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- Engraving, "Yale College, New Haven," 1838 - This 1838 engraving of New Haven, Connecticut, features a two-wheeled New England ox cart in the foreground. The picturesque print also features people strolling through town, with Yale College buildings in the background.
- 1838
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Engraving, "Yale College, New Haven," 1838
This 1838 engraving of New Haven, Connecticut, features a two-wheeled New England ox cart in the foreground. The picturesque print also features people strolling through town, with Yale College buildings in the background.
- Advertisement for Stage Wagon and Boat Transportation Between Philadelphia and New York City, circa 1840 - Originally printed March 8, 1759, in the <em>Weekly Mercury</em>, this advertisement features a wood engraving of John Butler's stage wagon. This stage line ran between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and New York City.
- March 08, 1759
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Advertisement for Stage Wagon and Boat Transportation Between Philadelphia and New York City, circa 1840
Originally printed March 8, 1759, in the Weekly Mercury, this advertisement features a wood engraving of John Butler's stage wagon. This stage line ran between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and New York City.
- Engraving, Abraham Lincoln Birthplace, 1897 -
- 1897
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Engraving, Abraham Lincoln Birthplace, 1897
- The Warp-Loom, 1748 -
- 1748
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The Warp-Loom, 1748
- The Working of Wool, 1748 -
- 1748
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The Working of Wool, 1748
- "A Wood Scene, Hoboken," 1832 Engraving -
- July 07, 1832
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"A Wood Scene, Hoboken," 1832 Engraving
- A Party of Emigrants to California, Crossing the Plains, 1852 - Soon after the Mexican-American War ended in 1848, the newly acquired territory of California became the destination of hundreds of thousands of Americans, especially after gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill outside Sacramento. The California Gold Rush pulled Americans across the continent. This wood engraving is one of the few known portrayals of the migrations created at that time.
- January 01, 1852
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A Party of Emigrants to California, Crossing the Plains, 1852
Soon after the Mexican-American War ended in 1848, the newly acquired territory of California became the destination of hundreds of thousands of Americans, especially after gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill outside Sacramento. The California Gold Rush pulled Americans across the continent. This wood engraving is one of the few known portrayals of the migrations created at that time.
- Engraving, "Sharp-Shinned Hawk, Redstart, Yellow-Rump," 1808-1813 - Alexander Wilson, encouraged by naturalist William Bartram, began to document the birds of the United States in the early years of the 19th century. His paintings, drawings and descriptions formed the basis of a proposed ten-volume set called <em>American Ornithology</em>. Wilson completed nine volumes by the time of his death in 1813. His work predates that of John James Audubon by nearly twenty years.
- 1808-1813
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Engraving, "Sharp-Shinned Hawk, Redstart, Yellow-Rump," 1808-1813
Alexander Wilson, encouraged by naturalist William Bartram, began to document the birds of the United States in the early years of the 19th century. His paintings, drawings and descriptions formed the basis of a proposed ten-volume set called American Ornithology. Wilson completed nine volumes by the time of his death in 1813. His work predates that of John James Audubon by nearly twenty years.
- Engraving, "The Silk Starling, from North of China, in Possession of Marmaduke Tunstall, Esq.," 1775 -
- March 02, 1775
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Engraving, "The Silk Starling, from North of China, in Possession of Marmaduke Tunstall, Esq.," 1775
- Interior Farmers' Market, 1875 -
- 1875
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Interior Farmers' Market, 1875