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Background imageCrime Collection: Gunfight in the street of a western town

Gunfight in the street of a western town. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century Frederic Remington illustration

Background imageCrime Collection: Pirates capturing a ship

Pirates capturing a ship
Pirates capturing a galleon on the high seas. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Howard Pyle illustration

Background imageCrime Collection: Deacon Giless Distillery temperance cartoon, 1830s

Deacon Giless Distillery temperance cartoon, 1830s
" Bringing back the rum, " temperance cartoon showing liquor barrels labeled with forms of death, Salem, Massachusetts. Hand-colored woodcut from an 1830s temperance pamphlet

Background imageCrime Collection: Sheriff removing criminals boots

Sheriff removing criminals boots
Western sheriff arresting law-breakers and making them remove their boots to reduce escapes. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageCrime Collection: HSET2A-00030

HSET2A-00030
Gunman in a western saloon, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCrime Collection: BUSN2A-00194

BUSN2A-00194
Dynamite bomb exploding among police ranks during the Haymarket Square riot in Chicago, 1886. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageCrime Collection: Puritan prisoner in the pillory in New England

Puritan prisoner in the pillory in New England
Puritan offender standing in the pillory in a New England seaport, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCrime Collection: Pirate captain hung from the yardarm

Pirate captain hung from the yardarm
The pirate Banister, executed by hanging from the yardarm of a sailing ship. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCrime Collection: Puritan in the stocks as punishment in Massachusetts, 1600s

Puritan in the stocks as punishment in Massachusetts, 1600s
Puritan offender in the stocks, Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCrime Collection: Train-robbers, 1800s

Train-robbers, 1800s
Gunmen robbing a railroad train, late 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCrime Collection: Chicago police arresting a suspect, 1890s

Chicago police arresting a suspect, 1890s
Police making a patrol-box arrest in Chicago, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century Thulstrup illustration

Background imageCrime Collection: Scarlet Letter protagonist Hester Prynne

Scarlet Letter protagonist Hester Prynne
Hester Prynne and her daughter Pearl, from Hawthornes " The Scarlet Letter". Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCrime Collection: Ducking stool punishment for a Jamestown woman

Ducking stool punishment for a Jamestown woman
Jamestown woman led to the ducking stool for public humiliation, 1600s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCrime Collection: Pirates attacking a merchant ship

Pirates attacking a merchant ship
Pirates sinking a merchant ship on the high seas. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCrime Collection: New York draft rioters murdering a black man, 1863

New York draft rioters murdering a black man, 1863
Hanging a black man on Clarkson Street during the New York draft riots, 1863. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageCrime Collection: PMYT3A-00012

PMYT3A-00012
Robin Hood and Little John hunting deer in Sherwood Forest. Hand-colored woodcut

Background imageCrime Collection: HSET2A-00032

HSET2A-00032
Saloon brawl in a cattle town, western U.S. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration by Frederic Remington

Background imageCrime Collection: Outlaws holding up a stagecoach

Outlaws holding up a stagecoach
Outlaws holding up stagecoach passengers, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCrime Collection: Western gunfighter

Western gunfighter making his victom " dance." Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Frederic Remington illustration

Background imageCrime Collection: Miners smashing into a saloon

Miners smashing into a saloon
Western miners smashing into a saloon. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCrime Collection: Cattlemen killing sheep in Colorado, late 1800s

Cattlemen killing sheep in Colorado, late 1800s
Cattlemens raid on sheepherders in Colorado during the livestock range wars, late 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCrime Collection: PPIR2A-00008

PPIR2A-00008
Captain Kidd in chains, executed for piracy in England, 1701. Hand-colored woodcut of an illustration from Exquemelin

Background imageCrime Collection: BUSN2A-00245

BUSN2A-00245
Reporters working a murder story, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone of an illustration

Background imageCrime Collection: PMYT2A-00021

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

Background imageCrime Collection: PLIT2A-00022

PLIT2A-00022
Hester Prynne wearing the Scarlet Letter A in a scene from Hawthornes novel. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCrime Collection: PGBR2A-00005

PGBR2A-00005
Guy Fawkes brought before King James I after discovery of the Gunpowder Plot, 1605. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCrime Collection: GGBR2A-00073

GGBR2A-00073
Norman barons waylaying travelers in England in the late Middle Ages. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCrime Collection: PPRT2A-00004

PPRT2A-00004
British colonial government burning Zengers newspaper on Wall Street, New York City, 1734. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCrime Collection: Vigilantes burning a settlers home

Vigilantes burning a settlers home
Band of vigilantes burning a settlers home, western US. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Zogbaum illustration

Background imageCrime Collection: EVRV2A-00049

EVRV2A-00049
Benedict Arnold committing treason by promising to deliver West Point to the British, 1780. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration


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