Backyard carnival, 1800sChildren putting on a circus in the backyarrd, 1800s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
Road from ancient Athens to EleusisTemple of Aphrodite (left) on the road from Eleusis to Athens, ancient Greece. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
Feudal lord instructing peasant workersPeasants receiving their lords orders before going to work, 1400s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a manuscript miniature illustration
Colonial classroom in New England, 1600sEarly schoolroom in colonial New England. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Medieval rose gardenGarden with roses enclosed by a wattle fence, from Boccacios " Cento Norelle, " 1490. Hand-colored woodcut reproductioin of a 15th century illustration
Dutch skaters on the Zuider Zee, 1800sSkaters enjoying a winter Sunday on the Zuider Zee, Dutch island of Marken, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Confederate soldier romancing a young woman, 1800sConfederate soldier declaring his love for a young woman, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Victorian era picnicFamilies having a summer picnic, England, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Plowing rice paddies with water buffaloUsing water buffalo to plow rice paddies in China. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
GEUR2A-00139Young Dutch woman gathering cabbages in a basket, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
Dutch canal and tow-path, 1800sDog-cart with fresh vegetables and people towing a barge along a Dutch canal, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
AGRI2A-00064Picking apples, a farm scene near Prides Bridge, Maine, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Garden irrigation in the 1500sGarden water pumped through beds via intersecting channels, formal bed design of 1571. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
HUSG2A-00045Freed slaves wedding dance in a cabin, US South, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Washboard for scrubbing laundry in the 1800sWoman reenactor doing laundry with a washboard, living history demonstration, Shiloh National Military Park, Tennessee. Digital photograph
African ivory trade, 1800sIvory trader in an African village, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
A crowded Boston skating pond, 1800sA skating scene in Boston, Massachusetts, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
HREC2A-00020Skating on a pond in winter, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Manhattan Island in the late 1700sNew York City, viewed from upper Manhattan Island, late 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
School board interviewing a teacher, 1800sProspective teacher interviewed by a rural school board, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Summer holiday celebration in an American village, 1800sCountry people enjoying an outdoor gathering, dancing to a makeshift band, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Boys playing marbles, 1800sBoys playing a game of marbles in a small town, early 1900s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an illustration
Rural courtship, early 1900sYoung couple seated by a brook, early 1900s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an illustration
Game of mumblety-peg, 1800sBoys playing mumblety-peg in the grass, 1800s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
Puerto Rican family and their hut, 1890sNative houses in rural Puerto Rico, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph
Family storytellerOld woman telling folklore to young girls in a cottage kitchen, England. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Ice-skating on the Schuylkill River, 1800sSkating party on the Schuylkill River near Philadelphia, circa 1880. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Vermont cheese factory, 1800sDairy farmers bringing milk to a Vermont cheese factory, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Reading lesson in a 19th-century classroomBoys reading aloud in a schoolroom, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Reading lesson in a Pennsylvania classroom, 1700sSchool reading lesson in colonial Pennsylvania. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Howard Pyle illustration
Students in a one-room school, 1800sYoung orator in a village public school, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Students reciting in a one-room school, 1800sPupils reciting poetry in a one-room school, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Starving peasants begging in Russia, 1890sRussian peasants near St. Petersburg begging soldiers for bread, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Jewish market-goers, Poland, 1800sPolish Jews traveling to market near the Russian border, circa 1880. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Medieval milking and churningPeasants milking cows and a goat, and churning butter, 1100s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a medieval illustration
Georgia Cracker family tending their cookpot, 1890sCracker women cooking outside their poor, rural cabin in Georgia, late 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Country life in medieval EuropeCountry life in France in the late Middle Ages. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a 1517 edition of Virgil published in Lyons
Formal garden of the late Middle AgesSpring work in a European formal garden with raised beds, about 1590. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 16th-century illustration
Canadian farm on the frontier, 1800sCattle and barns of a Canadian homestead about 1850. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Medieval manor and fieldsArrangement of manor lands and a farming village in the late Middle Ages. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration
Wedding of former slaves in the South, 1870sFreed African-American couple getting married in a cabin during Reconstruction. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Funeral of a former black slave, Reconstruction EraNegro funeral in Virginia, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Before and after views of Kumasi, Ghana, as a British protectorate, 1890sBritish view of how the Ashanti will live after English occupation, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
African slaves in Uganda, 1800sNative slaves carrying fuel and cutting rice in East Africa, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut from Spekes Journal
New Hampshire village, 1800sVillage of New Boston, New Hampshire, in the 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
BUSN2A-00015Villagers watching a blacksmith working at his forge, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
BUSN2A-00153Rural newspaper editor considering farm products as payment for a subscription, 1800s Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
HOUS2A-00020Boys scaring their friend with a jack-o lantern, a Halloween prank, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration