Departure from Old Homestead
High-resolution images are available to schools and libraries via subscription to American History, 1493-1943. Check to see if your school or library already has a subscription. Or click here for more information. You may also order a pdf of the image from us here.
Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0920 Author/Creator: Place Written: [s.l.] Type: Photograph Date: Pagination: 1 photograph 8.9 x 11.1 cm Order a Copy
Image of family all bundled up on a covered wagon. It seems that the family, along with its furniture, are all packed up in an effort to find a new homestead. Inscription on verso: "Departure from Old Homestead." Numeric notation on verso: "92."
Citation Guidelines for Online Resources
The copyright law of the United States (title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specific conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be “used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research.” If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of “fair use,” that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.