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Wilkins 31: Devil's Gate

Date: 07 10 1849
Description: 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).
Drawing

Wilkins 32: Sweetwater River

Date: 07 11 1849
Description: 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).
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...
Drawing

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...
Drawing

Wilkins 20: Laramie Peak

Date: 06 29 1849
Description: Laramie Peak in Wyoming; Sketched by Wilkins on his 151-day journey from Missouri to California on the Overland Trail (also known as the Oregon Trail).
Drawing

Wilkins 37: Ferry at Green River

Date: 07 22 1849
Description: The Ferry at Green River in Wyoming; a single wagon is crossing the river. Sketched by Wilkins on his 151-day journey from Missouri to California on the Ov...
Drawing

Wilkins 40: Continued from Cathedral Rock

Date: 07 24 1849
Description: Cathedral Rock in Wyoming; sketched by Wilkins on his 151-day journey from Missouri to California on the Overland Trail (also known as the Oregon Trail).
Drawing

Wilkins 41: Clay Bluffs

Date: 07 24 1849
Description: The Clay Bluffs in Wyoming; sketched by Wilkins on his 151-day journey from Missouri to California on the Overland Trail (also known as the Oregon Trail).
Drawing

Wilkins 42: Fort Bridger

Date: 07 25 1849
Description: Fort Bridger in Wyoming, with wagon parts and teepees, where Wilkins camped for a night; sketched by Wilkins on his 151-day journey from Missouri to Califo...
Drawing

Wilkins 43: Green River Valley

Date: 07 25 1849
Description: Green River Valley in Wyoming; sketched by Wilkins on his 151-day journey from Missouri to California on the Overland Trail (also known as the Oregon Trail...
Drawing

Wilkins 28: Sweetwater Buttes

Date: 07 10 1849
Description: Sweetwater River and the Red Buttes in Wyoming; sketched by Wilkins on his 151-day journey from Missouri to California on the Overland Trail (also known as...
Drawing

Wilkins 35: South Pass

Date: 07 16 1849
Description: South Pass in Wyoming; sketched by Wilkins on his 151-day journey from Missouri to California on the Overland Trail (also known as the Oregon Trail). Wilki...
Drawing

Wilkins 36: Pacific Springs

Date: 07 17 1849
Description: Pacific Springs, Wyoming; sketched by Wilkins on his 151-day journey from Missouri to California on the Overland Trail (also known as the Oregon Trail). Wi...
Drawing

Wilkins 38: Bluff near Green River

Date: 07 23 1849
Description: Bluff near Green River, where Wilkins' wagon train crossed by ferry; sketched by Wilkins on his 151-day journey from Missouri to California on the Overland...
Drawing

Wilkins 39: Cathedral Rock

Date: 07 24 1849
Description: Cathedral Rock in Wyoming with three wagons; sketched by Wilkins on his 151-day journey from Missouri to California on the Overland Trail (also known as th...
Drawing

Mrs. Fowe's Ranch

Date: 1902
Description: A drawing depicting Mrs. Fowe's Ranch. With mountains in the distance, the ranch consists of corrals for horses and cattle, and a modest-sized house.
Poster

Northern Pacific Railway Travel Poster: Yellowstone Park

Date: 1924
Description: An original lithograph promoting the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone Park, and to get there by way of the Northern Pacific Railway. The poster depicts a dramat...
Photograph

Sweetwater River

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Description: Elevated view of the landscape of Yellowstone National Park. The Sweetwater River can be seen cutting through the plain below.
Photograph

Big Horn Mountains

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Description: View from hill of the Big Horn Mountains near Buffalo.
Photograph

Eaton's Dude Ranch

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Description: Elevated view from hill of Eaton's Dude Ranch in a fertile valley near Sundance. The ranch has many buildings, and fencing with horses inside.

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