Covered Wagon Collection (#3)

Conestoga Tool Box, c. 1939. Creator: Samuel W. Ford
Conestoga Tool Box, c. 1939

A Wagon Train on the Plains, Platte River, (oil on canvas laid on masonite)
650608 A Wagon Train on the Plains, Platte River, (oil on canvas laid on masonite) by Whittredge, Thomas Worthington (1820-1910); 26.7x54.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Woolpack Inn: Arrival of The Flying Waggon, (pencil
652083 The Woolpack Inn: Arrival of The Flying Waggon, (pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); 24.4x38.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Woolpack Inn)

The Horse Fair, 1863 (oil on canvas)
827941 The Horse Fair, 1863 (oil on canvas) by Friedrich, Adolf (1824-1889); 68x112.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Horse Fair. Gustav Adolf Friederich (1824-1889). Oil on canvas

Distribution of goods to the Gros Ventres, pub. 1860 (colour litho)
3090421 Distribution of goods to the Gros Ventres, pub. 1860 (colour litho) by Stanley, John Mix (1814-72); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

Newly Discovered Mines in the Rocky Mountains, from Frank Leslie
BAL111620 Newly Discovered Mines in the Rocky Mountains, from Frank Leslies Illustrated Newspaper, 1879 (engraving) (b&w photo) by Jump, E

Mormons descending Little Mountain into Salt Lake City, Utah (colour litho)
PNP247633 Mormons descending Little Mountain into Salt Lake City, Utah (colour litho) by Jackson, William Henry (1843-1942); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American

Apache Ambush (oil on canvas)
PNP245327 Apache Ambush (oil on canvas) by Remington, Frederic (1861-1909); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Presentation at Court (to Mosilikatse) of two Successful Young Lion-Hunters
828312 Presentation at Court (to Mosilikatse) of two Successful Young Lion-Hunters, (printe engraving with colours) by Livingstone

(Camp de) L Infanterie Bravo Palatine, 1803 (pen and ink
827945 (Camp de) L Infanterie Bravo Palatine, 1803 (pen and ink and watercolour heightened with white on whatman pap) by Kobell

A Village Kermesse, (oil on panel)
827655 A Village Kermesse, (oil on panel) by Cleve, Maerten van (1527-81); 72.7x105.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Village Kermesse. Marten van Cleve (1527-1581). Oil on panel

Oregon Trail (oil on canvas tacked over board)
704514 Oregon Trail (oil on canvas tacked over board) by Bierstadt, Albert (1830-1902); 76.6x111.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; American, out of copyright

Seeking the New Home (oil on canvas)
CH203903 Seeking the New Home (oil on canvas) by Wyeth, Newell Convers (1882-1945); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; American, out of copyright

Wagon Park, May, 1863 (albumen print mounted on wove paper)
3951201 Wagon Park, May, 1863 (albumen print mounted on wove paper) by O Sullivan, Timothy (1840-82); 17.8x23 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Pioneer family in the Loup Valley, Nebraska, 1886 (b / w photo)
PNP246219 Pioneer family in the Loup Valley, Nebraska, 1886 (b/w photo) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Swedish immigrant settlers in Nebraska, c. 1895 (coloured engraving)
PNP246228 Swedish immigrant settlers in Nebraska, c.1895 (coloured engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Embassy of Hyderbeck to Calcutta, from the Vizier of Oude, by Way of Patna
3526877 Embassy of Hyderbeck to Calcutta, from the Vizier of Oude, by Way of Patna, in the Year 1788, to Meet Lord Cornwallis, pub.c.1800 (mezzotint) by Zoffany

An Army Mail Ambulance, from Harpers Weekly, pub. 1890 (colour litho)
3664602 An Army Mail Ambulance, from Harpers Weekly, pub.1890 (colour litho) by Remington, Frederic (1861-1909); The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

The Sentinel, pub. 1909 (colour litho)
3664601 The Sentinel, pub. 1909 (colour litho) by Remington, Frederic (1861-1909); The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

Refugees from Northern Missouri entering St. Louis, pub. c. 1894 (engraving)
1144577 Refugees from Northern Missouri entering St. Louis, pub. c.1894 (engraving) by Stephens, Henry Louis (1821-86) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

Turks at the Temple of Sweet Waters, Constantinople, (pencil
658833 Turks at the Temple of Sweet Waters, Constantinople, (pencil and watercolour heightened with white) by Preziosi, Amadeo (1816-82); 14.4x21.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Playing Football Outside the Gun Inn, 1844 (oil on canvas)
658294 Playing Football Outside the Gun Inn, 1844 (oil on canvas) by Williams, Alfred Walter (fl.1843-90); 76x106.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Playing Football Outside the Gun Inn)

An Officer, Private, and Driver of the Royal Waggon Train
NAM254141 An Officer, Private, and Driver of the Royal Waggon Train, from Costumes of the Army of the British Empire, according to the last regulations 1812, engraved by J.C

Royal Artillery Drivers, from Costumes of the Army of the British Empire
NAM254126 Royal Artillery Drivers, from Costumes of the Army of the British Empire, according to the last regulations 1812, engraved by J.C. Stadler, published by Colnaghi & Co

The Polish emigrant exodus (sepia photo)
STC331286 The Polish emigrant exodus (sepia photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tiliega, the Poles with their carts; ); The Stapleton Collection; Russian

General view at the close of the battle, from the Civil War Sketchbooks (pencil on paper)
NYH188155 General view at the close of the battle, from the Civil War Sketchbooks (pencil on paper) by American School, (19th century); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Fleet Street Looking up to Temple Bar with Old St. Dunstans, and St
651887 Fleet Street Looking up to Temple Bar with Old St. Dunstans, and St. Clement Danes, 1834 (pencil and watercolour heightened with white) by Shepherd

Battle of Five Forks, Va. pub. Kurz & Allison, 1886 (colour litho)
2655371 Battle of Five Forks, Va. pub. Kurz & Allison, 1886 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charge of General Philip H)

The Timber Wagon, 1845 (oil on canvas)
990557 The Timber Wagon, 1845 (oil on canvas) by Williams, Edward Charles (1807-1881) & Shayer, William Snr. (1788-1879); 76.2x127 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Timber Wagon)

The Peddlers Cart on the Canal, New Hope, (oil on canvas)
823336 The Peddlers Cart on the Canal, New Hope, (oil on canvas) by Spencer, Robert C. (1879-1931); 51x61 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Peddlers Cart on the Canal, New Hope. Robert C)

Bridge over the Schuylkill near Philadelphia, from an Atlas of the United States
497567 Bridge over the Schuylkill near Philadelphia, from an Atlas of the United States, 1824 (aquatint) by KlinckowstrAom, Axel Leonhard (1775-1837); 56x44 cm; Gilder Lehrman Collection, New York

Seminole indians ambush a US marines supply wagon, 11th September 1812 (colour litho)
PNP246149 Seminole indians ambush a US marines supply wagon, 11th September 1812 (colour litho) by Waterhouse, C.H. (fl.1812); Private Collection; (add.info)

Driving Ahead, or How Davy Crocket got his Wife
AQS254859 Driving Ahead, or How Davy Crocket got his Wife, from Crocketts almanac for 1856, published, New York, 1855 (litho) by American School, (19th century); American Antiquarian Society

The Deadwood Coach Travelling in South Dakota, 1889 (albumen print)
3036278 The Deadwood Coach Travelling in South Dakota, 1889 (albumen print) by Grabill, John C. H. (fl. late 19th century); (add.info.: The Deadwood Coach by John C. H)

A Cornish Wrestling Match, (pencil, pen and grey ink and watercolour)
651923 A Cornish Wrestling Match, (pencil, pen and grey ink and watercolour) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); 23.4x32.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Cornish Wrestling Match)

No. 7 1 / 2 Bowery, NYC, c. 1837-39 (oil on canvas)
NYH188586 No.7 1/2 Bowery, NYC, c.1837-39 (oil on canvas) by American School, (19th century); Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA; eNew York Historical Society; American

Place de la Bastille, Paris, pub. 1900 (colour litho)
1449114 Place de la Bastille, Paris, pub. 1900 (colour litho) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright

The Feast of Saint George, (oil on panel)
990169 The Feast of Saint George, (oil on panel) by Cleve, Maerten van (1527-81); 76x107 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Feast of Saint George. Marten van Cleve (1527-1581) (attr. to)

Seller of Iced Water; and Neopolitan Costume of the Wagon; Venditore d Acqua Gelata
651266 Seller of Iced Water; and Neopolitan Costume of the Wagon; Venditore d Acqua Gelata; and Costume del Carro Napoletano, (pencil and bodycolour on paper) by Gatta

Gypsy Family on a Wagon; Zigeuner Familie am Planwagen, (lithograph)
659494 Gypsy Family on a Wagon; Zigeuner Familie am Planwagen, (lithograph) by Muller or Mueller, Otto (1874-1930); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Burning of Columbia, South Carolina, February 17, 1865, pub. 1865 (engraving)
2646230 The Burning of Columbia, South Carolina, February 17, 1865, pub. 1865 (engraving) by Waud, William (1832-78); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Market Street, Wilmington, North Carolina, 24th February, 1855 (litho)
AQS257152 Market Street, Wilmington, North Carolina, 24th February, 1855 (litho) by American School, (19th century); American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; eCourtesy

A Mormon Family Going to the Conference, c. 1875 (engraving) (b / w photo)
CHT202630 A Mormon Family Going to the Conference, c.1875 (engraving) (b/w photo) by American School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; American

Pioneers collecting immigrants from the train station and leading them to the Mormon Salt
CHT202625 Pioneers collecting immigrants from the train station and leading them to the Mormon Salt Lake City (b/w photo) by Jackson, William Henry (1843-1942); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Mormon handcart pioneers heading West to Utah in 1850 (colour litho)
PNP247634 Mormon handcart pioneers heading West to Utah in 1850 (colour litho) by Jackson, William Henry (1843-1942); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

United States Military Telegraph Wagon (engraving)
PNP269540 United States Military Telegraph Wagon (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Western Trail, The Rockies (oil on paper)
1764741 Western Trail, The Rockies (oil on paper) by Bierstadt, Albert (1830-1902); 35.6x48.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Western Trail, The Rockies. Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902)

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"Journeying through History: The Covered Wagon Chronicles" Step back in time and embark on a captivating journey with the iconic covered wagon. From the heart-wrenching Trail of Tears to the satirical False Perspective, these wagons have witnessed it all. In 1838, amidst tears and sorrow, Cherokee Native Americans were forcibly removed from their ancestral lands in what became known as the Trail of Tears. Robert Lindneux's poignant oil painting immortalizes this tragic chapter in American history, reminding us of the resilience and strength displayed by those who endured this harrowing journey. William Hogarth's steel engraving mocks those who underestimate the importance of perspective in design. With humor and satire, he warns against absurdities that arise when one lacks knowledge. A gentle reminder that even our perception can shape our reality. The opening of Oklahoma Territory to settlers in 1891 marked a new era for pioneers seeking opportunities out West. These brave souls hitched their hopes onto covered wagons, leaving behind familiar landscapes for uncharted territories where dreams awaited them at every turn. Mormon settlers faced treacherous prairie blizzards while en route to Utah. Battling nature's fury tested their faith and determination; yet they pressed forward undeterred by adversity—a testament to unwavering devotion. Amidst political turmoil during the Civil War era, Confederate troops honed their skills with Bowie knives within campgrounds across Mississippi. Wood engravings captured these intense training sessions—reminders of a divided nation grappling with its own identity. Across vast plains under boundless skies, wagon trains traversed untamed landscapes along the Oregon Trail—their wheels etching stories into America's fabric. Chimney Rock stood tall as an emblematic landmark guiding pioneers towards hope and opportunity on distant horizons. Wichita, Kansas emerged as a bustling hub during the 1870s—a melting pot where cultures converged amidst rapid expansion.