Thomas Nast cartoon about Boss Tweed corruption" Who stole the peoples money? Twas him" cartoon about Tammany Hall scandal, 1871. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a Thomas Nast cartoon
Abandoned baby found by police, New York City, 1890sPoliceman bringing in an abandoned infant found in an alley on a winter night, New York City, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century photograph
South Street docks in New York City, 1870sMerchant ships unloading along South Street, New York City, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Brooklyn Bridge when newly opened, 1883Brooklyn Bridge over the East River, looking toward Manhattan, 1883. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Busy Brooklyn Bridge the year it opened, 1883Traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge, seen from the Manhattan side, 1883. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
New York harbor, 1850sNew York City, viewed from Brooklyn, 1850s. 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
New Amsterdam canal, 1600sDutch colonists using the canal in Broad Street, New Amsterdam, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Police Commissioner Roosevelt and NY Governor Cleveland, 1884NY Governor Grover Cleveland and Police Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt signing reform bill, 1884. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Wall Streets Tontine Coffee House in the late 1700sTontine Coffee House, corner of Water and Wall Street, meeting-place of New York brokers who formed the NY Stock Exchange. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Immigrant waiting-room at Ellis Island, circa 1900Detained immigrants waiting, Ellis Island, New York, late 1800s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an illustration
Brooklyn Bridge, New York City, 1883The new Brooklyn Bridge over the East River, New York City, 1883. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Dutch colonists in early New AmsterdamDutch settlers outdoors along the Battery, New Amsterdam, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
BUSN2P-00001Book and magazine printing press at Harper & Bros. New York City, early 1900s. Printed halftone of a photograph
Manhattan map, 1780sJohn Hills map of New York City, surveyed in 1782, drawn in 1785. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an 18th-century illustration
Manhattan map, 1789Map of the City of New York, 1789. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an 18th century illustration
New York City map, 1767Map of New York City in 1767. Hand-colored woodcut of an 18th-century illustration
Traders outside the New York Stock Exchange, 1912Busy curb market outside the NY Stock Exchange, early 1900s. Halftone reproduction of an illustration
Erie Canal boats wintering in New York harborErie Canal boats anchored for the winter at the East River docks, New York City, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Erie Canal boats at their New York City dockErie Canal boats anchored on the Hudson River, New York City, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Colonial New York harbor, 1667New York City after its surrender by the Dutch, 1667. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 17th-century illustration
Double-play in a New York / Boston baseball game, 1886New York baseball team making a double-play against Boston, 1886. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
BUSN2A-00242Harpers Weekly special automobile issue, 1907. Printed color lithograph cover
Strait jacket used on a mentally ill patientInsane asylum use of the strait jacket to restrain patients, New York City, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
Western Union office in New York City, 1870sWestern Union Companys telegraph operations in New York City, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
BUSN2A-00043Dutch merchants trading with Native Americans on Manhattan Island, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
New York Ledger newspaper ad, late 1800sAdvertisement for the Christmas issue of the New York Ledger, 1891. Hand-colored woodcut
Pushcarts of fruit vendors in New York CityNew York City peddlers chased away by a policeman, circa 1900. Printed color halftone reproduction of an illustration
Ellis Island, port of entry for European immigrants, 1903European immigrants arriving at Ellis Island in New York City, 1903. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a contemporary illustration
Peter Stuyvesant in New AmsterdamGovernor Stuyvesant haranguing citizens of New Amsterdam, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Wiring New York City for electricity, 1880sWorkers testing the insulation of electric wires going in the streets of New York City, 1882. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Quaker in New Amsterdam, 1600sQuaker woman preaching to Dutch colonists in New Amsterdam (now New York City), 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Italian immigrants tenement in New York City, 1870sRagpickers Court on Mulberry Street in the Italian neighborhood, New York City, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Homeless boys sleeping in an alley, 1890sHomeless street boys sleeping in an alley in New York City, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century photograph
Peter Minuit buying Manhattan Island for a Dutch colonyDutch trading trinkets with Native Americans for Manhattan Island, 1631. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
New Amsterdam, mid-1600sView of New Amsterdam at the foot of Manhattan Island, mid-1600s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a 17th-century illustration by Augustine Herman
Native American longhouses on Manhattan IslandManhattan Island when the first Europeans arrived. Hand colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
Crowded streets of New York City, 1880sHorse-drawn traffic jam on Broadway in New York City, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
New Netherland surrendered to the English, 1664Dutch governor Peter Stuyvesant marching out of New Amsterdam, 1664. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Immigrant neighborhood in New York City, early 1900sCrowds of immigrants on an East Side street in New York City, early 1900s. Halftone reproduction of a color illustration by George Wright
Jewish immigrants in New York City, 1890sRusso-Polish Jew community in New York City, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
Brooklyn Ferry on the Manhattan shore, 1700sBrooklyn Ferry loading to cross the East River to Long Island, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Colonial seafarers in New York, 1700sRecruiting sailors outside a tavern on Brownjohns wharf, New York, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Howard Pyle illustration
Posting Wall Street in New Amsterdam, 1600sDutch colonist marking Wall Street in the Bowery, New Amsterdam, 1644. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
Seaport of New York City, 1670sNew York City as an English colony in 1673. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 17th-century illustration
Dutch turning New Amsterdam over to the English, 1670sFinal Dutch surrender of New Netherland to the English, 1674. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Dutch settlers arriving in New AmsterdamLanding of the Walloons in New Amsterdam, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Crowds on Broadway, New York City, 1880sBroadway, looking south from the Post Office, New York City, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration