"Westward Ho!" Working drawing for the U.S. Capital, 1861

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Cropped, sized and prepared for use here by John Osborne, June 12, 2008.
Depicted ContentManifest Destiny
Depicted ContentManifest Destiny
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Study for "Westward Ho!" showing figures with wagon train from "Westward the course of empire takes its way"
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Artist: Emanuel Leutze for his fresco in the U.S. Capitol Building.
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