 | Richard Caton Woodville, "War News From Mexico," 1848 American Art Union print. Maryland Historical Society, 201 W Monument St, Baltimore, MD 21201 |
 | William H. Jackson, "California Crossing, South Platte River," 1867. Copyright holder unknown. |
 | Richard Caton Woodville, "War News From Mexico," 1848 American Art Union. Maryland Historical Society, 201 W Monument St, Baltimore, MD 21201 |
 | "The Independent Gold Hunter on His Way to California," Currier and Ives, 1850, lithograph California State Library, Stanley Mosk Library and Courts Bldg, 914 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA 95814 |
 | California golden poppies, Santa Barbara, CA Karen Halttunen photo |
 | Joseph Lee, "Residence of Capt. Thomas W. Badger, Brooklyn, from the Northwest," c. 1871, oil on canvas, 26-1/4 x 42 inches
Copyright The Oakland Museum, 1000 Oak St, Oakland, CA 94607. Gift of Lester M. Hale. All rights reserved. |
 | California golden poppies, Santa Barbara, CA Karen Halttunen photo |
 | "Perils of the Cowboy," Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, 1902, show poster Buffalo Bill Historical Center, 720 Sheridan Ave, Cody, WY 82414 |
 | "Perfect Illustration of the Interior of Buffalo Bill's Wild West," Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World, 1896, show poster Denver Public Library, Western History Department, 10 W. 14th Ave Pkwy, Denver, CO 80204 |
 | Theodore Roosevelt, rancher and cowboy, at his first round-up, 1885. Courtesy of the Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Harvard College Library, Cambridge, MA 02138. Our thanks to Harvard. |
 | Frederic Remington, "The Puncher," 1895; a proud cowboy, antithesis of the fall of "The Cowboy"? Courtesy of The Sid Richardson Museum, 201 Main St, Suite 180, Fort Worth, TX 76102. Our thanks to the Museum. All rights reserved. |
 | Frederic Remington in cowboy costume as the "Holiday Sheepman," c. 1883 Photo courtesy of The Frederic Remington Art Museum, 303 Washington St, Ogdensburg, NY 13669. Our thanks to the Museum. All rights reserved. |
 | Ned Buntline, Buffalo Bill, Giuseppina Morlacchi and Texas Jack Omohundro in "The Scouts of the Prairie," 1872 Buffalo Bill Historical Center, 720 Sheridan Ave, Cody, WY 82414 |
 | Wall mural, The Canalino Tribe bordering the Santa Barbara Channel, Santa Barbara, CA, Courthouse Karen Halttunen photo |
 | Albert Bierstadt, "The Buffalo Trail," c. 1867, oil on canvas, 80.96 x 121.92 cm (31 7/8 x 48 in.) Copyright Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115-5523. Gift of Martha C. Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Paintings, 1815–1865, 1947. Accession number: 47.1268. All rights reserved. |
 | Albert Bierstadt, "California Spring," Sacramento Valley, 1875, oil on canvas, 73 3/4 x 104 x 6 1/4 (187.3 x 264.2 x 15.9 cm)
Copyright Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, de Young Museum, Golden Gate Park, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr, San Francisco, CA 94118. Presented to the City and County of San Francisco by Gordon Blanding. 1941.6. All rights reserved. |
 | William Wetmore Story, "California," marble, 1850–55; this carving, 1858, 71 x 18 1/4 x 24 3/4 in. (180.3 x 46.4 x 62.9 cm)
Karen Halttunen photo. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10028-0198. Gift of William Backhouse Astor, 1872 (72.3) http://metmus.org. |
 | Zachary Taylor, twelfth president of the US, around 1850. Photographic portrait. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, DC 20540. In Beaumont Newhall, Daguerreotype in America, 1961, Plate #8. 8.9.5, 8.8.6 |
 | Richard Caton Woodville, "War News from Mexico," c. 1847. For most small-town Americans, newspapers were the major source of Mexican War news. National Academy of Design, 1083 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10128. In American Heritage, June 1966, p. 18. 8.8.6 |
 | San Francisco and houseboats from Rincon Point, 1853. The Smithsonian Institution, PO Box 37012, SI Building, Room 153, MRC 010, Washington, DC 20013-7012. In Beaumont Newhall, "Daguerreotype in America," 1961, Plate 62. 8.8.6 |
 | San Francisco and boats at moorings, from Rincon Point, 1853. The Smithsonian Institution, PO Box 37012, SI Building, Room 153, MRC 010, Washington, DC 20013-7012. In Beaumont Newhall, "Daguerreotype in America," 1961, Plate 61. 8.8.6 |
 | San Francisco overview, looking north toward Mt. Tamalpais, 1853. The American Antiquarian Society, 185 Salisbury St, Worcester, MA 01609-1634. In Beaumont Newhall, "Daguerreotype in America," 1961, Plate 65. 8.8.6 |
 | Stores and an auction salesroom on Montgomery Street, San Francisco, 1850. Courtesy of The George Eastman House International Museum of Photography, 900 East Ave., Rochester, NY 14607. Our thanks to the Museum. In Beaumont Newhall, "Daguerreotype in America," 1961, Plate 66. 8.8.6 |
 | San Francisco, California, 1857. American Antiquarian Society, 185 Salisbury St., Worcester, MA 01609-1634. In Edwin C. Rozwenc, "Restless Americans," Vol. I, 1972, p. 126. 8.8.6 |
 | Plan of San Francisco, 1856, showing the city's rapid growth after the Gold Rush began. Growth was facilitated by the almost complete use of the gridiron street plan, which is clearly evident here. The gridiron seems to have been planned and laid out without regard for the very steep hills in the heart of the city. The street running diagonally from the lower right to the upper left is Market Street. Library of Congress, Manuscripts Division, Washington, DC 20540. In John W. Reps, "The Making of Urban America," Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J., 1965, p. 313. 8.8.6 |
 | Mexico City, 1847, where the US offensive through Mexico ended. The US-Mexican War. Copyright holder unknown. New York Public Library, 1211 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10036. In Eds. of American Heritage, "An American Heritage Pictorial History of The Presidents of the U.S.," I, 1968, pp. 304-5. 8.8.6 |
 | The U.S. Army moves toward the Mexican capital, 1847. The US-Mexican War. West Point Museum Collections, US Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. 10996. In American Heritage, XVII, 4, June 1966, p. 24. 8.8.6 |
 | In Mexico City, Gen. Winfield Scott's troops storm the fortified heights of Chapultepec Palace, 1847. The US-Mexican War. The other half of WP-C-8. Copyright holder unknown. In American Heritage, XVII, 4, June 1966, p. 26. 8.8.6 |
 | Mexico City, 1847, where the US offensive through Mexico ended. The US-Mexican War. Copyright holder unknown. New York Public Library, 1211 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10036. In Eds. of American Heritage, "An American Heritage Pictorial History of The Presidents of the U.S.," I, 1968, pp. 304-5. 8.8.6 |
 | Richard Caton Woodville, "War News from Mexico," 1848. A group of American men read news of the Mexican War, 1846 or 1847. Painting. American Art Union. National Academy of Design, 1083 5th Ave, New York, NY 10128. In American Heritage, XVII, 4, June 1966, p. 18. 8.8.6 |
 | Upton under Mexican fire at the Battle of Palo Alto or Resaca de la Palma, 1846, during the U.S.-Mexican War. Painter unknown. Copyright holder unknown. In American Heritage, XVII, 4, June 1966, p. 22. 8.8.6 |
 | The Battle of Monterrey. Upton's regiment fights in the city streets, 1846, during the U.S.-Mexican War. West Point Museum Collections, US Military Academy, West Point, NY 10996. In American Heritage, XVII, 4, June 1966, p. 23. 8.8.6 |
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Gen. Winfield Scott (c. 1855?). Location unknown. In R. Jackson Wilson, et al., "The Pursuit of Liberty: A History of the American People," (Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458) 1996, vol. 1, p. 300. |
 | Westward_Exp
Cartoon, "Questioning a candidate." Gen. Zachary Taylor, candidate for US President, refuses to answer questions, 1848. Print. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, DC 20540. LC-USZ62-1967. |
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