Sepia magazine cover of Harper's Weekly, August 1889. Image shows a wood engraving of a man dressed in a cavalry uniform standing next to a horse. The man has his hand on his mouth facing the viewer with the horse facing away. A human skull is at the horse's feet.

This exhibition of classic Harper’s Weekly illustrations draws modern visitors into the POV of late 19th century Americans, through pictures designed to capture the most passionate moments of the final period of Westward Expansion.