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Barber shaving a customer with a razorBarber of 1789 shaving a customer, shown in a Pears Soap ad, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Logging in Wisconsin, 1800sHauling logs with a horse-drawn sledge in northern Wisconsin, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Wigs for English lawyers, 1800sLawyer selecting the proper wig for appearance in court, London, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Blowing glass in a British factory, 1800sWorkers in a crown-glass factory, Great Britain, early 1800s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
Gutenbergs printing press, 1450sGutenberg and Fust with the first printing press, Germany, 1450s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Abandoned baby found by police, New York City, 1890sPoliceman bringing in an abandoned infant found in an alley on a winter night, New York City, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century photograph
Cylinder printing press, 1800sHoe printing press, showing type locked on the bed and overlays fixed on the cylinder; ink rollers on far right, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Colonial sawmill, Virginia, 1600sWater-powered sawmill used in Jamestown Colony before 1650. Hand-colored woodcut from " Virginia Truly Valued" by Edward Williams, 1650
Bakers at their trade in the late Middle AgesBakers of York, showing their guild ordinances, England, 1590s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration
PPRE2A-00193Young George Washington working as a surveyor in Virginia. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
BUSN2A-00095Loggers with an ordinary haul on an ox-drawn sledge, Minnesota, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century photograph
Typesetter at work, 1800sSetting type by hand in a print-shop. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Blacksmith shoeing a horseBlacksmith fitting a horseshoe, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Glass factory workers in Britain, 1800sManufacturing glass at a flint-glass factory, Great Britain, 1800s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
Working in a shoe factory, late 1800sShoe industry worker making lasts, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Reading lesson in a Pennsylvania classroom, 1700sSchool reading lesson in colonial Pennsylvania. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Howard Pyle illustration
Students in a one-room school, 1800sYoung orator in a village public school, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Printing the Gutenberg Bible, 1453The first proof sheet from Gutenbergs press, 1453. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Small office in the late 1800sMan and woman at a desk, late 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Pharmacy at Fort Howard, Green Bay, WisconsinPharmacy at Fort Howard, US Army outpost on the Wisconsin frontier in the early 1800s, Heritage Hill, Green Bay. Photograph
School board interviewing a teacher, 1800sProspective teacher interviewed by a rural school board, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
BUSN2P-00001Book and magazine printing press at Harper & Bros. New York City, early 1900s. Printed halftone of a photograph
School for poor children in Brooklyn, 1870Schoolroom of the Brooklyn Bethel, New York, 1870. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Chicago police arresting a suspect, 1890sPolice making a patrol-box arrest in Chicago, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century Thulstrup illustration
Surveyors compass, 18th centurySurveyors compass from the 1700s, displayed during a reenactment at Yorktown Battlefield, Colonial National Park. Digital photograph
Apprentice carpenterYoung carpenters apprentice planing a block of wood, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Kindergarten children playing a game, 1870sKindergarten class playing an active game, " the windmill, " 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Kindergarten class in Boston, 1870sPublic kindergarden students modeling clay, Boston, Massachusetts, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Reading lesson in a 19th-century classroomBoys reading aloud in a schoolroom, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Students reciting in a one-room school, 1800sPupils reciting poetry in a one-room school, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
PPRT2A-00002Johannes Gutenberg examining a proof. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th century illustration
William Caxton, the first English printerWilliam Caxton examining his first proof sheet in Westminster Abbey, England, 1475. Printed reproduction of a color lithograph illustration
Silversmith in ancient EgyptAncient Egyptian worker in silver. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
BUSN2A-00015Villagers watching a blacksmith working at his forge, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
BUSN2A-00073Iron foundry, circa 1803-1806. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
BUSN2A-00078Coal miners tamping an explosive charge in a tunnel, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
BUSN2A-00085Blacksmith making horse-nails by hand on an anvil. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
BUSN2A-00086Blacksmith and his assistant at a forge. Hand colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
BUSN2A-00087Blacksmith working at an anvil. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
BUSN2A-00088Pat Lyon, blacksmith, at the forge. Hand-colored woodcut
BUSN2A-00126Tunnel in a California mine, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
BUSN2A-00134Woodworker showing young boy his tools and techniques. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
BUSN2A-00099Lumbermen clearing a log-jam on a river, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
BUSN2A-00151Old-time shoemaker working outdoors. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
BUSN2A-00149Iron industry workers manufacturing steel in England, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
BUSN2A-00156A big load of logs on a skidder in Michigan, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century photograph
BUSN2A-00153Rural newspaper editor considering farm products as payment for a subscription, 1800s Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
BUSN2A-00171Young blacksmith reading a newspaper, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century painting by F. B. Mayer