MS 051 - Western Scenes: Woodcuts and Engravings, 1842-1937 | McCracken Research Library

By Samantha L. Harper

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Collection Overview

Title: MS 051 - Western Scenes: Woodcuts and Engravings, 1842-1937

Extent: 4.0 Boxes

Arrangement: The Western Scenes, Woodcuts, and Engravings Collection (No. 051) is arranged intellectually into seven series, and physically into four boxes and one bin

Subjects: Bacon, John M. (Brigadier-General), Badlands, Bison (American) [Buffalo], Bodmer, Karl, Cody, William F. (William Frederick) 1846-1917, Cossacks, Cowboys, Custer, George Armstrong (General), Geronimo, Indians (Native Americans), Indians of North America--Portraits, Missouri, Montana, Moran, Thomas, Oregon, Remington, Frederic, Rocky Mountains, Sierra Nevada Mountains, Teton Mountains, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park

Languages: English, German, French

Abstract

Collection consists of various published images of western scenes cut out of various publications, including Picturesque and Marvels of the New World, as well as French and German language books and newspapers. The plates represent scenes from the American west and give a good indication of how the United States was pictured in the mid-nineteenth century.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

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Subject/Index Terms

Bacon, John M. (Brigadier-General)
Badlands
Bison (American) [Buffalo]
Bodmer, Karl
Cody, William F. (William Frederick) 1846-1917
Cossacks
Cowboys
Custer, George Armstrong (General)
Geronimo
Indians (Native Americans)
Indians of North America--Portraits
Missouri
Montana
Moran, Thomas
Oregon
Remington, Frederic
Rocky Mountains
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Teton Mountains
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Yellowstone National Park

Administrative Information

Repository: McCracken Research Library

Access Restrictions: McCracken Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials. Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation or publication. Contact McCracken Research Library for more information.

Preferred Citation: Western Scenes: Woodcuts and Engravings Collection, MS 51, McCracken Research Library, Buffalo Bill Center of the West

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