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1. Lunchtime by the Wagon2. A Family Photo Before Heading Off on the Oregon Trail3. Enthusiastic Pioneers4. Meeting People on the Trail5. Time for a Rest6. Ox Team Days on the Oregon Trail7. What a View8. The Deep-Worn Trail9. The Ox Team Ready To Go10. Cheyenne, an Oregon Trail Town11. Covered Wagon Centennial and Ox-Team Days in 193112. Checking Out the Rock Formation13. Old Oregon Trail Days, 192114. Oregon Trail Reenactment in 193415. End of the Oregon TrailWant more of a glimpse into pioneer life?
No, not the computer game, guys. There aren’t any dysentery deaths shown in these photos. Instead, these old snapshots depict the gritty, raw travels of the folks who hit the Oregon Trail when it was hot (between the 1840s and 1860s). From resting outside their covered wagons to oxen and horses in peak form, these photos shed light on one of America’s most legendary routes.
1. Lunchtime by the Wagon
2. A Family Photo Before Heading Off on the Oregon Trail
3. Enthusiastic Pioneers
4. Meeting People on the Trail
5. Time for a Rest
6. Ox Team Days on the Oregon Trail
7. What a View
8. The Deep-Worn Trail
9. The Ox Team Ready To Go
10. Cheyenne, an Oregon Trail Town
11. Covered Wagon Centennial and Ox-Team Days in 1931
12. Checking Out the Rock Formation
13. Old Oregon Trail Days, 1921
14. Oregon Trail Reenactment in 1934
15. End of the Oregon Trail
Want more of a glimpse into pioneer life?
For more covered wagons and sod houses, be sure to read These 16 Vintage Photos Show What Pioneer Life Was Really Like and 19 Vintage Photos of Early Homesteaders. And for a look into a time before American pioneers, check out Life, Land, and Legacy: 20 Vintage Photos of Native American Life.
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