Buffalo soldiers charging to the rescueCaptain Dodges black troopers to the rescue in the west. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Frederic Remington illustration
Buffalo soldier drinking from his canteen on a desert march. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Frederic Remington illustration
Native American attack on a western stagecoachWestern stagecoach fighting off Native Americans on the plains. Printed color halftone reproduction of a Frederic Remington illustration
Mormons cutting stone for their temple, UtahQuarrying stone for the Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Seaport of Galveston, Texas, 1800sGalveston bar and roadstead on the Gulf Coast, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Spokane, Washington, 1880sSpokane Falls before the great fire, Washington Territory, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Bozeman Trail over the Bridger Mountains, MontanaBridger Mountains, named for Jim Bridger, along the Bozeman Pass on the Bozeman Trail, Montana. Photograph
Oklahoma Territory opened to settlers, 1891Homesteaders charge at the start signal, western Oklahoma Land Rush, 1891. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Gunfight in the street of a western town. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century Frederic Remington illustration
HSET2A-00088Buffalo soldiers in the Arizona desert. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration by Frederic Remington
Bronco riderCowboy riding a bronco on the western range. Printed color halftone reproduction of a Frederic Remington illustration
State capitol in Boise, Idaho, late 1800sCarriage traffic around Capitol Square in Boise, Idaho, circa 1890. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Leadville, a Colorado boom town, 1870sChestnut Street in Leadville, Colorado, during the mining boom, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
PNAT2A-00002Red Cloud, or Mahpiua Luta, Oglala Sioux chief, in quilwork shirt, 1890s. Albertype reproduction of a photograph
Crazy Horse monument modelScale model of the Crazy Horse Memorial being carved in a mountain by sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski, Black Hills, South Dakota. Digital photograph
Mormons caught in a prairie blizzard en route to UtahMormon hand-cart company struggling across the plains to Salt Lake City. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Navajo sand paintings preserved on tilesNavajo sand paintings on tiles displayed for sale at the intertribal Indian Ceremonial in Gallup, New Mexico. Photograph
Crow chiefCrow Indian chief in a traditional war bonnet and clothing, circa 1900. Digitally colored halftone of a photograph
NATI2D-00054Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde National Park, Anasazi/Ancestral Puebloan ruins, Colorado. Digital photograph
Flintlock pistol used in the fur tradeFlintlock pistol to be traded at a mountain-man rendezvous reenactment, Fort Mandan, North Dakota. Photograph
Siege of the Alamo, 1836Fall of the Alamo to Santa Annas Mexican forces in Texas, 1836. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
U. S. territory gained from MexicoMap of territory acquired by the U.S. from Mexico. Color lithograph of a 19th-century illustration
Buffalo soldiers on a rough trailBuffalo soldier and his horse taking a tumble from the trail, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Frederic Remington illustration
Grizzly bear attacking a Pawnee hunterPawnee Indian and his horse attacked by grizzly bears, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
US Army survivors of Custers Last Stand - horse and scout, CurleyHorse " Comanche" and Custers scout Curley, the only US Army survivors of the Battle of Little Bighorn, 1876. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a photograph
Bucking broncoCowboy riding a bucking horse. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century Frederic Remington illustration
PNAT2P-00002Red Cloud, or Mahpiua Luta, Oglala Sioux chief, in quilwork shirt, 1890s. Albertype reproduction of a photograph
PNAT2A-00041Sitting Bull. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century photograph
NATI2A-00016Earth lodge of the Omaha tribe, Great Plains, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Pioneer family on the Oregon TrailCovered wagon of a homesteader family heading west with their belongings. Hand-colored engraving combined with a photograph
Mountain man in the old westOld trapper in the American West, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Frederic Remington illustration
Sioux tepee of buffalo-hideTipi made of buffalo hide sewn with sinew in the traditional way, Wicoti Living History Lakota Encampment, Black Hills, SD. Digital photograph
Chinese immigrants working on the transcontinental railroadChinese laborers constructing the Central Pacific Railroad, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
San Gabriel Mission, CaliforniaMission and bells of San Gabriel, near Los Angeles. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Anasazi / Ancestral Puebloan cliff-dwelling, BetatakinBetatakin, a cliff-dwelling of the Anasazi/Ancestral Puebloans, circa 1250-1300 AD, within Navajo National Monument, Arizona. Photograph
California under Mexican rule, 1800sMap of Alta California under Mexican government, early 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
PEXP2D-00013Explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark with their Native American guide Sacagawea. Digital photograph of a bronze statue in Charlottesville Virginia
Oregon wheatfields, late 1800sFarmland of Polk County, Oregon, as seen from Mount Pizgah, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Corn, beans and squash grown the native American wayNative American three-sisters method of growing corn, beans, and squash, New Mexico. Photograph
EVNT2A-00070Custers last stand at the Little Big Horn River, Montana, 1876. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
Virginia City, Nevada, 1870sMain street of Virginia City, a mining boomtown in Nevada, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
San Antonio River Walk in the 1800sLife along the riverfront in San Antonio, Texas, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Forest fire engulfing a steam locomotive, 1890sRailroad train racing through a forest fire in the American West, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
Workers cheering the first train over the mountains from CaliforniaSnowsheds protecting a transcontinental railroad train in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Transcontinental railroad in a Wyoming frontier townUnion Pacific Railroad at Sherman Station, Wyoming Territory, 1869. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Telegraph poles following the transcontinental railroadLinemen stringing telegraph wire beside the transcontinental railroad on the Great Plains, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Trading post at Fort Laramie, Oregon TrailBeaver trap on a Hudson Bay blanket in the reconstructed trading post at Fort Laramie, Wyoming. Digital photograph
Oregon Trail pioneers passing Chimney RockCovered wagons passing Chimney Rock, a landmark on the Oregon Trail, Nebraska. Hand-colored woodcut combined with a photograph of Chimney Rock