Black slave on a sugar plantationSlave woman hoeing sugar plants on a plantation in Louisiana, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Riverboats at Shreveport, Louisiana, 1870sStevedores loading barrels at the Red River levee at Shreveport, Louisiana, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Slave auction in New OrleansSlaves for sale at an auction in New Orleans, Louisiana. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Growth of the United States to 1853U.S. map, showing territorial growth to 1853. Printed color lithograph of a 19th-century illustration
PEXP2D-00013Explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark with their Native American guide Sacagawea. Digital photograph of a bronze statue in Charlottesville Virginia
EVCW2A-00027Confederate Louisiana brigade throwing stones at advancing Federal Army of the Potomac at the second Battle of Bull Run 1862, US Civil War. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
Native Americans meet Lewis and Clark at Council BluffsLewis and Clark meeting with Native Americans at Council Bluffs, Iowa. Hand-colored woodcut by Patrick Goss, a member of the expedition
US territorial acquisition during the 1800sMap showiing the territorial growth of the continental US 1776 to 1899. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
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
Lower Mississippi River defenses against Union ships, 1862Route of the USS " Brooklyn" past Fort Jackson, Civil War battle of New Orleans, 1862. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Market in the French Quarter of New Orleans, 1870sNative American and black merchants in a French Quarter market, New Orleans, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
New Orleans in 1718French colonial port of New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1718. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration
Ships entering the Mississippi River from the Gulf of Mexico, 1700sSailing ships at the mouth of the Mississippi River in the late 1700s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
Busy New Orleans waterfront, late 1800sSteamboats and barges on the Mississippi River at New Orleans, circa 1880. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Mississippi River bayouAlligator in a cypress brake on the lower Mississippi River. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Rescue of flood victims on the Mississippi River, 1800sResidents rescued at night from the flooded Mississippi River, 1882. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Map of DeSotos route, 1540sDe Soto expeditions route across southeast North America, 1539-1542. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
PEXP2A-00114Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, French explorer of North America. Hand-colored woodcut
Confederate sharpshooters defending New Orleans, 1862Swamp-hunters attacking Union mortar-boats on Mississippi River, Battle of New Orleans, 1862. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
French soldiers in North America, early 1700sCanada and Louisiana defended by French soldiers in the early 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Cotton bales on a river boat, 1800sSteam-driven boat loaded with bales of cotton, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Cotton bale loaded on a boat in New Orleans, 1800sYoung African-American stevedore loading cotton onto a steamboat at New Orleans, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Plantation slaves singing and clappingGroup of slaves singing on a southern plantation, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration based on a Boston teachers description
Slaves husking corn on a plantationSlaves social gathering at a plantation corn-husking, 1800s. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration
Black family murdered by the KKK, 1870sKu Klux Klan members shooting a black family in their cabin, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
KKK murderers visit a black familys cabin, 1800sKu Klux Klansmen wrapped in sheets on a murderous raid in a black familys cabin, late 1800s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
AGRI2A-00011Afroamerican slaves picking cotton. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Slave cabin on a southern plantationSlave family outside their cabin on a southern plantation. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
AGRI2A-00054African American slaves harvesting cane on a sugar plantation Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
AGRI2A-00055Black slaves harvesting sugar cane on a plantation in the US South, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Slave auction before the US Civil WarSlave mother and daughter on the auction block in the US South. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
North American colonies in 1733European claims in North America in 1733, when the last English colony, Georgia, was founded. Color lithograph
New Orleans docks under electric lights, 1880sLevee at night illuminated for the first time with electric lights, New Orleans, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
PPIR2A-00001Pirate Jean Lafitte accepts a chest of ransom. Printed color halftone reproduction of a Frank Schoonover illustration
Passenger pigeons filling the skies before they were hunted to extinctionShooting passenger pigeons, which are now extinct, for sport in Louisiana, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
PPRE2A-00039Andrew Jackson in uniform, 1815. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century portrait
EXPL2A-00170La Salle and his companions exploring the lower Mississippi River for France, 1682. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
PEXP2A-00009French explorer Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle. Hand colored 19th-century woodcut of an illustration
PEXP2D-00014Explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark with their Native American guide Sacagawea. Digital photograph of a bronze statue in Charlottesville Virginia
PEXP2D-00011Explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark with their Native American guide Sacagawea. Digital photograph of a bronze statue in Charlottesville, Virginia
PEXP2A-00051Title page of Henri de Tontis account of the La Salle expedition. Woodcut with a watercolor wash of the English edition, printed in London 1698
Boats on the lower Mississippi River, 1850sSteamboats and a raft passing a sugar plantation on the Mississippi River, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00133Lewis and Clark expedition trying to make friends with Native Americans during their exploration of Louisiana Territory. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration
CSS Sumter at New Orleans, 1861Confederate cruiser " Sumter" leaving New Orleans, June 1861. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Port Hudson, Louisiana, surrendering to the Union Army, 1863Confederate surrender of Mississippi River town of Port Hudson LA, after the fall of Vicksburg, 1863. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
HUSG2A-00021African-Americans dancing and singing the Bamboula, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration by Kemble
Slave cabins on a plantationRow of slave cabins on a southern plantation, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Emancipation Proclamation explained to former slaves in LouisianaUS Army officer meeting with African-Americans in Louisiana after the Emancipation Proclamation, 1863. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration