Covered Wagon Collection (#8)

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

Stage wagon, 1805. Artist: William Henry Pyne
Stage wagon, 1805. A large heavily-laden wagon pulled by a team of 8 horses passing a milestone. The wagon has wide roller wheels designed to give a smoother passage over difficult roads

Study Covered Wagon ca 1646-49 Black chalk
Artokoloro

OREGON TRAIL: CHIMNEY ROCK. A depiction of a Native American raid on a wagon train passing Chimney Rock, Nebraska. Drawing, c1930

Travel cart
Travel kitchen cart trolley with hospital supplied

electric lighting venture

Mobile electric mining lamps motor

MIGRANT FAMILY, 1939. A family arriving in a covered wagon from Kansas to work at the potato harvest, near Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, September 1939

WINKLER: DELIVERY WAGON. Idle Hour. Deliverymen paused in their horse-drawn wagon, manufactured by Teel & Company, while transporting imports from China in San Franciscos Chinatown

NaMAN BATHING. Naaman the Syrian bathes in the waters of the Jordan River at the advice of the prophet Elisha and rids himself of his leprosy (2 Kings 5). Woodcut from the Cologne Bible, 1478-80

BALTIMORE TOLL ROAD. A Toll Gate on the Baltimore-Reisterstown Road, early 19th century: colored line engraving after a drawing by Francis Blackwell Mayer (1827-1899)

CONESTOGA WAGON, 19th C. Drawing, 19th century

CONESTOGA WAGON, 1850s. Headed west along the National (Cumberland) Road in the 1850s. Drawing by Frederick C. Yohn

The Gateway and Pikes Peak (b / w photo)
BAL67798 The Gateway and Pikes Peak (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

A Halt by the Wayside (print)
XJL62555 A Halt by the Wayside (print) by Currier, N. (1813-88) and Ives, J.M. (1824-95); Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, USA; American, out of copyright

Market Scene at Braunschweig
BAL56356 Market Scene at Braunschweig by Springer, Cornelius (1817-91); Private Collection; Dutch, out of copyright

Driving oxen across the great plains of America in 1867, illustration from The
KW409922 Driving oxen across the great plains of America in 1867, illustration from The World in the Hands, published 1878 (engraving) by Janet

The Italian Camp at the Battle of Magenta, June 1859 (oil on canvas)
XAL80226 The Italian Camp at the Battle of Magenta, June 1859 (oil on canvas) by Fattori, Giovanni (1825-1908); Galleria d Arte Moderna, Florence, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

View of a village with a covered wagon, Lucas van Uden, 1605 - 1673

View of a village and a covered wagon, print maker: Lucas van Uden, Frans van den Wijngaerde, 1605 - 1673

2619193; out of copyright

Farmers stabbing a creek with their flock, H. Pielmans, c. 1700

wagons on a path to a castle, Jan van de Velde (II), 1603-1641

Landscape with farm and cart, Johannes Christiaan Janson, 1778-1823

encampment with a pointed tent, Hendrik Hoogers, 1788

Leersum, The Netherlands 1755, Paulus van Liender, 1755 - 1797

Wagon on a road in Driebergen, The Netherlands, Elias Stark, 1887

Encampment with a pointed tent, Robert van den Hoecke, 1632-1668

Village view Driebergen, 1754, The Netherlands

Inn and windmill, S. Le Masurier, Jan Brueghel (II), 1720 - 1820

Landscape with a church behind trees, possibly Jan Vincentsz. van der Vinne, 1688 - 1721

Arrival of the Caravan at Sante Fe, engraved by A. L. Dick (engraving) (b&w photo)
XJF105339 Arrival of the Caravan at Sante Fe, engraved by A. L. Dick (engraving) (b&w photo) by Didier, E. (19th century); Private Collection; in copyright PLEASE NOTE

WASHINGTON: HAYMARKET. A view of Haymarket Square at 9th Street and Louisiana (now Indiana) Avenue Northwest in Washington, D.C. At right is the Canterbury Theatre, built in 1821

VIEW OF ST LOUIS, c1846. Oil on canvas by Henry Lewis (1819-1904)

VIRGINIA CITY, NEVADA. The main street of Virginia City, Nevada, in the 1870s, at the height of the mining of the Comstock Lode. Wood engraving, American, 1878

MASSACHUSETTS: FITCHBURG. Southern view of Fitchburg, Massachusetts. Wood engraving, American, 1844

ARIZONA: SAN FELIPE, 1864. Covered wagons travelling through San Felipe Canyon in Arizona. Wood engraving, American, 1864

ARIZONA: PICACHO PEAK, 1864. View of Picacho Peak in Arizona. Wood engraving, American, 1864

ARIZONA: WHITEs MILL. View of Whites Mill, Arizona. Wood engraving, American, 1864

NEBRASKA: PIONEERS, 1856. Settlers entering the Nebraska Territory. Wood engraving, English, 1856

NEBRASKA: SETTLERS, 1886. An emigrant family entering the South Loup Valley, Custer County, Nebraska. Photographed by Solomon D. Butcher, 1886

UTAH: SALT LAKE CITY, 1865. Main Street in Salt Lake City, Utah. Photograph, 1865

COLORADO: HOMESTEADERS. A family of homesteaders and their wagons in Colorado. Photograph, c1870

INDIANA: WAGON TRAIN. A wagon train in Indianapolis, Indiana. Photograph, 19th century

OKLAHOMA LAND RUSH, 1893. The Start. Homestead claimants waiting for the opening of the Cherokee Strip, Oklahoma Territory, on 16 September 1893. Photograph by Alexander A. Forbes, 1893

TEXAS: INDIANOLA, c1875. The town of Indianola, Texas, which became a ghost town in 1887, after extensive hurricane damage destroyed the town. Photograph, c1875

MIGRANT FAMILY, 1915. The prairie-wagon home of a family of itinerant beet workers camped near Fort Collins, Colorado. Photograph by Lewis Hine, October 1915

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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.