Hunting buffalo

Title
Hunting buffalo
LC Subject
Oregon National Historic Trail
Photographer
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942
Description
Valley of the Platte River in the vicinity of Fort Kearney where the buffalo were usually first encountered. Fort Kearney was established in 1849 to protect emigration. All routes converged here from landings along the Missouri, the Mormon Trail followed the north and the Oregon the south side of the Platte.
Work Type
lantern slides
Date
1925/1935
Identifier
P217:10:47
Rights
In Copyright
Local Collection Name
Visual Instruction Department Lantern Slides, 1900-1940 (P 217)
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Set
OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
Primary Set
OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
Is Part Of
Set 18 - Old Oregon Trail
Institution
Oregon State University
Note
Glass is cracked
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