mail_outline sales@mediastorehouse.com
Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893Court of Honor and central basin of the Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893. Albertype reproduction of a photograph
South Street docks in New York City, 1870sMerchant ships unloading along South Street, New York City, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Yacht club in Newport, Rhode Island, 1880sClubhouse of the New York Yacht Club in Newport, Rhode Island, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Brooklyn Bridge when newly opened, 1883Brooklyn Bridge over the East River, looking toward Manhattan, 1883. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Riverboats at Shreveport, Louisiana, 1870sStevedores loading barrels at the Red River levee at Shreveport, Louisiana, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Baltimore in the 1870sHarbor of Baltimore, Maryland, looking from Federal Hill, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Delaware River waterfront of Philadelphia, 1750sColonial Philadelphias skyline and harbor, 1750s. Hand-colored woodcut of an 18th-century illustration
New York harbor, 1850sNew York City, viewed from Brooklyn, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Cotton loaded on steamboats by black slaves, New OrleansSlaves loading cotton bales on riverboats at the New Orleans levee, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Ohio River at Cincinnati, Ohio, 1860sRiverboats loading at the Ohio River levee in Cincinnati, Ohio, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
New Archangel, Russian town in Alaska, now called SitkaSitka, or New Archangel, capital of Alaska in 1869, when purchased from Russia. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
New Amsterdam canal, 1600sDutch colonists using the canal in Broad Street, New Amsterdam, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Newport, Rhode Island, beach scene, 1870sSummer residents enjoying the beach in Newport, Rhode Island, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Wall Streets Tontine Coffee House in the late 1700sTontine Coffee House, corner of Water and Wall Street, meeting-place of New York brokers who formed the NY Stock Exchange. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Dutch colonists in early New AmsterdamDutch settlers outdoors along the Battery, New Amsterdam, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
Papua, New Guinea, native villageNative village on Humboldt Bay, Papua, New Guinea, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Ponce, Puerto Rico, 1890sCity and harbor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
Busy Seattle harbor, circa 1890Bird s-eye view of Seattle, Washington Territory, circa 1890. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Erie Canal boats wintering in New York harborErie Canal boats anchored for the winter at the East River docks, New York City, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Erie Canal boats at their New York City dockErie Canal boats anchored on the Hudson River, New York City, 1850s. 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
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
Chicago lumber wharves, 1880sLumber district of Chicago, viewed from the West Side Waterworks, 1880s. 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
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
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
Flames reaching the waterfront, Chicago Fire, 1871Flaming buildings and boats on the Chicago River during the Great Fire, 1871. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
New Orleans in 1718French colonial port of New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1718. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration
Entrance to the Erie Canal at Buffalo, New York, 1880sLake Erie freighters and Erie Canal barges along the waterfront of Buffalo, New York, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Charleston, South Carolina, 1870sBird s-eye view of Charleston, South Carolina, in the mid-19th century Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Charleston, South Carolina, 1700sPort of Charleston, South Carolina, before the American Revolution. Hand-colored 19th-century halftone reproduction of an illustration
Charleston, South Carolina, 1780Seaport of Charleston, South Carolina, during the American Revolution. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration
Buffalo Bayou, which became the Houston Ship Canal, 1870sSteamboat loading cotton on Buffalo Bayou, connected to the Gulf of Mexico, Houston, Texas, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Busy New Orleans waterfront, late 1800sSteamboats and barges on the Mississippi River at New Orleans, circa 1880. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Brooklyn Ferry on the Manhattan shore, 1700sBrooklyn Ferry loading to cross the East River to Long Island, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Colonial seafarers in New York, 1700sRecruiting sailors outside a tavern on Brownjohns wharf, New York, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Howard Pyle illustration
Seaport of New York City, 1670sNew York City as an English colony in 1673. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 17th-century illustration
Havana as a Spanish colonial seaportPort of Havana, Cuba, in early Spanish colonial times. Hand-colored woodcut from Montanus
Battle at Galveston, Texas, US Civil WarRebel attack on the 43rd Massachusetts Volunteers at Galveston, Texas, 1863. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Cotton bale loaded on a boat in New Orleans, 1800sYoung African-American stevedore loading cotton onto a steamboat at New Orleans, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Black stevedores in St. Louis, Missouri, 1890sAfrican-American roustabouts on the levee, St. Louis, Missouri, 1890s. Albertype reproduction of a photograph
Georgetown, Maryland, now part of Washington DC, about 1810Potomac River waterfront in old Georgetown, upriver from Washington DC, early 1800s. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration
Klondyke Gold Rush riverboat in Dawson City, 1898First steamer carrying gold out of Dawson City, Yukon Territory, 1898. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
Chicago River, 1890sDocks along the Chicago River east of State Street Bridge, 1890s. Albertype reproduction of a photograph
Chicagos Michigan Avenue, 1890sLeland Hotel on Michgan Avenue, Chicago, 1890 s. Albertype reproduction of a photograph
New Orleans docks under electric lights, 1880sLevee at night illuminated for the first time with electric lights, New Orleans, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Baltimore harbor, 1850sCity and seaport of Baltimore, Maryland, 1850s Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration