Firing Flintlocks at Harpers Ferry
Reenactors fire flintlocks at Harpers Ferry. In 1803, Meriwether Lewis obtained from 15 rifles, 15 powder horns, 30 bullet molds, 30 ball screws, extra rifle and musket locks, gunsmith's repair tools, several d... More
Quarters at Camp Dubois - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Replica of quarters at Camp Dubois (Illinois) where the Corps spent the winter of 1803-1804.
Earth lodge at Knife River NHS - Public Domain image, National Parks G...
The Mandan and Hidatsa peoples, among whom the Expedition spent the winter of 1804-1805, lived in permanent villages of well-constructed earthlodge dwellings.
Lewis and Clark in the Land of Blackbird, "King of the Mahas"
The map is a cartographic reconstruction of Lewis and Clark's journey through the Blackbird Study Area near the Missouri River. It was created in conjunction with a study by Ryan M. Cooper, Steven L. De Vore, a... More
Spirit Mound - National Parks Gallery
Lewis and Clark, along with nine of their men, visited Spirit Mound on August 25, 1804. The Otoe, Omaha, and Sioux believed the site was home to 18 inch tall “deavels” armed with sharp arrows. Clark found the v... More
Three Forks from Lewis Lookout - Public Domain image, National Parks G...
On August 5, 1805, Meriwether Lewis climbed to the top of a hill now known as Lewis Lookout and located a short distance from Dillon, MT. He hoped to gain a better perspective on the landscape and confirm his b... More
National parks: Seaman - public domain image
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1885 Treaty with Ponca - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Image of handwritten document 1885 Ponca treaty
Lewis and Clark in the Rocky Mountains /
Relief shown by spot heights. Panel title: Lewis and Clark in the Rocky Mountains : the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail commemorates one of our nation's grandest journeys of exploration. "This detailed... More
Lewis and Clark trail: PLSS description
Public Land Survey System description image
Discovering the legacy of Lewis and Clark : bicentennial commemoration...
Legend includes preparation, recruitment, exploration and homecoming, Indian reservations, Louisiana Purchase boundary, and Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail. Available also through the Library of Congres... More
Lewis and Clark trail: Pike's Peak
Pike's Peak from Highway 83 in Douglas county, CO. Possible landmark for Ponca tribe.
Lewis and Clark Festival, Onawa, IA
In June 2006, the Friends of Discovery put on a 3-day Lewis and Clark Festival with presentations, music, living history, and more. The event was held in Lewis and Clark State Park in Onowa, Iowa. 2006 Grant for $6,000
Women in Regalia at Pow-Wow - Public Domain image, National Parks Gall...
Women in regalia at a pow-wow.
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
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Lewis and Clark Trail to the Missouri River
Members of the Manitou Bluffs Mid-Missouri Chapter of the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation, Inc. completed a trail from the historic town of Arrow Rock, Missouri to the Missouri River. 2004 Grant for $15,000.
Corps and Keelboat - National Parks Gallery
Reenactors portraying Meriwether Lewis and members of the Corps of Discovery arrive in Louisville, KY.
Lewis and Clark Student Activity Book
The Watercourse and International Project Wet produced and printed the 16-page children’s books. Students explore tools and techniques used by expedition members, learn about significant people and places, and ... More
Lewis and Clark trail: Tribal Dancers
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Members of the Blackfeet Nation
Members of the Blackfeet Nation at Corps of Discovery II.
Hitchcock Nature Center - National Parks Gallery
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Dedication of the Sacagawea Statue, Washington DC
Celebrating the dedication of the statue of Sacagawea in Washington D.C..
Montana Historical Society - National Parks Gallery
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Sioux City Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center
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Missouri River in Omaha, NE - Public Domain image, National Parks Gall...
The Corps of Discovery traveled the length of the Missouri River, from its confluence with the Mississippi to its source in Montana. Numerous dams and channeling have altered the character of the Missouri River... More
Big Hole National Battlefield - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...
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Reviewing the Troops - National Parks Gallery
Reviewing the troops at Fort Massac in Paducah, KY.
Van Meter State Park-Missouri's American Indian Cultural Center
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Camp Dubois Reconstruction - National Parks Gallery
The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency completed a complete reconstruction of the Lewis and Clark expedition’s first winter encampment, Camp River Dubois. 2002 Grant for $100,000
Lewis and Clark Boat House and Museum
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Weippe Discovey Center - National Parks Gallery
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Sacajawea Interpretive, Cultural & Educational Center
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George Drouillard as portrayed by Roger Wendlick.
George Drouillard as portrayed by Roger Wendlick.
Lewis and Clark trail: Spirit Mound
The South Dakota Department of Game, Fish, and Parks is working to restore the historic prairie vegetation on Spirit Mound, a significant Lewis and Clark site.Spirit Mound is near Vermillion, South Dakota. 2004... More
Joe Bearstail (Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation)
Joe Bearstail, of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, dances in the Tent of Many Voices, Corps of Discovery II.
Hoop Dance at Lower Brule Reservation
Hoop dance at Lower Brule Reservation in South Dakota
Missouri River Basin Lewis and Clark Visitor Center
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Daniel Slosberg as Pierre Cruzatte
Daniel Slosberg portrays Pierre Cruzatte. Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Tourist Attraction - The People's Center
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Columbia River - free images of reptiles
The Corps of Discovery hoped to find the headwaters of the Missouri and Columbia rivers in close proximity. Instead, the Corps traveled on foot, by horseback and floated down the Clearwater and Snake rivers bef... More
Lewis and Clark trail: Beaverhead Rock
Beaverhead Rock, located near Dillon, MT. On August 8, 1805, Sacagawea saw Beaverhead Rock and knew she was home. According to Lewis, “[T]his hill she says her nation calls the beaver's head from a conceived re... More
Quillwork Demonstration at Corps of Discovery II
Quillwork Demonstration at Corps of Discovery II in Eagle Butte, SD.
Remington Nature Center - National Parks Gallery
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Knappton Cove Heritage Center - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...
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Lewis and Clark Fife and Drum Corps
Lewis Clark Fife and Drum Corps perform at Monticello. Public domain photograph of military parade, army ceremony, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Harry Beauchamp and son (Assiniboine)
Harry Beauchamp and son Harry Beauchamp III, of the Assiniboine tribe, at the Tent of Many Voices, Corps of Discovery II.
Secretary Norton Reviews Honor Guard
Secretary of the Interior, Gale Norton, reviews honor guard in Washington D.C. (2003)
Lewis and Clark trail: Clark's Tree
The City of Long Beach commissioned the creation of a bronze monument representing the wind swept tree upon which William Clark carved his initials on Nov. 19, 1805. 2001 Grant for $10,000
Randy'L Teton, model for Sacagawea Coin
Randy'l Teton, Shoshone-Bannock/Cree from the Fort Hall Reservation in Idaho, was the model for the Sacagawea gold dollar.
Fiddler at Fort Osage - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Fiddler plays at Fort Osage in Sibley, Missouri.
Indian Post Office, Lolo Trail - Public Domain image, National Parks G...
The Expedition crossed the Bitteroot Mountains in September of 1805. Led by Old Toby, a Nez Perce, they followed the Lolo Trail. As they traveled, they passed Indian Post Office.
Great Falls of the Missouri River
The Expedition spent one month -June 13 to July 13, 1805 - surmounting one of the great challenges of the journey. In the heat of the Montana summer, the men built two crude wagons and portaged the boats, equip... More
Expedition Supplies at Camp Dubois
Replica Expedition supplies at Camp Dubois in Illinois.
Seaside Historical Society Museum
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Military Profile on "Discovering L&C" web site
VIAs Inc. completed this section of the Discovering Lewis and Clark website (www.lewis-clark.org). This area of the site includes a video interview with historian Stephen Ambrose and three-dimensional animation... More
Detail of Clinton Brown's (Gros Ventre) Regalia
Detail of regalia worn by Clinton Brown, Gros Ventre of the Fort Belknap Reservation in Harlem, MT.
Yellowstone Gateway Museum - National Parks Gallery
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Preparing the Evening Gun - Public Domain image, National Parks Galler...
Reenactors prepare the evening gun at Fort Massac in Paducah, KY.
Lewis and Clark Visitor Center at Gavin's Point
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Fort Walla Walla Museum - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
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Sunset on the Pacific - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
In November 1805 the Corps of Discovery reached the Pacific. Having found “the most practicable and navigable passage across the Continent of North America,” their mission was complete.
Tourist Attraction - Paddle to Fort Clatsop
A 32-foot traditional cedar dug-out canoe was carved. Tribal members of the Clatsop-Nehalem Confederated Tribes contracted with a master carver from the Quinault Indian Nation to teach traditional methods. 2004... More
Tribal Flags at Eagle Butte, SD
Tribal Flags at a pow-wow in Eagle Butte, SD. Public domain photograph - parade, demonstration, flags, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Lolo Pass Visitor Center - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
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York, as portrayed by Hasan Davis
York, as portrayed by Hasan Davis. Public domain photograph of a coat, clothing, fashion, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Sgt. Floyd Monument, Sioux City, IA
Sergeant Charles Floyd, Jr. was the only member of the Corps of Discovery to die on the journey. A monument to Sgt. Floyd stands near the site where he died.
Corps II Event, Washington D.C.
Corps II Event, Washington D.C. Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Lewis and Clark trail: Fort Clatsop
On December 5, William Clark wrote that Captain Lewis had found a suitable location for their winter quarters with “Elk Suffient to winter on.” The men soon set to work building their home, a fortification meas... More
Clark County Historical Society & Museum
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First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park
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Columbia Gorge Discovery Center and Museum
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Tourist Attraction - Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum
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Tillamook County Pioneer Museum
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Tourist Attraction - Western Historic Trails Center
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Upper Missouri Breaks National Monument
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DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
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Fort Peck Interpretive Center - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...
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Tourist Attraction - Hat Rock State Park
Hat Rock was described by Clark as a rock resembling a hat. It is located in Hat Rock State Park, Umatilla County, Oregon.
Ruby-crowned kinglet (Regulus calendula), Lewis and Clark National His...
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A sea-storm lichen (Cetrelia cetrarioides), Lewis and Clark National H...
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Park wetlands, Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, 2016.
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park recognizes the importance of wetlands for the sustenance of various plants, animals, prevention of river flooding, as a natural absorber of carbon dioxide and as a provi... More
Lewis and Clark River, Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, 2016.
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Cormorants (Phalacrocorax) resting on a log, Lewis and Clark National ...
Forty species of cormorants and shags belong to the family Phalacrocoracidae. These medium-to-large birds have long, thin, hooked bills and webbed feet for diving and fishing. Cormorants are coastal rather than... More
Two double-crested cormorant flying
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Angler on Missouri River - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Angler fishing the Missouri River at Giant Springs State Park, MT
Wildflowers blooming at Lemhi Pass Montana
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Tourist Attraction - Petroglyphs near Missouri River
Red petroglpyhs on white cliffs along Missouri River in Montana.
Storm clouds over the Niobrara/ Missouri River confluence
Storm clouds over the Niobrara/ Missouri River confluence
Wildflowers blooming near Missouri River
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Missouri Breaks Vista Montana - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...
View near Claggett Hill overlook Missouri Breaks, Montana
Pronghorn near Fort Peck Montana
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Double-crested cormorant flying
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Elevation marker Lemhi Pass Montana 2018
Elevation marker at Lemhi Pass Montana Picryl description: Public domain photograph of National Park, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Meriwether Picnic Area sign - Public Domain image, National Parks Gall...
Meriwether Picnic Area sign in Helena National Forest Picryl description: Public domain photograph of National Park, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Osprey in nest at Fort Peck Lake Montana
Osprey siting in nest with mountain background
Historic landmark sign at Lemhi Pass Montana 2018
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William Clark Signature Lewis and Clark Visitor Center, Yankton, South...
William Clark signature
Gates of the Mountains shoreline
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Western bluebird on fence at Lemhi Pass Montana
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Cyclist along riverfront at Missouri Headwaters State Park Montana 201...
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