African-American trapper and explorer James P. Beckworth came to the Rocky Mountains in 1824.

Here, an artist's sketch alters many of Beckworth's features.

The drawing poses a striking contrast to Beckworth's photographic portrait.

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Photo credit: Utah State Historical Society, all rights reserved. The Utah's African-American Voices archival photo gallery is an online adaption of the Utah Humanities Council's "Blacks in Utah History" project, created by Gary B. Peterson.