Covered Wagons Collection

Illustrations of the War in Denmark: artillery baggage-waggons encamped near Kolding, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Illustrations of the War in Denmark: [Austrian] artillery baggage-waggons encamped near Kolding, 1864. 'It will be remembered that the town of Kolding is on the frontier of Jutland and Schleswig

Sketches in Madrid: the "Octroi" at the entrance to Madrid, 1876. Creator: C.R
Sketches in Madrid: the "Octroi" at the entrance to Madrid, 1876....the ordinary aspects of life in Madrid...manner of collecting the "octroi, " or town tolls

Morning Market, Johannesburg, c1900. Creator: A.E. Huitt
Morning Market, Johannesburg, c1900. Covered wagons and cattle, South Africa. Illustration from a photograph. From "Cassell's History of England, Vol. IX"

Meeting of Boers at Paardekraal Held Every Years in Celebration of the Regaining of... c1900. Creator: Will B. Robinson
Meeting of Boers at Paardekraal Held Every Years in Celebration of the Regaining of their Independence, c1900. The monument, in Krugersdorp, South Africa

Panoramic View of Antwerp from the East, 1636. Creator: Jan Wildens
Panoramic View of Antwerp from the East, 1636. Travellers on the road, farm workers and flock of sheep

Watching the Wagon Train (oil on canvas)
PHD29085 Watching the Wagon Train (oil on canvas) by Berninghaus, Oscar Edward (1874-1952); Kennedy Galleries, New York, USA; (add.info.: by Oscar Edward Berninghaus)

Antietam Bridge, Maryland, September 1862. Creators: Barnard & Gibson, George N
Antietam Bridge, Maryland, September 1862. [Scene from the American Civil War]. Albumen print, pl. 19 from the album " Gardners Photographic Sketch Book of the War, vol. 1" (1866)

Battery A, Fourth U. S. Artillery, Robertsons Brigade, February 1864
Battery A, Fourth U.S. Artillery, Robertsons Brigade, February 1864. [Scene from the American Civil War: cannons, cavalry, and military camp. General Robertson commanded the brigade]

Prairie Schooner Seat, c. 1937. Creator: Wilbur M Rice
Prairie Schooner Seat, c. 1937

U. S. Military Telegraph Construction Corps, April 1864. Creator: Alexander Gardner
U.S. Military Telegraph Construction Corps, April 1864. Albumen print, pl. 62 from the album " Gardners Photographic Sketch Book of the War, Volume II" (1866)

Wagon Park, Brandy Station, Virginia, May 1863. Creator: Alexander Gardner
Wagon Park, Brandy Station, Virginia, May 1863. Albumen print, pl. 64 from the album " Gardners Photographic Sketch Book of the War, Volume II" (1866)

City of Atlanta, GA, No. 2, 1866. Creator: George N. Barnard
City of Atlanta, GA, No. 2, 1866. Albumen print, plate 46 from the album " Photographic Views of the Sherman Campaign" (1866)

Oxen being yoked up in a corral of covered wagons in a painting by W. H
UIG5449700 Oxen being yoked up in a corral of covered wagons in a painting by W. H. Jackson, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska: c. 1875 by Jackson, William Henry (1843-1942); Underwood Archives/UIG; American

Refugees from Northern Missouri entering St. Louis, from Harpers Weekly, pub
2836263 Refugees from Northern Missouri entering St. Louis, from Harpers Weekly, pub. 1894 (engraving) by Stephens, Henry Louis (1824-82); Private Collection; (add.info)

Augusta in Georgia (engraving)
725743 Augusta in Georgia (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Court House - medical college, and church, at Augusta in Georgia)

Nada the Lily, by H Rider Haggard (engraving)
1614521 Nada the Lily, by H Rider Haggard (engraving) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nada the Lily, by H Rider Haggard)

A South African Idyll (litho)
1598139 A South African Idyll (litho) by Soper, George (1870-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: A South African Idyll. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 20 November 1897)

Pilgrims of the Plains, pub. 1871 (engraving)
1144578 Pilgrims of the Plains, pub. 1871 (engraving) by Waud, Alfred Rudolph (1828-91); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

General Directions for the Driver of the Rolling Waggon (engraving)
602341 General Directions for the Driver of the Rolling Waggon (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: General Directions for the Driver of the Rolling Waggon)

The Civil War in America (coloured engraving)
728774 The Civil War in America (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Civil War in America)

David Bruce Powers train of Leavenworth at Denver, 1868 (b / w photo)
DPL415585 David Bruce Powers train of Leavenworth at Denver, 1868 (b/w photo) by Chamberlain, William Gunnison (1815-1910); Denver Public Library

"Past and Present"Cigar Box Label (litho)
1079185 " Past and Present" Cigar Box Label (litho) by American School, (19th century); Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA; (add.info.: G.S)

The Spanish-American War, the United States Camp at Tampa Harbour (litho)
1615737 The Spanish-American War, the United States Camp at Tampa Harbour (litho) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Spanish-American War)

The Transvaal Defences, the Johannesburg Fort overlooking the Town and Mines (litho)
1592537 The Transvaal Defences, the Johannesburg Fort overlooking the Town and Mines (litho) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Transvaal Defences)

The Zulu War, Arrival of wounded at Utrecht after the Battle of Zlobane Hill (engraving)
1058921 The Zulu War, Arrival of wounded at Utrecht after the Battle of Zlobane Hill (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Zulu War)

South African Travel, breaking up the Camp at Daka, Zambesi Valley (engraving)
1104282 South African Travel, breaking up the Camp at Daka, Zambesi Valley (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: South African Travel)

Ox teams at Sturgis, D. T. pub. 1887 - 1892 (photo)
3704798 Ox teams at Sturgis, D.T. pub.1887 - 1892 (photo) by Grabill, John C. H. (fl. late 19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

Life in Colorado (engraving)
1049188 Life in Colorado (engraving) by Corbould, Alfred Chantrey (1852-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: Life in Colorado)

The Zulu War, leaving the Old Camp at Ginghilovo (engraving)
1059041 The Zulu War, leaving the Old Camp at Ginghilovo (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Zulu War, leaving the Old Camp at Ginghilovo)

The Migrants Farewell, 1844. Creator: Unknown
The Migrants Farewell, 1844. British working class families travelling to Canada, Australia and other colonies:vast numbers of persons have availed themselves of the Government grant to quit their

Winter Quarters, Fort Brady, ca. 1865. Creator: Unknown
Winter Quarters, Fort Brady, ca. 1865. Formerly attributed to William Frank Browne

Fort Ellsworth, Alexandria, Virginia, 1861-65. Creator: Unknown
Fort Ellsworth, Alexandria, Virginia, 1861-65. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

[Maneuvers, Union Cavalry, Winter Quarters]. Brady album, p. 127, 1861-65. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

Wagon Train at Port Royal, Rappahannock River, 1861-65. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell
Wagon Train at Port Royal, Rappahannock River, 1861-65. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

Removing Dead from Battlefield, Maryes Heights, May 2, 1864, 1864. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

Pontoon Bridge Across the Potomac, Berlin, October 1862, 1862. Creator: Alexander Gardner
Pontoon Bridge Across the Potomac, Berlin, October 1862, 1862

City Point, Virginia, 1861-65. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell
City Point, Virginia, 1861-65. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

Wilcox Landing, 1861-65. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell
Wilcox Landing, 1861-65. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

Street Scene, Culpeper, Virginia, March 1864. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell
Street Scene, Culpeper, Virginia, March 1864

Antietam Bridge, On the Sharpsburgh and Boonsboro Turnpike, No. 3, September 1862, 1862

The Crack Team of the 1st Division, 6th Corps near Hazel River, Virginia, 1861-65. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

Quartermaster and Ambulance Camp, 6th Corps, Brandy Station, Virginia, 1861-65. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

Belle Plain. Distant View of Landing, 1864. Creators: Tim O Sullivan, James Gardner
Belle Plain. Distant View of Landing, 1864. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

Confederate Prisoners at Belle Plain, 1863. Creator: Tim O Sullivan
Confederate Prisoners at Belle Plain, 1863. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

Brandy Station, Virginia, 1863-64. Creators: Tim O Sullivan, James Gardner
Brandy Station, Virginia, 1863-64. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

Belle Plain, Virginia. Potomac River, Upper Wharf, 1864. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

Belle Plain, Virginia, 1864. Creators: James Gardner, Tim O Sullivan
Belle Plain, Virginia, 1864. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

Mormon Emigrant Train, Echo Canyon, ca. 1870. Creator: Charles William Carter
Mormon Emigrant Train, Echo Canyon, ca. 1870

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"Journeying through Time: The Enduring Legacy of Covered Wagons" Step back in time and witness the iconic symbol of American pioneering - the covered wagons. From watching the mesmerizing "Wagon Train" painting by an unknown artist to capturing historical moments like Antietam Bridge, Maryland in September 1862, these wagons have left an indelible mark on our history. In February 1864, Battery A, Fourth U. S. Artillery under Robertson's Brigade showcases the vital role played by covered wagons during wartime. These sturdy vehicles served as mobile bases for soldiers, transporting essential supplies across treacherous terrains. The Prairie Schooner Seat from c. 1937 reminds us of the resilience and determination of early settlers who embarked on perilous journeys towards a better future. Creator Wilbur M Rice beautifully captures their spirit through this timeless creation. During April 1864, Alexander Gardner immortalizes the U. S. Military Telegraph Construction Corps with his lens focused on covered wagons that facilitated communication networks crucial for military operations. Gardner strikes again in May 1863 at Wagon Park, Brandy Station, Virginia - a testament to how these wagons became temporary homes for troops during times of conflict and uncertainty. George N. Barnard's masterpiece "City of Atlanta, GA No. 2" transports us to post-war America where covered wagons continue to play a significant role in rebuilding cities ravaged by battle scars. Artists like W. H capture everyday scenes such as oxen being yoked up amidst corralled covered wagons - reminding us that these vehicles were not just symbols but practical tools used by hardworking pioneers carving out new lives across vast landscapes. Even literature embraced their allure; H Rider Haggard's "Nada the Lily" engraving takes readers into worlds filled with adventure and romance set against a backdrop featuring none other than our beloved covered wagon. From the engraving of "Refugees from Northern Missouri entering St.