This gallery includes artwork that reflects the time period of the exploration of the United States. The starting point is 1803 when the Louisiana Purchase was conducted until 1890 when the United States government declared the west "explored."
Thomas Jefferson, Gilbert Stuart, 1805/1821, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery
"Buffalo Bill" Cody, José Maria Mora, c. 1875, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery
Storm: Waiting for the Caravan, Alfred Jacob Miller, 1858-1860, From the collection of: The Walters Art Museum
[Exeter, New Hampshire, volunteers leaving for the Mexican War], Unknown photographer, ca. 1846, From the collection of: Amon Carter Museum of American Art
Interior of Fort Laramie, Alfred Jacob Miller, 1858-1860, From the collection of: The Walters Art Museum
"Buffalo Bill" Cody, Courier Lithography Company, 1900, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery
George Armstrong Custer, Unidentified Artist, c. 1860, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery
Sacramento Railroad Station, William Hahn, American (1829–1887), 1874, From the collection of: de Young museum
Tobacco Bag, Unknown, Late 19th century, From the collection of: Cincinnati Art Museum
Medicine Man, Charles Marion Russell, 1916, From the collection of: Blanton Museum of Art
Crow Indians Hunting Elk, Charles M. Russell, ca. 1890, From the collection of: Amon Carter Museum of American Art
The Texas Steer, Charles M. Russell, 1925, From the collection of: Amon Carter Museum of American Art
[Log cabin], Charles M. Russell, 1864/1926, From the collection of: Amon Carter Museum of American Art
Nothern Cheyenne Moccasins, Unknown, 1875/1900, From the collection of: Berkshire Museum
Sha-có-pay, The Six, Chief of the Plains Ojibwa, George Catlin, 1832, From the collection of: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Painted tunic, information unknown, 1801 - 1841, From the collection of: Civic Museums of Reggio Emilia
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