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Court Collection

Background imageCourt Collection: Wigs for English lawyers, 1800s

Wigs for English lawyers, 1800s
Lawyer selecting the proper wig for appearance in court, London, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCourt Collection: Tower of London in the late Middle Ages

Tower of London in the late Middle Ages
London during the time of Henry VII (1457-1509). Color lithograph reproduction of an illuminated manuscript: Roy 16F, ii

Background imageCourt Collection: Testimony at the Salem witchcraft trials, 1690s

Testimony at the Salem witchcraft trials, 1690s
Trial of a suspected witch at Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1692. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCourt Collection: Aeropagus debating in ancient Athens

Aeropagus debating in ancient Athens
Gathering of the Areopagus, a deliberative court that met in the open air, ancient Athens. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCourt Collection: Judge and courtroom in the Middle Ages

Judge and courtroom in the Middle Ages
Plaintiff and defendant take the oath before a judge in the 1400s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a medieval illustration

Background imageCourt Collection: US Supreme Court courtroom, 1890s

US Supreme Court courtroom, 1890s
US Supreme Court hearing room, 1890s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCourt Collection: Trial of a Quaker in England

Trial of a Quaker in England
Quaker man on trial in an English courtroom. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCourt Collection: Medieval English court of law

Medieval English court of law
Court of Kings Bench, London, 1400s. Color lithograph reproduction of a 15th-century illuminated manuscript

Background imageCourt Collection: Emperor Zeno of the Eastern Roman Empire

Emperor Zeno of the Eastern Roman Empire
Emperor Zeno the Isaurian and court officials of the Byzantine Empire, early 500s. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageCourt Collection: Giles Corey accused of witchcraft in Salem

Giles Corey accused of witchcraft in Salem
Giles Corey accused by a witness at the Salem witchcraft trials, 1690s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCourt Collection: Salem witchcraft trial, 1692

Salem witchcraft trial, 1692
Witness testifying at the Salem witchcraft trials, 1690s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCourt Collection: Colonial courtroom in Puritan Massachusetts, 1600s

Colonial courtroom in Puritan Massachusetts, 1600s
Guilty verdict pronounced at a colonial Massachusetts trial, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCourt Collection: Woman defendant in a Puritan Massachusetts court, 1600s

Woman defendant in a Puritan Massachusetts court, 1600s
Sentencing a woman defendant in Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCourt Collection: HSET2A-00105

HSET2A-00105
Judges, lawyers, and clients on their way to court on the frontier, late 1700s or early 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCourt Collection: PROY2A-00108

PROY2A-00108
King Henry II in his role as traveling judge in medieval England. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCourt Collection: US Supreme Court hearing a Mississippi injunction case, 1867

US Supreme Court hearing a Mississippi injunction case, 1867
US Supreme Court under Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase hearing the Mississippi injunction case, 1867. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCourt Collection: PPRT2A-00007

PPRT2A-00007
Andrew Hamiltons defense of John Peter Zenger, establishing freedom of the press in the American colonies, 1734-1735. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCourt Collection: EXPL2A-00018

EXPL2A-00018
Columbus showing a map to Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCourt Collection: EXPL2A-00057

EXPL2A-00057
Columbus bringing gifts from the New World to Queen Isabella of Spain 1492. Printed color lithograph of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCourt Collection: EXPL2A-00070

EXPL2A-00070
Columbus greeted by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella upon his return to Spain from the New World. Color lithograph of a 19th-century painting by Ricardo Balaca

Background imageCourt Collection: PROY2A-00058

PROY2A-00058
Charles I leaving Westminster after his trial as an enemy of the nation, 1649. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCourt Collection: Egyptian Court of the Dead

Egyptian Court of the Dead
Court of the Dead in ancient Egypt. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCourt Collection: Wife of Giles Corey tried for witchcraft in Salem

Wife of Giles Corey tried for witchcraft in Salem
Trial of Giles Coreys wife for witchcraft, Salem, 1692. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCourt Collection: PUSA2A-00054

PUSA2A-00054
Anne Hutchinson sentenced to be banished from Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1637. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCourt Collection: PUSA2A-00059

PUSA2A-00059
Trial of William Penn as a Nonconformist, England, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCourt Collection: Acquittal of John Peter Zenger, 1735

Acquittal of John Peter Zenger, 1735
John Peter Zenger celebrating his acquittal after trial for libel, colonial New York City, 1735. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Darley illustration

Background imageCourt Collection: NATI2A-00165

NATI2A-00165
Title page of the US Supreme Court record, Cherokee Nation v. State of Georgia, 1831. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of the document

Background imageCourt Collection: PMYT2A-00021

PMYT2A-00021
Jews daughter accused of witchcraft in the Middle Ages. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCourt Collection: EXPL2A-00069

EXPL2A-00069
Columbus brought in chains before Ferdinand and Isabella by Bobadilla, 1500. Color lithograph of a 19th-century painting by Jover

Background imageCourt Collection: EVNT2A-00073

EVNT2A-00073
Trial for heresy during the Spanish Inquisition. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th century illustration

Background imageCourt Collection: Two judges in Elizabethan England

Two judges in Elizabethan England
English judges in their robes during Elizabeths reign, 1500s. Color lithograph reproduction

Background imageCourt Collection: EVRV2A-00073

EVRV2A-00073
John Sevier rescued from North Carolina imprisonment during the American Revolution Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Howard Pyle Illustration


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