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Background imagePrairies Collection: The Prairie on Fire, 1827. Creator: Alvan Fisher

The Prairie on Fire, 1827. Creator: Alvan Fisher
The Prairie on Fire, 1827. Natty Bumppo creates a firebreak, scene from " The Prairie" by James Fenimore Cooper

Background imagePrairies Collection: Evening on the Prairie, 1870. Creator: Albert Bierstadt

Evening on the Prairie, 1870. Creator: Albert Bierstadt
Evening on the Prairie, 1870.

Background imagePrairies Collection: 'A Herd of Bisons crossing a River Bottom on the Upper Missouri', by W. J. Hays, 1862

"A Herd of Bisons crossing a River Bottom on the Upper Missouri", by W. J. Hays, 1862. Creator: W Thomas
"A Herd of Bisons crossing a River Bottom on the Upper Missouri", by W. J. Hays, 1862. Engraving of a painting. In crossing the richer pastures of the river bottoms the herd will sometimes

Background imagePrairies Collection: Starting to re-cross the Pampas; Frontier Adventures in the Argentine Republic, 1875

Starting to re-cross the Pampas; Frontier Adventures in the Argentine Republic, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Starting to re-cross the Pampas; Frontier Adventures in the Argentine Republic, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Background imagePrairies Collection: Catching Wild Horses with the Lasso; Frontier Adventures in the Argentine Republic, 1875

Catching Wild Horses with the Lasso; Frontier Adventures in the Argentine Republic, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Catching wild Horses with the Lasso; Frontier Adventures in the Argentine Republic, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Background imagePrairies Collection: His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales shooting on the prairies of the far west, 1860

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales shooting on the prairies of the far west, 1860. Creator: Harrison Weir
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales shooting on the prairies of the far west, 1860. The future King Edward VII hunting quails in Illinois

Background imagePrairies Collection: The Spanish-American Guachos [sic] catching wild horses, in the Falkland Islands, 1856

The Spanish-American Guachos [sic] catching wild horses, in the Falkland Islands, 1856. Creator: Harrison Weir
The Spanish-American Guachos [sic] catching wild horses, in the Falkland Islands, 1856. Depiction of...the mode in which the wild horses are caught in the Falkland Islands by the Spanish-American

Background imagePrairies Collection: In Search of a New Home - A Scene in the Far West, 1891. Creator: John Charlton

In Search of a New Home - A Scene in the Far West, 1891. Creator: John Charlton
In Search of a New Home - A Scene in the Far West, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Background imagePrairies Collection: Fallen Indian Warrior, c.1886. Creator: Charles Marion Russell

Fallen Indian Warrior, c.1886. Creator: Charles Marion Russell
Fallen Indian Warrior, c.1886

Background imagePrairies Collection: Typical view of the rolling character of the area, New Mexico, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Typical view of the rolling character of the area, New Mexico, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Typical view of the rolling character of the area. Town of Mills in distance, New Mexico

Background imagePrairies Collection: Southwestern New Mexico, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Southwestern New Mexico, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Southwestern New Mexico

Background imagePrairies Collection: Abandoned farm on the high plains, Texas County, Oklahoma, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Abandoned farm on the high plains, Texas County, Oklahoma, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Abandoned farm on the high plains, Texas County, Oklahoma. "The record of the Great Plains is to a great extent a record of settlement and abandonment." J. Russell Smith

Background imagePrairies Collection: Storm cellar on the Texas plains, West Texas Panhandle, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Storm cellar on the Texas plains, West Texas Panhandle, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Storm cellar on the Texas plains. West Texas Panhandle

Background imagePrairies Collection: Abandoned tenant house and large-scale wheat field near Kincaid, Texas, 1937

Abandoned tenant house and large-scale wheat field near Kincaid, Texas, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Abandoned tenant house and large-scale wheat field near Kincaid, Texas

Background imagePrairies Collection: Dust storm near Mills, New Mexico, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Dust storm near Mills, New Mexico, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Dust storm near Mills, New Mexico

Background imagePrairies Collection: Joe Russell, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Joe Russell, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Joe Russell, c1910. Piegan man and woman standing in open prairie

Background imagePrairies Collection: Giving the medicine-Navaho, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Giving the medicine-Navaho, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Giving the medicine-Navaho, c1905. Photograph shows aNavajo shaman giving medicine to participant sitting atop blanket(?) used in sweatbath, as two others look on

Background imagePrairies Collection: Morning attack, c1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Morning attack, c1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Morning attack, c1907. Dakota Indians on horseback on plains

Background imagePrairies Collection: Piegan scout, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Piegan scout, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Piegan scout, c1910. Piegan man stands with open prairie behind him

Background imagePrairies Collection: Sioux Indian on horseback, wearing two feathers, beaded buckskin shirt, and leggings... c1907

Sioux Indian on horseback, wearing two feathers, beaded buckskin shirt, and leggings... c1907
Sioux Indian on horseback, wearing two feathers, beaded buckskin shirt, and leggings, with hills in background, c1907

Background imagePrairies Collection: An oasis in the Badlands, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

An oasis in the Badlands, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
An oasis in the Badlands, c1905. Photograph shows Red Hawk, an Oglala warrior, sitting on a horse that is drinking from a small pond in the Badlands of North Dakota

Background imagePrairies Collection: A Sioux war party, 1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

A Sioux war party, 1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
A Sioux war party, 1905. Photograph shows three warriors, wearing headdress, riding on horseback, one holding a feathered lance and the others holding rifles

Background imagePrairies Collection: Snake gathering [D]-Hopi, c1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Snake gathering [D]-Hopi, c1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Snake gathering [D]-Hopi, c1907. Group of Hopi snake priests hunting snakes

Background imagePrairies Collection: War preparation, c1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

War preparation, c1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
War preparation, c1907. Several Sioux men on horseback gather outside a tipi

Background imagePrairies Collection: The Prairie Chief, c1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

The Prairie Chief, c1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
The Prairie Chief, c1907. Sioux man on horseback in open field

Background imagePrairies Collection: Me Sa Tawa catching snakes-Hopi, c1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Me Sa Tawa catching snakes-Hopi, c1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Me Sa Tawa catching snakes-Hopi, c1907

Background imagePrairies Collection: The snake priests-Hopi, c1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

The snake priests-Hopi, c1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
The snake priests-Hopi, c1907. Ten Hopi snake priests, standing, facing front, carrying sticks, some with bags

Background imagePrairies Collection: Snake gathering [C]-Hopi, c1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Snake gathering [C]-Hopi, c1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Snake gathering [C]-Hopi, c1907. Six Hopi snake priests, standing, facing front, carrying sticks

Background imagePrairies Collection: Digging out the snakes-Hopi, c1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Digging out the snakes-Hopi, c1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Digging out the snakes-Hopi, c1907. Group of Hopi Indians using hoes to dig out snakes

Background imagePrairies Collection: Yeibichai sweat-Navaho, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Yeibichai sweat-Navaho, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Yeibichai sweat-Navaho, c1905. Three Navajo men, seated, watching over a man covered with a blanket(?) anchored by sticks with feathers attached

Background imagePrairies Collection: The Parley, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

The Parley, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
The Parley, c1908. Dakota men on horseback, one dismounted

Background imagePrairies Collection: Vista westward over the Rio Grande valley from the foot... near Questa, Taos County, New Mexico

Vista westward over the Rio Grande valley from the foot... near Questa, Taos County, New Mexico
Vista westward over the Rio Grande valley from the foothills of the Sangre de Cristos Mountains near Questa, Taos County, New Mexico

Background imagePrairies Collection: Cerros, near Costilla, New Mexico, 1943. Creator: John Collier

Cerros, near Costilla, New Mexico, 1943. Creator: John Collier
Cerros, near Costilla, New Mexico

Background imagePrairies Collection: Valley of Chacon, Mora County, New Mexico, 1943. Creator: John Collier

Valley of Chacon, Mora County, New Mexico, 1943. Creator: John Collier
Valley of Chacon, Mora County, New Mexico

Background imagePrairies Collection: Mountains in northern New Mexico, ca. 1943. Creator: John Collier

Mountains in northern New Mexico, ca. 1943. Creator: John Collier
Mountains in northern New Mexico

Background imagePrairies Collection: Western wheat country in a region which yields... Umatilla County, Oregon, 1939

Western wheat country in a region which yields... Umatilla County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Western wheat country in a region which yields over twenty five bushels to the acre. Banks, mortgage companies and insurance companies own many farms in this area. Umatilla County, Oregon

Background imagePrairies Collection: Western wheat country in a region which yields over twenty five... Umatilla County, Oregon, 1939

Western wheat country in a region which yields over twenty five... Umatilla County, Oregon, 1939
Western wheat country in a region which yields over twenty five bushels to the acre. Banks, mortgage companies and insurance companies own many farms in this area. Umatilla County, Oregon

Background imagePrairies Collection: Grass. Creator: Tom Artin

Grass. Creator: Tom Artin
Grass

Background imagePrairies Collection: Endless Autumn. Creator: Joshua Johnston

Endless Autumn. Creator: Joshua Johnston
Endless Autumn

Background imagePrairies Collection: Working a little bunch in the hills, c. 1900. Creator: Laton Alton Huffman

Working a little bunch in the hills, c. 1900. Creator: Laton Alton Huffman
Working a little bunch in the hills, c. 1900. [Cowboys on the prairie, USA]. Gelatin silver (printing-out-paper) print

Background imagePrairies Collection: Swapping Lies, 1906. Creator: Henry Francois Farny

Swapping Lies, 1906. Creator: Henry Francois Farny
Swapping Lies, 1906

Background imagePrairies Collection: Train Landscape in Arizona, 1890. Creator: Louis Michel Eilshemius

Train Landscape in Arizona, 1890. Creator: Louis Michel Eilshemius
Train Landscape in Arizona, 1890

Background imagePrairies Collection: An Osage Indian Lancing a Buffalo, 1846-1848. Creator: George Catlin

An Osage Indian Lancing a Buffalo, 1846-1848. Creator: George Catlin
An Osage Indian Lancing a Buffalo, 1846-1848

Background imagePrairies Collection: Wounded Buffalo Bull Surrounded by White Wolves, 1832-1833. Creator: George Catlin

Wounded Buffalo Bull Surrounded by White Wolves, 1832-1833. Creator: George Catlin
Wounded Buffalo Bull Surrounded by White Wolves, 1832-1833

Background imagePrairies Collection: Ball-play of the Choctaw--Ball Up, 1846-1850. Creator: George Catlin

Ball-play of the Choctaw--Ball Up, 1846-1850. Creator: George Catlin
Ball-play of the Choctaw--Ball Up, 1846-1850

Background imagePrairies Collection: Footrace behind the Mandan Village, 1832-1833. Creator: George Catlin

Footrace behind the Mandan Village, 1832-1833. Creator: George Catlin
Footrace behind the Mandan Village, 1832-1833

Background imagePrairies Collection: Ball-play Dance, Choctaw, 1834-1835. Creator: George Catlin

Ball-play Dance, Choctaw, 1834-1835. Creator: George Catlin
Ball-play Dance, Choctaw, 1834-1835

Background imagePrairies Collection: Grouse Shooting on the Missouri Prairies, 1837-1839. Creator: George Catlin

Grouse Shooting on the Missouri Prairies, 1837-1839. Creator: George Catlin
Grouse Shooting on the Missouri Prairies, 1837-1839



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