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David Douglas: A Naturalist at Work

Date From: 9/22/2012
Summary: Naturalist David Douglas traveled the Columbia River and interior Northwest (1825-1833), identifying and collecting over two hundred species of plants, animals, and birds previously unknown to science and interacting with native tribes and fur traders of the Columbia country. Exhibition links geography, science, art, and cultural history.
Related Objects:
566.3 (Musket, Flintlock, "Flintlock, English Fur Trade Musket with Hudson's Bay Company insignia and Indian brass tack design, .60 caliber.", 1868)
691.3 (Trunk, "Spokane House Fur Trade Trunk", 1810-1826)