Homesteader Collection

Oklahoma Territory opened to settlers, 1891
Homesteaders charge at the start signal, western Oklahoma Land Rush, 1891. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Pioneer clearing land around his log cabin. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Mormons caught in a prairie blizzard en route to Utah
Mormon hand-cart company struggling across the plains to Salt Lake City. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Pioneer family on the Oregon Trail
Covered wagon of a homesteader family heading west with their belongings. Hand-colored engraving combined with a photograph

Free Soil versus slavery conflict in Kansas, 1850s
Kansas Free Soil " peace convention" at Fort Scott, Kansas, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Oregon Trail pioneers passing Chimney Rock
Covered wagons passing Chimney Rock, a landmark on the Oregon Trail, Nebraska. Hand-colored woodcut combined with a photograph of Chimney Rock

Putting in seed on a bonanza farm, 1800s
Seeding grain on a bonanza farm, North Dakota, early 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Pro-slavery poster in Kansas, 1850s
Kansas poster calling for homesteaders to rally under pro-slavery governor Charles Robinson, 1850s. Printed color reproduction of a document

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Families in covered wagons crossing the plains. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

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Wagon train of pioneers moving west, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Oregon Trail wagons camping for the night
Pioneers camp at sunset along the Oregon Trail, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Settlers plumping mill for grinding corn
Frontier settlers plumping mill for grinding corn. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Oxen dying of thirst on a wagon trail
A desperate situation, the death of oxen pulling a covered wagon. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Covered wagons crossing the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Sod house of a homesteader family on the Great Plains, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Covered wagon on the prairie
A " prairie schooner" heading west. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Oregon Trail pioneers on the Great Plains
Families in covered wagons crossing the plains. Hand-colored engraving combined with photo of western Nebraska

Dugout home covered with prairie sod
A dugout covered with sod, home of a prairie homesteader, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Sod home of a pioneer family on the plains
Prairie homestead family preparing for winter at their sod home. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Homestead in Dakota Territory, 1800s
Homesteaders cabins marking their claims in the Red River Valley, North Dakota, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Oklahoma City settlement during the Land Rush, 1889
Founding of Oklahoma City during the land rush of 1889. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century photograph

Pioneer Life and Frontier Adventures
Book cover, " Pioneer Life and Frontier Adventures, " by D.C. Peters, Boston, 1880s. Printed color lithograph

Santa Fe Trail pioneers around a campfire on their way southwest. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Family in a covered wgon
Family with many children traveling in a covered wagon. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Pioneers in snow on the trail over the Rockies, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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A pioneer familys sod house on the Kansas plains, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Early settlers of North America clearing land for homes. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Frontier mother fighting a wolf in a log cabin. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Family in a covered wagon at the approach of a prairie storm, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Wagon train bound for Texas
Wagon train of settlers leaving for Texas, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Covered wagons on the Oregon Trail in western Nebraska
Covered wagons nearing the junction of the forks of the Platte River in Nebraska. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Covered wagons crossing the mountains
Covered wagons crossing the Sierra Nevada mountains into California. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Settlers preparing their prairie homestead for winter
Banking a prairie farm with sod for the winter in Dakota Territory, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Sunrise on the Oregon Trail
Covered wagons near the North Platte River in Nebraska. Hand-colored woodcut combined with a photograph of an Oregon Trail landscape

Sod barn of a prairie homestead
Barn made of sod on the Kansas prairie. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Homesteaders in the Rocky Mountains
Pioneer familys homestead in the far west. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Covered wagons escaping a prairie fire
Wagon train crossing a stream to escape a prairie fire. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Frederic Remington illustration

Wagon train scouts signal location of a water hole
Scout signaling to a wagon train that water is found. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Frederic Remington illustration

Hand-carts on the Mormon Trail to Utah
Mormons pulling hand-carts across the plains on the trail to Utah, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Sioux Reservatioin opened to white settlers, 1890
New settlers homesteading on the Sioux Reservation, South Dakota, 1890. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Neighbors sharing farm work on the Great Plains
Prairie settlers helping a neighbor with his farm work, circa 1900. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph

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Homesteader plowing a western prairie, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Guthrie, Oklahoma, opened to settlers, 1889
Settlers claiming lots in Guthrie, Oklahoma, 20 minutes after the first train arrived, 1889. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Settlers emigrating by train to the West, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Wagon train in a snowstorm on the Great Plains, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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California migrants last camp on the plains before heading over the Rockies, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Families camped beside their covered wagons on the prairie. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Pioneers building a log cabin, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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