Government:politics Collection (page 2)

Meeting the new postmistress, early 1900s
Townspeople meeting their new postmistress, about 1905. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 1905 illustration

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Parade of working men on strike for an eight-hour work day in New York City, 1872. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

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The first Cabinet under President Washington - Knox, Jefferson, Hamilton, and Randolph (left to right). Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

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Debate between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas, campaigning for office of US Senator from Illinois, 1858. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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John Quincy Adams in Congress defending the right of petition. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Cartoon of Benjamin Harrisons presidential candidacy
Benjamin Harrison as a Republican elephant breaking away with the nomination, 1888. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century W.A. Rogers illustration

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Title page of " The Federalist, " 1788, urging ratification of the new U.S. Constitution. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash

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John Marshall, Chief Justice of the United States. Hand-colored engraving of a painting

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King Henry II in his role as traveling judge in medieval England. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

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Roger B. Taney, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century iportrait

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John Jay. Hand-colored engraving of a portrait

Chief Justice Oliver Ellsworth
Oliver Ellsworth, Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century portrait

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John Jay, first Chief Justice of the United States. Hand-colored engraving of a painting

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Salmon P. Chase, Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century portrait

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King Kalakaua of the Sandwich Islands visits US President Grant, 1874. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Supreme Court Justice John Rutledge. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a portrait

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The original Gerrymander - Massachusetts towns formed into a salamander-shaped district. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Aaron Burr. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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John C. Calhoun. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century portrait

Suffragettes in New York City, 1911
Womens suffrage march on Fifth Avenue in New York, 1911. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph

US Supreme Court hearing a Mississippi injunction case, 1867
US Supreme Court under Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase hearing the Mississippi injunction case, 1867. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Blacks crushed by prejudice and violence after emancipation
Immigrant, a southerner, and a businessman combine to declare the US to be " a white mans government, " 1868. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Thomas Nast cartoon

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Andrew Hamiltons defense of John Peter Zenger, establishing freedom of the press in the American colonies, 1734-1735. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration

Benjamin Harrison nominated for president in Chicago, 1888
Republican Convention nominating Benjamin Harrison in the Auditorium, Chicago, 1888. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ratification resolution by the Constitutional Convention, 1787
Resolution to ratify the U.S. Constitution, 1787. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash

Signatures of leaders of the Constitutional Convention, 1787
Signatures of leading members of Constitutional Convention, 1787. Woodcut with a watercolor wash

James A. Gafield nominated for president, 1880
Nomination of James Garfield at the Republican Convention, Chicago, 1880. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Suffragettes in New York City, 1912
Suffragette marchers carrying portable speaker rostrums, New York City, 1912. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph

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

White House in the 1850s
Visitors walking the public grounds of the White House, 1858. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

White House reception, 1850s
Reception at the White House by President James Buchanan, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Unfinished dome on the U. S. Capitol, 1850s
U.S. Capitol with a temporary cap over unfinished dome, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

U. S. Patent Office, 1850s
Busy street in front of the Patent Office, Washington DC, 1850s. 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

Election in Charleston, South Carolina, 1701
Unruly crowds during an election in Charleston, South Carolina, 1701. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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House of Commons in session during the reign of George II, early 1700s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an 18th-century illustration

House of Commons, 1880s
Opposition bench in the House of Commons, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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British House of Commons in 1793 Hand-colored 19th century engraving reproduction of a painting by Karl Anton Hickel

Voting rights cut away from a black Sampson, 1868
Southern Delilah cutting voting rights from a black Samson, 1868. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Thomas Nast cartoon

Reconstruction Committee meeting in Washington
Joint House and Senate Reconstruction Committee, creators of the 14th Amendment, under Chairman Fessenden. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

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