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1870s Collection (page 5)

Background image1870s Collection: Freedmen in printing class at Hampton Institute, Virginia, 1870s

Freedmen in printing class at Hampton Institute, Virginia, 1870s
Former slaves learning printing at Hampton Institute in Virginia, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1870s Collection: PBLA2A-00011

PBLA2A-00011
Robert Smalls, Civil War hero and Union naval officer, African-American US Congressman from South Caroilina. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1870s Collection: Ku Klux Klan bill signed by President Grant, 1871

Ku Klux Klan bill signed by President Grant, 1871
President U.S. Grant at the Capitol, signing a bill to curb the Ku Klux Klan, 1871. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1870s Collection: Louisiana statehouse captured by the White League, 1874

Louisiana statehouse captured by the White League, 1874
Surrender of the Louisiana State House to the White League, 1874. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1870s Collection: Prospector trespassing on the Ute Reservation, 1870s

Prospector trespassing on the Ute Reservation, 1870s
White miner caught illegally prospecting on the Ute reservation, Colorado, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1870s Collection: EXPL2A-00144

EXPL2A-00144
John Wesley Powells Grand Canyon expedition running rapids on the Colorado River, 1870s. Hand colored woodcut from Powells published account 1870s

Background image1870s Collection: EXPL2A-00145

EXPL2A-00145
Rescue of John Wesley Powells Colorado River expedition by climbing out of the Grand Canyon, 1870s. Hand colored woodcut from Powells published account, 1870s

Background image1870s Collection: Powells expedition surveying the Grand Canyon, 1870s

Powells expedition surveying the Grand Canyon, 1870s
John Wesley Powells Colorado River expedition climbing out of the Grand Canyon, Arizona, circa 1870. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1870s Collection: EXPL2A-00300

EXPL2A-00300
Fire destroying the camp of John Wesley Powell during his exploration of the Grand Canyon 1870s. Hand colored woodcut of an illustration from publication of the Powell expedition report

Background image1870s Collection: Stagecoach carrying mail to the southwest, 1870s

Stagecoach carrying mail to the southwest, 1870s
Mail delivered by stagecoach to a post office in the Southwest, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1870s Collection: Yosemite visitors, 1870s

Yosemite visitors, 1870s
Horseback riders descending into Yosemite Valley, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1870s Collection: EVNT2A-00076

EVNT2A-00076
Battle of Birch Creek during the Nez Perce War in eastern Oregon, 1878. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background image1870s Collection: AGRI2A-00073

AGRI2A-00073
Cowboys driving a cattle herd from Texas to Kansas on the Chilsholm Trail 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1870s Collection: AGRI2A-00147

AGRI2A-00147
Cowboys cutting out cattle to drive a herd from Texas to Kansas, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1870s Collection: GAFR2A-00046

GAFR2A-00046
Map of Africa in the 1870s. Printed color lithograph, 19th century



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