Settler Collection (#9)

"Open doors gave us glimpses of domestic serenity, "a living-room in the Governments free hotel
2810333 " Open doors gave us glimpses of domestic serenity, " a living-room in the Governments free hotel... (colour litho) by Copping

A young Ben arrives in Philadelphia, poor and hungry, with bread under his arm
PNP377449 A young Ben arrives in Philadelphia, poor and hungry, with bread under his arm (oil on canvas) by American School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Benjamin Franklin (1706-90)

Homes for the Industrious (litho)
PNP464798 Homes for the Industrious (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: in the Garden State of the West ; ); Peter Newark Pictures; American, out of copyright

Daniel Boone escorting settlers through the Cumberland Gap, 1851-52 (oil on canvas)
PHD29102 Daniel Boone escorting settlers through the Cumberland Gap, 1851-52 (oil on canvas) by Bingham, George Caleb (1811-79); Washington University, St

Land sale poster, 1875 (print)
PNP246286 Land sale poster, 1875 (print) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The best prairie lands in Iowa)

Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-84)
PNP246263 Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-84) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: founder of McCormick Harvesting Machine Company which became International Harvester)

Cyrus H. McCormick (1809-84) and his reaping machine in 1837 (oil on canvas)
PNP246258 Cyrus H. McCormick (1809-84) and his reaping machine in 1837 (oil on canvas) by Wyeth, Newell Convers (1882-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Pioneers home in the American wilderness, 1867 (colour litho)
PNP246247 Pioneers home in the American wilderness, 1867 (colour litho) by Palmer, Frances Flora Bond (Fanny) (c.1812-76); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American

Westward the Course of Empire Takes its Way, 1861 (colour litho)
PNP246210 Westward the Course of Empire Takes its Way, 1861 (colour litho) by Leutze, Emanuel Gottlieb (1816-68); Private Collection; (add.info.: Litho of the mural in the House of Representatives)

Covered wagons heading west (oil on canvas)
PNP246207 Covered wagons heading west (oil on canvas) by Wyeth, Newell Convers (1882-1945); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Cheap emigrant ticket to San Francisco, 1876 (litho)
PNP246638 Cheap emigrant ticket to San Francisco, 1876 (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

McCormicks Patent Virginia Reaper Advert, 1850 (litho)
PNP246267 McCormicks Patent Virginia Reaper Advert, 1850 (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Pioneer farmer (colour litho)
PNP246252 Pioneer farmer (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: breaking the sod or earth; ); Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Typical pioneers sodhouse, c. 1870 (b / w photo)
PNP246246 Typical pioneers sodhouse, c.1870 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Pioneer family pose outside their sod house, Kansas, c. 1860 (b / w photo)
PNP246244 Pioneer family pose outside their sod house, Kansas, c.1860 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American

American homestead (engraving)
PNP246242 American homestead (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Anna Webb of Kansas, c. 1880 (b / w photo)
PNP246236 Anna Webb of Kansas, c.1880 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Covered Wagon crossing Tecolate Creek, New Mexico, 1867 (b / w photo)
PNP246225 Covered Wagon crossing Tecolate Creek, New Mexico, 1867 (b/w photo) by Gardner, Alexander (1821-82); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Emigrants crossing the Plains, 1866 (colour litho)
PNP246211 Emigrants crossing the Plains, 1866 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Thomas Hooker leading his parishioners into the Connecticut wilderness (litho)
PNP268159 Thomas Hooker leading his parishioners into the Connecticut wilderness (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Whitman Mission in 1845 (colour litho)
PNP268164 The Whitman Mission in 1845 (colour litho) by Jackson, William Henry (1843-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: in Oregon Country)

Settlers Log House, 1856 (oil on canvas)
ONT162842 Settlers Log House, 1856 (oil on canvas) by Krieghoff, Cornelius (1815-72); 62.2x92.7 cm; Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada; © Art Gallery of Ontario

A Boors House, plate 16 from African Scenery and Animals
NP93654 A Boors House, plate 16 from African Scenery and Animals, engraved by the artist, 1805 (aquatint) by Daniell, Samuel (1775-1811); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Interior of an American wooden shack, c. 1880s (photo)
STC153089 Interior of an American wooden shack, c.1880s (photo) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

Colony of Texas, General Lallemand at Champ d Asile, 1818
CHT184368 Colony of Texas, General Lallemand at Champ d Asile, 1818, after Rullmann (litho) (b/w photo) by Motte, Charles Etienne Pierre (1785-1836); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

The Peaceable Kingdom, c. 1816-18 (oil on canvas)
5672969 The Peaceable Kingdom, c.1816-18 (oil on canvas) by Hicks, Edward (1780-1849); 47.6 x 59.7 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Father Hennepin and his men at the Falls of St. Anthony, May 1st, 1680
5858119 Father Hennepin and his men at the Falls of St. Anthony, May 1st, 1680, 1847-48 (oil on canvas) by Catlin, George (1796-1872); 37.8x56.4 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Cog wheel train on Summit of Pikes Peak, Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway, c
5052502 Cog wheel train on Summit of Pikes Peak, Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway, c.1901 (b/w photo) by Jackson, William Henry (1843-1942); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

Emperor Constantine IV and settlers, 1910 (lithograph)
3783432 Emperor Constantine IV and settlers, 1910 (lithograph); (add.info.: Emperor Constantine IV enlisting settlers to populate Thrace (historical and geographic area in southeast Europe)

A Ride across Australia (engraving)
1626689 A Ride across Australia (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Ride across Australia. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 11 January 1890)

Penns Treaty with the Indians (oil on canvas)
AKM201826 Penns Treaty with the Indians (oil on canvas) by American School, (19th century); Philadelphia History Museum at the Atwater Kent; (add.info)

View-Plan of Santiago, Cape Verde Islands, Showing Sir Francis Drake
985736 View-Plan of Santiago, Cape Verde Islands, Showing Sir Francis Drakes Attack on the Spanish Fort on November 17, 1585, c.1588-9 (hand-coloured engraving) by Boazio

Arrival of Colonel John Donaldson (design for mural). Creator: F. Luis Mora
Arrival of Colonel John Donaldson (design for mural), late 19th-early 20th century

Figurehead from "Bartholomew Gosnold", 1935 / 1942. Creator: Unknown
Figurehead from " Bartholomew Gosnold", 1935/1942

Figurehead: Pilgrim, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Mina Lowry
Figurehead: Pilgrim, 1935/1942

Old House, Corner of Peck Slip and Water Street (from Scenes of Old New York), 1870

Old House in Rector Street (from Scenes of Old New York), 1870. Creator: Henry Farrer
Old House in Rector Street (from Scenes of Old New York), 1870

The Harsen Homestead, Corner of 10th Avenue and 70th Street (from Scenes of Old New York), 1876

DANIEL BOONE, PIONEER
A pioneer settler - Daniel Boone Date: circa 1780

Dance in a Subterranean Roundhouse at Clear Lake, California, 1878. Creator: Jules Tavernier
Dance in a Subterranean Roundhouse at Clear Lake, California, 1878

Emigrants Crossing the Plains, c1869, (1874). Creator: Henry Bryan Hall Jr
Emigrants Crossing the Plains, c1869, (1874). Pioneers in covered wagons pulled by oxen, travelling west to colonise the USA

Sir Nathaniel Bacon, (1647-1676), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Sir Nathaniel Bacon, (1647-1676), 1830. Nathaniel Bacon (1647-1676) colonist of Virginia Colony, instigator of Bacons Rebellion of 1676, which ended when he died from dysentery

Father Lemegour conducts Mass - Belgian Congo, Africa
Father Lemegour conducts Mass at the Village of Zila Zambi- Belgian Congo, Central Africa. Date: circa 1908

Giant Baobab Tree - Belgian Congo, Central Africa
Giant Baobab Tree at Boma - Belgian Congo, Central Africa. Date: circa 1908

Loading Wool, Warrawooh Station, Wimmera, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Loading Wool, Warrawooh Station, Wimmera, 1901. Wimmera is a dryland farming region of the Australian state of Victoria, first surveyed by Thomas Mitchell in the mid 1830s

Portrait of John Winthrop the second, in Puritan dress of Massachusetts, c1640-50
Portrait of John Winthrop the Younger the second, showing the typical garb of the Puritan in the Massachusetts Colony, c1640-50, (1937)

Portrait of Mrs. Elisabeth Boehler in the Moravian settlement, Pennsylvania, 1787, (1937)
Portrait of Mrs. Elisabeth Boehler in the Moravian settlement, Pennsylvania, 1787, 1937. Maria Elisabeth Boehler (1735-1794), Moravian Church member from Bethlehem, PA

Penns Treaty with the Indians, 1682, (1890). Creator: Unknown
Penns Treaty with the Indians, 1682, (1890). William Penn (1644-1718) early Quaker, and founder of North American colony of Pennsylvania

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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.