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Cotton loaded on steamboats by black slaves, New OrleansSlaves loading cotton bales on riverboats at the New Orleans levee, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Governors Palace on Santa Fe Plaza, dating from the 1600sThe Governors Palace, the Spanish capitol of New Mexico and end of the Santa Fe Trail. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Men going ashore from a sailing shipShore party descending into a rowboat from the stern of a sailing ship, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Tennis court romance, 1890s or early 1900sTennis player distracted by a flirtatious, fashionable woman, circa 1900. Printed color halftone reproduction of an illustration
Chinese immigrants working on the transcontinental railroadChinese laborers constructing the Central Pacific Railroad, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Mohawk and Hudson Railroad, 1831First steam train on the Mohawk and Hudson Railroad, New York, 1831. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Carl Friedrich GaussMathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss. Digitally colored woodcut of a 19th-century portrait
New Archangel, Russian town in Alaska, now called SitkaSitka, or New Archangel, capital of Alaska in 1869, when purchased from Russia. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
San Gabriel Mission, CaliforniaMission and bells of San Gabriel, near Los Angeles. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Traveling minister on the American frontierItinerant preacher riding a mule from settlement to settlement. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Anasazi / Ancestral Puebloan cliff-dwelling, BetatakinBetatakin, a cliff-dwelling of the Anasazi/Ancestral Puebloans, circa 1250-1300 AD, within Navajo National Monument, Arizona. Photograph
Native American seeing the Mayflower arriveNative American seeing the arrival of the Pilgrims in Massachusetts, 1620. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustratioin
New Amsterdam canal, 1600sDutch colonists using the canal in Broad Street, New Amsterdam, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Typesetter at work, 1800sSetting type by hand in a print-shop. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Building the railroad to Bismarck, North Dakota, 1870sLaying railroad track in winter across the Missouri River at Bismarck, North Dakota, 1879. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
California under Mexican rule, 1800sMap of Alta California under Mexican government, early 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Lighting the gas lamps for a dinner party, 1800sGuests awaiting the return of gas-light during a Christmas dinner-party, New York City, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
Gutenberg Bible pagePage of the Gutenburg Bible. Color lithograph reproduction of the document
Cuban President Tomas Estrada PalmaTomas Estrada Palma, first president of Cuba, 1902. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph
Inca king Huayna CapacHuayna Capac, Inca ruler in the early 1500s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a 16th century illustration
Ottoman Turk massacre of Greeks at Chios, 1822Massacre of Greeks by the Turks on the Aegean Island of Chios, 1822. Printed halftone reproduction of a 19th-century painting by Delacroix
Ottoman Empire defeated in Vienna, 1683King John III Sobieski leads Polish forces repulsing the Ottoman Turks from Vienna, 1683. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Chinese man and a Malaysian womanChinese businessman and a Malaysian woman in traditional attire, 1800s. Antique hand-colored print
Corn, beans and squash grown the native American wayNative American three-sisters method of growing corn, beans, and squash, New Mexico. Photograph
Mountain climbers in the Alps, 1880sMountaineering in the Tyrol with ropes and picks, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Confederate soldiers in action, Battle of ChickamaugaBraggs Confederates firing from the woods at Chickamauga, Georgia, 1863. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Cornfield at the Battle of Antietam, Civil WarUnion troops charging through the cornfield at Antietam, 1862. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Picketts Charge, Battle of GettysburgConfederates charge the Union lines at Gettysburg, 1863. Printed color lithograph
Confederates holding ground in a Civil War battleConfederate soldiers on the line of battle with fate against them. Hand-colored engraving from a painting by Gilbert Gaul
Norman Invasion of England, 1066Taillefer rousing the French army by singing the Song of Roland at the Battle of Hastings, 1066. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Slave-ship hoisting sail, 1800sAfrican slave-ship hoisting sail upon sighting an English cruiser, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Slave couple marrying by jumping over a broomBroomstick wedding ceremony of African-American slaves, from an eyewitness before the Civil War. 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
Hiding the Connecticut charter in an oak tree, 1687Connecticut colonist hiding the colonys charter in a hollow oak to keep it from Governor Andros, 1687. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Americans gaining French alliance in the Revolutionary WarAmerican and French representatives signing a Treaty of Alliance at Paris, American Revolution. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
British evacuation of Charleston SC, 1782Charleston, South Carolina, abandoned by the British near the end of the Revolutionary War. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
Cecil Rhodes in South Africa, 1900Cecil John Rhodes, British colonial administrator, on his verandah near Cape Town, South Africa, c. 1900. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph
Downtown Atlanta in the late 1800sBusiness center of Atlanta, Georgia, about 1880. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Washington DC and the original Capitol building, 1810Washington DC from Capitol Hill in 1810, and an inset view (upper right) of the original Capitol (which burned in 1814). Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Plymouth Colony in 1622The tiny settlement of Pilgrims at Plymouth by 1622. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Castillo San Marcos, St. Augustine, FloridaCastillo San Marcos, Spanish colonial fort in Saint Augustine, Florida. Digital photograph
Nantucket fishing village in the 1800sPony cart hauling water in Siasconset village, Nantucket Island, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
St. Louis on the Mississippi River, 1870sSteamboat traffic on the Mississippi River at St. Louis, Missouri, 1870s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
Virginia City, Nevada, 1870sMain street of Virginia City, a mining boomtown in Nevada, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Pirates capturing a shipPirates capturing a galleon on the high seas. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Howard Pyle illustration
Spanish pirates attacking English merchantmenSpanish ships capturing English ships with supplies for the colonies. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
TRAN2A-00040Freighter struggling through a storm on Lake Superior, circa 1900. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an illustration
Newport, Rhode Island, beach scene, 1870sSummer residents enjoying the beach in Newport, Rhode Island, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration