More than two thousand people had already arrived, some from a distance of forty to fifty miles; old gray - bearded pioneers, with their wives, in ox - wagons;
young men, profuse in the matter of yellow - topped boots and jingling spurs, on horseback; fair
maidens in calico, curls, and pearl - powder, some on horseback,
others in wagons and buggies.
Other borrowed images include a Barnett Newman print at the upper right, a Swiss avalanche warning sign, two ceramic vessels, and an optical illusion that oscillates between a
young maiden and an old crone as one stares at it.