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1847 Collection

Background image1847 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 image1847 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 image1847 Collection: PPRE2A-00155

PPRE2A-00155
Marriage certificate of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd, 1847. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a document

Background image1847 Collection: PPRE2A-00162

PPRE2A-00162
Home of Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1847 Collection: EVNT2A-00004

EVNT2A-00004
Artillery siege of Vera Cruz, Mexico, during the Mexican-American War, 1847. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th century illustration

Background image1847 Collection: EVNT2A-00067

EVNT2A-00067
US naval bombardment of Vera Cruz during the US-Mexican War, 1847. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background image1847 Collection: EVNT2A-00160

EVNT2A-00160
US troops landing at Vera Cruz, Mexico, during the US-Mexican War, 1847. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1847 Collection: AGRI2A-00063

AGRI2A-00063
Cyrus Hall McCormicks reaper, invented in 1847. Hand-colored woodcut

Background image1847 Collection: EVNT2A-00017

EVNT2A-00017
American assault on the fortress of Chapultepec, US-Mexican War, 1847. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th century illustration

Background image1847 Collection: EVNT2A-00065

EVNT2A-00065
General Winfield Scott leads US forces into Mexico City to end the US-Mexican War, 1847. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background image1847 Collection: PUSA2A-00042

PUSA2A-00042
James Wilson Marshall, discoverer of gold in California, with his signature. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century portrait


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