Pioneers Collection (#5)

Sea Coast, c. 1837 (w / c on paper)
5310537 Sea Coast, c.1837 (w/c on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, USA; (add.info)

Struggling through the Quicksand, 1837 (pencil, pen and ink and wash on paper)
5310529 Struggling through the Quicksand, 1837 (pencil, pen and ink and wash on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 13.7x21.6 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Presents to Snake Indians, c. 1837 (oil on paper)
5310526 Presents to Snake Indians, c.1837 (oil on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 17.8x15.9 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Lost Green Horn, c. 1850 (pencil, pen and ink, and wash on canvas)
5310520 Lost Green Horn, c.1850 (pencil, pen and ink, and wash on canvas) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 33.7x48.3 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Caravan: Sir William Stewart Mounted on White Horse, c. 1837 (oil on paper)
5310516 Caravan: Sir William Stewart Mounted on White Horse, c.1837 (oil on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 22.9x38.1 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Landing the Charettes, c. 1837 (brown wash on paper)
5310513 Landing the Charettes, c.1837 (brown wash on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Sir W. D. S. Antoine and Auguste or Preparing for a Buffalo Hunt, c. 1837 (pen and ink, wash and gouache on paper)
5310505 Sir W.D.S. Antoine and Auguste or Preparing for a Buffalo Hunt, c.1837 (pen and ink, wash and gouache on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 28x24.2 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Trappers, c. 1837 (pen and ink, w / c and gouache on paper)
5310498 Trappers, c.1837 (pen and ink, w/c and gouache on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 10.8x11.5 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Mule Equipment, c. 1837 (pencil and wash on paper)
5310493 Mule Equipment, c.1837 (pencil and wash on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 16.6x20 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Kansas Indian Recounting to a Trapper, by Signs, the Migration of Buffalo, c
5310470 Kansas Indian Recounting to a Trapper, by Signs, the Migration of Buffalo, c.1837 (pencil and brown and black washes on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 20x30.2 cm; Joslyn Museum

Stampede by the Blackfeet, c. 1837 (ink, wash, and gouache on dark paper)
5310469 Stampede by the Blackfeet, c.1837 (ink, wash, and gouache on dark paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 22x29.9 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Antoine, Principal Hunter, c. 1837 (w / c on paper)
5054736 Antoine, Principal Hunter, c.1837 (w/c on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 22.6x20 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Elk. c. 1837 (drawing)
5310540 Elk. c.1837 (drawing) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, USA; (add.info.: Miller and Scottish soldier Sir William Drummond Stewart (1795-1871)

Scenting the Breeze, c. 1837 (w / c on paper)
5310509 Scenting the Breeze, c.1837 (w/c on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 27x41.9 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Reaching Camp, Removing the Saddles, c. 1837 (pencil, pen and ink, wash, and gouache on paper)
5310486 Reaching Camp, Removing the Saddles, c.1837 (pencil, pen and ink, wash, and gouache on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 15.9x24.2 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Breaking Trail to Escape from Indians, c. 1837 (w / c on paper)
5310483 Breaking Trail to Escape from Indians, c.1837 (w/c on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 25.7x22.9 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Night Scene, Buffaloes on the Prairie, c. 1837 (w / c on paper)
5310482 Night Scene, Buffaloes on the Prairie, c.1837 (w/c on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 18.8x30.8 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Devils Gate, c. 1850-60 (wash, pen and ink on paper)
5310478 Devils Gate, c.1850-60 (wash, pen and ink on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 17.8x15.9 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Leif Eriksson Discovers America (oil on canvas)
OVR394360 Leif Eriksson Discovers America (oil on canvas) by Dahl, Hans (1849-1937); 50x75 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Sir William Stewart, c. 1837 (w / c on paper)
5310548 Sir William Stewart, c.1837 (w/c on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 15.9x11.5 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Trappers without Ammunition and in a Starving Condition near Independence Rock, c. 1850 (sepia wash on paper)
5310518 Trappers without Ammunition and in a Starving Condition near Independence Rock, c.1850 (sepia wash on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 36.2x47.3 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Encampment on Green River at the Base of Rocky Mountains, c. 1837 (pencil, w / c and gouache on paper)
5310510 Encampment on Green River at the Base of Rocky Mountains, c.1837 (pencil, w/c and gouache on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 21x36.5 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

A Rocky Mountain Trapper, Bill Burrow, c. 1837 (pencil, pen and ink and wash on paper)
5310506 A Rocky Mountain Trapper, Bill Burrow, c.1837 (pencil, pen and ink and wash on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 33.1x20.7 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Trapper Disturbed in Rest by a Herd of Buffalo, c. 1837 (pencil, pen and ink, and wash on paper)
5310494 Trapper Disturbed in Rest by a Herd of Buffalo, c.1837 (pencil, pen and ink, and wash on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 14.3x21.6 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Scotts Bluff near the Nebraska (Platte), c. 1837 (w / c on paper)
5310480 Scotts Bluff near the Nebraska (Platte), c.1837 (w/c on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 17.8x32.4 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Hunting the Mountain Sheep, c. 1837 (pencil, pen and ink, w / c and gouache on paper)
5310528 Hunting the Mountain Sheep, c.1837 (pencil, pen and ink, w/c and gouache on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 22.5x33 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, USA; American

Captain Joseph Rutherford Walker, c. 1837 (w / c on paper)
5310524 Captain Joseph Rutherford Walker, c.1837 (w/c on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 17.8x23.5 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Sunrise, Trappers and Travellers at their Meals of Buffalo Hump Rib, c
5310532 Sunrise, Trappers and Travellers at their Meals of Buffalo Hump Rib, c.1837 (w/c on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 19.4x22.9 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, USA; American

Trappers and Snake Indians Conversing by Signs, c. 1837 (pencil, w / c and gouache on paper)
5310502 Trappers and Snake Indians Conversing by Signs, c.1837 (pencil, w/c and gouache on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 22.9x35.3 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, USA; American

First flight of Wright brothers aircraft, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, USA, December 17, 1903. The first powered, heavier-than-air controlled flight in history flight lasted 12 seconds

Orville Wright tests his glider at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, USA, 1911. Creator: NASA
Orville Wright tests his glider at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, USA, 1911. On October 24, 1911 Orville tested a new glider and broke all the previous gliding records by actually soaring

Fred E. Weick, Tom Hamilton and Charles Lindbergh, USA, June 1927. Creator: Unknown
Fred Weick, Tom Hamilton and Charles Lindbergh, USA, June 1927. American aviators visting the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics: Fred E

Pioneers of the Railroad, Canada, c. 1890 (b / w photo)
LSE877987 Pioneers of the Railroad, Canada, c.1890 (b/w photo) by Canadian School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eLeonard de Selva; Canadian, out of copyright

The Connecticut Settlers Entering the Western Reserve, 1795 (oil on canvas)
CH89270 The Connecticut Settlers Entering the Western Reserve, 1795 (oil on canvas) by Pyle, Howard (1853-1911); 41x61 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: In 1792)

A Rising City of the Far West (engraving)
3627906 A Rising City of the Far West (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Rising City of the Far West. Illustration for The Picture Magazine, 1894)

A Home in the Wilderness, 1870 (colour lithograph)
3704173 A Home in the Wilderness, 1870 (colour lithograph) by Currier, N. (1813-88) and Ives, J.M. (1824-95); Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; American, out of copyright

Across the Continent: Westward the Course of the Empire Takes its Way
3704136 Across the Continent: Westward the Course of the Empire Takes its Way, 1868 (hand-coloured lithograph) by Currier, N. (1813-88) and Ives, J.M

A Good Change, published by Currier & Ives, c. 1863 (colour litho)
3710009 A Good Change, published by Currier & Ives, c.1863 (colour litho) by Tait, Arthur Fitzwilliam (1819-1905) (after); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

Charles II (1664), illustration from Cassells History of the United States pub
3502298 Charles II (1664), illustration from Cassells History of the United States pub. by Petter & Galpin c.1890 (litho) by American School

Mayhew and the Naragansett 1674, illustration from Cassell
3502291 Mayhew and the Naragansett 1674, illustration from Cassells History of the United States pub. by Petter & Galpin c.1890 (litho) by American School

Gortons landing (1646), illustration from Cassell
3502289 Gortons landing (1646), illustration from Cassells History of the United States pub. by Petter & Galpin c.1890 (litho) by American School

Edward Winslow, illustration from Cassells History of the United States pub
3502288 Edward Winslow, illustration from Cassells History of the United States pub. by Petter & Galpin c.1890 (litho) by American School

Pocahontas saves Captain Smiths life, illustration from Cassell
3502267 Pocahontas saves Captain Smiths life, illustration from Cassells History of the United States pub. by Petter & Galpin c.1890 (litho) by American School

Sir Francis Drake, illustration from Cassells History of the United States pub
3502263 Sir Francis Drake, illustration from Cassells History of the United States pub. by Petter & Galpin c.1890 (litho) by American School

Wright Flyer, aircraft built by the Wright Brothers which made the first successful aeroplane flight in 1903
6014666 Wright Flyer, aircraft built by the Wright Brothers which made the first successful aeroplane flight in 1903 (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after)

Pioneers in the growth in employment for women in Britain (b / w photo)
6015402 Pioneers in the growth in employment for women in Britain (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Wells Fargo Express, 1890 (b / w photo)
5042929 Wells Fargo Express, 1890 (b/w photo) by Grabill, John C. H. (fl. late 19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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"Pioneers: Shaping the Path of Human Achievement" In a world driven by innovation and boundless curiosity, they have emerged throughout history to push the boundaries of what is possible. From the Wright brothers' historic flight with Flyer II at Huffman Prairie in Dayton, Ohio, to Apollo spacecraft gracefully landing on the Moon's surface, these trailblazers have forever etched their names into the annals of human achievement. The spirit of exploration extends beyond Earth's atmosphere as seen in Montgolfier's first manned balloon flight. With hearts filled with courage and determination, they soared through the skies like modern-day adventurers. Similarly, Hillary and Tenzing conquered Mount Everest's treacherous peaks, reminding us that no challenge is insurmountable when faced with unwavering perseverance. As we delve deeper into scientific breakthroughs, we encounter heroes like Watson and Crick who unraveled DNA's mysteries—a monumental leap forward for medical science. Their discovery paved the way for countless advancements that continue to shape our understanding of life itself. Not limited to scientific endeavors alone, it also include those who dared to traverse vast distances across oceans. Cabral and Coutinho embarked on an audacious journey from Portugal to Brazil—uniting continents while defying conventional wisdom. War has often served as a catalyst for pioneering efforts too; silhouettes from H. L Oakley capture poignant moments from World War I's infamous Battle of Somme—a testament to bravery amidst chaos. Meanwhile, Charles A. Lindbergh immortalized himself by flying solo across the Atlantic Ocean aboard his plane "Spirit of St. Louis, " inspiring generations with his indomitable spirit and can not confined solely within aviation or space exploration but extend their reach even further; in-flight refueling trials conducted in 1939 revolutionized military tactics while ensuring global security during times of conflict.