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Traditional Collection (page 18)

Background imageTraditional Collection: Lord De La Warre welcomed in Jamestown, 1610

Lord De La Warre welcomed in Jamestown, 1610
Arrival of Lord De La Warre to restore order in Virginia Colony, 1610. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTraditional Collection: Paddlewheel steamship Scotia of the Cunard Line, 1800s

Paddlewheel steamship Scotia of the Cunard Line, 1800s
The " Scotia, " last of the Cunard Lines paddlewheel steamers. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTraditional Collection: Paddlewheel steamship Arabia of the Cunard LIne

Paddlewheel steamship Arabia of the Cunard LIne
Royal Mail steamship " Arabia" of the Cunard Line, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTraditional Collection: Life in colonial Jamestown

Life in colonial Jamestown
Colonists on an old Jamestown street, Virginia Colony, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTraditional Collection: Jamestown colonist building homes

Jamestown colonist building homes
Virginia colonists beginning to build Jamestown, 1608. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTraditional Collection: Sea battle in the Middle Ages

Sea battle in the Middle Ages
Ships of the thirteenth century, with forecastles, sterncastles, and fighting-tops. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTraditional Collection: Replicas of colonial Jamestown ships

Replicas of colonial Jamestown ships
Reconstructed ships that brought the first colonists to Jamestown, Virginia. Digital photograph

Background imageTraditional Collection: Smelt-fishing, 1880s

Smelt-fishing, 1880s
Fishing for smelt with hand-lines, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTraditional Collection: Canoeists on a slow-moving stream

Canoeists on a slow-moving stream
Woodsmen in canoes floating on a tranquil river, circa 1900. Printed color halftone reproduction of a Schoonover illustration

Background imageTraditional Collection: French colonists building a ship, South Carolina, 1560s

French colonists building a ship, South Carolina, 1560s
Shipbuilding at Archers Creek, South Carolina, by French colonists left behind by Ribault, 1562. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTraditional 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 imageTraditional Collection: Fishing boats unloading in London, 1800s

Fishing boats unloading in London, 1800s
Landing fish at Billingsgate Market, London, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTraditional 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 imageTraditional Collection: HREC2A-00020

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

Background imageTraditional Collection: Maori village in New Zealand, 1800s

Maori village in New Zealand, 1800s
Maori fortified village, or pah, in Taranaki, New Zealand, mid-1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTraditional Collection: Dunedin, New Zealand, 1860

Dunedin, New Zealand, 1860
Princes Street in Dunedin, New Zealand, in 1860. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTraditional 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 imageTraditional 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 imageTraditional 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 imageTraditional 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 imageTraditional 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 imageTraditional Collection: Hawaiians surfing, 1870s

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

Background imageTraditional Collection: Firestone tires ad, 1912

Firestone tires ad, 1912
Advertisement for Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, 1912. Hand-colored woodcut

Background imageTraditional Collection: Train-robbers, 1800s

Train-robbers, 1800s
Gunmen robbing a railroad train, late 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTraditional Collection: Building the transcontinental railroad

Building the transcontinental railroad
Immigrants and other workers laying track for the transcontinental railroad across Nebraska, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTraditional Collection: Transcontinental railroad workers attacked by Native Americans

Transcontinental railroad workers attacked by Native Americans
Cheyenne Indians attacking workers building the transcontinental railroad on the Great Plains, 1867. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTraditional Collection: Transcontinental railroad across the Great Plains

Transcontinental railroad across the Great Plains
Transcontinental railroad track to a station on the Great Plains, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTraditional Collection: Immigrants building the transcontinental railroad

Immigrants building the transcontinental railroad
Asian and European immigrants working on the last mile of the transcontinental railroad, 1869. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTraditional Collection: Financiers of the transcontinental railroad

Financiers of the transcontinental railroad
Railroad kings Huntington, Stanford, Ames, Crocker, Dillon, and Moffat, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTraditional Collection: Travel by railroad and canal, 1837

Travel by railroad and canal, 1837
Advertisement for rail and canal travel from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh and Louisville, 1837. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTraditional Collection: Dining car on the transcontinental railroad

Dining car on the transcontinental railroad
Palace Hotel dining car on the Union Pacific Railroad, 1869. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTraditional Collection: Transcontinental railroad in Nevada, 1869

Transcontinental railroad in Nevada, 1869
Central Pacific passenger train passing through a canyon in Nevada, 1869. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTraditional Collection: Coats of arms of some nations, 1800s

Coats of arms of some nations, 1800s
National coats of arms of selected countries, 1800s. Printed color lithograph

Background imageTraditional Collection: Laying railroad track across the Great Plains

Laying railroad track across the Great Plains
Workers laying track for the transcontinental railroad, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTraditional Collection: Steam locomotive 1850s

Steam locomotive 1850s
Locomotive on the Ohio and Mississippi Railway, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTraditional Collection: Freight train brakemen in a blizzard

Freight train brakemen in a blizzard
Railroad brakemen working atop boxcars in a snowstorm, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTraditional Collection: New England textile factory, 1800s

New England textile factory, 1800s
Sugar River textile mill in Newport, New Hampshire, about 1880. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTraditional Collection: Huygens clock diagram

Huygens clock diagram
Side view of Huygenss clock, showing the pendulum mechanism, 1600s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an illustration

Background imageTraditional Collection: Yale Universitiy in the late 1700s

Yale Universitiy in the late 1700s
Yale College in 1784. Hand-colored woodcut of an illustration

Background imageTraditional Collection: Hans Christian Oersted

Hans Christian Oersted, who founded the study of electromagnetism. Digitally colored woodcut

Background imageTraditional Collection: Abraham de Moivre

Abraham de Moivre
Mathematician Abraham de Moivre. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTraditional Collection: Ferdinand de Lesseps

Ferdinand de Lesseps
Ferdinand-Marie de Lesseps, who conceptualized the Suez Canal. Digitally colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTraditional Collection: Harvard College, 1720

Harvard College, 1720
Harvard College in 1720. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

Background imageTraditional Collection: Jean-Baptiste-Andre Dumas

Jean-Baptiste-Andre Dumas
French chemist Jean-Baptiste-Andre Dumas. Digitally colored woodcut

Background imageTraditional Collection: Archaeological excavation on the Acropolis, 1890s

Archaeological excavation on the Acropolis, 1890s
Archaeologists excavating ancient ruins on the Acropolis, Athens, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTraditional Collection: Dr. John Clarke

Dr. John Clarke, co-founder of Rhode Island, portrait in 1664. Digitally colored woodcut of a 17th-century portrait

Background imageTraditional Collection: Busy New Orleans waterfront, late 1800s

Busy New Orleans waterfront, late 1800s
Steamboats and barges on the Mississippi River at New Orleans, circa 1880. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTraditional Collection: Human evolution as described in the 1870s

Human evolution as described in the 1870s
Theory of the " descent of man" as illustrated in the 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration



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