Solomon Nunes Carvalho was a painter and photographer who joined a dangerous trip into the Rocky Mountains in 1853. He carried heavy equipment to make the first photographs of the American West. The journey was led by John C. Fremont. Carvalho faced blizzards, hunger, and freezing cold. Many of his pictures were lost, but his…
Reno, Nevada, is in a beautiful valley near the Sierra Nevada mountains in Nevada. In 1929, because there was so much to do, the city was given the nickname, “The Biggest Little City in the World.” Today, Reno is home to about 265,000 people. Highlights The First People of Reno Nevada Long before Reno became…
The rifle was the most desired item when moving into the American West in the early 1800s. But it wasn’t just any rifle. Mountainmen, trappers, and settlers alike wanted a specific rifle, a Hawken rifle. A .50 caliber Hawken was best, if you could get one. The Hawken rifle played a big role in the…
