Courthouse in the Town of Independence, Missouri Showing Overland Travel, circa 1853
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Artifact Overview
Independence, Missouri, was the principle "jumping off" point for the American frontier during the mid-1800s. Emigrants traveling on the Santa Fe, Oregon, or California trails began at or passed through Independence. This engraving shows wagons loaded with supplies in front of the town's courthouse as settlers prepare to migrate west.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Print (Visual work)
Subject Date
circa 1853
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Drawn after nature for the Proprietor Herrmann J. Meyer, engraved in Germany
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
82.129.623
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Engraving (Printing process)
Matting (Supporting)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.75 in
Width: 6.25 in
Inscriptions
Printed on left side under image: DRAWN AFTER NATURE
Printed center under image: INDEPENDENCE-- COURTHOUSE / (MISSOURI)
Typed paper adhered under image on second mount: View of the town of Independence, Missouri during the period of overland travel by / wagons. Showing prairie schooners. / Steel engraving. German. / Date: about 1853
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