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Oregon Trail Immigrants Memorial, Salem, OR
Oregon Trail Immigrants Memorial, Salem, OR 1934 (Photograph Date Unknown)
Old Oregon Trail Monument
Old Oregon Trail Monument 1916
Oregon Trail Reenactment
Oregon Trail Reenactment
"Cheyenne, Wyo., 1876." General view of this town on the Oregon Trail
"Cheyenne, Wyo., 1876." General view of this town on the Oregon Trail 1876
Independence Rock, Wyoming. Noted landmark on the Oregon Trail, a granite dome rising out of the Sweetwater Plain, 195 feet high and 1500 yards in circumference. Origin of name obscure; Bonneville, in
Independence Rock, Wyoming. Noted landmark on the Oregon Trail, a granite dome rising out of the Sweetwater Plain, 195 feet high and 1500 yards in circumference. Origin of name obscure; Bonneville, in 1870
Looking west from over Devil
Looking west from over Devil's Gate showing the plains of the Sweetwater, the Oregon Trail, and the Seminole Mountains in the distance. Gifford and Elliot in the foreground. Ambulance below carrying p 1870
Act of March 3, 1863, Public Law37-96, 12 STAT 808, which created the Idaho Territory
Act of March 3, 1863, Public Law37-96, 12 STAT 808, which created the Idaho Territory 3/3/1863
Crossing the Great Salt Lake Desert From Simpson
Crossing the Great Salt Lake Desert From Simpson's Spring to Short Cut Pass, Granite Mountain in the distance. 1859
Dr. John McLoughlin Statue, Salem, OR
Dr. John McLoughlin Statue, Salem, OR 1952 (Photograph Date Unknown)
Historic Trails of the United States
Historic Trails of the United States ca. 1944
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