Spread Eagle (steamboat)
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The Spread Eagle was a steam-driven sidewheel riverboat that transported passengers, goods and supplies to the forts and trading posts along the Missouri River between 1857 and 1864. It was constructe
Spread Eagle, 1912
Pierre-Jean De Smet
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Pierre-Jean De Smet, SJ, also known as Pieter-Jan De Smet, was a Flemish Catholic priest and member of the Society of Jesus. He is known primarily for his widespread missionary work in the mid-19th ce
c. 1860-65, by Mathew Brady
Father De Smet wearing Order of Leopold (Belgium) decoration
Engraving of a Kaw (Kansas) village by De Smet, showing earthlodges and other traditional house forms.
Statue of Pieter-Jan de Smet in Dendermonde, Belgium