Name/Title
Bridger, Jim, Gravestone, Mt. Washington Cemetery, Jackson County, MO. Photo, 1950.Entry/Object ID
P1991.1H.102Description
Bridger, Jim, Gravestone, Mt. Washington Cemetery, Jackson County, MO. Photo, 1950. b/w. Closeup photo taken by Mett Shippee of Bridgers tombstone. The rough hewn stone has an engraved image of Bridger, and is inscribed as below.
"James Bridger 1804-1881
Celebrated as a hunter, trapper, fur trader and guide, discovered Great Salt Lake in 1824, the South Pass 1827, visited Yellowstone Lake and geyers 1830. Founded Ft. Bridger 1843, opened overland route by Bridger's Pass to Great Salt Lake. Was guide for U.S. exploring expeditions, Albert Sidney Johnston's Army in 1857, and G.M. Dodge in U.P. surveys and Indian campaigns 1860?-1865. This monument is erected as a tribute to his pioneer work by Maj. Gen. G. M. Dodge.
Handwritten on back:
"Bridger grave and monument by roadway in the east central area of Mt. Washington Cemetery in Jackson Co., Mo. (between KC and Independence, south of Hwy 24--north of 15th St. Independence Ave.) Mett Shippee, 1950."
Original digital scan located on History CD 01.Made/Created
Studio
UnknownDate made
1872Place
City
St. JosephState/Province
MissouriLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
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Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
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Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Fur tradeSearch Terms
Western Migration, Ft. BridgerDimensions
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Printsize: 8½" x 11"Relationships
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Jim BridgerProvenance
Notes
Photograph by Mett Shippee