1944 Print Bullboat Covered Wagon Oregon Trail Horse Colonists River Caravan FZ7 CHM2 Keywords specific to this image:

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Fleischmann's XR Yeast Vintage Advertising

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This piece was illustrated by Vaiksnoras

1944 Print Bullboat Covered Wagon Oregon Trail Horse Colonists River Caravan FZ7 CHM2 Keywords specific to this image:This is an original 1944 color print of covered bullboats. The boats were built by killing a number of bull buffalo, skinning them, and stretching their hides around the body of a small wagon or framework. The hides needed to shrink until dry, and then they could be filled with goods to be floated across the river. This image is from a series originally created by Alfred J. Miller in 1837. Miller traveled with the American Fur Company's supply caravan