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Background imageFun Collection: Dutch skaters on the Zuider Zee, 1800s

Dutch skaters on the Zuider Zee, 1800s
Skaters enjoying a winter Sunday on the Zuider Zee, Dutch island of Marken, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFun Collection: HUSG2A-00045

HUSG2A-00045
Freed slaves wedding dance in a cabin, US South, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFun Collection: Hawaiians surfing, 1870s

Hawaiians surfing, 1870s
Natives on surfboards near Honolulu, Hawaii, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFun Collection: Colonial Virginians at a plantation ball

Colonial Virginians at a plantation ball
Guests dancing the Virginia reel at a Westover Plantation ball, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFun Collection: Dancing couple, early 1800s

Dancing couple, early 1800s
Couple doing a quaint little dance before an admiring crowd, early 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageFun Collection: A ball in Tuxedo, New York, circa 1900

A ball in Tuxedo, New York, circa 1900
Formal dance in the ballroom at Tuxedo, New York, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFun Collection: Philadelphia ball, 1800s

Philadelphia ball, 1800s
Ball in the Assembly Building, Philadelphia, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFun Collection: Winter fun in Victorian England

Winter fun in Victorian England
Christmas-Eve snowball fight in an English town, 1860. Color lithograph reproduction of an illustration

Background imageFun Collection: Colonial ballroom, 1700s

Colonial ballroom, 1700s
Social event in a ballroom in the 18th century. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFun Collection: Dancing the cotillion

Dancing the cotillion
The cotillion, a formal dance circa 1900. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a painting by Henri Tenre

Background imageFun Collection: HOUS2A-00147

HOUS2A-00147
Neighbors celebrating Christmas Eve with a sleigh ride, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFun Collection: HREC2A-00019

HREC2A-00019
Coasting on double-runner sleds in New England, 1800s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFun Collection: Children sledding after a snowstorm, 1800s

Children sledding after a snowstorm, 1800s
Sledding down a snowy village road, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFun Collection: Snowball fight, 1870s

Snowball fight, 1870s
Couples having fun with a snowball fight, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFun Collection: HREC2A-00035

HREC2A-00035
Toboggan slide in a park in Montreal, Canada, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFun Collection: GCAN2A-00012

GCAN2A-00012
French-Canadians enjoying a dance in early Quebec. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFun Collection: PSOC2A-00039

PSOC2A-00039
German Night, a social event for immigrants at Hull House in Chicago, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFun Collection: EVNT2A-00032

EVNT2A-00032
Miners ball during the California Gold Rush. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th century painting


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