1840s Collection

Albany & Buffalo Railroad schedule, 1843
Albany & Buffalo Railroad timetable, showing fares and routes, 1843. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century printed piece

Sir Richard Burton in India, 1800s
British explorer Richard Burton in native Indian dress, 1848. Hand-colored half tone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

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Map of the territory ceded by Mexico to the US after the Mexican-American War, 1848-1853. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Sarah Childress Polk, wife of President Polk
First Lady Sarah Childress Polk, wife of President James K. Polk. Digitally colored photogravure of a painting

Martin Van Buren
US 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 California
Sutters Mill replica on the American River, where the Gold Rush began, Coloma, California. Digital photograph

Panning for gold, California
Reenactor panning for gold on the American River, where the Gold Rush started, Coloma, California. Digital photograph

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John C. Fremonts second western expedition at Pyramid Lake, Nevada, 1842-1843. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Battle of Buena Vista during the US-Mexican War, 1847. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Washington DC in the 1840s
City 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, 1840s
Brigham Young bringing the first Mormons to the Great Salt Lake, Utah, 1840s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Ulysses S. Grant as a lieutenant in the Mexican-American War, 1840s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century portrait

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General Zachary Taylor in field headquarters during the US-Mexican War. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century portrait

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Death of John Quincy Adams in the House of Representatives, 1848. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Flintlock gun
Flintlock mechanism demonstrated at Sutters Fort, Sacramento, California. Digital photograph

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

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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

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

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

Swedesboro, New Jersey, in the early 1800s
Main street of Swedesboro, New Jersey, about 1840. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Port of Charleston, South Carolina, 1840s
Ships in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina, 1840s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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

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Marriage certificate of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd, 1847. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a document

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Home of Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration

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Artillery siege of Vera Cruz, Mexico, during the Mexican-American War, 1847. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th century illustration

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US naval bombardment of Vera Cruz during the US-Mexican War, 1847. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

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US troops landing at Vera Cruz, Mexico, during the US-Mexican War, 1847. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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General Winfield Scott at the Battle of Cerro Gordo, US-Mexican War. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

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Mexican troops in the mid-1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Cyrus Hall McCormicks reaper, invented in 1847. Hand-colored woodcut

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Lieutenant U.S. Grant at the Battle of Chapultepec, Mexican-American War. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Henry 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, 1840s
John C. Fremont meeting with Native Americans at Fort Laramie, 1840s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Fort Laramie, Wyoming, in 1849. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration by Frederic Remington

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Sutters Fort in the 1840s when it became the center of the California Gold Rush. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

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General John C. Fremont in his prairie uniform leading an expedition into western territory. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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President Martin Van Buren. Hand-colored engraving of a painting by H. Inman

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Pioneer family moving west in a covered wagon, 1840s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Model 1841 6-pounder smooth-bore cannon used in the Mexican War, in a Confederate battery at Antietam battlefield, Maryland

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American assault on the fortress of Chapultepec, US-Mexican War, 1847. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th century illustration

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General Winfield Scott leads US forces into Mexico City to end the US-Mexican War, 1847. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

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Mexican 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, 1849
US 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

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Mexican troops on the march during the US-Mexican War, 1840s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

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Young Thomas (Stonewall) Jackson as first lieutenant of artillery, US Army, 1848. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a daguerreotype

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Lucy Stone statue, Boston Womens Memorial. Digital photograph

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Lucy Stone statue, Boston Womens Memorial. Digital photograph

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Lucy Stone statue, Boston Womens Memorial. Digital photograph

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