Captive Collection

Hannah Duston escapes from capture by Native Americans
Hannah Duston and two other captives escaping from Abenaki Indians on the Merrimac River, New Hampshire, 1697. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Captive Africans on a slave-ship off Key West
Deck of the captured slave-ship " Wildfire" brought into Key West, 1860. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Slave auction in New Orleans
Slaves for sale at an auction in New Orleans, Louisiana. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Slave-ship hoisting sail, 1800s
African slave-ship hoisting sail upon sighting an English cruiser, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Slave-ship diagram showing Africans packed on deck
Deck plan of a slave ship, showing how captured Africans were arranged as cargo, 1700s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

Louis XVI in the French Revolution
French King Louis XVI threatened by a revolutionary mob at the Tuileries, Paris, 1792. Hand-colored engraving of an illustration

Africans jumping from a slave ship, 1700s
African captives leaping off a slave-ship near the coast of Africa, 1700s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction 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

Africans brought to Jamestown as slaves, 1600s
Introduction of African slaves into Virginia Colony at Jamestown, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Slave auction in Virginia
Slave family on the auction block in Virginia, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Slave auction before the US Civil War
Slave mother and daughter on the auction block in the US South. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Paul arrested in Jerusalem
Arrest of the apostle Paul in Jerusalem, to be sent to prison in Caesarea. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ziggarut tower under construction in ancient Babylon
Workers building the ziggaruts of ancient Babylon. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Babylonian Captivity of the Jews
Jewish prisoners during the Babylonian Captivity. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Women of a Germanic tribe captives of the Roman legions
Germanic women captured by Julius Caesars Roman army. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Christians attacked by a lion in ancient Rome
Christian martyrs facing hungry lions in the Colisseum, ancient Rome. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century painting

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

Slave workers in ancient Egypt
Slaves in ancient Egypt constructing public buildings. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Slaves in Washington DC, early 1800s
Slave-coffle in Washington DC passing the old Capitol, which burned in the War of 1812. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Conquest of Jerusalem by the Babylonians
Fall of Jerusalem, beginning the Babylonian Captivity of the Jews, 500s BC. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Death of Nathan Hale, 1776
Nathan Hale hanged by the British as a spy, 1776. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Africans taken by canoe to be sold as slaves
African native slavers canoe carrying captives to the coast. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Kemble illustration

Slave caravan in Africa
Captured Africans to be sold as slaves. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

African slave shed in the Congo basin
A slave shed where African captives are held until sold. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Kemble illustration

African slave caravan on the march
African slavers killing a captive too weak to march. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Mistreatment of natives used as slaves by the Spanish in Mexico, 1500s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a 16th-century illustration

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Natives working in the Spanish mines of Mexico. Hand-colored woodcut of a DeBry engraving

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Daniel Boone rescues his daughter from Native American captors. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

DeSoto with Native American captives, 1539
De Soto expedition traveling with captive Native Americans, 1539. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century Darley illustration

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Spanish conquistadors using Native American captives to carry burdens. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Andersonville POW camp, US Civil War
Union prisoner shot by a guard at Andersonville, Confederate prison camp in Georgia. Printed color lithograph

Paul a prisoner of Agrippa
Apostle Paul defending himself before Roman consul Agrippa. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Apostle Paul arrested in Jerusalem and taken before the Roman authorities. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Construction of the Tower of Babel
Captives building the Tower of Babel in ancient Babylon. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Hebrew captives carrying bricks in ancient Egypt
Slaves carrying bricks for buildings in ancient Egypt. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Hebrews enslaved in ancient Egypt
Jewish captives building pyramids in ancient Egypt. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Bear let loose on a prisoner in ancient Rome
Captive girl facing a hungry bear in an ancient Roman arena. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Hannah Duston captured in an Indian raid
Hannah Duston kidnapped by Indians, bas-relief on a memorial in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Digital photograph

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Angry citizens capturing tax collectors during the Whiskey Rebellion 1790s after the new federal government was formed. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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John Smith saved by Pocahontas, Jamestown Colony, Virginia Colony, 1607. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

John Smith capturing a Native American in Virginia, 1608
Captain John Smith taking the King of Pamaunkee prisoner, 1608. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an illustration from Smiths book

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John Smith a captive among Native Americans of Virginia Colony, 1600s Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Pocahontas appeals to Powhatan to spare John Smiths life, Virginia Colony, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Paul writing the Epistles
Paul in a Roman prison, writing the Epistles. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Goorkahs serving in the British military during Sepoy Mutiny, India, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

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Mutineers send Henry Hudson and his son overboard to die adrift in a small boat in the Arctic 1611. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Union soldiers held as prisoners of war at Andersonville prison camp during the Civil War. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

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British official reading the Decree of Expulsion to Acadians in Canada, 1755. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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