Pioneers Made a Lasting Impression on Their Way West

Publication

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St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Pioneers Made a Lasting Impression on Their Way West

Entry/Object ID

L9999.999.3472

Description

Pioneers Made a Lasting Impression on Their Way West, magazine article from Smithsonian, May 1994. pp. 40-51. Some of the information from this article was supplied to the author by Jackie Lewin and Marilyn Taylor of the St. Joseph Museum. Article describes the emigrant experience, especially at the jumping off points. The author describes St. Joseph at the time of the emigrants with a quote from W.S. McBride and includes an 1859 BIerstadt photo of a wagon waiting at the ferry in St. Joseph. He mentions Joseph Robidoux, his family, and the founding of St. Joseph. The author includes information about the rivalry between outfitting towns such as Independence and St. Joseph. There is a photograph of elderly Joseph Robidoux and a lithograph of St. Joseph in 1843 included. 9/Photocopied pages/Illustrations/Photographs

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Magazine

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Periodical

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Serial

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Westerns

Search Terms

Rival Outfiitting towns during emigrant period, Jumping off towns, Independence, Missouri, Westport, Missouri, Wagon Trains, Ferries at St. Joseph, Bierstadt, Albert--Photos of St. Joseph, Trails, Oregon-California Trail, St. Joe Road, St. Joseph History

Publication Details

Author

Gilbert, Bil

Place Published

City

Washington, D.C.

Date Published

1994

Call No.

Western GI

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Jul 11, 2009

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Robidoux, Joseph

Person or Organization

Young, Hiram

Person or Organization

W. S. McBride

Person or Organization

Walker, Joe

Person or Organization

Walker, Joel

Person or Organization

John Bidwell

Person or Organization

Jacqueline Lewin

Person or Organization

Taylor, Marilyn

Person or Organization

Thomas Broken Hand Fitzpatrick

Person or Organization

Albert Bierstadt