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Background image1800s Collection: Map of Malvern Hills in Worcestershire, England Victorian Engraving, 1840

Map of Malvern Hills in Worcestershire, England Victorian Engraving, 1840
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraving of Map of Malvern Hills in Worcestershire, England Victorian Engraving, 1840. Source: Original edition from my own archives

Background image1800s Collection: Map of Exeter in Devon, England Victorian Engraving, 1840

Map of Exeter in Devon, England Victorian Engraving, 1840
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraving of Map of Exeter in Devon, England Victorian Engraving, 1840. Source: Original edition from my own archives

Background image1800s Collection: Map of the City of Durham, England Victorian Engraving, 1840

Map of the City of Durham, England Victorian Engraving, 1840
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraving of Map of the City of Durham, England Victorian Engraving, 1840. Source: Original edition from my own archives

Background image1800s Collection: Map of Litchfield in Staffordshire, England Victorian Engraving, 1840

Map of Litchfield in Staffordshire, England Victorian Engraving, 1840
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraving of Map of Litchfield in Worcestershire, England Victorian Engraving, 1840. Source: Original edition from my own archives

Background image1800s Collection: Map of Coventry in Warwickshire, England Victorian Engraving, 1840

Map of Coventry in Warwickshire, England Victorian Engraving, 1840
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraving of Map of Coventry in Warwickshire, England Victorian Engraving, 1840. Source: Original edition from my own archives

Background image1800s Collection: Map of Cork, County Cork, Ireland Victorian Engraving, 1840

Map of Cork, County Cork, Ireland Victorian Engraving, 1840
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraving of Map of Exmoor, England Victorian Engraving, 1840. Source: Original edition from my own archives. Copyright has expired on this artwork

Background image1800s Collection: Map of the City of Bedford, England Victorian Engraving, 1840

Map of the City of Bedford, England Victorian Engraving, 1840
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraving of Map of the City of Bedford, England Victorian Engraving, 1840. Source: Original edition from my own archives

Background image1800s Collection: Turn Century Cash Register, Old Store Counter, Str

Turn Century Cash Register, Old Store Counter, Str
UNITED STATES - Circa 1800s: Turn Century Cash Register, Old Store Counter, String Spool To Tie Up Packages, Merchandising in Stores. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background image1800s Collection: Inventor John Boyd Dunlop

Inventor John Boyd Dunlop
Scottish inventor John Boyd Dunlop is credited with the invention of the pneumatic rubber tire in 1888

Background image1800s Collection: Titlepage with Sunface & Seasons, Zodiac

Titlepage with Sunface & Seasons, Zodiac
(Original Caption) 1814-Detail of a Sun with a face from the title page of an almanac for 1814. The almanac was written by Nathanael Low, M.D. and published by Munroe and Francis in Boston, Mass

Background image1800s Collection: Merrimac Street During the Day

Merrimac Street During the Day
(Original Caption) 1856-Lowell, MA: Picture shows a view of Merrimac Street. Engraving

Background image1800s Collection: Lobbyists During Grant Administration

Lobbyists During Grant Administration
Woodcut by Theo R. Davis showing lobbyists at the reception room at General Grant's headquarters in Washington, D.C

Background image1800s Collection: Place de la Concorde

Place de la Concorde
View of Place de la Concorde in Paris

Background image1800s Collection: Confederate Naval Yard

Confederate Naval Yard
Members of the Confederate States Navy at a campsite in Pensacola, Florida, during the Civil War

Background image1800s Collection: General Alfred Pleasonton and Staff

General Alfred Pleasonton and Staff
(Original Caption) Portrait of General Alfred Pleasonton, Cavalry Commander at Gettysburg, posing with his staff. Photograph, 1863

Background image1800s Collection: Women of Palestine

Women of Palestine
Two Palestinian women carrying baskets on their heads

Background image1800s Collection: Muslim Men Posing in Prayer

Muslim Men Posing in Prayer
Studio portrait of Muslim men posing in prayer

Background image1800s Collection: Overview of Palestine

Overview of Palestine
View of Palestine

Background image1800s Collection: Interior of Freemason Assembly Room

Interior of Freemason Assembly Room
Interior of Freemason assembly room

Background image1800s Collection: First Meeting of Stanley and Livingston

First Meeting of Stanley and Livingston
(Original Caption) 1/10/1872-Lake Tanganyika, Central Africa- The meeting of Livingstone and Stanley, at Ujyi, Lake Tanganyika. Drawing based on Dr. Livingston's own material

Background image1800s Collection: 19th-Century Print of Christmas Carolers

19th-Century Print of Christmas Carolers
(Original Caption) Picture shows Christmas in Canada. Amateur carol singers sing along the St. Lawrence River

Background image1800s Collection: Children in St. Vincent's Infant Asylum

Children in St. Vincent's Infant Asylum, New Orleans, attended by Sisters of Charity

Background image1800s Collection: Free Kindergarten School Scene

Free Kindergarten School Scene
(Original Caption) 1879-New York

Background image1800s Collection: Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome

Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome
View of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome

Background image1800s Collection: American Educator Ella Flagg Young

American Educator Ella Flagg Young
Portrait of American educator Ella Flagg Young

Background image1800s Collection: Cuban Independence Fighter Jose Marti

Cuban Independence Fighter Jose Marti
(Original Caption) Cuba- Today, January 28, the people of Cuba and the peoples of the whole American continent commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the birth of the hero of Cuban independence

Background image1800s Collection: African-American Youth Seated Playing Violin

African-American Youth Seated Playing Violin
A stereoscopic view of an African-American youth playing a homemade fiddle by the side of a shanty, Savannah, Georgia, circa 1880

Background image1800s Collection: Inventor Karl Benz Sitting on Benz Motorwagen

Inventor Karl Benz Sitting on Benz Motorwagen
Inventor Karl Benz seated on the 1885 Benz Motorwagen. The motorwagen was the first motor vehicle ever to be sold to the public

Background image1800s Collection: Early Map of Holllywood

Early Map of Holllywood
One of the earlier maps put out by realtors showing Hollywood subdivision and picturing a hotel that never got beyond the "proposed stage" taken in 1887

Background image1800s Collection: William II After His Coronation

William II After His Coronation
(Original Caption) 1888- Picture shows William II (1859-1941), after his coronation in 1888, surrounded by the Princes of the German States

Background image1800s Collection: 19th Century Family Portrait

19th Century Family Portrait

Background image1800s Collection: The Empire Building Looking West on Broadway

The Empire Building Looking West on Broadway
The Empire Building on Broadway and Rector Street

Background image1800s Collection: Scene from the Columbian Exposition

Scene from the Columbian Exposition
(Original Caption) 1893-Chicago, IL- Columbian Exposition, marking the 400 anniversary of Columbus's sailing to the new world

Background image1800s Collection: Wrecking Crew at Work in Railroad Yard

Wrecking Crew at Work in Railroad Yard
(Original Caption) 07/1894-Chicago- The great railway strike of 1894. Miles of burned freight cars in the railroad yards of Chicago

Background image1800s Collection: William Mckinley Addressing Public

William Mckinley Addressing Public
(Original Caption) Photo shows Mayor Willam McKinley (1843-1900), new President of the United States, delivering his inaugural address, 1897

Background image1800s Collection: Man Riding A Velocipede In A Ad

Man Riding A Velocipede In A Ad
(Original Caption) Picture shows a style of Velocipede with a man riding on it. Undated photo circa 1800s. BPA2# 951

Background image1800s Collection: First Kodak Camera

First Kodak Camera
(Original Caption) Picture shows the NO.1 Kodak camera, designed especially for American film, came out in 1888

Background image1800s Collection: Mother Putting Her Son To Sleep

Mother Putting Her Son To Sleep
(Original Caption) Picture shows a mother putting her son to sleep. She is about to give him a kiss good-night and they have their arms around each other. Undated photo circa 1800s

Background image1800s Collection: 2 Men Looking Thru Telescopes Outside

2 Men Looking Thru Telescopes Outside
(Original Caption) 7/18/1860-Location unknown- Astronomers preparing for the solar eclipse, July 18, 1860, showing (probably) the famous astronomer the Earl of Rosse and his son

Background image1800s Collection: Man Using Calculating Machine

Man Using Calculating Machine
(Original Caption) Ca. 1895-Photograph of a calculating machine invented by M. Thomas DeColmar in ca. 1820. A man is shown using the machine

Background image1800s Collection: Woman Holding A Christmas Pudding

Woman Holding A Christmas Pudding
(Original Caption) "The Goddess of out Kitchen." Picture shows a woman holding steaming pudding, surrounded by Christmas Wreath with singing birds. Engraving after a drawing by F.S

Background image1800s Collection: 1800S Men'S Fashion Add Of Catalogue

1800S Men'S Fashion Add Of Catalogue
(Original Caption) Le Bon Ton (the right style), mid. 1800s men's fashion. From a fashion catalogue. Undated hand-colored engraving

Background image1800s Collection: Lithograph Of Man In Top Hat

Lithograph Of Man In Top Hat
(Original Caption) Men's fashion; An American Dandy in 1845. "James". Lithograph, Currier & Ives

Background image1800s Collection: Men Exercise By Climbing Ropes

Men Exercise By Climbing Ropes
(Original Caption) Woodcut of group of men doing exercise by climbing ropes and trapeze. Undated image

Background image1800s Collection: Engraving Of Star Map W/Sagittarius

Engraving Of Star Map W/Sagittarius
(Original Caption) Engraving of the zodiac, featuring Sagittarius, the Centaur. Also shown are Scorpio, Lupus, and Ara. The parts of the sky are labeled in Latin. Circa 1820

Background image1800s Collection: Blockhouse At West Point, 1802, Painting

Blockhouse At West Point, 1802, Painting
(Original Caption) 1802-West Point, NY-: Blockhouse at West Point in the early part of the 19th century, 1802

Background image1800s Collection: Painting Of Thomas Jefferson

Painting Of Thomas Jefferson
(Original Caption) Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826). One of the portraits by Gilbert Stuart. Stuart painted Jefferson from life three times

Background image1800s Collection: Patrick Henry Addressing the Virginia Assembly

Patrick Henry Addressing the Virginia Assembly
(Original Caption) Picture shows Patrick Henry (1736-1799), addressing the Virginia Assembly, "Ceasar had his Brutus, Charles 1st his Cromwell, and George 3rd-treason, if this be treason

Background image1800s Collection: Title Page From 'Le Rouge Et Le Noir'

Title Page From "Le Rouge Et Le Noir"
(Original Caption) Picture shows the title page from Stendhal's, "Le Rouge et Le Noir." Undated engraving circa 1831

Background image1800s Collection: Fouth Of July In The Country

Fouth Of July In The Country
(Original Caption) Picture shows the Fourth of July in the country. Engraving by Charles Bush, 1867

Background image1800s Collection: Two Lesbians In Bed

Two Lesbians In Bed
(Original Caption) Two lesbians in bed. Lithograph early 1800's BPA2# 2152

Background image1800s Collection: Drawing Of Life Around City Hall, Ny

Drawing Of Life Around City Hall, Ny
(Original Caption) Life around New York City's City Hall. Early 1800 wash drawing

Background image1800s Collection: Husband And Wife During 1869 Crisis

Husband And Wife During 1869 Crisis
(Original Caption) Picture shows "RUINED", 1869 Financial panic. Woman is shown holding her husbands hand as he lets the paper fall to the ground

Background image1800s Collection: 19th Century Skeleton Key

19th Century Skeleton Key
(Original Caption) Photograph of door key with anchor motif. Dated 19th Century

Background image1800s Collection: Man Talking On Duel-Transmitter Phone

Man Talking On Duel-Transmitter Phone
(Original Caption) - People often became confused by using the same device for talking and listening, so a new feature was added, a second wooden transmitter-recriver

Background image1800s Collection: Title Page of Poe's Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque

Title Page of Poe's Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque
ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Picture shows the title page form Poe's, "Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque." Undated engraving circa 1840

Background image1800s Collection: Cartoon: A Smuggler During the Embargo Act 1807-1809

Cartoon: A Smuggler During the Embargo Act 1807-1809
A merchant trying to smuggle goods out of the country during the Embargo Act (1807-1809). He is snapped by federal authorities in the form of a turtle

Background image1800s Collection: Franz Liszt During Concert in Berlin

Franz Liszt During Concert in Berlin
Franz Liszt performs at a concert in Berlin

Background image1800s Collection: Joachin Murat

Joachin Murat
Joachim Murat, French marshal who aided Napoleon's coup d'etat in 1799 and was appointed king of Naples in 1808

Background image1800s Collection: Jesse James Robbing a Train

Jesse James Robbing a Train
Jesse James and his gang robbing a train

Background image1800s Collection: Engraving of Susan B. Anthony

Engraving of Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. Anthony, American reformer and leader of the woman's Suffrage Movement. Engraving by G.E. Perine &Co, circa 1870. (Photo by Bettmann via Getty Images)

Background image1800s Collection: Fire Balloon On The Fourth Of July

Fire Balloon On The Fourth Of July
(Original Caption) Picture shows "The Glorious Fourth-Sending up the Fire Balloon." 1871 illustration

Background image1800s Collection: Proclamation Of The Peace Of Amiens

Proclamation Of The Peace Of Amiens
(Original Caption) Picture shows the, "Proclamation of the Peace of Amiens at the Royal Exchange, London, 1802." Undated illustration

Background image1800s Collection: Father Time Bringing In The New Year

Father Time Bringing In The New Year
(Original Caption) Picture shows "Time Bubbles." Father Time is shown passing in the New Year while pushing away the old

Background image1800s Collection: Signing Of The Treaty Of Amiens

Signing Of The Treaty Of Amiens
(Original Caption) Illustration of British and French diplomats signing the Treaty of Amiens in 1802 which temporarily ended hostilities between England, France and Spain. Undated illustration

Background image1800s Collection: Exchange Of Ratified Treaty Of Amiens

Exchange Of Ratified Treaty Of Amiens
(Original Caption) Illustaration of British and French ambassadors exchanging the ratified copies of the Treaty of Amiens in 1802, which ended hostilities between England

Background image1800s Collection: Meeting of Legislature

Meeting of Legislature
(Original Caption) 1876-African Americans are shown in a meeting of the South Carolina Legislature. Undated illustration

Background image1800s Collection: Cartoon Of African Am Driving Whites

Cartoon Of African Am Driving Whites
Cartoon Of African American Driving Caucasian man and fighting during the Civil War Original Caption reads: A Distinction with a Difference. 1850- Driven by the Negro

Background image1800s Collection: Illustraed Coridor Or The Wall Of Rep

Illustraed Coridor Or The Wall Of Rep
(Original Caption) An illustrated view of the corridor leading to the wall of representatives in Washington, DC. Undated circa 1800s

Background image1800s Collection: View Of Harrison Ave In Colorado

View Of Harrison Ave In Colorado
(Original Caption) Leadville, CO: Illustration of the view of Harrison Ave. Undated photo circa 1879

Background image1800s Collection: Hands Shaking Within An Oval Of Rays

Hands Shaking Within An Oval Of Rays
(Original Caption) 1830-Woodcut illustration of two hands shaking, enclosed within an oval of rays

Background image1800s Collection: Oliver Luce Ox Sled With Wife & Children

Oliver Luce Ox Sled With Wife & Children
(Original Caption) Oliver Luce(?) of Hartland, Vermont coming into Vermont in the earlly 1800's with his wife, and small children and furniture on an ox sled. Undated illustration

Background image1800s Collection: Title Page To Description Of Earthquake

Title Page To Description Of Earthquake
(Original Caption) Title page of a pamphlet containing an exact description of the fearful earthquake which devestated the city of Naples and the surrounding area on July 16, 1805, at about 10 P.M

Background image1800s Collection: Prince Metternich'S Ball In Vienna

Prince Metternich'S Ball In Vienna
(Original Caption) Picture shows the Ball given by Prince Metternich during the Congress of Vienna in 1815. Undated illustration

Background image1800s Collection: Illus. Head/Shoulders Frank James

Illus. Head/Shoulders Frank James
(Original Caption) Portrait of Frank James, Jesse James bother. Undated illustration

Background image1800s Collection: Illus/Muslims Preparing for Prayer

Illus/Muslims Preparing for Prayer
(Original Caption) Illustration showing devout Muslims engaged in religious activity "Ablution Before Prayer Outside a Mosque, Stamboul." Date written on print1886

Background image1800s Collection: Napoleon And Associates At Coup D'Etat

Napoleon And Associates At Coup D'Etat
(Original Caption) An engraving of the morning of the 18th Brumaire (November 19, 1799), the day on which Napoleon Bonaparte became the ruler of France

Background image1800s Collection: Savannah Steamship at Sea

Savannah Steamship at Sea
(Original Caption) 1819- Illstration shows the "SAVANNAH, " the first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean. BPA 2 #1973

Background image1800s Collection: Advertisement For Dr Scott'S Cigarettes

Advertisement For Dr Scott'S Cigarettes
(Original Caption) Picture shows a tobacco advertisement from 1887. it reads, "A remarkable invention: Dr. Scott's Electric Cigarettes

Background image1800s Collection: Former Vice President Henry Wilson

Former Vice President Henry Wilson
(Original Caption) Portrait of Vice-President, Henry Wilson(1873-1875). Undated illustraton

Background image1800s Collection: Napoleon And Alexander Look At Map

Napoleon And Alexander Look At Map
(Original Caption) Illustration of Napoleon I and Alexander I of Russia at Tilsit studying the map of Europe

Background image1800s Collection: Robert Fulton's Clermont by Irving Underhill

Robert Fulton's Clermont by Irving Underhill
(Original Caption) Illustration of Robert Fulton's "Clermont" sailing along the Hudson around 1809. Illustration by Irving Underhill, 1909

Background image1800s Collection: The Divorce Of Empress Josephine

The Divorce Of Empress Josephine
(Original Caption) Illustration of Empress Josephine having her marriage to Napoleon (R) annuled in 1809

Background image1800s Collection: France And Russia Sign Treaty On Raft

France And Russia Sign Treaty On Raft
(Original Caption) lllustration of Napoleon I of France, Frederick William III of Prussia, and Alexander I at Tilsit, July 7, 1807



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