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Title: Sutter Welcoming Fremont and Kit Carson, 1844
Date Created and/or Issued: 1960
Contributing Institution: Sacramento Public Library
Collection: Sacramento Room Postcards
Rights Information: This image may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.). Copyright restrictions applying to the reproduction and use of this image are available from the Sacramento Public Library.
Description: This circa 1960 postcard shows the March 1844 arrival of Christopher "Kit" Carson and John C. Fremont at Sutter's Fort. The Kentucky-born Carson was hired by Fremont in 1843 to serve as a guide and lead an expedition to explore a new route over the Rocky and Sierra Nevada Mountains to Sutter's Fort and nearby venues.
Type: Image
Identifier: BBSAC872
http://sacroom.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15248coll2/id/1736
Subject: Sutter's Fort
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