Title

Fort Benton, Montana, USA, 1856. Artist: John Mix Stanley

Caption

Fort Benton, Montana, USA, 1856. Members of the Stevens' United States Railroad Survey arrive at Fort Benton near the Great Bend of the Missouri River in North Central Montana. Print from Reports of Explorations and Surveys to Ascertain the Most Practicable and Economical Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean made under the direction of the Secretary of War in 1853-1855, by Beverley Tucker, volume III, published by Sarony, Major and Knapp (Washington, 1856).
The Print Collector collection

Date

1856

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C37_472

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,6Mb (5,6Mb) / 16,7in x 11,8in / 5008 x 3529 (300dpi)

Keywords

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