Pioneers Collection (#9)

Advertisement for the Best Prairie Lands (litho)
PNP464799 Advertisement for the Best Prairie Lands (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Across the Continent, Westward the Course of Empire takes its way
NBY332248 Across the Continent, Westward the Course of Empire takes its way, 1868 (colour litho) by Palmer, Frances Flora Bond (Fanny) (c.1812-76) (after); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Blanchards flying machine, 1782-1784 (chromolitho)
2815958 Blanchards flying machine, 1782-1784 (chromolitho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Blanchards flying machine, 1782-1784)

Flying machine built by the locksmith Besnier, 1679 (chromolitho)
2815957 Flying machine built by the locksmith Besnier, 1679 (chromolitho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Flying machine built by the locksmith Besnier, 1679)

Orville Wright flying around the Statue of Liberty in New York Harhour, September 1909 (chromolitho)
2815941 Orville Wright flying around the Statue of Liberty in New York Harhour, September 1909 (chromolitho) by French School

"Some engaged in felling trees, others with horses dragging the trunks, placed on sleighs
6002113 " Some engaged in felling trees, others with horses dragging the trunks, placed on sleighs, over the hard snow" (colour litho) by Groome

"How delightful it was to watch them frolicking about!"(colour litho)
6002112 " How delightful it was to watch them frolicking about!" (colour litho) by Groome, William Henry Charles (1881-1914); Private Collection; (add.info)

"They build a dam across the stream"(colour litho)
6002111 " They build a dam across the stream" (colour litho) by Groome, William Henry Charles (1881-1914); Private Collection; (add.info)

"Puffs of smoke and the report of rifles showed that my friends were determined to defend themselves"
6002110 " Puffs of smoke and the report of rifles showed that my friends were determined to defend themselves" (colour litho) by Groome

"I caught sight of a herd of buffalo dashing on to escape the flames"(colour litho)
6002098 " I caught sight of a herd of buffalo dashing on to escape the flames" (colour litho) by Groome, William Henry Charles (1881-1914); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mountain milk maids in Colorado, c. 1900 (b / w photo)
5052503 Mountain milk maids in Colorado, c.1900 (b/w photo) by Jackson, William Henry (1843-1942); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

Gold Fever in South Dakota, 1889 (b / w photo)
5042934 Gold Fever in South Dakota, 1889 (b/w photo) by Grabill, John C. H. (fl. late 19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prospectors on their way to new gold field); American

With the Pioneers to Mashonaland, the Agnes steaming up the Pungwe River (engraving)
1591802 With the Pioneers to Mashonaland, the Agnes steaming up the Pungwe River (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: With the Pioneers to Mashonaland)

"Whither, O Splendid Ship, and what thy Quest?"(colour litho)
6014005 " Whither, O Splendid Ship, and what thy Quest?" (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Whither, O Splendid Ship)

American Forest Scene, engraved by Nathaniel Currier (1813-1888) 1856 (colour litho)
MNY87936 American Forest Scene, engraved by Nathaniel Currier (1813-1888) 1856 (colour litho) by Tait, Arthur Fitzwilliam (1819-1905) (after); Museum of the City of New York

Westward Ho (oil on canvas)
PHD29060 Westward Ho (oil on canvas) by Beard, James Henry (1812-93); Kennedy Galleries, New York, USA; American, out of copyright

Voyageurs, 1898 (oil on board)
5906982 Voyageurs, 1898 (oil on board) by Russell, Charles Marion (1865-1926); 47x62.2 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; eMinneapolis Institute of Art; Gift of James J

The Old Pioneer: Uncle Dan and His Pets, 1878 (oil on canvas)
2652576 The Old Pioneer: Uncle Dan and His Pets, 1878 (oil on canvas) by Tait, Arthur Fitzwilliam (1819-1905); 51.1x76.2 cm; Shelburne Museum, Vermont

The Germania clad for winter, 1876 (engraving)
939919 The Germania clad for winter, 1876 (engraving) by Austrian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Julius Johannes Ludovicus Ritter von Payer (1841 A- 1915)

View of an Iceberg from A Voyage towards the North Pole undertaken by his Majesty
939903 View of an Iceberg from A Voyage towards the North Pole undertaken by his Majestys Command, 1774 (engraving) by Cleveley

Beaumonts Bleriot monoplane arriving in Rome winning the Paris-Rome air race
4072611 Beaumonts Bleriot monoplane arriving in Rome winning the Paris-Rome air race, 1911 (colour print) by Montaut, Marguerite (Gamy) (fl.1909-14); Private Collection; (add.info.: Paris-Rome)

Calamity Jane as General Crooks scout, 1895 (b / w photo)
3616026 Calamity Jane as General Crooks scout, 1895 (b/w photo) by Locke, H. R. (fl.1890); Private Collection; (add.info)

Riflemen, pioneers and supply troops of European armies (colour litho)
3630304 Riflemen, pioneers and supply troops of European armies (colour litho) by Knotel, Richard (1857-1914); Private Collection; (add.info.: Riflemen, pioneers and supply troops of European armies)

A new settlement in the American West (coloured engraving)
3630090 A new settlement in the American West (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A new settlement in the American West)

The Pioneers Home on the Western Frontier, pub. 1867, Currier & Ives (colour litho)
3471088 The Pioneers Home on the Western Frontier, pub. 1867, Currier & Ives (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

Railroad Through to the Pacific, pub. 1870, Currier & Ives (colour litho)
3471085 Railroad Through to the Pacific, pub. 1870, Currier & Ives (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

On the Southern Plains, 1907 (oil on canvas)
3492930 On the Southern Plains, 1907 (oil on canvas) by Remington, Frederic (1861-1909); 76.5x129.9 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; American, out of copyright

Providence, Rhode Island, illustration from Cassell
3502308 Providence, Rhode Island, illustration from Cassells History of the United States pub. by Petter & Galpin c.1890 (litho) by American School

William in the forest, illustration from Cassells History of the United States pub
3502307 William in the forest, illustration from Cassells History of the United States pub. by Petter & Galpin c.1890 (litho) by American School

Archbishop Laud, illustration from Cassells History of the United States pub
3502306 Archbishop Laud, illustration from Cassells History of the United States pub. by Petter & Galpin c.1890 (litho) by American School

Reception of a Naragansett warrior, illustration from Cassell
3502304 Reception of a Naragansett warrior, illustration from Cassells History of the United States pub. by Petter & Galpin c.1890 (litho) by American School

Colonel Atherton and the Indians 1661, illustration from Cassell
3502295 Colonel Atherton and the Indians 1661, illustration from Cassells History of the United States pub. by Petter & Galpin c.1890 (litho) by American School

Converted Indians "Powows"1695, illustration from Cassell
3502290 Converted Indians " Powows" 1695, illustration from Cassells History of the United States pub. by Petter & Galpin c.1890 (litho) by American School

View of the coast of Massachusetts 1644, illustration from Cassell
3502286 View of the coast of Massachusetts 1644, illustration from Cassells History of the United States pub. by Petter & Galpin c.1890 (litho) by American School

Uncas and Miantonomoh (1643), illustration from Cassell
3502285 Uncas and Miantonomoh (1643), illustration from Cassells History of the United States pub. by Petter & Galpin c.1890 (litho) by American School

Monument over Bradfords grave at New Plymouth 1641
3502284 Monument over Bradfords grave at New Plymouth 1641, illustration from Cassells History of the United States pub. by Petter & Galpin c.1890 (litho) by American School

Cecil, second Lord Baltimore, illustration from Cassell
3502279 Cecil, second Lord Baltimore, illustration from Cassells History of the United States pub. by Petter & Galpin c.1890 (litho) by American School

View of the Potomac, illustration from Cassells History of the United States pub
3502277 View of the Potomac, illustration from Cassells History of the United States pub. by Petter & Galpin c.1890 (litho) by American School

Map of Virginia, illustration from Cassells History of the United States pub
3502269 Map of Virginia, illustration from Cassells History of the United States pub. by Petter & Galpin c.1890 (litho) by American School

Captain Smith taken captive by the Indians, illustration from Cassell
3502268 Captain Smith taken captive by the Indians, illustration from Cassells History of the United States pub. by Petter & Galpin c.1890 (litho) by American School

Yong pioneers come to the Brandenburg Gate, the landmark of Berlin, to see their friends
3638430 Yong pioneers come to the Brandenburg Gate, the landmark of Berlin, to see their friends, the frontier guards (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Young pioneers congratulating soldiers of the National Peoples Army on their swearing-in ceremony (colour photo)
3638410 Young pioneers congratulating soldiers of the National Peoples Army on their swearing-in ceremony (colour photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info)

At the Memorial to the Victims of Fascism and Militarism soldiers of the National Peoples Army honour the pioneers of
3638398 At the Memorial to the Victims of Fascism and Militarism soldiers of the National Peoples Army honour the pioneers of peace and socialism (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century)

Gambetta and Spullers escape from the Siege of Paris by balloon, October 1870 (chromolitho)
2815954 Gambetta and Spullers escape from the Siege of Paris by balloon, October 1870 (chromolitho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Serpettes tethered naval balloon (chromolitho)
2815952 Serpettes tethered naval balloon (chromolitho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Serpettes tethered naval balloon)

Les Colons De Queensland (engraving)
2783272 Les Colons De Queensland (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les Colons De Queensland)

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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.