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Archive Photo Photo Mug Collection

An amazing selection of photos, engravings and art imagery capturing history

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Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Sufi Saint Khidr

Sufi Saint Khidr
Illustration of the Sufi Saint Khidr (Arabic: contraction of al-Khaß©ìir, ÔÇ£the Green OneÔÇØ) Wearing A Green Robe and Standing on a Fish that carries him over Water, circa 1700s

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Zora Neale Hurston

Zora Neale Hurston
Portrait of author Zora Neale Hurston, circa 1940s. Zora Hurston was a world-renowned writer and anthropologist

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: American Progress

American Progress
Painting entitled American Progress, by John Gast

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Charge Of The Light Brigade

Charge Of The Light Brigade
Painting depicting The Charge Of The Light Brigade

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Hippy Bus at the Woodstock Music Festival 1969

Hippy Bus at the Woodstock Music Festival 1969
Fans sitting on top of a painted bus at the Woodstock Music Festival, Bethel, New York, 15th-17th August 1969

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Colonial Currency

Colonial Currency
A Photograph of Three Pounds of Virginia Colonial Currency issued on July 17, 1775. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Savoy Ballroom

Savoy Ballroom
1947: View of the Savoy Ballrooms neon marquee at night in Harlem, New York City. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Mr Punch

Mr Punch
circa 1890: Punch. Character derived from the 14th century Commedia dell Arte Pulcinella, quarrelsome, hook nosed, humpbacked buffoon, based upon Maccus, the comic servant of Ancient Roman farces

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: The Stork Club In New York City

The Stork Club In New York City
A doorman hails a taxi in front of the night club and restaurant, the Stork Club, in New York City, circa 1935. (Photo by Pictorial Parade/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: An Inca Using A Quipu

An Inca Using A Quipu
Illustration of the Keeper of the Quipu, a device used by the Incas to record mathematical data and possibly non-numerical information as well, 1565

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Visiting Nurse

Visiting Nurse
1920: A visiting nurse climbing over the roof of a tenement building in New Yorks lower east side. (Photo by MPI/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati, Ohio
Daguerreotype image of a steamboat on the Cincinnati waterfront in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, 1848. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati, Ohio
Daguerreotype image of a steamboat and other craft on the Cincinnati waterfront in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, 1848. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Augusta, Georgia

Augusta, Georgia
Engraving from a drawing by Charles Graham depicting Augusta, Georgia. With the caption A Model Mill, Augusta, Georgia - Drawn by Charles Graham.- [See Article The Industrial South, Page 159]

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: The Ladies of Philadelphia

The Ladies of Philadelphia
Woodcut depicting the ladies of Philadelphia working for Washingtons Army, in 1780. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, circa 1780. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Blueprint of Brooklyn Bridge

Blueprint of Brooklyn Bridge
An Engraving of a Blueprint for Construction of Brooklyn Bridge with Text Section of Caisson Intended for Part of Foundation of Piers, circa February 1870. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Advertisement

Advertisement
An Advertisement for Bromleys Best Virginia Tobacco circa 1760. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: First Supreme Court

First Supreme Court
An Engraving of the First Supreme Court, circa 1790. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: United States Capitol Building

United States Capitol Building
Design showing the elevation of the new dome for the United States Capitol Building in Washington DC, USA, date unknown. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: The March Of The Caravan

The March Of The Caravan
Illustration titled The March of the Caravan, depicting a wagon train passing over the prairie, taken from Commerce of the Prairies by Josiah Gregg. USA, 1844. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Medical Supplies

Medical Supplies
Advertisement for medical and vetinary supplies By Sears, Roebuck & Co Cheapest Supply House On Earth, Chicago circa 1897. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Battle of Concord

Battle of Concord
Engraving by Amos Doolittle depicting The engagement at the North Bridge in Concord

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Blueprint of Brooklyn Bridge

Blueprint of Brooklyn Bridge
An Engraving of a Blueprint for Construction of Brooklyn Bridge with Text N.Y Caisson Longitudinal Section, circa February 1870. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Three Stock Cars Racing On Track

Three Stock Cars Racing On Track
A view of three stock cars racing close together on a track, early 1960s. (Photo by Frederic Lewis/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Cannons At Fort McHenry

Cannons At Fort McHenry
View of two cannons at Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland, 1950s. American troops defended the coast against British forces in the Battle of Baltimore, September 13-14, 1814

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Barrels in Bordeaux

Barrels in Bordeaux
Rows of casks in a wine cellar in the Bordeaux region of France, circa 1930. (Photo by Frederic Lewis/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Industrial Loom

Industrial Loom
A man operating an industrial loom, USA, circa 1930. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Drainage Worker

Drainage Worker
A drainage worker holding a crowbar pictured appearing through a manhole marked Men Working, USA, circa 1930. The workers descent down the drain - which is surrounded by snow - is supported by ropes

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Catching Wild Horses

Catching Wild Horses
Illustration of cowboys catching wild horses in Texas circa 1840. (Photo by Frederic Lewis/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Akeley Tripod

Akeley Tripod
A little boy operates a movie camera mounted on a tripod designed by taxidermist and nature photographer Carl Akeley, circa 1928. (Photo by Frederic Lewis/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Winking Man

Winking Man
An old man winking circa 1930 s. (Photo by Frederic Lewis/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Photographing Stele

Photographing Stele
Archaeologists photographing an ancient Egyptian funerary stele, Egypt, circa 1925. (Photo by R. Gates/Frederic Lewis/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Circus Performer Diving On Horseback

Circus Performer Diving On Horseback
A male circus performer holds tight while riding atop a horse for a stunt high-dive into a swimming pool, 1930s. (Photo by Frederic Lewis/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Chinese New Year In San Francisco

Chinese New Year In San Francisco
A group of young women and girls dressed in traditional costumes hold lanterns, cymbals, and a fire dragon as they join in the ceremonies marking Chinese New Year in San Francisco, 1930s

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: The New York World Building on Park Row

The New York World Building on Park Row
Side view of the New York World Building and street activity on Park Row in downtown Manhattan, 1900s

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Coca-Cola Factory

Coca-Cola Factory
A Coca-Cola bottling plant, circa 1950. (Photo by James W. Welgos/Frederic Lewis/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Two Carved Figures From Mayan Burial Tomb

Two Carved Figures From Mayan Burial Tomb
Two carved wooden figures from an ancient Mayan burial tombs, excavated from the Tikal site, northern Guatemala, circa 600-700 A.D. (Photo by Authenticated News/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Gutenberg Printing Press

Gutenberg Printing Press
Engraving of the first printing press, invented by Johannes Gutenberg, 16th century. (Photo by Authenticated News/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Assembly Line Production

Assembly Line Production
Four factory workers on a motor car production line at a factory, USA, circa 1930. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Rolling Steel

Rolling Steel
A visitor photographing hot steel passing through a rolling machine in a factory in France, circa 1930. (Photo by Lionel Green/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Statue Of Ramesses II

Statue Of Ramesses II
An ancient Egyptian colossal statue in limestone, of pharaoh Ramesses II, at the temple of Ptah, Memphis, Egypt, circa 1925. (Photo by Lionel Green/Frederic Lewis/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: The Ring In Vienna, Austria

The Ring In Vienna, Austria
A street view of The Ring In Vienna, Austria, circa 1925. (Photo by Lionel Green/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Traffic And Policeman On Wilhelm Strasse In Munich, Germany

Traffic And Policeman On Wilhelm Strasse In Munich, Germany
Traffic and policeman on Wilhelm Strasse in Munich, Germany, circa 1925. (Photo by Lionel Green/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Main Business Section Of Munich, Germany

Main Business Section Of Munich, Germany
Hustle and bustle in the main business section of Munich, Germany, circa 1925. (Photo by Lionel Green/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Over East River

Over East River
circa 1925: Low angle view of the Manhattan Bridge, with a ship passing underneath on the East River, New York City. (Photo by Lionel Green/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Brooklyn Bridge

Brooklyn Bridge
circa 1915: Full-length image of pedestrians walking across the Brooklyn Bridge, New York City. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Manhattan Cafeteria

Manhattan Cafeteria
circa 1935: Exterior view of menu postings in the front window of the Manhattan Cafeteria, New York City. (Photo by Martin Forstenzer/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: New York City Scene

New York City Scene
circa 1925: View of the New York Life Insurance building in New York City. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: The Sign At Stan s

The Sign At Stan s
circa 1945: A restaurants neon sign is lit up at night. The sign, which reads Stans Pit Bar-B-Q: Fried Chicken/ Sandwiches/ Fountain, is accompanied by a woman serving a tray of food

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Asbury Park

Asbury Park
1904: Full-length view of people relaxing on a beach at Asbury Park, New Jersey. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Tower In Times Square

Tower In Times Square
circa 1960: Full-length view of the Allied Chemical Tower reduced to its steel framework during renovation, Times Square, New York City. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Coast Guard Plane

Coast Guard Plane
November 1949: Side view of a United States Coast Guard B-17 airplane, mounted with two aerial cameras used to count icebergs, sitting on a runway, Baffin Bay, Greenland

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Uncle Sam

Uncle Sam
circa 1850: Uncle Sam holds a large live turkey in a postcard entitled Thanksgiving Greetings. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Giving Thanks

Giving Thanks
circa 1850: A Thanksgiving Day Greetings postcard depicts pilgrims landing in America. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Wall Street Aftermath

Wall Street Aftermath
16th September 1920: Traffic and a crowd of men in the street on Wall Street after the Wall Street explosion, New York City

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Canal Construction

Canal Construction
circa 1909: Construction of the Panama Canal. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Panama Traffic

Panama Traffic
2nd February 1915: A pair of tugboats pull the SS Kroonland through the Cucaracha slide, heading south along Culebra Cut on the Panama Canal. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Spanish Flu

Spanish Flu
1918: Nurses care for victims of a Spanish influenza epidemic outdoors amidst canvas tents during an outdoor fresh air cure, Lawrence, Massachusetts. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Russian Wrecks

Russian Wrecks
1904: Three men sit on the shore before the Russian ships Pallada (L) and Pobida, which were sunk in Port Arthur below Golden Hill during the Russo-Japanese War, Manchuria, China

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: St Louis World Fair

St Louis World Fair
1904: Participants in the New York to St. Louis automobile parade, part of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in 1904 (St. Louis Worlds Fair), St. Louis, Missouri

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Crazy Flappers

Crazy Flappers
22nd January 1926: Female flappers kicking, dancing, and having fun while musicians perform during a Charleston dance contest at the Parody Club. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Millard Fillmore

Millard Fillmore
circa 1850: Millard Fillmore (1800 - 1874), the 13th president of the United States as leader of the Whig Party. (Photo by Mathew Brady/MPI/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Andrew Johnson

Andrew Johnson
circa 1855: Andrew Johnson (1808 - 1875), Governor of Tennessee and later the 16th vice-president and 17th president of the United States

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: The Last Lincoln

The Last Lincoln
6th March 1865: Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865), the sixteenth President of the United States, in the year of his assassination. (Photo by Henry F. Warren/MPI/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Biograph Company

Biograph Company
circa 1908: The exterior of the American Biograph Company studio at number 11 East 14th Street, New York City. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Astoria Studio

Astoria Studio
circa 1920: The exterior of the W.R. Hearst Astoria Film Studio, located in Astoria, Queens, New York. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: New York Skyline

New York Skyline
circa 1955: An aerial view of the southern tip of downtown Manhattan, including Battery Park, Fort Clinton, New York Harbor and the East River and its bridges in the distance, New York City

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Downtown Manhattan

Downtown Manhattan
circa 1945: An aerial view of midtown Manhattan, with skyscrapers including the Chrysler building, New York City. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Hindenburg Landing

Hindenburg Landing
May 1936: Ground crew help pull the German-made dirigible Hindenburg to the ground at the Lakehurst Naval Air Station, New Jersey

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Nantucket Harbour

Nantucket Harbour
circa 1965: A view of the harbor, with a small sailboat floating close to shore, Nantucket Island, Massachusetts. Rope netting is draped on a boat in the foreground

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Ox Power

Ox Power
circa 1901: A single hot air balloon being pulled by a line of oxen as British commander Lord Robert and his army advance on Johannesburg, South Africa, Boer War

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Hula Hound

Hula Hound
circa 1965: Eric, a fifteen-month-old German shepherd, barks while wearing a hula hoop over his body near the waters edge in central park, New York City. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Panning For Gold

Panning For Gold
circa 1855: Chinese workers panning for gold in California. A man in a coolie hat digs as another man kneels and sifts. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Essex House Hotel

Essex House Hotel
Exterior view of the Essex House hotel in New York City, 1958. (Photo by Frederic Lewis/ Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Illustration Of Old New York City Hall

Illustration Of Old New York City Hall
Illustration of City Hall, New York City, 1826. Aquatint by John Hill after a watercolor by W. C. Wall. (Authenticated News/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Illustration Of Crystal Palace On 42nd St

Illustration Of Crystal Palace On 42nd St
Illustration of the Crystal Palace building and horsedrawn carriages on 42nd Street, New York City, circa 1853. The building burned down in 1858. (Photo by Authenticated News/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Public Library

Public Library
Exterior view of the main branch of the New York Public Library at the intersection of 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Automobiles and pedestrians crowd the streets

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Strawberry Manor

Strawberry Manor
High-angle view of two rows of tract houses in the Strawberry Manor subdivision situated in the hills of California. (Photo by Henry Bowden/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Law Department

Law Department
Exterior view of the Staats Zeitung building, on Park Row, New York City, built for the German language daily newspaper and later housing the New York City Law Department

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: General Post Office

General Post Office
Exterior view of the main branch of the New York City Post Office, taking up an entire city block between 33rd and 34th Streets and Eight and Ninth Avenues, New York City

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: New Jersey Beach

New Jersey Beach
Bathers, beach umbrellas, and tents crowd the beach at Ocean City, New Jersey. The boardwalk is visible in the background. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Bicycle Race

Bicycle Race
Society ladies ride bicycles around the fountain at City Hall while reenacting an old-style bicycle race in San Francisco, California

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Formation Bombers

Formation Bombers
Nine biplanes fly in formation, early 20th Century. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageArchive Photo Photo Mug Collection: Flight Crew

Flight Crew
The all-male flight crew of an Eastern Airlines Silversleeper airplane poses on the boarding stairwell of the plane, waiting to shake hands with a flight commander, circa 1935



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