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Wagon Travel

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Discussion Topic

Examine the picture.

What do you notice?

What year or time period do you think this was taken?

How do you think the people are feeling?

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This is a picture of a family moving westward in 1886. They were traveling to their homestead as part of the Homestead Act.

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To the extent possible under law, Michelle Darling has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to “Wagon Travel”