c0591 Richard H. Kern Sketches Photograph Collection, 1855 A Register of the Collection at the Utah State Historical Society Utah State Historical Society 1999 Finding aid encode in EAD 1.0 by Craig Ringgenberg using XMetaL 1.0, 1999. Finding aid written in English.

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Summary Description Utah State Historical Society Mss C 591 Kern, Richard H., artist. Richard H. Kern Sketches Photograph Collection, 1855 1 fd. (13 sketches + negatives) Copies of illustrations from Capt. J. W. Gunnison's report of explorations for a route for the Pacific railroad. Included are Sangre de Cristo Pass, Fort Massachusetts, Sierra Blanca, Spanish Peaks, Grand River, Coo-Che-To-PA Pass, Book Mountains, and Rock Hills between Green and White Rivers. Persons: Gunnison, J. W. Places: West (U.S.) -- Description and travel -- Photographs. Background Background Note

The sketches were copied from Report of Explorations and Surveys, v. 2

Scope and Content

Copies of illustrations from Capt. J. W. Gunnison's report of explorations for a route for the Pacific railroad. Included are Sangre de Cristo Pass, Fort Massachusetts, Sierra Blanca, Spanish Peaks, Grand River, Coo-Che-To-PA Pass, Book Mountains, and Rock Hills between Green and White Rivers.

 Administrative Information Preferred Citation:

Richard H. Kern Sketches Photograph Collection, 1855, Utah State Historical Society.

Acquisition Information:

Donated by Kent Fielding

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The Richard H. Kern Sketches Photograph Collection is the physical property of the Utah Historical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah. Literary rights, including copyright, may belong to the authors or their heirs and assigns. Please contact the Historical Society for information regarding specific use of this collection.

Processing Information: Collection processed by Susan Whetstone Finding aid compiled by Susan Whetstone Finding aid edited by Linda Thatcher, 2000 Collection cataloged by Linda Thatcher, 1999 (RLIN ID: UTSX99-A62). Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Craig Ringgenberg, 2000. Container list Box Folder Contents 1 1 Sketches 1 1 1-2 Sangre De Cristo Pass 1 1 3 Sangre De Cristo Pass looking towards San Luis Valley 1 1 4 Fort Massachusetts 1 1 5 Peaks--Sierra Blanca 1 1 6 Wah-Ha-Ta-Gas or Spanish Peaks 1 1 7 Head--First Canon of Grand River 1 1 8 Canon of Grand River 1 1 9 Coo-Che-To-Pa Pass 1 1 10 Lateral ravines--Grand River 1 1 11 Summit--Grand River 1 1 12 Roan/Book Mountains 1 1 13 Rock Hills between Green and White Rivers