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- Collection: George Simons Frontier Sketches
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Hunting Buffalo
Consists of drawings made by Simons during railroad survey projects in Iowa and Nebraska beginning in 1853.
Hunting Buffalo in Central Kansas. Sept 1865. GM Dodge and NP Dodge.
Hunting Buffalo in Central Kansas. Sept 1865. GM Dodge and NP Dodge.
Hunting Antelope
Consists of drawings made by Simons during railroad survey projects in Iowa and Nebraska beginning in 1853.
Hunting Antelope in Wyoming Territory August 1865.
Hunting Antelope in Wyoming Territory August 1865.
Home on Pierce St.
Consists of drawings made by Simons during railroad survey projects in Iowa and Nebraska beginning in 1853.
Dwelling on Pierce Street in which N. P. Dodge lived during winter of 1864 & 5. Formally occupied by GM Dodge also by Sylvanus Dodge…
Dwelling on Pierce Street in which N. P. Dodge lived during winter of 1864 & 5. Formally occupied by GM Dodge also by Sylvanus Dodge…
Home of N.P. Dodge
Consists of drawings made by Simons during railroad survey projects in Iowa and Nebraska beginning in 1853.
Home of Nathan P Dodge from Apr 1865 to 1888 (Except years 1880 & 81). Carrie L., John L., N Phillips, and Ellen Dodge born here.
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Home of Nathan P Dodge from Apr 1865 to 1888 (Except years 1880 & 81). Carrie L., John L., N Phillips, and Ellen Dodge born here.
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G.M. Dodge's engineering camp near Crescent City
Consists of drawings made by Simons during railroad survey projects in Iowa and Nebraska beginning in 1853.
GM Dodge Engineer Camp in Missouri River bottom near Crescent City Iowa. Sept 1853. Rock Island RR Survey. Sketched by George Simons, cook…
GM Dodge Engineer Camp in Missouri River bottom near Crescent City Iowa. Sept 1853. Rock Island RR Survey. Sketched by George Simons, cook…
First Cabin Home of Rev. G.G. Rice
Consists of drawings made by Simons during railroad survey projects in Iowa and Nebraska beginning in 1853.
Ferry across the Elkhorn River
Consists of drawings made by Simons during railroad survey projects in Iowa and Nebraska beginning in 1853.
Ferry across Elkhorn River 25 miles NW of Omaha 1854.
Ferry across Elkhorn River 25 miles NW of Omaha 1854.
Emigrants to Utah and California
Consists of drawings made by Simons during railroad survey projects in Iowa and Nebraska beginning in 1853.
Emigrants to Utah and California crossing Elkhorn river 25 miles North West of Omaha, Nebraska. 1854-55. GM Dodge Cabin.
Emigrants to Utah and California crossing Elkhorn river 25 miles North West of Omaha, Nebraska. 1854-55. GM Dodge Cabin.
Emigrant Ferry
Consists of drawings made by Simons during railroad survey projects in Iowa and Nebraska beginning in 1853.
Emigrant Ferry across Elkhorn River. 23 M NW of Omaha Neb. 1854 & 1855.
GM Dodge's cabin in foreground. Looking South.
Emigrant Ferry across Elkhorn River. 23 M NW of Omaha Neb. 1854 & 1855.
GM Dodge's cabin in foreground. Looking South.
Elder Orson Hyde's Residence
Consists of drawings made by Simons during railroad survey projects in Iowa and Nebraska beginning in 1853.
Elder Orson Hydes residence on Washington Ave Council Bluffs.
Elder Orson Hydes residence on Washington Ave Council Bluffs.
Dagger's Saw Mill
Consists of drawings made by Simons during railroad survey projects in Iowa and Nebraska beginning in 1853.
Daggers Saw Mill near Corner Mill & Sixth Streets - Council Bluffs. Sketched by George Simons in 1854.
Daggers Saw Mill near Corner Mill & Sixth Streets - Council Bluffs. Sketched by George Simons in 1854.
Council Bluffs in 1858
Consists of drawings made by Simons during railroad survey projects in Iowa and Nebraska beginning in 1853.
Council Bluffs in 1858. View from Hospital Hill, looking South West
Council Bluffs in 1858. View from Hospital Hill, looking South West
Council Bluffs in 1858 Looking South
Consists of drawings made by Simons during railroad survey projects in Iowa and Nebraska beginning in 1853.
Looking South. Council Bluffs in 1858. View taken from hill where Hospital now stands.
Looking South. Council Bluffs in 1858. View taken from hill where Hospital now stands.
Council Bluffs in 1858 Looking North
Consists of drawings made by Simons during railroad survey projects in Iowa and Nebraska beginning in 1853.
Claims of Sylvanus Dodge and G.M. Dodge
Consists of drawings made by Simons during railroad survey projects in Iowa and Nebraska beginning in 1853.
Looking South over the claims of Sylvanus Dodge and G. M. Dodge to Ferry across Elkhorn River. 1854-1858.
Looking South over the claims of Sylvanus Dodge and G. M. Dodge to Ferry across Elkhorn River. 1854-1858.
Captain Carlisle's California Train
Consists of drawings made by Simons during railroad survey projects in Iowa and Nebraska beginning in 1853.
Captain Carlisle's California Train on the Platte Valley 1859.
Captain Carlisle's California Train on the Platte Valley 1859.
Arkansas Traveler
Consists of drawings made by Simons during railroad survey projects in Iowa and Nebraska beginning in 1853.
1st temp bridge between C.B. and Omaha
Consists of drawings made by Simons during railroad survey projects in Iowa and Nebraska beginning in 1853.
First temporary bridge between Council Bluffs and Omaha and the first train of cars crossing, Winter 1867.
First temporary bridge between Council Bluffs and Omaha and the first train of cars crossing, Winter 1867.
1st Grist Mill
First Grist Mill in Pott County built by S E ... for Pott tribe of Indians, located on Mosquito Creek, afterwards known as Parks Mill. Sketches in 1854. Rebuilt in 1852.
1st Claim Cabin in Nebraska
The first Claim Cabin built in Nebraska by Dan Norton in 1853 between Omaha & Bellevue.