Pioneers' Ten Commandments, Scenes When Crossing the Plains in 1849 – Historic Print
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Description
A window into the past: Pioneers' Ten Commandments, Scenes When Crossing the Plains in 1849, preserved in this historic image. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
Choose the framed print, ready to hang the day it arrives, or the unframed print for a frame of your own. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Pioneers' Ten Commandments, Scenes When Crossing the Plains in 1849
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Rather than showing a single moment, this print sets the Ten Commandments beside a series of scenes of emigrants crossing the plains in 1849, the year that thousands of people set out by wagon for the California gold fields. Pairing scripture with trail life was a common way to moralize about the road, where oxen, river crossings and scarce water tested travelers far from churches and towns. The sacred frame turns everyday travel into a lesson in conduct, which tells us as much about the expectations of its audience as about the journey itself.
| Original scan | 8,535 × 6,645 px · prints to 28 × 22 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 01872u |
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