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GREENWOOD-029 Front
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- c. 1906 (Creation)
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- Oregon Trail advocate Ezra Meeker resting beside his wagon, along with his ox team and dog Jim. Barely visible on the side of the wagon is a map of the Oregon Trail. Present but unseen in this photo is Meeker's driver, William Mardon. Twist died on the trail in Nebraska on August 9, 1906, and Meeker eulogized that "he was a noble animal...the best ox I ever saw." Dave would live to travel the Oregon Trail again in 1910-1912, and was later stuffed and put on display in the Washington State History Museum.
- Printed on front: Nooning.