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110 Items

1850

Map of the United States, Northern Mexico, southern “British America” (Canada)

1804

Louisiana

1877

Progress Map of the U. S. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian

1866

Map of the United States and Territories

March 26 - May 29, 1849 | ink on paper

Transcript titled "Extract from California Diary" describing the journey from Fort Smith to Santa Fe, written by a member of the Knickerbocker Exploring Company en route to the gold fields in California

April 1850 | ink and pencil on paper

John Lowery Brown's account of his journey from Grand Saline to California

December 29, 1918 | ink on paper

Letter to Joe M Ross, Sheriff Mayes County from John Wilton in Bakersfield, California

November 25, 1861 | ink on paper

Fragment of an unsigned draft of a dispatch from Camp Coody to Lt. Col. Ross concerning Jayhawkers and a skirmish with Hopothle-Ahola's party

early 20th century | spruce

Twined spruce root basket with attached base and geometric designs

Manuscript Collection: John Lowery Brown

Coiled basket with lid

late 19th century | watercolor on paper

Gold Mining in California

1926 | oil on canvas

California or Oregon

early 20th century | grass, rush, yucca

Coiled and twined basketry tray

early 20th century | oil on canvas

Packing from Payne Lake

late 19th century - early 20th century | gelatin silver process

Nancy C. Russell

paper

Postcard

19th century | oil on canvas

Sierra Nevada Mountains in California

January 12, 1832 | ink on paper

Letter from John Ridge to Chief John Ross

early 18th century | metal

Metal spur with five spurs about two inches long