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James D. Hutton drawings

Description: The drawings, which artist James D. Hutton prepared while with U.S. Army Captain W. F. Raynolds' expedition of the Yellowstone River Valley in 1859-1860, include landscape scenes throughout Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, and Wyoming, including Bear Butte, the Bighorn River and Mountain Range, the Little Missouri River, the Powder River, the Teton Range, the Wind River, and various locations in the Yellowstone River Valley. There is one drawing not from the expedition, and it is of Cabo Blanco, Costa Rica. It was probably drawn in 1847, and has on its verso: "W R Hutton" and a New York City address. Also included is a photostat of a daguerreotype of James D. Hutton (FAC 1402).
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1847-1860
Call number: mssHM 63328
Creator: Hutton, James D

James D. Hutton drawings

Manuscripts

The drawings, which artist James D. Hutton prepared while with U.S. Army Captain W. F. Raynolds' expedition of the Yellowstone River Valley in 1859-1860, include landscape scenes throughout Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, and Wyoming, including Bear Butte, the Bighorn River and Mountain Range, the Little Missouri River, the Powder River, the Teton Range, the Wind River, and various locations in the Yellowstone River Valley. There is one drawing not from the expedition and it is of Cabo Blanco, Costa Rica. It was probably drawn in 1847, and has on its verso: "W R Hutton" and a New York City address. Also included is a photostat of a daguerreotype of James D. Hutton (FAC 1402).

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Drawings of James D. Hutton, 1847-1860

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Photostat of daguerreotype of James D. Hutton

Manuscripts

18 x 14 cm.

FAC 1402

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William Rich Hutton Papers

Manuscripts

The collection contains 96 drawings, 14 original letters, and 39 facsimiles of letters and manuscripts. The illustrative material includes both watercolor and pencil drawings of California (including Los Angeles, Monterey, San Francisco, the New Almaden Quicksilver Mine, and the California Missions), Baja California, Mexico, and Peru. The ones in color are noted below in the container list. One of the drawings is a facsimile (FAC 1010). The majority of letters by William Rich Hutton are written to his uncle William Rich and his mother Salome Rich Hutton. There is also some correspondence between William Rich Hutton and his brother James D. Hutton. There are also letters by author María Amparo Ruiz de Burton (these letters are in Spanish), California Governor Persifor Frazer Smith, and Henry Wager Halleck. Some subjects of the correspondence include: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Benjamin Davis Wilson, Edward Otho Cresap Ord, William Goodwin Dana and his Nipomo Ranch (Dana Adobe), the New Almaden Mine, geologist Louis Agassiz, Henry H. Burton, Jessie Benton Frémont, and the Civil War in Washington DC and Baltimore. There are several facsimiles of manuscripts by William Rich Hutton, mostly anecdotes about his time in California. Note: FAC 1010 is physically located after drawing #32.

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Hutton, James D. Obligation of James D. Hutton to survey The Pueblo Lands of San Jose, California (1847, July 19): facsimile

Manuscripts

The collection contains 96 drawings, 14 original letters, and 39 facsimiles of letters and manuscripts.

FAC 817

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"W Extremity of Cape Blanco [Costa Rica] from SE," and "High Land S of Cape Blanco [Costa Rica]."

Manuscripts

Pen-and-ink over pencil on paper drawing, 14 x 22 cm. Drawings have the following descriptions written on them: "gray brown rock" and "very white sand." On verso: "W R Hutton 35 Broadway NYC Mexican."

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Drawings of James D. Hutton, 1847-1860

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Hutton, James D. Obligation of James D. Hutton to survey The Pueblo Lands of San Jose, California (1847, July 19): facsimile

"W Extremity of Cape Blanco [Costa Rica] from SE," and "High Land S of Cape Blanco [Costa Rica]."