School kids with Oregon Trail mockup

Title

School kids with Oregon Trail mockup

Description

Sepia-tone image of a group of school kids sitting the steps of their school. On the steps between them are a number of toys representing various aspects of the Oregon Trail, including buffalo, teepees, boats, and at least one wagon requiring a number of mules to pull it. They have included a totem pole, even though totem poles were not used by tribes in Oregon or southern Washington. However, popular culture by that time had firmly connected totem poles with the Pacific Northwest in general. Note the boy in the center of the image wearing logging boots.

Identifier

WCMpic_009752

Subject

Oregon National Historic Trail

Overland journeys to the Pacific

School children

Popular culture

United States--History--Study and teaching--Audio-visual aids

History--Study and teaching (Elementary)--United States

Historical reenactments

Education History

Cultural Studies

Nineteenth Century History

Human Migration

Spatial Coverage

Washington County, Oregon

Date Created

circa 1920s

Date

1920/1929

Medium

albumen prints

Rights

Online access to this image is for research and educational purposes only. To inquire about permissions, order a reproduction, or for more information, please contact the Five Oaks Museum at Research@FiveOaksMuseum.org.

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Type

Still Image

Source

Washington County Museum