Camp sites, facilities, etc.; Immigrants; Frontier and pioneer life; Valleys
Photographic print of a pen and ink drawing depicting an immigrant encampment in Washoe Valley (Sierra Nevada). Title includes "(Retrospect 5)". However, it should be "(Retrospect 6)".
Photograph of a landscape drawing mounted on card stock. Inscription on bottom right-hand corner of photo states, "The pasture grounds north [near the] dairy."
Photograph of a landscape drawing. Complete inscription reads, "Winter's station on the lake about 2 miles ahead, the trapper station 3 miles below. (Charles frozen to death within sight of his home)".
Inscription describes scene as, "A solitary adventure amidst the snowdrifts and precipices of the Sierra Nevada (May 14, 1867) drawn from recollection. The horse rescued next day with the kind assistance of my generous friends of Sierra Valley."