Mountain Meadows identification

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Title Mountain Meadows identification
Identifier 020gp.tif
Subject Mountain Meadow (Utah)--Photographs; Mountain Meadows Massacre, Utah, 1857
Description View looking east. 1. The Monument. The camara is placed on top of the small basalt hill from which, at close range, seven were killed on the first fire, Tuesday at Dawn. The emigrants were camped this side of the present monument. The spring is very close to and beyond a few feet from the monument. 2. On a side hill Nephi Johnson watched the slaughter. 3. The present road runs behind this hill. 4. Close by some such clump of oak brush the Indian boy Albert sat, eyes riveted on the scene. The Dunlap sisters ran to him , and were directed to seek refuge in the close by thicket. (This exact location is assumed.)
Spatial Coverage Mountain Meadow (Utah); Washington County (Utah)
Publisher Hosted by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Type Image
Format image/jpeg
Format Creation image/tiff
Source Glass Plates
Language eng
Relation Frank Asahel Beckwith Collection
Coverage Utah
Rights Management Digital image copyright 2003, Beckwith Family. All rights reserved
Holding Institution Delta City Library
Source Material Glass plate negative
Source Physical Dimensions 8cm x 10cm
Archival Resolution Archival TIFF: 3000 x 4600
Low Resolution JPEG: 800 x 600
Bit Depth 8-bit
Scanning Device Creo-Scitex Eversmart Jazz+ flatbed scanner
ARK ark:/87278/s68w68cg
Setname dc_bpc
ID 124717
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s68w68cg
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