"A small lot of land…"
With this agreement, Wm. G. Brounlory, special agent of the Treasury Department, leased a small lot of land to L.J. Coker. The Freedmen’s Bureau was responsible...
Applying for land
Former slaves could apply to lease abandoned or confiscated land held by the Federal Government. After President Andrew Johnson began to pardon former Confederates,...
Buying Alaska
With this check, the United States completed the purchase of almost 600,000 square miles of land that would become our 49th state. This Treasury Warrant, issued on...
Distributing Land
This is one page from the Final Rolls of Citizens and Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes in Indian Territory, published on March 4, 1907. It records individual...
Dust storm in South Dakota
This photograph, taken in 1936, shows a dust storm blowing in South Dakota. The Department of Agriculture used such images to illustrate the environmental and land...
Enrolling Seminoles
Members of the Five Civilized Tribes, including the Seminoles, enrolled under the Dawes Act. In exchange for giving up their tribal government and recognizing...
Financing Louisiana…
In 1803, representatives from the United States agreed to pay $15 million to purchase 828,000 square miles of land from France. Cash-poor France, preparing for war...