Paintings and Photos of Manifest Destiny

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"Westward The Star of Empire Takes Its Way--Near

Council Bluffs Iowa." (1867). Andrew Melrose

(Passenger Train forges westward with gleaming

headlamp)

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"American Progress." (1872). John Gast.

(A diaphonously clad "America" with the "Star of

Empire on her brow wends her way westward bringing

civilization and industry in her train)

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"Daniel Boone's First View of Kentucky." (1849).

William Ranney.

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"Daniel Boone Escorting Settlers Through the Cumberland

Gap." (1850-510. George Caleb Bingham.

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"The Promised Land--The Grayson Family, 1850." (1850).

William S. Jewett.

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