Covered Wagon Collection (#7)

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

Wagon trail over the Sierra into California, 1865
Stagecoaches and wagons traveling to California over Donner Pass, 1865. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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White settlers having a parley with Cheyennes, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Cape of Good Hope wagon drawn by oxen, South Africa, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Egypt, Cairo, from Description of Africa by Olfert Dapper, engraving, 1686
Cartography, Egypt, 17th century. Cairo in 1686. From Description of Africa by Olfert Dapper, 1686. Engraving

The City Was Taken With A Desperate Panic, 1902. Artist: Gordon Frederick Browne
The City Was Taken With A Desperate Panic, 1902. The Morgans Raid (11 June - 26 July 1863), episode of the American Civil War. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. II

An Afghan Horseman Rode At Her With Uplifted Sword, 1902. Artist: A Patriot
An Afghan Horseman Rode At Her With Uplifted Sword, 1902. The British were besieged at Jalalabad by the Afghans under Akbar Khan from October 1841 during the First Afghan War

The Voor-Trekkers, 1909. Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton
The Voor-Trekkers, 1909. The Voortrekkers mainly consisted of Trekboer pastoralists and Cape Dutch citizens from the Eastern frontier of the Cape Colony who during the 1830s

1820 Settlers and their Boer Convoys, 1909. Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton
1820 Settlers and their Boer Convoys, 1909. From Romance of Empire - South Africa by Ian D. Colwin. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, London, 1909]

View Towards the Pettah or Native Quarter, Colombo, Showing Khan Clock Tower, c1890, (1910). From The Hundred Best Views of Ceylon. [Plate Ltd, Colombo, Kandy & Nuwara Eliya, 1910]

Habana - Spanish Cart. Carromato, c1907. [The Rotograph Co. New York City, c1907]

The Jews Market, Warsaw, 1902. Artist: Jatt
The Jews Market, Warsaw, 1902. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. I. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1902]

Allies Go To Belgiums Aid, 1940, (1940). The arrival of British troops in Belgium, 10th May 1940. From The War in Pictures. [Odhams Press Limited, London, 1940]

Etaples, c1906. Artist: William Henry Charlton
Etaples, c1907. From The Studio Volume 41. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1907]

Montreuil-Sur-Mer, France, c1907. Artist: William Henry Charlton
Montreuil-Sur-Mer, France, c1907. From The Studio Volume 41. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1907]

Crossing the Heath, (1924). Artist: David Cox the elder
Crossing the Heath. From The Connoisseur Vol LXVIII [Otto Limited, London, 1924.]

Night of the Battle Cedar Mountain, Culpeper County, Virginia, American Civil War, 9 August 1862. Confederate batteries shelling the Union positions on the night of the battle

Wheelers Confederate cavalry capturing a supply train near Jasper, Tennessee, c1863
Wheelers Confederate cavalry capturing a supply train near Jasper, Tennessee, American Civil War, c1863. Joseph Wheeler (1836-1906)

San Antonio, Texas, USA, 1876, (1954). A print from the Pictorial History of the Wild West, by James D Horan and Paul Sann, Spring Books, London, 1954

The Way of the Voortrekker, 1931. Originally from Travels Into the Interior of South Africa, volume I, by John Barrow. Plate taken from Historic Farms of South Africa, by Dorothea Fairbridge

A Burmese wagon, Burma (Myanmar), 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVI, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

Northern Line Packet Company paddle steamer Lake Superior, USA, c1870s(?). The Northern Line Packet Company operated riverboat services on the Mississippi River between St Louis

US military telegraph wagon, American Civil War, 1861-1865 (c1880). After Gardner: Photo Sketch Book of the War. A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume III

Court House - Medical College and Church, at Augusta in Georgia, 19th century

The Court House, Medical College and Church, Augusta, Georgia, USA, 19th century. Artist: A Willmore
The Court House, Medical College and Church, Augusta, Georgia, USA, 19th century

Berkly or Klipdrift, a town in Griqualand West, South Africa, c1890
Berkly or Klipdrift, a town in Griqualand West, Northern Cape Province of South Africa, c1890. An engraving from Robert Browns The Countries of the World, published by Cassell, (London & Paris, c1890)

Pretoria, South Africa, c1890. An engraving from Robert Browns The Countries of the World, published by Cassell, (London & Paris, c1890)

A ferry on the Vaal River, Transvaal, South Africa, c1890. An engraving from Robert Browns The Countries of the World, published by Cassell, (London & Paris, c1890)

Travelling in Griqualand, South Africa, c1890. An engraving from Robert Browns The Countries of the World, published by Cassell, (London & Paris, c1890)

Potchefstroom, the Transvaal, South Africa, c1890. Potchefstroom, on the banks of the Mooi River, is 120 km west-southwest of Johannesburg

A Boer farm, South Africa, c1890. An engraving from Robert Browns The Countries of the World, published by Cassell, (London & Paris, c1890)

Attack on a courier in Algeria, 1901. Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 30th June 1901

The Rocky Mountains, c1834-c1876. Artist: Frances Flora Bond Palmer
The Rocky Mountains, c1834-c1876. Emigrants crossing the plains watched by Native Americans. Published by Currier and Ives, New York, USA

Carters, c early 19th century. Two carters, one wearing a smock, the other coat and gaiters, both carrying their whips. In the background are a covered carters wagon and a trio of milkmaids

Country carriers wagon with hood, c1882

The Christmas Wagon, 1866. A carter and his team struggling across a bridge through the snow

Itinerant 16th century bookseller with covered donkey cart full of books, late 19th century. Liebig trade card

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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.