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Background imageImages Dated 8th December 2011: Blue flax, a native wildflower described by Meriwether Lewis, Montana

Blue flax, a native wildflower described by Meriwether Lewis, Montana
Linum lewisii, a native blue flax named for discoverer Meriwether Lewis, flowering near the Missouri River, Montana. Photograph

Background imageImages Dated 8th December 2011: Stagecoach stop in a town along the post road

Stagecoach stop in a town along the post road
Village stagecoach stop to change horses, early 1800s. Color halftone reproduction of an S.M. Arthurs illustration

Background imageImages Dated 8th December 2011: Reconstruction upholding equal rights, 1868

Reconstruction upholding equal rights, 1868
Reconstruction depicted as equal rights reform, 1868. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century Thomas Nast cartoon

Background imageImages Dated 8th December 2011: Providence, Rhode Island, 1664

Providence, Rhode Island, 1664
Map of Providence, Rhode Island, in 1664, showing property of original proprietors. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of the document

Background imageImages Dated 8th December 2011: Visitors arriving at the White House in carriages, 1870s

Visitors arriving at the White House in carriages, 1870s
Winter carriage traffic at the White House the final days of the Grant Administration, 1877. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageImages Dated 8th December 2011: Cradle of Pilgrim child born on the Mayflower

Cradle of Pilgrim child born on the Mayflower
Cradle of Peregrine White, born on the " Mayflower" in Cape Cod Bay, 1620. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration of the artifact

Background imageImages Dated 8th December 2011: Celebrating the end of slavery in Washington DC, 1866

Celebrating the end of slavery in Washington DC, 1866
Celebration of the abolition of slavery in Washington DC, 1866. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageImages Dated 8th December 2011: Texas to Pacific Coast stagecoach schedule and price list, 1838

Texas to Pacific Coast stagecoach schedule and price list, 1838
Schedule and ticket prices for the San Antonio & San Diego Mail-Line, circa 1838. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageImages Dated 8th December 2011: Mosque in North Africa, 1800s

Mosque in North Africa, 1800s
Sanctuary of a Muslim mosque in North Africa, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageImages Dated 8th December 2011: PREL2A-00060

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Saint Teresa of Avila, founder of the Carmelite Reform convent, 1500s. Hand-colored woodcut of a portrait

Background imageImages Dated 8th December 2011: PREL2A-00003

PREL2A-00003
Saint Ignatius of Loyola. Hand-colored engraving

Background imageImages Dated 8th December 2011: PSCI2A-00006

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Charles Darwin. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century portrait

Background imageImages Dated 8th December 2011: Barn designed by George Washington, Mount Vernon

Barn designed by George Washington, Mount Vernon
16-sided threshing barn designed by George Washington at Mount Vernon in Virginia. Photograph

Background imageImages Dated 8th December 2011: Log cabin once owned by Theodore Roosevelt, North Dakota

Log cabin once owned by Theodore Roosevelt, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelts log cabin, Medora, North Dakota. Photograph

Background imageImages Dated 8th December 2011: Colbert Creek in Alabama

Colbert Creek in Alabama
Colbert Creek in morning mist, Natchez Trace, northwestern Alabama. Photograph

Background imageImages Dated 8th December 2011: Underground Railroad account by William Still

Underground Railroad account by William Still
Title page of William Stills record of the Underground Railroad, published in 1872. Woodcut with a watercolor wash

Background imageImages Dated 8th December 2011: Great blue heron in the Florida Everglades

Great blue heron in the Florida Everglades
Great blue heron landing, Everglades National Park, Florida. Digital photograph

Background imageImages Dated 8th December 2011: Mob burning abolitionist Elijah Lovejoys print-shop, Illinois, 1835

Mob burning abolitionist Elijah Lovejoys print-shop, Illinois, 1835
Pro-slavery mob burning the print-shop of abolitionist Elijah P. Lovejoy, Alton, Illinois, 1835. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageImages Dated 8th December 2011: Wendell Phillips urging abolition of slavery

Wendell Phillips urging abolition of slavery
Wendell Phillips speaking against slavery on Boston Common, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageImages Dated 8th December 2011: Buffalo killed from a train on the Great Plains

Buffalo killed from a train on the Great Plains
Passengers and crew shooting buffalo from a train on the transcontinental railroad, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageImages Dated 8th December 2011: Colonial New York harbor, 1667

Colonial New York harbor, 1667
New York City after its surrender by the Dutch, 1667. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 17th-century illustration

Background imageImages Dated 8th December 2011: Cartoon protesting Jeffersons trade embargo, 1807

Cartoon protesting Jeffersons trade embargo, 1807
Cartoon protesting the Embargo Act passed by President Thomas Jefferson in 1807 Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageImages Dated 8th December 2011: Map of colonial Rhode Island, 1660s

Map of colonial Rhode Island, 1660s
Map of Rhode Island, showing the disputed colonial boundaries, 1660s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageImages Dated 8th December 2011: Life in Boston, Massachusetts, 1660s

Life in Boston, Massachusetts, 1660s
Colonial seaport of Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony, in the 1660s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageImages Dated 8th December 2011: Ship in the 1600s

Ship in the 1600s
Sailing-ship of the seventeenth century. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

Background imageImages Dated 8th December 2011: Medieval monk, archbishop and priest

Medieval monk, archbishop and priest
Monk, archbishop, and priest of the 11th century. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageImages Dated 8th December 2011: South Carolina colonists planting crops

South Carolina colonists planting crops
Settlers planting crops in South Carolina during colonial days. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageImages Dated 8th December 2011: Suez Canal under construction, 1869

Suez Canal under construction, 1869
Dredges beiginning to build the Suez Canal, 1869. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageImages Dated 8th December 2011: Reading lesson in a Pennsylvania classroom, 1700s

Reading lesson in a Pennsylvania classroom, 1700s
School reading lesson in colonial Pennsylvania. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Howard Pyle illustration

Background imageImages Dated 8th December 2011: Renaissance fashion in Germany, 15th century

Renaissance fashion in Germany, 15th century
German fashion of the Renaissance, about 1499. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageImages Dated 8th December 2011: French nobility of the 1500s

French nobility of the 1500s
French court fashion of the 16th century. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageImages Dated 8th December 2011: Colonial farmers in New Sweden, 1600s

Colonial farmers in New Sweden, 1600s
Swedish settlers harvesting wheat in Delaware, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageImages Dated 8th December 2011: Slave catchers capturing a fugitive slave

Slave catchers capturing a fugitive slave
Escaped slave captured under the Fugitive Slave Law. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageImages Dated 8th December 2011: Africans brought to Jamestown as slaves, 1600s

Africans brought to Jamestown as slaves, 1600s
Introduction of African slaves into Virginia Colony at Jamestown, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageImages Dated 8th December 2011: Cartoon about literacy tests in the South, 1870s

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

Background imageImages Dated 8th December 2011: Colonists building their homes at Plymouth, 1620s

Colonists building their homes at Plymouth, 1620s
Pilgrims cutting forests and building houses at Plymouth Colony. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageImages Dated 8th December 2011: Puritan in the stocks as punishment in Massachusetts, 1600s

Puritan in the stocks as punishment in Massachusetts, 1600s
Puritan offender in the stocks, Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageImages Dated 8th December 2011: Puritan prisoner in the pillory in New England

Puritan prisoner in the pillory in New England
Puritan offender standing in the pillory in a New England seaport, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageImages Dated 8th December 2011: Colonists of New Sweden

Colonists of New Sweden
Clothing of Swedish settlers in colonial Delaware, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageImages Dated 8th December 2011: Yamacraw Indians meeting Georgia colonists, 1730s

Yamacraw Indians meeting Georgia colonists, 1730s
James Olglethorpe and first English settlers landing in Georgia, greeted by Native Americans, 1733. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageImages Dated 8th December 2011: Rock Creek in Washington DC, 1800s

Rock Creek in Washington DC, 1800s
Boy fishing in Rock Creek, Washington DC, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageImages Dated 8th December 2011: Early design for the Washington Monument, 1860s

Early design for the Washington Monument, 1860s
Early design for the Washington Monument in Washington DC, 1860. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageImages Dated 8th December 2011: New Library of Congress building, 1890s

New Library of Congress building, 1890s
Main hall and grand staircase of the new Library of Congress building, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageImages Dated 8th December 2011: Mauna Loa eruption, 1870s

Mauna Loa eruption, 1870s
Eruption of Mauna Loa, Hawaii, viewed from the sea, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageImages Dated 8th December 2011: State capitol in Springfield, Illinois, 1850s

State capitol in Springfield, Illinois, 1850s
Illinois State House In Springfield, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageImages Dated 8th December 2011: Terror of people escaping the Chicago Fire, 1871

Terror of people escaping the Chicago Fire, 1871
Terrified citizens fleeing Wells Street during the Chicago Fire, 1871. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageImages Dated 8th December 2011: White House and Treasury Building, 1890s

White House and Treasury Building, 1890s
White House and Treasury Building in Washington DC, 1890s. Albertype reproduction of a photograph

Background imageImages Dated 8th December 2011: Early view of the White House, 1807

Early view of the White House, 1807
East front of the White House with porticos added, circa 1807. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a drawing by architect Benjamin H. Latrobe



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