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Fort Laramie

Merritt Dana Houghton1875/1910

Wyoming State Museum

Wyoming State Museum
Cheyenne, United States

Pen, ink, and graphite drawing on paper "Fort Laramie in 1836" by Merritt Dana Houghton. Depicts a landscape with the Laramie River, trees and tipis p.r. far side in the foreground. Four pack horses cross the river on the proper left. Near the center of the middle ground is a walled fort with towers at two diagonal corners and a center opening. Hills line the background.

Merritt Dana "M.D." Houghton (31 May 1846 -- March 1919) was an artist who traveled Wyoming creating pen and ink drawings of both existing and his interpretation of historic locations. He made his home at various times in Laramie, Saratoga, Buffalo, and Encampment where he completed large (and unknown) number of ink sketches of mines, ranches and landscapes. His many drawings and maps record an otherwise lost era in Wyoming's history.

Details

  • Title: Fort Laramie
  • Creator: Merritt Dana Houghton
  • Date Created: 1875/1910
  • Physical Dimensions: 24.5 x 53.5 cm

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