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Camp Watson, Oregon, sketch, 1865

Overview of the Collection

Title
Camp Watson, Oregon, sketch
Dates
1865
Quantity
.02 cubic feet, (1 folder)  :  29 x 21 cm sketch
Collection Number
Mss 5279
Summary
Pencil sketch of Camp Watson, Oregon, dated 1865.
Repository
Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English
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Content Description

Pencil sketch of Camp Watson, Oregon, dated 1865. The drawing depicts log buildings and trees at the base of a hill, with figures walking among the buildings and gathered around a stagecoach. The First Oregon Volunteer Cavalry Regiment maintained Camp Watson from 1864 to 1869, during the conflict with members of the Bannock, Shoshoni, and Paiute peoples known as the Snake War.

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Use of the Collection

Alternative Forms Available

Sketch is viewable online in OHS Digital Collections. Copy negative of drawing is designated OrHi 1661.

Preferred Citation

Camp Watson, Oregon, sketch, Mss 5279, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Restrictions on Use

Drawing is in the public domain.

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Administrative Information

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Geographical Names

  • Camp Watson (Or.)--Pictorial works

Form or Genre Terms

  • Drawings (visual works)
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