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Battle of Lake Erie, War of 1812
British and American ships engaged in the Battle of Lake Erie, 1813. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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British army burning the White House in 1814 during the War of 1812. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Plundering a plantation during Shermans March to the Sea
Shermans troops foraging on a Georgia plantation, 1864. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Siege of Magdeburg, Germany, Thirty Years War, 1631
Fall of Magdeburg to Flemish General Tilly, resulting in massacre of citizens, Thirty Years War, 1631. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Black regiment of the Union army entering Richmond, Virginia, after its own citizens burned ithe city, April 3, 1865, near the end of the Civil War. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Terror of people escaping the Chicago Fire, 1871
Terrified citizens fleeing Wells Street during the Chicago Fire, 1871. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Flames reaching the waterfront, Chicago Fire, 1871
Flaming buildings and boats on the Chicago River during the Great Fire, 1871. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

San Francisco earthquake and fire, 1906
Fire raging in downtown San Francisco after the earthquake of 1906. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an eyewitness illustration

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Dragon-mouth of Hell. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an illustration from a publication in Augsburg, 1473

Judge Lynch burning justice, cartoon of 1901
Justice burned, entitled " Judge Lynchs Latest Victim, " 1901. Hand-colored woodcut of a 1901 W.A. Rogers cartoon

Quantrill raid on Lawrence, Kansas, US Civil War
Confederate raiders destroying Lawrence, Kansas, 1863. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Mass grave for plague victims, Holywell Mount, England, 1665
Burying dead bodies at Holywell Mount during the Bubonic plague, England, 1665. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

Roman Emperor Nero burning Christians as human torches. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Sack of Rome by the Vandals, 455 A. D
Vandals sacking the city of Rome, effectively ending the power of the Roman Empire, 455 AD. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

People running from the raging Chicago Fire, 1871
Courthouse Square engulfed in flames during the Chicago Fire, 1871. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Jamestown burning during Bacons Rebellion
Bacons rebels burning Jamestown, Virginia, 1676. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Fire in San Francisco, 1851
Panic on the waterfront during a great fire in San Francisco, 1851. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Valencia Hotel after the San Francisco earthquake of 1906
Fire raging behind the ruins of the Valencia Hotel, where 75 persons died in the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph

Scorpions sent from Hell
Scorpions ascending in the smoke from Hell to plague mankind. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut of an illustration from a French manuscript of the 1100s

Black magic countered by St James to Elder
Saint James the Elder combating the diabolical enchantments of a magician. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a composition by Breughel the Elder

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Rioters attack the Royal Palace during the French Revolution. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th century illustration

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Bartholomew Columbuss cruel destruction of native villages on Hispaniola. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

New York draft rioters murdering a black man, 1863
Hanging a black man on Clarkson Street during the New York draft riots, 1863. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

New York draft rioters burning a black orphanage, 1863
African-American orphanage destroyed in the New York draft riots, 1863. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ruins of Fredericksburg, US Civil War
Fredericksburg, Virginia, after the siege and battle. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Richmond, Virginia, burned by the Confederates, 1865
Citizens huddled in Capitol Square during the burning of Richmond by its own people, 1865. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Great Fire of London, 1666
St. Pauls Cathedral in London destroyed in the conflagration of 1666. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Capture and burning of Washington DC by the British in 1814, during the War of 1812. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

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Colonial village of Brookfield, Massachusetts burned by Native Americans during King Phillips War 1675. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Colonials setting a bonfire at the Bowling-Green to protest the Stamp Act in New York City, 1765. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration by Darley

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Steel industry workers at the coke furnaces of Pennsylvania, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

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Martin Luther in Wittenberg burning Pope Leo Xs Bull of excommunication, 1521. Hand colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Religious reformer Jan Hus burned at the stake, 1415. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Attack on Fort King by Native Americans under Osceola during the Seminole Wars, 1835. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

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Captain Masons attack on the Pequots fortified village, 1637. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Native Americans burning a schooner in the Detroit River at night during Pontiacs War, 1763-1764. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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US fleet of Oliver H Perry during his naval victory over the British on Lake Erie in 1813 during the War of 1812. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

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" Merrimac, " a Confederate ironclad ship, rams the USS " Cumberland" during the American Civil War, 1862. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

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Escape of some of the crew of the USS " Congress" after attack by the Confederate ironclad " Merrimac." Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

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US frigate " Merrimac" on fire during Confederate burning of Gosport Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, during the Civil War, 1862. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

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Pinkerton men leaving Carnegie Steel Works during the Homestead Riot, 1892. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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British colonial government burning Zengers newspaper on Wall Street, New York City, 1734. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Fire destroying the camp of John Wesley Powell during his exploration of the Grand Canyon 1870s. Hand colored woodcut of an illustration from publication of the Powell expedition report

Vigilantes burning a settlers home
Band of vigilantes burning a settlers home, western US. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Zogbaum illustration

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Destruction of British frigate " Sharon" during the battle of Yorktown, 1781. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Mrs. Motte helps the American army burn her home, held by the British in South Carolina, 1781. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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First blow for liberty, colonials harrassing British soldiers on the road from Concord, 1775. Hand-colored halftone illustration

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Angry Rhode Island colonists burn the ship " Gaspee" in Providence harbor, to protest British taxation, 1773. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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