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Background imageKean Collection: Telegraph House

Telegraph House
Illustration of the exterior of a telegraph house in Trinity Bay, Newfoundland in 1858. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Atlantic Cable Laying

Atlantic Cable Laying
Illustration of workers on board the Great Eastern splicing the Trans-Atlantic telegraph cable in July 1865. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Atlantic Cable Break

Atlantic Cable Break
Illustration of workers searching for a fault after recovery of the telegraph cable from the bed of the Atlantic ocean in August 1858. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Atlantic Cable Laying

Atlantic Cable Laying
Illustration of workers getting out one of the large buoys used in the laying of the Trans-Atlantic telegraph cable in August 1865. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: LIfting Rail Cargo

LIfting Rail Cargo
Illustration of the transferring of goods from the broad gauge to the narrow gauge railway at Gloucester, England circa 1850. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: New York Railway Engine

New York Railway Engine
Illustration of a compressed air motor for the elevated railroad engines of New York City in 1987. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Logging Train

Logging Train
A cross-country logging railroad train in Oregon circa 1890. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: The Soldiers Orphans

The Soldiers Orphans
Illustration of two children orphaned by war engraved for Petersons Magazine circa 1865. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: The Mounted Policeman

The Mounted Policeman
Illustration of a mounted policeman circa 1865. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: NYPD Uniforms

NYPD Uniforms
Illustration of the new regulation uniforms for the New York Police Department. Left to right are Captain, cap cover for rain, Chief, Reserve Corps

Background imageKean Collection: The Village School

The Village School
Illustration of children inside the village school. Painted by Thomas Webster in 1845. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Yale College

Yale College
Illustration of the exterior of Yale College in New Haven, Connecticut circa 1860. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Yale College

Yale College
Illustration of the exterior of Yale College in New Haven, Connecticut circa 1830. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Arab Slave Trader

Arab Slave Trader
Illustration of a 19th century Arab slave trader in Bassora. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Jewish Bakery

Jewish Bakery
Illustration of the preparation of unleavened bread in a jewish bakery circa 1880. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Purim Ball

Purim Ball
Illustration of the Purim Ball. One of the great hebrew holidays in commemoration of Esthers deliverance of the Jews from Haman. Taken from Frank Leslies Popular Monthly circa 1880

Background imageKean Collection: Rising Of The Afrite

Rising Of The Afrite
Illustration of the Rising of the Afrite from 1861. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Emigrants At Cork Quay

Emigrants At Cork Quay
Illustration of emigrants arrival at the quay in Cork, Ireland in May 1851. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Emigrants At Agents Office

Emigrants At Agents Office
Illustration of emigrants paying for passage at the Agents Office in Cork, Ireland in May 1851. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Atlantic Cable Laying

Atlantic Cable Laying
Illustration of the old frigate Iris with her freight of cable alongside the Great Eastern at Sheerness. The Trans-Atlantic telegraph cable passed from the hulk to the Great Eastern in 1965

Background imageKean Collection: Heading West

Heading West
Illustration of emigrants on the Ohio River during the westward expansion of the United States circa 1840. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: In The Bitter Cold

In The Bitter Cold
Illustration of a mother and children outside in the bitter cold for Petersons Magazine circa 1877. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: A Little Street Sweeper

A Little Street Sweeper
Illustration of a little street sweeper begging circa 1860. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: New Orleans Cotton Exchange

New Orleans Cotton Exchange
Illustration of the interior of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange circa 1880. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Union Volunteer

Union Volunteer
Illustration of a Union volunteer soldier during the American Civil war (1861 - 1865) engraved by John C. McRae. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Continental Soldier

Continental Soldier
An illustration called Continental Soldier North engraved by John C. McRae from a painting by Alonzo Chappel. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: War Of Independence

War Of Independence
Illustration of flags, uniforms, currency and arms during the American War of Independence (1775 - 1783). (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: American Army Uniforms

American Army Uniforms
Illustration of full dress and service uniforms of the American army in 1903. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Atlantic Cable Celebrations

Atlantic Cable Celebrations
Illustration of a people celebrating on Broadway in New York City after the laying of the Trans-Atlantic telegraph cable by the USS Niagara in 1858

Background imageKean Collection: Under The Oaks

Under The Oaks
Illustration of the birth of the Republican Party Under the Oaks at Jackson, Michigan on July 06, 1854. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Slaves Building Civil War Fortifications

Slaves Building Civil War Fortifications
Illustration of slaves being forced to work on the fortifications in Nashville, Tennessee during the American civil war circa 1864. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Atlantic Cable Laying

Atlantic Cable Laying
Illustration of workers on board the Great Eastern passing out cable for the Trans-Atlantic telegraph cable in July 1866. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Emigrants On The St Lawrence

Emigrants On The St Lawrence
Illustration of emigrants on board the St Lawrence circa 1820. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Battle Of Island Number 10

Battle Of Island Number 10
Illustration of a fleet of armoured gunboats used in the bombardment of Island number 10 on the Mississippi River during the American civil war on April 07, 1862

Background imageKean Collection: Irish In America

Irish In America
Illustration of the Irish emigrants in America circa late 19th century. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Molly Maguire Men

Molly Maguire Men
Illustration of a meeting of Molly Maguire men during a strike at a coal mine circa 1870. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: The Great Railroad Strike

The Great Railroad Strike
Illustration of the burning of the Union railway depot and hotel in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania during the Great Railroad strike in July 1877. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Great Eastern At Sea

Great Eastern At Sea
Illustration of the Great Eastern with her escort ships during the laying of the Trans-Atlantic telegraph cable in July 1865. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: A Cotton Press

A Cotton Press
Illustration of a short staple cotton press at work in South Carolina circa 1880. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Battles Of The United States Cover

Battles Of The United States Cover
The cover of Battles of the United States by Sea and Land written by Henry B. Dawson and illustrated by Alonzo Chappel in 1860. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Immigration To The US

Immigration To The US
Illustration of immigration to the United States circa 1850. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Learning To Sew

Learning To Sew
Illustration of a mother teaching her daughter to sew circa 1850. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Willards Portable Clothes Bar

Willards Portable Clothes Bar
Illustration of a woman using Willards Portable Clothes Bar circa 1862. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Silk Mill

Silk Mill
Illustration of the Old Oil Mill at Florence, Massachusetts, occupied in 1834 by the New York and Northampton Silk Company. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Murkland Carpet Loom

Murkland Carpet Loom
Illustration of a Murkland Ingrain carpet loom at work circa 1876. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Silk Mill

Silk Mill
Illustration of the silk mill at Gurleyville, Connecticut, occupied in 1828 by the Mansfield Silk Company. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Glass Cutting Room

Glass Cutting Room
Illustration of the glass cutting room at the New England Glass Company in Massachusetts in 1855. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: New Orleans Cotton Exchange

New Orleans Cotton Exchange
Illustration of the exterior of the Cotton Exchange in New Orleans circa 1880. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)



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