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Fairmont Water Works & Schuylkill LocksWell-dressed people walk along the bank of the Schuylkill River and look across at the Fairmont Water Works and the Schuylkill locks, Phildelphia, Pennsylvania, 1800s
Fairmont Water WorksWell-dressed couples and families walk along the promende in front of the Fairmont Water Works on the banks of the Schuylkill River, Phildelphia, Pennsylvania, 1800s
Fairmont Water Works & Schuylkill LocksA man steers a boat through the Schuylkill locks, across the river from the Fairmont Water Works, while others watch from the bank, Phildelphia, Pennsylvania, 1800s
Fairmont Water WorksThree people row their boats in the Schuylkill River on the bank of which sits the Fairmont Water Works, Phildelphia, Pennsylvania, 1800s. (Kean Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
View of Little Falls Mohawk RiverEngraved illustration of the Little Falls Mohawk River which is part of the Erie Canal and a horse-drawn carriage on a nearby bridge, circa 1800s. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)
The Pullman Strikers HeadquartersExterior view of Ulhics Hall, the Pullman stikers headquarters in Chicago. The strike began when workers at George Pullmans railway car manufacturing company
Illustration Of Mayan Altar In YucatanIllustration of a Mayan altar in the Yucatan, Mexico, (Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Mayan Figures From Oaxaca, MexicoIllustrations of ancient Mayan figures from Quiotepec, Oaxaca, Mexico (Kean Collection/Getty Images)
King Henry IV IllustrationIllustration of a scene from William Shakespeares play King Henry IV, Part I. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Illustration From Shakespeares TempestAn illustration from William Shakespeares play The Tempest, showing a man clutching a sword on the shore of a stormy ocean, with a woman embracing him. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Exterior View Of MontpilierExterior view of Montpilier, the home of American president James Madison, Orange, Virginia, early 1800s. Cows graze across the street and a horse-drawn carriage rides past
Longfellows Home At CambridgeExterior view of the home of American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1860s. Inset shows an interior view featuring a desk lined with books and papers, a fireplace
Croton Stand PipeView of the Croton Stand Pipe, West 97th Street, New York, New York, January 1882. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Ruins Of Croton AqueductSeveral people gather to look at the ruins of a disused portion of the Croton Aqueduct, 101st Street, New York, New York, January 1882. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Croton ReservoirHorse-drawn carriages and a pedestrian travel past the Croton Reservoir at 5th to 6th avenues and 42nd to 41st streets, New York, New York, 1860. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Tea-Water DeliveryA man with a yoke over his neck (right) delivers water while others gather around a horse-drawn wagon loaded down with a large barrel to purchase water, late 1700s. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Tea-Water PumpPeople gather at a tea-water pump, including one woman who balances a large bucket on her head, to get a supply of water, late 1700s
Reservoir At Reade & Centre StreetsPedestrians walk past the Reservoir at Reade & Centre streets, New York, New York, 1866. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)
View Of Manhattan ReservoirPedestrians and carriages travel past the Manhattan Reservoir on Chambers Street near Centre Street, January 1882. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Getting Water At A SpringA man and woman load water from a spring into a barrel mounted on a horse-drawn wagon, New York, New York, 1700s. Original caption reads New Yorks Primitive Source of Water-Supply--the Spring
Draw WellA man operates a draw well while a women waits for a turn, New York, New York, 1700s. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Entertaining At A PartyAt a crowded party, several guests gather around a man who plays the piano, mid 1800s. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Evening PrayersTwo children kneel to pray while a woman sitting in a wicker chair holds an open book in her lap and watches them, mid 1800s. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Reading The Evening NewspaperA man reads a newspaper while his wife watches their children play, mid 1800s. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Country StoreAn illustration of a man sitting in a rocking chair reading a newspaper while another man leans against a door and smokes a pipe in a county store, circa 1890s. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)
French War Veteran Returns To FamilyEngraving depicting a veteran of the Battle of Waterloo returning to his family, 1815. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Arms And ArmorA group of swords probably for ceremonial presentation purposes made by the Nineteenth Century French lapidary Alexandre Gueyton, engraved by T. Hollis after a drawing by H. Mason, 19th Century
Zouaves In Bayonet PracticeTwo Zouaves of the Union Army practice the use of bayonets with Ernsts Bayonet Guard as an officer looks on during the Civil War
Evacuation Of The WoundedEngraving shows a column of wounded French soldiers as they evacuate a field of battle through a mountain pass during the Crimean War
City Of CincinnatiIllustration of a woman and girl on a hillside near the Ohio River, Cincinnati, Ohio, circa 1872. Several steamboats with smoke emanation from their smokestacks travel along the river
Illustration Of Cincinnati, OhioAerial view of the city of Cincinnati and steamboats on the Ohio River, Cincinnati, OH, 1860s. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)
View Of The City Of CincinnatiIllustration of sailboats and steamboats on the Ohio River flowing through the city of Cincinnati, OH, 1850s. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Fremont Camp In WyomingLandscape scene of Fremont Camp, Wyoming, 1845. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Farmers Harvest Indian CornAmerican farmers bundle stalks of Indian corn during autumn harvest in a cornfield, 1863. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Farmer Husks Corn On CornfieldAn American farmer sits on an overturned basket in a cornfield and husks corn during harvest season, 1850s. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Visiting An Asian MerchantEngraving shows a American man in light-colored suit as he talks to an Asian shopkeeper in a dark robe, early 1880s. Both men sit on benches in sunlit store full of Asian artifacts
A Scene From Longfellows EvangelineEngraving illustrates a scene from Henry Wadsworth Longfellows Evangeline in which the two separated lovers, Evangeline and Gabriel
The SomnamblistEngraving of a woman dressed a nightgown who sleepwalks with her eyes open as a man stands by and holds his hands over his face, mid to late 1800s
19th Century BreweryWorkers go about their business around the Christian Schmidt Kensington Brewery (later Christian Schmidt Brewing Company) in Philadelphia, 1860s. Schmidt (maker of Schmidts beer) was bought by G
Slave Gang Of Central AfricaAn etching, titled Slave Gang of Central Africa, shows a group of captured slaves, roped together and on foot, as they are circled by muslim slavers on horseback, late 1800s
Old Style Printing PressIllsutration shows Applegaths Vertical Machine, a newspaper printing press, in operation, from an advertisement in the Printers Register Supplement, 1870s. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Old Style Printing PressAdvertisement from the Printers Register for Wm. Dawson & Sons Two-feeder News Machine, a printing press for newspapers, April 6, 1871. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Old Style Printing PressAdvertisement in the Supplement to the Printers Register for the four-feeder news paper printing machine with flyer apparatus complete built by Dryden & Co
An Arab Merchant At Tlemcen, AlgeriaAn engraved illustration shows a merchant astride his horse in a marketplace, his rifle over his shoulder, a lamb tucked under his arm, and some fowl over his saddle, Tlemcen, Algeria, late 1800s
Engraving of Slave Escape, Mid-19th CenturyAn engraving of a Black male slave fleeing from two Caucasian men on horseback during a slave-hunt, mid-19th century. (Engraving from Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Capture of QuebecGeneral Wolfe leads British forces to engage French forces lead by General Montcalm, Plains of Abraham, Quebec, Canada, during the French and Indian Wars, September 13, 1759
Demonstration for Lincoln in Park Row, NYC, 1860Illustration of people marching in a large demonstration in support of Republican presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln in Park Row, lower Manhattan, New York City, 1860
Black Family In Horsedrawn Carriage, 1860sIllustration of a Black family in a horsedrawn wagon traveling into Union territory during the American Civil War, 1860s. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)