Sir Richard Burton in India, 1800sBritish explorer Richard Burton in native Indian dress, 1848. Hand-colored half tone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
Albany & Buffalo Railroad schedule, 1843Albany & Buffalo Railroad timetable, showing fares and routes, 1843. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century printed piece
Sarah Childress Polk, wife of President PolkFirst Lady Sarah Childress Polk, wife of President James K. Polk. Digitally colored photogravure of a painting
Martin Van BurenUS President Martin Van Buren in the White House. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century portrait
Sutters Mill, site of the first gold discovery in CaliforniaSutters Mill replica on the American River, where the Gold Rush began, Coloma, California. Digital photograph
Panning for gold, CaliforniaReenactor panning for gold on the American River, where the Gold Rush started, Coloma, California. Digital photograph
EXPL2A-00169John C. Fremonts second western expedition at Pyramid Lake, Nevada, 1842-1843. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EVNT2A-00068Battle of Buena Vista during the US-Mexican War, 1847. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
Washington DC in the 1840sCity of Washington from Maryland, showing the Anacostia River joining the Potomac, 1840s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Brigham Young at the Great Salt Lake, Utah, 1840sBrigham Young bringing the first Mormons to the Great Salt Lake, Utah, 1840s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
PPRE2A-00096Ulysses S. Grant as a lieutenant in the Mexican-American War, 1840s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century portrait
PPRE2A-00206General Zachary Taylor in field headquarters during the US-Mexican War. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century portrait
PPRE2A-00272Death of John Quincy Adams in the House of Representatives, 1848. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
Flintlock gunFlintlock mechanism demonstrated at Sutters Fort, Sacramento, California. Digital photograph
US takes New Mexico during the Mexican-American WarStephen Kearny captures New Mexico Territory from Mexico, 1846. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EVNT2A-00046General 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
EXPL2A-00265Map of the territory ceded by Mexico to the US after the Mexican-American War, 1848-1853. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Marcus and Narcissa Whitman, missionaries in Oregon, 1840sNarcissa Whitman nursing a sick Native American during the Whitmans missionary expedition, 1840s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Swedesboro, New Jersey, in the early 1800sMain street of Swedesboro, New Jersey, about 1840. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Port of Charleston, South Carolina, 1840sShips in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina, 1840s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
PPRE2A-00155Marriage certificate of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd, 1847. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a document
PPRE2A-00162Home of Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration
EVNT2A-00004Artillery siege of Vera Cruz, Mexico, during the Mexican-American War, 1847. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th century illustration
EVNT2A-00067US naval bombardment of Vera Cruz during the US-Mexican War, 1847. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
EVNT2A-00160US troops landing at Vera Cruz, Mexico, during the US-Mexican War, 1847. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EVNT2A-00277General Winfield Scott at the Battle of Cerro Gordo, US-Mexican War. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
GLAT2A-00003Mexican troops in the mid-1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
AGRI2A-00063Cyrus Hall McCormicks reaper, invented in 1847. Hand-colored woodcut
PPRE2A-00264Lieutenant U.S. Grant at the Battle of Chapultepec, Mexican-American War. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EVNT2A-00311Henry Biglers diary entry marking James Marshalls gold discovery at Sutters Mill, California, 1848. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash
John C. Fremont meeting Plains chiefs at Fort Laramie, 1840sJohn C. Fremont meeting with Native Americans at Fort Laramie, 1840s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Western boundary with Mexico, 1840sMexican possessions and western US territories in the 1840s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
HSET2A-00102Fort Laramie, Wyoming, in 1849. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration by Frederic Remington
EVNT2A-00158Sutters Fort in the 1840s when it became the center of the California Gold Rush. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
PEXP2A-00043General John C. Fremont in his prairie uniform leading an expedition into western territory. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
San Francisco before the Gold RushSan Francisco in 1847, viewed from the bay before gold was discovered in California. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
PPRE2A-00257President Martin Van Buren. Hand-colored engraving of a painting by H. Inman
HSET2A-00112Pioneer family moving west in a covered wagon, 1840s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EVCW2D-00056Model 1841 6-pounder smooth-bore cannon used in the Mexican War, in a Confederate battery at Antietam battlefield, Maryland
EVNT2A-00017American assault on the fortress of Chapultepec, US-Mexican War, 1847. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th century illustration
EVNT2A-00065General Winfield Scott leads US forces into Mexico City to end the US-Mexican War, 1847. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
EVNT2A-00066Mexican artillery at Monterey captured by General Zachary Taylors troops, US-Mexican War, 1846. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
Battle of San Gabriel, California, 1849US marines, sailors, dragoons, and volunteers hold off Mexican attack, Battle of San Gabriel, US-Mexican War, 1849. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EVNT2A-00157Mexican troops on the march during the US-Mexican War, 1840s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
PCWR2A-00042Young Thomas (Stonewall) Jackson as first lieutenant of artillery, US Army, 1848. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a daguerreotype
PUSA2D-00006Lucy Stone statue, Boston Womens Memorial. Digital photograph
PUSA2D-00007Lucy Stone statue, Boston Womens Memorial. Digital photograph
PUSA2D-00008Lucy Stone statue, Boston Womens Memorial. Digital photograph
