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Background imageVirginia Collection: Roanoke Colony settlers arrive, 1587

Roanoke Colony settlers arrive, 1587
English colonists landing on Roanoke Island, 1587. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageVirginia Collection: Starving colonists at Jamestown

Starving colonists at Jamestown
Jamestown colonists dealing out the last kernels of corn during the Starving Time, 1609-1610. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageVirginia Collection: Jamestown colonists coming ashore, 1600s

Jamestown colonists coming ashore, 1600s
Colonists landing in Virginia, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageVirginia Collection: Colonial Virginians at a plantation ball

Colonial Virginians at a plantation ball
Guests dancing the Virginia reel at a Westover Plantation ball, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageVirginia Collection: 19th-century artillery caisson

19th-century artillery caisson
Caisson from the 19th century, an artillery demonstration at Yorktown battlefield, Virginia. Digital photograph

Background imageVirginia Collection: Portuguese swivel gun, 17th century

Portuguese swivel gun, 17th century
Portuguese swivel gun from the 1600s, an artillery demonstration at Yorktown battlefield, Virginia. Digital photograph

Background imageVirginia Collection: Brass swivel gun, often used as naval artillery, 1700s

Brass swivel gun, often used as naval artillery, 1700s
Brass swivel gun from the French and Indian War, in artillery demonstration at Yorktown battlefield, Virginia. Digital photograph

Background imageVirginia Collection: Virginia map, 1588

Virginia map, 1588
Thomas Harriots map of Virginia, 1588. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a document

Background imageVirginia Collection: John Smiths map of Jamestown

John Smiths map of Jamestown
Map of Jamestown settlement, Virginia. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction from Smiths Historie of Virginia

Background imageVirginia Collection: Potomac River in the 1800s

Potomac River in the 1800s
Farms along the Potomac River, viewed from Maryland Heights, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageVirginia Collection: HOUS2D-00036

HOUS2D-00036
Camp cookpots at a Continental Army reenactment, Yorktown battlefield, Virginia. Digital photograph

Background imageVirginia Collection: Corn ground into meal at Mount Vernon

Corn ground into meal at Mount Vernon
Wooden mortar and pestle for grinding maize at Mount Vernon, George Washingtons home in Virginia. Photograph

Background imageVirginia Collection: General Lees note agreeing to a surrender, 1865

General Lees note agreeing to a surrender, 1865
Robert E. Lees letter to Ulysses S. Grant to arrange a surrender, 1865. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash

Background imageVirginia 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 imageVirginia Collection: Confederate advance at the Battle of Chancellorsville

Confederate advance at the Battle of Chancellorsville
Confederates capturing a Union position at Chancellorsville, 1863. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageVirginia Collection: First Battle of Bull Run, 1861

First Battle of Bull Run, 1861
Unon and Confederate armies clash at the first Battle of Bull Run, 1861. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageVirginia Collection: Union Army marching to the first Battle of Bull Run, 1861

Union Army marching to the first Battle of Bull Run, 1861
Union soldiers en route to Manassas, Virginia, 1861. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageVirginia Collection: Richmond, Virginia, capitol of the Confederacy

Richmond, Virginia, capitol of the Confederacy
High Street in Richmond, Virginia, during the Civil War, 1862. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageVirginia Collection: Hand-to-hand combat, Battle of the Wilderness, Civil War

Hand-to-hand combat, Battle of the Wilderness, Civil War
Fierce fighting at the Bloody Angle, Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia, 1864. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageVirginia Collection: Funeral of a former black slave, Reconstruction Era

Funeral of a former black slave, Reconstruction Era
Negro funeral in Virginia, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageVirginia Collection: Plantation slaves singing and clapping

Plantation slaves singing and clapping
Group of slaves singing on a southern plantation, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration based on a Boston teachers description

Background imageVirginia Collection: Slaves husking corn on a plantation

Slaves husking corn on a plantation
Slaves social gathering at a plantation corn-husking, 1800s. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageVirginia Collection: Black family murdered by the KKK, 1870s

Black family murdered by the KKK, 1870s
Ku Klux Klan members shooting a black family in their cabin, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageVirginia Collection: KKK murderers visit a black familys cabin, 1800s

KKK murderers visit a black familys cabin, 1800s
Ku Klux Klansmen wrapped in sheets on a murderous raid in a black familys cabin, late 1800s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageVirginia Collection: Slave auction in Virginia

Slave auction in Virginia
Slave family on the auction block in Virginia, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageVirginia Collection: Slave cabin on a southern plantation

Slave cabin on a southern plantation
Slave family outside their cabin on a southern plantation. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageVirginia Collection: Slave auction before the US Civil War

Slave auction before the US Civil War
Slave mother and daughter on the auction block in the US South. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageVirginia Collection: Colonists arriving on Roanoke Island, 1585

Colonists arriving on Roanoke Island, 1585
Landing of first English settlers on Roanoke Island under Richard Grenville, 1585. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageVirginia 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 imageVirginia Collection: End of Bacons Rebellion, Virginia, 1676

End of Bacons Rebellion, Virginia, 1676
Nathaniel Bacons submission to Governor Berkeley, colonial Virginia, 1676. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageVirginia Collection: Virginia Company colonial seal

Virginia Company colonial seal
Seal of the Virginia Company, with a portrait of King James I. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash

Background imageVirginia 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 imageVirginia 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 imageVirginia Collection: George Washington in the French and Indian War

George Washington in the French and Indian War
Townspeople of Winchester, Virginia, appeal to George Washington, French and Indian War. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageVirginia Collection: EXPL2A-00289

EXPL2A-00289
Captain John Smith exploring the Chesapeake Bay region, early 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageVirginia Collection: EVRV2D-00176

EVRV2D-00176
Close-up of a Revolutionary War cannon at Yorktown battlefield, Virginia. Digital photograph of a National Park Service living history event at Yorktown Battlefield on the 225th anniversary of

Background imageVirginia Collection: USVA2A-00005

USVA2A-00005
Tobacco ships in the James River, Virginia Colony, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut

Background imageVirginia Collection: Shirley Plantation in Virginia, 1800s

Shirley Plantation in Virginia, 1800s
Manor house of Shirley Plantation on the James River, Virginia, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageVirginia Collection: Jamestown burning during Bacons Rebellion

Jamestown burning during Bacons Rebellion
Bacons rebels burning Jamestown, Virginia, 1676. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageVirginia Collection: Richmond, Virginia, 1850s

Richmond, Virginia, 1850s
Main Street in Richmond before the Civil War, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageVirginia Collection: Jamestown forest, Virginia

Jamestown forest, Virginia
Jamestown Island viewed from Powhatan Creek, Colonial National Historical Park, Virginia. Digital photograph

Background imageVirginia Collection: Jamestown colony ruins, Virginia

Jamestown colony ruins, Virginia
Remains of Jamestown home foundations, Colonial National Historical Park, Virginia. Digital photograph

Background imageVirginia Collection: Water well excavated at Jamestown, Virginia

Water well excavated at Jamestown, Virginia
Archaeological excavation of an early well within Jamestown Fort, Colonial National Historical Park, Virginia. Digital photograph

Background imageVirginia Collection: Colonial home in Yorktown, Virginia

Colonial home in Yorktown, Virginia
Thomas Nelson house, built about 1729 in Yorktown, Virginia. Digital photograph

Background imageVirginia Collection: Colonials going to church in Alexandria, Virginia

Colonials going to church in Alexandria, Virginia
Colonial Virginians attending services at Christ Church in Alexandria, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageVirginia Collection: EVNT2A-00009

EVNT2A-00009
British ships blockading Chesapeake Bay at the outset of the War of 1812. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th century illustration

Background imageVirginia Collection: PPRE2A-00038

PPRE2A-00038
James Madison, with his autograph. Hand-colored engraving of a portrait

Background imageVirginia Collection: PPRE2A-00049

PPRE2A-00049
President James Monroe, with his autograph. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century portrait



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