Black slave on a sugar plantationSlave woman hoeing sugar plants on a plantation in Louisiana, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Feudal lord instructing peasant workersPeasants receiving their lords orders before going to work, 1400s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a manuscript miniature illustration
AGRI2D-00031Squash, beans, and corn - the " three sisters" of Native American agriculture. Digital photograph
Oregon wheatfields, late 1800sFarmland of Polk County, Oregon, as seen from Mount Pizgah, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Corn, beans and squash grown the native American wayNative American three-sisters method of growing corn, beans, and squash, New Mexico. Photograph
Plymouth Colony in 1622The tiny settlement of Pilgrims at Plymouth by 1622. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
GATL2A-00033Jamaican plantation houses from a roadside, 1880s. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century Howard Pyle illustration
AGRI2A-00088Native field hands picking coffee in Brazil 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Plowing rice paddies with water buffaloUsing water buffalo to plow rice paddies in China. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
HOUS2A-00129Pair of horses pulling a plow - calendar illustration for the month of March. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Sugar beetAd for Lanes Improved Imperial Sugar Beet, B.K. Bliss & Sons, New York, 1872. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Putting in seed on a bonanza farm, 1800sSeeding grain on a bonanza farm, North Dakota, early 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Ancient Egyptian agricultureFarmers plowing, sowing, and harvesting grain in ancient Egypt. Engraving with a watercolor wash
NATI2A-00174Pueblo farmer plowing the soil near Laguna Pueblo, New Mexico, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
GATL2A-00027Jamaicans bringing their produce to market, circa 1890. Hand-colored halftone illustration of a 19th-century illustration
AGRI2A-00109Sweet potato plant, a tropical vine with an edible tuberous root. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
GEUR2A-00139Young Dutch woman gathering cabbages in a basket, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
Dutch canal and tow-path, 1800sDog-cart with fresh vegetables and people towing a barge along a Dutch canal, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Orange grove in CaliforniaCalifornia orange grove, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
AGRI2A-00064Picking apples, a farm scene near Prides Bridge, Maine, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
AGRI2A-00072Milking-time in a dairy barn, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Cotton wharf in Charleston SC, 1870sBlack stevedores loading bales on the cotton wharf in Charleston, South Carolina, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
AGRI2D-00029Posole - Pueblo Indian dried corn - in a Native American basket. Digital photograph
Agriculture in the Middle AgesPeasants sowing and cultivating fields outside a walled town in the Middle Ages. Printed halftone reproduction of a medieval manuscript miniature
PPRE2A-00153George Washington farming at Mount Vernon. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
HSET2A-00003Sod house of a homesteader family on the Great Plains, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Homestead in Dakota Territory, 1800sHomesteaders cabins marking their claims in the Red River Valley, North Dakota, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
South Carolina colonists planting cropsSettlers planting crops in South Carolina during colonial days. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
NATI2A-00148Farms on the Nez Perce reservation, Lapwai, Idaho, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Steam plow on a Dakota farm, 1890sFarmer using a steam plow in the Dakotas, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
Corn on the Navajo reservation, ArizonaNavajo cornfield, dry-farming method, near Chinle, Arizona. Photograph
Hay harvest, 1800sFarmers haying, a calendar illustration for June, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
Steel windmillWindmill for pumping water manufactured by Aermotor Company. Digital photograph
Cotton plant. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Sulky plow, 1800sFarmer riding a sulky plow drawn by a pair of horses, circa 1890. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Windmill ad, about 1900Advertisement for Aermotor Co. windmills, Chicago, about 1900. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Corn ground into meal at Mount VernonWooden mortar and pestle for grinding maize at Mount Vernon, George Washingtons home in Virginia. Photograph
AGRI2D-00032Squash, corn, and beans, - the " three sisters" of Native American agriculture. Digital photograph
Cotton bales on a river boat, 1800sSteam-driven boat loaded with bales of cotton, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Medieval manor and fieldsArrangement of manor lands and a farming village in the late Middle Ages. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration
AGRI2A-00011Afroamerican slaves picking cotton. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
AGRI2A-00054African American slaves harvesting cane on a sugar plantation Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
AGRI2A-00055Black slaves harvesting sugar cane on a plantation in the US South, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Sowing seed in ancient timesFarmer in the ancient Middle East sowing grain. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Ancient agricultureFarmer sowing seeds in the ancient Middle East. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
African slaves in Uganda, 1800sNative slaves carrying fuel and cutting rice in East Africa, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut from Spekes Journal
PPRE2A-00079George Washington and the Custis children with Afroamerican field hands at Mount Vernon. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
HSET2A-00069A pioneer familys sod house on the Kansas plains, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration