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Background imageArtifact Collection: Recruitment poster for Continental soldiers to serve in the American Revolution

Recruitment poster for Continental soldiers to serve in the American Revolution Hand-colored 19th century woodcut reproduction of the original document

Background imageArtifact Collection: Singer sewing machine ad, 1890s

Singer sewing machine ad, 1890s
Advertisement for the Singer Automatic sewing machine, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageArtifact Collection: Court record of testimony at the Salem witch trials, 1692

Court record of testimony at the Salem witch trials, 1692
Record of Titubas testimony at the Salem witchcraft trials, 1690s. Halftone reproduction with a watercolor wash

Background imageArtifact Collection: Beowulf manuscript page

Beowulf manuscript page
Page from the Old English manuscript of " Beowulf" in the British Museum. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash

Background imageArtifact Collection: Oliver H. Perrys note proclaiming his Lake Erie victory: ' We have met the enemy and they are ours

Oliver H. Perrys note proclaiming his Lake Erie victory: " We have met the enemy and they are ours." Woodcut with watercolor wash

Background imageArtifact Collection: Document commissioning John Paul Jones as a US Navy captain

Document commissioning John Paul Jones as a US Navy captain
John Paul Joness commission as captain in the US Navy, from the Congress, 1776. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash

Background imageArtifact Collection: Albany & Buffalo Railroad schedule, 1843

Albany & Buffalo Railroad schedule, 1843
Albany & Buffalo Railroad timetable, showing fares and routes, 1843. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century printed piece

Background imageArtifact Collection: Witchcraft book by Cotton Mather, 1689

Witchcraft book by Cotton Mather, 1689
Cotton Mather, " Memorable Providences Relating to Witchcrafts, " title page, 1689. Halftone reproduction with a watercolor wash

Background imageArtifact Collection: Cades Cove log cabin, Tennessee

Cades Cove log cabin, Tennessee
Log cabin of John Oliver, built in the 1820s, Great Smokey Mountains National Park, Tennessee. Photograph

Background imageArtifact Collection: Amazon warrior, statue at Versailles

Amazon warrior, statue at Versailles
Statue of an Amazon warrior in a garden of the Palace of Versailles, France. Digital photograph

Background imageArtifact Collection: Flintlock pistol used in the fur trade

Flintlock pistol used in the fur trade
Flintlock pistol to be traded at a mountain-man rendezvous reenactment, Fort Mandan, North Dakota. Photograph

Background imageArtifact Collection: Trephination evidence in an Inca skull

Trephination evidence in an Inca skull
Inca skull showing evidence of prehistoric trephining or brain surgery in Peru. Woodcut with a watercolor wash

Background imageArtifact Collection: Medical kit in the Civil War, 1860s

Medical kit in the Civil War, 1860s
Civil War medical kit used in field situations, Shiloh Battlefield. Photograph

Background imageArtifact Collection: 15th New York Battery memorial, Gettysburg Battlefield

15th New York Battery memorial, Gettysburg Battlefield
Memorial to the 15th New York Battery, Gettysburg Battlefield. Photograph

Background imageArtifact Collection: Gutenberg Bible page

Gutenberg Bible page
Page of the Gutenburg Bible. Color lithograph reproduction of the document

Background imageArtifact Collection: Railroad land for sale in Iowa and Minnesota

Railroad land for sale in Iowa and Minnesota
Farmland in Minnesota and Iowa for sale by the St. Paul & Sioux City Railroad Company, 1870s. Handset type advertisement with a watercolor wash

Background imageArtifact Collection: Telegraph key, 1860s

Telegraph key, 1860s
Civil War telegraph sending-key in working order, living history demonstration, Shiloh National Battlefield, Tennessee. Digital photograph

Background imageArtifact Collection: Mormon Trail hand-cart

Mormon Trail hand-cart
Mormon hand-cart replica on the Oregon/Mormon Trail, Scotts Bluff National Monument, Nebraska. Digital photograph

Background imageArtifact Collection: Log cabin in Vermont

Log cabin in Vermont
Hyde log cabin, built in 1783, Grand Isle, Vermont. Photograph

Background imageArtifact Collection: Casa Grande, Hohokam ruins, Arizona

Casa Grande, Hohokam ruins, Arizona
Doorway of Casa Grande, the remains of an ancient Hohokam farming village in central Arizona. Digital photograh

Background imageArtifact Collection: 19th-century Gatling gun

19th-century Gatling gun
Gatling-gun from the late 1800s, an artillery demonstration at Yorktown battlefield, Virginia. Digital photograph

Background imageArtifact Collection: Schwatkas discovery of Franklin expedition grave, 1880

Schwatkas discovery of Franklin expedition grave, 1880
Grave of Franklin Expedition member Lt. John Irving found by Schwatkas American search party in Greenland, 1880. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageArtifact Collection: Civil War artillery reenactors, Shiloh battlefield TN

Civil War artillery reenactors, Shiloh battlefield TN
Confederate artillery reenactors preparing to fire a 12-pounder Napoleon field cannon, Shiloh National Military Park, Tennessee. Digital photograph

Background imageArtifact Collection: Cloth labels from American textile mills, 1800s

Cloth labels from American textile mills, 1800s
Labels for cloth woven at 19th-century textile mills, displayed in Lowell, Massachusetts. Photograph

Background imageArtifact Collection: Part of the Magna Carta preamble

Part of the Magna Carta preamble
Portion of the Preamble to the Magna Carta. Watercolor wash on a 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an original copy in the British Museum

Background imageArtifact Collection: Ancient Roman oil lamp with Circus Maximus scene

Ancient Roman oil lamp with Circus Maximus scene
Ancient Roman lamp with a scene of a chariot race in the Circus Maximus. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageArtifact Collection: Pro-slavery poster in Kansas, 1850s

Pro-slavery poster in Kansas, 1850s
Kansas poster calling for homesteaders to rally under pro-slavery governor Charles Robinson, 1850s. Printed color reproduction of a document

Background imageArtifact Collection: Bear Flag of the California Republic

Bear Flag of the California Republic
California Republics " Bear Flag" on a wall in Coloma, California. Digital photograph

Background imageArtifact Collection: American Declaration of Independence

American Declaration of Independence, 1776. Watercolor wash over a 19th century woodcut reproduction of the document

Background imageArtifact Collection: Star-spangled banner, the 15-star US flag

Star-spangled banner, the 15-star US flag
Fifteen-star US flag (1794-1819) over Fort Moultrie, Charleston, South Carolina. Digital photograph

Background imageArtifact Collection: John Eliots Indian Bible

John Eliots Indian Bible
Title page of John Eliots translation of the Bible into a Native American language, 1663. Document

Background imageArtifact Collection: Log cabin once owned by Theodore Roosevelt, North Dakota

Log cabin once owned by Theodore Roosevelt, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelts log cabin, Medora, North Dakota. Photograph

Background imageArtifact Collection: Title page of Francis Bacons ' Advancement of Learning

Title page of Francis Bacons " Advancement of Learning, " 1633. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash

Background imageArtifact Collection: Title page of the 1605 ' Hamlet' by William Shakespeare

Title page of the 1605 " Hamlet" by William Shakespeare. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash

Background imageArtifact Collection: Texas to Pacific Coast stagecoach schedule and price list, 1838

Texas to Pacific Coast stagecoach schedule and price list, 1838
Schedule and ticket prices for the San Antonio & San Diego Mail-Line, circa 1838. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageArtifact Collection: Artillery defending the Continental Army winter camp at Valley Forge

Artillery defending the Continental Army winter camp at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Digital photograph

Background imageArtifact Collection: First edition title page of Whitmans ' Leaves of Grass

First edition title page of Whitmans " Leaves of Grass, " 1855. Hand-colored woodcut

Background imageArtifact Collection: Machine-spun thread on a bobbin in the Lowell mills

Machine-spun thread on a bobbin in the Lowell mills
Bobbins with machine-spun thread, Boott Cotton Mills, Lowell, Massachusetts. Photograph

Background imageArtifact Collection: Oregon Trail covered wagons

Oregon Trail covered wagons
Restored covered wagons (Conestoga wagon at rear), at Scotts Bluff National Monument on the Oregon Trail in Nebraska. Digital photograph

Background imageArtifact Collection: Brass swivel gun, often used as naval artillery, 1700s

Brass swivel gun, often used as naval artillery, 1700s
Brass swivel gun from the French and Indian War, in artillery demonstration at Yorktown battlefield, Virginia. Digital photograph

Background imageArtifact Collection: Harpers Weekly special automobile issue

Harpers Weekly special automobile issue, 1907. Printed color lithograph cover

Background imageArtifact 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 imageArtifact 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 imageArtifact Collection: Admission ticket to the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johson in

Admission ticket to the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johson in the Senate, 1868. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of the document

Background imageArtifact Collection: Petroglyph of a coyote or wolf, New Mexico

Petroglyph of a coyote or wolf, New Mexico
Native American petroglyph of a coyote or a wolf near Galisteo, New Mexico. Photograph

Background imageArtifact Collection: Grinding stones of the Anasazi / Ancestral Puebloans

Grinding stones of the Anasazi / Ancestral Puebloans
Anasazi/Ancestral Puebloan metates y manos, Betatakin cliff dwelling, Arizona. Photograph

Background imageArtifact Collection: New York Ledger newspaper ad, late 1800s

New York Ledger newspaper ad, late 1800s
Advertisement for the Christmas issue of the New York Ledger, 1891. Hand-colored woodcut

Background imageArtifact Collection: Pioneer name in Register Rock on the Oregon Trail, 1855

Pioneer name in Register Rock on the Oregon Trail, 1855
Oregon Trail travelers name carved into Register Cliff by the North Platte River near Guernsey, Wyoming. Digital photograph

Background imageArtifact Collection: Wagon tracks on the Oregon Trail, Wyoming

Wagon tracks on the Oregon Trail, Wyoming
Oregon Trail ruts worn into rock by wagon trains near Guernsey, Wyoming. Digital photograph

Background imageArtifact Collection: Conestoga wagon on the Oregon Trail

Conestoga wagon on the Oregon Trail
Conestoga wagon replica on the Oregon Trail, Scotts Bluff National Monument, Nebraska. Digital photograph

Background imageArtifact Collection: Covered wagon brake detail

Covered wagon brake detail
Brake mechanism of a covered wagon on the Oregon Trail, Scotts Bluff National Monument, Nebraska. Digital photograph

Background imageArtifact Collection: Oregon Trail pioneer graves, Wyoming

Oregon Trail pioneer graves, Wyoming
Graves of pioneers along the Oregon Trail in Wyoming. Photograph

Background imageArtifact Collection: Covered wagon with supplies, South Dakota

Covered wagon with supplies, South Dakota
Covered wagon and its supplies displayed at the Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary visitor center, South Dakota. Digital photograph

Background imageArtifact Collection: Powder horns and musket balls used in the fur trade

Powder horns and musket balls used in the fur trade
Powder horns, musket balls, and other trade items at a mountain-man rendezvous reenactment, Fort Mandan, North Dakota. Photograph

Background imageArtifact Collection: Surveyors compass, 18th century

Surveyors compass, 18th century
Surveyors compass from the 1700s, displayed during a reenactment at Yorktown Battlefield, Colonial National Park. Digital photograph

Background imageArtifact Collection: Salado culture prehistoric pottery artifacts, Arizona

Salado culture prehistoric pottery artifacts, Arizona
Salado pottery and gourds at Besh-Ba-Gowah Archaeological Park, a multi-storied village inhabited circa 1225-1400 AD, Arizona. Digital photograph

Background imageArtifact Collection: Salado culture prehistoric metate y mano for grinding corn, Arizona

Salado culture prehistoric metate y mano for grinding corn, Arizona
Maize grinding stones at Besh-Ba-Gowah Archaeological Park, a multi-storied Salado village inhabited circa 1225-1400 AD, Arizona. Digital photograph

Background imageArtifact Collection: Thunderbird petroglyph near Albuquerque, New Mexico

Thunderbird petroglyph near Albuquerque, New Mexico
Native American thunderbird petroglyph on basalt, Petroglyph State Park, New Mexico. Digital photograph

Background imageArtifact Collection: Pueblo Bonito corner window, Chaco Canyon NM

Pueblo Bonito corner window, Chaco Canyon NM
Astronomically positioned window at Pueblo Bonito, an Anasazi/Ancestral Puebloan site in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico. Digital photograph

Background imageArtifact Collection: Petroglyphs in Lobo Canyon, NM

Petroglyphs in Lobo Canyon, NM
Native American petroglyphs in Lobo Canyon, Cebolla Wilderness, New Mexico. Digital photograph

Background imageArtifact Collection: Title page, Constitution of the Cherokee Nation

Title page, Constitution of the Cherokee Nation, 1827, New Echota, Georgia. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of the document

Background imageArtifact Collection: Statue of Athena

Statue of Athena
Athena, a copy of the statue by Phidias. Photogravure reproduction of a 19th-century photograph

Background imageArtifact Collection: Cannon lighting tool, 18th century

Cannon lighting tool, 18th century
Cannon lighting tool in history of artillery demonstration at Yorktown battlefield, Virginia. Digital photograph

Background imageArtifact Collection: 19th-century artillery caisson

19th-century artillery caisson
Caisson from the 19th century, an artillery demonstration at Yorktown battlefield, Virginia. Digital photograph

Background imageArtifact Collection: Flintlock gun

Flintlock gun
Flintlock mechanism demonstrated at Sutters Fort, Sacramento, California. Digital photograph

Background imageArtifact Collection: Portuguese swivel gun, 17th century

Portuguese swivel gun, 17th century
Portuguese swivel gun from the 1600s, an artillery demonstration at Yorktown battlefield, Virginia. Digital photograph

Background imageArtifact Collection: Ratification resolution by the Constitutional Convention, 1787

Ratification resolution by the Constitutional Convention, 1787
Resolution to ratify the U.S. Constitution, 1787. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash

Background imageArtifact Collection: Sleeping Beauty

Sleeping Beauty, from a Berlin edition of Grimms Fairy Tales, 1865. Antique hand-colored illustration

Background imageArtifact Collection: Medieval armor in France

Medieval armor in France
Medieval suit of armor displayed on an ancient street of Chartres, France. Digital photograph

Background imageArtifact Collection: Latin grammar page from Gutenbergs press

Latin grammar page from Gutenbergs press
Page of the " Grammaire Latine" by Donatus, published by Gutenberg. Woodcut with a watercolor wash

Background imageArtifact Collection: Spanish priests destroying Aztec idols in Mexico

Spanish priests destroying Aztec idols in Mexico. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageArtifact Collection: Account of Pizarros conquest of Peru, 1535

Account of Pizarros conquest of Peru, 1535
Title page of Xeres account of the conquest of Peru, 1535. Document

Background imageArtifact Collection: Camp cookpots at a Continental Army reenactment

Camp cookpots at a Continental Army reenactment, Yorktown battlefield, Virginia. Digital photograph

Background imageArtifact Collection: Kerosene lamp, Georgia

Kerosene lamp, Georgia
Kerosene lamp in Chesser Island homestead, built in 1920s, Okefenokee Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia. Digital photograph

Background imageArtifact Collection: Linsey-woolsey cloth for 18th-century reenactors on sale at Yorktown

Linsey-woolsey cloth for 18th-century reenactors on sale at Yorktown battlefield, Virginia. Digital photograph

Background imageArtifact Collection: Norse settlement ruins in Greenland

Norse settlement ruins in Greenland
Ruins of a Viking church at Katortok, Greenland, view in 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageArtifact Collection: Outdoor ovens, Rancho de las Golondrinas, New Mexico

Outdoor ovens, Rancho de las Golondrinas, New Mexico
Adobe ovens at Rancho de las Golondrinas, a Spanish colonial homestead near Santa Fe, New Mexico. Digital photograph

Background imageArtifact Collection: Dutch map of eastern North America, 1670

Dutch map of eastern North America, 1670
Nova Belgh Tabula, map of New Netherland and New England, 1670. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction

Background imageArtifact Collection: General Lees note agreeing to a surrender, 1865

General Lees note agreeing to a surrender, 1865
Robert E. Lees letter to Ulysses S. Grant to arrange a surrender, 1865. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash

Background imageArtifact Collection: Reward poster for capture of Jefferson Davis

Reward poster for capture of Jefferson Davis
Reward poster offering $100, 000 in gold for the capture of Jefferson Davis, May 1865. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a document

Background imageArtifact Collection: Grimms Fairy Tales illustration

Grimms Fairy Tales illustration
Death of a Chicken, from a Berlin edition of Grimms Fairy Tales, 1865. Antique hand-colored book illustration

Background imageArtifact Collection: New York colonial real estate document

New York colonial real estate document
Document signed by Richard Nicolls, British governor of New York colony, 1667. Woodcut reproduction

Background imageArtifact Collection: Assyrian man in bas-relief

Assyrian man in bas-relief
Assyrian carved and painted stone head. Printed 19th-century color lithograph reproduction of an artifact

Background imageArtifact Collection: Virginia Company colonial seal

Virginia Company colonial seal
Seal of the Virginia Company, with a portrait of King James I. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash



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