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Homer reciting his epic poems to ancient GreeksHomer recounting the deeds of ancient Greeks in the Trojan War. Hand-colored halftone illustration
Family storytellerOld woman telling folklore to young girls in a cottage kitchen, England. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Ice-skating on the Schuylkill River, 1800sSkating party on the Schuylkill River near Philadelphia, circa 1880. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
HOUS2A-00148Plum pudding served for a frontier familys Christmas dinner, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration by A.B. Frost
HOUS2A-00136Italian vendors making pasta in Naples, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Brennan Society picnic, New York City, 1800sOx-roasting at the Brennan Societys picnic, Lion Park, New York City, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
HOUS2A-00097Family waiting for roast pig and a pot of food cooking for Christmas dinner. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Dutch family in colonial New York, 1700sWell-to-do New York Dutch family at home, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
Colonial family in New YorkDutch family at home in colonial New York. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Colonial boy learning to read at homeGrandmother teaching a child to read in colonial America. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Europeans of the early Middle AgesEuropean family of the early Middle Ages. Antique hand-colored print
Bronze Age EuropeansEuropean couple of the Bronze Age. Antique hand-colored print
Helvetian migration into SwitzerlandHelvetians choosing routes for their migration into Switzerland, 58 BC. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Franks crossing the Rhine into GaulMigration of the Franks across the Rhine into Gaul. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Starving peasants begging in Russia, 1890sRussian peasants near St. Petersburg begging soldiers for bread, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Russian peasant women with children, 1800sRussian peasants in winter clothing. Antique hand-colored print
Garter advertisement, early 1900sFather with his children in an advertisement for garters, 1916. Color halftone
Medieval mother and her newborn infantNewborn child in a ladys bedroom, with maid-servants assisting, 1400s. Hand-colored 19th century woodcut reproduction of a manuscript miniature illustration
Medieval juggler and minstrelsMinstrels and jugglers performing at a royal court, Middle Ages. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
A hay ride, 1800sChildren riding atop a hay wagon pulled by a pair of horses, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Italian immigrants in New York City, 1890sMulberry Street, center of the Italian immigrant neighborhood in New York City, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
HOUS2A-00007Mexican women making tortillas, 1800s. Color lithograph reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
HOUS2A-00056Dutch family having dinner in New Amsterdam, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration by E.A. Abbey
Georgia Cracker family tending their cookpot, 1890sCracker women cooking outside their poor, rural cabin in Georgia, late 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Franco-Prussian War refugees, 1870Flight of French peasants during the Franco-Prussian War, 1870. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Funeral of a former black slave, Reconstruction EraNegro funeral in Virginia, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
HUSG2A-00050African-American boy reading to his family of former slaves, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Plantation slaves singing and clappingGroup of slaves singing on a southern plantation, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration based on a Boston teachers description
Black family murdered by the KKK, 1870sKu Klux Klan members shooting a black family in their cabin, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
KKK murderers visit a black familys cabin, 1800sKu Klux Klansmen wrapped in sheets on a murderous raid in a black familys cabin, late 1800s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
Slave auction in VirginiaSlave family on the auction block in Virginia, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Slave cabin on a southern plantationSlave family outside their cabin on a southern plantation. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Slave auction before the US Civil WarSlave mother and daughter on the auction block in the US South. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Prehistoric cave-dwellersPrimitive people finding shelter in caves in prehistoric times. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Ancient Greek city homeEntrance to a home in ancient Greece. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century woodcut
Greek women at their household choresWomen occupied with sewing, spinning, and other household chores in ancient Greece. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Ancient Hebrews traveling into EgyptArrival of a Semitic family group in ancient Egypt. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a wall painting
Wealthy familys home in ancient RomeWell-to-do family consulting their house philosopher in ancient Rome. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Romans dressed in the toga. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of Roman statues
Ancient Roman haruspex sacrificeRoman haruspex ceremony, foreseeing the future by viewing the entrails of a sacrificial animal. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Cave men battling prehistoric beastsEarly humans contending with prehistoric monsters. Color lithograph of a 19th-century illustration
Plymouth colonists landing, 1620Pilgrims coming ashore at Plymouth, Massachusetts, December 22, 1620. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Slaves in Washington DC, early 1800sSlave-coffle in Washington DC passing the old Capitol, which burned in the War of 1812. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Roger Williams brings the colony charter to Rhode Island, 1644Return of Roger Williams from England with the Rhode Island charter, 1644. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Rhode Island charter arriving from England, 1644Rhode Island colonists welcome Roger Williams with the charter from England, 1644. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Colonists arriving on Roanoke Island, 1585Landing of first English settlers on Roanoke Island under Richard Grenville, 1585. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Russian emigrants to the USA, 1800sMennonite immigrants from Russia arriving in New York for journey to Dakota Territory, 1873. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
U. S. annexation of Hawaii cheered in Honolulu, 1898Hawaiians receive news of annexation by the U.S. Honolulu, 1898. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration