West Collection (page 5)

Atchison & Pikes Peak Railroads first section of track, 1865
First spike on the Atchison & Pikes Peak Railroad, 1865. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Prairie settlement along the transcontinental railroad
Railroad stop near a new town on the Great Plains, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Work party on the transcontinental railroad
Transcontinental railroad constructed across the western prairie, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Survey party for the transcontinental railroad
Railroad surveyors camp in the Rocky Mountains, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Blizzard halts a transcontinental train in Utah, 1870s
Immigrant workers digging out a snowbound Union Pacific train near Ogden, Utah, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Historic steam railroad in the Rockies
Steam locomotive on the Cumbres & Toltec Railroad in the San Juan Mountains, Colorado/New Mexico border. Digital photograph

Railroad in Oregons Cascade Mountains, 1860s
Railroad trestle in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon, 1866. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Chinese immigrants in San Francisco, 1870s
Shops in the Chinese quarter of San Francisco, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

San Francisco in 1851
Montgomery Street in San Francisco during the Gold Rush, " with hombres of every description, " 1851. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Fire in San Francisco, 1851
Panic on the waterfront during a great fire in San Francisco, 1851. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

San Francisco before the Gold Rush
San Francisco in 1847, viewed from the bay before gold was discovered in California. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Prospectors landing in San Francisco during the Gold Rush
Gold-seekers arriving in San Francisco to head for mining regions, 1848. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Valencia Hotel after the San Francisco earthquake of 1906
Fire raging behind the ruins of the Valencia Hotel, where 75 persons died in the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph

Rubble after the San Francisco earthquake of 1906
Dead horses amid ruins on Clay Street after the San Francisco earthquake, 1906. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph

Peddlers in San Francisco, 1850s
Hucksters in front of the Empire Saloon during the Gold Rush, San Francisco, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

City of San Francisco during the Gold Rush
San Francisco during the Gold Rush, seen from the foot of Telegraph Hill, early 1851. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Reconstructed Juaneno kicha, a Native American shelter in prehistoric California. Photograph

Navajo Bosque Redondo memorial in New Mexico
Navajo memorial to the Bosque Redondo (" Long Walk" ) beside the Pecos River, Fort Sumner, New Mexico. Photograph

Native Americans on horseback petroglyph
Petroglyphs of Native Americans hunting on horseback, Canyon de Chelly, Arizona. Photograph

Hubbell Trading Post, Arizona
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site on the Navajo Nation Reservation, Arizona. Photograph

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Replica Native American hoe made of a buffalo shoulder-blade, a living history demonstration, Fort Mandan, North Dakota. Photograph

Pala Mission in California, 1800s
Native American woman ringing bell for sunrise Mass at Pala Mission, California, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Wagon train attacked by Indians on the Great Plains. Hand colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration by Frederic Remington

Santa Fe Trail pioneers around a campfire on their way southwest. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Family in a covered wgon
Family with many children traveling in a covered wagon. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Pioneers in snow on the trail over the Rockies, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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A pioneer familys sod house on the Kansas plains, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Plains Indians attacking a wagon train of settlers, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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An underground village of dugouts doing business along the transcontinental railroad, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Family in a covered wagon at the approach of a prairie storm, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Wagon train bound for Texas
Wagon train of settlers leaving for Texas, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Lonely covered wagon camp on the prairie
Man and his dogs camped by their covered wagon on the Great Plains. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Covered wagons on the Oregon Trail in western Nebraska
Covered wagons nearing the junction of the forks of the Platte River in Nebraska. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Covered wagons crossing the mountains
Covered wagons crossing the Sierra Nevada mountains into California. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Settlers preparing their prairie homestead for winter
Banking a prairie farm with sod for the winter in Dakota Territory, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Sunrise on the Oregon Trail
Covered wagons near the North Platte River in Nebraska. Hand-colored woodcut combined with a photograph of an Oregon Trail landscape

Sod barn of a prairie homestead
Barn made of sod on the Kansas prairie. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Homesteaders in the Rocky Mountains
Pioneer familys homestead in the far west. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Covered wagons escaping a prairie fire
Wagon train crossing a stream to escape a prairie fire. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Frederic Remington illustration

Wagon train scouts signal location of a water hole
Scout signaling to a wagon train that water is found. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Frederic Remington illustration

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Fort Laramie, Wyoming, seen from the Oregon Trail, also the route to California and Utah. Digital photograph

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Oregon Trail tracks heading west from Fort Laramie, Wyoming, also the route to California. Digital photograph

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Restored Conestoga wagon at Scotts Bluff National Monument on the Oregon Trail in Nebraska. Digital photograph

Oregon Trail in Wyoming
Wagon ruts of the Oregon Trail near Guernsey, Wyoming. Digital photograph

Fort Laramie trading post, Wyoming
Trading post reconstructed at Fort Laramie on the Oregon Trail, Wyoming. Photograph

Vallejo, capital of California, early 1850s
View of Vallejo, the new capital of the state of California, 1851-1853. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Hand-carts on the Mormon Trail to Utah
Mormons pulling hand-carts across the plains on the trail to Utah, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Fort Benton on the Missouri River, Montana
Steamboat on the Missouri River at Fort Benton, Montana, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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