Early Photo of a Family Posing in Front of a Log Cabin House Somewhere in Kansas Territory (1859)

 

"Log Cabin, Kansas." Photo of a family posing in front of an expanded log cabin house somewhere in Kansas Territory, c. 1859. Taken by photographers Charles and Edward Bierstadt while members of the Landers Expedition and originally published as a stereoview. Surviving stereoview cards from this series are extremely rare.

Source: Boston Public Library.

Photo of a Ferry Boat With a Settler Family's Covered Wagon on it Crossing the Big Blue River in Kansas (1859)

Photo of a ferry boat with a settler family's covered wagon on it crossing the Big Blue River in Kansas, 1859. Taken by photographers Charles and Edward Bierstadt while members of the Landers Expedition and originally published as a glass stereoview.

Source: National Gallery of Art.

Photo of a Settler Family Posing With Their Horse-Drawn Covered Wagon Near North Loup, Nebraska (1886)

Photo of a settler family posing with their horse-drawn covered wagon near North Loup, Nebraska, 1886.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration.

Photo of a Mormon Settler Covered Wagon Train in Echo Canyon, Utah Territory (1870's)

Photo of a Mormon settler covered wagon train in Echo Canyon, Utah Territory, c. 1870s. A mounted US Army officer is visible in the front of the group at left. A telegraph line is visible in the background. Taken by photographer Charles Carter and originally published as a stereoview.

Source: J. Paul Getty Museum.

 

Photo of Settlers and Their Covered Wagons Traveling Through Strawberry Valley, California (1865)

 

"Emigrant Train, Strawberry Valley, going East." Photo of settlers and their covered wagons traveling through Strawberry Valley, California, 1865. An inscription on a rock at right says "J. T. Lee" followed by more partially visible words/letters/symbols. By photography firm Lawrence and Houseworth and originally published as a stereoview. A rare copy of the stereoview in the collection of the New York Public Library has a copyright date of 1865 on it.

Source: Library of Congress. 

 More information: New York Public Library.

Métis Drivers Posing With Their Ox Carts

"Ox carts, from Pembina, on Red River, 600 miles north of St. Paul." Métis drivers posing with their ox-drawn carts, c. 1870. Animated stereoview.

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