Arizona and Fort Mojave photographs [graphic] 1866.

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Arizona and Fort Mojave photographs [graphic] 1866.

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Photographs of Arizona desert country made during the U.S. military exploration for roads under General McDowell, Clarence King, and James T. Gardiner. Includes views of Fort Mojave (Arizona), Mojave Indians, surveyors' camps, scenery of the Granite Moutains, the town of Prescott, and other Arizona locations.

26 photographic prints : albumen ; various sizes.

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