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Singer sewing machine ad, 1890sAdvertisement for the Singer Automatic sewing machine, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
Gutenbergs printing press, 1450sGutenberg and Fust with the first printing press, Germany, 1450s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Union Stockyards entrance, Chicago, 1890sEntrance to the Union Stockyards, Chicago, 1890s. Albertype reproduction of a photograph
Coal mine in England, 1850sRemoving coal in the Bradley mine, Staffordshire, England, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
Medieval goldsmith at workWorkshop of Etienne Delaulne, a goldsmith in Paris, 1500s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 16th-century illustration
Blowing glass in a British factory, 1800sWorkers in a crown-glass factory, Great Britain, early 1800s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
Cylinder printing press, 1800sHoe printing press, showing type locked on the bed and overlays fixed on the cylinder; ink rollers on far right, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Lobster boat off the Atlantic coast of Maine and CanadaLobster fishermen in the Grand Manan Channel between Maine and New Brunswick, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
BUSN2A-00012Native Americans exchanging furs for goods at a Hudson Bay Company post. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut of a Frederic Remington illustration
Glass factory workers in Britain, 1800sManufacturing glass at a flint-glass factory, Great Britain, 1800s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
Chicagos State Street, 1890sMarshall Field & Co. retail store on State Street, downtown Chicago, 1890s. Albertype reproduction of a photograph
Riverboats at Shreveport, Louisiana, 1870sStevedores loading barrels at the Red River levee at Shreveport, Louisiana, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Leadville, a Colorado boom town, 1870sChestnut Street in Leadville, Colorado, during the mining boom, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Barber shaving a customer with a razorBarber of 1789 shaving a customer, shown in a Pears Soap ad, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Apprentice carpenterYoung carpenters apprentice planing a block of wood, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Flintlock pistol used in the fur tradeFlintlock pistol to be traded at a mountain-man rendezvous reenactment, Fort Mandan, North Dakota. Photograph
BUSN2A-00011Advertisement for Cadburys Cocoa, showing a croquet game, 1899. Hand-colored printed halftone 19th century
Bakers at their trade in the late Middle AgesBakers of York, showing their guild ordinances, England, 1590s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration
Tower of the Winds in Athens, ancient GreeceTower of the Winds topped by a weathervane of Triton, and with sundials on the outer walls, ancient Athens. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Drying and salting fish in colonial MaineFirst settlers of Maine drying and salting fish on the Atlantic shore. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Ancient Phoenician traders in portPhoenician sailors trading goods in an ancient Mediterranean seaport. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Typesetter at work, 1800sSetting type by hand in a print-shop. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Downtown Atlanta in the late 1800sBusiness center of Atlanta, Georgia, about 1880. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Virginia City, Nevada, 1870sMain street of Virginia City, a mining boomtown in Nevada, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Royal Society endorsement of a lens-grinder, 1600sOpticians advertisement illustrated with Archimedes at a telescope, London, 1694. Hand-colored woodcut of a 17th-century illustration
Wichita, Kansas, 1870sMain street in Wichita, Kansas, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
BUSN2P-00001Book and magazine printing press at Harper & Bros. New York City, early 1900s. Printed halftone of a photograph
Ad for corsets, 1890sCorsets advertised by CB A La Sprite, late 1800s. Color lithograph
BUSN2A-00135Dutch East India House in Amsterdam, showing warehouses and shipyard. Hand-colored woodcut
Rafting furs from the northwoods to marketFur traders steering a raft through rapids of a river. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Traders outside the New York Stock Exchange, 1912Busy curb market outside the NY Stock Exchange, early 1900s. Halftone reproduction of an illustration
Medieval guild sealGuild merchants seal, Gloucester, England, circa 1200. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction
EXPL2A-00146Marco Polo welcomed at the court of Kublai Khan in China, 1200s. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration
Brandywine Creek industry, Delaware, 1800sOld mills along Brandywine Creek, Delaware, 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
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
Cartoon protesting Jeffersons trade embargo, 1807Cartoon protesting the Embargo Act passed by President Thomas Jefferson in 1807 Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Marketplace of ancient AthensAgora, or market area, of ancient Athens, with a backdrop of the Acropolis. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
African ivory trade, 1800sIvory trader in an African village, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Stores on Wabash Avenue, Chicago, 1890sBretanos and other retail shops on Wabash Avenue south of Monroe Street, Chicago, 1890s. Albertype reproduction of a photograph
Chicago street downtown in the 1890sStreetcar on State Street north of the Palmer House, Chicago, 1890s. Albertype reproduction of a photograph
Chicagos Palmer House, 1890sThe Palmer House on the corner of State and Monroe streets, Chicago, 1890s. Albertype reproduction of a photograph
Chicago lumber wharves, 1880sLumber district of Chicago, viewed from the West Side Waterworks, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Downtown Indianapolis, 1870sWashington Street, looking west from Meriden Street, Indianapolis, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Chicago grain elevators loading ships, 1870sGrain loaded in Chicago on ships bound for the Erie Canal, 1870s. Hand colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Downtown Chicago, 1850sRandolph Street, Chicago, in the 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
City of Chicago in 1860Overview of Chicago, looking west from Lake Michigan, 1860. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Busy street in downtown Chicago, 1890sWabash Avenue at the corner of Madison Street, downtown Chicago, 1890s. Albertype reproduction of a photograph
Downton Boston shops, 1850sWashington Street in Boston, including Ticknor & Fields Old Corner Bookstore, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Businss district of Portland, Oregon, late 1800sCarriages and stores in Portland, Oregon, late 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Colonial shipyardShip-building in colonial North America. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Clipper ship Flying Cloud launched in BostonLaunch of shipbuilder Donald McKays clipper ship " Flying Cloud" in Boston, 1851. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Ship-building in New England, 1800sBusy New England shipyard in the 19th century. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Fishing boats unloading in London, 1800sLanding fish at Billingsgate Market, London, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
BUSN2A-00209Dutch East India Company warehouses in Amsterdam, 1600s or 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an antique print
BUSN2A-00019Early electric car advertisement for the Babcock Electric Victoria Phaeton, 1907. Hand-colored halftone of a 20th-century printed newspaper ad
BUSN2A-00160Great Railroad Strike workers blockade the locomotive engines at Martinsburg, West Virginia, in 1877. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Firestone tires ad, 1912Advertisement for Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, 1912. Hand-colored woodcut
Winton automobile of 1905Advertisement for the Winton automobile, 4-cylinder model, with price list, 1905. Hand-colored halftone
Producing flour in a windmill, Nantucket, 1800sGrain hopper inside a windmill on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
New England textile factory, 1800sSugar River textile mill in Newport, New Hampshire, about 1880. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Chinatown shops, San Francisco, 1880sBusy Chinatown street in San Francisco, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Western Union office in New York City, 1870sWestern Union Companys telegraph operations in New York City, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Tuna fishing using nets, 1800sFishing boats circling a school of tuna to catch them in nets, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Sampling the Maryland oyster catch, 1800sOyster buyer tasting a sample on the dock in Baltimore, Maryland, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illusttration
Cod fishing with hand lines, 1800sCod fishermen hauling in hand-lines from the deck of a boat on the North Atlantic, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Fur seal hunt in the Arctic, 1800sClubbing seals to death for their fur, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Fishermen using nets, 1800sFishing boat hauling in nets by moonlight, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
BUSN2A-00043Dutch merchants trading with Native Americans on Manhattan Island, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
New York Ledger newspaper ad, late 1800sAdvertisement for the Christmas issue of the New York Ledger, 1891. Hand-colored woodcut
Pushcarts of fruit vendors in New York CityNew York City peddlers chased away by a policeman, circa 1900. Printed color halftone reproduction of an illustration
Busy telegraph office in New York City, 1860sPeople sending wires at the American Telegraph Company office on Broadway at Liberty Street, New York City, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Standard Oil Company headquarters, New York City, 1880sStandard Oil Company building and the Welles Building on Broadway, New York, 1880s. Albertype reproduction of a photograph
Small office in the late 1800sMan and woman at a desk, late 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
BUSN2A-00099Lumbermen clearing a log-jam on a river, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Powder horns and musket balls used in the fur tradePowder horns, musket balls, and other trade items at a mountain-man rendezvous reenactment, Fort Mandan, North Dakota. Photograph
Frontiersmen on the upper Missouri River, 1800sHalf-breeds and French voyageurs towing a boat in the upper Missouri River, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Labor strike, late 1800sStriking workers on parade in the U.S. late 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Traders approaching Sidon, a seaport of ancient PhoeniciaCamel caravan approaching Sidon, a seaport of ancient Phoenicia. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Seamstress, 1800sWoman sewing to earn money at home, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
HOUS2A-00136Italian vendors making pasta in Naples, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Coffee plantation in BrazilCoffee plantation in southern Brazil, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Singapore and Malaysian traders, 1800sChinese traders from the Straits Settlement and from Singapore (right), 1800s. Antique hand colored print
Printing the Gutenberg Bible, 1453The first proof sheet from Gutenbergs press, 1453. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
