"American Progress" by John Gast (1872), a symbolic representation of Manifest Destiny, showing a radiant female figure guiding westward expansion across the United States.

A painting titled "American Progress" by John Gast, depicting a allegorical figure of a woman leading settlers westward across the American frontier, symbolizing Manifest Destiny. She carries a book and leads pioneers, covered wagons, and trains, while Native Americans and animals retreat into the shadows.