Collection Highlights
The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands
Date:
Object Number:
LIB.QH41.C26.1974
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View of the Bad Lands Near Tongue River, Montana Territory
Object Number:
1925.181
Date:
c. 1877-82
Medium:
Watercolor, black ink, and graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 5/8 x 21 3/8 in. ( 34.6 x 54.3 cm )
Marks:
signature: lower right: "from Nature by H. Stiffel Co. K/5th U.S. Inf."
inscription: lower center: "View of the "Bad Lands" near Tongue River, Mont."
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed at lower right outside image in black ink: "from Nature by H. Stieffel Co. K. / 5th. US. Inf."; at lower center outside image: "'View of the 'Bad Lands' near Tongue River. Montana."
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel Verplanck Hoffman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
