This image would work well as a visual demonstrating the methods of transportation on the trails. It could be paired with either image of wagon ruts (selected for this standard), or with the image from Josiah Gregg's Commerce on the Prairies.

KS:7th:1.5:Forts and Trails (2005)

Item Number: 413
Call Number: FK2.R5 M.55 W. *1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 413

Collections - Photograph
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - Prehistory to 1854 (Benchmark 1) - Kansas forts and trails (Indicator 5) - Oregon-California Trail
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - Prehistory to 1854 (Benchmark 1) - Kansas forts and trails (Indicator 5) - Santa Fe Trail
Date - 1854-1860 - 1860
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Cities and towns - Manhattan
Places - Counties - Riley
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Thematic Time Period - Trails, 1821-1880
Transportation - Non-motorized - Covered wagons
Transportation - Non-motorized - Pack animals
Transportation - Non-motorized - Riding animals
Transportation - Non-motorized - Wagons
Type of Material - Photographs