As pioneers and explorers began to "Go West," the American government, through the U.S. Geological Survey, commissioned a study of the territories. Some of the best artists of the day took part and have left us with incredible scenes of unspoiled beauty.

• The Tower of Tower Falls at Yellowstone (By Thomas Moran, artist, of L. Prang & Co.)



• Grand Canon at Yellowstone (Thomas Moran)



• Valley of Babbling Waters, southern Utah (Thomas Moran)



• Great Falls of Snake River, Idaho Territory (Thomas Moran)



• Yellowstone Lake (Thomas Moran)



• Tower Falls and Sulphur Mountain at Yellowstone (Thomas Moran)



• Hot Springs of Gardiner’s River at Yellowstone (Thomas Moran)



• The Great Blue Spring of the Lower Geyser Basin at Yellowstone (Thomas Moran)



• Summit of the Sierras, Nevada (Thomas Moran)



• Musquito Trail in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado (Thomas Moran)



• The Mountain of the Holy Cross in Colorado (Thomas Moran)



• The Great Salt Lake, Utah (Thomas Moran)



• Lower Yellowstone Range (Thomas Moran)



• Crater of the Castle Geyser (William Henry Jackson)



• 1864 California Sunset Scenery (Albert Bierstadt, artist, of L. Prang & Co.)



• 1863 Rocky Mountains (Albert Bierstadt, artist; James David Smillie, engraver)



• The “Bridal Veil Fall” at Yosemite Valley (F. F. Palmer for Courier & Ives)



• The Rocky Mountains in 1871 (W. Whitteredge, artist; R. Hinshelwood, engraver)



• Great Falls of the Yellow Stone River (William Henry Jackson)



• Camp in Cache Valley, Wasatch Mountains (William Henry Jackson)