The House Raising depicts neighbors coming together to help build a house. In the foreground and center, two men shake hands, one holding a level and one holding a saw. Behind the men are two women, one raising her arms in celebration and the other holding a basket. To the left, another man stands holding…
The First Furrow depicts a man using a plow pulled by two cattle to plant his first crop in Nebraska. Birds fly up around the homesteader while the sun rises in the background. The artistic theme for the vestibule is “Gifts of Nature to Man on the Plains”. The Homestead Act led to rapid population growth…
The artistic theme for the vestibule is “Gifts of Nature to Man on the Plains”. The Homesteader’s Campfire depicts a pioneer family making a campfire in front of a Conestoga wagon with horses. The Homestead Act led to rapid population growth after the civil war. The act started a wave of immigration across the state…
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