Watercolor Archives - Lewis & Clark Research Database https://research.lewisandclarktrust.org/art-medium/watercolor/ A digital archive of treaties, documents, artwork, and 360° trail panoramas from the Corps of Discovery Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:46:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Indian Family with Travois https://research.lewisandclarktrust.org/art/indian-family-with-travois/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:46:29 +0000 https://research.lewisandclarktrust.org/art/indian-family-with-travois/ The post Indian Family with Travois appeared first on Lewis & Clark Research Database.

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]]> Running Fight Between Crees and Blackfeet, Old Style Warfare https://research.lewisandclarktrust.org/art/running-fight-between-crees-and-blackfeet-old-style-warfare/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:46:29 +0000 https://research.lewisandclarktrust.org/art/running-fight-between-crees-and-blackfeet-old-style-warfare/ The post Running Fight Between Crees and Blackfeet, Old Style Warfare appeared first on Lewis & Clark Research Database.

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]]> Indian Scouting Party https://research.lewisandclarktrust.org/art/indian-scouting-party/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:46:28 +0000 https://research.lewisandclarktrust.org/art/indian-scouting-party/ The post Indian Scouting Party appeared first on Lewis & Clark Research Database.

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]]> Historic Homecoming. Sacajawea, the Bird Woman of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, finds her Shoshone people on Horse Prairie Creek, Montana https://research.lewisandclarktrust.org/art/historic-homecoming-sacajawea-the-bird-woman-of-the-lewis-and-clark-expedition-f/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:46:25 +0000 https://research.lewisandclarktrust.org/art/historic-homecoming-sacajawea-the-bird-woman-of-the-lewis-and-clark-expedition-f/ Colored plate of a Western scene published in Westward America by H .R. Driggs. Colored plate of a Western scene published in Westward America by H .R. Driggs.

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]]> Colored plate of a Western scene published in Westward America by H .R. Driggs.
Colored plate of a Western scene published in Westward America by H .R. Driggs.

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]]> View on the Missouri, Blackbird’s Grave https://research.lewisandclarktrust.org/art/view-on-the-missouri-blackbirds-grave/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:46:23 +0000 https://research.lewisandclarktrust.org/art/view-on-the-missouri-blackbirds-grave/ Bodmer made a watercolor study of the river in the vicinity of Blackbird Hill, named for a prominent chief of the Omahas whose grave was located there.

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]]> Bodmer made a watercolor study of the river in the vicinity of Blackbird Hill, named for a prominent chief of the Omahas whose grave was located there.

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]]> Landscape with Buffalo on the Upper Missouri https://research.lewisandclarktrust.org/art/landscape-with-buffalo-on-the-upper-missouri/ Mon, 09 Feb 2026 19:03:31 +0000 https://research.lewisandclarktrust.org/art/landscape-with-buffalo-on-the-upper-missouri/ Buffalo herds along the Upper Missouri River in what was Gros Ventres, Assiniboin, Cree, and Crow country (present-day North Dakota/Montana). Documents the same vast landscape Lewis and Clark traversed, teeming…

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]]> Buffalo herds along the Upper Missouri River in what was Gros Ventres, Assiniboin, Cree, and Crow country (present-day North Dakota/Montana). Documents the same vast landscape Lewis and Clark traversed, teeming with wildlife.

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]]> Snags (Sunken Trees) on the Missouri https://research.lewisandclarktrust.org/art/snags-sunken-trees-on-the-missouri/ Mon, 09 Feb 2026 19:03:30 +0000 https://research.lewisandclarktrust.org/art/snags-sunken-trees-on-the-missouri/ Atmospheric watercolor showing the hazardous submerged trees (snags) that made Missouri River navigation treacherous. Both the Maximilian expedition and the Lewis and Clark expedition encountered these dangerous obstacles that could…

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]]> Atmospheric watercolor showing the hazardous submerged trees (snags) that made Missouri River navigation treacherous. Both the Maximilian expedition and the Lewis and Clark expedition encountered these dangerous obstacles that could destroy boats.

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]]> Lewis and Clark on the Lower Columbia https://research.lewisandclarktrust.org/art/lewis-and-clark-on-the-lower-columbia/ Mon, 09 Feb 2026 19:03:23 +0000 https://research.lewisandclarktrust.org/art/lewis-and-clark-on-the-lower-columbia/ William Clark stands in a canoe with a flintlock rifle while Sacagawea communicates with Columbia River Indians on shore. This dramatic scene captures the moment of first contact on the…

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]]> William Clark stands in a canoe with a flintlock rifle while Sacagawea communicates with Columbia River Indians on shore. This dramatic scene captures the moment of first contact on the lower Columbia River as the Corps of Discovery neared the Pacific Ocean.

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