Camp on Snake River, Wyo.

Collection

Identifier: Mss 5278

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Watercolor sketch, circa 1850-1930, 30.5 x 22.5 cm, depicting soldiers and Native people firing on one another at the Wyoming camp of the F & K Companies of the 9th Infantry during the Indian Wars. Handwritten in ink below the sketch is the text: "Camp on Snake River, Wyo. / F & K Cies 9th Infantry attacked by the Red Devils." Numbers are handwritten in pencil above tents and buildings depicted in the sketch, and an accompanying key provides information about each marked structure.

Dates

Creation: circa 1850-1930

Creator

Leblanc, L. (Artist, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder in shared box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Watercolor sketch depicting soldiers and Native people firing on one another at the Wyoming camp of the F & K Companies of the 9th Infantry during the Indian Wars.