Emigrantpartyontheroadto Califo – Antique Wall Art
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Step back in time with Emigrantpartyontheroadto Califo, a historic image rich in period detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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Emigrantpartyontheroadto Califo
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This picture, titled as an emigrant party on the road to California, shows travelers on the overland route rather than a town or city, and the title's wording points to the long journey west. Between the late 1840s and the 1860s, tens of thousands of people crossed the plains and mountains by wagon along trails such as the California Trail, drawn largely by the Gold Rush and the promise of land. Such groups depended on oxen, shared labor, and careful rationing, and the hardships of the crossing shaped how California was settled. Images like this one help modern viewers picture the scale of that migration.
| Original scan | 1,711 × 1,030 px · prints to 6 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | tif02887_EmigrantpartyontheroadtoCalifo |
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