Coal mine in England, 1850sRemoving coal in the Bradley mine, Staffordshire, England, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
Native American attack on a western stagecoachWestern stagecoach fighting off Native Americans on the plains. Printed color halftone reproduction of a Frederic Remington illustration
Blowing glass in a British factory, 1800sWorkers in a crown-glass factory, Great Britain, early 1800s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
Glass factory workers in Britain, 1800sManufacturing glass at a flint-glass factory, Great Britain, 1800s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
EVCW2A-00080Confederate charge up Little Round Top, held by the 20th Maine Regiment, Battle of Gettysburg, 1863. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th century illustration
Mountain climbers in the Alps, 1880sMountaineering in the Tyrol with ropes and picks, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Forest fire engulfing a steam locomotive, 1890sRailroad train racing through a forest fire in the American West, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
HSET2A-00128New England Puritans on their way to church in the snow. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Terror of people escaping the Chicago Fire, 1871Terrified citizens fleeing Wells Street during the Chicago Fire, 1871. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Passengers placed in lifeboats from a sinking shipSailor handing a child into a lifeboat during a storm at sea, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Immigrants building the transcontinental railroadAsian and European immigrants working on the last mile of the transcontinental railroad, 1869. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Ezekiel in the valley of dry bonesHebrew prophet Ezekiel walking through the valley of dry bones. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Weetamoo drowning in the Taunton River, 1676Weetamoo swimming the Mattapoiset River to escape the Tiverton massacre, King Philips War, 1676. Digitally colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Oxen dying of thirst on a wagon trailA desperate situation, the death of oxen pulling a covered wagon. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Kentucky woman fighting off Native Americans, 1791Wife of John Merrill defends her Kentucky home against Native Americans, 1791, Kentucky. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
PMYT2A-00080Demonic horned dragon of Hell. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a pen drawing in a French manuscript, La Magie Noire, Paris, 1800s
PMYT2A-00081Dragon-mouth of Hell. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an illustration from a publication in Augsburg, 1473
The Flying Dutchman, a ghost shipThe legendary " Flying Dutchman, " a phantom ship feared by sailors. Hand-covered woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Rescue of flood victims on the Mississippi River, 1800sResidents rescued at night from the flooded Mississippi River, 1882. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Alpine mountain-climbers, 1800sMountaineers on a couloir in the Alps, circa 1890. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Mountaineering in the Alps, 1800sBreaking through an ice-bridge in the Alps, circa 1890. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Slave crossing the Ohio River to escape the SouthAfrican-American escaping slavery by crossing the Ohio River, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Flames reaching the waterfront, Chicago Fire, 1871Flaming buildings and boats on the Chicago River during the Great Fire, 1871. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
People running from the raging Chicago Fire, 1871Courthouse Square engulfed in flames during the Chicago Fire, 1871. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Steamship in a hurricaneAmerican steamship " Yantic" heeled over in a hurricane, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Pirate flagJolly Roger flag flying in former pirate seaport, Savannah, Georgia. Digital photograph
Freight train brakemen in a blizzardRailroad brakemen working atop boxcars in a snowstorm, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
San Francisco earthquake and fire, 1906Fire raging in downtown San Francisco after the earthquake of 1906. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an eyewitness illustration
PMYT2A-00082Whore of Babylon riding the seven-headed dragon. Hand-colored woodcut of an illustration from a New Testament printed in Augsburg, 1523
Pioneer Life and Frontier AdventuresBook cover, " Pioneer Life and Frontier Adventures, " by D.C. Peters, Boston, 1880s. Printed color lithograph
HSET2A-00034Wagon train attacked by Indians on the Great Plains. Hand colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration by Frederic Remington
HSET2A-00062Pioneers in snow on the trail over the Rockies, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
HSET2A-00109Plains Indians attacking a wagon train of settlers, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
HSET2A-00090Family in a covered wagon at the approach of a prairie storm, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Covered wagons escaping a prairie fireWagon train crossing a stream to escape a prairie fire. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Frederic Remington illustration
BUSN2A-00099Lumbermen clearing a log-jam on a river, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
BUSN2A-00149Iron industry workers manufacturing steel in England, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Ohio traveler attacked by wolves, early 1800sSamuel H. Huntington attacked by wolves in early Ohio. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Howard Pyle illustration
Coal mine disaster in England, 1860sVolunteers lowered into a coal mine to attempt rescue of trapped miners in England, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
PMYT2A-00060Ghost-ship in a storm. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
PMYT2A-00003Sea serpent of Hans Egidius. Hand colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
PMYT2A-00008Giant octopus attacking a sailing-ship. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of art in the Church of St Malo, France
PMYT2A-00023Ship attacked by a sea serpent in the Sea of Darkness. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction from Olaus Magnus, 1555
PMYT2A-00035Sinbad and his companions shipwrecked, from the 1001 Arabian Nights. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Gustave Dore illustration
PMYT2A-00065Giant octopus attacking the submarine " Nautilus" in Jules Vernes book, " 10, 000 Leagues under the Sea, " edition of 1873, Paris
Excavating the Panama CanalWorkers using explosives to excavate the Panama Canal, 1900s. Printed color halftone reproduction of an early 20th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00308Arctic explorer Robert Peary meeting the Relief Expedition on the Greenland Ice-cap, August 5, 1892. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Early depiction of Brazil in the Age of DiscoveryBrazil coast, natives, and New World flora and fauna as known in 1586. Hand-colored woodcut from De Lery
