly F8098; Tear sheet consists of page 973, removed from Harper's weekly. Title "Drawn by W.A. Rogers" and "[See Page 975.]" printed on clipping. R7110038242

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