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Crossing the Plains

Charles Christian Nahl1856

Kansas Historical Society

Kansas Historical Society
Topeka, United States

Words frequently used to describe the Oregon Trail include perilous, dangerous, and life-threatening. Any number of issues could halt a wagon train's progress. Painter Charles Nahl captured that tension in this 1856 painting.


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  • Title: Crossing the Plains
  • Creator: Charles Nahl
  • Date Created: 1856
  • Location Created: Unknown
  • Subject Keywords: Oregon Trail
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