Camp Watson, Oregon, sketch
Collection
Identifier: Mss5279
Scope and Contents
Pencil sketch of Camp Watson, Oregon, dated 1865. The drawing depicts log buildings and trees at the base of a hill, with figures walking among the buildings and gathered around a stagecoach. The First Oregon Volunteer Cavalry Regiment maintained Camp Watson from 1864 to 1869, during the conflict with members of the Bannock, Shoshoni, and Paiute peoples known as the Snake War.
Dates
- Creation: 1865
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Drawing is in the public domain.
Extent
.02 Cubic Feet (1 folder) : 29 x 21 cm drawing
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Pencil sketch of Camp Watson, Oregon, dated 1865.
Existence and Location of Copies
Sketch is viewable online in OHS Digital Collections. Copy negative of drawing is designated OrHi 1661.
- Title
- Guide to the Camp Watson, Oregon, sketch
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
Contact:
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Portland OR 97205 United States
5033065204
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1200 SW Park Ave.
Portland OR 97205 United States
5033065204
5033065240
libreference@ohs.org