Title:
Westward the course of empire takes its way
Creator/Contributor:
W.J. Morgan & Co., lithographer (lithographer)
Date:
[18--]
Identifier:
BANC PIC 1963.002:0743--E
Format:
print on paper mounted on paper: lithograph, color
56.7 x 83 cm.
Content/Description:
Large group of emigrants halt on mountain pass to observe valley below. Woman with children in center, man above her gestures
towards prospect. Pioneers on horseback carrying rifles; families in covered wagons.
Notes/Inscriptions:
Printed title (UL). Printed (LR): W.J. Morgan & Co., lith., Cleve[land].
Subjects:
Animals;
Clothing & dress;
Frontier & pioneer life;
Horses;
Overland journeys to the Pacific;
Settlers;
Westward movement;
Women
Genre/Format:
Lithographs, color