Conversation Collection

La Fontaine, Moliere, Racine, and other French writers, 1600s
Conversation among French authors La Fontaine, Boileau, Moliere, and Racine. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Louis XIV and Moliere having breakfast
Moliere at breakfast with Louis XIV at Versailles Palace. Hand-colored photogravure reproduction of a painting

Plato and Aristotle shown in a bas-relief titled " Logic" by Giotto on the doors of the Campanile, Florence. 19th-century photograph

Lighting the gas lamps for a dinner party, 1800s
Guests awaiting the return of gas-light during a Christmas dinner-party, New York City, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Dutch colonists in early New Amsterdam
Dutch settlers outdoors along the Battery, New Amsterdam, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Confederate soldier romancing a young woman, 1800s
Confederate soldier declaring his love for a young woman, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Tea-time, England, 1880s
Upperclass family enjoying afternoon tea in a hothouse, England, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Franklin, Hamilton, and other delegates discussing the Constitution
Franklin, Hamilton, and others discussing the framing of the US Constitution at a tea party in Philadelphia, 1787. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Cafe patrons enjoying an evening on a Paris boulevard, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Alehouse scene in th 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century E.A. Abbey illustration

Reception in the Toynbee Hall dining room, England, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Quilting party in western Virginia, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Santa Fe Plaza the center of life in New Mexico, 1800s
Families gathering for chores and companionship on Santa Fe Plaza. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Italian immigrants tenement in New York City, 1870s
Ragpickers Court on Mulberry Street in the Italian neighborhood, New York City, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Small office in the late 1800s
Man and woman at a desk, late 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Bobbing for apples at a Halloween party in Ireland, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Upperclass social life, circa 1900
Reception to introduce a young man to society, circa 1900. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an illustration

Courtship in a woodland setting, 1800s
Young man and woman on a walk in the countryside, late 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Rural courtship, early 1900s
Young couple seated by a brook, early 1900s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an illustration

Young women talking, early 1900s
Young women sharing secrets, circa 1900. Printed color halftone of an illustration by Alonzo Kimball

Lumberjacks having dinner, 1800s
Dinner in a logging camp in the Northwest, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Sharing an umbrella, England, 1800s
Couple walking in the rain on an English city street, 1800s. Printed color lithograph reproduction of an illustration

Forum in ancient Rome
Busy scene in the Roman Forum under the caesars. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Babylonian leader and Persians
Babylonian ruler in conversationn with Persians. Antique hand-colored print

Two young women talking, about 1900. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an illustration by Alice Barber Stephens

Romance on a city rooftop, 1800s
Woman hanging laundry talking with a mason on a city rooftop, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

West Point romance, 1800s
West Point cadet courting a young woman, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

African-American woman reenactor in a sewing circle at Yorktown, Virginia. Digital photograph

Wayfarers at an inn, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Outdoor tea party in colonial New England, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Men enjoying an afterdinner drink in colonial times. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Coffee-house orator in London, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19t9h-century illustration

Discussion in ancient Athens
Athenians having a discussion in ancient Greece. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut of an ancient vase painting

Puritans drinking from pewter mugs in colonial Massachusetts. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Native American joining cowboys at their campfire, late 1800s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Courtship using a whispering rod on Halloween in colonial days. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Fashionable supper party, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ladies enjoying their sewing circle, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Romance on the way to school, circa 1900
Boy walking a girl to school on a winter morning, early 1900s. Halftone of a color illustration by Howard E. Smith

Womens sewing circle reenacted at Yorktown battlefield, Virginia. Digital photograph

Samuel Johson and James Boswell at the Literary Club, London, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ladies and gentlemen having tea in a drawing-room, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

High society dinner guests conversing, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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