Photo: Leaving the River, Climbing the Hill Marker

Photographer: Barry Swackhamer
Taken: August 29, 2014
Caption: Leaving the River, Climbing the Hill Marker
Additional Description: Captions: (top, right) “Our road this afternoon is up a steep mountain side seven miles long; the steepest, roughest, and most desolate road that can be imagined. The mountains that border this valley are looking very old… It makes a man lonesome and homesick to contemplate their forlorn, deserted, and uncanny appearance…” John Hawkins, August 5, 1852.
(bottom strip, left to right) Grease Bucket - An essential requirement for the overland journey. The axles of the wagons required frequent lubrication to offset the effects of trail dust on moving parts; Wedge, Glut & Maul - These woodworking tools were taken on the journey for splitting logs at the emigrants new homes in California.; Prairie Schooner - These sturdy wagons were the primary vehicles of the trail west. They served as conveyances for both cargo and people and as shelters from the elements.
Submitted: March 3, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p301742
File Size: 3.304 Megabytes

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