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1. Fort Phil Kearny travel memoir
- Creator:
- Williams, Henry, active 1867
- Published / Created:
- 1867 October 30
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-3162 W6727
- Image Count:
- 12
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Autograph memoir by Henry Williams, written in 1867, recounting an 1866 journey from Fort Phil Kearny, Wyoming to Virginia City, Montana. Williams describes accompanying Jim Bridger from Fort Smith, Montana, along the Bozeman Trail to the Yellowstone River; Bozeman, Montana; and Virginia City, Montana. Williams describes the landscape and prospective locations for military forts.
- Description:
- Henry Williams served as a guide for the United States Army at Fort Phil Kearny, Wyoming, 1866. and Purchased from Michael D. Heaston on the Frederick W. and Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana, 2016.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Bozeman (Mont.)--Description and travel, Bozeman Trail--Description and travel, Fort Phil Kearny (Wyo.), Montana--Description and travel, Virginia City (Mont.)--Description and travel, West (U.S.)--Description and travel, Wyoming--Description and travel, and Yellowstone River--Description and travel
- Subject (Name):
- Bridger, Jim, 1804-1881 and Williams, Henry, active 1867
- Subject (Topic):
- Fortification--West (U.S.)
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Fort Phil Kearny travel memoir
2. Fts. Chadron Robinson + Laramie
- Creator:
- Erdoes, Richard, 1912-2008
- Published / Created:
- 1980-1991, undated
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-2609
- Collection Title:
- Richard Erdoes papers
- Container / Volume:
- Box 87 | South Dakota: Badlands, Black Hills, Forts, Saloons, Landscapes, Etc.
- Image Count:
- 37
- Description:
- The description of this slide reflects the way that Erdoes organized 35mm slides. Erdoes arranged his slides in labeled containers that were sub-divided into labeled sections. The title for this image has been transcribed from its sub-section label; images of other slides from the same sub-section share the container title. The date listed here reflects a span of known dates associated the sub-section. In some cases, titles have been expanded to note particular individuals who appear frequently and who were identified by Erdoes in captions. Individual slide captions have not been transcribed or captured during digitization.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Fort Laramie National Historic Site (Wyo.)--Pictorial works and Fort Robinson (Neb.)--Pictorial works
- Subject (Topic):
- Fortification--West (U.S.)
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Fts. Chadron Robinson + Laramie
