Title taken from image. This illustration is based on the stereochrome, "Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way", by Emanuel Leutze, with significant alterations. The original work is located in the House wing, west stairway, US Capitol Building. Uncirculated, colorized, with divided back.
Postcards--1900-1920 Postcards--United States Stereochrome Murals Government facilities Manifest Destiny United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.) Leutze, Emanuel Gottlieb, 1816–1868
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