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Desert Collection

Background imageDesert Collection: Buffalo soldier drinking from his canteen

Buffalo soldier drinking from his canteen on a desert march. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Frederic Remington illustration

Background imageDesert Collection: Arabs fighting tigers in the desert

Arabs fighting tigers in the desert
Tigers attacking an Arab caravan in the desert. Color lithograph reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageDesert Collection: HSET2A-00088

HSET2A-00088
Buffalo soldiers in the Arizona desert. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration by Frederic Remington

Background imageDesert Collection: NATI2A-00174

NATI2A-00174
Pueblo farmer plowing the soil near Laguna Pueblo, New Mexico, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageDesert Collection: Suez Canal under construction, 1869

Suez Canal under construction, 1869
Dredges beiginning to build the Suez Canal, 1869. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageDesert Collection: Arab on a camel

Arab on a camel
Arab traveling in the desert. Printed color halftone reproduction of an illustration

Background imageDesert Collection: Oxen dying of thirst on a wagon trail

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

Background imageDesert Collection: Chinese man dying of thirst in the Mohave, 1800s

Chinese man dying of thirst in the Mohave, 1800s
Chinese immigrant dying of thirst in the Mohave Desert, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Frederic Remington illustration

Background imageDesert Collection: Bedouins

Bedouins
Bedouin father and his daughter. Hand-colored halftone ireproduction of a 19th-century photograph

Background imageDesert Collection: GMDE2A-00007

GMDE2A-00007
Bedouin messenger racing across the desert on a camel. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageDesert Collection: Prickly-pear cactus with fruit

Prickly-pear cactus with fruit
Prickly-pear cactus fruit, Socorro County, New Mexico. Digital photograph

Background imageDesert Collection: Barrel cactus in flower

Barrel cactus in flower
Barrel cactus, Socorro County, New Mexico. Digital photograph

Background imageDesert Collection: Ancient ruins at Palmyra, or Tadmor, Syria

Ancient ruins at Palmyra, or Tadmor, Syria
Ruins of the temples of ancient Tadmor in Syria, 1800s. Photograph

Background imageDesert Collection: GASI2A-00007

GASI2A-00007
Mongol camp on the move in the Gobi Desert. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageDesert Collection: GASI2A-00040

GASI2A-00040
Horse caravan crossing the Gobi Desert, Mongolia. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageDesert Collection: Sir Richard Burtons journey to Mecca, 1850s

Sir Richard Burtons journey to Mecca, 1850s
Explorer Richard Burtons desert camp in Arabia during his journey to Mecca, 1850s. Color lithograph

Background imageDesert Collection: EVNT2A-00045

EVNT2A-00045
Napoleon and the Sphinx at the time of the French invasion of Egypt, 1798. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century painting by Jean-Leon Gerome

Background imageDesert Collection: BUSN2A-00075

BUSN2A-00075
Trade caravans on the Silk Road, the great highway of Central Asia. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageDesert Collection: BUSN2A-00048

BUSN2A-00048
Camel caravan loaded with goods. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageDesert Collection: Egyptian sandstorm destroys the army of Cambyses II

Egyptian sandstorm destroys the army of Cambyses II
Persian army of Cambyses II destroyed in a North African sandstorm after conquering the Nile valley, 522 BC. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Gustav Dore illustration

Background imageDesert Collection: Egyptian Sphinx in the 19th-century

Egyptian Sphinx in the 19th-century
Ancient Egyptian Sphinx, shown in the 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century photograph

Background imageDesert Collection: GAFR2A-00018

GAFR2A-00018
Oasis of Gafsa in Tunisia, North Africa. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageDesert Collection: Maricopa woman carrying a basket on her head, 1907

Maricopa woman carrying a basket on her head, 1907
The cactus gatherer, Arizona, 1907. Printed reproduction of a photograph by Edward Curtis

Background imageDesert Collection: Maricopa woman, 1907

Maricopa woman, 1907
Hepah, a Maricopa Native American, gathering arrowbrush, 1907. Printed reproduction of a photograph by Edward Curtis

Background imageDesert Collection: Pima lodge, 1907

Pima lodge, 1907
Dwelling of Piman tribes, 1907 Printed reproduction of a photograph by Edward Curtis

Background imageDesert Collection: NATI2A-00193

NATI2A-00193
Piman village in the desert southwest, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageDesert Collection: NATI2A-00195

NATI2A-00195
Hopi village with sheep-pens below the cliffs, Arizona, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageDesert Collection: NATI2A-00115

NATI2A-00115
Apache hunter procuring poison for his arrows by causing a rattlesnake to bite into a deer liver. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageDesert Collection: NATI2A-00078

NATI2A-00078
Apache family in front of their wickiup, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century photograph

Background imageDesert Collection: EVNT2A-00259

EVNT2A-00259
Geronimo and Natchez on horseback during the Apache Wars, 1886. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century photograph

Background imageDesert Collection: Barrel cactus flowers and fruit

Barrel cactus flowers and fruit, Socorro County, New Mexico. Digital photograph

Background imageDesert Collection: Mud in the Bisti Badlands, New Mexico

Mud in the Bisti Badlands, New Mexico
Pattern of mud near a stream bed in the Bisti Wilderness, an arid area in the Four Corners, New Mexico. Digital photograph

Background imageDesert Collection: Bisti Badlands, New Mexico

Bisti Badlands, New Mexico
Stream bed in the Bisti Wilderness, an arid area near the Four Corners, New Mexico. Digital photograph

Background imageDesert Collection: Rainstorm on the high plains, New Mexico

Rainstorm on the high plains, New Mexico
Rainstorm over the arid plains of the Four Corners area, New Mexico. Digital photograph

Background imageDesert Collection: Lightning striking the high plains, New Mexico

Lightning striking the high plains, New Mexico
Lightning over the arid plains near the Four Corners, New Mexico. Digital photograph

Background imageDesert Collection: Wheatfield in Arizona

Wheatfield in Arizona
Wheatfield in the Sonoran Desert, Arizona. Photograph

Background imageDesert Collection: EVNT2A-00044

EVNT2A-00044
Napoleon Bonaparte at Cairo during his invasion of Egypt, 1798. Hand-colored engraving from the painting by Jean-Leon Gerome

Background imageDesert Collection: EXPL2A-00163

EXPL2A-00163
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca crossing the Great American Desert from Texas to Mexico, early 1500s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageDesert Collection: GMED2A-00005

GMED2A-00005
Arab caravan crossing a stream in the Sahara Desert. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration


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