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Chronological Document Archive of Gilbert Munger

Guide to Periods

Munger's life is divided into periods where he was based in different places. Click on the date ranges on the left to go to the beginning of the Archive entries associated with each period. The cities mentioned on each line are the main base of Munger's activities for a period.

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1.	1837 - 1866	Apprenticeship, engraver, service in Civil War -- Washington D.C.
2.	1866 - 1869	Initial activity as professional artist -- New York and St. Paul
3.	1869 - 1870	First trip west, with King's Geological Survey -- San Francisco
4.	1870 - 1872	Interlude back east -- New York and St. Paul
5.	1872 - 1873	Second trip west, under own sponsorship -- San Francisco
6.	1873 - 1877	East coast artist & third California trip -- New York and St. Paul
7.	1877 - 1886	Establishment in Europe -- London
8.	1886 - 1893	Barbizon period -- Paris
9.	1893 - 1901	Reestablishment in America -- Washington D.C. and New York
10.	1901 - 1903	Health problems -- Washington D.C.
11.	1903	Aftermath
12.	Sources	References to sources cited in Archive