| Title | Plate 16 |
| Alternative Title | Elk Island, Arkansas, July 20th |
| Description | Sketch by Richard H. Kern depicting Elk Island on the Arkansas River, Kansas, on 20 July 1853 during the Gunnison survey for a railroad route. Shlaer determined that the probable location was between Charleston and Garden City, Kansas. |
| Date | 1853-07-20 |
| Is Part of | http://www.kernsketches.com |
| Creator | Kern, Richard H., 1821-1853 |
| Publisher | Boxelder Books, an imprint of the University of Utah Press |
| Source | Ayer MS 794a |
| Rights | Courtesy of the Newberry Library, Chicago |
| Spatial Coverage | Arkansas River, Kansas, United States |
| Subject | Arkansas River Valley--Art; Pacific railroads--Explorations and surveys--Art |
| Photo Number | 016 |
| Setname | uu_rkfws |
| ID | 1697867 |
| Reference URL | https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s66x59dp |