Simpson Expedition, 1859 P.5

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Title Simpson Expedition, 1859 P.5
File Name 39222001755425.tif
Photo Number No. 10410
Classification 917.9
Subject The West: Surveys & Expeditions
Person Simpson, James Hervey; Beckh, H. V. A. von; Young, J. J.
Other Subject Lake Bigler; Lake Tahoe; Sierra Nevada; Scientific expeditions; Exploring expeditions; West (U.S.) -- Surveys; Surveys
Spatial Coverage California; Nevada
Description "Lake Bigler from the East", with the Sierra Nevada Mountains in the distance. llustrations from Captain James H. Simpson's expedition in 1859. H.V.A. von Breckh was the artist with the expedition in 1859, and J.J. Young made the finished water colors. Courtesy of the National Archives, Washington, D.C. See Nevada Highways & Parks, Special Centennial Issue, 1964 for more information.
Rights Management Digital Image © 2009 Utah State Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.
Holding Institution Utah State Historical Society
Relation Classified Photograph Collection
Source Size Print Photograph; 9.4 x 3.2 inches
Source Donors National Archives and Records Service
Type Image
Format image/jpeg
Format Creation Original scanned on Epson Expression 10000 XL and saved as 400 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000 pixels on the long axis. Archival resolution: 3772 x 1294
Scanned By Dave Heyborne
ARK ark:/87278/s64j0qv5
Setname dha_cp
ID 451030
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s64j0qv5
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