Lewis and Clark Reach Shoshone Camp
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Lewis and Clark Reach Shoshone Camp

Lewis and Clark Reach Shoshone Camp

Charles Marion Russell • 1918
Medium Oil on canvas
Current Location Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK
Scene Depicted Lemhi Pass area, Idaho/Montana border

Sacagawea leads Lewis and Clark to her people, the Shoshone, at Camp Fortunate in August 1805. This emotional reunion was critical to the expedition—the Shoshone provided the horses needed to cross the Rocky Mountains.

Scene Location

Lemhi Pass area, Idaho/Montana border

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