Ox-drawn wagons approach Independence Rock, a granite rock formation on the Oregon Trail, beside the Sweetwater River in Natrona County, Wyoming. A man with a rifle rides horseback near the wagons. Devils Gate, a gap in a rock formation, is in the distance.
Date
[between 1932 and 1938?]
Notes
"No. 26" inked on verso.; Photographic print of a watercolor by William Henry Jackson, from the William Henry Jackson Collection at Scotts Bluff National Monument, hand colored by Clarence S. Jackson.; Title penciled on mat board.; R7003106253
Physical Description
1 photographic print : hand col. ; 23 x 34 cm. (9 x 13 1/2 in.) mounted on mat board 41 x 51 cm. (16 x 20 in.)
Is Part Of
Denver Public Library Western Art Collection.
Subject
Devil's Gate (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Independence Rock (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Natrona County (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1860-1870.; Sweetwater River (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Covered wagons--Wyoming--Natrona County--1860-1870.; Horseback riding--Wyoming--Natrona County--1860-1870.; Pioneers--Wyoming--Natrona County--1860-1870.; Rivers--Wyoming--Natrona County--1860-1870.; Rock formations--Wyoming--Natrona County--1860-1870.; Watercolors--1930-1940.; Westward movement--Wyoming--Natrona County--1860-1870.
Source
Clarence S. Jackson; purchase; 1954.
Rights
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
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