Night Collection

Egyptian deities separating night and day
Ancient Egyptian deities Shu separating Sibu and Nuit. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a painting on a mummy-case

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William Herschel and his sister Caroline at their telescope, 1700s. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration

Times Square at night, about 1900
Electric lights illuminating Times Square, New York City, circa 1900. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph

Electric lights in New York City, 1880s
Madison Square illuminated by electric light for the first time, New York City, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Coney Island beach lit by electric light, 1880s
Swimming by electric light at Coney Island, New York, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Angel in moonlight
Angel flying in a moonlit sky. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Boys scaring their friend with a jack-o lantern, a Halloween prank, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Neighbors celebrating Christmas Eve with a sleigh ride, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Candlelight for going upstairs in the dark
Two women lighting their way upstairs with a candle, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Fireside reading, 1800s
Woman reading by the fire in the Victorian era. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Burial of Hernando DeSoto in the Mississippi River to keep his death secret from hostile Native Americans, 1542. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Night walk by gasight in London, 1800s
Londoner in a top hat walking at night by gaslight. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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London street scene at night with electric lighting, about 1890. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Slaves escaping at night
Group of slaves finding their way to freedom in the night. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Two lanterns in the belfry of the Old North Church, the signal to Paul Revere to begin his midnight ride, 1775. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration for Longfellows poem

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Paul Reveres ride to rouse Minutemen before the Battle of Lexington, April 19, 1775. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

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Paul Revere alerting inhabitants along the road to Lexington, 1775. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration

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George Washington and his Continental Army ferried across the Delaware River to attack Trenton, New Jersey, 1776. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Ad for Republic automobile tires, Republic Rubber Co. Youngstown, Ohio, 1908. Printed color lithograph

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Paul Revere seeing two lights in the Old North Church steeple, riding to Lexington to warn the Minutemen the British were coming, 1775. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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George Washingtons army crossing the icy Delaware River to attack Trenton, December 1776. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Paul Reveres ride to awaken the Minutemen of Lexington, Massachusetts, April 19, 1775. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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