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Wilkins 12: Fort Childs or New Fort Kearny

Date: 1849
Description: Fort Childs or New Fort Kearny in Nebraska Sketched by Wilkins on his 151-day journey from Missouri to California on the Overland Trail (also known as the ...
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Wilkins 11: The Deserted Pawnee Village

Date: 05 1849
Description: Deserted Pawnee village in Nebraska. Sketched by Wilkins on his 151-day journey from Missouri to California on the Overland Trail (also known as the Oregon...
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Wilkins 10: Old Fort Kearney

Date: 05 1849
Description: Old Fort Kearney (Nebraska City). Sketched by Wilkins on his 151-day journey from Missouri to California on the Overland Trail (also known as the Oregon Tr...
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Wilkins 18: Fort Laramie

Date: 06 24 1849
Description: Original wash drawing of Fort Laramie, Wyoming (actually Fort John; see note below). Sketched by Wilkins on his 151-day journey from Missouri to California...
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Wilkins 01: Fort Leavenworth

Date: 05 1849
Description: Fort Leavenworth with trees, buildings and American flag. The fort was established by Colonel Henry Leavenworth to protect the Santa Fe trail against the I...
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Wilkins 21: Black Hills

Date: 06 20 1849
Description: The Black Hills sketched by Wilkins on his 151-day journey from Missouri to California on the Overland Trail (also known as the Oregon Trail).
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Wilkins 22: Red Hills

Date: 06 30 1849
Description: The Red Hills sketched by Wilkins on his 151-day journey from Missouri to California on the Overland Trail (also known as the Oregon Trail).
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Wilkins 23: In the Black Hills

Date: 06 30 1849
Description: The Black Hills sketched by Wilkins on his 151-day journey from Missouri to California on the Overland Trail (also known as the Oregon Trail).
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Wilkins 24: Through the Black Hills

Date: 06 30 1849
Description: The Black Hills sketched by Wilkins on his 151-day journey from Missouri to California on the Overland Trail (also known as the Oregon Trail).
Drawing

Wilkins 33: First View of Rocky Mountains

Date: 07 12 1849
Description: Wilkins' first sighting of the Rocky Mountains; sketched by Wilkins on his 151-day journey from Missouri to California on the Overland Trail (also known as...
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Wilkins 34: Trail Towards South Pass

Date: 07 13 1849
Description: The trail at Rocky Ridge, showing wagon train, that Wilkins was taking to get to the South Pass in Wyoming; sketched by Wilkins on his 151-day journey from...
Photograph

The Dam Road House

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Description: View across snow-covered road towards several men and horses in front of the Dam Road House on the Fairbanks-Valdez Trail. Caption reads: "The Dam Road Hou...
Photograph

Yost's Road House

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Description: View of men and sleds outside Yost's Road House on the Valdez-Fairbanks Trail. Mountains can be seen in the background. Caption reads: "Yost's Road House, ...
Photograph

President Mary Robinson

Date: 1991
Description: Mary Robinson, President of Ireland, escorting Speaker of the House of Representative Thomas Foley, who was heading a house leadership trip to Ireland. To ...
Photograph

Park in Vienna, Austria

Date: 1906
Description: Mary E. Smith walking along a path in a park in Vienna, Austria holding an umbrella.
Map or Atlas

Old Oregon Trail

Date: 1948
Description: This illustrated map shows major westward trails from 1785 to 1866: Old Oregon Trail and its deviations, Old Spanish Trail, Lewis and Clark route, Santa Fe...

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