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Navajo pictograph of Spanish soldiers traveling to attack Navajo settlements in Arizona, ca. 1805. Canyon de Chelly National Monument, National Park Service

2 Emigrants down Ohio.tif

Emigrants travel down the Ohio River on a flat-bottomed boat. Kentucky Historical Society, Rare Books Collection

3 Rocky Mtn Emmigrants.tif

The Rocky Mountains: Emigrants Crossing the Plains, by Currier and Ives, 1866. Courtesy of The Bancroft Library; University of California, Berkeley, BANC PIC 1963.002:1446–FR

4 Emigrants Crossing the Plains.tif

The arduous journey to settlements in the American west was romanticized by period artists. Emigrants Crossing the Plains by Felix Darley, 1869. Library of Congress

5 Overturned in Eastern Oregon.tif

A family poses with their overturned wagon. Oregon Historical Society, #023973

6 Millions of Acres.tif

Railroads and other companies used land advertisements to attract settlers

Library of Congress, rbpe.1340

7 Polish and Russians.jpg

Polish and Russian immigrants gather on the deck of a ship during their journey to America, 1905. Minnesota Historical Society

8 Families Waving Goodbye.tif

Family and friends say goodbye to troops, June 1944. Courtesy of the Herald & Review, Decatur, IL

9 Florida Migrants.tif

A girl and her family migrate from Florida to New Jersey in search of work, 1940.  Library of Congress, LC-USF34-040841

10 Migratory agricultural workers.tif

Migrant workers walk along a North Carolina road, 1940. Library of Congress, LC-USF34-040827

11 Oregon or Bust.tif

Vernon Evans stands next to his car during a stop near Missoula, Montana, 1936. Photo by Arthur Rothstein. Library of Congress, LC-USZ62-130705

12 Ready For Adventure.tif

The Larson family poses for a picture before leaving for a family vacation, 1970.

Photo courtesy of the Larson family