Wagon trains

Two horses of the Oregon Cavalcade group, commemorating the anniversary of the Oregon Trail. Independence, Missouri was the start of the Oregon Trail.

Two horses of the Oregon Cavalcade group, commemorating the anniversary of the Oregon Trail. Independence, Missouri was the start of the Oregon Trail.

Thomas Hart Benton, extreme left, and Roy Brabham of Eugene, Oregon, right, discuss a drawing of Benton's that depicts the wagons of the Oregon Cavalcade train. The Cavalcade commemorates the anniversary of the Oregon Trail.

A member of the Oregon Cavalcade Group, unidentified, sits with a young boy atop the wagons in the train. The Cavalcade commemorated the anniversary of the Oregon Trail. Independence, Missouri was the start of the Oregon Trail.

Two horses of the Oregon Cavalcade group, commemorating the anniversary of the Oregon Trail. Independence, Missouri was the start of the Oregon Trail.

Two horses of the Oregon Cavalcade Group, commemorating the anniversary of the Oregon Trail. Independence, Missouri was the start of the Oregon Trail.

Two horses of the Oregon Cavalcade Group, commemorating the anniversary of the Oregon Trail. Independence, Missouri was the start of the Oregon Trail.

Members of the Oregon Cavalcade Group, commemorating the anniversary of the Oregon Trail. Right to Left: "Pop" Weaver Clark of Hillsboro, Oregon (driver); Bob Fineout of Hillsboro, Oregon (relief driver and grandson of "Pop" Clark); Rudy Roudebaugh (standing) of Drain, Oregon; unidentified man sitting on wagon; and Dave Gastman of Cottage Grove, Oregon (cavalcade wrangler). Independence, Missouri was the start of the Oregon Trail.

Thomas Hart Benton, seated, draws as Roy Brabham, standing, of Eugene, Oregon, looks on. Roy Brabham built six of the seven wagons in the train.

Thomas Hart Benton, seated on the right, draws as members of the Oregon Cavalcade including Ray Brabham of Eugene, Oregon, left, who built six of the seven wagons in the train, look on. The Oregon Cavalcade commemorated the anniversary of the Oregon Trail.