He was a key player in one of the earliest missions to explore the western frontier, including present day North Dakota. More ...
When the Corps of Discovery arrived at Fort Clatsop, they were desperate for a way to preserve their food. Men were sent to the beach to extract salt from seawater.
Chronology -- Prologue -- "We descended with great velocity" The triumphant return of the Lewis and Clark Expedition -- "All the red men are my children" Lewis and Sheheke's visit to Thomas Jefferson ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. To commemorate the bicentennial of ...
Last year, protesters against racial injustice toppled numerous statues around the country. Now, one of the first works of art to emerge in their place depicts an unsung hero of the Lewis and Clark ...
On May 14, in 1804, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark set out with a crew of 30 men on an expedition that would change America, leaving what was then known as Camp Dubois in Illinois on a trek to ...