Scrapbook and papers of Albert Tracy document his activities as a poet and artist, 1843-1892. The scrapbook includes clippings of his poems published in newspapers, a letter from Wendell Phillips related to the publication of a poem, and Tracy's published accounts of the Mexican War and his critiques of the post-Civil War United States Army. The papers include several manuscript poems and additional newspaper clippings, as well as pencil drawings that depict a panorama of Fort Bridger in the Utah Territory and a view of the fort interior, June 3-4, 1858.
Description:
Albert Tracy (1818-1893) joined the United States Army as a lieutenant in the 9th Infantry during the Mexican War, and served as Adjutant General of Maine, 1852-1855. He returned to the Army to serve in the 10th Infantry, in which he participated in an expedition against the Sioux from Fort Snelling, Minnesota, in the Utah Expedition, and in the American Civil War, when he attained the rank of colonel and served as aide-de-camp to John C. Frémont.
Subject (Geographic):
Fort Bridger (Wyo.)--Pictorial works.
Subject (Name):
Tracy, Albert,--1818-1893 and Utah Expedition--(1857-1858)
In pencil on recto: [arrow pointing to man standing third from left in top row] Col Hawkins Rr Commr / [to right of man standing fourth from left in top row] Lieut Darrah R.E., In pencil on recto: Capt Haig Ra [arrow pointing to man seated in middle of front row] / Astronomer., In pencil on verso: [30]., In pencil on verso: Uncat / MSS. / Harris, Joseph Smith. / NW Boundary Survey., and Yale proprietary stamp on verso.
Subject (Geographic):
Northwest boundary of the United States and Northwest, Pacific
In pencil on verso: [31]., In pencil on verso: Uncat / MSS / Harris, Joseph Smith / NW Boundary Survey / neg. in photo file., and Yale proprietary stamp on verso.
Subject (Geographic):
Northwest boundary of the United States and Northwest, Pacific
Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh collection of photographs and drawings of the Colorado River region.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Abstract:
Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh, a member of John Wesley Powells second expedition down the Colorado River (1871-1873); author of the Romance of the Colorado River and A Canyon Voyage, and numerous other books.
Description:
Some of photographic contact sheets and prints from original negatives not included in Beinecke Library Digital Images Online.
Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh collection of photographs and drawings of the Colorado River region.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Abstract:
Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh, a member of John Wesley Powells second expedition down the Colorado River (1871-1873); author of the Romance of the Colorado River and A Canyon Voyage, and numerous other books.
Description:
Some of photographic contact sheets and prints from original negatives not included in Beinecke Library Digital Images Online.
