Plate 4

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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
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