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Typical Immigrant Outfit in Central Oregon, December 5, 1910

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Immigrants in a horse-drawn Conestoga wagon in Central Oregon.
Courtesy of Library of Congress, "Typical Immigrant Outfit, Central Oregon," 5 December 1910

Description 

The photograph from 1910 shows immigrants in a horse-drawn Conestoga wagon in Central Oregon.

Source-Dependent Questions

  • What do you observe about the covered wagon on the Oregon Trail?
  • What hardships might they have to overcome?

Citation Information 

"Typical Immigrant Outfit, Central Oregon," 5 December 1910. Courtesy of Library of Congress