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Historic Collection (page 6)

Background imageHistoric Collection: Great Eastern laying transatlantic telegraph cable

Great Eastern laying transatlantic telegraph cable
Steamship " Great Eastern" attempting to lay telegraph cable across the Atlantic, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHistoric Collection: American clipper ship Great Republic

American clipper ship Great Republic
American clipper ship " Great Republic, " designed by Donald McKay. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHistoric Collection: Colonial capitol at Williamsburg, Virginia

Colonial capitol at Williamsburg, Virginia
The old colonial capitol at Williamsburg, Virginia, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHistoric Collection: Seaport of Galveston, Texas, 1800s

Seaport of Galveston, Texas, 1800s
Galveston bar and roadstead on the Gulf Coast, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHistoric Collection: Spokane, Washington, 1880s

Spokane, Washington, 1880s
Spokane Falls before the great fire, Washington Territory, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHistoric Collection: Australian Gold Rush prospectors, 1850s

Australian Gold Rush prospectors, 1850s
Australian prospectors panning for gold, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHistoric Collection: George Eastman, founder of Eastman Kodak

George Eastman, founder of Eastman Kodak
George Eastman, inventor of the Kodak box camera, with his signature. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHistoric Collection: Undersea exploration in 16th-century Europe

Undersea exploration in 16th-century Europe
Underwater diver and man-at-arms, France, 1532. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageHistoric Collection: Leadville, a Colorado boom town, 1870s

Leadville, a Colorado boom town, 1870s
Chestnut Street in Leadville, Colorado, during the mining boom, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHistoric Collection: Chart of some early alphabets

Chart of some early alphabets
Various ancient alphabets: Coptic, Syriac, Ethioptic, Gothic, and Illyrian (Servian). Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHistoric Collection: Saint Francis of Assisi statue

Saint Francis of Assisi statue
Statue of Saint Francis of Assisi in the garden of San Diego Mission, California. Digital photograph

Background imageHistoric Collection: Martin Luther

Martin Luther portrait. Hand-colored engraving reproduction of a portrait by Holbein

Background imageHistoric Collection: Saint Clare statue

Saint Clare statue, St Francis of Assisi churchyard, Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico. Digital photograph

Background imageHistoric Collection: William Tyndale

William Tyndale, English translator of the New Testament. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHistoric Collection: Witchcraft book by Cotton Mather, 1689

Witchcraft book by Cotton Mather, 1689
Cotton Mather, " Memorable Providences Relating to Witchcrafts, " title page, 1689. Halftone reproduction with a watercolor wash

Background imageHistoric Collection: PPRE2A-00072

PPRE2A-00072
President Lincoln reading to his son, Tad. Hand-colored woodcut of a photograph by Matthew Brady

Background imageHistoric Collection: PPRE2A-00097

PPRE2A-00097
President Abraham Lincoln. Hand-colored 19th-century engraving of a portrait

Background imageHistoric Collection: PPRE2A-00102

PPRE2A-00102
Abe Lincoln as a boy reading by firelight in his familys cabin. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHistoric Collection: PNAT2A-00002

PNAT2A-00002
Red Cloud, or Mahpiua Luta, Oglala Sioux chief, in quilwork shirt, 1890s. Albertype reproduction of a photograph

Background imageHistoric Collection: Crazy Horse monument model

Crazy Horse monument model
Scale model of the Crazy Horse Memorial being carved in a mountain by sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski, Black Hills, South Dakota. Digital photograph

Background imageHistoric Collection: Cades Cove log cabin, Tennessee

Cades Cove log cabin, Tennessee
Log cabin of John Oliver, built in the 1820s, Great Smokey Mountains National Park, Tennessee. Photograph

Background imageHistoric 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 imageHistoric Collection: Oglethorpe and Tomo-chichi becoming friends in colonial Georgia

Oglethorpe and Tomo-chichi becoming friends in colonial Georgia
Tomo-chichi offering furs to James Olglethorpe, Georgia Colony. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHistoric Collection: Apprentice carpenter

Apprentice carpenter
Young carpenters apprentice planing a block of wood, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHistoric Collection: Navajo sand paintings preserved on tiles

Navajo sand paintings preserved on tiles
Navajo sand paintings on tiles displayed for sale at the intertribal Indian Ceremonial in Gallup, New Mexico. Photograph

Background imageHistoric Collection: Crow chief

Crow chief
Crow Indian chief in a traditional war bonnet and clothing, circa 1900. Digitally colored halftone of a photograph

Background imageHistoric Collection: NATI2D-00054

NATI2D-00054
Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde National Park, Anasazi/Ancestral Puebloan ruins, Colorado. Digital photograph

Background imageHistoric Collection: NATI2A-00094

NATI2A-00094
Cherokee alphabet developed by Sequoyah. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash

Background imageHistoric Collection: Witch with her black cat

Witch with her black cat
Witch casting a spell accompanied by a raven and a black cat. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHistoric Collection: Beethoven

Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven in 1812. Digitally colored engraving of a drawing by Louis Latronne

Background imageHistoric Collection: BUSN2A-00110

BUSN2A-00110
Woodsman dancing to a fiddle in a logging camp at night, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHistoric Collection: Maori leader, New Zealand, 1800s

Maori leader, New Zealand, 1800s
Tawhiao, Maori king, with tatooed face in a robe of feathers, New Zealand, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century photograph

Background imageHistoric Collection: Wild iris in the Pecos Wilderness, New Mexico

Wild iris in the Pecos Wilderness, New Mexico
Blue flag wildflower in the Pecos Wilderness, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, New Mexico. Digital photograph

Background imageHistoric Collection: Sign language using a single hand, 1800s

Sign language using a single hand, 1800s
Single-handed alphabet in sign language, used in the US, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHistoric Collection: NATI2A-00044

NATI2A-00044
Map of the Six Iroquois Nations in Pennsylvania and New York, 1771. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an 18th-century document

Background imageHistoric Collection: PSCI2A-00015

PSCI2A-00015
Louis Pasteur in his laboratory. Hand-colored photogravure of an illustration by Albert Edelfelt

Background imageHistoric Collection: Flintlock pistol used in the fur trade

Flintlock pistol used in the fur trade
Flintlock pistol to be traded at a mountain-man rendezvous reenactment, Fort Mandan, North Dakota. Photograph

Background imageHistoric Collection: Virginia and Maryland settled in 1738

Virginia and Maryland settled in 1738
Portions of Maryland and Virginia settled in 1738. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a document

Background imageHistoric Collection: Persian Royal Palace in Teheran, 1800s

Persian Royal Palace in Teheran, 1800s
Anderoon, the womens apartment in the Persian Royal Palace, Teheran, Iran, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHistoric Collection: Mideast map during the Crusades

Mideast map during the Crusades
Map of the Middle East at the time of the Crusades. Printed color lithograph

Background imageHistoric Collection: Arabs fighting tigers in the desert

Arabs fighting tigers in the desert
Tigers attacking an Arab caravan in the desert. Color lithograph reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHistoric Collection: Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem

Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem
Marketplace in Jerusalem at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHistoric Collection: Passover ritual as begun in ancient Egypt

Passover ritual as begun in ancient Egypt
Jewish family marking their home with lambs blood for the first Passover. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHistoric Collection: Europe in 1810

Europe in 1810
Map of Europe in 1810, during the Napoleonic Wars (in German). Printed color lithograph reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHistoric Collection: Robert Burns character Tam O Shanter

Robert Burns character Tam O Shanter
Tam O Shanter about to ride, from a poem by Robert Burns. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century John Faed illustration

Background imageHistoric Collection: Dante

Dante
Renaissance poet Dante Aligheri crowned with laurel. Digitally colored engraving

Background imageHistoric Collection: Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson. Hand-colored engraving of an 18th-century portrait

Background imageHistoric Collection: PSOC2A-00005

PSOC2A-00005
Karl Marx. Hand-colored photogravure reproduction of a 19th-century photograph



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