Churning milk to make butterGirl working a churn on a spring morning. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Black slave on a sugar plantationSlave woman hoeing sugar plants on a plantation in Louisiana, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Feudal lord instructing peasant workersPeasants receiving their lords orders before going to work, 1400s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a manuscript miniature illustration
Chickens and other poultryDomestic poultry. Color lithograph, 19th century
Oregon wheatfields, late 1800sFarmland of Polk County, Oregon, as seen from Mount Pizgah, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Corn, beans and squash grown the native American wayNative American three-sisters method of growing corn, beans, and squash, New Mexico. Photograph
Plymouth Colony in 1622The tiny settlement of Pilgrims at Plymouth by 1622. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
HOUS2A-00030Large turkey strutting in front of an admiring family at Thanksgiving season, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
GATL2A-00033Jamaican plantation houses from a roadside, 1880s. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century Howard Pyle illustration
AGRI2A-00088Native field hands picking coffee in Brazil 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Plowing rice paddies with water buffaloUsing water buffalo to plow rice paddies in China. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Farmers making apple cider, 1800sFarmers pressing apples to make cider, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
HOUS2A-00129Pair of horses pulling a plow - calendar illustration for the month of March. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Peasant paying rent in the late Middle AgesTenant paying rent, from a book of surveying printed in England, 1523. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration
Sugar beetAd for Lanes Improved Imperial Sugar Beet, B.K. Bliss & Sons, New York, 1872. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Putting in seed on a bonanza farm, 1800sSeeding grain on a bonanza farm, North Dakota, early 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
HSET2A-00054New England colonial couple in farmhouse dooryard, late 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Danish immigrant homestead, Old World WisconsinPedersen Farm, homestead of Danish immigrants preserved at Old World Wisconsin, Eagle, Wisconsin. Photograph
NATI2A-00174Pueblo farmer plowing the soil near Laguna Pueblo, New Mexico, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Wright airplane over a French farmA Wright airplane over a hayfield in France, 1908, flown by Wilbur Wright and a pupil. Printed halftone reproduction of a photograph
GEUR2A-00139Young Dutch woman gathering cabbages in a basket, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
Dutch canal and tow-path, 1800sDog-cart with fresh vegetables and people towing a barge along a Dutch canal, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Orange grove in CaliforniaCalifornia orange grove, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
AGRI2A-00064Picking apples, a farm scene near Prides Bridge, Maine, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
AGRI2A-00072Milking-time in a dairy barn, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Barn designed by George Washington, Mount Vernon16-sided threshing barn designed by George Washington at Mount Vernon in Virginia. Photograph
Colonial farmers in New Sweden, 1600sSwedish settlers harvesting wheat in Delaware, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Agriculture in the Middle AgesPeasants sowing and cultivating fields outside a walled town in the Middle Ages. Printed halftone reproduction of a medieval manuscript miniature
Colonial farm in Germantown, PennsylvaniaShoemakers farm in Germantown, Pennsylvania, early 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
PPRE2A-00153George Washington farming at Mount Vernon. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Medieval monks gardening vegetablesFranciscan monks in their vegetable garden during the Middle Ages. Antique hand-colored print
HSET2A-00003Sod house of a homesteader family on the Great Plains, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Manhattan Island farm and shipyard, 1600sSmiths Valley with a Dutch blacksmith shop, farm, and shipyard on Manhattan Island, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Manhattan Island in the late 1700sNew York City, viewed from upper Manhattan Island, late 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Homestead in Dakota Territory, 1800sHomesteaders cabins marking their claims in the Red River Valley, North Dakota, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
South Carolina colonists planting cropsSettlers planting crops in South Carolina during colonial days. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
NATI2A-00148Farms on the Nez Perce reservation, Lapwai, Idaho, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Family farm cow with her new calf, 1800sDairy cow and her new calf admired by a young girl, her mother, and farmhands. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
Potomac River in the 1800sFarms along the Potomac River, viewed from Maryland Heights, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Vermont cheese factory, 1800sDairy farmers bringing milk to a Vermont cheese factory, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Starving peasants begging in Russia, 1890sRussian peasants near St. Petersburg begging soldiers for bread, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Conflict between English and Dutch colonists in ConnecticutEnglish and Dutch farmers quarreling in colonial Connecticut, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Steam plow on a Dakota farm, 1890sFarmer using a steam plow in the Dakotas, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
Corn on the Navajo reservation, ArizonaNavajo cornfield, dry-farming method, near Chinle, Arizona. Photograph
Medieval milking and churningPeasants milking cows and a goat, and churning butter, 1100s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a medieval illustration
Hay harvest, 1800sFarmers haying, a calendar illustration for June, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
A hay ride, 1800sChildren riding atop a hay wagon pulled by a pair of horses, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Steel windmillWindmill for pumping water manufactured by Aermotor Company. Digital photograph