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Narrow covered wagon used by west-bound Canadian settlers c. 1885 Painting showing a wagon train of covered wagons. A covered wagon, also called a prairie wagon, whitetop, [1] or prairie schooner, [2] is a horse-drawn or ox-drawn wagon used for passengers or freight hauling. It has a canvas, tarpaulin, or waterproof sheet which is stretched ...
A "prairie schooner" covered wagon, 1909 To finance the venture, Rose sold the majority of his assets, and after paying off his debts was left with $30,000, then a considerable amount of money. These funds enabled him to finance an especially well-equipped wagon train that included twenty horses, including two Morgan fillies and a Morgan ...
Studebaker was an American wagon and automobile ... Peter's technology-enabled expansion of the family business through the famous Conestoga and Prairie Schooner ...
The exact origins of covered wagons (or prairie schooners) and the derivation of Conestoga wagons from earlier covered wagons remain not well known. The less adequately documented history of Conestoga wagons is in part due to the overall lack of specificity of the wagon types from early American colonists of the 18th century. [ 1 ]
August F. Staacke (1825–1909) was an immigrant from Hanover, Germany, who developed a successful mercantile business in San Antonio.He carried Studebaker wagons, and imported commercial prairie schooner wagons that were built to withstand the rugged terrain of westward expansion. [3]
Studebaker Half-Platform Wagon (1870) Howe Fire Engine (1882) James Cunningham, Son and Company Hearse (1895) Freight Wagon "Prairie Schooner" (1900–1915) F-20 McCormick-Deering Farmall Tractor (1936) Federal Aviation Administration Tucker Sno-Cat [17]
The Raz-Shumaker Prairie Schooner Book Prize is an American literary award presented yearly since 2003, one award for poetry and one award for fiction. [1] It is run by the literary magazine Prairie Schooner and University of Nebraska Press. Winners receive $3,000 and publication through the University of Nebraska Press.
The ranch buildings are now protected as the Gilman Historic Ranch and Wagon Museum within the Gilman Ranch Historic Park, located in Banning. [2] Displays include authentic wagons, including an Overland stagecoach , a “ prairie schooner ” and a chuck wagon , a saddle collection and Western ranching tools and artifacts.