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Wilkins 26: Ferrying Wagons at North Platte
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Wilkins' wagons ferrying across the North Platte River in eastern Wyoming; sketched by Wilkins on his 151-day journey from Missouri to California on the Overland Trail (also known as the Oregon Trail).
July 3, 1849
Wilkins, James F., d. 1888
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Wilkins 32: Sweetwater River
July 11, 1849
Sweetwater River in Wyoming; sketched by Wilkins on his 151-day journey from Missouri to California on the Overland Trail (also known as the Oregon Trail).
Wilkins 27: Buttes on Sweetwater
July 7, 1849
The Buttes, Wyoming and Sweetwater River; sketched by Wilkins on his 151-day journey from Missouri to California on the Overland Trail (also known as the Oregon Trail).
Wilkins 31: Devil's Gate
July 10, 1849
Devil's Gate in Wyoming; sketched by Wilkins on his 151-day journey from Missouri to California on the Overland Trail (also known as the Oregon Trail).
Wilkins 34: Trail Towards South Pass
July 13, 1849
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 Missouri to California on the Overland Tr...
Wilkins 30: Independence Rock
July 10, 1849
Independence Rock (the perceived midway point on the Oregon Trail),Wyoming, with two wagons unhitched at the base of the rock; sketched by Wilkins on his 151-day journey from Missouri to California...
Wilkins 29: Clay Hills Along Sweetwater River
July 10, 1849
The clay hills that were formed by the Sweetwater River in Wyoming; sketched by Wilkins on his 151-day journey from Missouri to California on the Overland Trail (also known as the Oregon Trail).
