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Benjamin Franklins Poor Richards AlmanacBy Diligence and Perseverance The Mouse Eat The Cable In Two / Diligence Is The Mother Of Good Luck; And God Gives All Things To Industry
Franz Joseph Haydns BirthplaceFranz Joseph Haydns (1732 - 1809) birthplace in Rohrau, Austria, c.1900. (Image from Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Illustrations Of British Emigrants to CanadaComposite illustration of Britsh emigrants en route from Liverpool, England to Canada, published in the Illustrated London News, November 15, 1884. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Lubeck, GermanyAn engraving by J.L. Williams of the senate house, marketplace, and cathedral in the town of Lubeck, Schleswig Holstein region, Germany, as it looked when visited by composer J.S. Bach in 1705
Sacramento City, CaliforniaEngraving showing a general view of Sacramento City, California, circa 1850. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Alhambra Palace, Granada, SpainEngraving of girl reading in Alhambra Palace with a dog at her side, Granada, Spain. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Apache War DressAn engraving of two Apache Indians wearing warm weather war dress. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Sharecropper Plays The Banjo In The FieldA group of African American farm workers gather around a worker sitting on a bale of cotton singing and playing banjo in a cotton field, Southern U.S. 19th Century
Home Of John RandolphEngraving of Roanoke, the country home of American politician John Randolph (1773 - 1833), Virginia. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Hoe Rotary PressEngraving of the Hoe rotary press. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Slaves Working On Sugar PlantationIllustration of slaves working on a sugar plantation in the Southern United States, Mid-19th Century. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Slaves Forced To Work On Nashvillle DefensesIllustration of American slaves being forced to work on Confederate fortifications during the American Civil War, Nashville, Tennessee, Mid-19th Century. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)
American SettlersIllustration of American settlers herding cattle by a river. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Illustration Of Soldiers In ArmorIllustration of soldiers wearing British armor from the period of 1066 to 1200. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Cabral Taking Possession Of BrazilAn engraving of Portuguese navigator and explorer Pedro Alvares Cabral (1467 -1526) landing at Terra da Vera Cruz, Brazil and coming ashore to claim it for Portugal, April 23, 1500
Colonists Burn StampsAmerican colonists burn tax stamps as a protest against the British Stamp Act, New York, November 1, 1765. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Jesuit Missionaries Among IndiansIllustration of Jesuit religious missionaries preaching to American Indian tribal members around a campfire, drawing by Wm. L. Shepard, circa 1650. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)
The Battle of Malvern HillEngraving depicts the USS Monitor and its escourts, including the USS Galena, as it provids coverage for General George McClellan (1826 - 1885)
Prussian Victory At Leuthen, SilesiaEngraving depicting the victory by the Prussians at the old stone church in the Seven Years War after the battle of Leuthen in Silesia, December 5, 1757. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Prussian Assault At Leuthen In Seven Years WarEngraving depicting the Prussian assault on the old stone church at Leuthen in Silesia, during the Seven Years War, December 5, 1757. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Naval Vessel MonitorAn engraving of American engineer and inventor John Ericssons (1803 - 1889) side elevation and deck plan of the naval vessel, Monitor, 19th Century. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Naval Combat Between The Monitor & MerrimackEngraving 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
Interior Of The Fairmont Water WorksWell-dressed people tour the inside of the Fairmont Water Works and examine its water wheel and pump system, Phildelphia, Pennsylvania, 1853. (Kean Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Boat Sailing On The Erie CanalEngraving of a man on horseback watching a boat maneuver on the Erie Canal, near Little Falls, New York, circa 1800s. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Portrait Of Wampanoag LeaderEngraved portrait of a Wampanoag Indian leader resting in a forest, late 17th Century. (Engraving by Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Last Passover In EgyptThis print shows people as they gather around a table for the last Passover meal before the Jewish exodus out of Egypt, 1440 BCE. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Building The PyramidsA pharaoh oversees the construction of a pyramid from atop a litter carried by slaves, Egypt, 640 AD. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Workers Pull A CartA group of workers pull a wheeled cart towards a stone staircase while an ibis watches. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Moving A Stone LionEngraving shows Israelite slaves dragging a stone lion to adorn a temple, after Israel in Egypt, an 1867 painting by Sir Edward Poynter. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Egyptian SlavesIsraelite slaves carry stones and buckets during a construction project near pyramids, Egypt. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Drawing Bad BloodA doctor draws blood from a wealth patients arm, 17th century. Blood-letting was one of the most common treatments for all illness until it was shown to actually be detrimental to the health of
Scene From King Henry IVEngraved illustration depicting a scene from William Shakespeares play, King Henry IV. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Scene From Richard IIIEngraved illustration depicting a scene from William Shakespeares play Richard III. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Midsummer Nights Dream IllustrationEngraved illustration of a scene from William Shakespeares play A Midsummer Nights Dream, (Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Hun Troops In Battle At ChalonsHuns, under the command of Attila (406 - 453), ride into battle armed with fierce expressions backed by spears and maces, Chalons, France, 451
Victorious Hun ForcesFollowing a battle victory, Hun troops, under the command of Attila (406 - 453), ride across a plain with female captives and decapitated male heads on their spears, 440s
Pipe Chambers In Central Park ReservoirView of the pipe chambers in the Central Park Reservoir, New York, New York, 1862. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Exterior View Of Central Park ReservoirView of the Central Park Reservoir as several people walk nearby, New York, New York, 1862. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Balance-Pole WellTwo women operate a balance-pole well on a farm in order to fill their buckets with water, New York, New York, 1700s. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)
The Town PumpTwo women wait to get water at a communal town pump while a third pumps and a fourth walks away with a full jug balanced on her head, New York, New York, 1700s. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Book Burning In Washington D. CEngraving depicting British military officers in uniform burning books following the War of 1812, Washington, D.C. circa 1814. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Reading For The FamilyA man reads to his extended family, who sit around a table and listen, mid 1800s. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)
A Family Reading TogetherA woman reads to a girl while a man sits nearby with an open book on his lap and a boy spins a globe in the background, mid 1800s. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)
A Childs First StepsAn infant, with help from his father, walks across the floor towards his mother while his brothers and sisters watch, mid 1800s. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Over The Edge Of The WorldA gigantic sea monster waits with raised arms at the bottom of a waterfall while another one drags a galleon over the edge. Note the image of the grim reaper in the clouds, upper left
The DragonA sea creature witth a long tentacle tail and large mouth chases a number of smaller creatures acrosse the ocean floor, engraved by Brevieres from an illustration by French artist
Making FlintsDuring the Stone Age, a group of men hammer at rock in order to manufacture flints, Stone Age. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)
The First PotterA man sculpts a pot while nearby teo boys gather twigs for the fire, Bronze Age. The original caption reads The First Potter. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)