Consolidation of the West

"Consolidation of the West"
by Ward Lockwood (1894-1963)
1937, Fresco

This painting depicts establishment of the Postal Service by stage coach, pony
express, and railway. A white man is directing three dark-skinned men at work
laying bricks. Near the center of the fresco, a white woman sits holding a baby.
The blonde-haired baby is grasping an olive branch. On the right, a U.S. military
officer appears to be disarming an American Indian Chief.