1789 Collection

Tennis Court Oath, French Revolution, 1789
Third Estate pledging solidarity to write a constitution, known as the Tennis Court Oath, French Revolution. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a painting by Couder

Manhattan map, 1789
Map of the City of New York, 1789. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an 18th century illustration

Fall of the Bastille in the French Revolution
Capture of the Bastille, French Revolution. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Weapons taken from the Hotel des Invalides, French Revolution
Revolutionaries seizing weapons at Les Invalides before storming the Bastille, French Revolution, 1789. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

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Bible on which George Washington took the Oath of Office to become the first US President, 1789. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut

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George Washington inaugurated as the first US President, New York City, 1789. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

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Inauguration of President Washington at Federal Hall in New York City, 1789. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

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George Washingtons reception at Trenton, New Jersey, en route to his inauguration as first President, 1789. Hand colored engraving

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George Washington arrives at New York City by boat for his inauguration as President, 1789. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

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Inauguration of George Washington as first President of the U.S. 1789. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Early gristmill in Ohio Territory, 1789
Water-powered mill on Wolf Creek, a tributary of the Muskingum River, Ohio Territory, 1789. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Fort Washington on the Ohio River, 1789
Fort Washington on the site that became Cincinnati, Ohio, 1789. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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The first Cabinet under President Washington - Knox, Jefferson, Hamilton, and Randolph (left to right). Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

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Parisians liberating prisoners after storming the Bastille during the French Revolution. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th century French illustration

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Death of Delaunay, governor of the Bastille, at the hands of a mob during the French Revolution, 1789. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

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Opening of the Estates-General in Versailles Palace at the outset of the French Revolution, 1789. Hand -colored woodcut of a 19th-century French illustration

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Washingtons inauguration at Federal Hall on Wall Street, New York City, as first US President, 1789. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Washington leaving Virginia to be inaugurated as president, 1789
George Washington met by his Virginia neighbors on his way to this first inauguration, 1789. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

New York City on the day of Washingtons first inauguration
Crowds on Wall Street on the morning of George Washingtons inauguration as first US president, April 1789. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Mob liberating prisoners after capturing the Bastille in the French Revolution. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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