Pioneers along the Snake River, 1850

Subjects: Amusement Parks Farm Animals Rivers & Streams
Card type: Chrome
Date: c. 1950 (Chrome)

Back of Pioneers along the Snake River, 1850, c. 1950 chrome postcard — Back

About this postcard

Paul V. Klieben's painting shows a line of covered wagons, oxen, and horses moving along the Snake River, with rocky bluffs and mountains behind them. The scene recalls the overland emigrant trails of the mid-19th century, when travelers crossed the Snake River on the way to Oregon and California. The caption frames the journey as a test of endurance, noting that "Those who were timid never started and those who were weak perished on the way," and ties the image to the Ghost Town attraction at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park.

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PublisherPAUL V. KLIEBEN

PIONEERS ALONG THE SNAKE RIVER—1850 From the original painting at Knott's Berry Farm BUENA PARK, CALIFORNIA Painted by Paul V. Klieben Those who were timid never started and those who were weak perished on the way. Only the young and the strong found the land at the end of the rainbow — California. Unknown and unfriendly spaces, breakdowns, rivers to be crossed, and lack of water for man and beast—all of these heroic experiences were in the mind of the artist when this painting was undertaken. The hardships and suffering and later the boisterous and reckless living of these brave people are the theme around which Ghost Town here on the Farm was created.

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Publisher	PAUL V. KLIEBEN
Condition	Excellent
Place depicted	Snake River
Place mentioned	Knott's Berry Place, Buena Park, CA
Publisher	PAUL V. KLIEBEN, Buena Park, CA
Notes	White border at bottom with printed caption block; no linen texture; appears to be a mid-20th-century chrome-style postcard. Postmark: none visible. Divided-back private-edition card, no message and no address written; printed title block 'PIONEERS ALONG THE SNAKE RIVER—1850' with 'Painted by Paul V. Klieben' and 'PRIVATE EDITION BY PAUL V. KLIEBEN'; printed postage heading '1c IN U.S.A. / 2c TO CANADA'; pencil dealer/price marks '#59' and '1-' at lower right. Cream textured stock, mid-20th-century chrome era.

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Pioneers along the Snake River, 1850, postcard, c. 1950. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/pioneers-along-the-snake-river-1850. Accessed November 2, 2026.