This document discusses the evolution of the American West through a collection of images and advertisements from the 19th and early 20th centuries. It shows the expansion of railroads and settlements in Kansas and Colorado through promotional materials encouraging migration. Early depictions highlight wheat fields and opportunities for farming. Later advertisements emphasize the natural beauty and health benefits of the Rocky Mountain region to attract tourists and new residents, as cities grew and industries developed across the expanding western frontier.

1. The Evolution of the American West… Megan Munson-Holmgren

2. Wheat Field: Kearney County, Kansas1890-1900 Courtesy of Kansas Memory [www.kansasmemory.org]

3. Union Pacific Railroad Company Advertisement: 1920s Courtesy of Kansas Memory [www.kansasmemory.org] http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/210115

4. Caribou Ranch, CO: Modern Advertisement Courtesy of: “Promised Land” by David M. Wrobel

5. Denver Subdivision Expansion Courtesy of: http://history.denverlibrary.org/collections/denverparks.html

6. Say “NO” to “Californication”! Courtesy of: “Promised Land” by David M. Wrobel

7. Emigrants setting out for Colorado… Courtesy of Western History and Genealogy from the Denver Public Library [http://history.denverlibrary.org/images/index.html]” http://photoswest.org/cgi-bin/imager?11003809+Z-3809

8. Letter from Dr. A. Venard to Thaddeus Hyatt requesting funds for settler sickness in Kansas. Courtesy of Kansas Memory [www.kansasmemory.org] http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/2553

9. Frontier Associations were/are often looked over… Courtesy of: “Promised Land” by David M. Wrobel

10. Al-Le-Ga-Wa-Ho:Head Chief of the Kaw Courtesy of Kansas Memory [www.kansasmemory.org] http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/208389

11. Opportunity in the West! Courtesy of: “Promised Land” by David M. Wrobel

12. From Smoky Cities to the Fresh, Clean Rockies! Courtesy of Kansas Memory [www.kansasmemory.org] http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/61565 http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/51747

13. A Poster advertising the “Great Things” to be had in Colorado. Courtesy of: “Promised Land” by David M. Wrobel

14. What’s not to love about Kansas!? Courtesy of: “Promised Land” by David M. Wrobel

15. The Colorado Resorts:Who wouldn’t want to come to Colorado?! Courtesy of Kansas Memory [www.kansasmemory.org] http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/209728

16. Come One, Come All…to the Wild Wild West! Courtesy of Western History and Genealogy from the Denver Public Library [http://history.denverlibrary.org/images/index.html]” http://photoswest.org/cgi-bin/imager?00105115+NS-115