Whitman Mission


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William Henry Jackson
Date Unknown

Whitman Mission was founded by Dr. Marcus Whitman and his wife Narcissa in 1836. The mission provided assistance to the pioneers on the Oregon Trail, as well as religious instruction and medical services to the Cayuse tribe.

Watercolor on artist board. H 28.0, W 38.1 cm
Scotts Bluff National Monument, SCBL 151