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Painting No. 100

All American-Born Indians Granted Citizenship
June 2, 1924 Washington, D.C.

Painting No. 99

Oil Discovered in Beaumont Texas January 10, 1901

Painting No. 98

Cherokee Strip Opened, Sept. 16, 1993
Caldwell, Kansas

Painting No. 97

Fall of the Dalton Gang, Oct. 5, 1892
Coffeyville, Kansas

Painting No. 96

End of the "Ghost Dance" War 
 January 16, 1891   Wounded Knee, SD
                                 

Painting No. 95

Fall of Sitting Bull   Dec. 15, 1890
Pine Ridge, SD

Painting No. 94

Establishment of the Oklahoma Territory
May 2, 1890, Guthrie, OK

Painting No. 93

Sioux Lands Opened for Settlement
February 10, 1890   Washington, D.C.

Painting No. 92

Passage of the Dawes Severalty Act
Feb. 8, 1887   Washington, D.C.

Painting No. 91

Geronimo Surrenders  Sept. 4,1886
Bowie, Arizona

Painting No. 90

Fencing of Public Land Prohibited
Feb. 25, 1885   Washington, D.C.

Painting No. 89

"Buffalo Bill" Cody Opens His "Wild West" Show
May 17. 1883    Omaha, NB

Painting No. 88

Jesse James is Shot   April 3, 1882
St. Joseph, Missouri

Painting No. 87

Chief Joseph Surrenders   October 5, 1877
Malta, Montana


Painting No. 86

Desert Land Act is Passed    March 3, 1877
Washington, D.C.


Painting No. 85

The Battle of the Little Bighorn    june 25, 1876
Custer, South Dakota

Painting No. 84

U.S. Orders Sioux to Reservation    February 1, 1876
Washington, D.C.

Painting No. 83

First National Park Authorized    March 1, 1872
Washington, D.C.

Painting No. 82

Indian Appropriation Act Passed    March 3, 1871
Washington, D.C.

Painting No. 81

Wyoming Grants Women's Suffrage   Dec. 10, 1869
Cheyenne, Wyoming

Painting No. 80

Opening of the Grand Canyon    August 29, 1869
Boulder City, Nevada

Painting No. 79

First Transcontinental Railroad Completed    May 10, 1969
Promontory, Utah

Painting No. 78

Red Cloud Makes Peace Treaty    Nov. 6, 1868
Ft. Laramie, Wyoming

Painting No. 77

Chisholm Trail Forged    Sept. 5, 1867
Abilene, Kansas

Painting No. 76

Alaska Purchased    March 30, 1867
Washington, D.C.

Painting No. 75

Northern Pacific Railroad Chartered    July 2, 1864
Washington, D.C.

Painting No. 74

Idaho Territory Formed     March 3, 1863
Washington, D.C.

Painting No. 73

Arizona Territory Formed     February 24, 1863
Washington, D.C.

Painting No. 72

Sioux Uprising     August 18, 1862
New Ulm, Minnesota

Painting No. 71

Homestead Act Passed    May 20, 1862
Washington, D.C.

Painting No. 70

Transcontinental Telegraph Completed    Oct. 24 1861
Sacramento, CA

Painting No. 69

Dakota Territory Formed     March 2, 1861
Washington, D.C.

Painting No. 68

Nevada Territory Formed   March 2, 1861
Washington, D.C.


Painting No. 67

First Medal of Honor Earned     Feb. 13, 1861
Bowie, Arizona

Painting No. 66

Pony Express Begins    April 3, 1860
St. Joseph, Missouri
  

Painting No. 65

Comstock Lode Discovered    June 10, 1859
Virginia City, Nevada

Painting No. 64

Overland Gold Rush Begins    July 6, 1858
Denver, Colorado

Painting No. 63

Butterfield Overland Mail Company Begins
September 16, 1857     Portland, Oregon

Painting No. 62

Pinkerton Forms Detective Agency     Feb. 1, 1855
Chicago, IL

Painting No. 61

Chief Seattle Signs the Treaty of Port Elliott
Jan. 22, 1855     Everett, Washington

Painting No. 60

Kansas-Nebraska Act Passed     May 25 1854
Washington, D.C.

Painting No. 59

Gadsden Purchase Agreement Signed     Dec. 30, 1853
Tucson, Arizona

Painting No. 58

Washington Territory Formed    March 2, 1853
Washington, D.C.

Painting No. 57

Texas and New Mexico Act Passed   Sept. 9, 1850
Washington, D.C.

Painting No. 56

Department of the Interior Created    March 3, 1849
Washington, D.C.

Painting No. 55

Arrival of the "49ers"   Feb. 28, 1849
San Francisco, CA


Painting No. 54

Mexican War Treaty Goes Into Effect,   July 4, 1848
Washington, D.C.

Painting No. 53

Gold Discovered in California     Jan. 24, 1848
Coloma, California

Painting No. 52

Brigham Young Settles Utah     July 24, 1847
Salt Lake City, Utah

Painting No. 51

Scott Lands at Veracruz    March 9, 1847
New Orleans, Louisiana