Emigrant Graves along Oregon Trail Photo, 1959

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

Pioneer Graves along Overland Trail in Nebraska, 1959

Name/Title

Emigrant Graves along Oregon Trail Photo, 1959

Entry/Object ID

P1974.9.8

Description

Emigrant Graves along Oregon Trail Photo, November, 1959. Photo of Maude Reynolds kneeling beside stone markers in a grassy field near Rock Creek Crossing, Nebraska. Legend: "Pioneer Graves numbered in the thousands along the Oregon and California Trails. Most are not marked and many were left intentionally to hold their sorrow in secret forever. Wooden crosses and markers rotted away and were forgotten. A few with stones survived. Many so marked are not identified." old digital file name:

Made/Created

Artist

Reynolds, Don

Date made

1959

Place

State/Province

Nebraska

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Pony express

Search Terms

Pony Express Stations, Oregon Trail, California Trail, Emigrant Graves

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Dec 25, 2016

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Maude Reynolds

Provenance

Notes

Photo taken by SJM staff photographer