EVNT2A-00053Marshal Ney bringing the French rear-guard out of Russia with heavy losses, 1812. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th century painting
Logging in Wisconsin, 1800sHauling logs with a horse-drawn sledge in northern Wisconsin, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Shackletons Manchurian ponies, Antarctica, 1908Manchurian ponies used by Shackleton in the Antarctic, 1908-09. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph
Bozeman Trail over the Bridger Mountains, MontanaBridger Mountains, named for Jim Bridger, along the Bozeman Pass on the Bozeman Trail, Montana. Photograph
Mormons caught in a prairie blizzard en route to UtahMormon hand-cart company struggling across the plains to Salt Lake City. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Snow on the Sandia Mountains, New MexicoSnow on the Sandia Mountains and high plains near Albuquerque, New Mexico. Photograph
Haakon Haakonson brought to safety by the Birchlegs, 1200sBirchlegs carrying Prince Hakon Hakonson to safety over the mountains, a Norwegian legend. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
NATI2A-00009Innuit family with dog team and sled, . Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Building the railroad to Bismarck, North Dakota, 1870sLaying railroad track in winter across the Missouri River at Bismarck, North Dakota, 1879. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Mountain climbers in the Alps, 1880sMountaineering in the Tyrol with ropes and picks, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Lake Erie grain boat in a snowstormSteamship carrying grain on Lake Erie in a snowstorm, headed for Buffalo, New York, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-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
Workers cheering the first train over the mountains from CaliforniaSnowsheds protecting a transcontinental railroad train in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Wolf near a snowy log cabinWolf loping past a log cabin in the snow. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century A.B. Frost illustration
HOUS2A-00062Men bringing the first Christmas tree to the village. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration by Howard Pyle
HSET2A-00128New England Puritans on their way to church in the snow. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Black Hills, South DakotaBlack Hills with lingering snow, sacred area of the Sioux, South Dakota. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
BUSN2A-00177Native American trappers carrying furs on snowshoes in a forest of the Pacific Northwest Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Frederic Reminigton illustration
Puritan families migrating to Connecticut, 1635Colonials traveling to the Connecticut River Valley to settle Wethersfield and Windsor. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
BUSN2A-00095Loggers with an ordinary haul on an ox-drawn sledge, Minnesota, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century photograph
Schwatkas discovery of Franklin expedition grave, 1880Grave of Franklin Expedition member Lt. John Irving found by Schwatkas American search party in Greenland, 1880. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
EVRV2D-00199Artillery defending the Continental Army winter camp at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Digital photograph
EVRV2A-00022George Washington marching the Continental Army to Valley Forge winter camp. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration
Colonial dispute in Rhode Island, 1600sColonists conflict over cattle at Acquidneck (now Newport), Rhode Island, 1641. 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
Rhode Island natives befriending Roger Williams, 1635Roger Williams welcomed by Rhode Island Native Americans, 1635. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
HSET2A-00116Hunter in buckskin carrying a turkey home through the winter woods. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration by A.B. Frost
Sleighs in the 19th centurySleigh travel on a road in winter, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Winter fun in Victorian EnglandChristmas-Eve snowball fight in an English town, 1860. Color lithograph reproduction of an 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
Alpine mountain-climbers, 1800sMountaineers on a couloir in the Alps, circa 1890. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Mountaineering in the Alps, 1800sBreaking through an ice-bridge in the Alps, circa 1890. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Chilkoot Pass during the Alaska / Klondike Gold RushAlaska/Klondike prospectors climbing to the summit of the Chilkoot Pass, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
Dogsled traveling to the Alaska Gold Rush, 1898Prospectors dogsled in a snowstorm to get to the Klondike goldfields, 1898. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
Battle of Princeton, 1777Battle of Princeton, in which General Mercer met his death, American Revolution, 1777. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
Valley Forge campfire, Revolutionary WarDispirited American soldiers huddle around a campfire at Valley Forge. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Winter at Valley Forge, Revolutionary WarAmerican troops huddle in the cold at Valley Forge during the American Revolution. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
Revolutionary War cannon at Valley ForgeField artillery in snow on a Continental Army redoubt at Valley Forge winter camp, Pennsylvania. Digital photograph
Valley Forge visit of Martha Washington, 1777Martha Washington visiting the Continental Army encampment at Valley Forge during the Revolutionary War. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
General Mercer wounded, Battle of PrincetonGeneral Hugh Mercer mortally wounded in the Battle of Princeton, New Jersey, 1777. Printed color engraving
Blizzard halts a transcontinental train in Utah, 1870sImmigrant workers digging out a snowbound Union Pacific train near Ogden, Utah, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Freight train brakemen in a blizzardRailroad brakemen working atop boxcars in a snowstorm, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
PPRE2A-00085George Washington on a mission to the Ohio River during the French and Indian War. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
HSET2A-00062Pioneers in snow on the trail over the Rockies, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Woman hunting deer in the snowPioneer woman hunting deer in winter to feed her children. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century A.B. Frost illustration
BUSN2A-00156A big load of logs on a skidder in Michigan, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century photograph
Ohio traveler attacked by wolves, early 1800sSamuel H. Huntington attacked by wolves in early Ohio. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Howard Pyle illustration