| Title |
Plate 4 |
| Alternative Title |
Camp No. 1 near Westport, June 20-53 |
| Description |
Sketch by Richard H. Kern of the first campsite, near Westport (now Kansas City), Missouri, drawn on 20 June 1853 at the beginning of the 1853 Gunnison expedition to survey a railroad route. The camp was along the Kansas River near Kansas City, Kansas. |
| Date |
1853-06-20 |
| 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 |
Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States; Kansas River, United States |
| Subject |
Kansas City (Kan.)--History--Art; Pacific railroads--Explorations and surveys--Art |
| Photo Number |
004 |
| Setname |
uu_rkfws |
| ID |
1697785 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6t49sf3 |
