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Background imageKean Collection: Windlass Well

Windlass Well
Three people gather water at a windlass well, New York, New York, 1700s. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Rosetta Stone

Rosetta Stone
Illustration shows the Rosetta Stone as it sits on a pedestal, 1800s. The stone contains identical text in three languages, hieroglyphs, Egyptian, and ancient Greek

Background imageKean Collection: Woman Being Searched For Witchcraft

Woman Being Searched For Witchcraft
A 1908 illustration depicts a group of people disrobing and seaching a woman suspected of engaging in witchcraft in the mid-17th century. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Scene From Poes The Purloined Letter

Scene From Poes The Purloined Letter
Engraving shows a scene from The Purloined Letter, a short story by American author Edgar Allan Poe, late 1800s. The illustration is credited to Wogel. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Confederate Uniforms

Confederate Uniforms
Illustration shows Confederate uniforms of the American Civil War. The uniforms shown are (left to right) North Carolina militia, Regular infantry private, Washington artilleryman

Background imageKean Collection: Union Uniforms

Union Uniforms
Illustrations shows Federal uniforms from the American Civil War. The uniforms shown are Regular cavalry private, General Ulysses Grant (1822 - 1885), artillery officer, Duryeas Zouave

Background imageKean Collection: Meaghers Zouaves

Meaghers Zouaves
Illustration of one of Meaghers Zouaves, a member of the 69th New York regiment of volunteer Civil War soldiers, 1860s. Zouaves were soldiers who wore unusual uniforms

Background imageKean Collection: Whiskey Rebellion

Whiskey Rebellion
Pennsylvania tax rebels tar and feather a federal tax collector during the Whiskey Rebellion, Pennsylvania, 1794. The Whiskey Rebellion was a reaction to the excise tax of 1791 introduced by Treasury

Background imageKean Collection: Scene From Last Of The Mohicans

Scene From Last Of The Mohicans
Illustration of a scene from James Fenimore Coopers 1826 novel Last of the Mohicans: a Narrative of 1757 shows two men on horseback in European clothes

Background imageKean Collection: Illustration For Poes The Pit And The Pendulum

Illustration For Poes The Pit And The Pendulum
A man bound next to a pit sees horrific images of a dragon, a skeleton, a skull, and giant spiders as he is slowly tortured by a razor-edged pendulum

Background imageKean Collection: The Philadelphia Stock Exchange

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange
Engraving by William Henry Bartlett shows pedestrian and horsecart traffic on the street in front of the Merchants Exchange Building, home of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange

Background imageKean Collection: New York Elevated Railroad Train

New York Elevated Railroad Train
Illustration of a Forney locomotive for suburban traffic on the New York and Harlem railroad built by the Schenectady Locomotive Works circa 1880. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Battle of Pharsalus

Battle of Pharsalus
The Battle of Pharsalus in Greece during Caesars Civil War, 9th August 48 BC. Julius Caesars troops were victorious over Pompey the Great, despite their vastly inferior numbers

Background imageKean Collection: Perseus Saving Andromeda

Perseus Saving Andromeda
Engraving depicting Perseus, mythic hero of Greek mythology, saving Andromeda from Cetus, a sea serpent sent by Poseidon. The image shows Persus stabbing the Cetus

Background imageKean Collection: Death Of Diomedes

Death Of Diomedes
The Greek hero and demigod Heracles watches King Diomedes of Thrace being eaten by his own horses, during the completion of his famous Twelve Labours

Background imageKean Collection: Portrait Of Chippewa Indian Woman

Portrait Of Chippewa Indian Woman
Portrait of Madame Cadotte, an elderly woman from the Chippewa Indian tribe living in Duluth, Minnesota, 1874. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Illustration Of Susquehanna Indian Woman

Illustration Of Susquehanna Indian Woman
Illustration of American Indian woman from the Susquehanna tribe in Delaware, holding a club and a bow and arrow, 19th century. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Engraving From Macbeth Sleepwalking Scene

Engraving From Macbeth Sleepwalking Scene
Engraving from Act V Scene I of William Shakespeares Macbeth of Lady Macbeth as she wears a nightgown and sleepwalks through a darkened room, mid to late 1800s

Background imageKean Collection: Fast Mail Train

Fast Mail Train
Illustration of the fast mail train Engine number 110 from November 1877. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Illustration Of Women At Train Station

Illustration Of Women At Train Station
Illustration depicting women purchasing tickets at the window of a train depot, New York City, circa 1869. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Zouave Corps Volunteers March, PA, 1860s

Zouave Corps Volunteers March, PA, 1860s
Illustration depicting a drum march by volunteers of the Zouave Corps, uniformed in turbans and leggings, planning to fight in the Civil War, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1860s

Background imageKean Collection: Engraving of Yosemite Valley

Engraving of Yosemite Valley
An engraving of Yosemite Valley from the Mariposa Trail, California, 1871. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
An engraving of Great Soda Mountain and Jupiters Baths in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Toscanellis Map Of World

Toscanellis Map Of World
Toscanellis world map, showing Europe and India facing each other, omitting the Americas, 15th century. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Race For A Whale

Race For A Whale
Men in rowboats race out to sea on the hunt for a whale, circa 1820. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Diebold Safe & Lock Co. Safe

Diebold Safe & Lock Co. Safe
View of a Diebold Safe & Lock Co. safe, c. 1870. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Household Safes

Household Safes
An assortment of household safes from Herrings Safes, c. 1870. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: The Century Safe

The Century Safe, c. 1876. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Franz Joseph Haydn Silhouette

Franz Joseph Haydn Silhouette
Silhouette of Austrian composer Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), c. 1790. (Image from Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: British Emigrants Eating On Board Ship

British Emigrants Eating On Board Ship
Illustration depicting British emigrants gathered between decks to eat a meal, from the Illustrated London News, November 30, 1870. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Birthplace Of J. S. Bach

Birthplace Of J. S. Bach
An engraving of the Bach House, the house where German composer and musician J.S. Bach was born in 1685 in Eisenach, Germany. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Schloss Wartburg

Schloss Wartburg
An engraving of Schloss Wartburg, an 11th century castle which overlooks the town of Eisenach, Germany, birthplace of composer J.S. Bach. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Leipzig, Germany

Leipzig, Germany
An engraving of Leipzig, Germany at the time J.S. Bach (1685 - 1750) became choirmaster at St. Thomas church in May 1723. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Rally For Abraham Lincoln

Rally For Abraham Lincoln
An engraving of a rally in support of Abraham Lincoln, the Republican candiate for the Presidency, Printing House Sq. (now Park Row) New York City, New York, October 1860

Background imageKean Collection: Cordoba, Spain

Cordoba, Spain
Engraving of castle and lake in Cordoba, Spain. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Trough from Tezcoco

Trough from Tezcoco. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Unites States Westward Expansion

Unites States Westward Expansion
Illustration of emigrants trying to cross the plains during a harsh winter. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Leadville District, Colorado

Leadville District, Colorado
Illustration of Leadville District, a busy mining town in Colorado, circa 1886. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Engraving of Naval Vessel Monitor

Engraving of Naval Vessel Monitor
An engraving of American engineer and inventor John Ericssons (1803 - 1889) transverse section of the naval vessel Monitor through the center of the turret, 19th Century

Background imageKean Collection: Fairmont Water Works

Fairmont Water Works
A view of the Fairmont Water Works on the banks of the Schuylkill River as well-dressed people walk along a promenade, Phildelphia, Pennsylvania, 1850s. (Kean Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Fairmont Water Works

Fairmont Water Works
A view of the Fairmont Water Works on the banks of the Schuylkill River with well-dressed people on the promenade and swans in the water, Phildelphia, Pennsylvania, 1800s

Background imageKean Collection: Fairmont Water Works & Schuylkill Locks

Fairmont Water Works & Schuylkill Locks
Well-dressed people walk along the bank of the Schuylkill River and look across at the Fairmont Water Works and the Schuylkill locks, Phildelphia, Pennsylvania, 1800s

Background imageKean Collection: Fairmont Water Works

Fairmont Water Works
Well-dressed couples and families walk along the promende in front of the Fairmont Water Works on the banks of the Schuylkill River, Phildelphia, Pennsylvania, 1800s

Background imageKean Collection: Fairmont Water Works & Schuylkill Locks

Fairmont Water Works & Schuylkill Locks
A man steers a boat through the Schuylkill locks, across the river from the Fairmont Water Works, while others watch from the bank, Phildelphia, Pennsylvania, 1800s

Background imageKean Collection: Fairmont Water Works

Fairmont Water Works
Three people row their boats in the Schuylkill River on the bank of which sits the Fairmont Water Works, Phildelphia, Pennsylvania, 1800s. (Kean Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: View of Little Falls Mohawk River

View of Little Falls Mohawk River
Engraved illustration of the Little Falls Mohawk River which is part of the Erie Canal and a horse-drawn carriage on a nearby bridge, circa 1800s. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: The Pullman Strikers Headquarters

The Pullman Strikers Headquarters
Exterior view of Ulhics Hall, the Pullman stikers headquarters in Chicago. The strike began when workers at George Pullmans railway car manufacturing company

Background imageKean Collection: Illustration Of Mayan Altar In Yucatan

Illustration Of Mayan Altar In Yucatan
Illustration of a Mayan altar in the Yucatan, Mexico, (Kean Collection/Getty Images)



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