1870s Collection

Antique map of the Roman Empire, with a detail on Rome

Antique map of Britain under the Anglo Saxons

Antique map of New Zealand in the 19th Century, 1873
Vintage engraving of a Antique map of New Zealand in the 19th Century, 1873

Map of Saint Lucia, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of Map of Saint Lucia, 19th Century

Map of Madras (Chennai), India, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of Map of Madras (Chennai), India, 19th Century

Antique map of Ancient Greece

Map of Liverpool and its environs, England, 1870s
Vintage engraving of Map of Liverpool and its environs, England, 1870s, 19th Century

Map of Sudan, late 19th Century
Vintage engraving of a Map of Sudan, late 19th Century

Victorian London boys begging and sweeping street, 1870
Vintage engraving of Victorian London boys begging and sweeping street. Mothers Last Words, Mrs Sewell, c.1870

Victorian London orphan boy begging on the street, 1870
Vintage engraving of Victorian London orphan boy begging on the street, 1870. Mothers Last Words, Mrs Sewell

Antique damaged map of India 19th Century
Vintage engraving of a Antique damaged map of India in the 19th Century, 1873

Map of Madeira, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of a Map of Madeira, 19th Century a Portuguese archipelago situated in the north Atlantic Ocean, southwest of Portugal

Church of Our Lady, Dresden
Exterior of Church of Our Lady in Dresden. A cross in the pavement near here marks the spot where Crell, the Calvinistic Chancellor, was executed in 1601

Interior of Temple of Diana
Interior of the Temple of Diana

Young Woman in Traditional Middle Eastern Dress
Portrait of young woman from the city of Nablus in traditional Middle Eastern dress

European Valley, Jerusalem
Overhead view of European Valley, Jerusalem

Busy Bazaar in Jaffa
Busy bazaar in Jaffa (also known as Yafo), a city on the Palestine coast of the Ottoman Empire

Baptistery of Pisa

Gentleman of the 1870s
(Original Caption) Gentleman of the 1870s in fashionable outfit: white vest, frock coat, a prosperous and slightly foppish type. Undated photograph

La Galerie D'Apollon in The Louvre
View of a gallery in the Louvre

Ponte Dei Sospiri in Venice
The Ponte dei Sospiri (Bridge of Sighs) crosses the canal in Venice, Italy

Jesse James with Member of his Gang
Outlaw Jesse James with members of his gang, probably two of the Younger brothers

President Rutherford B. Hayes and Wife
(Original Caption) President Rutherford B. Hayes and First Lady Lucy Ware Webb Hayes. Photograph. Ca. 1870s-1880s

General George Custer
(Original Caption) This photo of General George Armstrong Custer, best known for his famous "last stand, " is one of a set of 44 original wet plate negatives by Mathew Brady

View of Hebron, Palestine
View of Hebron in Palestine

Victor Hugo
(Original Caption) Photo shows Victor Hugo (1902-1885), French poet and author of the book "Les Miserables." Photo circa 1870s

Surgeons Operating with Carbolic Acid
A group of surgeons operate with the use of carbolic acid, a disinfectant also known as phenol, in an era when surgical gowns, caps, masks and gloves had not yet dawned

Profile Portrait of Charles W. Eliot
Profile portrait of American Educator Charles W. Eliot (1836-1926), president of Harvard 1869-1909

Johann Strauss In Frock Coat With Violin
(Original Caption) Johann Strauss standing in frock coat, violin in hand, ca. 1870. Photograph

Horse Drawn Covered Wagon
A 10-horse team pulls covered wagons down the main street of Helena, Montana, in June 1870 after the discovery of gold there in 1864

Carrying The Mail In The Far West
(Original Caption) 1871-Mail delivery in the far west. Carrrying the mail. Woodcut, 1871

Workers at Kimberley Mine
Men stand around the cavernous mine shafts at Kimberley Mine in South Africa

Brule-Teton Sioux Woman
Studio portrait of the squaw of Spotted Tail, a Brule-Teton Sioux woman in traditional clothing

American Hymn Writer Frances Crosby
(Original Caption) 18792- Picture shows Frances Crosby(1820-1915), American hymn writer, blind from infancy, who wrote, "Safe in the Arms of Jesus."

Woodcut of a Cricket Match
(Original Caption) The cricket match between the Gentlemen at England and the Montreal Cricket Club. Woodcut, 1872

Maple Leaf Baseball Club
(Original Caption) 1874-The Maple Leaf Baseball Club, of Guelph. Ontario Canada. Seated (Left to Right) are: H. Mayers, first base; J. Smith, right field; C. Maddock, catcher; W

Russian Composer Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky
1875: Modeste Moussorgsky (1839-1881), Russian composer, 1835-1881

Reward Sign for Wells-Fargo Robbery
(Original Caption) 1875- Picture shows a reward sign for the Wells-Fargo hold-up men

Susan B. Anthony
(Original Caption) Oval-framed photo shows Susan B. Anthony, famous suffragette and reformer. Founder of American Woman Suffarage movement - 1869. Head and shoulders portrait. Circa 1875

John Wesley Powell in Frontiersman Clothing
American geologist John Wesley Powell (far left) kneels with a group of armed explorers donning traditional clothing of the frontiersman

Mr. Gladstone Watching Man Saw with Machine
(Original Caption) Ca. 1875-Engraving depicting tree felling by machinery. Mr. Gladstone watching trial of new patent steam feller near Tulse Hill. Other spectators look

Head and Shoulders Photo of Jim Younger
(Original Caption) 1876-Jim Younger(1850-1902) at the time of the trial in 1876. Notice patch where he was shot through the upper lip

Outlaw Cole Younger at Time of Trial
(Original Caption) Cole Younger at the time of the trial. Photograph, 1876

Torch Of Statue Of Liberty On Display
(Original Caption) 1876-Philadelphia, PA: Torch of the Statue of Liberty on display at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition. 1876 PHOTO

Chicago Champions Team Portrait
(Original Caption) 1876-Team Portrait of Chicago Champions 1876

Inflation Killing the Democrats
(Original Caption) 1876- "The Dead Lock- and Now the Democratic Tiger has Lost His Head." Political Cartoon on inflation showing a Tiger, representative of the Democratics

Centennial of US Celebration
(Original Caption) 7/4/1876- New York, NY: The Centennial Fourth of July, 1876: Illumination of Madison Square, New York City. Engarving

Early Math Calculator with Handle
(Original Caption) Grant's machine for performing mathematical calculations. Woodcut, 1877

Woodcut; Stagecoach Arriving @ Hotel
(Original Caption) Arrival of the six-in-hand at the Ocean Hotel with an Ocean Grove picnic party. Woodcut, 1877

Stacks of Buffalo Hides
(Original Caption) 1878-Dodge City, KS: Approximately 40, 000 buffalo hides piled up in Rath and Wright's Buffalo Hide Yard, Dodge City, Kansas

Staff of Wesleyan University
(Original Caption) 1878- Middletown, CT: Members of the staff of Wesleyan University, pose on the steps of a building

Woodcut Audience Listens To Speaker
(Original Caption) 1878-Woodcut of businessmen reading the company's annual report at a meeting

Lithograph Of Street Corner, Pharmacy
(Original Caption) Exterior of Kennedy's United States Pharmacy, Cape May City, NJ. Lithograph, 1878

General Grant Seated with Li Hung Chang
(Original Caption) General Grant seated with Li Hung Chang, Chinese Grand Secretary of State during the former's trip to China in 1879. Engraving

Overhead View of Constantinople
Overview of the city and harbor of Constantinople

Mormon Family with Two Wives and Nine Children
(Original Caption) Mormons. Typical Mormon family, PA. Two wives and nine children. Photograph of the 1870's

Air View Of A Diamond Mine
(Original Caption) South Africa: An air view photo of the Kimberly Mine taken in 1875. From the Kimberly Diamond Centenary

Novelist Herman Melville
(Original Caption) Herman Melville (1819-1891), American writer. Ca. 1870s-1880s

Engraving of the First Session of the Berlin Congress
The first session of the Berlin Congress, presided over by Otto von Bismarck, July 17, 1878. Benjamin Disraeli is seen sitting in the corner with his hand over his chin. Undated engraving

Children Bringing Home a Christmas Tree
(Original Caption) Christmas time in New England. Four children bringing home a Christmas tree on a sled. Undated engraving circa 1870

Pictorial Map Of Europe In 1870
(Original Caption) A pictorial map of Europe in 1870 with various countries in the form of human figures typical of the nations. Undated French lithograph, circa 1870

Cartoon On Mormonism: Sword And Mormon
(Original Caption) Cartoon on Mormonism. "The Sword of Damocles and Mormonism." Woodcut by Opper, 1879

Large Blgs In Flames Panicked People
(Original Caption) Engraving of Cour des Comptes and Legion d'Honneur on fire, Paris, evening of May 23, 1871. Engraving shows large buildings with flames shooting from the windows

Engraving Genview Hotel De Ville Burning
(Original Caption) Engraving of the Hotel de Ville burning, Paris, France 1871

Dining Hall At Sing Sing Prison/Woodcut
(Original Caption) Dining room at Sing Sing Prison. The prisoners are shown filing in for dinner. Woodcut, 1876

Cathedral During the Chicago Fire of 1871
(Original Caption) Chicago, IL: The famous Chicago fire of 1871. Photo shows a view of a church that appears to have been rebuilt

Communism: A Foreign and Poisonous Weed Cartoon by Thomas Nast
This political cartoon was published in Harper's Weekly on March 7th, 1874

The Plum-Pudding in Danger Cartoon by James Gillray
A political cartoon of Prime Minister William Pitt and Napoleon Bonaparte dividing up the globe, almost certainly after the Peace of Amiens in 1802

Keeping It Down! Political Cartoon by Edward Linley Sambourne
A political cartoon published in Punch magazine shows Otto von Bismarcck struggling with a Socialist jack-in-the-box

Engraving After The Death of Pericles by Chappel
ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Picture shows "The Death of Pericles, " in 429 BC fom the plague. Pericles (495-429 BC) was a Athenian statesman. 1870 engraving from a painting by Chappel

Sketch Of Man Performing On Pommel Horse
(Original Caption) 1872-"A sketch at the recent gymnastic festival at Bonn." 1872

1876 Engraving of Steel Manufacturing
(Original Caption) Bessemer Steel Manufacture: Fining steel in the converters (above) and casting molten ingots (below). Colored engraving, 1876

Chicago Fire/1871/Ruins Of Bridge
(Original Caption) Chicgao, IL: The famous Chicago fire of 1871. Photo shows the remains of a bridge apparently on a lake, and some land rubble (including a church on the left) in the background

Ruins Of Chicago Fire/1871/Church Standi
(Original Caption) Chicago, IL: Photo shows the ruins of the famous fire of 1871. Here is seen a church, apparently spared most of the fire's fury, surrounded by damaged trees

Chicago Fire/1871/Rubble/Partial Bldgs
(Original Caption) Chicago, IL: Photo shows the ruins of the famous fire of 1871

Ruins Of Chicago Fire/1871/Churches
(Original Caption) Chicago, IL: Photo shows the ruins of the famous fire of 1871. Here is a general view of some of the rubble

Ulysses Grant & Family, Servants
(Original Caption) Long Branch, NJ- This is a photo from an old plate recently found, identified by Gen. Fred D

Maurice Barrymore & Wife Georgie Embrace
(Original Caption) Maurice Barrymore and Georgie Drew, his wife. Undated photo, ca. 1870s-1880s

Harvy Ingalls & Stretchy Mclean-Gunmen
(Original Caption) Portrait of Harvy Ingalls and Stretchy McLean, Plug Hat Gunmen of the 1870's. Undated photograph

John Powell W/Native Am/Stereoscopic
(Original Caption) John W. Powell (1834-1902), American geologist

Shooting Buffalo on the Kansas-Pacific Railroad
(Original Caption) Picture shows the far West. Shooting buffalo on the line of the Kansas-Pacific Railroad

Pedestrians Walking in a Blizzard by Stanley Fox
(Original Caption) Illustration of pedestrians walking through a blizzard with the caption reading "Snow in the City-No Cars Running- drawn by Stanley Fox." Undated illustration circa 1873

19th-Century Illustration of Children with a Christmas Stocking
(Original Caption) Christmas Greeting Card: Illustration of children unpacking an enormous stocking full of toys while the governesses assist

19th-Century Illustration of a Man Dancing Between Two Women
(Original Caption) Christmas Greeting Card: A young man passes off the female character of 1874 while reaching out to greet the female character of 1875

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