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Sketchbook, volume 5, 1883-1895

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 19
Identifier: Series 2

Scope and Contents

Contains watercolor and pencil sketches, most of landscape scenes and ships. The bulk of the sketches are mountain and coastal scenes in Alaska; locations identified by Rockwell include Fort Wrangel, Prince of Wales Island, Wrangel Narrows, Davidson Glacier, and Sitka harbor. Also includes scenes from San Francisco, California, Washington, and British Columbia, as well as a sketch of Rockwell's daughters at the end of the book. Inside front cover bears an inscription from Cornelia Rockwell Kearney to Lloyd Graves, dated May 1948.

Dates

  • Creation: 1883-1895

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.45 Cubic Feet (1 letter document case)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository

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