Pioneers along the Snake River—1850, by Paul V. Klieben, Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, California

Subjects: Art Exhibitions Public Figures
Card type: Chrome
Date: c. 1950 (Chrome)

Back of Pioneers along the Snake River—1850, by Paul V. Klieben, Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, California, c. 1950 chrome postcard — Back

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A color reproduction of a painting depicting pioneers with covered wagons, horses, and oxen traveling along the Snake River in 1850, with rocky bluffs and mountains in the background. The caption below identifies the original painting at Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, California, painted by Paul V. Klieben.

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PublisherPaul V. Kleiben

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. --- PIONEERS ALONG THE SNAKE RIVER—1850 KNOTT'S BERRY FARM BUENA PARK, CALIFORNIA PRIVATE EDITION BY PAUL V. KLEIBEN 1c IN U.S.A. 2c TO CANADA

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Condition	Excellent
Place depicted	Snake River
Place mentioned	Knott's Berry Place, Buena Park, CA
Publisher	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 and 'PRIVATE EDITION BY PAUL V. KLEIBEN'; 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, by Paul V. Klieben, Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, California, postcard, c. 1950. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/pioneers-along-the-snake-river-1850-by-paul-v-klieben-knotts. Accessed October 5, 2026.