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1800s Collection (#24)

Background image1800s Collection: San Francisco before the Gold Rush

San Francisco before the Gold Rush
San Francisco in 1847, viewed from the bay before gold was discovered in California. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: Prospectors landing in San Francisco during the Gold Rush

Prospectors landing in San Francisco during the Gold Rush
Gold-seekers arriving in San Francisco to head for mining regions, 1848. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: Smallpox inoculation using live vaccine from a calf

Smallpox inoculation using live vaccine from a calf
Vaccination using live virus in a physicians office during a smallpox panic, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: Edison phonography ad, 1901

Edison phonography ad, 1901
Advertisement for Edison phonographs and records, National Phonograph Co. 1901. Hand-colored woodcut

Background image1800s Collection: Peddlers in San Francisco, 1850s

Peddlers in San Francisco, 1850s
Hucksters in front of the Empire Saloon during the Gold Rush, San Francisco, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: City of San Francisco during the Gold Rush

City of San Francisco during the Gold Rush
San Francisco during the Gold Rush, seen from the foot of Telegraph Hill, early 1851. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: Telegraph in operation, 1860s artifact

Telegraph in operation, 1860s artifact
Civil War field telegraph sending-key in working order, living history demonstration, Shiloh National Military Park, Tennessee. Digital photograph

Background image1800s Collection: BUSN2A-00002

BUSN2A-00002
Long boat crew harpooning a whale. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustratioin

Background image1800s Collection: BUSN2A-00003

BUSN2A-00003
South Sea whaling in the 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: Longboats pursuing a whale, 1800s

Longboats pursuing a whale, 1800s
Longboats racing to harpoon a whale. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: Sampling the Maryland oyster catch, 1800s

Sampling the Maryland oyster catch, 1800s
Oyster buyer tasting a sample on the dock in Baltimore, Maryland, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illusttration

Background image1800s Collection: BUSN2A-00123

BUSN2A-00123
Lobstermen hauling traps off the coast of Maine, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: Maine lobster catch, early 1900s

Maine lobster catch, early 1900s
Lobstermen loading their catch from a dory to a sailboat, circa 1900. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 20th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: BUSN2A-00122

BUSN2A-00122
Old Whaling ship hove down for repairs, New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: BUSN2A-00150

BUSN2A-00150
North Atlantic cod-fishing in the 1880s Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: BUSN2A-00138

BUSN2A-00138
Old wooden whaling-ship under sail. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: Thar she blows

Thar she blows
Whaling schooner lookout calling, " There she blows!" Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: Methodist camp meeting in Ohio, 1850s

Methodist camp meeting in Ohio, 1850s
Duck Creek Methodist Episcopal Church camp meeting in Ohio, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: Prayer meeting in a tent, 1850s

Prayer meeting in a tent, 1850s
Religious revival prayer meeting held in a tent, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: BUSN2A-00182

BUSN2A-00182
Salmon cannery on the Pacific coast at Astoria, Oregon, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: EVNT2A-00022

EVNT2A-00022
Naval duel between the frigate USS " Constitution" and the British ship " Guerriere, " War of 1812. Printed color lithograph of a 19th century painting

Background image1800s Collection: EVNT2A-00009

EVNT2A-00009
British ships blockading Chesapeake Bay at the outset of the War of 1812. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: War of 1812 sea fight on the USS Chesapeake

War of 1812 sea fight on the USS Chesapeake
Fighting at the mizzentop of the frigate Chesapeake during a naval battle, War of 1812. Printed halftone reproduction of a W. J. Aylward painting

Background image1800s Collection: Mary Baker Eddy

Mary Baker Eddy, founder of Christian Science Church, with her signature. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: Sea battle of the Wasp and Frolic, War of 1812

Sea battle of the Wasp and Frolic, War of 1812
USS " Wasp" crosses " Frolic s" bow and fires at close range, War of 1812. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: HUSG2A-00044

HUSG2A-00044
Emigrants aboard ship from Europe, bound for America, mid-1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: Norwegian immigrant homestead, Old World Wisconsin

Norwegian immigrant homestead, Old World Wisconsin
Kvaale Farm dairy shed of Norwegian immigrants, Old World Wisconsin restored to its 1865 appearance. Photograph

Background image1800s Collection: PPRE2A-00001

PPRE2A-00001
Andrew Jackson, with his signature. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century portrait

Background image1800s Collection: PPRE2A-00025

PPRE2A-00025
President Andrew Johnson. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a photograph by Matthew Brady

Background image1800s Collection: PPRE2A-00021

PPRE2A-00021
US President Millard Fillmore. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century portrait

Background image1800s Collection: PPRE2A-00022

PPRE2A-00022
Franklin Pierce, President of the United States. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century portrait

Background image1800s Collection: PPRE2A-00033

PPRE2A-00033
President William McKinley at his desk, from a photograph taken June 7, 1898. Hand-colored halftone of a photograph

Background image1800s Collection: PPRE2A-00028

PPRE2A-00028
President Ulysses S. Grant, with his autograph. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century portrait

Background image1800s Collection: PPRE2A-00038

PPRE2A-00038
James Madison, with his autograph. Hand-colored engraving of a portrait

Background image1800s Collection: PPRE2A-00039

PPRE2A-00039
Andrew Jackson in uniform, 1815. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century portrait

Background image1800s Collection: PPRE2A-00040

PPRE2A-00040
President Andrew Jackson, drawn from life, with signature. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century portrait

Background image1800s Collection: PPRE2A-00049

PPRE2A-00049
President James Monroe, with his autograph. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century portrait

Background image1800s Collection: PPRE2A-00057

PPRE2A-00057
Thomas Jefferson. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut of a Gilbert Stuart painting

Background image1800s Collection: PPRE2A-00059

PPRE2A-00059
President Grover Clevelands wedding in the White House " Blue Room." Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: PPRE2A-00061

PPRE2A-00061
Railroad parlor car with President Benjamin Harrison aboard, 1891. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: President Buchanan concluding a truce between Pawnees and Poncas

President Buchanan concluding a truce between Pawnees and Poncas
President James Buchanan persuading warring Pawnees and Poncas to shake hands, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: PPRE2A-00032

PPRE2A-00032
US President Grover Cleveland, with his autograph. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: PPRE2A-00064

PPRE2A-00064
Coffin of President Garfield in the public catafalque, a night view, 1881. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: PPRE2A-00068

PPRE2A-00068
Assassination of President James Garfield in a Washington DC train station, 1881. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: PPRE2A-00070

PPRE2A-00070
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt when a Rough Rider, 1890s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century sketch by Charles Dana Gibson

Background image1800s Collection: PPRE2A-00077

PPRE2A-00077
Mary Todd Lincoln. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century portrait

Background image1800s Collection: PPRE2A-00078

PPRE2A-00078
Citizen addressing " Old Hickory" during Andrew Jacksons Presidential campaign, 1820s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1800s Collection: PPRE2A-00071

PPRE2A-00071
Benjamin Harrison taking the Presidential Oath of Office in the rain, 1889. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration



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