Ramo de Historia, no. 62 [Dominguez-Escalante Expedition diary]. [microfilm].

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Ramo de Historia, no. 62 [Dominguez-Escalante Expedition diary]. [microfilm].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122487615

Microfilm of official copy of the Domiquez-Escalante Expedition diary, and related papers.

2 reels ; 35mm., pos.

Utah Division of State History, Utah Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 6731441

Utah Division of State History, Utah Historical Society

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