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Agriculture Collection

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Black slave on a sugar plantation

Black slave on a sugar plantation
Slave woman hoeing sugar plants on a plantation in Louisiana, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Orange grove in California

Orange grove in California
California orange grove, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Feudal lord instructing peasant workers

Feudal lord instructing peasant workers
Peasants receiving their lords orders before going to work, 1400s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a manuscript miniature illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Plymouth Colony in 1622

Plymouth Colony in 1622
The tiny settlement of Pilgrims at Plymouth by 1622. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: AGRI2D-00031

AGRI2D-00031
Squash, beans, and corn - the " three sisters" of Native American agriculture. Digital photograph

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Oregon wheatfields, late 1800s

Oregon wheatfields, late 1800s
Farmland of Polk County, Oregon, as seen from Mount Pizgah, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Corn, beans and squash grown the native American way

Corn, beans and squash grown the native American way
Native American three-sisters method of growing corn, beans, and squash, New Mexico. Photograph

Background imageAgriculture Collection: GATL2A-00033

GATL2A-00033
Jamaican plantation houses from a roadside, 1880s. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century Howard Pyle illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: AGRI2A-00088

AGRI2A-00088
Native field hands picking coffee in Brazil 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Plowing rice paddies with water buffalo

Plowing rice paddies with water buffalo
Using water buffalo to plow rice paddies in China. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Dutch canal and tow-path, 1800s

Dutch canal and tow-path, 1800s
Dog-cart with fresh vegetables and people towing a barge along a Dutch canal, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: HOUS2A-00129

HOUS2A-00129
Pair of horses pulling a plow - calendar illustration for the month of March. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Sugar beet

Sugar beet
Ad for Lanes Improved Imperial Sugar Beet, B.K. Bliss & Sons, New York, 1872. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Putting in seed on a bonanza farm, 1800s

Putting in seed on a bonanza farm, 1800s
Seeding grain on a bonanza farm, North Dakota, early 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Ancient Egyptian agriculture

Ancient Egyptian agriculture
Farmers plowing, sowing, and harvesting grain in ancient Egypt. Engraving with a watercolor wash

Background imageAgriculture Collection: NATI2A-00174

NATI2A-00174
Pueblo farmer plowing the soil near Laguna Pueblo, New Mexico, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: AGRI2D-00029

AGRI2D-00029
Posole - Pueblo Indian dried corn - in a Native American basket. Digital photograph

Background imageAgriculture Collection: GATL2A-00027

GATL2A-00027
Jamaicans bringing their produce to market, circa 1890. Hand-colored halftone illustration of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: AGRI2A-00109

AGRI2A-00109
Sweet potato plant, a tropical vine with an edible tuberous root. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: GEUR2A-00139

GEUR2A-00139
Young Dutch woman gathering cabbages in a basket, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: AGRI2A-00064

AGRI2A-00064
Picking apples, a farm scene near Prides Bridge, Maine, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: AGRI2A-00072

AGRI2A-00072
Milking-time in a dairy barn, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Cotton wharf in Charleston SC, 1870s

Cotton wharf in Charleston SC, 1870s
Black stevedores loading bales on the cotton wharf in Charleston, South Carolina, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: South Carolina colonists planting crops

South Carolina colonists planting crops
Settlers planting crops in South Carolina during colonial days. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Agriculture in the Middle Ages

Agriculture in the Middle Ages
Peasants sowing and cultivating fields outside a walled town in the Middle Ages. Printed halftone reproduction of a medieval manuscript miniature

Background imageAgriculture Collection: PPRE2A-00153

PPRE2A-00153
George Washington farming at Mount Vernon. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: HSET2A-00003

HSET2A-00003
Sod house of a homesteader family on the Great Plains, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Homestead in Dakota Territory, 1800s

Homestead in Dakota Territory, 1800s
Homesteaders cabins marking their claims in the Red River Valley, North Dakota, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: NATI2A-00148

NATI2A-00148
Farms on the Nez Perce reservation, Lapwai, Idaho, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Chinese farmers planting rice

Chinese farmers planting rice
Transplanting and irrigating rice in China. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Coffee plantation in Brazil

Coffee plantation in Brazil
Coffee plantation in southern Brazil, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Steam plow on a Dakota farm, 1890s

Steam plow on a Dakota farm, 1890s
Farmer using a steam plow in the Dakotas, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Corn on the Navajo reservation, Arizona

Corn on the Navajo reservation, Arizona
Navajo cornfield, dry-farming method, near Chinle, Arizona. Photograph

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Neighbors sharing farm work on the Great Plains

Neighbors sharing farm work on the Great Plains
Prairie settlers helping a neighbor with his farm work, circa 1900. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Hay harvest, 1800s

Hay harvest, 1800s
Farmers haying, a calendar illustration for June, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Steel windmill

Steel windmill
Windmill for pumping water manufactured by Aermotor Company. Digital photograph

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Cotton plant

Cotton plant. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Sulky plow, 1800s

Sulky plow, 1800s
Farmer riding a sulky plow drawn by a pair of horses, circa 1890. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Windmill ad, about 1900

Windmill ad, about 1900
Advertisement for Aermotor Co. windmills, Chicago, about 1900. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Corn ground into meal at Mount Vernon

Corn ground into meal at Mount Vernon
Wooden mortar and pestle for grinding maize at Mount Vernon, George Washingtons home in Virginia. Photograph

Background imageAgriculture Collection: AGRI2D-00032

AGRI2D-00032
Squash, corn, and beans, - the " three sisters" of Native American agriculture. Digital photograph

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Cotton bales on a river boat, 1800s

Cotton bales on a river boat, 1800s
Steam-driven boat loaded with bales of cotton, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Medieval manor and fields

Medieval manor and fields
Arrangement of manor lands and a farming village in the late Middle Ages. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Slaves planning their escape to freedom

Slaves planning their escape to freedom
Slaves on a cotton plantation talking about escaping to the north, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: AGRI2A-00011

AGRI2A-00011
Afroamerican slaves picking cotton. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Slaves planting rice in North Carolina, 1800s

Slaves planting rice in North Carolina, 1800s
Planting rice on a North Carolina plantation, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: AGRI2A-00054

AGRI2A-00054
African American slaves harvesting cane on a sugar plantation Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: AGRI2A-00055

AGRI2A-00055
Black slaves harvesting sugar cane on a plantation in the US South, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Sowing seed in ancient times

Sowing seed in ancient times
Farmer in the ancient Middle East sowing grain. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Ancient agriculture

Ancient agriculture
Farmer sowing seeds in the ancient Middle East. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: African slaves in Uganda, 1800s

African slaves in Uganda, 1800s
Native slaves carrying fuel and cutting rice in East Africa, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut from Spekes Journal

Background imageAgriculture Collection: PPRE2A-00079

PPRE2A-00079
George Washington and the Custis children with Afroamerican field hands at Mount Vernon. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: NATI2P-01661

NATI2P-01661
Replica Native American hoe made of a buffalo shoulder-blade, a living history demonstration, Fort Mandan, North Dakota. Photograph

Background imageAgriculture Collection: HSET2A-00069

HSET2A-00069
A pioneer familys sod house on the Kansas plains, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: HSET2A-00091

HSET2A-00091
Settlers sod house and outbuildings in winter, western prairie, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Settlers preparing their prairie homestead for winter

Settlers preparing their prairie homestead for winter
Banking a prairie farm with sod for the winter in Dakota Territory, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Vallejo, capital of California, early 1850s

Vallejo, capital of California, early 1850s
View of Vallejo, the new capital of the state of California, 1851-1853. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: NATI2D-00001

NATI2D-00001
Ceremonial figure with cornstalk, a fresco on interior kiva wall, circa 1500 at Tiguex (Kuaua Pueblo) on the Rio Grande, Coronado State Park in Bernalillo County, New Mexico. Digital photograph

Background imageAgriculture Collection: NATI2A-00017

NATI2A-00017
Pueblo farmers watching over their fields, New Mexico. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: NATI2A-00020

NATI2A-00020
Zuni family planting their crops, New Mexico. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Zuni dry-farming agriculture

Zuni dry-farming agriculture
Vegetable gardens at Zuni Pueblo enclosed by masonry walls, New Mexico. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: NATI2A-00032

NATI2A-00032
Native American village and gardens of Secotan, North Carolina, then in Virginia Colony, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a John White illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Mount Vernon spring flower garden

Mount Vernon spring flower garden
Spring flower garden at Mount Vernon, George Washingtons home in Virginia. Photograph

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Cotton States Exposition in Atlanta, 1895

Cotton States Exposition in Atlanta, 1895
Fine Arts Building at the Cotton States Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia, 1895. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: GMDE2A-00036

GMDE2A-00036
Druse farmer plowing with a team of oxen, Middle East. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: GATL2A-00010

GATL2A-00010
Cuban sugar-planter with his staff and bodyguards, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph

Background imageAgriculture Collection: GATL2A-00015

GATL2A-00015
Tobacco plantation in Cuba, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: GATL2A-00025

GATL2A-00025
Ox-drawn wagons carrying harvested sugar cane on a Jamaica plantation, circa 1890. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: GATL2A-00026

GATL2A-00026
Ripe bananas brought to the wharf, Annatto Bay, Jamaica, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: GATL2A-00029

GATL2A-00029
Native woman shopping in a farmers market, Jamaica, circa 1890. Hand-colored halftone illustration of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: GATL2A-00032

GATL2A-00032
Jamaica woman on her way to market, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: GATL2A-00036

GATL2A-00036
Natives loading a schooner with coconuts at Kingston, Jamaica. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: AGRI2D-00030

AGRI2D-00030
Posole - Pueblo Indian dried corn - in a Native American basket. Digital photograph

Background imageAgriculture Collection: AGRI2D-00028

AGRI2D-00028
Muticolored corn, a Native American staple crop, in an Indian baskret. Digital photograph

Background imageAgriculture Collection: AGRI2D-00026

AGRI2D-00026
Muticolored corn, a Native American staple crop. Digital photograph

Background imageAgriculture Collection: AGRI2D-00025

AGRI2D-00025
Muticolored corn, a Native American staple crop, in a basket. Digital photograph

Background imageAgriculture Collection: AGRI2D-00022

AGRI2D-00022
Muticolored corn, a Native American staple crop. Digital photograph

Background imageAgriculture Collection: AGRI2D-00020

AGRI2D-00020
Dried beans in a Native American basket. Digital photograph

Background imageAgriculture Collection: AGRI2D-00021

AGRI2D-00021
Dried beans in a Pueblo Indian pot. Digital photograph

Background imageAgriculture Collection: AGRI2A-00123

AGRI2A-00123
Coffee tree leaves, flowers, and fruit. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Strawberries

Strawberries
Strawberry, Forest Rose variety. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Raspberries

Raspberries, the Cuthbert variety, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Corn, or maize

Corn, or maize
Head of corn. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAgriculture Collection: AGRI2A-00037

AGRI2A-00037
Some New World crops, including maize, squash, and fruit. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration



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