20th Century Gallery

Sinking of the Titanic

Titanic's stern in the air as the ship sinks in the North Atlantic, 1912.
Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an illustration from eyewitness reports

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Coal strike advice for President Theodore Roosevelt, 1902

President Roosevelt discussing the coal strike with J.P. Morgan and Elihu Root, 1902.
Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 1902 illustration

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Uncle Sam leading Cuba away from the Old World, saying, "That wicked man is going to gobble you up, my child," 1901.
Hand-colored woodcut of a 1901 illustration

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