Bull Train Color Postcard, c. 1920

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Bull Train on the Trail Illustration: Copyright: 94.34.48 Bull Train on the Trail Illustration
Bull Train on the Trail Illustration

Copyright: 94.34.48 Bull Train on the Trail Illustration

Name/Title

Bull Train Color Postcard, c. 1920

Entry/Object ID

AM1994.34.48

Scope and Content

Bull Train Color Postcard, c. 1920. 1920-style postcard with illustration on front and divided back. postage required 1¢. Illustration of 3-freight wagons pulled by at lease 7 pairs of oxen along muddy route. Caption: Bull Train. The bull trains were the great freighters of the plain before the railroads made progress to the far West. They, with the attendant "bull-whackers" formed a picturesque feature now seldom seen. Printed on card: "Triolene" primitive transportation in the West. Printed by W.G. MacFarlane, New York, Toronto & Buffalo."

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Freight wagons

Search Terms

Western Migration, Freighting, Bull-Whackers

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Nov 2, 2014