Visual Resources and Artifacts
Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA- Holds majority of expedition's botanical specimens (artifact).
AGPix (stock photo agency)
- Lewis and Clark Trail photographs. See http://www.agpix.com/search_index.php?keyword=Lewis+%26+Clark
AirPhoto (photo agency)
- Lewis and Clark Trail photographs. See AirPhoto - Stock Images - Lewis and Clark Trail.
American Numismatic Society, New York, NY
- Jefferson Indian Peace Medal (front and back) [1923.52.11].
American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, PA
- The great bulk of the original Lewis and Clark
journals (artifact).
- Three journals of Sergeant Ordway that were
rediscovered in 1913 among the papers of Nicholas Biddle,
the original editor of the L&C journals (artifact).
- See Lewis and Clark Illustrations and Treasures of the APS.
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, New Haven, CT
- "Interior of the Hut of the Mandan Chief" painting by
Karl Bodmer, 1832-34
- "Keelboat" drawing by William Clark, 1804
- "A Memorandum of Articles in Readiness" document by
William Clark, 1803.
- "Roster of Men" document by William Clark, circa
1803".
- Soulard Map of the Missouri and Upper Mississippi,
1802" map by William Clark, 1802.
- "Three Forks of the Marias" map by William Clark,
circa 1800's.
- "Whale Drawing Map" map by William Clark, circa
1800's.
- "Blackfoot Village" photo by Walter McClintock, circa 1900's.
Clymer Museum, Ellensburg, WA
- John Clymer paintings.
Clymer Museum
416 N Pearl
Ellensburg, WA 98926
(509) 962-6416
C. M. Russell Museum, Great Falls, MT
- C.M. Russell paintings and drawings.
Culver Pictures, New York, MY - "Newfoundland Dog" (drawing).
Dartmouth College Library, Hanover, NH
- "Bear's Belly" photo by Edward S. Curtis, circa
1907-1930.
- "Evening on the Columbia" photo by Edward S. Curtis,
circa 1907-1930.
- "Hidatsa Mother" photo by Edward S. Curtis, circa
1907-1930.
- "Hollow Horn Bear of the Brule Sioux, 1907" photo by
Edward S. Curtis, circa 1907-1930.
- "Mother and Child (Apsaroke Crow)" photo by Edward S.
Curtis, circa 1907-1930.
- "Nez Perce Babe" photo by Edward S. Curtis, circa
1907-1930.
- "On the Shores of Nootka" photo by Edward S. Curtis,
circa 1907-1930.
- "Piegan Dandy" photo by Edward S. Curtis, circa
1907-1930.
- "The Rush Gatherer" photo by Edward S. Curtis, circa
1907-1930.
- "The Scout" photo by Edward S. Curtis, circa
1907-1930.
- "Sioux Woman with Papoose" photo by Edward S. Curtis, circa 1907-1930.
ditto.com - visual search engine
- On-line visual search engine. Search on Lewis, Clark, Sacagawea, etc.
Filson Historical Society, Louisville, KY
- Numerous William Clark letters, four dating from the expedition era.
Florentine Films, Walpole, NH
- Map of the Corps of Discovery's Journey to the
Pacific.
- Map of the Western Frontier.
Frontier Filmworks (Wayne Mumford)
- Lewis and Clark Trail, John Colter Trail photos. See http://www.lewisandclarkpictures.com/
Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK
- "Eh-Toh'K-Pah-She-Pee-Shah (The Black Mocassin)"
painting by George Catlin, circa 1930's.
- "Lewis' First Glimpse of the Rockies" painting by Olaf Seltzer, circa 1830's.
Historical Society of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
- Journal of Sergeant Floyd (artifact).
Idaho State Historical Society, Boise, ID
- "Group of Nez Perce" photo by Hill, 1880.
Independence National Historic Park, Philadelpha, PA
Independence National Historic Park Library
313 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Contact: Andrea Ashby:
Andrea_Ashby@nps.gov
V: (215) 597-8047
F: (215) 597-5556
- "Portrait of Meriwether Lewis" painting by Charles W.
Peale.
- "Portrait of William Clark" painting by Charles W. Peale.
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, St. Louis, MO
Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE
- Karl Bodmer paintings.
Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation, Great Falls, MT
Cari Karns
Executive Director
V: (888) 701-3434
- Set of 3 Kodak Photo CDs (no longer available?).
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
- "Nez Perce Woman" photo by Edward S. Curtis, circa
1907-1930.
- "On the Banks of the Missouri, 1908" photo by Edward
S. Curtis, circa 1907-1930.
- Numerous other maps (including William Clark's), images and documents (artifact).
Missouri Bankers Association, Jefferson City, MO
- "Lewis and Clark, 1804" painting by L. Edward Fisher.
National Anthropological Archives, Washington, D.C.
- "Skirting the Skyline" photo by Joseph Kussuth Dixon.
- "Shoshone Encampment in Wind River Mountains of
Wyoming, 1870" photo by W.H. Jackson.
- "Struck by the Ree" photo by A. Zeno Shindler.
- Lakota women wearing porcupine quill and dentalium
shell decorations (photo).
- Lakota woman and child (photo).
National Geographic Society, Washington DC
- Large stock of photos and artwork.
National Council of the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial, Portland, OR
Michelle Bussard
Executive Director
V: (888) 999-1803
- National Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Council logo.
National Museum of the American Indian
- Shoshone elk hide showing a horseback buffalo hunt (photo).
National Park Service, Washington, DC
- Lewis and Clark "pointing" logo.
Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln, NE
- "Fool Bull" by John A. Anderson, 1900.
Newberry Library, Chicago, IL
- Journal of Sergeant Joseph Whitehouse (artifact).
Nez Perce National Historic Park, Spalding, ID
- "Nez Perce Man on Horseback with Two Children" photo by Enoch Reeves, 1906.
NY-Historical Society, New York, NY
- "Captain Meriwether Lewis" watercolor by Charles B.J.F. Saint Mémin, 1807, [1971.125].
Oregon Historical Society, Portland, OR
- Cap't M. Lewis Branding Iron. Used to mark trees, and
brand horses? Found by Lineaus Winans on the Columbia
River (Memaloose Island) in the 1890's. (artifact).
- Jefferson Peace Medal, 1801. Found in Idaho.
(artifact).
- Private George Shannon's Sewing kit. Donated by
Shannon's descendant, Elizabeth Monroe Story. (artifact).
- Whalebone inscribed "M. Lewi". Circa 1805. Possibly carved and left by Meriwether Lewis in 1805. Found at Seaside, OR in 1967. (artifact).
PBS Online, Alexandria, VA
- "Clark's Signature at Pompey's Pillar" photo by
Jennifer Johnson, 1997.
- "Pompey's Pillar" two views, photos by Jennifer
Johnson, 1997.
- "Replica of Dug-Out Canoe" photo by Jennifer Johnson, 1997.
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University
- Approximately 20 Lewis and Clark ethnographic artifacts (artifact). See http://www.peabody.harvard.edu/Lewis_and_Clark/
Sir Richardson Collection of Western Art, Fort Worth, TX
- C.M. Russell work(s).
Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC
- William Clark's compass (artifact). See http://www.mnh.si.edu/lewisandclark/index.html
St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records, St. Louis, MO
- William Clark Estate
- Lewis and Clark related court documents
University of Missouri, St. Louis, MO
( St. Louis Mercantile Library)
- "William Clark" painting by Chester Harding, circa 1820.
Stark Museum of Art, Orange, TX
- "Kettle Falls, Fort Colville" painting by Paul Kane, 1847.
Missouri History Society / Center, St. Louis, MO
- Set of five journals (in the Voorhis Collection, four
in red leather and the other bound in elk skin) that are
primarily in Clark's handwriting (artifact).
- William Clark's memorandum book that dates from the 1809-1810 period after the expedition (in the Breckinridge Collection) (artifact).
State Historical Society of North Dakota, Bismark, ND
- "Sacagawea Statue" sculpture by Leonard Crunelle, 1910. See http://www.state.nd.us/hist/LewisClark/indexFrameset.html
Washington State University, Pullman, WA
Willard Family Association, Wethersfield, CT
- "Alexander Willard and His Wife Eleanor" (photo).
Yale University Library, New Haven, CT
- Clark's field notes from their 1803 - 1804 winter
camp at Wood River (Camp DuBois). Discovered in an attic
in 1953.
This list incorporates and adds to the source list which appears on the PBS website at: http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/archive/idx_src.html
Visual Resources and Artifacts
Compiled by: Jay Rasmussen
Please report broken links to: webmaster@or-lcthf.org
Updated: March 24, 2006
Posted: August 19, 1999