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Emigrants Crossing the Plains
Redefined by territorial expansion in the mid-1800s, the boundary of the American West shifted from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, fueled largely by exploration and emigration along the Oregon Trail, among others.
Over the course of…
The Promised Land-The Grayson Family
The people shown are the Graysons, and they were part of the great westward expansion of the United States during the mid-1800s.The Graysons traveled overland from Missouri to California in 1846, two years ahead of the Gold Rush that drew so many…
Westward the Star of Empire Takes its Way
The railroad disrupts nature and bears down on the viewer, with the locomotive's light shining like a jewel. Wild deer scatter to the left, but the cleared field offers no refuge--the stumps, that catch the light of the west-setting sun, and the…
Mexican-American War: American troops bombarding Veracruz
U.S. troops bombarding Veracruz during the Mexican-American War
Chinese Labor on Trans-Continental Railroad
Chinese labor during the building of the Trans-Continental Railroad
The Nehemiah Letts Farm in the Late 1850's
Working proodection farm in America during the Industrial Revolution
Amber Waves of Grain
American flag juxtaposed over prairie, symbolizing America "coast to coast."