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Description
Photograph of a drawing by Edward Vischer of a campsite with camels above the Carson Plains, Nevada, ca.1860-1865. Caption: "24. Deschent to Carson Valley. Bactrian camels brought over theSierra Nevada [mountains]. Encampment in sight of the desert." A small group of camels, horses and men rest near a small tent erected beside a pile of barrels and other supplies. Two covered wagons traverse the desert in the distance. Photoprint reads: "Many camels were brought West in the 1860s to solve the problem of carrying supplies across the deserts". See CHS-9572 for a similar drawing.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 17 x 22 cm. photographic prints photographs art
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