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Background imageKean Collection: Home Of John Randolph

Home Of John Randolph
Engraving of Roanoke, the country home of American politician John Randolph (1773 - 1833), Virginia. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Hoe Rotary Press

Hoe Rotary Press
Engraving of the Hoe rotary press. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Slaves Working On Sugar Plantation

Slaves Working On Sugar Plantation
Illustration of slaves working on a sugar plantation in the Southern United States, Mid-19th Century. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Slaves Forced To Work On Nashvillle Defenses

Slaves Forced To Work On Nashvillle Defenses
Illustration of American slaves being forced to work on Confederate fortifications during the American Civil War, Nashville, Tennessee, Mid-19th Century. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Dr. Jekyll Transforms

Dr. Jekyll Transforms
An engraving of a scene from chapter IX of the novel Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson (1886) showing Dr. Jekyll transforming into the monster Mr. Hyde in Dr. Lanyons office

Background imageKean Collection: American Settlers

American Settlers
Illustration of American settlers herding cattle by a river. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Illustration Of Soldiers In Armor

Illustration Of Soldiers In Armor
Illustration of soldiers wearing British armor from the period of 1066 to 1200. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Cabral Taking Possession Of Brazil

Cabral Taking Possession Of Brazil
An engraving of Portuguese navigator and explorer Pedro Alvares Cabral (1467 -1526) landing at Terra da Vera Cruz, Brazil and coming ashore to claim it for Portugal, April 23, 1500

Background imageKean Collection: Colonists Burn Stamps

Colonists Burn Stamps
American colonists burn tax stamps as a protest against the British Stamp Act, New York, November 1, 1765. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Jesuit Missionaries Among Indians

Jesuit Missionaries Among Indians
Illustration of Jesuit religious missionaries preaching to American Indian tribal members around a campfire, drawing by Wm. L. Shepard, circa 1650. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: The Battle of Malvern Hill

The Battle of Malvern Hill
Engraving depicts the USS Monitor and its escourts, including the USS Galena, as it provids coverage for General George McClellan (1826 - 1885)

Background imageKean Collection: Dutch Buildings on Broad, Pearl Streets

Dutch Buildings on Broad, Pearl Streets
Front view of Dutch-built buildings on Broad and Pearl Streets in Lower Manhattan, New York City, circa 1820. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Prussian Victory At Leuthen, Silesia

Prussian Victory At Leuthen, Silesia
Engraving depicting the victory by the Prussians at the old stone church in the Seven Years War after the battle of Leuthen in Silesia, December 5, 1757. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Prussian Assault At Leuthen In Seven Years War

Prussian Assault At Leuthen In Seven Years War
Engraving depicting the Prussian assault on the old stone church at Leuthen in Silesia, during the Seven Years War, December 5, 1757. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Naval Vessel Monitor

Naval Vessel Monitor
An engraving of American engineer and inventor John Ericssons (1803 - 1889) side elevation and deck plan of the naval vessel, Monitor, 19th Century. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Naval Combat Between The Monitor & Merrimack

Naval Combat Between The Monitor & Merrimack
Engraving of the battle between the Confederate navy ship, the Merrimack and the Union ship, the Monitor, during the American Civil War in Hampton Roads, Virginia, March 9, 1862

Background imageKean Collection: Interior Of The Fairmont Water Works

Interior Of The Fairmont Water Works
Well-dressed people tour the inside of the Fairmont Water Works and examine its water wheel and pump system, Phildelphia, Pennsylvania, 1853. (Kean Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Fairmont Water Works

Fairmont Water Works
Aerial view of the Fairmont Water Works on the banks of the Schuylkill River as people stroll along the promenade, Phildelphia, Pennsylvania, 1870s. (Kean Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Boat Sailing On The Erie Canal

Boat Sailing On The Erie Canal
Engraving of a man on horseback watching a boat maneuver on the Erie Canal, near Little Falls, New York, circa 1800s. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Officers Stand Near A Railway Carriage During The Pullman Strike

Officers Stand Near A Railway Carriage During The Pullman Strike
A group of officers stand near a railway carriage in an emergency camp during the Pullman Strike in Chicago, July 1984. The strike began when workers at George Pullmans railroad car manufacturing

Background imageKean Collection: Pullman Strike

Pullman Strike
A group of men stand on abandoned railway cars during the Pullman strike in Chicago, July 1984. The strike began when workers at George Pullmans railway car manufacturing company

Background imageKean Collection: Blockade At Grand Crossing During The Pullman Strike

Blockade At Grand Crossing During The Pullman Strike
Illustration of strikers performing a blockade at the Grand Crossing, near the outskirts of Chicago, during the Pullman strike, July 26, 1894. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Illustration Of Mayan Ruin In Yucatan

Illustration Of Mayan Ruin In Yucatan
Illustration of a Mayan ruin in the Yucatan, Mexico. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Cast Of Mayan Relief Sculpture

Cast Of Mayan Relief Sculpture
Plaster cast of a Mayan relief sculpture with hieroglyphic inscriptions, discovered near Copan, Honduras, circa 731 A.D. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Mayan Figure From Yucatan, Mexico

Mayan Figure From Yucatan, Mexico
Illustration of a Mayan figure, a Yucatese Idol from the Yucatan, Mexico. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Mayan Figure From Oaxaca, Mexico

Mayan Figure From Oaxaca, Mexico
Ancient Mayan figure from Quiotepec, Oaxaca, Mexico. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Early Steerable DIrigibles In Flight

Early Steerable DIrigibles In Flight
Illustrated postcard depicting two early dirigibles in flight, designed by Haenlein, Renard and Krebs, France, 1870s. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Portrait Of Wampanoag Leader

Portrait Of Wampanoag Leader
Engraved portrait of a Wampanoag Indian leader resting in a forest, late 17th Century. (Engraving by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Last Passover In Egypt

Last Passover In Egypt
This print shows people as they gather around a table for the last Passover meal before the Jewish exodus out of Egypt, 1440 BCE. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Building The Pyramids

Building The Pyramids
A pharaoh oversees the construction of a pyramid from atop a litter carried by slaves, Egypt, 640 AD. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Workers Pull A Cart

Workers Pull A Cart
A group of workers pull a wheeled cart towards a stone staircase while an ibis watches. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Moving A Stone Lion

Moving A Stone Lion
Engraving shows Israelite slaves dragging a stone lion to adorn a temple, after Israel in Egypt, an 1867 painting by Sir Edward Poynter. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Egyptian Slaves

Egyptian Slaves
Israelite slaves carry stones and buckets during a construction project near pyramids, Egypt. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Drawing Bad Blood

Drawing Bad Blood
A doctor draws blood from a wealth patients arm, 17th century. Blood-letting was one of the most common treatments for all illness until it was shown to actually be detrimental to the health of

Background imageKean Collection: Scene From King Henry IV

Scene From King Henry IV
Engraved illustration depicting a scene from William Shakespeares play, King Henry IV. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Scene From Richard III

Scene From Richard III
Engraved illustration depicting a scene from William Shakespeares play Richard III. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Hamlet Stages Play In Hamlet Scene

Hamlet Stages Play In Hamlet Scene
Illustration depicting a scene (Act III, Scene 2) from William Shakespeares play, Hamlet, in which Hamlet stages a play enacting his fathers murder (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Midsummer Nights Dream Illustration

Midsummer Nights Dream Illustration
Engraved illustration of a scene from William Shakespeares play A Midsummer Nights Dream, (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Hun Troops In Battle At Chalons

Hun Troops In Battle At Chalons
Huns, under the command of Attila (406 - 453), ride into battle armed with fierce expressions backed by spears and maces, Chalons, France, 451

Background imageKean Collection: Victorious Hun Forces

Victorious Hun Forces
Following a battle victory, Hun troops, under the command of Attila (406 - 453), ride across a plain with female captives and decapitated male heads on their spears, 440s

Background imageKean Collection: Exterior View Of Montpilier

Exterior View Of Montpilier
Exterior view of Montpilier, the home of American president James Madison, Orange, Virginia, early 1800s. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Longfellows Home At Cambridge

Longfellows Home At Cambridge
Exterior view of the home of American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1860s. two women stand in the foreground while a small of people gather at the left of the house

Background imageKean Collection: Pipe Chambers In Central Park Reservoir

Pipe Chambers In Central Park Reservoir
View of the pipe chambers in the Central Park Reservoir, New York, New York, 1862. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Exterior View Of Central Park Reservoir

Exterior View Of Central Park Reservoir
View of the Central Park Reservoir as several people walk nearby, New York, New York, 1862. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Balance-Pole Well

Balance-Pole Well
Two women operate a balance-pole well on a farm in order to fill their buckets with water, New York, New York, 1700s. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: The Town Pump

The Town Pump
Two women wait to get water at a communal town pump while a third pumps and a fourth walks away with a full jug balanced on her head, New York, New York, 1700s. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Portland City Hall

Portland City Hall
The old Portland City Hall and Court House, Maine, USA, circa 1875. The building was destroyed by fire in 1908. (Photo by Kean Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Bangor Court House

Bangor Court House
The Court House in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, USA, 1853. Original publication: Gleasons Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion - pub 3rd December 1853



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