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Background imageKean Collection: Jesus Healing The Sick

Jesus Healing The Sick
Colorized print shows Jesus as he heals a sick child held in the arms of a woman as others, in varying degrees of distress, await their turn

Background imageKean Collection: The Code of Hammurabi

The Code of Hammurabi
A view of part of the code of Hammurabi, one of the earliest systems of law. It was named after the ruler of Babylon who reigned from 1795 - 1750 BCE. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Revolutionary Uniforms

Revolutionary Uniforms
Illustration of the uniforms of the American army during the American War of Independence (1775 - 1783). Left to right are Light Infantry, First City Troop (Philadelphia), Washingtons Bodyguards

Background imageKean Collection: View Of Erie Canal

View Of Erie Canal
Several groups of people talk and walk along the Erie Canal, Lockport, New York, 1830s. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse

Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse
A woodcut illustration depicting the Four Horsemen of The Apocalypse, by German artist Albrecht Durer (1471 - 1528) (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: American Civil War Poster

American Civil War Poster
Recruiting poster from the American Civil War, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, USA, circa 1861. The poster reads: Continental Cavalry! Col. J.E. Peyton

Background imageKean Collection: Callisto And Artemis

Callisto And Artemis
The nymph Callisto succumbs to the embraces of Zeus, who is disguised as the goddess Artemis. Artemis, who demanded that her nymphs remained chaste

Background imageKean Collection: Illustration Of Black Union Regiment, Civil War, 1860s

Illustration Of Black Union Regiment, Civil War, 1860s
Recruitment illustration of a Black Union regiment of soldiers and their White commanding officer, labeled Come and join us, brothers, 1860s. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: The Lawn At The University Of Virginia

The Lawn At The University Of Virginia
Engraving shows the main lawn and quadrangle of the campus of the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, circa 1830s

Background imageKean Collection: East Hampton Windmill

East Hampton Windmill
Illustration of a grist windmill in East Hampton, New York circa 1880. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Harvard College

Harvard College
Illustration of the exterior of Harvard College in Cambridge, Massachusetts circa 1760. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Amherst College

Amherst College
Illustration of Amherst College in Massachusetts circa 1850. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: A Scene From Evangeline

A Scene From Evangeline
A scene of Acadians (French settlers of the Canadian Maritime Provinces) as they dance and frolic to a fiddlers tune while a clergyman looks on in an illustration (after F.O.C)

Background imageKean Collection: Mayan Pottery With Engraved Jaguar

Mayan Pottery With Engraved Jaguar
An ancient Mayan pottery beaker engraved with a jaguar design, from the Yucatan, Mexico. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Woman Burned At Stake For Witchcraft

Woman Burned At Stake For Witchcraft
An illustration depicts a woman being burned at the stake for the crime of engaging in witchcraft, circa 1692. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Handmade Logging Train

Handmade Logging Train
A hand-made, jerry-rigged, locomotive built round a steam engine circa 1890. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Examples of Bloomers

Examples of Bloomers
An engraving of four examples of women wearing bloomers as advocated by womens rights and temperance advocate Amelia Bloomer (1818-1894) circa 1850. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Juno And Apollo

Juno And Apollo
Engraving depicting Juno and Apollo, both are among the Dii Consentes, the list of twelve deities, comprising six gods and six goddesses. in Greco-Roman mythology

Background imageKean Collection: Vassar College

Vassar College
Illustration of the exterior of Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York circa 1870. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Indian Medicine Men At Work

Indian Medicine Men At Work
An American Indian medicine man wears a bear skin and waves a decorated pole and disc as his assistants tend to a sick barechested woman as other interested parties look on, 18th Century

Background imageKean Collection: Second Bank Of The United States

Second Bank Of The United States
Engraving by William Henry Bartlett shows pedestrians on the street outside the imposing facade of the Second Bank of the United States on Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, 1820s

Background imageKean Collection: Dresden, Germany

Dresden, Germany
An engraving of the German city of Dresden as it looked when visited by German composer J.S. Bach (1695 - 1750) in 1733. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Engraving, The Upper Yellowstone Falls

Engraving, The Upper Yellowstone Falls
Engraving after a painting of The Upper Yellowstone Falls by Thomas Moran, showing a view from the base of the falls with a human figure standing on a large rock in the foreground, Wyoming, 1873

Background imageKean Collection: Harvard University campus 19th Century

Harvard University campus 19th Century
An engraving depicts the Harvard University campus, Cambridge Massachusetts, 19th Century. (Engraving by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Map Of Columbus Route In Bahamas

Map Of Columbus Route In Bahamas
Map tracing Italian explorer Christopher Columbus route upon his arrival in the Bahamas, 1492. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Fourth Of July And Uncle Sam

Fourth Of July And Uncle Sam
Illustrated color postcard celebrating the Fourth of July holiday in the USA, depicting Uncle Sam kissing the hand of the Statue of Liberty. (Photo by Kean Collection/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: White House Of The Confederacy

White House Of The Confederacy
First White House of the Confederacy in Montgomery, Alabama, USA, circa 1930. The property was the home of Confederate States President Jefferson Davis (1809-1889)

Background imageKean Collection: Body Parts and Corresponding Constellations

Body Parts and Corresponding Constellations
The anatomy of a mans body as governed by the twelve constellations, c. 1900. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Confederate Five Dollar Bill, 1864

Confederate Five Dollar Bill, 1864
Confederate five dollar bill bearing the picture of Confederate president Jefferson Davis, 1864. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: The Alamo

The Alamo
An engraving of the Alamo, a Franciscan mission in San Antonio, Texas, that was the scene of a seige during the Texan war for independence in 1836

Background imageKean Collection: Scene From Shakespeares Hamlet

Scene From Shakespeares Hamlet
Illustration of Hamlet facing a ghost on a castle terrace in a scene (Act I, Scene V) from William Shakespeares play, Hamlet. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Montagues & Capulets Fight In Romeo And Juliet

Montagues & Capulets Fight In Romeo And Juliet
Members of the Montague and Capulet clans battle with swords in an illustrated scene from the William Shakespeare play, Romeo and Juliet. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Romeo And Juliet Balcony Scene

Romeo And Juliet Balcony Scene
Illustration of Juliet embracing Romeo on her balcony in Act II, Scene 2 of William Shakespeares play Romeo and Juliet. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Leviathan

Leviathan
The destruction of Leviathan by Gustave Dore. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Civil War Uniforms

Civil War Uniforms
Illustration of the uniforms of the regular soldiers of the Union army warn during the American civil war 1861 - 1865. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: March Of Destiny

March Of Destiny
An emigrant wagon train crossing the plains on a journey from Kentucky to California during the westward expansion of the United States, circa 1850

Background imageKean Collection: Poster For Uncle Toms Cabin

Poster For Uncle Toms Cabin
A poster advertising Harriet Beecher Stowes best-selling anti-slavery novel, Uncle Toms Cabin, written in 1852. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Walden Pond

Walden Pond
Illustration of Walden Pond, Concord, Massachusetts, 19th Century (Engraving by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Greenland Whale Fishery

Greenland Whale Fishery
An engraving of a whale fishing boat off the coast of Greenland, circa 1800. Men in smaller boats surround and harpoon a large whale and are helped by men from the larger ship

Background imageKean Collection: Picking Cotton

Picking Cotton
African-American male and female workers pick cotton in the fields, circa 1900. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Confederate US Flags From 1861 To 1865

Confederate US Flags From 1861 To 1865
Illustration of Confederate US flag designs from 1861 to 1865. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Swimmers Cavorting In Surf

Swimmers Cavorting In Surf
Illustration depicting a man and three women in old-fashioned swimwear holding hands and cavorting in the surf at the beach, 1880s. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Engraving Of Harvard University

Engraving Of Harvard University
Engraving of Harvard Yard at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, circa 1780. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Whaling Industry

Whaling Industry
An engraving of a school of sperm whales. Men in small row boats surround one whale and spear it with harpoons, circa 1820 (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Battle Between The Monitor & Merrimack In The Civil War

Battle Between The Monitor & Merrimack In The Civil War
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: Hot Air Balloon Andre Over North Pole

Hot Air Balloon Andre Over North Pole
Illustrated postcard depicting Swedish engineer Solomon Andrees hot air balloon voyage to the North Pole, July 1897. His remains were discovered three years later. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Bastille Attack In French Revolution

Bastille Attack In French Revolution
Engraving depicting the mass attack on the Bastille fortress, igniting the French Revolution, Paris, France, July 14, 1789. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Illustration From Shakespeares The Tempest

Illustration From Shakespeares The Tempest
Illustration depicting a scene from William Shakespeares play The Tempest, with the fairy Ariel holding onto the mast of a sailing ship as men stand on the deck below during a strorm



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