Boston Collection

First use of anesthesia in surgery, 1846
First public demonstration of surgical anesthesia, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1846. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustratioin

Bunker Hill battle, 1775
Battle of Bunker Hill at the outset of the American Revolution, 1775. Hand-colored engraving of a painting by Trumbull

Joseph Warren on Bunker Hill
Joseph Warren, American patriot leader at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Hand-colored engraving reproduction of 19th-century illustration

Colonial family banished from Puritan Massachusetts, 1600s
Punishing heretics by exiling them from Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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

Massachusetts Bay Colony seal
Insignia of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction

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British army marching in formation up Breeds Hill in the Battle of Bunker Hill, American Revolution, 1775 Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Howard Pyle illustration

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Quill pen in the hand of the Phyllis Wheatley statue, Boston Womens Memorial. Digital photograph

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William Prescott in command of American Minutemen defending Bunker Hill, 1775. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century F.C. Yohn illustration

Smallpox treatment document, New England, 1677
" A Brief Rule, " a printed guide to the treatment of smallpox, or measles, in New England, 1677. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash

Kindergarten children playing a game, 1870s
Kindergarten class playing an active game, " the windmill, " 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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New England colonial couple in farmhouse dooryard, late 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Samuel Adams
Patriot Samuel Adams portrait. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Dr, Joseph Warren of Boston. Hand-colored engraving reproduction of an 18th-century portrait

Wendell Phillips urging abolition of slavery
Wendell Phillips speaking against slavery on Boston Common, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Life in Boston, Massachusetts, 1660s
Colonial seaport of Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony, in the 1660s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Puritan in the stocks as punishment in Massachusetts, 1600s
Puritan offender in the stocks, Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Puritan prisoner in the pillory in New England
Puritan offender standing in the pillory in a New England seaport, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Settlement at Boston, 1630s
Windmill overlooking the first houses at Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1630s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

First colonists of Boston, Massachusetts, 1630s
Puritan settlers arriving in Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1630s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Puritans church in Boston, 1630s
First meeting-house in Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1630s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

John Hancocks home in Boston, 1700s
Horse-drawn carriage in front of John Hancocks mansion on Beacon Hill, Boston, 1700s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Downton Boston shops, 1850s
Washington Street in Boston, including Ticknor & Fields Old Corner Bookstore, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Clipper ship Flying Cloud launched in Boston
Launch of shipbuilder Donald McKays clipper ship " Flying Cloud" in Boston, 1851. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

A crowded Boston skating pond, 1800s
A skating scene in Boston, Massachusetts, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Double-play in a New York / Boston baseball game, 1886
New York baseball team making a double-play against Boston, 1886. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Pulpit in a Boston church, 1700s
Minister preaching in a Boston pulpit, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Immigrant families headed west from Boston, 1800s
Swedish immigrants passing through Boston, bound for the Midwest, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Boston colonists greeted by Native Americans, 1635
Native Americans welcome Puritans with a gift of fish on the Charles River, Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1635. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Colonial gravestone in Boston, Massachusetts
Deaths dance on a gravestone in the Old Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts. Digital photograph

Scarlet Letter protagonist Hester Prynne
Hester Prynne and her daughter Pearl, from Hawthornes " The Scarlet Letter". Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Kindergarten class in Boston, 1870s
Public kindergarden students modeling clay, Boston, Massachusetts, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

French map of the Great Lakes, 1703
La Hontans map of the Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence valley, 1703. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an 18th century illustration

Garter advertisement, early 1900s
Father with his children in an advertisement for garters, 1916. Color halftone

Quincy Market in Boston, 1880s
Farmers bringing fresh produce to sell at Quincy Market in Boston, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Dry-goods store in Boston, 1850s
Driggss Lace & Bonnet Store on Hanover Street, Boston, 1852. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Runaways captured in Boston under the Fugitive Slave Act
Runaway slaves Burns and Sims captured in Boston and returned to South Carolina under the Fugitive Slave Act, 1850s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Massachusetts Puritans removing the cross from the English flag
John Endicott cutting the cross out of the kings banner in Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Colonial courtroom in Puritan Massachusetts, 1600s
Guilty verdict pronounced at a colonial Massachusetts trial, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Quaker Mary Dyer taken to be hanged in Boston, 1660
Quaker Mary Dyer led to her execution in Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1660. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustratioin

Quakers executed in Puritan Massachusetts
Quakers going to their execution in Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Woman defendant in a Puritan Massachusetts court, 1600s
Sentencing a woman defendant in Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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British soldiers kill four civilian protesters in the Boston Massacre, 1770. Hand colored engraving of a painting by Alonso Chappel

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British troops entering Boston to enforce taxation and other legislation before the American Revolution Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Boston Tea Party looter ridiculed
Sons of Liberty penalize a tea looter after Boston Tea Party by nailing his coat to a post, 1773. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Boston and vicinity in 1775
Map of Boston, Charlestown, and vicinity, June 1775. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Battle of Bunker Hill, American Revolution
Americans shooting at the advancing British from the redoubt on Bunker Hill, 1775. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Boston, Massachusetts, in the 1890s
Busy corner of State and Washington streets in downtown Boston, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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