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- Henry Ford Chopping a Tree, circa 1915 -
- circa 1915
- Collections - Artifact
Henry Ford Chopping a Tree, circa 1915
- John Burroughs on His 82nd Birthday, Yama Farms, New York, April 3, 1919 -
- April 03, 1919
- Collections - Artifact
John Burroughs on His 82nd Birthday, Yama Farms, New York, April 3, 1919
- Patent Cider Mill, 1837 -
- July 25, 1837
- Collections - Artifact
Patent Cider Mill, 1837
- "Inauguration of the Crystal Palace - Interior of Sixth Avenue Car," 1853 - In the mid-1800s, horse-drawn streetcars provided a convenient and affordable way to get around a growing city. Streetcars traveled the main urban thoroughfares and took passengers to workplaces, local shops and businesses, parks and other destinations. This print from 1853 shows New Yorkers headed to the opening of the city's Crystal Palace exhibition.
- 1853
- Collections - Artifact
"Inauguration of the Crystal Palace - Interior of Sixth Avenue Car," 1853
In the mid-1800s, horse-drawn streetcars provided a convenient and affordable way to get around a growing city. Streetcars traveled the main urban thoroughfares and took passengers to workplaces, local shops and businesses, parks and other destinations. This print from 1853 shows New Yorkers headed to the opening of the city's Crystal Palace exhibition.
- "Memento Mori," Woodcut Commemorating the Death of Abraham Lincoln, 1865 - President Lincoln's assassination produced an outpouring of grief. His death linked him with the hundreds of thousands of Union soldiers that had sacrificed their lives during the Civil War. His life and the causes he embodied--the Union and Emancipation of enslaved African Americans--touched admirers and detractors alike. This print pays tribute to Lincoln through an image and a quote from the Roman poet, Virgil.
- 1865
- Collections - Artifact
"Memento Mori," Woodcut Commemorating the Death of Abraham Lincoln, 1865
President Lincoln's assassination produced an outpouring of grief. His death linked him with the hundreds of thousands of Union soldiers that had sacrificed their lives during the Civil War. His life and the causes he embodied--the Union and Emancipation of enslaved African Americans--touched admirers and detractors alike. This print pays tribute to Lincoln through an image and a quote from the Roman poet, Virgil.
- John Burroughs Sawing Wood near His Study at Riverby, 1910-1920 - John Burroughs (1837-1921) was an internationally known naturalist and essayist who wrote about accessible and familiar landscapes. In 1873, Burroughs bought a plot of land overlooking the Hudson in the Catskills of upstate New York and named it Riverby. Here, he farmed and cultivated grapes and fruit trees. He also erected a family home and built secluded retreats where he penned some of his most famous works.
- 1910-1920
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John Burroughs Sawing Wood near His Study at Riverby, 1910-1920
John Burroughs (1837-1921) was an internationally known naturalist and essayist who wrote about accessible and familiar landscapes. In 1873, Burroughs bought a plot of land overlooking the Hudson in the Catskills of upstate New York and named it Riverby. Here, he farmed and cultivated grapes and fruit trees. He also erected a family home and built secluded retreats where he penned some of his most famous works.
- Broadside from the Theatre Royal of Newcastle, England, Announces the Running of Special Railway Trains for Patrons, 1850 -
- January 04, 1850
- Collections - Artifact
Broadside from the Theatre Royal of Newcastle, England, Announces the Running of Special Railway Trains for Patrons, 1850
- Broadside Notice of Naval Battle during the War of 1812, "Captain Hull's Victory" -
- August 19, 1812
- Collections - Artifact
Broadside Notice of Naval Battle during the War of 1812, "Captain Hull's Victory"
- Woodcut Commemorating the Death of Abraham Lincoln, "Memento Mori," 1865 - President Lincoln's assassination produced an outpouring of grief. His death linked him with the hundreds of thousands of Union soldiers that had sacrificed their lives during the Civil War. His life and the causes he embodied--the Union and Emancipation of enslaved African Americans--touched admirers and detractors alike. This print pays tribute to Lincoln through an image and a quote from the Roman poet, Virgil.
- 1865
- Collections - Artifact
Woodcut Commemorating the Death of Abraham Lincoln, "Memento Mori," 1865
President Lincoln's assassination produced an outpouring of grief. His death linked him with the hundreds of thousands of Union soldiers that had sacrificed their lives during the Civil War. His life and the causes he embodied--the Union and Emancipation of enslaved African Americans--touched admirers and detractors alike. This print pays tribute to Lincoln through an image and a quote from the Roman poet, Virgil.
- "Street Railroad Car, New Orleans," 1855 - This 1855 wood engraving depicts a two-story horse-drawn street car on rails operating in New Orleans, Louisiana. A unique and primitive early example of a streetcar, it was designed to solely operate within the limits of one city.
- 1855
- Collections - Artifact
"Street Railroad Car, New Orleans," 1855
This 1855 wood engraving depicts a two-story horse-drawn street car on rails operating in New Orleans, Louisiana. A unique and primitive early example of a streetcar, it was designed to solely operate within the limits of one city.