About the Exhibition
The Autry’s Journeys Gallery explores the people and events that changed the West in the second half of the nineteenth century. Displaying unique historical artifacts from the Autry and Southwest Museum collections, the gallery highlights several diverse Native cultures living in the West and the stories of people who traveled West amidst revolutions in transportation and technology.
Highlights (Click image for details)
Stagecoach of the California Stage Company Concord, manufactured by Abbott and Downing Company, 1850s. Acquisition made possible by the Ramona chapter, Native Sons of the Golden West; 93.21.261
Stagecoach of the California Stage Company Concord, manufactured by Abbott and Downing Company, 1850s. (detail) Acquisition made possible by the Ramona chapter, Native Sons of the Golden West; 93.21.261
Stagecoach of the California Stage Company Concord, manufactured by Abbott and Downing Company, 1850s. (detail) Acquisition made possible by the Ramona chapter, Native Sons of the Golden West; 93.21.261
Buckskin coat worn by Jack Crawford. Museum Purchase; 86.8.5
Pipe bag, Plains Indian, circa 1870s. Gift of Mrs. Mary D. Greble; 5.G.196
Saltillo serape, belonged to Governor Pio Pico, mid- to late 1800s. Acquisition made possible by the Ramona chapter, Native Sons of the Golden West; 93.21.14
Tlingit wooden bowl with carved bear heads on each end and shell discs inlay, circa 1910. Donated by Mrs. Camilla Chandler Frost to the Southwest Museum of the American Indian; 2011.22.27
Tlingit wooden bowl with carved bear heads on each end and shell discs inlay, circa 1910. (detail) Donated by Mrs. Camilla Chandler Frost to the Southwest Museum of the American Indian; 2011.22.27
Mian Situ, Powder Monkeys, Transcontinental Railroad, Cape Horn, 1865, painted in 2000-201. Winner of the 2002 Masters of the American West Award; winner of the 2002 Patron's Choice Award given in recognition of the work most popular with patrons of the exhibition and sale; winner of the 2002 Thomas Moran Memorial Award for Painting given in recognition of exceptional artistic merit.; 2002.3.1
Gold Bracelet,inscribed: TO SARAH FRIEDMAN/FROM/THE DEMOCRATIC CLUB/SACREMENTO, SEPT. 3, 1851. Donated by Ms. Ilene Rosengard; 2002.36.1