A 19th Century and newly arrived emigrant family and their wagon in Kansas, USA. After the Civil War and before 1890, more than one million people streamed into Kansas seeking a new life on the frontier. They came to claim the free land offered to settlers by the Homestead Act passed by the Congress in 1862.

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"Century Geographical Readers"

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Size: 3736px × 3780px
Location: Kansas, USA
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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