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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
School board interviewing a teacher, 1800sProspective teacher interviewed by a rural school board, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut 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
Apprentice carpenterYoung carpenters apprentice planing a block of wood, 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
Lumberjacks having dinner, 1800sDinner in a logging camp in the Northwest, 1880s. 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
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
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-00006Gutenbergs printing press, Mainz, Germany, 1450s. 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