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Irish children carrying peat to pay for schoolChildren in western Ireland carrying peat to pay for their schooling, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Underground Railroad account by William StillTitle page of William Stills record of the Underground Railroad, published in 1872. Woodcut with a watercolor wash
Mob burning abolitionist Elijah Lovejoys print-shop, Illinois, 1835Pro-slavery mob burning the print-shop of abolitionist Elijah P. Lovejoy, Alton, Illinois, 1835. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
HSET2A-00030Gunman in a western saloon, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
HSET2A-00123Map of the principal westward trails in the 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Buffalo killed from a train on the Great PlainsPassengers and crew shooting buffalo from a train on the transcontinental railroad, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Steam engine of James WattSchematic drawing of James Watts steam engine. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Machine-spun thread on a bobbin in the Lowell millsBobbins with machine-spun thread, Boott Cotton Mills, Lowell, Massachusetts. Photograph
Brooklyn Bridge opened by President Chester ArthurPresident Chester A. Arthur presiding over the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge, 1883. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Colonial New York harbor, 1667New York City after its surrender by the Dutch, 1667. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 17th-century illustration
Cartoon protesting Jeffersons trade embargo, 1807Cartoon protesting the Embargo Act passed by President Thomas Jefferson in 1807 Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Map of colonial Rhode Island, 1660sMap of Rhode Island, showing the disputed colonial boundaries, 1660s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Cotton gin in use by African-American slaves in the SouthSlaves using Eli Whitneys cotton gin, invented in the 1790s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Ethiopian Emperor Menelik IIMenelik II, emperor of Ethiopia, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century photograph
Life in Boston, Massachusetts, 1660sColonial seaport of Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony, in the 1660s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Ship in the 1600sSailing-ship of the seventeenth century. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration
Pirate captain hung from the yardarmThe pirate Banister, executed by hanging from the yardarm of a sailing ship. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Hamburg, Germany, early 1800sMarket place in Hamburg, Germany. Hand-colored engraving
Medieval monk, archbishop and priestMonk, archbishop, and priest of the 11th century. Antique hand-colored print
Roman Catholic bishop, 1500s - 1600sRoman Catholic bishop in a choir-robe (left) and a bishop in his vestments for Mass, 1500-1600s. Antique hand-colored print
Strength of SamsonSampson slaying a lion with his bare hands. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Medieval king and queen of FranceFrench king and queen, probably Louis VII and Eleanor of Aquitaine, 1100s. Antique hand-colored print
Jesus in the Garden of GethsemaneJesus praying in the Garden of Gethsemane before his arrest. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Oregon Trail covered wagonsRestored covered wagons (Conestoga wagon at rear), at Scotts Bluff National Monument on the Oregon Trail in Nebraska. Digital photograph
South Carolina colonists planting cropsSettlers planting crops in South Carolina during colonial days. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Leonardo da VinciPortrait of artist Leonardo da Vinci. Digitally colored 19th-century photograph of a portrait
US Navy Captain William BainbridgeWilliam Bainbridge in US Navy uniform, leaning against cannon on deck of ship. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Suez Canal under construction, 1869Dredges beiginning to build the Suez Canal, 1869. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Bubonic plague in FranceBelzunce amidst plague victims in France, 1600s. 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
Reading lesson in a Pennsylvania classroom, 1700sSchool reading lesson in colonial Pennsylvania. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Howard Pyle illustration
Renaissance fashion in Germany, 15th centuryGerman fashion of the Renaissance, about 1499. Antique hand-colored print
French nobility of the 1500sFrench court fashion of the 16th century. Antique hand-colored print
Russian military uniforms, 1900Russian soldiers, including Cossacks, dragoons, and sailors, circa 1900. Color lithograph of a contemporary illustration
Colonial farmers in New Sweden, 1600sSwedish settlers harvesting wheat in Delaware, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Behaims 1492 globe showing a round Earth but no New WorldDiagram of globe by Martin Behaim, without the New World, created in 1492. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Slave catchers capturing a fugitive slaveEscaped slave captured under the Fugitive Slave Law. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Africans brought to Jamestown as slaves, 1600sIntroduction of African slaves into Virginia Colony at Jamestown, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Cartoon about literacy tests in the South, 1870s" The blakman orter be eddikated afore he kin vote with us wites" - cartoon about literacy tests, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Thomas Nast cartoon
American buffaloBison, or American buffalo. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Ancient Greek city-state of SpartaAncient Greek city of Sparta, viewed from Therapne. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Jewish women in ancient Israel. Antique hand-colored woodcut
Colonists building their homes at Plymouth, 1620sPilgrims cutting forests and building houses at Plymouth Colony. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
Puritan in the stocks as punishment in Massachusetts, 1600sPuritan offender in the stocks, Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Puritan prisoner in the pillory in New EnglandPuritan offender standing in the pillory in a New England seaport, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Hair styles of the ancient GreeksAncient Greek hairstyles of women (top row) and men (bottom row). Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Colonists of New SwedenClothing of Swedish settlers in colonial Delaware, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Gift of meat from Native Americans to Plymouth colonistsNative Americans bringing a deer to New England colonists, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration