Ft. Bridger, Exterior Walls, with Inset Photo of Jim Bridger, c. 1850

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

Ft. Bridger, with inset of Jim Bridger, c. 1850

Name/Title

Ft. Bridger, Exterior Walls, with Inset Photo of Jim Bridger, c. 1850

Entry/Object ID

P1995.1P.879

Description

Ft. Bridger, Exterior Walls, with Inset Photo of Jim Bridger, c. 1850. Legend: "Exterior View of the walls of Fort Bridger. (From an original photograph in the Library of Congress). The army sutler there, W.A. Carter, was appointed by Wm. H. Russell as Pony Express agent. Fort Bridger was established in the early 1840's as a trading post by trapper Jim Bridger (inset). In 1857 it was burned by the Mormons and in 1858 officially made a military post."

Made/Created

Artist

unknown

Date made

1850

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

Search Terms

Ft. Bridger, Western Migration, Mormon

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: 6" x 9¼"

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

May 9, 2017

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Jim Bridger