"West West West: Major Paintings from the Anschutz Collection," Denver, CO: The Anschutz Collection in association with University of Nebraska Press, 1991, pg. 34.
Tyler, Ron, ed., "Alfred Jacob Miller: Artist of the Oregon Trail," Fort Worth, TX: Amon Carter Museum, 1982, no. 58A
Perry, Claire, "Young America: Childhood in 19th-Century Art and Culture," New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2006, pg. 162.
"West West West: Major Paintings from the Anschutz Collection," Denver, CO: The Anschutz Collection in association with University of Nebraska Press, 1991, pg. 34.
Perry, Claire, "Young America: Childhood in 19th-Century Art and Culture," New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2006, pg. 162.
(Lower right:) A J. Miller signed
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Summary:
Western landscape depicting a Native American campsite in the foreground with a pot cooking over a fire, a thatched shelter, bundles of supplies piled on the ground, and pack horses being loaded down with supplies. In the background a trail of covered wagons travels into the distance as the sun rises over the horizon.
