Cold Gallery

Schwatkas discovery of Franklin expedition grave, 1880

Grave of Franklin Expedition member Lt. John Irving found by Schwatka's American search party in Greenland, 1880.
Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

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Chilkoot Pass during the Alaska/Klondike Gold Rush

Alaska/Klondike prospectors climbing to the summit of the Chilkoot Pass, 1890s.
Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

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George Washington and his Continental Army ferried across the Delaware River to attack Trenton, New Jersey, 1776.
Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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