Independence Rock, Wyoming, Photos, 1962. Two photos of this large rock mound, a landmark well-known to emigrants on the Oregon-California Trail. b/w and color.
74.9.24 = Close view of Independence Rock. Photographer's car & camper and wife in foreground for contrast. Legend: "Independence Rock, north end, 1961" b/w, 8" x 10"
74.9.25 = Distance view of Independence Rock. Legend: " Independence Rock, "Register of the Desert". So called because of the thousands of names that were inscribed on its surface by pioneer travelers camping near its base." dated 1961. color.
old digital file name: WYIndependenceRock2-WYIndependenceRock3.
Made/Created
Artist
Reynolds, Don
Date made
1961
Place
State/Province
Wyoming
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
Oregon Trail, Oregon-California Trail, Independence Rock
