The journal records an 1849 trip from Missouri, beginning on the ship Highland Mary to old Fort Kearney, overland by the Platte and Sweetwater, Fort Bridger, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, the southern trail, Virgin River, Cajon Pass, and Sacramento. H...
Description:
Hamelin had been in the Southwest as early as 1842 and in Santa Fé as an employee of James Aull.
Subject (Geographic):
West (U.S.), California, Fort Laramie (Wyo.), Los Angeles (Calif.), and Salt Lake City (Utah)
Subject (Name):
Hamelin, Joseph P., Jr., 1823-, Highland Mary (Ship), and Russell, Majors and Waddell.
Subject (Topic):
Frontier and pioneer life, Overland journeys to the Pacific, and Description and travel
A watercolor painting by an unidentified artist that depicts a panoramic view from the south of Fort Laramie in Goshen County, Wyoming, circa 1863-1868. Image include fort buildings, a bridge over the Laramie River, and an encampment of American India...