EVRV2A-00194Evolution of the United States flag from red British ensign (left) to the striped Grand Union flag (right), to the thirteen-star flag (center). Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
GATL2A-00009Uncle Sam leading Cuba away from the Old World, saying, " That wicked man is going to gobble you up, my child, " 1901. Hand-colored woodcut of a 1901 illustration
GATL2A-00037General Juan Rius Rivera, insurgent leader in the Pinar del Rio, Cuba, 1896. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century photograph
GLAT2A-00002Mexican soldiers fighting on the house-tops of Mexico City, mid-1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
US soldiers in the Philippines after the Spanish-American War, 1899Water-buffalo dragging guns of the US Armys Utah battery into position against Filipino insurgents, 1899. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century photograph
EVRV2A-00038Recruitment poster for Continental soldiers to serve in the American Revolution Hand-colored 19th century woodcut reproduction of the original document
GATL2A-00010Cuban sugar-planter with his staff and bodyguards, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph
GLAT2A-00003Mexican troops in the mid-1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
First independent Canadian Parliament session, 1867Opening of the first Parliament of the new Dominion of Canada, 1867. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EVRV2A-00037Colonials destroy British cargo of tea in Boston harbor, December 16, 1773, known as the Boston Tea Party. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Colonials defending the Liberty PoleDefense of the Liberty Pole by colonial patriots in New York, 1760s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Sons of Liberty seizing weapons in New York CityMarinus Willett seizing British weapons for the Sons of Liberty in New York City, 1770s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EVRV2A-00004Colonists tearing down the kings arms from Independence Hall, July 8, 1776, in celebration of American independence Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Sons of Liberty rally in New York CityIsaac Sears exhorting a crowd to oppose British taxes in New York City before the Revolutionary War. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EVRV2A-00015Patriotic American colonial woman spinning to avoid importing British cloth before the Revolutionary War. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EVNT2A-00083Battle of Ayacucho, when Bolivars forces under General Sucre established Perus independence from Spain, 1824. Hand colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EVRV2A-00064Crowds outside Independence Hall hearing John Nixon read the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EVRV2A-00088Americans tearing down the statue of King George III in New York City to celebrate independence, July 1776. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Patriot barber shaving British heads in New York CityPatriotic barber of New York City ridiculing British officers by half-shaving them prior to the Revolutionary War. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an illustration
PREV2A-00098Betsy Ross meeting with the committee about the design of the first United States flag, Philadelphia. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Delaware colonists cheer the Declaration of IndependencePatriots celebrate the Declaration of Independence in Dover, Delaware, 1776. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EVRV2A-00191Reading the Declaration of Independence at the Old State House in Boston, 1776. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration
Declaration of Independence cheered in North Carolina, 1776North Carolina colonials celebrating news of the Declaration of Independence, 1776. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Declaration of Independence read to crowds in Philadelphia, 1776John Nixon reading the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia, July 8, 1776. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EVRV2A-00246Continental Congress leaving Independence Hall to hear the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence, Philadelphia, PA, 1776. Hand-colored woodcut of a Howard Pyle illustration
EVRV2A-00008Stamp Act protestors burning stamps in New York City before the American Revolution. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EVRV2A-00005Reading the Declaration of Independence to cheering colonists in Philadelphia, July 4, 1776. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EVRV2A-00007A meeting of colonists protesting British treatment before the American Revolution. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
EVRV2A-00014Colonists protesting the Stamp Act in New York City before the American Revolution, 1765. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EVRV2A-00017Patriots dressed as Indians destroying tea in Boston harbor, called the Boston Tea Party, 1773. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EVRV2A-00026American soldiers hoisting the new 13-star U.S. flag during the Revolutionary War. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration