Billboard Announcing the Culmination of the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train Trail

Photograph of a billboard announcing various events in Fort Worth associated with the 150th anniversary of Texas independence, including the culmination of the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train Trail in July.
Date: July 3, 1986
Creator: Cirincione, Nick
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train at Sierra Blanca

Photograph of a wooden wagon parked outside of a store in Sierra Blanca, Texas. It has a sign that says "Welcome Wagon Train," referring to the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train. A mountain is visible in the background.
Date: April 7, 1986
Creator: Cirincione, Nick
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train Crossing Sign in Sierra Blanca

Photograph of a temporary road sign in Sierra Blanca, Texas, posted at the crossing where the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train passed through the area. The main sign is a diamond shape with an image of a horse-drawn covered wagon above the text "XING." A rectangular sign above says "Limited Sight Distance." Mountains are visible in the background.
Date: April 7, 1986
Creator: Cirincione, Nick
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train Headquarters Sign in Irving

Photograph of a large sign with the text "Texas Wagon Train Headquarters" hanging in front of a brick building in Irving, Texas. There are logos on either side of the name; a "Texas Sesquicentennial" logo on the left, and an image of a covered wagon on the right.
Date: July 2, 1986
Creator: Cirincione, Nick
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train Headquarters Sign in Irving

Photograph of a sign on a brick building in Irving, Texas with the text: "Texas Wagon Train, 'Circle Texas for the Past and Future.'" There is an image of a covered wagon on the left and the logo for the Texas Sesquicentennial on the right.
Date: July 2, 1986
Creator: Cirincione, Nick
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train in Abilene

Close-up photograph of the back of a wooden wagon, that was part of the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train while it was parked in Abilene, Texas. The wooden door at the back of the wagon is folded down and has wooden stairs to get into the bed and the canvas covering over the back is partially rolled up. A small sign on the side says, "This 'Prairie Schooner' or Conastoga Wagon was also in this Bicentennial Wagon Train of 1976."
Date: July 6, 1986
Creator: Cirincione, Nick
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train in Abilene

Photograph of the side of a wooden, enclosed wagon that was part of the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train, while it was stopped in Abilene, Texas. Text in the center of the wagon says "1836 Texas 1986, Sesquicentennial, Wichester Commemorative Rifle." Additional text says "Glen's Sporting Goods, Irving, Texas" on the left and "A product of the Texas Wagon Train" on the right. Below, on the box portion of the wagon, another sign says "The Homeplace Horse & Buggy Company, Dallas, Texas."
Date: June 7, 1986
Creator: Cirincione, Nick
System: The Portal to Texas History