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Background imagePrairie 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 imagePrairie Collection: The Red River Expedition in North America: the Prairie Crees, 1870. Creator: Unknown

The Red River Expedition in North America: the Prairie Crees, 1870. Creator: Unknown
The Red River Expedition in North America: the Prairie Crees, 1870. Engraving of a sketch by William Hind, '...a brother of Professor Hind...The gradual extinction of Indian title in the vast region

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

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

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

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

Background imagePrairie 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 imagePrairie 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 imagePrairie 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 imagePrairie 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 imagePrairie 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 imagePrairie 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 imagePrairie 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 imagePrairie 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 imagePrairie 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 imagePrairie 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 imagePrairie 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 imagePrairie 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 imagePrairie 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 imagePrairie 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 imagePrairie 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 imagePrairie 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 imagePrairie 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 imagePrairie 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 imagePrairie 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 imagePrairie 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 imagePrairie 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 imagePrairie 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 imagePrairie 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 imagePrairie 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 imagePrairie Collection: Grass. Creator: Tom Artin

Grass. Creator: Tom Artin
Grass

Background imagePrairie Collection: Endless Autumn. Creator: Joshua Johnston

Endless Autumn. Creator: Joshua Johnston
Endless Autumn

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

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

Background imagePrairie 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 imagePrairie 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 imagePrairie 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 imagePrairie 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 imagePrairie 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 imagePrairie 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 imagePrairie 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

Background imagePrairie Collection: Wounded Buffalo, Strewing His Blood over the Prairies, 1832-1833. Creator: George Catlin

Wounded Buffalo, Strewing His Blood over the Prairies, 1832-1833. Creator: George Catlin
Wounded Buffalo, Strewing His Blood over the Prairies, 1832-1833

Background imagePrairie Collection: View of the Junction of the Red River and the False Washita, in Texas, 1834-1835

View of the Junction of the Red River and the False Washita, in Texas, 1834-1835

Background imagePrairie Collection: Picturesque Bluffs above Prairie du Chien, 1835-1836. Creator: George Catlin

Picturesque Bluffs above Prairie du Chien, 1835-1836. Creator: George Catlin
Picturesque Bluffs above Prairie du Chien, 1835-1836

Background imagePrairie Collection: View on the Upper Mississippi, Beautiful Prairie Bluffs, 1835-1836

View on the Upper Mississippi, Beautiful Prairie Bluffs, 1835-1836

Background imagePrairie Collection: Landscape Background, 1846-1848. Creator: George Catlin

Landscape Background, 1846-1848. Creator: George Catlin
Landscape Background, 1846-1848

Background imagePrairie Collection: Elk Grazing on an Autumn Prairie, 1846-1848. Creator: George Catlin

Elk Grazing on an Autumn Prairie, 1846-1848. Creator: George Catlin
Elk Grazing on an Autumn Prairie, 1846-1848

Background imagePrairie Collection: Indian Family Alarmed at the Approach of a Prairie Fire, 1846-1848

Indian Family Alarmed at the Approach of a Prairie Fire, 1846-1848

Background imagePrairie Collection: Comanche Feats of Horsemanship, 1834-1835. Creator: George Catlin

Comanche Feats of Horsemanship, 1834-1835. Creator: George Catlin
Comanche Feats of Horsemanship, 1834-1835

Background imagePrairie Collection: Foot War Party in Council, Mandan, 1835-1837. Creator: George Catlin

Foot War Party in Council, Mandan, 1835-1837. Creator: George Catlin
Foot War Party in Council, Mandan, 1835-1837

Background imagePrairie Collection: Ball-play of the Choctaw--ball up, 1834-1835. Creator: George Catlin

Ball-play of the Choctaw--ball up, 1834-1835. Creator: George Catlin
Ball-play of the Choctaw--ball up, 1834-1835

Background imagePrairie Collection: Prairie Meadows Burning, 1832. Creator: George Catlin

Prairie Meadows Burning, 1832. Creator: George Catlin
Prairie Meadows Burning, 1832

Background imagePrairie Collection: In the Cascade Mountains, 1931. Creator: Edward Bruce

In the Cascade Mountains, 1931. Creator: Edward Bruce
In the Cascade Mountains, 1931

Background imagePrairie Collection: Buffalo Hunt on the Southwestern Prairies, 1845. Creator: John Mix Stanley

Buffalo Hunt on the Southwestern Prairies, 1845. Creator: John Mix Stanley
Buffalo Hunt on the Southwestern Prairies, 1845

Background imagePrairie Collection: The Last of the Buffalo, 1888. Creator: Albert Bierstadt

The Last of the Buffalo, 1888. Creator: Albert Bierstadt
The Last of the Buffalo, 1888

Background imagePrairie Collection: Prairie Meadows Burning, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Prairie Meadows Burning, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Prairie Meadows Burning, 1861/1869

Background imagePrairie Collection: Buffalo Chase, Sioux Indians, Upper Missouri, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Buffalo Chase, Sioux Indians, Upper Missouri, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Buffalo Chase, Sioux Indians, Upper Missouri, 1861/1869

Background imagePrairie Collection: Bulls Fighting, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Bulls Fighting, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Bulls Fighting, 1861/1869

Background imagePrairie Collection: American Pasturage - Prairies of the Platte, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

American Pasturage - Prairies of the Platte, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
American Pasturage - Prairies of the Platte, 1861/1869

Background imagePrairie Collection: Nishnabotana Bluffs, Upper Missouri, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Nishnabotana Bluffs, Upper Missouri, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Nishnabotana Bluffs, Upper Missouri, 1861/1869. upper Missouri. 1832

Background imagePrairie Collection: Expedition Encamped on a Texas Prairie. April 1686, 1847 / 1848. Creator: George Catlin

Expedition Encamped on a Texas Prairie. April 1686, 1847 / 1848. Creator: George Catlin
Expedition Encamped on a Texas Prairie. April 1686, 1847/1848

Background imagePrairie Collection: La Salle Meets a War Party of Cenis Indians on a Texas Prairie. April 25, 1686, 1847 / 1848

La Salle Meets a War Party of Cenis Indians on a Texas Prairie. April 25, 1686, 1847 / 1848
La Salle Meets a War Party of Cenis Indians on a Texas Prairie. April 25, 1686, 1847/1848

Background imagePrairie Collection: Prairie Dog, from Quadrupeds series (N41) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, 1890

Prairie Dog, from Quadrupeds series (N41) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, 1890

Background imagePrairie Collection: American prairie on fire, 1844. Creator: Unknown

American prairie on fire, 1844. Creator: Unknown
American prairie on fire, 1844. People and animals run in panic from the flames. From " Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol I

Background imagePrairie Collection: Penn House, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, c1897. Creator: Unknown

Penn House, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Penn House, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, c1897. Once celebrated as the city residence of Pennsylvanias founder, William Penn (1644-1718); later disproved by historical research

Background imagePrairie Collection: Inspecting a Brand on the Prairies, c1897. Creator: Unknown

Inspecting a Brand on the Prairies, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Inspecting a Brand on the Prairies, c1897. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R. Cromwell. [C. N. Greig & Co. London, c1897]

Background imagePrairie Collection: Silver Heights, Winnipeg, Canada, c1900. Creator: Unknown

Silver Heights, Winnipeg, Canada, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Silver Heights, Winnipeg, Canada, c1900. Bison on the prairie. From Scenic Marvels of the New World edited by Prof. Geo.R. Cromwell. [C.N.Greig & Co. c1900]

Background imagePrairie Collection: Inspecting a brand on the Prairies, USA, c1900. Creator: Unknown

Inspecting a brand on the Prairies, USA, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Inspecting a brand on the Prairies, USA, c1900. Cowboys with a trussed-up steer. From Scenic Marvels of the New World edited by Prof. Geo.R. Cromwell. [C.N.Greig & Co. c1900]

Background imagePrairie 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 imagePrairie 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 imagePrairie Collection: The prairie of San Isidro de Madrid, 1788, oil painting by Francisco de Goya

The prairie of San Isidro de Madrid, 1788, oil painting by Francisco de Goya

Background imagePrairie Collection: Example of the way that Okies travelled west, 1937

Example of the way that Okies travelled west, 1937. This family (from Missouri) reported, Broke-baby sick-car trouble. Okies was the name given to people from the American prairie states

Background imagePrairie Collection: Dust storms affecting Cimarron County, Oklahoma, USA, April 1936

Dust storms affecting Cimarron County, Oklahoma, USA, April 1936. The Dust Bowl was a series of devastating dust storms that affected the prairies of the United States and Canada between 1930

Background imagePrairie Collection: The Campo, 1916. Artist: E. W Christmas

The Campo, 1916. Artist: E. W Christmas
The Campo, 1916. From America in Pictures, by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. B.Litt. [A. & C. Black, Limited, London, 1916]

Background imagePrairie Collection: Canadian Prairie, 1924

Canadian Prairie, 1924. From The British Empire in Pictures, by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. B.Litt. [A. & C. Black, Limited, London, 1924]

Background imagePrairie Collection: Hunting in Western prairie country, a covey of quail and a pointer - in corn stubble, 1903

Hunting in Western prairie country, a covey of quail and a pointer - in corn stubble, 1903. From The Underwood Travel Library, [Underwood & Underwood, London, New York, 1903]

Background imagePrairie Collection: An Indian Horse Race, c19th century

An Indian Horse Race, c19th century
An Indian Horse Race - Village of Prairie Indians, c19th century. Native American Indians horse racing

Background imagePrairie Collection: Village of Prairie Indians, c19th century

Village of Prairie Indians, c19th century. This image is thought to show the Potawatomi. A Native American people of the upper Mississippi River and Western Great Lakes region



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