<em><strong><em>The Nehemiah Letts Farm in the Late 1850's</em><br /></strong></em>
<strong>Lett's Farm, Iowa</strong>
<strong>Working proodection farm in America during the Industrial Revolution</strong>
<strong>Unknown</strong>
<p><strong>Descandants of William Lett's</strong></p>
<p><strong>http://www.brockwayfamily.com/journal/Letts/letts.htm</strong></p>
<strong>Late 1850s</strong>
<strong>Public Domain</strong>
<strong>Engraving, dimensions unknown</strong>
<strong>English</strong>
<strong>Still Image</strong>
<strong><em>Chinese Labor on Trans-Continental Railroad</em><br /></strong>
<strong>The Trans-Continental Railroad</strong>
<strong><strong>Chinese labor during the building of the Trans-Continental Railroad</strong></strong>
<strong>Unknown</strong>
<strong>http://www.ccnc.ca/toronto/history/info/info.html</strong>
<strong>Unknown</strong>
<strong>Public Domain</strong>
<p><strong>Photograph</strong></p>
<p><strong>Dimensions unknown</strong></p>
<strong>English</strong>
<strong>Still Image</strong>
<em><strong>Amber Waves of Grain</strong></em>
<strong>American flag</strong>
<strong>American flag juxtaposed over prairie, symbolizing America "coast to coast."</strong>
<strong>James Bo Insogna</strong>
<p><strong>fineartamerica</strong></p>
<p><strong>http://fineartamerica.com/featured/amber-waves-of-grain-james-bo-insogna.html</strong></p>
<strong>January 8th, 2012</strong>
<strong>Super-imposed photograph, dimensions unknown</strong>
<strong>English</strong>
<strong>Still Image</strong>
<em><strong>Mexican-American War: American troops bombarding Veracruz</strong></em>
<strong>Mexican-American War<br /></strong>
<strong>U.S. troops bombarding Veracruz during the Mexican-American War</strong>
<strong>Illustration by Carl Nebel.</strong>
<p><strong>Encyclopedia Britannica</strong></p>
<p><strong>http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/379134/Mexican-American-War</strong></p>
<strong>Unknown</strong>
<strong>Public Domain</strong>
<strong>Painting, dimensions unknown</strong>
<strong>English</strong>
<strong>Still Image</strong>
<em><strong>Westward the Star of Empire Takes its Way</strong></em>
<strong>Westward expansion, Manifest Destiny</strong>
<strong>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 still sunlit cabin, are a sign of progress.</strong>
<strong>Andrew W. Melrose</strong>
<p><strong>Museum of the American West</strong></p>
<p><strong>Los Angeles, CA </strong></p>
<strong>1867</strong>
<strong>Public Domain</strong>
<p><strong>Oil on canvas</strong></p>
<p><br /><strong> Height: 64.8 cm (25.51 in.)</strong></p>
<p><strong> Width: 116.8 cm (45.98 in.)</strong></p>
<strong>English</strong>
<strong>Still Image</strong>
<em><strong>Emigrants Crossing the Plains</strong></em>
<strong>Westward expansion, Manifest Destiny</strong>
<p><strong>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. </strong></p>
<p><strong>Over the course of fifty years, almost 400,000 people traveled the 2,170-mile route, leaving their farms along the East Coast in hopes of securing fertile land in the Oregon Territory. </strong></p>
<p><strong>American artist Albert Bierstadt documented his journey on the trail, capturing the dramatic panoramas and indomitable spirit of the emigrants on his oversized canvases. With their rich colors and pristine details, these romanticized images roused an already fascinated American public to begin their own westward adventure.</strong></p>
<strong>Albert Bierstadt</strong>
<strong>National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum</strong><br /><strong> Oklahoma City, OK</strong>
<strong>November 27, 1867</strong>
<strong>Public Domain</strong>
<p><strong>Oil on canvas </strong></p>
<p><strong>67" x 102"</strong></p>
<strong>English</strong>
<strong>Still Image</strong>
<strong><strong></strong></strong><strong><em>The Promised Land-The Grayson Family</em></strong>
<strong>Westward expansion, Manifest Destiny</strong>
<p><strong>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 more fortune seekers to California. </strong></p>
<p><strong>Mr. Grayson became very wealthy in the West and commissioned this painting to tell his family’s story. He gave specific instructions to the artist, William Jewett, about the clothing, the setting, and other details in the portrait. <br /></strong></p>
<strong><strong>William Jewett</strong></strong>
<p><strong>Terra Foundation for American Art</strong></p>
<p><strong>Daniel J. Terra Collection</strong></p>
<p><strong>Chicago, Illinois</strong></p>
<div> </div>
<strong>1850</strong>
<strong>Public Domain</strong>
<p><strong>Oil on canvas</strong></p>
<p><strong>50 3/4" by 64"</strong></p>
<div> </div>
<strong>English</strong>
<strong>Still Image</strong>