One of the first wagon trains on the Oregon Trail
- Title
- One of the first wagon trains on the Oregon Trail
- LC Subject
- Oregon National Historic Trail
- Photographer
- Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942
- Description
- One of the first wagon trains over the Oregon Trail. The Missouri River was the first route of trappers and explorers to the far Northwest and Council Bluffs a noted place for treaties with Indians. When the Platte Valley became the route Council Bluffs (Kanesville) was an important crossing and rendezvous in the Mormon migration of 1847. Later, Nebraska City was a favorite point of departure for both emigrant and freighting outfits.
- Work Type
- lantern slides
- Date
- 1925/1935
- Identifier
- P217:10:46
- Rights
- In Copyright
- Local Collection Name
- Visual Instruction Department Lantern Slides, 1900-1940 (P 217)
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Set
- OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
- Primary Set
- OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
- Is Part Of
- Set 18 - Old Oregon Trail
- Institution
- Oregon State University
- Note
- Glass is cracked
