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"From the Thirteen Original Colonies in 1776 to Ernest Hemingway's Fishing Adventures

Background imageUnited States Collection: EVNT2A-00079

EVNT2A-00079
USS " Constitution" being towed by the crew in rowboats away from the becalmed British Navy, War of 1812 Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageUnited States Collection: Tomochichi and his son

Tomochichi and his son
Yamacraw chief Tomo-chichi Mico and his son. Hand-colored woodcut of an illustration

Background imageUnited States Collection: HSET2A-00122

HSET2A-00122
Pioneer clearing land around his log cabin. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageUnited States Collection: Brooklyn Bridge when newly opened, 1883

Brooklyn Bridge when newly opened, 1883
Brooklyn Bridge over the East River, looking toward Manhattan, 1883. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageUnited States Collection: Colonial family banished from Puritan Massachusetts, 1600s

Colonial family banished from Puritan Massachusetts, 1600s
Punishing heretics by exiling them from Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageUnited States Collection: Cylinder printing press, 1800s

Cylinder printing press, 1800s
Hoe printing press, showing type locked on the bed and overlays fixed on the cylinder; ink rollers on far right, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageUnited States Collection: Logging in Wisconsin, 1800s

Logging in Wisconsin, 1800s
Hauling logs with a horse-drawn sledge in northern Wisconsin, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageUnited States Collection: Abandoned baby found by police, New York City, 1890s

Abandoned baby found by police, New York City, 1890s
Policeman bringing in an abandoned infant found in an alley on a winter night, New York City, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century photograph

Background imageUnited States Collection: Map of Plymouth Bay, Massachusetts

Map of Plymouth Bay, Massachusetts
Plymouth Bay on the northern coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Hand colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageUnited States Collection: East Jersey and West Jersey

East Jersey and West Jersey
Map of colonial East and West Jersey, late 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageUnited States Collection: Crew of the USS Constitution in battle, War of 1812

Crew of the USS Constitution in battle, War of 1812
Deck of the US frigate " Constitution" engaging in battle with British " Guerriere, " War of 1812. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageUnited States Collection: Carolina colonist refusing to pay taxes, 1700s

Carolina colonist refusing to pay taxes, 1700s
Tax-collector beaten off by an angry Carolina colonist. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Darley illustration

Background imageUnited States Collection: Republican Party birthplace, Ripon, Wisconsin

Republican Party birthplace, Ripon, Wisconsin
Little White Schoolhouse, the birthplace of the Republican Party, Ripon, Wisconsin. Photograph

Background imageUnited States Collection: US Navy base at Sackets Harbor, NY, 1814

US Navy base at Sackets Harbor, NY, 1814
Sackets Harbor on Lake Ontario in 1814, a US Naval station in the War of 1812. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageUnited States Collection: Edgar Allen Poe

Edgar Allen Poe. Engraved reproduction of a 19th-century daguerrotype

Background imageUnited States Collection: Backyard carnival, 1800s

Backyard carnival, 1800s
Children putting on a circus in the backyarrd, 1800s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageUnited States Collection: General Meades council of war at Gettysburg

General Meades council of war at Gettysburg
Union generals discuss strategy before the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1863. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageUnited States Collection: Battle of Chancellorsville, 1863

Battle of Chancellorsville, 1863
General Stonewall Jackson leading the Confederates at Chancellorsville, 1863. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageUnited States Collection: Medical kit in the Civil War, 1860s

Medical kit in the Civil War, 1860s
Civil War medical kit used in field situations, Shiloh Battlefield. Photograph

Background imageUnited States Collection: EVCW2A-00080

EVCW2A-00080
Confederate charge up Little Round Top, held by the 20th Maine Regiment, Battle of Gettysburg, 1863. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th century illustration

Background imageUnited States Collection: Battle of Munfordville, Kentucky, Civil War

Battle of Munfordville, Kentucky, Civil War
Confederates charging Union fortifications at Munfordville, Kentucky, 1862. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageUnited States Collection: Battle of the Wilderness, Civil War, 1864

Battle of the Wilderness, Civil War, 1864
Confederates capturing Union breastworks during the Battle of the Wilderness in Virginia, 1864. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageUnited States Collection: Plundering a plantation during Shermans March to the Sea

Plundering a plantation during Shermans March to the Sea
Shermans troops foraging on a Georgia plantation, 1864. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageUnited States Collection: Irish Brigade memorial on Little Round Top, Gettysburg battlefield

Irish Brigade memorial on Little Round Top, Gettysburg battlefield
Irish wolfhound on the monument to NYs Irish Brigade, Little Round Top, Gettysburg Battlefield. Photograph

Background imageUnited States Collection: Bozeman Trail over the Bridger Mountains, Montana

Bozeman Trail over the Bridger Mountains, Montana
Bridger Mountains, named for Jim Bridger, along the Bozeman Pass on the Bozeman Trail, Montana. Photograph

Background imageUnited States Collection: EVRV2A-00048

EVRV2A-00048
Battle of Kings Mountain, South Carolina, 1780, American Revolution. Hand-colored halftone illustration of a 19th-century illustration by F.C. Yohn

Background imageUnited States Collection: Bronco rider

Bronco rider
Cowboy riding a bronco on the western range. Printed color halftone reproduction of a Frederic Remington illustration

Background imageUnited States Collection: John Stark in the Revolutionary War

John Stark in the Revolutionary War
American General John Stark overlooking a battlefield. Hand-colored engraving of a painting by Chappel

Background imageUnited States Collection: Pine Tree flag of the American Revolution

Pine Tree flag of the American Revolution
American soldier carrying the Pine Tree flag, Revolutionary War. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a painting by George Maynard

Background imageUnited States Collection: Three Mile Island nuclear power station

Three Mile Island nuclear power station, seen from across the Susquehanna River at night. This power station was the site of a nuclear accident on the 28th March 1979

Background imageUnited States Collection: Sunset over tulip field

Sunset over tulip field
Sunset Over Tulip Field during Spring Season with Mixed Colored flowers in bloom in Woodburn Oregon

Background imageUnited States Collection: Chief Kiawanda Rock at Pacific City during Sunset

Chief Kiawanda Rock at Pacific City during Sunset
Low Tide at Cape Kiwanda with Chief Kiawanda Rock in Pacific City in Oregon Coast

Background imageUnited States Collection: Rugged canyons of Shafer Canyon and the Shafer Trail Road, Island in the Sky plateau

Rugged canyons of Shafer Canyon and the Shafer Trail Road, Island in the Sky plateau, Canyonlands National Park, near Moab, Utah, United States

Background imageUnited States Collection: The first engraved plan of the city of Philadelphia by Thomas Holme, 1683

The first engraved plan of the city of Philadelphia by Thomas Holme, 1683
PHILADELPHIA: MAP, 1683. The first engraved plan of the city of Philadelphia by Thomas Holme, 1683

Background imageUnited States Collection: Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis Golf Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis Golf

Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis Golf Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis Golf
California: c. 1953 Dean Martin appears to get the best of Jerry Lewis with his hand grabbing the top of the golf club

Background imageUnited States Collection: NYC Financial District

NYC Financial District
New York, New York: January 16, 1924. Looking south down Broad St, in the heart of the financial district, with the New York Stock Exchange at the right

Background imageUnited States Collection: American Gangster Al Capone

American Gangster Al Capone
Chicago, Illinois: January 1, 1930. A portrait of American gangster, Al Capone

Background imageUnited States Collection: Seven Champion Diving In LA

Seven Champion Diving In LA
Los Angeles, California: June, 1937. Champion divers preparing to participate in the National Aquatic Show to be held at the Olympic Swimming Stadium in LA

Background imageUnited States Collection: Graceful Line Of Beach Dancers

Graceful Line Of Beach Dancers
Long Beach, California: March 16, 1934. Dancers trained by Lillian Newman staging an outdoor tableux on the beach

Background imageUnited States Collection: Supercell thunderstorm, Kansas, USA C017 / 8422

Supercell thunderstorm, Kansas, USA C017 / 8422
Supercell thunderstorm forming over Sanford, Kansas, USA, at twilight. A supercell thunderstorm is a severe long-lived storm within which the wind speed and direction changes with height

Background imageUnited States Collection: Gemini 7 in orbit

Gemini 7 in orbit, seen from the Gemini 6A spacecraft during rendezvous manouvres. These two spacecraft launched separately, Gemini 7 on 4 December 1965, and Gemini 6A on 15 December 1965

Background imageUnited States Collection: Human brain microscope slides

Human brain microscope slides. Microscope slides of stained sections of human brain. These slides are from the Harvard Brain and Tissue Resource Centre, USA

Background imageUnited States Collection: Aurora borealis and Moon

Aurora borealis and Moon over mountains and trees by a river. This coloured light display (the northern lights) is visible in the night sky at high latitudes

Background imageUnited States Collection: Kitt Peak Observatory and Milky Way

Kitt Peak Observatory and Milky Way
Kitt Peak National Observatory, Tucson, Arizona, USA, and the Milky Way. With 23 telescopes, this is the largest collection of astronomical instruments in the world

Background imageUnited States Collection: Apollo-Soyuz Test Project poster

Apollo-Soyuz Test Project poster. 1979 poster celebrating the joint US/Soviet Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) that flew in 1975

Background imageUnited States Collection: Mauna Kea telescopes and Milky Way

Mauna Kea telescopes and Milky Way. Silhouetted against a sunset glow are the Subaru Telescope (far left), the Keck I and II telescopes (centre left and centre)

Background imageUnited States Collection: Library of Congress, 1870s

Library of Congress, 1870s
Law library within the old Library of Congress, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration



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"From the Thirteen Original Colonies in 1776 to Ernest Hemingway's Fishing Adventures: A Glimpse into United States History" Step back in time and explore the rich tapestry of American history. In the 1700s, William and Mary College stood as a beacon of knowledge, shaping young minds for generations to come. Fast forward to 1967, when an enigmatic Bigfoot film captivated audiences' imaginations, leaving them questioning what lurked in the depths of America's vast wilderness. Travel even further back to 1620 when brave Pilgrims embarked on their treacherous journey aboard the Mayflower at sea. Witness their triumphant landing at Plymouth Rock, forever marking a pivotal moment in American history. The US Civil War brought forth iconic figures like General Lee and General Jackson before Chancellorsville—a testament to both valor and tragedy that shaped our nation's identity. Meanwhile, Bowdoin College thrived in Brunswick, Maine during the bustling 1870s—an institution dedicated to nurturing bright minds. Uncover tales of resilience as Hannah Duston escapes from capture by Native Americans—an extraordinary story of survival against all odds. Delve into court records documenting testimony from the infamous Salem witch trials—shedding light on a dark chapter where fear gripped communities. Innovation also played its part with Singer sewing machine ads captivating consumers' attention during the progressive 1890s—a symbol of progress and modernity within households across America. Finally, picture Ernest Hemingway casting his line amidst tranquil waters under a full moon—a timeless image capturing his love for adventure and nature's beauty. These glimpses into United States history remind us that our nation is built upon diverse stories woven together over centuries—the triumphs, struggles, innovations—all contributing threads forming this great tapestry we call home.