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Background imagePicture 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 imagePicture Collection: Windlass Well

Windlass Well
Three people gather water at a windlass well, New York, New York, 1700s. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Napoleons Old Guard Charges At Battle Of Waterloo

Napoleons Old Guard Charges At Battle Of Waterloo
Engraving depicting the last charge of Napoleons Old Guard at The Battle of Waterloo, Belgium, June 18, 1815. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Scene From Poes Ligeia

Scene From Poes Ligeia
Engraving shows a scene from The Purloined Letter, a short story by American author Edgar Allan Poe, late 1800s. The illustration is credited to Wogel. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Hydraulic Mining During The Gold Rush

Hydraulic Mining During The Gold Rush
Hydraulic mining at French Corral, the first historic mining camp to appear along the San Juan Ridge, during the California Gold Rush era, circa 1849. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Whiskey Rebellion

Whiskey Rebellion
Pennsylvania tax rebels tar and feather a federal tax collector during the Whiskey Rebellion, Pennsylvania, 1794. The Whiskey Rebellion was a reaction to the excise tax of 1791 introduced by Treasury

Background imagePicture Collection: The Panther Scene, From The Pioneers

The Panther Scene, From The Pioneers
Illustration shows an episode in James Fenimore Coopers 1823 novel The Pioneers in which the intrepid scout and hermit Natty Bumppo shoots a mountain lion which threatens Elizabeth Temple

Background imagePicture Collection: Illustration For Edgar Allan Poes Hop Frog

Illustration For Edgar Allan Poes Hop Frog
A young woman lies at the feet of a court jester after the king, sitting at a banquet table with his ministers, has thrown a goblet of wine in her face

Background imagePicture Collection: First Bank Of The United States

First Bank Of The United States
Engraving by Fenner Sears & Co. shows pedestrians on the street outside the First Bank of the United States which was Alexander Hamiltons brainchild

Background imagePicture Collection: The Philadelphia Stock Exchange

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange
Engraving by William Henry Bartlett shows pedestrian and horsecart traffic on the street in front of the Merchants Exchange Building, home of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange

Background imagePicture Collection: Pegging Boots By Hand

Pegging Boots By Hand
Engraving shows a shoemaker as he wears an apron, sits on a cobblers bench in his workshop, and pegs a boot by hand, mid to late 19th Century

Background imagePicture Collection: Portrait Of A Quaker Couple

Portrait Of A Quaker Couple
Print portrait shows a Quaker couple as they walk arm in arm, with the man holding the womans folded umbrella, early 1800s

Background imagePicture Collection: View Of The Acropolis

View Of The Acropolis
View of the Acropolis of Athens, Greece, around 420 BC. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Old Style Printing Press

Old Style Printing Press
A diagram of Applegath and Cowpers improved 1823 printing press, early 19th Century. Augustus Applegath and Edward Cowper provided presses for the Times of London for many years

Background imagePicture Collection: Entry Of Animals Onto The Ark

Entry Of Animals Onto The Ark
Depiction of the entry of animals onto the ship known as Noahs Ark as described in the Bible passage Genesis X in a 19th Century engraving by an unknown artist printed by Brain & Payne of Paternoster

Background imagePicture Collection: The College Of William & Mary

The College Of William & Mary
Engraving shows the Wren Building and quadrangle of the campus of the College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1845

Background imagePicture Collection: Illustrated map of Northern America including Canada and Alaska

Illustrated map of Northern America including Canada and Alaska

Background imagePicture Collection: Illustrated map of Greenland

Illustrated map of Greenland

Background imagePicture Collection: Sunshine

Sunshine
Edisto Island Sunshine

Background imagePicture Collection: Milky Way Beach

Milky Way Beach
The Milky Way rising above Folly Beach

Background imagePicture Collection: Morris Island Light House

Morris Island Light House
The famous Morris Island Light House standing tall out of the Atlantic ocean

Background imagePicture Collection: Odle, Trentino alto Adige, Italy, Europe

Odle, Trentino alto Adige, Italy, Europe
First person view of Odle. Someone is taking a picture with a smartphone

Background imagePicture Collection: Young athlete in jeans, with half-naked chest

Young athlete in jeans, with half-naked chest

Background imagePicture Collection: Man with Golden Retriever on his shoulder

Man with Golden Retriever on his shoulder

Background imagePicture Collection: Timber shingles

Timber shingles

Background imagePicture Collection: Bright blue brain, 3D illustration

Bright blue brain, 3D illustration

Background imagePicture Collection: Two footprints in the sand on a beach

Two footprints in the sand on a beach

Background imagePicture Collection: Dandelion growing between paving stones

Dandelion growing between paving stones

Background imagePicture Collection: Businessman giving thumbs up

Businessman giving thumbs up

Background imagePicture Collection: Red coffee berries (Coffea arabica) on a bed of coffee beans with coffee leaves

Red coffee berries (Coffea arabica) on a bed of coffee beans with coffee leaves

Background imagePicture Collection: Apricot, plums and peaches in plastic cups, Wachau, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe

Apricot, plums and peaches in plastic cups, Wachau, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe

Background imagePicture Collection: Weather vane with letters indicating the points of the compass, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Weather vane with letters indicating the points of the compass, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Background imagePicture Collection: Blakes Last Judgement

Blakes Last Judgement
A depiction by William Blake, circa 1800, of the last judgement, as described in the book of Revelations. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Parade Honoring Magellans Voyage

Parade Honoring Magellans Voyage
An 1891 print shows a parade in honor of Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, whose ships circumnavigated the world between 1519 and 1522, Spain, 1522

Background imagePicture Collection: The Moon

The Moon
1840: One of the first ever pictures of the moon taken by Dr J W Draper of New York. (Photo by J. W. Draper/London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Midtown Manhattan Skyline From East River, 1940s

Midtown Manhattan Skyline From East River, 1940s
View of the midtown Manhattan city skyline as seen from the East River side, 1940s. (Photo by Frederic Lewis/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Australian Desert

Australian Desert
An abandoned cart in the desert sand of the Australian outback, 1953. Picture Post - 6832 - Mail Truck, Australia - unpub. (Photo by Thurston Hopkins/Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Art Collector

Art Collector
26th June 1948: A 90 year old collector, Joseph Granger, with some of his paintings which he has been collecting for fifteen years

Background imagePicture Collection: I Know What I Like

I Know What I Like
1957: A pig-tailed schoolgirl studies a painting in the Tate Gallery, London. Original Publication: Picture Post - 9112 - Tate Gallery - pub. 1957 (Photo by Grace Robertson/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Illustration Of Tippecanoe Procession, MD, 1840

Illustration Of Tippecanoe Procession, MD, 1840
Illustration depicting the Tippecanoe procession in support of Whig party presidential candidate William H. Harrison, Baltimore, Maryland, 1840. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Drawing Of Abraham Lincolns Birthplace, KY, 1860s

Drawing Of Abraham Lincolns Birthplace, KY, 1860s
Drawing of president Abraham Lincolns log cabin birthplace, Hardin County, Kentucky, 1860s. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Eli Whitneys Cotton Gin

Eli Whitneys Cotton Gin
Illustration of the original model of Eli Whitneys cotton gin, circa 1800. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: American Westward Expansion

American Westward Expansion
A goddess helps pioneers establish civilization during the United States Westward Expansion, in a 19th Century illustration entitled American Progress. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Immigrants Approaching Statue of Liberty

Immigrants Approaching Statue of Liberty
Immigrants view the Statue of Liberty while entering New York harbor aboard an ocean liner en route to Ellis Island, New York City, 1910s. (Photo by Edwin Levick/Getty Images)

Background imagePicture Collection: Baby Giraffe

Baby Giraffe
25th May 1979: Monty, the six day old giraffe, finds his feet when making his first public appearance at London Zoo, his mother and a curious zebra completing the picture

Background imagePicture Collection: Whites Chocolate House

Whites Chocolate House
An english gaming house, Whites Chocolate House, London depicted in one of a series of cautionary engravings, entitled The Rakes Progress, by english satirical artist William Hogarth, 1733

Background imagePicture Collection: View over the Berlin Wall in 1985 with apartment buildings on both sides, Berlin, Germany, Europe

View over the Berlin Wall in 1985 with apartment buildings on both sides, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Background imagePicture Collection: Plantation Life

Plantation Life
circa 1825: A black slave on a plantation announces a visitor to his master. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)



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