IMAGE

Fortified Home on the Plains Item Info

Title:
Fortified Home on the Plains
Artist:
Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910
Date:
1869-70
Transcription:
Recto: "Fortified Home on the Plains.";Verso: No text.
Subjects:
Pacific railroads--History--19th century
Condition:
1 x 2 inch rectangle torn out at top left, corner folds.
Place:
Western United States
Medium:
white gouache and graphite on toned paper
Dimensions:
9" x 6."
Genre:
Image;StillImage
Coordinates:
36.6371434, -121.09191
Source:
Original drawing location: RR-JB-69-70-6 (Box 11).
URI:
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4789
Ref. Number:
(Becker)RR-JB-69-70-6
Collection:
Railroads
Tags:
American West Dwellings Figures Gun Landscape Rifle Settler Sod roof Weapon
Format:
image/jpeg
Attribution
Citation:
"Fortified Home on the Plains", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/1976.html