Lewis and Clark on the Lower Columbia
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Lewis and Clark on the Lower Columbia

Lewis and Clark on the Lower Columbia

Charles Marion Russell • 1905
Medium Watercolor on paper
Current Location Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, TX
Scene Depicted Lower Columbia River, Oregon/Washington

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.

Scene Location

Lower Columbia River, Oregon/Washington

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