York the Black Slave of Lewis William Clark

Name/Title

York the Black Slave of Lewis William Clark

Entry/Object ID

9999.BHF.228

Scope and Content

York the Black Slave of Lewis William Clark. The photocopy of a St. Joseph News-Press article announces that the Commerce Bank is giving a model of the Lewis & Clark Corps of Discovery monument to the St. Joseph Museum. The statue depicts William Clark, Meriwether Lewis, their Shoshone interpreter Sacagawea, her baby Jean Baptiste, Clark's slave York and Lewis' Newfoundland dog Seaman.

Collection

Black Archives

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Slavery, Museums

Search Terms

Black History, Lewis & Clark, York, St. Joseph Museum

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

File, Folder

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Aug 13, 2013

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Jean Baptiste

Person or Organization

Clark, William

Person or Organization

Lewis, Meriwether

Person or Organization

Sacagawea

Person or Organization

Seaman

Person or Organization

York