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Background imageHardship Collection: Marshal Ney bringing the French rear-guard out of Russia with heavy losses

Marshal Ney bringing the French rear-guard out of Russia with heavy losses, 1812. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th century painting

Background imageHardship Collection: First settlers of Hartford, Connecticut, 1636

First settlers of Hartford, Connecticut, 1636
Thomas Hookers congregation migrates from Massachusetts to settle Hartford, Connecticut, 1636. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Mormons caught in a prairie blizzard en route to Utah

Mormons caught in a prairie blizzard en route to Utah
Mormon hand-cart company struggling across the plains to Salt Lake City. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Valley Forge campfire, Revolutionary War

Valley Forge campfire, Revolutionary War
Dispirited American soldiers huddle around a campfire at Valley Forge. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Puritans founding New Haven, Connecticut

Puritans founding New Haven, Connecticut
John Davenport leads Puritans in giving thanks for their arrival at New Haven, Connecticut, 1630s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Puritan families migrating to Connecticut, 1635

Puritan families migrating to Connecticut, 1635
Colonials traveling to the Connecticut River Valley to settle Wethersfield and Windsor. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Schwatkas discovery of Franklin expedition grave, 1880

Schwatkas discovery of Franklin expedition grave, 1880
Grave of Franklin Expedition member Lt. John Irving found by Schwatkas American search party in Greenland, 1880. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Native American trappers carrying furs on snowshoes in a forest of the Pacific

Native American trappers carrying furs on snowshoes in a forest of the Pacific Northwest Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Frederic Reminigton illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Irish children carrying peat to pay for school

Irish children carrying peat to pay for school
Children in western Ireland carrying peat to pay for their schooling, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Artillery defending the Continental Army winter camp at Valley Forge

Artillery defending the Continental Army winter camp at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Digital photograph

Background imageHardship Collection: George Washington marching the Continental Army to Valley Forge winter camp

George Washington marching the Continental Army to Valley Forge winter camp. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Winter at Valley Forge, Revolutionary War

Winter at Valley Forge, Revolutionary War
American troops huddle in the cold at Valley Forge during the American Revolution. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Colonial dispute in Rhode Island, 1600s

Colonial dispute in Rhode Island, 1600s
Colonists conflict over cattle at Acquidneck (now Newport), Rhode Island, 1641. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Weetamoo drowning in the Taunton River, 1676

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

Background imageHardship Collection: Hand-carts on the Mormon Trail to Utah

Hand-carts on the Mormon Trail to Utah
Mormons pulling hand-carts across the plains on the trail to Utah, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Roger Williams escaping to Rhode Island, 1635

Roger Williams escaping to Rhode Island, 1635
Roger Williamss exile from Massachusetts Colony to Rhode Island, 1635. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Starving colonists at Jamestown

Starving colonists at Jamestown
Jamestown colonists dealing out the last kernels of corn during the Starving Time, 1609-1610. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Napoleon invading Poland, 1806

Napoleon invading Poland, 1806
French army marching through Poland in the rain, Napoleonic Wars. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Mistreatment of natives used as slaves by the Spanish in Mexico

Mistreatment of natives used as slaves by the Spanish in Mexico, 1500s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a 16th-century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Russian prisoners forced to work in Siberia, 1880s

Russian prisoners forced to work in Siberia, 1880s
Russian convicts returning at night from the mines in Siberia, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Starving peasants begging in Russia, 1890s

Starving peasants begging in Russia, 1890s
Russian peasants near St. Petersburg begging soldiers for bread, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Starving peasants begging from wealthy Russians, 1890s

Starving peasants begging from wealthy Russians, 1890s
Starving Russian peasants begging from a wealthy couple in the town of Kazan, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Russian political prisoners sent to Siberia, 1880s

Russian political prisoners sent to Siberia, 1880s
Russian prisoners marched on a muddy road to exile in Siberia, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Andersonville POW camp, US Civil War

Andersonville POW camp, US Civil War
Union prisoner shot by a guard at Andersonville, Confederate prison camp in Georgia. Printed color lithograph

Background imageHardship Collection: Roger Williams exiled to Rhode Island, 1635

Roger Williams exiled to Rhode Island, 1635
Roger Williams leaving Massachusetts Bay Colony for Rhode Island, 1635. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Darley illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Chilkoot Pass during the Alaska / Klondike Gold Rush

Chilkoot Pass during the Alaska / Klondike Gold Rush
Alaska/Klondike prospectors climbing to the summit of the Chilkoot Pass, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Dogsled traveling to the Alaska Gold Rush, 1898

Dogsled traveling to the Alaska Gold Rush, 1898
Prospectors dogsled in a snowstorm to get to the Klondike goldfields, 1898. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Valley Forge soldiers trying to keep warm

Valley Forge soldiers trying to keep warm
Continental soldiers at winter camp in Valley Forge, Revolutionary War. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Revolutionary War cannon at Valley Forge

Revolutionary War cannon at Valley Forge
Field artillery in snow on a Continental Army redoubt at Valley Forge winter camp, Pennsylvania. Digital photograph

Background imageHardship Collection: Valley Forge visit of Martha Washington, 1777

Valley Forge visit of Martha Washington, 1777
Martha Washington visiting the Continental Army encampment at Valley Forge during the Revolutionary War. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Elijah in the wilderness

Elijah in the wilderness
Prophet Elijah fed by birds while hiding in the wilderness. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Wagon train in a snowstorm on the Great Plains

Wagon train in a snowstorm on the Great Plains, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Settlers on the Great Plains fighting a prairie fire

Settlers on the Great Plains fighting a prairie fire. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Pioneers in snow on the trail over the Rockies

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

Background imageHardship Collection: Settlers sod house and outbuildings in winter

Settlers sod house and outbuildings in winter, western prairie, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Family in a covered wagon at the approach of a prairie storm

Family in a covered wagon at the approach of a prairie storm, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Woman hunting deer in the snow

Woman hunting deer in the snow
Pioneer woman hunting deer in winter to feed her children. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century A.B. Frost illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Settlers preparing their prairie homestead for winter

Settlers preparing their prairie homestead for winter
Banking a prairie farm with sod for the winter in Dakota Territory, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Covered wagons escaping a prairie fire

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

Background imageHardship Collection: Fort Abraham Lincoln graveyard, North Dakota

Fort Abraham Lincoln graveyard, North Dakota
Graves of soldiers who died of freezing or typhoid at Fort Abraham Lincoln, North Dakota, 1870s. Photograph

Background imageHardship Collection: Tipi in a blizzard

Tipi in a blizzard
Native American tepee in a snowstorm, emitting embers from center smoke-hole. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Native Americans going to their reservation in a snowstorm

Native Americans going to their reservation in a snowstorm, using a horse-drawn travois. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Native American prisoners marched across the snowy prairie by General George

Native American prisoners marched across the snowy prairie by General George Custer, 1868. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Natives working in the Spanish mines of Mexico

Natives working in the Spanish mines of Mexico. Hand-colored woodcut of a DeBry engraving

Background imageHardship Collection: Barents Sea ice around the Eira on its first voyage, 1880

Barents Sea ice around the Eira on its first voyage, 1880
Leigh Smiths " Eira" locked in ice during the ships first Arctic voyage off Spitsbergen, 1880. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Russian peasant women at work

Russian peasant women at work, carrying large stones on a litter. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Russian serfs using thatch from their roofs to feed livestock during a famine

Russian serfs using thatch from their roofs to feed livestock during a famine, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Arctic explorer Robert Peary meeting the Relief Expedition on the Greenland

Arctic explorer Robert Peary meeting the Relief Expedition on the Greenland Ice-cap, August 5, 1892. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca crossing the Great American Desert from Texas to

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 imageHardship Collection: Spanish conquistadors using Native American captives to carry burdens

Spanish conquistadors using Native American captives to carry burdens. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Exploring a tropical rain forest

Exploring a tropical rain forest, such as in Central or South America. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Girl throwing clay to drive out air in a pottery factory

Girl throwing clay to drive out air in a pottery factory, Trenton New Jersey, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Irish farmers harrowing poor soil, 1800s

Irish farmers harrowing poor soil, 1800s
Irish family harrowing rocky soil on a mountain farm in County Mayo, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Custer advancing on the Cheyenne in a snowstorm, 1868

Custer advancing on the Cheyenne in a snowstorm, 1868
General Custers cavalry marching to attack a Cheyenne village on the Great Plains, 1868. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Valley Forge artillery

Valley Forge artillery
Artillery defending the Continental Army winter camp at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Digital photograph

Background imageHardship Collection: Artillery defending the Continental Army winter camp at Valley Forge

Artillery defending the Continental Army winter camp at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Digital photograph

Background imageHardship Collection: Continental Army soldiers cabins reconstructed at Valley Forge winter camp

Continental Army soldiers cabins reconstructed at Valley Forge winter camp, Pennsylvania. Digital photograph of a reconstructed National Park site

Background imageHardship Collection: Continental soldiers cabins reconstructed at the Valley Forge winter camp

Continental soldiers cabins reconstructed at the Valley Forge winter camp, Pennsylvania. Digital photograph

Background imageHardship Collection: Artillery defending the Continental Army winter camp at Valley Forge

Artillery defending the Continental Army winter camp at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Digital photograph

Background imageHardship Collection: Artillery defending the Continental Army winter camp at Valley Forge

Artillery defending the Continental Army winter camp at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Digital photograph

Background imageHardship Collection: Valley Forge cabins in the snow

Valley Forge cabins in the snow
Continental Army cabins reconstructed at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Digital photograph

Background imageHardship Collection: George Washington

George Washington and his Continental Army ferried across the Delaware River to attack Trenton, New Jersey, 1776. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: General George Washington

General George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette in the cold at Valley Forge winter camp during the American Revolution. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Valley Forge soldier on picket duty in the snow

Valley Forge soldier on picket duty in the snow, awaiting his relief shift, American Revolution Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration by F.C. Yohn

Background imageHardship Collection: Fishermen in a dory on the Grand Banks off Newfoundland

Fishermen in a dory on the Grand Banks off Newfoundland, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Covered wagon migrants in midwinter making camp for the night

Covered wagon migrants in midwinter making camp for the night. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration by W.A. Rogers

Background imageHardship Collection: Stagecoach caught in a prairie blizzard

Stagecoach caught in a prairie blizzard, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Cheyenne people going to their reservation

Cheyenne people going to their reservation, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Winter retreat of Napoleon and the French army from Moscow in 1812

Winter retreat of Napoleon and the French army from Moscow in 1812. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Vitus Berings Russian expedition ships wrecked upon the Aleutian Isles

Vitus Berings Russian expedition ships wrecked upon the Aleutian Isles. 1741. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Arctic icebergs surrounding a sailing ship

Arctic icebergs surrounding a sailing ship. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Union soldiers held as prisoners of war at Andersonville prison camp during

Union soldiers held as prisoners of war at Andersonville prison camp during the Civil War. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Fur-traders canoes imperiled by rapids on the Red River of the North

Fur-traders canoes imperiled by rapids on the Red River of the North. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Interior of a poor Irish familys mud cabin in County Kildare

Interior of a poor Irish familys mud cabin in County Kildare, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Barefoot Irish peat-gatherers on the moors

Barefoot Irish peat-gatherers on the moors, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Hungry Irish people gathering seaweed for food

Hungry Irish people gathering seaweed for food, coast of County Clare, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Prospectors nearing summit of the Chilkoot Pass on their way to the Klondyke

Prospectors nearing summit of the Chilkoot Pass on their way to the Klondyke gold fields during the Alaska Gold Rush, 1897. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century photograph

Background imageHardship Collection: Pony Express rider in a snowstorm

Pony Express rider in a snowstorm. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Benedict Arnolds attack on the British in Quebec in the winter of 1775

Benedict Arnolds attack on the British in Quebec in the winter of 1775. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration by F.C. Yohn

Background imageHardship Collection: Prospectors risking the White Horse Rapids of the Yukon River going to

Prospectors risking the White Horse Rapids of the Yukon River going to the Klondike gold rush 1898. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Mule train going into the silver mines of Colorado

Mule train going into the silver mines of Colorado. Hand-colored haltone of a 19th-century Frederic Remington illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Benedict Arnolds expedition through the Maine wilderness to attack Quebec

Benedict Arnolds expedition through the Maine wilderness to attack Quebec, 1775. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Fort Ticonderogas artillery taken over the Green Mountains for the defense of

Fort Ticonderogas artillery taken over the Green Mountains for the defense of Boston, 1775. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHardship Collection: Artillery defending the Continental Army winter camp at Valley Forge

Artillery defending the Continental Army winter camp at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Digital photograph



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