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Camp 23rd Arkansas River

Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-DIG-ppmsc-04809 | No known restrictions on publication.

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Date

1859

Artist

Daniel A. Jenks (1827-1869)

Collection

Library of Congress

Image Link

https://www.loc.gov/item/2004661631/

Description

1 drawing on paper : graphite, ink, crayon and watercolor ; 18.3 x 25.3 cm. (sheet). | Drawings shows a tent and three covered wagons camped on the Arkansas River, lower right. Horses and cows graze near the banks of the river. Horses and oxen graze to the left. Jenks' party left the Santa Fe Trail here to follow the Arkansas River west to Colorado. This may be in Kansas, near present-day Great Bend. Jenks made his camp here on Saturday, April 23, 1859.

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No known restrictions on publication.

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Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-DIG-ppmsc-04809

Location

Great Bend, Kansas, USA

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TWW Comment

Jenks maintained detailed diaries of his travels that complement his sketches. For more information about his travels and experiences, see https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/journey/jenks-transcript.html

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