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[Washington and Gist among the ice] – Vintage Print

[Washington and Gist among the ice] — historic print
[Washington and Gist among the ice]. Historic print from the Presidents collection.

(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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[Washington and Gist among the ice]

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Washington and Gist among the ice depicts a December 1753 episode in which George Washington and his guide Christopher Gist tried to cross the icy Allegheny River near present-day Pittsburgh on their way back from a mission to the French at Fort Le Boeuf. Floating ice made the crossing dangerous, and the two men were stranded overnight on a small island in the river, where Gist was badly frostbitten. The caption card records no date for the woodcut, but its subject is a well-known moment from Washington's early career, when his report on the journey helped bring attention to the tensions that led to the French and Indian War.

Medium1 print : woodcut.
Notes[no date recorded on caption card]
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,394 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-120330

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