![]() ![]() Less hand-forged hardware, but still embellishments added for "style", such as the diamond washer on the bolts that held the box to the wagon. Chipped corners on the lid matched the style of the wagon box.īottom Photo: During the 1850s, craftsmen started to simplify the construction of the Jockey Box. Top Photo: 1840s Jockey Box style was heavily ironed with intricate hand-forged hardware that secured the box. We built this particular wagon with a drop pole and included a rough lock. The running gear was built using steel skeins for the Lynch Pin axles. Stiff pole design for hitch equipment.īottom Photo: This later period, 1850s covered wagon has square box with less intricate rave framing and removable top side boards for versatility. Running gear has Lynch Pin Clouted (Iron Clad) Axle with rough lock. ![]() ![]() Rave framed box built with angled ends and chipped corners, along with a Colonial Blue finish, shows the influence of the Conestoga wagon design. Top Photo: This early California and Oregon Trail Prairie Schooner was replicated after those built in the 1840s. These wagons are complete, newly fabricated historic replicas, of the highest authenticity, following the design features gleaned from original wagons we have documented and/or hold in our collection. The one on the right shows the design changes that where implemented in the 1850s. The one on the left represents the wagons constructed during the period of the 1840s. Pictured here are two replica wagons that we just completed at the shop. I hope a few of these prints find homes in Colorado - that would make me very happy.Even in the mid-nineteenth century, change could happen in a short period of time. The key decision was to place a lone outlaw on the right hand of the track giving the frame compositional balance and despite his anonymity, his presence makes the photograph even more powerful. This was not a location for those suffering from vertigo. Positioning horses by a cliff edge with a steam engine coming around the corner requires top professionals and that is exactly what we had. I knew as soon as I took the picture that we had something and I have many people to thank - in particular the horse owners and cowboys. I don’t know about that, but it is certainly my strongest image for many a month. Some of the staff were kind enough to say that this photograph is the most powerful they have ever seen of this famous train journey high in the Colorado mountains. We scouted for two days and then shot for a further two. We want to thank the owners of the train for collaborating with us on this project. The iron horses themselves are authentic and in excellent working order. The research led us to the famous Durango to Silverton steam train in Colorado, partly because the track runs through the most dramatic of landscapes, but alsoīecause the narrow gauge track service remains largely the same as it was when the railroad opened in 1882. In researching my anthology to this period in American history, I was - as a romanticist - drawn towards these railroads. The railroads linked the west to the nation as a whole and steam engines added a glamorous component to the wild west visual narrative. The iron horse was as vital to the push west in America as the horse itself. ![]()
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