"We confide in our strength, without boasting of it; we respect that of others, without fearing it."--Thomas Jefferson, letter to Carmichael and Short, 1793. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.

Wake-Robin (Trillium sessile) Mary Vaux Walcott

Torre di Schiavi Thomas Hiram Hotchkiss

In Mexico William Henry Holmes

Little Bear, Steep Wind, The Dog; Three... George Catlin

Cartoon for mural of Minnesota State Cap... Kenyon Cox

Ton-had-dle Elbridge Ayer Burbank