Overland Trail Ruts North of Rock Creek Crossing, Photos, 1959

74.9.7   Overland Trail, Rock Creek, 1958: Copyright: 74.9.7   Overland Trail, Rock Creek, 1958
74.9.7 Overland Trail, Rock Creek, 1958

Copyright: 74.9.7 Overland Trail, Rock Creek, 1958

Name/Title

Overland Trail Ruts North of Rock Creek Crossing, Photos, 1959

Entry/Object ID

P1974.9.7

Description

Overland Trail Ruts North of Rock Creek Crossing, Photos, November, 1959. b/w photo of long, wide swale cutting through grassland, a large tree growing in the center. 2 photos from different viewpoint. Same as 95.1.361 & 362. 95.1P.361 includes man standing on high ground above swale. Legend: " Pioneer Overland Trail Road (with tree in it). View to north as old road ascended from Rock Creek Station and crossing beyond. Overland Trail ruts, marking one of the greatest migrations in our country--the settlement of the West--have almost been erased by time and cultivation except in a few places as above. For location, inquire at Indicott, Nebraska. old digital file name: NE-RockCreekSta4 & 5.

Made/Created

Artist

Reynolds, Don

Date made

1959

Place

City

Endicott

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

Pony Express Station, Rock Creek Pony Express Station, Overland Trail, Rock Creek Crossing

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Dec 25, 2016

Provenance

Notes

Photo taken by SJM staff photographer