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SUSAN-021 Front
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- c. 1910 (Creation)
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- Washington pioneer and Oregon Trail historian Ezra Meeker is shown here with President Teddy Roosevelt and his covered wagon at the end of a cross-country trip from Puyallup, Washington. Meeker underwent this arduous journey by wagon and ox team in efforts to preserve the Old Trail and raise commemorative markers for its pioneers. After reaching what he considered the end (or the beginning, from a pioneer viewpoint) of the Trail in Omaha, Nebraska, Meeker continued on to Washington, D.C. where he requested support for his project from President Roosevelt. Although the president urged Congress to consider a bill appropriating $50,000 for trail preservation, the bill failed. This did not discourage Meeker from tirelessly promoting his cause until his death in 1928.
- Printed on front: President Roosevelt viewing the Team, 1907.