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Recreation Collection

Background imageRecreation Collection: First Ferris wheel, Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893

First Ferris wheel, Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893
Ferris wheel -250 feet in diameter, 36 cars - at the Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageRecreation Collection: Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893
Court of Honor and central basin of the Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893. Albertype reproduction of a photograph

Background imageRecreation Collection: Yacht club in Newport, Rhode Island, 1880s

Yacht club in Newport, Rhode Island, 1880s
Clubhouse of the New York Yacht Club in Newport, Rhode Island, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageRecreation Collection: BUSN2A-00110

BUSN2A-00110
Woodsman dancing to a fiddle in a logging camp at night, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageRecreation 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 imageRecreation Collection: BUSN2A-00011

BUSN2A-00011
Advertisement for Cadburys Cocoa, showing a croquet game, 1899. Hand-colored printed halftone 19th century

Background imageRecreation Collection: Hawaiians in the mid-1800s

Hawaiians in the mid-1800s
Diamond Head and Waikiki in the Hawaiian Islands, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageRecreation 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 imageRecreation Collection: Mountain climbers in the Alps, 1880s

Mountain climbers in the Alps, 1880s
Mountaineering in the Tyrol with ropes and picks, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageRecreation Collection: Boats on the Delaware River near New Castle, 1880s

Boats on the Delaware River near New Castle, 1880s
City of New Castle on the Delaware River, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageRecreation Collection: Newport, Rhode Island, beach scene, 1870s

Newport, Rhode Island, beach scene, 1870s
Summer residents enjoying the beach in Newport, Rhode Island, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageRecreation Collection: Towing Erie Canal barges on the Hudson River

Towing Erie Canal barges on the Hudson River
Erie Canal grain-boats towed down the Hudson River to New York City, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageRecreation 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 imageRecreation Collection: Dutch skaters on the Zuider Zee, 1800s

Dutch skaters on the Zuider Zee, 1800s
Skaters enjoying a winter Sunday on the Zuider Zee, Dutch island of Marken, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageRecreation Collection: Golfers in the 1890s

Golfers in the 1890s
Golfers finishing a game at the putting green, circa 1890. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageRecreation Collection: Baseball game in the 1880s

Baseball game in the 1880s
Baseball batter waiting for a pitch, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageRecreation Collection: Crowds at the Chicago worlds fair at night

Crowds at the Chicago worlds fair at night
Columbian Exposition visitors strolling along the midway at night, Chicago 1893. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageRecreation Collection: Horse race in the US, 1880s

Horse race in the US, 1880s
American race-track, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageRecreation Collection: NATI2A-00005

NATI2A-00005
Native Americans playing a game of lacrosse with a ball and sticks. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageRecreation Collection: Dancing the minuet, 1700s

Dancing the minuet, 1700s
Couples dancing the minuet in an 18th-century ballroom. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageRecreation Collection: Victorian era picnic

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

Background imageRecreation Collection: HOUS2A-00150

HOUS2A-00150
Quilting party in western Virginia, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageRecreation Collection: GGBR2A-00018

GGBR2A-00018
Couples dancing in Tudor England, 1500s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a painting by Holbein and Janet

Background imageRecreation Collection: Rock Creek in Washington DC, 1800s

Rock Creek in Washington DC, 1800s
Boy fishing in Rock Creek, Washington DC, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageRecreation Collection: Racing heavy canoes on a northern river, 1800s

Racing heavy canoes on a northern river, 1800s
A bateau (boat) race in the north woods, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageRecreation Collection: A crowded Boston skating pond, 1800s

A crowded Boston skating pond, 1800s
A skating scene in Boston, Massachusetts, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageRecreation Collection: HREC2A-00020

HREC2A-00020
Skating on a pond in winter, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageRecreation Collection: Double-play in a New York / Boston baseball game, 1886

Double-play in a New York / Boston baseball game, 1886
New York baseball team making a double-play against Boston, 1886. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageRecreation Collection: Medieval game of chess

Medieval game of chess
Chess players in the Middle Ages Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a 13th-century manuscript illustration

Background imageRecreation Collection: Roping a bear in California, 1800s

Roping a bear in California, 1800s
Californians putting a lasso on a bear, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageRecreation Collection: Steeplechase riders in Britain, 1880s

Steeplechase riders in Britain, 1880s
Steeplechase riders taking a jump in Britain, 1880s. Color lithograph reproduction of a 19th-century painting by J. Sturgess

Background imageRecreation 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 imageRecreation Collection: Hawaiians surfing, 1870s

Hawaiians surfing, 1870s
Natives on surfboards near Honolulu, Hawaii, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageRecreation Collection: An outing on the Erie Canal in the early 1800s

An outing on the Erie Canal in the early 1800s
Passengers enjoying a cruise on the Erie Canal, 1820s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageRecreation Collection: BUSN2A-00105

BUSN2A-00105
Sailors " gamming" - talking and entertaining each other on a whaling-ship, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageRecreation Collection: PROY2A-00046

PROY2A-00046
Queen Elizabeth hawking. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction from " Booke of Faulconrie, " 1575

Background imageRecreation Collection: NATI2A-00031

NATI2A-00031
Native Americans practice running, shooting arrows, and throwing ball, Florida, 1500s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a DeBrfy engraving of a LeMoyne illustration

Background imageRecreation Collection: French colonists in Illinois

French colonists in Illinois
Festivities of early French settlers in Illinois. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageRecreation Collection: Colonial Virginians at a plantation ball

Colonial Virginians at a plantation ball
Guests dancing the Virginia reel at a Westover Plantation ball, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageRecreation Collection: Dancing couple, early 1800s

Dancing couple, early 1800s
Couple doing a quaint little dance before an admiring crowd, early 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageRecreation Collection: Dancing the cotillion

Dancing the cotillion
The cotillion, a formal dance circa 1900. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a painting by Henri Tenre

Background imageRecreation Collection: A ball in Tuxedo, New York, circa 1900

A ball in Tuxedo, New York, circa 1900
Formal dance in the ballroom at Tuxedo, New York, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageRecreation Collection: Philadelphia ball, 1800s

Philadelphia ball, 1800s
Ball in the Assembly Building, Philadelphia, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageRecreation 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 imageRecreation Collection: Fourth of July centennial celebration in Philadelphia, 1876

Fourth of July centennial celebration in Philadelphia, 1876
Centennial Fourth of July celebration in front of Independence Hall, Philadelphia, 1876. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageRecreation Collection: Summer holiday celebration in an American village, 1800s

Summer holiday celebration in an American village, 1800s
Country people enjoying an outdoor gathering, dancing to a makeshift band, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageRecreation 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 imageRecreation 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 imageRecreation 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 imageRecreation Collection: Christmas singalong, 1860s

Christmas singalong, 1860s
Mother and children singing Christmas carols around the piano, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageRecreation 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 imageRecreation Collection: Homer reciting his epic poems to ancient Greeks

Homer reciting his epic poems to ancient Greeks
Homer recounting the deeds of ancient Greeks in the Trojan War. Hand-colored halftone illustration

Background imageRecreation Collection: Colonial ballroom, 1700s

Colonial ballroom, 1700s
Social event in a ballroom in the 18th century. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageRecreation Collection: Family storyteller

Family storyteller
Old woman telling folklore to young girls in a cottage kitchen, England. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageRecreation Collection: Ice-skating on the Schuylkill River, 1800s

Ice-skating on the Schuylkill River, 1800s
Skating party on the Schuylkill River near Philadelphia, circa 1880. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageRecreation 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 imageRecreation Collection: Alpine mountain-climbers, 1800s

Alpine mountain-climbers, 1800s
Mountaineers on a couloir in the Alps, circa 1890. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageRecreation Collection: Mountaineering in the Alps, 1800s

Mountaineering in the Alps, 1800s
Breaking through an ice-bridge in the Alps, circa 1890. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageRecreation Collection: Netsilik Inuit entertainment

Netsilik Inuit entertainment
Netsilik Eskimo men in an igloo playing a game, circa 1880. Hand-colored woodcut of a sketch by Schwatkas Arctic expedition

Background imageRecreation Collection: Tiger hunt in British India, 1800s

Tiger hunt in British India, 1800s
British hunting party in India en route to a tiger netting, circa 1890. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageRecreation Collection: Royal barge on the Nile in ancient Egypt

Royal barge on the Nile in ancient Egypt
Hunting party of an Egyptian princess in a barge on the Nile. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageRecreation Collection: Theatrical performance in ancient Athens

Theatrical performance in ancient Athens
Performance at the Theatre of Dionysos in Athens, ancient Greece. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageRecreation Collection: Shooting bison for sport, 1880s

Shooting bison for sport, 1880s
White hunters shooting buffalo for sport on the western plains, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageRecreation 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 imageRecreation 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 imageRecreation Collection: BUSN2A-00244

BUSN2A-00244
Family riding in a steam-powered White Company automobile, 1907. Hand-colored printed halftone of a photograph in a White Company advertisement

Background imageRecreation Collection: Girls visiting the Chicago Columbian Exposition, 1893

Girls visiting the Chicago Columbian Exposition, 1893
Flower-covered globe in Washington Park for the Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893. Albertype reproduction of a photograph

Background imageRecreation Collection: Chicagos Columbian Exposition, 1893

Chicagos Columbian Exposition, 1893
Birds eye view of the Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893. Albertype reproduction of an illustration

Background imageRecreation Collection: President Arthur fishing on a remote lake

President Arthur fishing on a remote lake
President Chester A. Arthur on a fishing trip, 1884. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageRecreation Collection: Bowling game in New Netherland

Bowling game in New Netherland
Colonists playing a game of bowls in New Netherland, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Howard Pyle illustration

Background imageRecreation Collection: NATI2A-00170

NATI2A-00170
Choctaw or Creek ball-player with Native American lacrosse sticks. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageRecreation Collection: NATI2A-00182

NATI2A-00182
Native American boys nearing the starting point for a horse race, northern Rockies. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageRecreation Collection: NATI2A-00123

NATI2A-00123
Plains Indians horse-racing, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Frederic Remington Illustration

Background imageRecreation Collection: NATI2A-00136

NATI2A-00136
Native Americans racing in canoes. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageRecreation Collection: HOUS2A-00023

HOUS2A-00023
Bobbing for apples at a Halloween party in Ireland, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageRecreation Collection: HOUS2A-00044

HOUS2A-00044
Christmas party in a baronial hall in the olden time, England. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageRecreation Collection: HOUS2A-00032

HOUS2A-00032
Christmas merriment in an old English manor. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageRecreation 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 imageRecreation Collection: Barefoot boy

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

Background imageRecreation 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 imageRecreation 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 imageRecreation Collection: HOUS2A-00085

HOUS2A-00085
Boys playing sports, including bowling, spinning a top, stilts, and a swing, England, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 17th-century illustration

Background imageRecreation 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 imageRecreation 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



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