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Background imageTown Collection: William Henry Harrison campaign rally, 1840

William Henry Harrison campaign rally, 1840
Tippecanoe procession during William Henry Harrisons presidential campaign, 1840. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTown Collection: Colonial town meeting

Colonial town meeting
Town meeting arguments in colonial America. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTown Collection: Map of colonial Charleston, South Carolina, 1600s

Map of colonial Charleston, South Carolina, 1600s
Colonial map of the Ashley and Cooper rivers, site of Charleston, South Carolina, 1600s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a document

Background imageTown Collection: French village wedding procession, 1800s

French village wedding procession, 1800s
Wedding party strolling through the village of Pont-Aven in Brittany, France. Printed halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTown Collection: Seaport of Sidon, Lebanon

Seaport of Sidon, Lebanon
Sidon, a chief seaport of ancient Phoenicia on the Mediterranean. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTown 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 imageTown 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 imageTown 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 imageTown Collection: Inca dwelling replica at Ingapirca, Ecuador

Inca dwelling replica at Ingapirca, Ecuador
Reconstructed Inca dwelling amid the ruins at Ingapirca in the Andes Mountains, Ecuador. Digital photograph

Background imageTown 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 imageTown Collection: Callao, Peru, under Spanish rule, 1620

Callao, Peru, under Spanish rule, 1620
Spanish colonial port of Callao, Peru, circa 1620. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 17th-century illustration

Background imageTown Collection: Santo Domingo, early 1700s

Santo Domingo, early 1700s
Busy port of Santo Domingo on Hispaniola, early 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an 18th-century illustration

Background imageTown 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 imageTown Collection: Havana as a Spanish colonial seaport

Havana as a Spanish colonial seaport
Port of Havana, Cuba, in early Spanish colonial times. Hand-colored woodcut from Montanus

Background imageTown Collection: Mount Pelee destruction in Martinique, 1902

Mount Pelee destruction in Martinique, 1902
Street scene in St. Pierre after the eruption of Mount Pelee, Martinique, 1902. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph

Background imageTown Collection: Downtown Havana in the 1850s

Downtown Havana in the 1850s
Imperial del Paseo in Spanish colonial Havana, Cuba, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTown Collection: GATL2A-00031

GATL2A-00031
Outdoor kitchen in a Jamaica town, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTown Collection: Arriving at Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1800s

Arriving at Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1800s
Passengers disembarking from steamships in Buenos Aires harbor, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTown Collection: Rio de Janeiro in the 1800s

Rio de Janeiro in the 1800s
Harbor of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTown Collection: Colonial boy learning to read at home

Colonial boy learning to read at home
Grandmother teaching a child to read in colonial America. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTown Collection: Reading lesson in a 19th-century classroom

Reading lesson in a 19th-century classroom
Boys reading aloud in a schoolroom, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTown Collection: Students in a one-room school, 1800s

Students in a one-room school, 1800s
Young orator in a village public school, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTown Collection: Students reciting in a one-room school, 1800s

Students reciting in a one-room school, 1800s
Pupils reciting poetry in a one-room school, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTown Collection: Native village of the Marianas, 1800s

Native village of the Marianas, 1800s
Saipan island village in the Mariana Islands, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTown Collection: French settlement of the Great Lakes, 1600s

French settlement of the Great Lakes, 1600s
French Jesuit map of Lake Superior, Upper Michigan, and Wisconsin, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 17th-century illustration

Background imageTown Collection: Medieval walled town in the Swiss Alps

Medieval walled town in the Swiss Alps
Alpine town of Coire, or Chur, Switzerland. Hand-colored 19th-century reproduction of an earlier illustration

Background imageTown Collection: Dutch colonial tavern in New Amsterdam

Dutch colonial tavern in New Amsterdam
De Blauwe Druif (the Blue Grape) Tavern in the Bowery, New Amsterdam, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTown Collection: Quantrill raid on Lawrence, Kansas, US Civil War

Quantrill raid on Lawrence, Kansas, US Civil War
Confederate raiders destroying Lawrence, Kansas, 1863. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTown Collection: Battle of Fredericksburg, 1862

Battle of Fredericksburg, 1862
Confederate artillery on Maryes Hill firing on Union troops attacking Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1862. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTown Collection: Vancouver, British Columbia, 1870s

Vancouver, British Columbia, 1870s
Wagons and shops on Cordova Street in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 1887. Lithograph reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTown 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 imageTown Collection: Shops in a medieval French town

Shops in a medieval French town
Apothecary, barber, furrier, and tailor shops along a street in the 1400s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a medieval illustration

Background imageTown Collection: Clergy collecting tax from medieval merchants

Clergy collecting tax from medieval merchants
Tax on markets levied by a member of the clergy, Tournay, France, 1400s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a medieval illustration

Background imageTown Collection: Making coins in the Middle Ages

Making coins in the Middle Ages
Medieval coiners in their workshop. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a medieval illustration

Background imageTown Collection: Medieval manor and fields

Medieval manor and fields
Arrangement of manor lands and a farming village in the late Middle Ages. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

Background imageTown Collection: Early cannon used in battle, early 1500s

Early cannon used in battle, early 1500s
English artillery in action during the reign of Henry VIII. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTown Collection: Battle of Auray, France, Hundred Years War, 1364

Battle of Auray, France, Hundred Years War, 1364
Capture of Bertrand de Guescelin in the Battle of Auray, where John de Montford and Charles de Blois led opposing sides, 1364. Hand-colored woodcut

Background imageTown 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 imageTown Collection: Battle of Jericho in ancient Palestine

Battle of Jericho in ancient Palestine
Joshua and the Israelites conquering Jericho, circa 1400 BC. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTown Collection: Disappearance of Roanoke Island colonists, 1591

Disappearance of Roanoke Island colonists, 1591
Return of Governor John White to find Roanoke colonists have vanished, 1591. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTown Collection: Bacons Rebellion in Jamestown, Virginia, 1676

Bacons Rebellion in Jamestown, Virginia, 1676
Governor Berkeley facing angry colonists during Bacons Rebellion in Jamestown, 1676. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTown Collection: Ducking stool punishment for a Jamestown woman

Ducking stool punishment for a Jamestown woman
Jamestown woman led to the ducking stool for public humiliation, 1600s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTown Collection: U. S. annexation of Hawaii cheered in Honolulu, 1898

U. S. annexation of Hawaii cheered in Honolulu, 1898
Hawaiians receive news of annexation by the U.S. Honolulu, 1898. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTown Collection: Los Angeles when a Mexican village

Los Angeles when a Mexican village
Mexican pulque carrier in Los Angeles, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageTown Collection: Dallas in the 1870s

Dallas in the 1870s
Cotton wagons on Elm Street in Dallas, Texas, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageTown Collection: Klondyke Gold Rush riverboat in Dawson City, 1898

Klondyke Gold Rush riverboat in Dawson City, 1898
First steamer carrying gold out of Dawson City, Yukon Territory, 1898. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTown Collection: Benjamin Franklin as a boy in Boston

Benjamin Franklin as a boy in Boston
Young Ben Franklin with his family in Boston. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTown Collection: Before and after views of Kumasi, Ghana, as a British protectorate, 1890s

Before and after views of Kumasi, Ghana, as a British protectorate, 1890s
British view of how the Ashanti will live after English occupation, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration



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