Settler Collection (page 7)

Attack by Bears (oil)
BCC8729 Attack by Bears (oil) by Kip, Henry de Valcourt (1830-c.1900); Private Collection; (add.info.: Native American Indian shooting bear and saving woman; husband killed by bear; ); American

Arguing the Point, engraved by Nathaniel Currier (1813-88) 1855 (litho)
MNY87933 Arguing the Point, engraved by Nathaniel Currier (1813-88) 1855 (litho) by Tait, Arthur Fitzwilliam (1819-1905) (after); Museum of the City of New York

Pioneer family in the Loup Valley, Nebraska, 1886 (b / w photo)
PNP246219 Pioneer family in the Loup Valley, Nebraska, 1886 (b/w photo) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Buffalo Bill Cody (1846-1917) in his early frontier days (b / w photo)
PNP247824 Buffalo Bill Cody (1846-1917) in his early frontier days (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Cheap emigrant railroad ticket, c. 1870 (litho)
PNP246637 Cheap emigrant railroad ticket, c.1870 (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: to the West & San Francisco; ); Peter Newark Western Americana; American

Poster issued by Benjamin Pap Singleton, 1878 (print)
PNP246295 Poster issued by Benjamin Pap Singleton, 1878 (print) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

African American settlers with homestead claim, 1889 (b / w photo)
PNP246293 African American settlers with homestead claim, 1889 (b/w photo) by Swearingen, A.P. (fl.1889); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Holding down a Lot at Guthrie, 1889 (b / w photo)
PNP246283 Holding down a Lot at Guthrie, 1889 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

American Farm Scene, 1864 (w / c on paper)
PNP246262 American Farm Scene, 1864 (w/c on paper) by Palmer, Frances Flora Bond (Fanny) (c.1812-76); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

American Farm Scene, 1853 (colour litho)
PNP246261 American Farm Scene, 1853 (colour litho) by Palmer, Frances Flora Bond (Fanny) (c.1812-76); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

The steel bladed plow (colour litho)
PNP246256 The steel bladed plow (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: invented by John Deere in 1837; ); Peter Newark American Pictures; American

Pioneer woman collecting cattle dung, Kansas, c. 1880 (coloured photo)
PNP246235 Pioneer woman collecting cattle dung, Kansas, c.1880 (coloured photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: buffalo chips)

Pioneer family with their sodhouse, Nebraska, 1889 (b / w photo)
PNP246230 Pioneer family with their sodhouse, Nebraska, 1889 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Swedish immigrant settlers in Nebraska, c. 1895 (coloured engraving)
PNP246228 Swedish immigrant settlers in Nebraska, c.1895 (coloured engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

American Pioneers, c. 1850 (b / w photo)
PNP246227 American Pioneers, c.1850 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: clearing the land and building; ); Peter Newark American Pictures; American

Through to the Pacific, 1870 (hand-coloured lithograph)
3704175 Through to the Pacific, 1870 (hand-coloured lithograph) by Currier, N. (1813-88) and Ives, J.M. (1824-95); Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, USA; American, out of copyright

The departure (coloured engraving)
2794466 The departure (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The departure)

A bachelors shack and his team of oxen (colour litho)
2810335 A bachelors shack and his team of oxen (colour litho) by Copping, Harold (1863-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: A bachelors shack and his team of oxen)

"A group of bustling housewives, "the kitchen of the Winnipeg Immigration Hall (colour litho)
2810334 " A group of bustling housewives, " the kitchen of the Winnipeg Immigration Hall (colour litho) by Copping

Landing of William Penn, litho by P. S. Duval, 1852 (chromolitho)
1272237 Landing of William Penn, litho by P.S. Duval, 1852 (chromolitho) by Schuessele, Christian (c.1824-79); 12.3x20.1 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

Emigration - Visited by a Settler not the tax gatherer. 19th century

Original settlers cottages, Port Stanley, Falkland Islands. Date: circa 1904

Dutch Boer and Wife, South Africa. 1839

Father Hennepin and Two Companions Made Prisoners by the Sioux, April 1680
5858120 Father Hennepin and Two Companions Made Prisoners by the Sioux, April 1680, 1847-48 (oil on canvas) by Catlin, George (1796-1872); 42x60.5 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Roger Williams appealing to the Indians (engraving)
3626260 Roger Williams appealing to the Indians (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roger Williams appealing to the Indians)

"Bridgers Creek was lonely enough at any time"(engraving)
3656067 " Bridgers Creek was lonely enough at any time" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Life on the Prairie: The Trappers defence, "Fire fight Fire"
3704180 Life on the Prairie: The Trappers defence, " Fire fight Fire", 1862 (colour lithograph) by Currier, N. (1813-88) and Ives, J.M

Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way
3778942 Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way - by Leutze, Emanuel Gottlieb (1816-68) (after); (add.info.: Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way (often known as Westward ho)

Pioneer flatboat on the Mississippi River, c. 1840 (engraving)
PNP248815 Pioneer flatboat on the Mississippi River, c. 1840 (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

When wagon trails were dim (oil on canvas)
PNP246209 When wagon trails were dim (oil on canvas) by Russell, Charles Marion (1865-1926); Private Collection; Peter Newark Western Americana; American, out of copyright

The Spanish Mission, Santa Clara de Asis, California in 1777 (litho)
PNP268155 The Spanish Mission, Santa Clara de Asis, California in 1777 (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Settlement of Jamestown, Virginia in 1607 (coloured engraving)
PNP269799 Settlement of Jamestown, Virginia in 1607 (coloured engraving) by American School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Title Page of California, its past history, its present position
NBY335557 Title Page of California, its past history, its present position, its future prospects by G.A. Fleming, 1850 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Newberry Library, Chicago

View of Oklahoma Avenue, April 1893 (b / w photo)
PNP246285 View of Oklahoma Avenue, April 1893 (b/w photo) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: first capital of state; ); Peter Newark Western Americana; American

Typical windmill pump of the American West, c. 1890 (b / w photo)
PNP246257 Typical windmill pump of the American West, c.1890 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Johnny Appleseed (1774-1847) (coloured engraving)
PNP246254 Johnny Appleseed (1774-1847) (coloured engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Gift for the Grangers, 1867 (colour litho)
PNP246253 Gift for the Grangers, 1867 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: promotion of the American Farmers Organisation established in 1867;)

The sod homestead of the Barnes Family, Custer County, Nebraska, 1887 (b / w photo)
PNP246245 The sod homestead of the Barnes Family, Custer County, Nebraska, 1887 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American

Pioneer homestead made of prairie sod, 1886 (b / w photo)
PNP246231 Pioneer homestead made of prairie sod, 1886 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Eight horse heavy freight wagon (b / w photo)
PNP246224 Eight horse heavy freight wagon (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

The Wagon Boss (oil on canvas)
PNP246217 The Wagon Boss (oil on canvas) by Russell, Charles Marion (1865-1926); Private Collection; Peter Newark Western Americana; American, out of copyright

Roger Williams builds a cabin on the Seekonk River (litho)
PNP377447 Roger Williams builds a cabin on the Seekonk River (litho) by American School; Private Collection; (add.info.: English Protestant theologian Roger Williams (c.1603-83)

The Indians Declaration of War, from a book pub. 1896 (engraving)
STC394704 The Indians Declaration of War, from a book pub. 1896 (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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

Thomas West arrives at Jamestown in 1610 (colour litho)
PNP377414 Thomas West arrives at Jamestown in 1610 (colour litho) by American School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas West, 3rd Baron de La Warr (1577-1618)

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

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"Journey of the Settlers: From Mayflower to Temple" Embarking on a treacherous voyage, the Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower set sail across stormy seas in 1620. Their destination? The shores of Plymouth, Massachusetts, where they hoped to find religious freedom and a new beginning. After enduring months at sea, their weary eyes finally caught sight of land as they made their historic landing at Plymouth Rock. Facing harsh winters and uncertain futures, these brave settlers persevered. They built homes from scratch and forged relationships with the native Wampanoag tribe. In 1621, after a bountiful harvest, they gathered for what would become known as "The First Thanksgiving, " expressing gratitude for survival and newfound friendships. Not all settlements were met with such harmony though. Anne Hutchinson's trial in Boston in 1637 highlighted tensions within Puritan society as she challenged traditional beliefs. Despite her eventual banishment from Massachusetts Bay Colony, Hutchinson became an emblem of individualism and religious dissent. Meanwhile, further south in Hartford, Connecticut, another group of settlers established themselves in 1636 - laying the foundation for one of America's oldest cities. These pioneers sought refuge from political and religious persecution while striving to build a community based on democratic principles. As time went on, more colonies emerged throughout America's vast landscape. Colonial Savannah bloomed along Georgia's coast during the 1700s - its cobblestone streets witnessing trade and cultural exchange between European colonists and indigenous peoples. In Utah during the mid-1800s, Mormons carved out their own destiny by cutting stone for their temple amidst rugged landscapes. Their perseverance mirrored that of earlier settlers who had braved unknown territories centuries before them. From sea voyages to court trials; from shared feasts to city foundations; each chapter tells a unique story about those who dared to venture into uncharted lands seeking freedom or opportunity – the settlers who shaped America's diverse tapestry.