Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Museum and the Online Archive of California
Creator Name:
McMurtrie, William Birch (1816-1872), American, artist
Creator Role:
artist
Title:
[Mount Rainier from Steilacoom, Washington Territory, July 16, 1855]
Date:
1855
Materials:
drawing on paper: pencil
Dimensions:
18.1 x 27.3 cm.
Current Location:
Bancroft Library.
Address:
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Object ID:
BANC PIC 1963.002:1300:23--AL B
Subject:
- Military Facilities
- Mountains
- Northwest, Pacific
- Settlements
- Washington (State)
- Drawings
- Landscapes
- Travel sketches
Heading:
Content/Description:
Notes:
Small settlement of houses in wooded clearing; Mount Rainer in distance; open wagon pulled by four horses races through encampment. Possibly Fort Steilacoom.
Heading:
Notes/Inscriptions:
Notes:
Handwritten title (LL): Mt Rainier - from Steilaco[o]m - W[ashington] T[erritory]/ July 16, 1855. Signature (LR): Wm. McMurtrie.
Collection Description:
METS ID:
ark:/13030/tf1q2nb4g v

[Mount Rainier from Steilacoom, Washington Territory, July 16, 1855]