Image contains thirteen vignettes depicting various locations emigrants passed as they crossed the plains (such as Chimney Rock, Castle Rock, Laramie Peak, etc.), Indians that emigrants encountered, and activities that emigrants engaged in as they crossed the plains. The image is torn on the right side and appears to have been cut along the top and bottom. "[Published by Hutchings & Rosenfield 146 Montgomery St. San Francisco. Printed by S. H. Wade. 151 Clay St.]"--text, below image (from Baird). Paper color: blue.
Type
image
Format
High resolution
Extent
1 wood engraving : uncolored ; 26 x 20.3 cm (10 3/16 x 8 in.) overall
California--Pictorial works California--Gold discoveries Frontier and pioneer life--Great Plains--History Great Plains--Description and travel Wood engravings. (aat)
Source
California letter sheets. Prints and Ephemera, Huntington Digital Library
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