Urban Life Collection

Abandoned baby found by police, New York City, 1890s
Policeman bringing in an abandoned infant found in an alley on a winter night, New York City, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century photograph

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Medieval walled city of Nuremberg, Germany, 1400s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Erie Canal boats wintering in New York harbor
Erie Canal boats anchored for the winter at the East River docks, New York City, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Chicago grain elevators loading ships, 1870s
Grain loaded in Chicago on ships bound for the Erie Canal, 1870s. Hand colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Homeless boys sleeping in an alley, 1890s
Homeless street boys sleeping in an alley in New York City, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century photograph

Chicago police arresting a suspect, 1890s
Police making a patrol-box arrest in Chicago, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century Thulstrup illustration

Afternoon concert on the U. S. Capitol grounds, 1870s
Citizens enjoying music on a summer day in Washington DC, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Washington DC on a summer afternoon, 1890
Afternoon strollers on Connecticut Avenue in Washington DC, 1890. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Plan for a subway station in Boston, 1890s
View of a proposed subway station in Boston, Massachusetts, 1892. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Erie Canal in Buffalo, New York
Boats at their moorings on the Erie Canal in Buffalo, New York, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Rush hour at a Manhattan elevated railroad station, 1890
Rainy rush hour at a crowded elevated railroad station, New York City, 1890. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Communist demonstration broken up by New York police
Communist workers driven from a demonstration in Tompkins Square by mounted police, New York City, 1871. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Busy night at the U. S. Capitol, 1885
U.S. Capitol during a night session of Congress, spring 1885. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Marketplace on the street in front of Rouen Cathedral, France. Hand-colored engraving of an early 19th-century painting by J.M.W. Turner

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St. Martins Church in Cologne, Germany. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Horse-drawn carriage traffic outside the shops in Piccadilly, London, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut

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London street scene at night with electric lighting, about 1890. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Central Park in New York City, 1880s
Spring day on the Mall in Central Park, New York City, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Paris boulevards in the 1870s
Bridge over the River Seine, Paris, 1870s. Printed color lithograph of a 19th-century illustration

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Rouen, France, on the River Seine. Hand-colored engraving of an early 19th-century J.M.W. Turner illustration

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Typical residents of Paris, 1796. Antique hand-colored print

Romance on a city rooftop, 1800s
Woman hanging laundry talking with a mason on a city rooftop, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Egg-market day in Antwerp, Belgium. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

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A street in Moscow in the time of Catherine the Great, 1700s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an 18th-century illustration

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African-American church congregation in Washington DC, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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