First settlers of Hartford, Connecticut, 1636Thomas Hookers congregation migrates from Massachusetts to settle Hartford, Connecticut, 1636. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EVNT2A-00053Marshal Ney bringing the French rear-guard out of Russia with heavy losses, 1812. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th century painting
Mormons caught in a prairie blizzard en route to UtahMormon hand-cart company struggling across the plains to Salt Lake City. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Puritans founding New Haven, ConnecticutJohn Davenport leads Puritans in giving thanks for their arrival at New Haven, Connecticut, 1630s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
BUSN2A-00177Native American trappers carrying furs on snowshoes in a forest of the Pacific Northwest Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Frederic Reminigton illustration
Puritan families migrating to Connecticut, 1635Colonials traveling to the Connecticut River Valley to settle Wethersfield and Windsor. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Schwatkas discovery of Franklin expedition grave, 1880Grave of Franklin Expedition member Lt. John Irving found by Schwatkas American search party in Greenland, 1880. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
EVRV2D-00199Artillery defending the Continental Army winter camp at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Digital photograph
EVRV2A-00022George Washington marching the Continental Army to Valley Forge winter camp. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration
Irish children carrying peat to pay for schoolChildren in western Ireland carrying peat to pay for their schooling, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Colonial dispute in Rhode Island, 1600sColonists conflict over cattle at Acquidneck (now Newport), Rhode Island, 1641. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Weetamoo drowning in the Taunton River, 1676Weetamoo swimming the Mattapoiset River to escape the Tiverton massacre, King Philips War, 1676. Digitally colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Starving colonists at JamestownJamestown colonists dealing out the last kernels of corn during the Starving Time, 1609-1610. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Napoleon invading Poland, 1806French army marching through Poland in the rain, Napoleonic Wars. Hand-colored engraving 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
Chilkoot Pass during the Alaska / Klondike Gold RushAlaska/Klondike prospectors climbing to the summit of the Chilkoot Pass, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
Dogsled traveling to the Alaska Gold Rush, 1898Prospectors dogsled in a snowstorm to get to the Klondike goldfields, 1898. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
Valley Forge campfire, Revolutionary WarDispirited American soldiers huddle around a campfire at Valley Forge. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Winter at Valley Forge, Revolutionary WarAmerican troops huddle in the cold at Valley Forge during the American Revolution. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
Revolutionary War cannon at Valley ForgeField artillery in snow on a Continental Army redoubt at Valley Forge winter camp, Pennsylvania. Digital photograph
Valley Forge visit of Martha Washington, 1777Martha Washington visiting the Continental Army encampment at Valley Forge during the Revolutionary War. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
Elijah in the wildernessProphet Elijah fed by birds while hiding in the wilderness. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
HSET2A-00062Pioneers in snow on the trail over the Rockies, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
HSET2A-00090Family in a covered wagon at the approach of a prairie storm, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Woman hunting deer in the snowPioneer woman hunting deer in winter to feed her children. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century A.B. Frost illustration
Settlers preparing their prairie homestead for winterBanking a prairie farm with sod for the winter in Dakota Territory, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Covered wagons escaping a prairie fireWagon train crossing a stream to escape a prairie fire. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Frederic Remington illustration
Hand-carts on the Mormon Trail to UtahMormons pulling hand-carts across the plains on the trail to Utah, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Fort Abraham Lincoln graveyard, North DakotaGraves of soldiers who died of freezing or typhoid at Fort Abraham Lincoln, North Dakota, 1870s. Photograph
Roger Williams escaping to Rhode Island, 1635Roger Williamss exile from Massachusetts Colony to Rhode Island, 1635. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Tipi in a blizzardNative American tepee in a snowstorm, emitting embers from center smoke-hole. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00155Mistreatment of natives used as slaves by the Spanish in Mexico, 1500s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a 16th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00154Natives working in the Spanish mines of Mexico. Hand-colored woodcut of a DeBry engraving
Russian prisoners forced to work in Siberia, 1880sRussian convicts returning at night from the mines in Siberia, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Starving peasants begging from wealthy Russians, 1890sStarving Russian peasants begging from a wealthy couple in the town of Kazan, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Russian political prisoners sent to Siberia, 1880sRussian prisoners marched on a muddy road to exile in Siberia, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
GEUR2A-00055Russian peasant women at work, carrying large stones on a litter. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
GEUR2A-00058Russian serfs using thatch from their roofs to feed livestock during a famine, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00308Arctic explorer Robert Peary meeting the Relief Expedition on the Greenland Ice-cap, August 5, 1892. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00153Spanish conquistadors using Native American captives to carry burdens. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00130Exploring a tropical rain forest, such as in Central or South America. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Andersonville POW camp, US Civil WarUnion prisoner shot by a guard at Andersonville, Confederate prison camp in Georgia. Printed color lithograph
BUSN2A-00257Girl throwing clay to drive out air in a pottery factory, Trenton New Jersey, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Irish farmers harrowing poor soil, 1800sIrish family harrowing rocky soil on a mountain farm in County Mayo, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
Roger Williams exiled to Rhode Island, 1635Roger Williams leaving Massachusetts Bay Colony for Rhode Island, 1635. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Darley illustration
Custer advancing on the Cheyenne in a snowstorm, 1868General Custers cavalry marching to attack a Cheyenne village on the Great Plains, 1868. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Valley Forge soldiers trying to keep warmContinental soldiers at winter camp in Valley Forge, Revolutionary War. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Valley Forge artilleryArtillery defending the Continental Army winter camp at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Digital photograph