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Background imageKean Collection: Womens Emancipation

Womens Emancipation
Engraving representing womens emancipation by wearing trousers and smoking cigars, from a letter addressed to Mr. Punch, by a strong minded American woman

Background imageKean Collection: Meeting The Spring Ceremony

Meeting The Spring Ceremony
Engraving of Meeting of the Spring, a traditional, imperial Chinese ceremony, by T. Allom. (Photo by Kean Collection/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Vengeful God Makes Good On Promise

Vengeful God Makes Good On Promise
The wicked struggle to save themselves from the flood unleashed by Yahweh on the people of the Earth in an engraving by Fisher, Son, & Co

Background imageKean Collection: Notre Dame De Paris

Notre Dame De Paris
The Gothic cathedral of Notre Dame De Paris on the Ile de la Cite in Paris, 1857. (Photo by Kean Collection/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Parisian Womens Fashion

Parisian Womens Fashion
Illustration of womens Parisian fashion, printed in Colombian Magazine, with fashions from Le Follet, 1846 (Photo by Kean Collection/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Lithograph of a saloon w / men drinking and eating, NYC, c. 1853

Lithograph of a saloon w / men drinking and eating, NYC, c. 1853
Lithograph of a saloon with men drinking and eating, NYC, c. 1853 (photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: A New York Dive, w / men and women dancing and drinking, 1800s

A New York Dive, w / men and women dancing and drinking, 1800s
Engraving of a New York Dive, with men and women dancing and drinking, 1800s (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Election In Front Of State House, PA, 1815

Election In Front Of State House, PA, 1815
Illustration depicting an election in front of the State House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1815. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Illustration of Republican National Convention, Chicago, IL, 1884

Illustration of Republican National Convention, Chicago, IL, 1884
Illustration of delegates celebrating the nomination of James G. Blaine as presidential candidate during the Republican National Convention, Chicago, Illinois, June 1884

Background imageKean 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 imageKean 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 imageKean Collection: US Flag Above Independence Hall, PA, 1861

US Flag Above Independence Hall, PA, 1861
Illustration depicting the raising of the American flag above Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from the cover of Harpers Weekly, March 9, 1861. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean 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 imageKean Collection: American Pioneers By Lake

American Pioneers By Lake
Illustration of a log cabin built in the woods beside a lake, with two pioneers standing by the shore, circa 1800s. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Pioneers Crossing The Plains

Pioneers Crossing The Plains
An illustration depicting emigrants in horse-drawn wagons crossing the American Plains. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean 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 imageKean Collection: Settlement Camp At Night

Settlement Camp At Night
Illustration of an American settlers at a prairie camp at night, late 19th century. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: American Settlers Camp

American Settlers Camp
Illustration of American settlers cooking at camp site. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Engraving Of Delaware Indian Family

Engraving Of Delaware Indian Family
Engraving of an American Indian man, woman and child in Delaware, holding axes and a bow and arrow, 19th century. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Illustration Of Susquehanna Indian Woman

Illustration Of Susquehanna Indian Woman
Illustration of American Indian woman from the Susquehanna tribe in Delaware, holding a club and a bow and arrow, 19th century. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Delaware American Indian Chief

Delaware American Indian Chief
Colored engraving of a Delaware American Indian chief wearing a feathered headdress and holding a rifle, 19th century. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Madame Tussauds Wax Museum

Madame Tussauds Wax Museum
Engraved scene of people visiting and looking at statues in Madame Tussauds Wax museum on Baker Street, London, circa 1830s. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Phoenician- Assyrian Bireme Or Ship

Phoenician- Assyrian Bireme Or Ship
A model of a two-level Phoenician- Assyrian warship or Bireme, circa 19th Century. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Overland Coach Office Of Denver

Overland Coach Office Of Denver
Illustration of people and carriages in the street outside the Overland Coach Office, Denver, Colorado, 1866. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Railroad Construction In Old West

Railroad Construction In Old West
Illustration of a crew of men working to construct railroad tracks in the Old West, 1870s. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Scen From Rip Van Winkle

Scen From Rip Van Winkle
Engraved illustration of a scene from Washington Irvings 1819 Rip van Winkle shows a large group of people in the street outside of the George Washington tavern as they crowd around, point at

Background imageKean Collection: Will These Hands Ne er Be Clean?

Will These Hands Ne er Be Clean?
Engraving from Act V Scene I of William Shakespeares Macbeth of Lady Macbeth as she holds a lantern and sleepwalks with her eyes open through a darkened room, mid to late 1800s

Background imageKean Collection: Engraving From Macbeth Sleepwalking Scene

Engraving From Macbeth Sleepwalking Scene
Engraving from Act V Scene I of William Shakespeares Macbeth of Lady Macbeth as she wears a nightgown and sleepwalks through a darkened room, mid to late 1800s

Background imageKean Collection: Poster For Uncle Toms Cabin

Poster For Uncle Toms Cabin
A poster advertising Harriet Beecher Stowes best-selling anti-slavery novel, Uncle Toms Cabin, written in 1852. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Puritans Pray At Thanksgiving Dinner

Puritans Pray At Thanksgiving Dinner
A group of Puritans sit at a table with their heads bowed in prayer as a man leads the blessing at Thanksgiving dinner, from an 1867 illustration. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Thanksgiving Preparations

Thanksgiving Preparations
Illustration of preparing the Thanksgiving meal circa 1882. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Central Pacific Railroad

Central Pacific Railroad
Chinese emigrant workers on the Central Pacific Railroad, USA, circa 1865. (Photo by Kean Collection/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: New York Elevated Railroad Train

New York Elevated Railroad Train
Illustration of a four-wheel locomotive for the New York Elevated Railroad built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia in 1878. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Fireless Locomotive

Fireless Locomotive
Illustration of a fireless locomotive designed by Theodore Schaffer for the Crescent City Railroad of New Orleans, Louisiana in 1876. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Standard Passenger Locomotive

Standard Passenger Locomotive
Illustration of a standard passenger locomotive of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad in 1885. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Fast Mail Train

Fast Mail Train
Illustration of the fast mail train Engine number 110 from November 1877. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Engraving of Suffragettes

Engraving of Suffragettes
Fine Art Storehouse Vintage Photo Art: Suffragettes

Background imageKean Collection: Bill Posters

Bill Posters
Illustration of a bill poster in the 19th century. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)



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