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A color print of soldiers handing provisions to Indigenous people, multiple tipis, and a walled fort in the background.

Fort Union, and Distribution of Goods to the Assinniboines.

John Mix Stanley (1814-1872)

Object Details

  • Date

    1860

  • Object Type

    Prints

  • Medium

    Toned lithograph

  • Contributors

    Printed by Sarony, Major and Knapp

  • Dimensions

    Image: 6 3/16 x 9 1/4 in.
    Sheet: 8 3/4 x 11 9/16 in.

  • Inscriptions

    Recto:

    u.l.: U.S.P.R.R. EXP. & SURVEYS -- 47[TH]_ & 49[TH]_ PARALLELS.

    u.r.: GENERAL REPORT -- PLATE XVI

    l.l.: Stanley .Del

    l.c.: FORT UNION, AND DISTRIBUTION OF GOODS TO THE ASSINNIBOINES.

    l.r.: Sarony, Major & Knapp, Lith[s]. 449 Broadway. N.Y.

  • Credit Line

    Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas

  • Accession Number

    1964.138

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Additional details

Location: Off view
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