Name/Title
King Hill Sketch by Rudloph F. Kurz, c. 1848Entry/Object ID
P1993.1H.134Description
King Hill Sketch by Rudolph F. Kurz, c. 1848. b/w. Photo of a sketch by Rudolph F. Kurz, a Swiss artist who visited St. Joseph in 1848-1851. This sketch shows King Hill in distance (photo top left) as seen looking south from a point near where Blacksnake creed entered the Missouri River. The broad Missouri River is photo center, with river bluffs at photo right. Kurz has hand labeled areas in the sketch, i.e., King Hill, Missouri River, Bottoms, Blacksnake Hill. Label at bottom illegible. Stamped. K.M. Bern.
Legend included:
"The work drawing of Rudolph Friederich Kurz was penciled from a point near where the Blacksnake Creek empties into the Missouri River and just below Blacksnake Hill. The view is to the South with 'King Hill' written above the horizon at left. The handwriting is that of Kurz. Drawing from the Bern Museum of Art, Switzerland. Courtesy of the Swiss Legation, Washington, D.C."
Original digital scan located on History CD 03.Made/Created
Date made
1848Place
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St. JosephState/Province
MissouriLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
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King Hill, Kurz, Rudolph in St. JosephRelationships
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Rudolph Friederich KurzProvenance
Notes
Drawing from the Bern Museum of Art, Switzerland. Courtesy of the Swiss Legation, Washington, D.C.