Danger Collection

Blowing glass in a British factory, 1800s
Workers in a crown-glass factory, Great Britain, early 1800s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Coal mine in England, 1850s
Removing coal in the Bradley mine, Staffordshire, England, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Native American attack on a western stagecoach
Western stagecoach fighting off Native Americans on the plains. Printed color halftone reproduction of a Frederic Remington illustration

Glass factory workers in Britain, 1800s
Manufacturing glass at a flint-glass factory, Great Britain, 1800s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

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Confederate 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, 1880s
Mountaineering in the Tyrol with ropes and picks, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Forest fire engulfing a steam locomotive, 1890s
Railroad train racing through a forest fire in the American West, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

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New 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, 1871
Terrified citizens fleeing Wells Street during the Chicago Fire, 1871. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Flames reaching the waterfront, Chicago Fire, 1871
Flaming buildings and boats on the Chicago River during the Great Fire, 1871. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Passengers placed in lifeboats from a sinking ship
Sailor handing a child into a lifeboat during a storm at sea, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Immigrants building the transcontinental railroad
Asian and European immigrants working on the last mile of the transcontinental railroad, 1869. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Freight train brakemen in a blizzard
Railroad brakemen working atop boxcars in a snowstorm, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

San Francisco earthquake and fire, 1906
Fire raging in downtown San Francisco after the earthquake of 1906. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an eyewitness illustration

Ezekiel in the valley of dry bones
Hebrew prophet Ezekiel walking through the valley of dry bones. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Weetamoo drowning in the Taunton River, 1676
Weetamoo 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 trail
A desperate situation, the death of oxen pulling a covered wagon. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Kentucky woman fighting off Native Americans, 1791
Wife of John Merrill defends her Kentucky home against Native Americans, 1791, Kentucky. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Demonic horned dragon of Hell. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a pen drawing in a French manuscript, La Magie Noire, Paris, 1800s

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Dragon-mouth of Hell. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an illustration from a publication in Augsburg, 1473

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Sea serpent of Hans Egidius. Hand colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

The Flying Dutchman, a ghost ship
The 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, 1800s
Residents rescued at night from the flooded Mississippi River, 1882. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Alpine mountain-climbers, 1800s
Mountaineers on a couloir in the Alps, circa 1890. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Mountaineering in the Alps, 1800s
Breaking 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 South
African-American escaping slavery by crossing the Ohio River, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Cave men battling prehistoric beasts
Early humans contending with prehistoric monsters. Color lithograph of a 19th-century illustration

People running from the raging Chicago Fire, 1871
Courthouse Square engulfed in flames during the Chicago Fire, 1871. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Steamship in a hurricane
American steamship " Yantic" heeled over in a hurricane, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Pirate flag
Jolly Roger flag flying in former pirate seaport, Savannah, Georgia. Digital photograph

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Whore 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 Adventures
Book cover, " Pioneer Life and Frontier Adventures, " by D.C. Peters, Boston, 1880s. Printed color lithograph

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Wagon train attacked by Indians on the Great Plains. Hand colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration by Frederic Remington

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Pioneers in snow on the trail over the Rockies, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Plains Indians attacking a wagon train of settlers, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Frontier mother fighting a wolf in a log cabin. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Family 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 fire
Wagon train crossing a stream to escape a prairie fire. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Frederic Remington illustration

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Lumbermen clearing a log-jam on a river, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Iron industry workers manufacturing steel in England, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ohio traveler attacked by wolves, early 1800s
Samuel H. Huntington attacked by wolves in early Ohio. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Howard Pyle illustration

Coal mine disaster in England, 1860s
Volunteers lowered into a coal mine to attempt rescue of trapped miners in England, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Ghost-ship in a storm. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Giant octopus attacking a sailing-ship. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of art in the Church of St Malo, France

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Ship attacked by a sea serpent in the Sea of Darkness. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction from Olaus Magnus, 1555

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Sinbad and his companions shipwrecked, from the 1001 Arabian Nights. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Gustave Dore illustration

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Giant octopus attacking the submarine " Nautilus" in Jules Vernes book, " 10, 000 Leagues under the Sea, " edition of 1873, Paris

Excavating the Panama Canal
Workers using explosives to excavate the Panama Canal, 1900s. Printed color halftone reproduction of an early 20th-century illustration

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