Oxen pulled most wagons after the 1840s
PHOTOS RELATED TO THE SANTA FE TRAIL
The author, Allan Wheeler, is a popular guide, historian and re-enacter accredited by the New Mexico Humanities Council and Historic Walks of Santa Fe and a teacher at Renesan.
Where did you find this image? Do you know who created it?
It was created for the Santa Fe Trail Association and is used for one of their many interruptive signs along the trail.