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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
Colonial farmers in New Sweden, 1600sSwedish settlers harvesting wheat in Delaware, 1600s. 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
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
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
Yamacraw Indians meeting Georgia colonists, 1730sJames Olglethorpe and first English settlers landing in Georgia, greeted by Native Americans, 1733. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
United States map in 1830Territories of the United States in 1830. Printed color lithograph
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
Rock Creek in Washington DC, 1800sBoy fishing in Rock Creek, Washington DC, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Early design for the Washington Monument, 1860sEarly design for the Washington Monument in Washington DC, 1860. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
New Library of Congress building, 1890sMain hall and grand staircase of the new Library of Congress building, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
Mauna Loa eruption, 1870sEruption of Mauna Loa, Hawaii, viewed from the sea, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
State capitol in Springfield, Illinois, 1850sIllinois State House In Springfield, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Terror of people escaping the Chicago Fire, 1871Terrified citizens fleeing Wells Street during the Chicago Fire, 1871. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
White House and Treasury Building, 1890sWhite House and Treasury Building in Washington DC, 1890s. Albertype reproduction of a photograph
Early view of the White House, 1807East front of the White House with porticos added, circa 1807. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a drawing by architect Benjamin H. Latrobe
New Years reception at the White House, 1880sDiplomats and other New Years visitors received at the White House, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Washington DC about 1860City of Washington, from the dome of the Capitol, 1860. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Stores on Wabash Avenue, Chicago, 1890sBretanos and other retail shops on Wabash Avenue south of Monroe Street, Chicago, 1890s. Albertype reproduction of a photograph
Chicago street downtown in the 1890sStreetcar on State Street north of the Palmer House, Chicago, 1890s. Albertype reproduction of a photograph
Spanish colonial days in St. Augustine, FloridaLife in Saint Augustine, Florida, when part of New Spain. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Dearborn Avenue, Chicago, 1890sChicagos Dearborn Avenue north of Chestnut Street: Newberry Library, Unity Church, and New England Congregational Church (left-right), 1890s. Albertype reproduction of a photograph
White House about 1860White House, viewed from the Potomac River, about 1860. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
Chicagos Michigan Avenue, 1890sLeland Hotel on Michgan Avenue, Chicago, 1890 s. Albertype reproduction of a photograph
Chicago lumber wharves, 1880sLumber district of Chicago, viewed from the West Side Waterworks, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Downtown Indianapolis, 1870sWashington Street, looking west from Meriden Street, Indianapolis, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Waikiki village, Hawaii, 1870sVillage of Waikiki, Sandwich Islands, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Ohio River at New Albany, Indiana, 1870sNew Albany, Indiana, viewed from the Ohio River, about 1870. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Washington DC in the 1840sCity of Washington from Maryland, showing the Anacostia River joining the Potomac, 1840s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
State capitol of Indiana, 1850sIndiana state capitol, Indianapolis, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Traditional Hawaiian home, 1800sNative thatched hut of the Sandwich Islands, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Market in the French Quarter of New Orleans, 1870sNative American and black merchants in a French Quarter market, New Orleans, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Chicago grain elevators loading ships, 1870sGrain loaded in Chicago on ships bound for the Erie Canal, 1870s. Hand colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Settlement at Boston, 1630sWindmill overlooking the first houses at Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1630s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Downtown Chicago, 1850sRandolph Street, Chicago, in the 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Plymouth colonists going to churchPilgrims going to worship at the first church in New England. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Mayflower arrives at Plymouth, 1620The " Mayflower" anchored in Plymouth Bay, 1620. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Nantucket in the 1850sSailing ships in the harbor of Nantucket, Massachusetts, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
City of Chicago in 1860Overview of Chicago, looking west from Lake Michigan, 1860. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
First colonists of Boston, Massachusetts, 1630sPuritan settlers arriving in Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1630s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Puritans church in Boston, 1630sFirst meeting-house in Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1630s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration