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1800s Collection (page 20)

Background image1800s Collection: Slave auction in Virginia

Slave auction in Virginia
Slave family on the auction block in Virginia, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: Slaves escaping to freedom in the north

Slaves escaping to freedom in the north
Black slaves hiding in southern swamps on their escape to the North. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: Slaves planting rice in North Carolina, 1800s

Slaves planting rice in North Carolina, 1800s
Planting rice on a North Carolina plantation, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: Slave cabin on a southern plantation

Slave cabin on a southern plantation
Slave family outside their cabin on a southern plantation. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: AGRI2A-00054

AGRI2A-00054
African American slaves harvesting cane on a sugar plantation Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: AGRI2A-00055

AGRI2A-00055
Black slaves harvesting sugar cane on a plantation in the US South, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: Slave auction before the US Civil War

Slave auction before the US Civil War
Slave mother and daughter on the auction block in the US South. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: Grimms Fairy Tales illustration

Grimms Fairy Tales illustration
Death of a Chicken, from a Berlin edition of Grimms Fairy Tales, 1865. Antique hand-colored book illustration

Background image1800s Collection: Sphinx and Pyramids of Gizeh, 1800s

Sphinx and Pyramids of Gizeh, 1800s
Great Pyramid and the Sphinx near Gizeh, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: Broken dam that caused the Johnstown Flood, 1889

Broken dam that caused the Johnstown Flood, 1889
Empty reservoir behind the broken South Fork Dam that caused the Johnstown Flood in Pennsylvania, 1889. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: Slaves in Washington DC, early 1800s

Slaves in Washington DC, early 1800s
Slave-coffle in Washington DC passing the old Capitol, which burned in the War of 1812. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: US takes New Mexico during the Mexican-American War

US takes New Mexico during the Mexican-American War
Stephen Kearny captures New Mexico Territory from Mexico, 1846. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: Anti-Chinese mob in San Francisco, late 1800s

Anti-Chinese mob in San Francisco, late 1800s
Denis Kearney inciting an anti-Chinese mob in San Francisco, late 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: Mules towing a barge on the Erie Canal

Mules towing a barge on the Erie Canal
Grain-boat towed by a mule team on the Erie Canal, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: Carrie Chapman Catt

Carrie Chapman Catt
Womens suffrage proponent Carrie Chapman Catt. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph

Background image1800s Collection: Sir John Wentworth

Sir John Wentworth
John Wentworth, Royal Governor of New Hampshire Colony, also Lt. Governor of Nova Scotia. Hand-colored engraving of a portrait

Background image1800s Collection: Russian emigrants to the USA, 1800s

Russian emigrants to the USA, 1800s
Mennonite immigrants from Russia arriving in New York for journey to Dakota Territory, 1873. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: U. S. annexation of Hawaii cheered in Honolulu, 1898

U. S. annexation of Hawaii cheered in Honolulu, 1898
Hawaiians receive news of annexation by the U.S. Honolulu, 1898. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: Los Angeles when a Mexican village

Los Angeles when a Mexican village
Mexican pulque carrier in Los Angeles, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: Cattle loaded on the railroad at Abilene, Kansas, 1870s

Cattle loaded on the railroad at Abilene, Kansas, 1870s
Loading Texas cattle on the Union Pacific Railway at Abilene, Kansas, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: Gamblers at the end of the Santa Fe Trail, 1800s

Gamblers at the end of the Santa Fe Trail, 1800s
Gambling casino in Santa Fe, New Mexico Territory, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: El Paso, Texas, 1800s

El Paso, Texas, 1800s
Street in El Paso, Texas, in the mid-1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: EVNT2A-00046

EVNT2A-00046
General Zachary Taylor in command of US troops against Santa Anas forces at Buena Vista, US-Mexican War, 1847. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: USS Maine wreckage in Havana harbor, 1898

USS Maine wreckage in Havana harbor, 1898
Bluejacket divers working on the wreck of the USS Maine in Havana harbor, 1898. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph

Background image1800s Collection: Custers 7th Cavalry battling Sioux warriors

Custers 7th Cavalry battling Sioux warriors
Sioux attack on a company of Custers Seventh Cavalry on the Great Plains, June 24, 1867. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: British Navy bombarding the shores of Chesapeake Bay, War of 1812

British Navy bombarding the shores of Chesapeake Bay, War of 1812
Fort McHenry and Baltimore under British naval artillery attack, 1814. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: Chilkoot Pass during the Alaska / Klondike Gold Rush

Chilkoot Pass during the Alaska / Klondike Gold Rush
Alaska/Klondike prospectors climbing to the summit of the Chilkoot Pass, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: Klondyke Gold Rush riverboat in Dawson City, 1898

Klondyke Gold Rush riverboat in Dawson City, 1898
First steamer carrying gold out of Dawson City, Yukon Territory, 1898. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: California Gold Rush prospectors

California Gold Rush prospectors
California prospectors washing gravel in a stream, looking for gold. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: United States in 1825

United States in 1825
Map of the United States and Unorganized Public Lands in 1825. Printed color lithograph

Background image1800s Collection: Dawson City during the Klondyke Gold Rush, 1890s

Dawson City during the Klondyke Gold Rush, 1890s
Gold prospectors crowding Dawson City, Yukon Territory, 1898. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: Transcontinental railroad observed by Native Americans

Transcontinental railroad observed by Native Americans
Native Americans getting their first view of the transcontinental railroad, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: Western frontier in the 1880s

Western frontier in the 1880s
Map of the American West in the 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: Hunting buffalo to feed a wagon train of pioneers

Hunting buffalo to feed a wagon train of pioneers
Buffalo hunters accompanying a wagon train, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Frederic Remington illustration

Background image1800s Collection: Pioneers approaching the Great Salt Lake, Utah

Pioneers approaching the Great Salt Lake, Utah
Mormon Trail settlers approaching the Great Salt Lake, Utah, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: Shooting bison for sport, 1880s

Shooting bison for sport, 1880s
White hunters shooting buffalo for sport on the western plains, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: EXPL2A-00312

EXPL2A-00312
Map of slave and free areas of the United States in 1854, at the time of the Kansas-Nebraska Bill. Printed color lithograph 19th century

Background image1800s Collection: Western boundary with Mexico, 1840s

Western boundary with Mexico, 1840s
Mexican possessions and western US territories in the 1840s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: Western US frontier, early 1800s

Western US frontier, early 1800s
Map of the western frontier in the United States, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: Marcus and Narcissa Whitman, missionaries in Oregon, 1840s

Marcus and Narcissa Whitman, missionaries in Oregon, 1840s
Narcissa Whitman nursing a sick Native American during the Whitmans missionary expedition, 1840s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: Chinese man dying of thirst in the Mohave, 1800s

Chinese man dying of thirst in the Mohave, 1800s
Chinese immigrant dying of thirst in the Mohave Desert, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Frederic Remington illustration

Background image1800s Collection: NATI2A-00180

NATI2A-00180
Sioux warriors making medicine-ponies. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Frederic Remington Illustration

Background image1800s Collection: Dogsled traveling to the Alaska Gold Rush, 1898

Dogsled traveling to the Alaska Gold Rush, 1898
Prospectors dogsled in a snowstorm to get to the Klondike goldfields, 1898. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: Pack horses in the Rocky Mountains, 1800s

Pack horses in the Rocky Mountains, 1800s
Pack train carrying supplies or furs over the Rockies, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a Frederic Remington illustration

Background image1800s Collection: Cowboys saddling a bronco, 1800s

Cowboys saddling a bronco, 1800s
Bronco busters saddling a horse, Arizona, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Frederic Remington illustration

Background image1800s Collection: Bedouins

Bedouins
Bedouin father and his daughter. Hand-colored halftone ireproduction of a 19th-century photograph

Background image1800s Collection: GMDE2A-00007

GMDE2A-00007
Bedouin messenger racing across the desert on a camel. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: Before and after views of Kumasi, Ghana, as a British protectorate, 1890s

Before and after views of Kumasi, Ghana, as a British protectorate, 1890s
British view of how the Ashanti will live after English occupation, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration



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