Covered Wagon Collection (#6)

Oregon Trail wagons camping for the night
Pioneers camp at sunset along the Oregon Trail, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Oxen dying of thirst on a wagon trail
A desperate situation, the death of oxen pulling a covered wagon. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Covered wagons crossing the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Covered wagon on the prairie
A " prairie schooner" heading west. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Oregon Trail pioneers on the Great Plains
Families in covered wagons crossing the plains. Hand-colored engraving combined with photo of western Nebraska

Pioneers moving west, early 1800s
Pioneers emigrating to the Mississippi Valley, early 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Darley illustration

Conestoga wagon on the Oregon Trail
Conestoga wagon replica on the Oregon Trail, Scotts Bluff National Monument, Nebraska. Digital photograph

Covered wagon brake detail
Brake mechanism of a covered wagon on the Oregon Trail, Scotts Bluff National Monument, Nebraska. Digital photograph

National Road wagons and stagecoach traffic
Mail coach and slower wagons on the National Road, early 1800s. Printed color halftone reproduction of an Arthurs illustration

Hand-carts on the Mormon Trail to Utah
Mormons pulling hand-carts across the plains on the trail to Utah, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Covered wagon with supplies, South Dakota
Covered wagon and its supplies displayed at the Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary visitor center, South Dakota. Digital photograph

Travel on the pampas of Argentina, 1800s
Prairie schooner pulled by oxen on the pampas of Argentina, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Hunting buffalo to feed a wagon train of pioneers
Buffalo hunters accompanying a wagon train, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Frederic Remington illustration

Emigrants Crossing Plains Settlers Pioneers Westward
Emigrants Crossing the Plains. A wagon train of settlers on the move in America in the 19th century. After an engraving by Henry Bryan Hall from a work by Felix Octavius Carr Darley

Bull Trains Bull Train Crossing Plains River
Bull Trains Crossing the Plains in the 19th century. After an 1860's illustration by an unidentified artist. Before the establishment of the railways, bull trains, or wagon trains

Santa Fe Trade Santa Fe Trail Covered Wagon Covered Wagons
The Santa Fe Trade. After a work by American artist Frederic Sackrider Remington, 1861 - 1909. Covered wagons on the Santa Fe trail carrying goods for settlers

A family with horses and a covered wagon resting on their way to California to seek a new life. They were, perhaps, responding to the exhortation, " Go West, young man

The village of Lyndhurst, Hampshire, England, seen here in the 19th century. From English Pictures, published 1890

Engraving depicting a covered wagon travelling through the Rocky Mountains
Engraving depicting a covered wagon

Italian Harbor left sea right large round tower
Italian Harbor, Italian Harbor. On the left the sea, on the right a large round tower of a city wall. A group of men rest and dice on the floor in front of the tower

The Halfway House, Kensington, 1850, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
The " Halfway House", Kensington, 1850, (c1876). The Halfway House Inn, where spies for the highwaymen of Hounslow Heath would see who was travelling

Retreat of the Confederates from Shiloh, (1878). Creator: Albert Bobbett
Retreat of the Confederates from Shiloh, (1878). The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburgh Landing, was a major battle of the American Civil War

MONTANA: HELENA, c1870. A covered wagon, drawn by a team of mules, on Main Street in Helena, Montana. Photographed c1870

OLD FREDERICK ROAD, c1829. The Fairview Inn, or Three Mile House on the Old Frederick Road (part of the National Road), near Baltimore, Maryland. Watercolor on paper, c1829, by Thomas Ruckle

STEAM TUG BOAT, 1840s. The paddle wheel steam tugboat Archimedes used in the construction of the Illinois and Michigan Canal in the 1840s. Watercolor by W.E.S. Trowbridge, 1902

EMIGRANTS TO WEST, 1883. Emigrants traveling westward make camp for the night in the middle of winter. Engraving after a drawing by W.A. Rogers, 1883

OREGON TRAIL: EMIGRANTS. An emigrant wagon train on the Oregon Trail passing through the Blue Mountains in eastern Oregon, c1866. Detail from a watercolor, c1935, by William Henry Jackson

OREGON TRAIL EMIGRANTS. View of the Chimney Rock region along the North Platte River in western Nebraska, from Court House Rock to Scotts Bluff. Drawing by William Henry Jackson, 1929

REMINGTON: THE EMIGRANTS. Frederic Remington: The Emigrants. Oil

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Wagon train attacked by Indians on the Great Plains. Hand colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration by Frederic Remington

Santa Fe Trail pioneers around a campfire on their way southwest. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Family in a covered wgon
Family with many children traveling in a covered wagon. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Covered wagon fording the Cumberland River in Kentucky, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Plains Indians attacking a wagon train of settlers, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Settlers sod house and outbuildings in winter, western prairie, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Family in a covered wagon at the approach of a prairie storm, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Wagon train bound for Texas
Wagon train of settlers leaving for Texas, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Lonely covered wagon camp on the prairie
Man and his dogs camped by their covered wagon on the Great Plains. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Covered wagons on the Oregon Trail in western Nebraska
Covered wagons nearing the junction of the forks of the Platte River in Nebraska. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Covered wagons crossing the mountains
Covered wagons crossing the Sierra Nevada mountains into California. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Sunrise on the Oregon Trail
Covered wagons near the North Platte River in Nebraska. Hand-colored woodcut combined with a photograph of an Oregon Trail landscape

Wagon train scouts signal location of a water hole
Scout signaling to a wagon train that water is found. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Frederic Remington illustration

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Restored Conestoga wagon at Scotts Bluff National Monument on the Oregon Trail in Nebraska. Digital photograph

Covered wagons in San Antonio, Texas, 1870s
Settlers in covered wagons along a San Antonio street, Texas, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Sioux Reservatioin opened to white settlers, 1890
New settlers homesteading on the Sioux Reservation, South Dakota, 1890. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Pathway of the Wilderness Road, Levi Jackson Wilderness Road State Park, Kentucky. Photograph

Toll-gate on the National Road
Westbound wagons at a National Pike toll-gate, mid 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

US Army expedition on the prairie, 1850s
Supply wagons and US troops crossing the Great Plains, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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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.