Where Gen. Howard's wagon train crossed – Historic Reproduction
(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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A window into the past: Where Gen. Howard's wagon train crossed, preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Where Gen. Howard's wagon train crossed
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Here a log cabin is linked to a crossing used by Gen. Oliver Otis Howard's wagon train in Yellowstone. Howard led U.S. Army forces in 1877 in pursuit of the Nez Perce, and his column moved through the park's rough backcountry, where wagons had to cross rivers and push through timber on little more than a track. The photograph dates to about 1913, several decades later, when Yellowstone had been a national park for some years and its early buildings and routes were drawing interest as remnants of the frontier past. The contrast between the handmade log walls and the wild country around them is worth a closer look.
| Created / published | c1913. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1910-1920. |
| Notes | J179163 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 3732. Title from item. |
| Subjects | National parks & reserves--Yellowstone National Park--1910-1920. Log cabins--Yellowstone National Park--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 6,481 × 5,110 px · prints to 22 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-212714 |
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