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  • Collection: George Simons Frontier Sketches

1-Simons Print - Emigrant Ferry.tif
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.

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1-Simons Print - Emigrants to Utah & California.tif
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.

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1-Simons Print - Ferry across the Elkhorn River.tif
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.

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1-Simons Print - First Cabin Home pf Rev. G.G. Rice.jpg
Consists of drawings made by Simons during railroad survey projects in Iowa and Nebraska beginning in 1853.

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1-Simons Print - G.M. Dodge's engineering camp near Crescent City.tif
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…

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1-Simons Print - Home of N.P. Dodge.tif
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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1-Simons Print - Home on Pierce St.tif
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…

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1-Simons Print - Hunting Antelope.tif
Consists of drawings made by Simons during railroad survey projects in Iowa and Nebraska beginning in 1853.

Hunting Antelope in Wyoming Territory August 1865.

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1-Simons Print - Hunting Buffalo.tif
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.

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1-Simons Print - Jack hunting the cows.tif
Consists of drawings made by Simons during railroad survey projects in Iowa and Nebraska beginning in 1853.

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1-Simons Print - Kanesville 1849-1851.tif
Consists of drawings made by Simons during railroad survey projects in Iowa and Nebraska beginning in 1853.

Kanesville (now C Bluffs) 1849 to 1851 Looking North from corner of Main St. and First Ave.

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1-Simons Print - Mormon Camp.tif
Consists of drawings made by Simons during railroad survey projects in Iowa and Nebraska beginning in 1853.

Mormon Camp meeting near Parks Mill. 3 Miles East Council Bluffs.

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1-Simons Print - Mormons crossing the plains.tif
Consists of drawings made by Simons during railroad survey projects in Iowa and Nebraska beginning in 1853.

Mormons crossing the plains with hand carts from Florence Neb to Salt Lake. This train started from Iowa City and passed through Council…

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1-Simons Print - N.P. Dodge farm on the Elkhorn River.tif
Consists of drawings made by Simons during railroad survey projects in Iowa and Nebraska beginning in 1853.

West part of NP Dodge's farm on Elkhorn River 23 m NW Omaha Neb.

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1-Simons Print - N.P. Dodge Land Agency.tif
Consists of drawings made by Simons during railroad survey projects in Iowa and Nebraska beginning in 1853.

Built by N. P. Dodge in 1869 occupied by him now 1894. C Bluffs Savings Bank Nov 1870 to Nov 1878. From March of 1863 N. P. Dodge occupied…

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1-Simons Print - Office of N.P. Dodge.tif
Consists of drawings made by Simons during railroad survey projects in Iowa and Nebraska beginning in 1853.

Offices of N. P. Dodge from June 1862 to 1863 located near Broadway & Bancroft St. about no 341 (building on left). Offices of N. P. Dodge…

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1-Simons Print - Omaha Indian Village.tif
Consists of drawings made by Simons during railroad survey projects in Iowa and Nebraska beginning in 1853.

Omaha Indian Village on Pappillion Creek near Belleview Nebraska

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1-Simons Print - Pawnee Indian Village.tif
Consists of drawings made by Simons during railroad survey projects in Iowa and Nebraska beginning in 1853.

Pawnee Indian Village on South side of Platte River near Fremont Nebraska.

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1-Simons Print - S.E. Wick's Home.tif
Consists of drawings made by Simons during railroad survey projects in Iowa and Nebraska beginning in 1853.

S.E. Wicks on Mosquito Creek near Park Mill, 1842-1864.

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1-Simons Print - Steamer Omaha.tif
Consists of drawings made by Simons during railroad survey projects in Iowa and Nebraska beginning in 1853.

Steamer Omaha landing Mormons at Florence Neb in the Spring of 1854.

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