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    • North Platte River

    • North Platte River

    • North Platte River; Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail;

    • This image shows the North Platte River just west of its confluence with the South Platte River. Once the two rivers merge, they become the Platte and continue eastward. The confluence is located near the the city of North Platte, Nebraska.
    • Religious Education
    • North Platte River

    • North Platte River

    • North Platte River; Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail;

    • This is the North Platte River near Fort Laramie, Wyoming. For much of their journey crossing the plains, the Mormon pioneers stayed on the north side of the Platte and North Platte rivers. This site, near Fort Laramie, is where the Saints crossed...
    • Religious Education
    • North Platte River

    • North Platte River

    • North Platte River; Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail;

    • This is the North Platte River near the present-day town of Sutherland, Nebraska. This view looks west from the south side of the river. At this point on the trail, the Saints would have been journeying on the other (north) side of the river....
    • Religious Education
    • North Platte River, Casper, Wyoming

    • North Platte River, Casper, Wyoming

    • North Platte River; Rivers--Wyoming; Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail;

    • This view shows the frozen North Platte River at Fort Caspar in Casper, Wyoming. It was near this site that Latter-day Saint pioneers ferried across the North Platte for the last time. Some of the Saints stayed back to operate the ferry they had...
    • Religious Education
    • Confluence North and South Platte rivers

    • Confluence North and South Platte rivers

    • North Platte River; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.);

    • This view shows the area where the North Platte and South Platte rivers merge, becoming the Platte River near the city of North Platte, Nebraska. The river then runs east to the Missouri River. Brigham Young and the Saints had followed the Platte...
    • Religious Education
    • Confluence North and South Platte rivers

    • Confluence North and South Platte rivers

    • North Platte River; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.);

    • This view shows the area where the North Platte and South Platte rivers merge, becoming the Platte River near the city of North Platte, Nebraska. The river then runs east to the Missouri River. Brigham Young and the Saints had followed the Platte...
    • Religious Education
    • [Along the North Platte River, Oregon Trail]

    • [Along the North Platte River, Oregon Trail]

    • Chimney Rock (Neb.); Mountains--Nebraska; North Platte River; Carriages and carts--Nebraska; Wagons--Nebraska; Fords (Stream crossings)--Nebraska; Pioneers--Nebraska; Oregon National Historic Trail; Wagon train--Nebraska;

    • View along the North Platte River on the Oregon Trail. Chimney Rock is visible in the distance.
    • William Henry Jackson
    • [Along the North Platte River, Oregon Trail]

    • [Along the North Platte River, Oregon Trail]

    • Chimney Rock (Neb.); Mountains--Nebraska; North Platte River; Carriages and carts--Nebraska; Wagons--Nebraska; Fords (Stream crossings)--Nebraska; Pioneers--Nebraska; Oregon National Historic Trail; Wagon train--Nebraska;

    • View along the North Platte River on the Oregon Trail. Chimney Rock is visible in the distance.
    • William Henry Jackson
    • [Along the North Platte River.]

    • [Along the North Platte River.]

    • Chimney Rock (Neb.); Mountains--Nebraska; North Platte River; Carriages and carts--Nebraska; Wagons--Nebraska; Fords (Stream crossings)--Nebraska; Pioneers--Nebraska; Oregon National Historic Trail; Wagon train--Nebraska;

    • View along the North Platte River on the Oregon Trail. Chimney Rock is visible in the distance. This photograph is torn and taped in the upper portion.
    • William Henry Jackson
    • Churchill, Stillman vol 1

    • Churchill, Stillman vol 1

    • Churchill, Stillman, b. 1823--Diaries; Pioneers--West (U.S.)--Diaries; Gold miners--California--Diaries; California National Historic Trail; Oregon National Historic Trail; Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail; Overland journeys to the Pacific;...

    • Handwritten diaries describing the overland journey from Lowell, Massachusetts, to Deer Creek, Wyoming in 1849. Volume 2 concludes Churchill's journey to California. Churchill traveled with the Sagamore and California Mining and Trading Company....
    • Overland Trails - Diaries
    • Day, Alphonse B.

    • Day, Alphonse B.

    • Day, Alphonse B.--Diaries; Oregon National Historic Trail; Overland journeys to the Pacific; West (U.S.)--History--19th century; Wyoming--Description and travel; Platte River (Neb.); Indians of North America; Cholera--West (U.S.);

    • Handwritten account of Day's overland journey from the Missouri River to Oregon in 1849. Diary primarily focuses on traveling conditions: grass, water, and condition of horse and ox teams. A number of companions died from cholera and mountain...
    • Overland Trails - Diaries
    • Snow, William

    • Snow, William

    • Snow, William, 1806-1879; Snow, William, 1806-1879--Diaries; Mormon converts--Vermont--Diaries; Mormon pioneers--United States--Diaries; Pratt, Orson, 1811-1881; Patriarchal blessings (Mormon Church); Overland journeys to the Pacific;

    • Handwritten autobiographical materials. Snow writes about his early life in Vermont, conversion to the Mormon Church, and missionary work. Some genealogy and patriarchal blessings are included. Snow made the overland journey by ox team from...
    • Overland Trails - Diaries
    • Keith, Fleury F.

    • Keith, Fleury F.

    • Keith, Fleury F. (Fleury F.); Keith, F. F. (Fleury F.)--Diaries; Pioneers--West (U.S.)--Diaries; Overland journeys to the Pacific; Salt Lake City (Utah)--Description and travel;

    • Handwritten account of Keith's overland journey from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Weaverville, California, in 1850. Keith paid a "Mr. Platner" to guide him and seventeen others to California. After being swindled and abandoned at Fort Laramie, Keith...
    • Overland Trails - Diaries
    • Ajax, William, 1832-1899 vol 2

    • Ajax, William, 1832-1899 vol 2

    • Ajax, William, 1832-1899; Ajax, William, 1832-1899--Diaries; Mormon pioneers--Diaries; Young, Brigham, 1801-1877; Cannon, George Q. (George Quayle), 1827-1901; Salt Lake City (Utah); Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--Missions--Great...

    • Holographs, photographs, and typescripts of journals, 20 July - 27 December 1861; 1 January 1862 - 31 December 1863. The journals describe Ajax's activities as a missionary for the Mormon Church in England and Wales and include some newspaper...
    • Overland Trails - Diaries
    • Johnson, John Peter Rasmus

    • Johnson, John Peter Rasmus

    • Johnson, John Peter Rasmus, 1824-1910; Johnson, John Peter Rasmus, 1824-1910--Diaries; Mormon pioneers--Diaries; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--Bishops--Diaries; Overland journeys to the Pacific;

    • Handwritten diary of Johnson's overland journey by wagon train from Nebraska to Salt Lake City in 1864. Johnson writes about encounters with Indians, deaths and births within the company, daily traveling conditions and camping locations, and the...
    • Overland Trails - Diaries
    • Anderson, John C.

    • Anderson, John C.

    • Anderson, John C., d. 1913; Anderson, John C, d. 1913--Diaries; West (U.S.)--Description and travel; Overland journeys to the Pacific;

    • The John C. Anderson journal recounts his journey from St. Louis, Missouri, to Virginia City, Montana, in 1866. His journey followed the Daily Overland Mail road. The diary consists of two volumes, one a firsthand account and the other a...
    • Overland Trails - Diaries
    • Churchill, Stillman vol 2

    • Churchill, Stillman vol 2

    • Churchill, Stillman, b. 1823; Churchill, Stillman, b. 1823--Diaries; Pioneers--West (U.S.)--Diaries; Gold miners--California--Diaries; California National Historic Trail; Oregon National Historic Trail; Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail;...

    • Handwritten diaries describing the overland journey from Lowell, Massachusetts, to Deer Creek, Wyoming, in 1849. Volume 2 concludes Churchill's journey to California. Churchill traveled with the Sagamore and California Mining and Trading Company....
    • Overland Trails - Diaries
    • Cone, Gordon C.

    • Cone, Gordon C.

    • Cone, Gordon C., 1807-1882; Cone, Gordon C., 1807-1882--Diaries; Pioneers--West (U.S.)--Diaries; Gold miners--California--Diaries; Overland journeys to the Pacific; Mormons--Utah--History--19th century; Indians of North America--Social life and...

    • Handwritten diary of Cone's overland journey by ox team from Waukesha, Wisconsin to California in 1849. Cone is a descriptive writer and proud to record "only facts." Diary describes traveling conditions, encounters with Indians, cholera outbreaks,...
    • Overland Trails - Diaries

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