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Background imageArchive Photo Collection: Monrovia

Monrovia
Engraving of boats on river in Monrovia, Liberia, circa 1850. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Collection: Traditional Houses

Traditional Houses
Engraving of Negro Houses Of Cape Mesurado By G. Child In A New General Collection of Voyages - 1745-47 circa 1746. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Collection: Cape Coast Castle

Cape Coast Castle
Engraving showing the North West Prospect Of Cape-Coast Castle from Thirty Different Drafts Of Guinea By William Smith, London, circa 1749. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Collection: Colony On Cape Of Good Hope

Colony On Cape Of Good Hope
Engraving Showing the Dutch colony on the Cape Of Good Hope, South Africa, Drawn By J. Rach circa 1762. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Collection: Preaching

Preaching
Engraving of black preacher with white congregation in open air signed Croome circa 1850. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Collection: Civil War Volunteers

Civil War Volunteers
Engraving of black volunteer troops drilling for Civil War circa 1862, Caption First and Last Dress Review of the South Carolina (Negro)

Background imageArchive Photo Collection: Emancipation Day

Emancipation Day
Engraving of large group of black people being addressed by group of white and black soldiers holding the American Flag circa 1863

Background imageArchive Photo Collection: Plantation Workers

Plantation Workers
Photograph of large group of black plantation workers lined up beneath a tree with bearded white man reading from a document standing in front, circa 1870. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Collection: Civil War Soldiers

Civil War Soldiers
Photograph of line of black civil war soldiers holding their rifles circa 1860. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Collection: Black Convicts on Railroad

Black Convicts on Railroad
Engraving of group of black convicts with tools and convict uniforms working on railway track beside white supervisor with rifle circa 1870

Background imageArchive Photo Collection: Civil War Camp

Civil War Camp
Photograph of Civil War soldiers meeting with black attendants circa 1860. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Collection: Public School, USA

Public School, USA
Wood engraving by Alexander Anderson, depicting school children entering a public school in New York, USA, date unknown. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Collection: State Normal School

State Normal School
Illustration with the caption View of the State Normal School in West Newton, Massachusetts, USA, date unknown. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Collection: Stretching And Yawning

Stretching And Yawning
School children stretching and yawning, date and location unknown. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Collection: Chinese Boat

Chinese Boat
Engraving depicting a Chinese boat, 1850s. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Collection: Lexington Disaster

Lexington Disaster
Illustration depicting the paddlewheel steam boat Lexington, which It sank on 14 January 1840. The Lexington left its pier on the East River in Manhattan, New York, USA

Background imageArchive Photo Collection: Magdeburg, Germany

Magdeburg, Germany
Engraving depicting The Sack of Magdeburg (Siege of Magdeburg), the siege and subsequent plundering of Magdeburg by the army of the Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years War

Background imageArchive Photo Collection: Nuremberg, Germany

Nuremberg, Germany
Woodcut by Hartmann Schedel depicting Nuremberg, Germany, one of 645 illustrations for the Nuremberg Chronicle (Liber chronicarum)

Background imageArchive Photo Collection: Nations Capitol Building

Nations Capitol Building
Design for the Nations Capitol Building, by Charles Wintersmith, in Washington DC, USA, 1792. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Collection: Washington DC

Washington DC
Aerial view of Washington showing the United States Capitol Building, with the dome under construction, on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington DC, USA, circa 1861. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Collection: United States Capitol Building

United States Capitol Building
The United States Capitol Building under construction, viewed from Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington DC, USA, 1860. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Collection: Washington DC

Washington DC
Cattle grazing on monument grounds during the American Civil War, Washington DC, USA, circa 1860 to 1900

Background imageArchive Photo Collection: Washington DC

Washington DC
Illustration showing the General plan for the improvement of the U.S. Capitol Grounds, Washington DC, USA, date unknown. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Collection: Washington DC

Washington DC
Panoramic view of Washington DC, showing the United States Capitol Building in the centre, Washington DC, USA, circa 1871. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Collection: United States Capitol Building

United States Capitol Building
Illustration depicting a view of the Capitol, showing the present state of the dome - taken during the inauguration of Lincoln, on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington DC, USA, 4 March 1861

Background imageArchive Photo Collection: Eads Bridge, St Louis

Eads Bridge, St Louis
Engraving showing the Eads Bridge over the Mississippi River at St Louis, connecting St. Louis and East St. Louis, Illinois. The engraving has the caption The new bridge over the Mississippi at St

Background imageArchive Photo Collection: Washington DC

Washington DC
Engraving showing a view over Washington in 1800, Washington DC, USA, 1800. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Collection: Gambling In San Francisco

Gambling In San Francisco
Illustration showing a gambling scene in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA, circa 1800 to 1860. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Collection: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Illustration depicting a Pittsburgh in 1790, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, 1790. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Collection: Nassau County, New York

Nassau County, New York
Woodcut depicting Nassau Hall in Princeton, New Jersey, with the caption A North-West Prospect of Nassau Hall with a Front View of the Presidents House in Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Background imageArchive Photo Collection: Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina
Engraving by B. Roberts showing a view of Charles Town, South Carolina, with the caption To his excellency James Glen esq, Capt

Background imageArchive Photo Collection: Detroit, Michigan

Detroit, Michigan
Woodcut depicting boats on the waters of the Detroit River off Detroit, Michigan, USA, 1796. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Collection: Boston Light, Massachusetts

Boston Light, Massachusetts
Engraving depicting the Boston Lighthouse, with the caption view of Boston Light in 1729 and an armed sloop, from the only known example of a mezzotint engraved in 1729 after a drawing by William

Background imageArchive Photo Collection: Cincinnati Steel Works

Cincinnati Steel Works
Engraving showing the Cincinnati Steel Works with the caption Erected by Wm. Garrard in 1832. First Steel converted in August

Background imageArchive Photo Collection: Erie Canal

Erie Canal
Drawing by William Rickarby Miller showing the Erie Canal at Little Falls, New York, with boats and people on the shore, New York, USA, 1849

Background imageArchive Photo Collection: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Engraving showing a N.W. view of the State House in Philadelphia taken 1778, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 1778. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Collection: Fort Stanwix

Fort Stanwix
Painting showing the Fort Stanwix in Rome, New York, with a group of people, one of which is on horseback in the foreground, Rome, New York, USA, data unknown. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Collection: Liberty Tree, 1744

Liberty Tree, 1744
Woodcut showing the Liberty Tree, 1774, on the corner of Essex and Orange Streets in Boston, Massachussets, USA, 1774. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Collection: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Engraving by William Birch depicting the State-House, with a view of Chesnut Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, circa 1800 (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Collection: Montgomery, Alabama Street

Montgomery, Alabama Street
Street scene along Dexter Avenue to the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama, USA, date unknown. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Collection: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Engraving depicting a South East Prospect of The City of Philadelphia By Peter Cooper, painter, with boats on the waters off Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, circa 1720

Background imageArchive Photo Collection: Cambridge, New England

Cambridge, New England
Woodcut depicting A Westerly View of the Colledges in Cambridge, New England, showing a street scene in Cambridge, New England, USA, circa 1700 to 1755. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Collection: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Engraving by William Birch depicting the Bank of the United States, in Third Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, circa 1800 (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Collection: Boston, Massachusetts

Boston, Massachusetts
Engraving depicting A Prospective View of part of the Commons from a water color drawing by Christian Remick in 1768, now in the possession of the Concord Antiquarian Society, Boston, Massachusetts

Background imageArchive Photo Collection: Boston, Massachusetts

Boston, Massachusetts
Engraving depicting A South-East View of the City of Boston in North America, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 1768. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Collection: Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha, Nebraska
View of 13th and Farnam Streets in Omaha, looking northwest toward the Nebraska Territorial Capitol outlined on the horizon, in Omaha, Nebraska, USA, circa 1863. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Collection: Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha, Nebraska
Aerial view of Omaha, Nebraska, as seen from the tower on top of Omaha High School in Omaha, Nebraska, USA, 1876. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Collection: Boston, Massachusetts

Boston, Massachusetts
Woodcut depicting a view of sailing craft on the waters of Boston Harbour in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, date unknown. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)



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