Fort Union, and distribution of goods to the Assinniboines / Stanley Del. ; Sarony, Major & Knapp, Lith. – Vintage Print
![Fort Union, and distribution of goods to the Assinniboines / Stanley Del. ; Sarony, Major & Knapp, Lith., [ca. 1855] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/10/10d152207e55-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare antique lithograph captures Fort Union, and distribution of goods to the Assinniboines / Stanley Del. ; Sarony, Major & Knapp, Lith. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Fort Union, and distribution of goods to the Assinniboines / Stanley Del. ; Sarony, Major & Knapp, Lith.
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Few places on the northern plains mattered to the fur trade as much as Fort Union, the American Fur Company post near the confluence of the Yellowstone and Missouri rivers, and this plate shows goods being distributed to the Assiniboine who gathered there. John Mix Stanley, a painter who worked on the government's Pacific railroad surveys, drew the scene, and the New York firm Sarony, Major & Knapp made the color lithograph for the survey's published general report. Notice how the gathering captures both the routine of the trading post and the wider policy of the period, when gifts and trade goods were a central tool in government dealings with Native nations.
| Created / published | [ca. 1855] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Lithographs Color 1850-1860. |
| Notes | Illus. from: U.S. Pacific railroad explorations and surveys. 47th and 49th parallels. General report, plate XVI. |
| Subjects | Indians of North America--Government relations--North Dakota--1850-1860. Assiniboine Indians--Government relations--1850-1860. Expeditions & surveys--West (U.S.)--1850-1860. Indian encampments--North Dakota--1850-1860. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,667 × 3,801 px · prints to 16 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220425 |
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