Oregon Trail Collection

Pioneer family on the Oregon Trail
Covered wagon of a homesteader family heading west with their belongings. Hand-colored engraving combined with a photograph

Oregon wheatfields, late 1800s
Farmland of Polk County, Oregon, as seen from Mount Pizgah, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Trading post at Fort Laramie, Oregon Trail
Beaver trap on a Hudson Bay blanket in the reconstructed trading post at Fort Laramie, Wyoming. Digital photograph

Oregon Trail pioneers passing Chimney Rock
Covered wagons passing Chimney Rock, a landmark on the Oregon Trail, Nebraska. Hand-colored woodcut combined with a photograph of Chimney Rock

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Families in covered wagons crossing the plains. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Wild West covered wagons. Simulated old photograph of covered wagons on the Oregon trail. Covered wagons, or Prairie schooners, are icons of the American Old West

Crossing the Divide or Thirsty Trappers Making a Rush for the River, c. 1837 (w / c on paper)
5310546 Crossing the Divide or Thirsty Trappers Making a Rush for the River, c.1837 (w/c on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 21.6x29.3 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Chimney Rock an American icon near Bayard, Nebraska

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Wagon train of pioneers moving west, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Map of the principal westward trails in the 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Routes of the great westward trails on an 1870s map of the US
NWI4712693 Routes of the great westward trails on an 1870s map of the US.; (add.info.: Routes of the great westward trails on an 1870s map of the US.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Oregon Trail and California Trail routes on an 1870s map of the US
NWI4712662 Oregon Trail and California Trail routes on an 1870s map of the US.; (add.info.: Oregon Trail and California Trail routes on an 1870s map of the US.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Oregon Trail route on an 1870s map of the US
NWI4712599 Oregon Trail route on an 1870s map of the US.; (add.info.: Oregon Trail route on an 1870s map of the US.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Oregon Trail covered wagons
Restored covered wagons (Conestoga wagon at rear), at Scotts Bluff National Monument on the Oregon Trail in Nebraska. Digital photograph

Oregon Trail
USA, Wyoming, Rocky Mountains, Fremont County, Lander, Oregon trail

Driving Herds of Buffalo over a Precipice, c. 1837 (pencil, pen and ink and w / c on paper)
5054751 Driving Herds of Buffalo over a Precipice, c.1837 (pencil, pen and ink and w/c on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 19.3x30.7 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Bull Boating Across the Platte, c. 1837 (drawing on paper)
5054743 Bull Boating Across the Platte, c.1837 (drawing on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Sioux Brave, c. 1837 (pencil, w / c and gouache on paper)
5310545 Sioux Brave, c.1837 (pencil, w/c and gouache on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); diam: 21.1 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Lake, Wind River, c. 1837 (pencil, w / c and gouache on paper)
5310533 Lake, Wind River, c.1837 (pencil, w/c and gouache on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 19.5x26.7 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Snake Indians Watching the Approach of a Canoe, c. 1837 (pencil, w / c and gouache on paper)
5310530 Snake Indians Watching the Approach of a Canoe, c.1837 (pencil, w/c and gouache on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 18.8x27.3 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Tribe Shoshone, c. 1837 (pen and ink, w / c and gouache on paper)
5310525 Tribe Shoshone, c.1837 (pen and ink, w/c and gouache on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 22.6x18.5 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Otium Cum Dignitati Smoking the Calumet, c. 1837 (pencil, w / c and gouache on paper)
5310523 Otium Cum Dignitati Smoking the Calumet, c.1837 (pencil, w/c and gouache on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 20.4x19.1 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Indian Female Running a Buffalo, c. 1858-60 (w / c on paper)
5310522 Indian Female Running a Buffalo, c.1858-60 (w/c on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 12.1x15.9 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Mule Throwing Off His Pack, c. 1837 (pencil, pen and ink, and wash on paper)
5310519 Mule Throwing Off His Pack, c.1837 (pencil, pen and ink, and wash on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 13.7x21.6 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Bull Boating on the Platte River, c. 1837 (watercolour on paper)
5310515 Bull Boating on the Platte River, c.1837 (watercolour on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 24.1x38.7 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Indian Mourning over a Grave, Marked by a Buffalo Skull, c. 1837 (pencil, pen and ink and wash on paper)
5310497 Indian Mourning over a Grave, Marked by a Buffalo Skull, c.1837 (pencil, pen and ink and wash on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 17.2x9.9 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Jim Bridger, in a Suit of English Armour, c. 1837 (pen and ink and wash on paper)
5310491 Jim Bridger, in a Suit of English Armour, c.1837 (pen and ink and wash on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 14.6x19.7 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Cut Rocks, c. 1837 (pencil, w / c and gouache on paper)
5310490 Cut Rocks, c.1837 (pencil, w/c and gouache on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 14.6x21.6 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Group of Trappers and Indians, c. 1837 (w / c and gouache on paper)
5310489 Group of Trappers and Indians, c.1837 (w/c and gouache on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 13.4x18.8 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Lake Scene, Wild River Mountains, c. 1837 (w / c on paper)
5310488 Lake Scene, Wild River Mountains, c.1837 (w/c on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Taking the Hump Rib, c. 1858 (pencil, w / c and gouache on paper)
5310474 Taking the Hump Rib, c.1858 (pencil, w/c and gouache on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 20.7x28.6 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Interior of an Indian Lodge, c. 1837 (pencil, pen and ink and wash on paper)
5054754 Interior of an Indian Lodge, c.1837 (pencil, pen and ink and wash on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 20.0x17.6 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Return from Hunting, c. 1837 (oil on paper board)
5054749 Return from Hunting, c.1837 (oil on paper board) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 19.5x16.25 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Lake Scene, Rocky Mountains, c. 1837 (w / c on paper)
5054739 Lake Scene, Rocky Mountains, c.1837 (w/c on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 12.1x18.4 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Bee Hunters, c. 1837 (oil on paper)
5310534 Bee Hunters, c.1837 (oil on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 17.8x26.7 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

A Trapper in His Solitary Camp, c. 1837 (w / c on paper)
5310527 A Trapper in His Solitary Camp, c.1837 (w/c on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 21.9x18.8 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Trappers Encampment, Lake Scene, Wind River Mountains, c. 1837 (pencil, w / c and gouache on paper)
5310507 Trappers Encampment, Lake Scene, Wind River Mountains, c.1837 (pencil, w/c and gouache on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 26.1x34 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Sioux Women, Cut Rocks in the Distance, c. 1837 (pencil, w / c and gouache on paper)
5310504 Sioux Women, Cut Rocks in the Distance, c.1837 (pencil, w/c and gouache on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 14.3x12.7 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Embroidering the War Costume, c. 1837 (w / c and gouache on paper)
5310495 Embroidering the War Costume, c.1837 (w/c and gouache on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 15.9x13 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Camp Fire at Night; Trapper Relating an Adventure, c. 1858 (pencil, pen and ink, w / c and gouache on paper)
5310492 Camp Fire at Night; Trapper Relating an Adventure, c.1858 (pencil, pen and ink, w/c and gouache on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 19.1x25.4 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Snake Indians Migrating, c. 1837 (pen and ink, wash, and gouache on paper)
5310485 Snake Indians Migrating, c.1837 (pen and ink, wash, and gouache on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 23.2x30.8 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Scene near Fort Laramie, c. 1837 (pencil, w / c and gouache on paper)
5310484 Scene near Fort Laramie, c.1837 (pencil, w/c and gouache on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 19x29.5 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Evening, Picketing Horses, c. 1837 (pencil, wash and gouache on paper)
5310477 Evening, Picketing Horses, c.1837 (pencil, wash and gouache on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 21x32.1 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Indian Girl with Papoose Fording a Stream, c. 1837 (pencil, w / c, and gouache on paper)
5310472 Indian Girl with Papoose Fording a Stream, c.1837 (pencil, w/c, and gouache on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 24.1x19.7 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Horse-Shoe Creek, c. 1837 (pencil, w / c and gouache on paper)
5310471 Horse-Shoe Creek, c.1837 (pencil, w/c and gouache on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 19.1x31.8 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Bull Buffalo, c. 1837 (w / c on paper)
5310467 Bull Buffalo, c.1837 (w/c on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 19.7x29.6 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Elk, Rocky Mountains, c. 1837 (pencil, pen and ink and w / c on paper)
5310541 Elk, Rocky Mountains, c.1837 (pencil, pen and ink and w/c on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 15.9x17.5 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Swan Lake, c. 1837 (w / c on paper)
5310539 Swan Lake, c.1837 (w/c on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, USA; (add.info)

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"Journeying through Time: Exploring the Oregon Trail in the Late 1800s" Step back into history and embark on a captivating adventure along the Oregon Trail, a legendary route that shaped the destiny of America. As pioneers traversed this treacherous path, they left an indelible mark on the landscape and our collective memory. In the vast expanse of Oregon wheatfields, settlers toiled under endless skies, cultivating dreams amidst golden grains. Their resilience and determination laid the foundation for thriving communities that still thrive today. At Fort Laramie's trading post, weary travelers found solace and respite from their arduous journey. Here, stories were exchanged over flickering campfires as friendships blossomed amidst tales of hardship and triumph. Chimney Rock stood tall as an iconic landmark along this perilous trail. Pioneers marveled at its majestic presence, a beacon guiding them towards hope and new beginnings. Its towering silhouette became synonymous with courage in the face of adversity. The Wild West came alive as covered wagons rolled across rugged terrain, carrying intrepid souls seeking fortune or refuge in uncharted territories. These wagons bore witness to countless untold stories of bravery etched into every wheel track. Amidst breathtaking landscapes painted by nature's hand, buffalo herds roamed freely across boundless plains. The sight of these magnificent creatures evoked awe among pioneers who marveled at their sheer power while respecting their place within this delicate ecosystem. Crossing rivers proved both daunting and exhilarating for those venturing westward; bull boating across Platte River tested even the bravest spirits but rewarded them with newfound strength forged through unity. As we trace these historical footsteps along HSET2A-00007 -the Oregon Trail- we honor those who paved our way towards progress while acknowledging their sacrifices endured during each step forward on this challenging path towards manifest destiny.