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Title
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Alfred Jacob Miller
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Description
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Illustrations and information on Alfred Jacob Miller, or Alfred Miller (1810-1874), a native of Baltimore and a painter and explorer of western scenes on the Overland Trail (or Oregon Trail) leaving out of Independence, Missouri, in 1837.
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Object Type
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Archival Material
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Title
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SC164 KCPL Reference Hard to Find Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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The materials within the KCPL Reference Hard to Find (HTF) Collection were compiled by Kansas City Public Library reference librarians and staff members to provide an easy to access source of information concerning topics of local and regional interest. The collection primarily consists of newspaper and magazine clippings, pamphlets, brochures, other forms of printed material, and typed notecards.
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Date
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1980/2005
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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Trailing Alfred Jacob Miller in the West
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Description
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Author Candy Moulton retraces the journey made by artist Alfred J. Miller from Independence, Missouri, to Daniel, Wyoming, 200 years after his birth. Miller accompanied Scotsman Captain William Drummond Stewart on his journey to a fur traders' rendezvous "that would occur on the Green River in what would become western Wyoming." Stewart wanted Miller to record the scenes along their way. They left Wayne City Landing, also called Independence Landing, the spring of 1837. Article notes that Miller's works will be exhibited at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art from September 25, 2010, through January 9, 2011. Includes a map of the Miller and Stewart journey as well as a list of museums that hold Miller's works.
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Date
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2010-10
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
