Bridgeport, Nebraska Trail Grave & Oregon Trail Marker Photos, 1958

Photograph

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St. Joseph Museums

Oregon Trail Marker near Bridgeport, NE, 1958: Copyright: 95.1P.445 Oregon Trail Marker near Bridgeport, NE, 1958
Oregon Trail Marker near Bridgeport, NE, 1958

Copyright: 95.1P.445 Oregon Trail Marker near Bridgeport, NE, 1958

Name/Title

Bridgeport, Nebraska Trail Grave & Oregon Trail Marker Photos, 1958

Entry/Object ID

P1995.1P.445

Description

Bridgeport, Nebraska Trail Grave & Oregon Trail Marker Photos, October, 1958. Two photos of stone markers along the Oregon Trail route in Nebraska, west of Bridgeport, NE, in general area of Courthouse Rock. 95.1P.446 = Trail Grave Marker for "Amanda, a consort of J. J. Lamin of Devonsville, Eng. Born Feb. 22, 1822. Died June 23, 1850 of cholera." 95.1P.447 = Oregon Trail makers. "Oregon Trail marked by the State of Nebraska, 1912, Trail passed 285 feet north of this point."

Made/Created

Artist

Reynolds, Don

Date made

1958

Place

City

Bridgeport

State/Province

Nebraska

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Pony express

Search Terms

Trails, Oregon Trail, Emigrant Grave

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Provenance

Notes

Photos taken by SJM staff photographer