Junction of the Yellowstone River with the Missouri
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Junction of the Yellowstone River with the Missouri

Junction of the Yellowstone River with the Missouri

Karl Bodmer • 1833
Medium Hand-colored aquatint engraving
Current Location Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE
Scene Depicted Confluence of Yellowstone and Missouri Rivers, North Dakota

View of the confluence of the Yellowstone and Missouri Rivers near Fort Union. The Maximilian expedition reached this point on June 24, 1833. Lewis and Clark had also passed this confluence in April 1805 on their journey westward.

Scene Location

Confluence of Yellowstone and Missouri Rivers, North Dakota

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