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19th Century Collection (page 13)

Background image19th Century Collection: Travel by railroad and canal, 1837

Travel by railroad and canal, 1837
Advertisement for rail and canal travel from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh and Louisville, 1837. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image19th Century Collection: Dining car on the transcontinental railroad

Dining car on the transcontinental railroad
Palace Hotel dining car on the Union Pacific Railroad, 1869. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image19th Century Collection: Transcontinental railroad in Nevada, 1869

Transcontinental railroad in Nevada, 1869
Central Pacific passenger train passing through a canyon in Nevada, 1869. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image19th Century Collection: Coats of arms of some nations, 1800s

Coats of arms of some nations, 1800s
National coats of arms of selected countries, 1800s. Printed color lithograph

Background image19th Century Collection: Laying railroad track across the Great Plains

Laying railroad track across the Great Plains
Workers laying track for the transcontinental railroad, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image19th Century Collection: Steam locomotive 1850s

Steam locomotive 1850s
Locomotive on the Ohio and Mississippi Railway, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image19th Century Collection: Freight train brakemen in a blizzard

Freight train brakemen in a blizzard
Railroad brakemen working atop boxcars in a snowstorm, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image19th Century Collection: New England textile factory, 1800s

New England textile factory, 1800s
Sugar River textile mill in Newport, New Hampshire, about 1880. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image19th Century Collection: PSCI2A-00109

PSCI2A-00109
Cyrus McCormick portrait, inventor of the mechanical reaper Hand-colored etching of a 19th-century portrait

Background image19th Century Collection: Hans Christian Oersted

Hans Christian Oersted, who founded the study of electromagnetism. Digitally colored woodcut

Background image19th Century Collection: Jean-Baptiste-Andre Dumas

Jean-Baptiste-Andre Dumas
French chemist Jean-Baptiste-Andre Dumas. Digitally colored woodcut

Background image19th Century Collection: Archaeological excavation on the Acropolis, 1890s

Archaeological excavation on the Acropolis, 1890s
Archaeologists excavating ancient ruins on the Acropolis, Athens, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image19th Century Collection: Busy New Orleans waterfront, late 1800s

Busy New Orleans waterfront, late 1800s
Steamboats and barges on the Mississippi River at New Orleans, circa 1880. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image19th Century Collection: Human evolution as described in the 1870s

Human evolution as described in the 1870s
Theory of the " descent of man" as illustrated in the 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image19th Century Collection: Barges towed by steam power on the Erie Canal

Barges towed by steam power on the Erie Canal
Steam-powered canal-boat towing a barge on the Erie Canal, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image19th Century Collection: Child inoculated with smallpox vaccine, 1870

Child inoculated with smallpox vaccine, 1870
Physician vaccinating a baby against smallpox, circa 1870. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image19th Century Collection: Strait jacket used on a mentally ill patient

Strait jacket used on a mentally ill patient
Insane asylum use of the strait jacket to restrain patients, New York City, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background image19th Century Collection: Chinatown shops, San Francisco, 1880s

Chinatown shops, San Francisco, 1880s
Busy Chinatown street in San Francisco, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image19th Century Collection: Morses telegraph

Morses telegraph
Diagrams of Morses telegraph apparatus, key, and register. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image19th Century Collection: Denver in the 1870s

Denver in the 1870s
Busy downtown Denver, Colorado, late 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background image19th Century Collection: Walk-in-the-Water steamboat on Lake Erie, 1818

Walk-in-the-Water steamboat on Lake Erie, 1818
Lake Erie steamboat " Walk-in-the-Water, " 1818. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image19th Century Collection: B&O Railroads Tom Thumb steam locomotive, 1830

B&O Railroads Tom Thumb steam locomotive, 1830
Passenger car pulled by Peter Coopers experimental locomotive " Tom Thumb" on the B&O Railroad, 1830. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image19th Century Collection: Western Union office in New York City, 1870s

Western Union office in New York City, 1870s
Western Union Companys telegraph operations in New York City, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image19th Century Collection: Hartford on the Connecticut River, 1850s

Hartford on the Connecticut River, 1850s
Steamboats on the Connecticut River in Hartford, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image19th Century Collection: BUSN2A-00105

BUSN2A-00105
Sailors " gamming" - talking and entertaining each other on a whaling-ship, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image19th Century Collection: Tuna fishing using nets, 1800s

Tuna fishing using nets, 1800s
Fishing boats circling a school of tuna to catch them in nets, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image19th Century Collection: Cod fishing with hand lines, 1800s

Cod fishing with hand lines, 1800s
Cod fishermen hauling in hand-lines from the deck of a boat on the North Atlantic, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image19th Century Collection: Harpooning a whale, 1800s

Harpooning a whale, 1800s
Whalers in longboats lancing a whale with harpoons, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image19th Century Collection: Methodist revival meeting on Cape Cod, 1850s

Methodist revival meeting on Cape Cod, 1850s
Preacher leading a Methodist camp meeting in Eastham, Massachusetts, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image19th Century Collection: Fur seal hunt in the Arctic, 1800s

Fur seal hunt in the Arctic, 1800s
Clubbing seals to death for their fur, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image19th Century Collection: Fishermen using nets, 1800s

Fishermen using nets, 1800s
Fishing boat hauling in nets by moonlight, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image19th Century Collection: USS Constitution in battle against British ships, War of 1812

USS Constitution in battle against British ships, War of 1812
Deckhands in action on the USS " Constitution" against the " Levant" and Cyane, " War of 1812. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image19th Century Collection: Death of Joseph and Hyrum Smith

Death of Joseph and Hyrum Smith
Murder of Joseph and Hyrum Smith by a mob in jail in Carthage, Illinois, 1844. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image19th Century Collection: Charles Grandison Finney

Charles Grandison Finney, clergyman and president of Oberlin College. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image19th Century Collection: Commodore Matthew Perry

Commodore Matthew Perry
Matthew Perry, Commodore, US Navy. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image19th Century Collection: Steerage passengers bound for America, 1800s

Steerage passengers bound for America, 1800s
Immigrant families sailing across the Atlantic to America, mid-1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image19th Century Collection: Brigham Young at the Great Salt Lake, Utah, 1840s

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

Background image19th Century Collection: Thomas Nast cartoon about government corruption, 1877

Thomas Nast cartoon about government corruption, 1877
To the victor belong the spoils, a satire on civil service, showing Andrew Jackson statue riding a hog, 1877. Hand-colored woodcut of a Thomas Nast cartoon

Background image19th Century Collection: PPRE2A-00020

PPRE2A-00020
President Zachary Taylor, with his autograph. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century portrait

Background image19th Century Collection: PPRE2A-00048

PPRE2A-00048
US President Benjamin Harrison, with his autograph. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century portrait

Background image19th Century Collection: Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria
Queen of England Victoria I, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image19th Century Collection: PPRE2A-00096

PPRE2A-00096
Ulysses S. Grant as a lieutenant in the Mexican-American War, 1840s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century portrait

Background image19th Century Collection: PPRE2A-00112

PPRE2A-00112
John Adams, seated at a desk, with his signature. Hand-colored engraving of a portrait

Background image19th Century Collection: John Adams

John Adams
Portrait of John Adams, with his signature. Hand-colored engraving of a portrait

Background image19th Century Collection: PPRE2A-00140

PPRE2A-00140
Chester Arthur taking the Inaugural Oath at his residence in New York City after President Garfields death, 1881. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration

Background image19th Century Collection: PPRE2A-00146

PPRE2A-00146
Cartoon showing President Andrew Jackson as King Andrew the First. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image19th Century Collection: PPRE2A-00161

PPRE2A-00161
Abraham Lincoln before growing a beard. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century portrait

Background image19th Century Collection: PPRE2A-00156

PPRE2A-00156
Young Abe Lincoln working on an Ohio River keelboat. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration



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