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The dessert [i.e., desert] - Public domain scenic drawing
Summary
Drawing shows two men in the foreground, approaching large green plants from the desert in western Nevada. Behind them, a wagon train makes its way across the desert flats. Beyond, mountains rise. It took Jenks and his party several days to make the desert crossing, from August 2 through August 7, 1859.
Purchase, Ed Cox Americana fund (Madison Council), 2000 (DLC/PP-2001:050.12)
Exhibited in: American treasures of the Library of Congress, Washington, DC, 2003.
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Date
01/01/1859
Contributors
Jenks, Daniel A., 1827-1869, artist
Source
Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on publication.
