| Title |
Plate 57 |
| Alternative Title |
Wet Mountains, sketch |
| Description |
Sketch of a view of the main range of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains as seen from the Huerfano River Valley, drawn by Richard H. Kern during the Gunnison expedition on 10 August 1853. The view is west-northwest from vicinity of Farisita up the Huerfano Valley toward Crestone Peak. The dark butte in the foreground is today known as Gardner Butte, while the "Wet Mountains" mentioned in the written title are not actually in this scene. |
| Date |
1853-08-10 |
| 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 |
Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Colorado, United States |
| Subject |
Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--Art; Pacific railroads--Explorations and surveys--Art |
| Photo Number |
057 |
| Setname |
uu_rkfws |
| ID |
1698128 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6h191gm |
