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Background imageOutdoors Collection: Backyard carnival, 1800s

Backyard carnival, 1800s
Children putting on a circus in the backyarrd, 1800s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Advertisement for Cadburys Cocoa

Advertisement for Cadburys Cocoa, showing a croquet game, 1899. Hand-colored printed halftone 19th century

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Tennis court romance, 1890s or early 1900s

Tennis court romance, 1890s or early 1900s
Tennis player distracted by a flirtatious, fashionable woman, circa 1900. Printed color halftone reproduction of an illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Young couple hiking on Mt Desert Island, Maine

Young couple hiking on Mt Desert Island, Maine
Tourists climbing Newport Mountain, Mt Desert Island, Maine, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Confederate soldier romancing a young woman, 1800s

Confederate soldier romancing a young woman, 1800s
Confederate soldier declaring his love for a young woman, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Victorian era picnic

Victorian era picnic
Families having a summer picnic, England, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: French-Canadian woman baking bread in an outdoor oven

French-Canadian woman baking bread in an outdoor oven, circa 1900. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a turn-of-the-century illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Couples dancing in Tudor England, 1500s

Couples dancing in Tudor England, 1500s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a painting by Holbein and Janet

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Washboard for scrubbing laundry in the 1800s

Washboard for scrubbing laundry in the 1800s
Woman reenactor doing laundry with a washboard, living history demonstration, Shiloh National Military Park, Tennessee. Digital photograph

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Tourists hiking in the Colorado Rockies, 1870s

Tourists hiking in the Colorado Rockies, 1870s
Hikers and an artist on Grays Peak in the Colorado Rockies, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Oregon Trail wagons camping for the night

Oregon Trail wagons camping for the night
Pioneers camp at sunset along the Oregon Trail, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Santa Fe Trail pioneers

Santa Fe Trail pioneers around a campfire on their way southwest. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Afternoon concert on the U. S. Capitol grounds, 1870s

Afternoon concert on the U. S. Capitol grounds, 1870s
Citizens enjoying music on a summer day in Washington DC, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Boys playing marbles, 1800s

Boys playing marbles, 1800s
Boys playing a game of marbles in a small town, early 1900s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Mystery play performed in medieval Coventry, England

Mystery play performed in medieval Coventry, England
Coventry Mystery performance in the 1400s or 1500s, England. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Courtship in a woodland setting, 1800s

Courtship in a woodland setting, 1800s
Young man and woman on a walk in the countryside, late 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Rural courtship, early 1900s

Rural courtship, early 1900s
Young couple seated by a brook, early 1900s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Game of mumblety-peg, 1800s

Game of mumblety-peg, 1800s
Boys playing mumblety-peg in the grass, 1800s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Winter fun in Victorian England

Winter fun in Victorian England
Christmas-Eve snowball fight in an English town, 1860. Color lithograph reproduction of an illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Outdoor kitchen in a Jamaica town, 1890s

Outdoor kitchen in a Jamaica town, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Camp cookpots at a Continental Army reenactment

Camp cookpots at a Continental Army reenactment, Yorktown battlefield, Virginia. Digital photograph

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Brennan Society picnic, New York City, 1800s

Brennan Society picnic, New York City, 1800s
Ox-roasting at the Brennan Societys picnic, Lion Park, New York City, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: A hay ride, 1800s

A hay ride, 1800s
Children riding atop a hay wagon pulled by a pair of horses, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Outdoor ovens, Rancho de las Golondrinas, New Mexico

Outdoor ovens, Rancho de las Golondrinas, New Mexico
Adobe ovens at Rancho de las Golondrinas, a Spanish colonial homestead near Santa Fe, New Mexico. Digital photograph

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Georgia Cracker family tending their cookpot, 1890s

Georgia Cracker family tending their cookpot, 1890s
Cracker women cooking outside their poor, rural cabin in Georgia, late 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Quincy Market in Boston, 1880s

Quincy Market in Boston, 1880s
Farmers bringing fresh produce to sell at Quincy Market in Boston, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Sharing an umbrella, England, 1800s

Sharing an umbrella, England, 1800s
Couple walking in the rain on an English city street, 1800s. Printed color lithograph reproduction of an illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Roman Emperor Tiberius enjoying his villa on Capri

Roman Emperor Tiberius enjoying his villa on Capri. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Donkey-riders on their way to see the pyramids, 1800s

Donkey-riders on their way to see the pyramids, 1800s
Tourists riding unruly donkeys to a picnic at the pyramids, Egypt, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Luncheon atop the Pyramid of Gizeh, 1800s

Luncheon atop the Pyramid of Gizeh, 1800s
British tourists having Christmas lunch on the Great Pyramid, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Philadelphia Fish Market, 1850s

Philadelphia Fish Market, 1850s
Fish market on the Delaware River in Philadelphia, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Tourists overlooking the Atlantic Ocean from Mt. Desert Island, Maine

Tourists overlooking the Atlantic Ocean from Mt. Desert Island, Maine
Hikers atop Newport Mountain, Mt Desert Island, Maine, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Coney Island beach lit by electric light, 1880s

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

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Central Park in New York City, 1880s

Central Park in New York City, 1880s
Spring day on the Mall in Central Park, New York City, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Urban life, circa 1900

Urban life, circa 1900
Crowds on a busy city street, 1890s or early 1900s. Halftone of a color illustration by W. Glackens

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Marketplace on the street in front of Rouen Cathedral

Marketplace on the street in front of Rouen Cathedral, France. Hand-colored engraving of an early 19th-century painting by J.M.W. Turner

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Independence Day festivities in New York City, 1834

Independence Day festivities in New York City, 1834
Fourth of July celebration in New York City, looking south on Broadway from Cortlandt Street, 1834. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Barefoot boy

Barefoot boy
Barefoot country boy carrying toy tops. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Itinerant actors performing in an inn yard, Elizabethan England

Itinerant actors performing in an inn yard, Elizabethan England
Theater of the Elizabethan Strollers in an inn yard. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Fashionable couple outdoors, early 1900s

Fashionable couple outdoors, early 1900s
Well-to-do couple on a hillside, early 1900s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Boys playing sports, including bowling

Boys playing sports, including bowling, spinning a top, stilts, and a swing, England, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 17th-century illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Traveler on a hillside

Traveler on a hillside
Man resting on a grassy hillside. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Romance on a city rooftop, 1800s

Romance on a city rooftop, 1800s
Woman hanging laundry talking with a mason on a city rooftop, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: West Point romance, 1800s

West Point romance, 1800s
West Point cadet courting a young woman, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Rural Christmas gathering of neighbors, 1800s

Rural Christmas gathering of neighbors, 1800s
People going to a neighbors Christmas party in the country. Hand-colored woodcut of a Caldecott illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Young baseball-player, early 1900s

Young baseball-player, early 1900s
Young boy with baseball bat, wearing uniform with a big star, circa 1910. Hand-colored woodcut of an illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Summertime activity for a country boy

Summertime activity for a country boy
Barefoot boy crossing a stream. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Sisters reading a book, 1800s

Sisters reading a book, 1800s
Girl reading to her younger sister outdoors, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Teapot at a Continental Army camp reenactment

Teapot at a Continental Army camp reenactment, Yorktown battlefield, Virginia. Digital photograph

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Cooking over an open fire at a Continental Army camp reenactment

Cooking over an open fire at a Continental Army camp reenactment, Yorktown battlefield, Virginia. Digital photograph

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Cooking over an open fire at a Continental Army camp reenactment

Cooking over an open fire at a Continental Army camp reenactment, Yorktown battlefield, Virginia. Digital photograph

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Colonial oven, Charleston, South Carolina

Colonial oven, Charleston, South Carolina
Outdoor oven, Charles Towne Landing Historic Site, reconstructed settlement, South Carolina. Digital photograph

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Outdoor oven, Rancho de las Golondrinas, New Mexico

Outdoor oven, Rancho de las Golondrinas, New Mexico
Adobe oven at Rancho de las Golondrinas, a Spanish colonial homestead near Santa Fe, New Mexico. Digital photograph

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Outdoor tea party in colonial New England

Outdoor tea party in colonial New England, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Homemade jam, pickles, and canned tomatoes

Homemade jam, pickles, and canned tomatoes
Traditional homemade pickles, tomatoes, and fruit jam. Photograph

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Homemade pickles and canned tomatoes

Homemade pickles and canned tomatoes
Traditional home-preserved pickles and tomatoes. Photograph

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Fruit for home canning

Fruit for home canning
Fruit and berries with old-fashioned home preserving jars. Photograph

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Food baking at a Continental Army camp reenactment

Food baking at a Continental Army camp reenactment, Yorktown battlefield, Virginia. Digital photograph

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Food baking at a Continental Army camp reenactment

Food baking at a Continental Army camp reenactment, Yorktown battlefield, Virginia. Digital photograph

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Camp coffeepot at a Continental Army reenactment

Camp coffeepot at a Continental Army reenactment, Yorktown battlefield, Virginia. Digital photograph

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Neighborhood concert in a French-Canadian village, 1900

Neighborhood concert in a French-Canadian village, 1900
French-Canadian villagers enjoying impromtu music, circa 1900. Digitally colored halftone reproduction of an illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: African-American outdoor prayer meeting in the South

African-American outdoor prayer meeting in the South, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Greek girls playing outdoors

Greek girls playing outdoors
Girls outdoor recreation in ancient Greece. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Chuck wagon serving cowboys their midday meal

Chuck wagon serving cowboys their midday meal. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century Frederic Remington illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Lunch for visitors to an ancient Egyptian temple, 1800s

Lunch for visitors to an ancient Egyptian temple, 1800s
Tourists having lunch in the remains of an ancient Egyptian temple at Medinet, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Covered wagon pioneers camp at a water hole in an arid section of trail

Covered wagon pioneers camp at a water hole in an arid section of trail. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Rural July Fourth celebration

Rural July Fourth celebration, with patriotic speeches, dancing, and socializing, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Girls playing outdoors

Girls playing outdoors
Children playing " house" outdoors on a hot summer day. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Woman weaving on the porch of her Appalachian cabin

Woman weaving on the porch of her Appalachian cabin, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Romance on the way to school, circa 1900

Romance on the way to school, circa 1900
Boy walking a girl to school on a winter morning, early 1900s. Halftone of a color illustration by Howard E. Smith

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Snowball fight, 1870s

Snowball fight, 1870s
Couples having fun with a snowball fight, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Dutch woman skating, 1600s

Dutch woman skating, 1600s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a 17th-century illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Egg-market day in Antwerp, Belgium

Egg-market day in Antwerp, Belgium. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageOutdoors Collection: Camp cookpots at a Continental Army reenactment

Camp cookpots at a Continental Army reenactment, Yorktown battlefield, Virginia. Digital photograph


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