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April Reenactment Photo Album
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April 11, 1997
Daniel and Jared Cornell -- Location: Salt Lake Valley (the right place), Utah
Daniel Whitaker with Jared Cornell in the front seat of the Cornell wagon.
A Mule from the Whitaker Wagon -- Location: Salt Lake Valley (the right place), Utah
A mule from the Whitaker wagon on the day of the media rollout at Indian Hills Elementary School.
Inside a Wagon -- Location: Salt Lake Valley (the right place), Utah
View from the inside of a wagon
Modern pioneers and wagon -- Location: Salt Lake Valley (the right place), Utah
Modern pioneers with their wagon at Indian Hills Elementary School media rollout.
School Children and Pioneers -- Location: Salt Lake Valley (the right place), Utah
Indian Hill Elementary School children learning about the re-enactment during the media rollout

April 20, 1997
Campsite -- Location: Winter Quarters - 1014 miles left, Nebraska
Wagons gathered at the campsite.
Teepee -- Location: Winter Quarters - 1014 miles left, Nebraska
A teepee among the wagons.
Banjo Player -- Location: Winter Quarters - 1014 miles left, Nebraska
Modern pioneer relaxing with his banjo.
Harnessed Horse Being Fed -- Location: Winter Quarters - 1014 miles left, Nebraska
Driver feeding his horse from a bucket.
Soup's On -- Location: Winter Quarters - 1014 miles left, Nebraska
A meal is being prepared on the fire.
Preparing Dinner -- Location: Winter Quarters - 1014 miles left, Nebraska
A woman preparing dinner at the campsite.
Time to Relax -- Location: Winter Quarters - 1014 miles left, Nebraska
Young people sitting under a shade cover in camp playing a game.
Laundry Time -- Location: Winter Quarters - 1014 miles left, Nebraska
Clothes hanging up to dry on a line strung between the wagons.
Tenting -- Location: Winter Quarters - 1014 miles left, Nebraska
Several tents set up at the camp.
Hay Time -- Location: Winter Quarters - 1014 miles left, Nebraska
Man putting hay out for the horses.
Tending the Horses -- Location: Winter Quarters - 1014 miles left, Nebraska
Horses still in harnesses at the campsite.

April 22, 1997
On the Road -- Location: Elkhorn River Crossing - 986 miles left, Nebraska
Children and a woman walking along behind a covered wagon. A Utah flag is displayed from the wagon.
Moving On -- Location: Elkhorn River Crossing - 986 miles left, Nebraska
The wagon train continues out of Fremont on Military Avenue. The streets are lined with flags and cars.
Harnessed Horse -- Location: Elkhorn River Crossing - 986 miles left, Nebraska
A horse is standing in the fog, harnessed and ready to move out.
Man on Horseback -- Location: Elkhorn River Crossing - 986 miles left, Nebraska
A man riding on a horse leads a line of wagons
Saddled Horse -- Location: Elkhorn River Crossing - 986 miles left, Nebraska
A saddled horse is eating. There is field, farm house, and barn in the background. People are standing in the field.

April 23, 1997
On the Trail -- Location: Fremont, Nebraska
The wagons are moving along a dirt road. People are standing in the roadway with a wagon pulled over to the side.
Horse -- Location: Fremont, Nebraska
A horse, standing in a field, is being fed; a farmer's red barn is in the background.
Modern Pioneers -- Location: Fremont, Nebraska
A group photograph of several people bundled up and enduring the cold weather.
Eye-to-Eye with a Chicken -- Location: Fremont, Nebraska
Another view of the chickens in the hand-made cage.
Handcarts -- Location: Fremont, Nebraska
Modern handcart pioneers walk along the trail.
Caged Chickens -- Location: Fremont, Nebraska
Several chickens are in a hand-made cage.
Monument to the Pioneers -- Location: Fremont, Nebraska
A group of people are looking at the monument erected at the first campsite of the 1847 pioneers.
Yellow Ribbons -- Location: Fremont, Nebraska
Yellow ribbons hung in honor of the pioneers.
Traveling Through Fremont -- Location: Fremont, Nebraska
The procession is traveling through the town of Fremont along Military Avenue. People line the roadway watching the wagon train.
Daniel Writing in his Journal -- Location: Fremont, Nebraska
Daniel is sitting in the wagon using the computer to write his journal.
Horses at Day's End -- Location: Fremont, Nebraska
Two horses are grazing beside the wagons. The harnesses are draped over a wagon tongue.
Stormy Weather -- Location: Fremont, Nebraska
People trying to stay dry and warm at camp. A horse is grazing beside the wagon ignoring the bad weather.
Wagons in Camp -- Location: Fremont, Nebraska
Several Wagons at day's end. They are camping in a field.

April 24, 1997
Wagon Master-End of the Day -- Location: North Bend, Nebraska
The wagon master has found comfortable bales of hay upon which to rest at the end of a hard day.
Noon Shot: 4-24 South -- Location: North Bend, Nebraska
View looking south. Local time 12:05 p.m. Longitude: 41.28.010 N; Latitude: 096.42.784 W; Altitude: 1546 ft.
Noon Shot: 4-24 North -- Location: North Bend, Nebraska
View looking north. Local time 12:05 Longitude: 41.28.010 N; Latitude: 096.42.784 W; Altitude: 1546 ft.
 
Wagons at Camp -- Location: North Bend, Nebraska
Wagons pulling into camp at the end of the day (2:10 pm).
Noon Shot: 4-24 East -- Location: North Bend, Nebraska
View looking east. Local time 12:05 Longitude: 41.28.010 N; Latitude: 096.42.784 W; Altitude: 1546 ft.
Noon Shot: 4-24 West -- Location: North Bend, Nebraska
View looking west. Local time 12:05 p.m. Longitude: 41.28.010 N; Latitude: 096.42.784 W; Altitude: 1546 ft.
View out of the Wagon -- Location: North Bend, Nebraska
7:50 a.m. and we are moving along the trail. View from inside the wagon looking at the wagon behind us.

April 25, 1997
Covered Wagon -- Location: North Bend, Nebraska
Covered wagons across a field.
Break Time -- Location: North Bend, Nebraska
8:50 am and time for a break. The wagons have come to a halt. The weather is cool but pleasant.
Noon Shot: 4-25 South -- Location: North Bend, Nebraska
Noon shot looking south. Local time: 11:55 am; Long: 41.27.685 N; Lat: 097.31.416 W; Alt: 1370.
Noon Shot: 4-25 North -- Location: North Bend, Nebraska
Noon shot looking north. Local time: 11:55 am; Long: 41.27.685 N; Lat: 097.31.416 W; Alt: 1370.
Noon Shot: 4-25 East -- Location: North Bend, Nebraska
Noon shot looking east. Local time: 11:55 am; Long: 41.27.685 N; Lat: 097.31.416 W; Alt: 1370.
Noon Shot: 4-25 West -- Location: North Bend, Nebraska
Noon shot looking west.Local time: 11:55 am; Long: 41.27.685 N; Lat: 097.31.416 W; Alt: 1370.

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