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North America Collection (page 22)

Background imageNorth America Collection: Black stevedores in St. Louis, Missouri, 1890s

Black stevedores in St. Louis, Missouri, 1890s
African-American roustabouts on the levee, St. Louis, Missouri, 1890s. Albertype reproduction of a photograph

Background imageNorth America Collection: Plantation slaves singing and clapping

Plantation slaves singing and clapping
Group of slaves singing on a southern plantation, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration based on a Boston teachers description

Background imageNorth America Collection: Georgetown, Maryland, now part of Washington DC, about 1810

Georgetown, Maryland, now part of Washington DC, about 1810
Potomac River waterfront in old Georgetown, upriver from Washington DC, early 1800s. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageNorth America Collection: Slave family in colonial New York

Slave family in colonial New York
Slave family making music in their cellar room of the Knickerbocker mansion, New York, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageNorth America Collection: Slaves husking corn on a plantation

Slaves husking corn on a plantation
Slaves social gathering at a plantation corn-husking, 1800s. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageNorth America Collection: Black family murdered by the KKK, 1870s

Black family murdered by the KKK, 1870s
Ku Klux Klan members shooting a black family in their cabin, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageNorth America Collection: Runaways captured in Boston under the Fugitive Slave Act

Runaways captured in Boston under the Fugitive Slave Act
Runaway slaves Burns and Sims captured in Boston and returned to South Carolina under the Fugitive Slave Act, 1850s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageNorth America Collection: KKK murderers visit a black familys cabin, 1800s

KKK murderers visit a black familys cabin, 1800s
Ku 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

Background imageNorth America Collection: Black slave or servant in colonial New York

Black slave or servant in colonial New York
Black servant or slave welcoming a guest to the old Knickerbocker homestead, New York. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageNorth America Collection: AGRI2A-00011

AGRI2A-00011
Afroamerican slaves picking cotton. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageNorth America Collection: Slave auction in Virginia

Slave auction in Virginia
Slave family on the auction block in Virginia, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageNorth America Collection: Slaves escaping to freedom in the north

Slaves escaping to freedom in the north
Black slaves hiding in southern swamps on their escape to the North. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageNorth America Collection: Slaves planting rice in North Carolina, 1800s

Slaves planting rice in North Carolina, 1800s
Planting rice on a North Carolina plantation, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageNorth America Collection: Slave cabin on a southern plantation

Slave cabin on a southern plantation
Slave family outside their cabin on a southern plantation. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageNorth America Collection: AGRI2A-00054

AGRI2A-00054
African American slaves harvesting cane on a sugar plantation Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageNorth America Collection: AGRI2A-00055

AGRI2A-00055
Black slaves harvesting sugar cane on a plantation in the US South, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageNorth America Collection: Slave auction before the US Civil War

Slave auction before the US Civil War
Slave mother and daughter on the auction block in the US South. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageNorth America Collection: Buffalo in South Dakota

Buffalo in South Dakota
Free-ranging buffalo bull on the slopes of the Black Hills in Custer State Park, South Dakota. Digital photograph

Background imageNorth America Collection: Bear getting honey from a beehive

Bear getting honey from a beehive
Bear raiding a beehive in a fallen tree. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century A. B. Frost illustration

Background imageNorth America Collection: William Few of Georgia

William Few of Georgia
William Few, Constitutional Convention delegate from Georgia. Digitally colored woodcut

Background imageNorth America Collection: James Oglethorpe

James Oglethorpe, founder of Georgia Colony. Digitally colored woodcut of a portrait by Ravenet

Background imageNorth America Collection: Hannah Duston

Hannah Duston statue in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Digital photograph

Background imageNorth America Collection: Arrival of the Pilgrims in Plymouth, 1620

Arrival of the Pilgrims in Plymouth, 1620
Plymouth colonists landing on the coast of Cape Cod, 1620. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageNorth America Collection: Massachusetts Puritans removing the cross from the English flag

Massachusetts Puritans removing the cross from the English flag
John Endicott cutting the cross out of the kings banner in Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageNorth America Collection: Hostilities between Pilgrims and Native Americans, 1621

Hostilities between Pilgrims and Native Americans, 1621
First encounter between Plymouth colonists and Native Americans. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageNorth America Collection: Native Americans battling Plymouth colonists, 1620s

Native Americans battling Plymouth colonists, 1620s
Miles Standish fighting Native Americans, Plymouth Colony, 1620s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageNorth America Collection: Revelry at Merrymount in colonial Massachusetts, 1600s

Revelry at Merrymount in colonial Massachusetts, 1600s
Antinomians immoral behavior in Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageNorth America Collection: Tituba spreading accusations about witches in Salem

Tituba spreading accusations about witches in Salem
Salem colonist warned of witchcraft by Tituba, 1690s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-centry illustration

Background imageNorth America Collection: Suspected witch arrested by Massachusetts colonists, 1600s

Suspected witch arrested by Massachusetts colonists, 1600s
New England Puritans arresting an old woman accused of witchcraft, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Howard Pyle illustration

Background imageNorth America Collection: Giles Corey accused of witchcraft in Salem

Giles Corey accused of witchcraft in Salem
Giles Corey accused by a witness at the Salem witchcraft trials, 1690s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageNorth America Collection: Salem witchcraft trial, 1692

Salem witchcraft trial, 1692
Witness testifying at the Salem witchcraft trials, 1690s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageNorth America Collection: Colonial courtroom in Puritan Massachusetts, 1600s

Colonial courtroom in Puritan Massachusetts, 1600s
Guilty verdict pronounced at a colonial Massachusetts trial, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageNorth America Collection: Wampanoags and Plymouth colonists pledge peace, 1621

Wampanoags and Plymouth colonists pledge peace, 1621
Chief Massassoit negotiating a peace agreement with the Pilgrims of Plymouth, 1621. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageNorth America Collection: Pilgrim settlement at Plymouth, Massachusetts

Pilgrim settlement at Plymouth, Massachusetts
Pilgrim overlooking a spring planting scene in Plymouth Colony, 1620s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageNorth America Collection: Broken dam that caused the Johnstown Flood, 1889

Broken dam that caused the Johnstown Flood, 1889
Empty reservoir behind the broken South Fork Dam that caused the Johnstown Flood in Pennsylvania, 1889. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageNorth America Collection: Mayflower Compact signed by the Plymouth colonists, 1620

Mayflower Compact signed by the Plymouth colonists, 1620
Pilgrims agreeing to govern themselves according to the Mayflower Compact, 1620. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageNorth America Collection: Plymouth colonists landing, 1620

Plymouth colonists landing, 1620
Pilgrims coming ashore at Plymouth, Massachusetts, December 22, 1620. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageNorth America Collection: Plymouth colonists building homes

Plymouth colonists building homes
Pilgrims building their houses at Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Darley illustration

Background imageNorth America Collection: Massasoit visiting Plymouth colonists

Massasoit visiting Plymouth colonists
Wampanoag leader Massasoit visiting colonists at Plymouth, 1620s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageNorth America Collection: Slaves in Washington DC, early 1800s

Slaves in Washington DC, early 1800s
Slave-coffle in Washington DC passing the old Capitol, which burned in the War of 1812. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageNorth America Collection: Arrival of Maryland colonists led by Leonard Calvert

Arrival of Maryland colonists led by Leonard Calvert
Leonard Calvert marking the settlement of Maryland as a Roman Catholic colony, 1634. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageNorth America Collection: Arrival of Governor Carteret in New Jersey, 1665

Arrival of Governor Carteret in New Jersey, 1665
Royal Governor Philip Carteret landing in New Jersey, 1665. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageNorth America Collection: Constitutional Convention, 1787

Constitutional Convention, 1787
Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageNorth America Collection: US takes New Mexico during the Mexican-American War

US takes New Mexico during the Mexican-American War
Stephen Kearny captures New Mexico Territory from Mexico, 1846. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageNorth America Collection: Native Americans friendship with William Penn

Native Americans friendship with William Penn
William Pennss treaty with Native Americans in Pennsylvania, 1680s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageNorth America Collection: Walking Purchase land claim in colonial Pennsylvania

Walking Purchase land claim in colonial Pennsylvania
William Penns Walking Purchase agreement with Native Americans for as much land as a man could walk in 3 days. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageNorth America Collection: Quaker Mary Dyer taken to be hanged in Boston, 1660

Quaker Mary Dyer taken to be hanged in Boston, 1660
Quaker Mary Dyer led to her execution in Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1660. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustratioin

Background imageNorth America Collection: Quakers executed in Puritan Massachusetts

Quakers executed in Puritan Massachusetts
Quakers going to their execution in Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration



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