The Pioneer Panel, by Lee Lawire, above the North Entrance of the Nebraska State Capitol Building.

A figure of Buffalo Bill leads pioneers Westward across the state, toward the setting sun. Oxen pull a conestoga wagon graced with dinner, a freshly killed antelope, while a couple with a newborn, a youth with a basket trudge on while the baby's Grandfather hikes with a dowsing rod. The eagle flies over and their dog stands by a cactus, symbolizing the entrance to the West...
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