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U.S.G.S of 1870

(Independence Rock)

William Henry Jackson
August 27, 1870

As part of the USGS, Jackson documented landmarks he had passed as a bullwhacker a few years prior, including Independence Rock. This granite monolith is carved with the names of countless westward settlers.

Glass slide. H 10, W 8 cm
Scotts Bluff National Monument, SCBL 746