Settlers Collection (#7)

The Nebraska and Kansas Territory (engraving)
1608900 The Nebraska and Kansas Territory (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Nebraska and Kansas Territory)

Yale College 1685, illustration from History of the United States published by Cassell
3551826 Yale College 1685, illustration from History of the United States published by Cassell Pelter & Galpin, c.1890 (litho) by American School

Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers in New England, 1620 (engraving)
3647522 Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers in New England, 1620 (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers in New England, 1620)

The Western Farmers Home, pub. 1871, Currier & Ives (colour litho)
3471087 The Western Farmers Home, pub. 1871, Currier & Ives (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

Life on the Prairie: The Trappers defence, "Fire fight Fire"
3704180 Life on the Prairie: The Trappers defence, " Fire fight Fire", 1862 (colour lithograph) by Currier, N. (1813-88) and Ives, J.M

A Visit from Grandfather, c. 1850 (oil on canvas)
3588511 A Visit from Grandfather, c.1850 (oil on canvas) by Clonney, James Goodwin (1812-67); 67.3x85 cm; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA, USA; American, out of copyright

Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way
3778942 Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way - by Leutze, Emanuel Gottlieb (1816-68) (after); (add.info.: Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way (often known as Westward ho)

Pioneer flatboat on the Mississippi River, c. 1840 (engraving)
PNP248815 Pioneer flatboat on the Mississippi River, c. 1840 (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

When wagon trails were dim (oil on canvas)
PNP246209 When wagon trails were dim (oil on canvas) by Russell, Charles Marion (1865-1926); Private Collection; Peter Newark Western Americana; American, out of copyright

A family harvesting corn (litho)
PNP367766 A family harvesting corn (litho) by American School; Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; American, out of copyright

The Spanish Mission, Santa Clara de Asis, California in 1777 (litho)
PNP268155 The Spanish Mission, Santa Clara de Asis, California in 1777 (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Settlement of Jamestown, Virginia in 1607 (coloured engraving)
PNP269799 Settlement of Jamestown, Virginia in 1607 (coloured engraving) by American School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Title Page of California, its past history, its present position
NBY335557 Title Page of California, its past history, its present position, its future prospects by G.A. Fleming, 1850 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Newberry Library, Chicago

Encampment in the Valley of the Sacramento in 1598, illustration from California
NBY335556 Encampment in the Valley of the Sacramento in 1598, illustration from California, its past history, its present position, its future prospects by G.A

View of Oklahoma Avenue, April 1893 (b / w photo)
PNP246285 View of Oklahoma Avenue, April 1893 (b/w photo) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: first capital of state; ); Peter Newark Western Americana; American

Typical windmill pump of the American West, c. 1890 (b / w photo)
PNP246257 Typical windmill pump of the American West, c.1890 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Gift for the Grangers, 1867 (colour litho)
PNP246253 Gift for the Grangers, 1867 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: promotion of the American Farmers Organisation established in 1867;)

The sod homestead of the Barnes Family, Custer County, Nebraska, 1887 (b / w photo)
PNP246245 The sod homestead of the Barnes Family, Custer County, Nebraska, 1887 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American

Pioneer homestead made of prairie sod, 1886 (b / w photo)
PNP246231 Pioneer homestead made of prairie sod, 1886 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Eight horse heavy freight wagon (b / w photo)
PNP246224 Eight horse heavy freight wagon (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Pamphlet encouraging colonists to go to Virginia in America
PNP377469 Pamphlet encouraging colonists to go to Virginia in America, published in 1609 (colour litho) by English School; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Indians Declaration of War, from a book pub. 1896 (engraving)
STC394704 The Indians Declaration of War, from a book pub. 1896 (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Advertisement for the Best Prairie Lands (litho)
PNP464799 Advertisement for the Best Prairie Lands (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Signatures of the Pilgrim Fathers, illustration from Hutchinson
STC373643 Signatures of the Pilgrim Fathers, illustration from Hutchinsons Story of the British Nation, c.1923 (litho) by English School

The first Dutch settlement on Manhattan Island in 1623 (litho)
PNP377429 The first Dutch settlement on Manhattan Island in 1623 (litho) by American School; Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Dutch building the palisades or stockade around New Amsterdam for protection (litho)
PNP377430 Dutch building the palisades or stockade around New Amsterdam for protection (litho) by American School; Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

William Penn (colour litho)
PNP377602 William Penn (colour litho) by American School; Private Collection; (add.info.: William Penn (1644-1718), Quaker founder of Pennsylvania in America;

The Pilgrim Fathers entering the New World (colour litho)
PNP377498 The Pilgrim Fathers entering the New World (colour litho) by American School; Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Across the Continent, Westward the Course of Empire takes its way
NBY332248 Across the Continent, Westward the Course of Empire takes its way, 1868 (colour litho) by Palmer, Frances Flora Bond (Fanny) (c.1812-76) (after); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

The childrens sandpit between-decks on the SS Empress of Britain (colour litho)
2810340 The childrens sandpit between-decks on the SS Empress of Britain (colour litho) by Copping, Harold (1863-1932); Private Collection; (add.info)

Eager, with tearful eyes, to say farewell to the Mayflower
1192286 Eager, with tearful eyes, to say farewell to the Mayflower by Wyeth, Newell Convers (1882-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

So through the Plymouth woods John Alden went on his errand
1192283 So through the Plymouth woods John Alden went on his errand by Wyeth, Newell Convers (1882-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Our First Deal in Horseflesh in Manitoba (engraving)
1614805 Our First Deal in Horseflesh in Manitoba (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Our First Deal in Horseflesh in Manitoba)

Mountain milk maids in Colorado, c. 1900 (b / w photo)
5052503 Mountain milk maids in Colorado, c.1900 (b/w photo) by Jackson, William Henry (1843-1942); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

Gold Fever in South Dakota, 1889 (b / w photo)
5042934 Gold Fever in South Dakota, 1889 (b/w photo) by Grabill, John C. H. (fl. late 19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prospectors on their way to new gold field); American

French colonists settlement on the beach of Kourou, Guyana in 1763 (w / c on paper)
CHT211341 French colonists settlement on the beach of Kourou, Guyana in 1763 (w/c on paper) by French School, (18th century); Archives Nationales-Centre des Archives d Outre-Mer; (add.info)

Home in the Woods, 1847 (oil on canvas)
PHD862 Home in the Woods, 1847 (oil on canvas) by Cole, Thomas (1801-1848); 113x169 cm; Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Winston-Salem, USA; American, out of copyright

A Parley, Prepared for an Emergency, 1866 (colour litho)
NP32918 A Parley, Prepared for an Emergency, 1866 (colour litho) by Currier, N. (1813-88) and Ives, J.M. (1824-95); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

The Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers, 1620 (oil on canvas)
SAG40409 The Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers, 1620 (oil on canvas) by Boughton, George Henry (1833-1905); Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust

New Norfolk near Vancouver (colour engraving)
STC109071 New Norfolk near Vancouver (colour engraving) by Fumagalli, Paolo (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Italian, out of copyright

The Homestead, Savu Bay, Fiji, 1870 (w / c on paper)
622694 The Homestead, Savu Bay, Fiji, 1870 (w/c on paper) by Gill, Samuel Thomas (1818-80); 24.8x35.5 cm; Private Collection; eMichael Graham-Stewart; Australian, out of copyright

Father Fenwicks discovering of the first Catholics in Ohio, c. 1870
6275985 Father Fenwicks discovering of the first Catholics in Ohio, c.1870 by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Photograph of a painting shows a priest, Father Fenwick)

Voyageurs, 1898 (oil on board)
5906982 Voyageurs, 1898 (oil on board) by Russell, Charles Marion (1865-1926); 47x62.2 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; eMinneapolis Institute of Art; Gift of James J

The Wedding Procession, 1941 (oil on canvas)
2653621 The Wedding Procession, 1941 (oil on canvas) by Wyeth, Newell Convers (1882-1945); 274.3x777.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The landing of the Pilgrim Fathers in New England, 1620 (chromolitho)
3620612 The landing of the Pilgrim Fathers in New England, 1620 (chromolitho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The landing of the Pilgrim Fathers in New England)

The Settlers defence (engraving)
3629901 The Settlers defence (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Settlers defence)

The Pioneers Home on the Western Frontier, pub. 1867, Currier & Ives (colour litho)
3471088 The Pioneers Home on the Western Frontier, pub. 1867, Currier & Ives (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

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"Settlers: Pioneers Carving a New Path in History" Embarking on an extraordinary journey, the Conference of Kaw Indians with the United States Government marked a pivotal moment in the lives of settlers. Like a swagman wandering through vast landscapes, they sought to create their own destiny. A pioneer flatboat gracefully glided along the Ohio River in 1845, capturing the spirit of adventure and determination that defined these settlers. An antique map of South Australia adorned with vignettes whispered tales of exploration and discovery, enticing dreamers to seek new horizons. Intricate details on a map of Belfast from 1685 showcased how settlements flourished amidst adversity. A poster advertising Canada beckoned British settlers towards promises of prosperity and untamed beauty. Leaders like Little Turtle stood tall as symbols of resilience for Native American tribes who faced immense challenges during this era. The lithograph "The Squatters First Home" depicted their humble beginnings, reminding us all that progress often emerges from modest origins. Reflecting upon history's perils endured by our forefathers, we honor their bravery and sacrifices. Wild West covered wagons symbolize both hardship and hope as pioneers traversed treacherous terrains in pursuit of brighter futures. The Oklahoma Land Rush captured hearts with its iconic black-and-white photograph depicting eager souls racing towards opportunity. Meanwhile, "The Mayflower, " immortalized through engravings by John A. Lowell in Boston (1905), represents one small vessel carrying dreams that would shape an entire nation. From ancient times to modern frontiers, they have etched indelible marks upon our world's tapestry. Their stories resonate across generations - tales woven together by courage, ambition, and unwavering determination to forge new paths into uncharted territories.