Norris Chamber

This panel depicts a group of homesteaders making the journey west. There are three wagons with separate families traveling together. The gold paintings in the Norris Chamber depict European settlement in North America.

The panel shows a large group of surveyors conducting the United States Survey. The gold paintings in the Norris Chamber depict European settlement in North America.

This panel shows a large group of cattlemen driving their cattle forward. The text reads “the Coming of the Cattlemen”. The gold paintings in the Norris Chamber depict European settlement in North America.

The panel reads Coronado discovers the prairies 1541. It depicts Francisco Coronado and a group of explorers traveling. The gold paintings in the Norris Chamber depict European settlement in North America.

The panel says Sieur de Bourgmont at the Platte 1714. It depicts a group of French fur traders arriving at a Native American camp. The gold paintings in the Norris Chamber depict European settlement in North America.

This panel in the Norris Chamber depicts Lewis and Clark with their team of explorers and Native Americans. The gold paintings in the Norris Chamber depict European settlement in North America.

The Norris Chamber doors feature Middle-Eastern iconography, but the overall theme is the tree of life. A man and a woman stand on either side of the tree facing inward. The man holds a spade while the female holds a jar. Above the tree is a winged sun disk, a symbol common in ancient Middle-Eastern…