Colony Gallery

First settlers of Hartford, Connecticut, 1636

Thomas Hooker's congregation migrates from Massachusetts to settle Hartford, Connecticut, 1636.
Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Moving artillery in the French and Indian War

Colonial artillery passing over Appalachian Mountains, French and Indian War.
Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Darley illustration

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

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