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Occupations Collection: Barber shaving a customer with a razor

Barber shaving a customer with a razor
Barber of 1789 shaving a customer, shown in a Pears Soap ad, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Occupations 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

Occupations Collection: Wigs for English lawyers, 1800s

Wigs for English lawyers, 1800s
Lawyer selecting the proper wig for appearance in court, London, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Occupations Collection: Blowing glass in a British factory, 1800s

Blowing glass in a British factory, 1800s
Workers in a crown-glass factory, Great Britain, early 1800s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

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Villagers watching a blacksmith working at his forge, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Iron foundry, circa 1803-1806. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Coal miners tamping an explosive charge in a tunnel, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Occupations Collection: Small office in the late 1800s

Small office in the late 1800s
Man and woman at a desk, late 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Occupations Collection: Typesetter at work, 1800s

Typesetter at work, 1800s
Setting type by hand in a print-shop. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Occupations Collection: Blacksmith shoeing a horse

Blacksmith shoeing a horse
Blacksmith fitting a horseshoe, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Blacksmith making horse-nails by hand on an anvil. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Blacksmith and his assistant at a forge. Hand colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Blacksmith working at an anvil. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Pat Lyon, blacksmith, at the forge. Hand-colored woodcut

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Loggers with an ordinary haul on an ox-drawn sledge, Minnesota, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century photograph

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Tunnel in a California mine, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Woodworker showing young boy his tools and techniques. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Lumbermen clearing a log-jam on a river, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Old-time shoemaker working outdoors. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Occupations Collection: Glass factory workers in Britain, 1800s

Glass factory workers in Britain, 1800s
Manufacturing glass at a flint-glass factory, Great Britain, 1800s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

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Iron industry workers manufacturing steel in England, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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A big load of logs on a skidder in Michigan, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century photograph

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Rural newspaper editor considering farm products as payment for a subscription, 1800s Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Young blacksmith reading a newspaper, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century painting by F. B. Mayer

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Miners digging and loading coal into an underground mule-drawn cart in Pennsylvania, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Occupations Collection: Firefighters in the 1870s

Firefighters in the 1870s
Boston firefighters using a hose against a major fire, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Coal miners emerging from the shaft after their nine hours of toil are ended, early 1900s. Hand-colored halftone of a photograph

Occupations Collection: Catching a jumping fire victim, circa 1900

Catching a jumping fire victim, circa 1900
Fire victim jumping from a burning building into firemens life-net, circa 1900. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Occupations 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

Occupations Collection: Pharmacy at Fort Howard, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Pharmacy at Fort Howard, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Pharmacy at Fort Howard, US Army outpost on the Wisconsin frontier in the early 1800s, Heritage Hill, Green Bay. Photograph

Occupations Collection: Colonial sawmill, Virginia, 1600s

Colonial sawmill, Virginia, 1600s
Water-powered sawmill used in Jamestown Colony before 1650. Hand-colored woodcut from " Virginia Truly Valued" by Edward Williams, 1650

Occupations Collection: Tuscaroras capturing colonial surveyors in the Carolinas

Tuscaroras capturing colonial surveyors in the Carolinas
Surveyors Lawson and DeGraffenried captured by Native Americans in the Carolinas, 1711. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Occupations Collection: School board interviewing a teacher, 1800s

School board interviewing a teacher, 1800s
Prospective teacher interviewed by a rural school board, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Weaver at his loom in Europe, 1600s. Hand-colored engraving of a 17th-century illustration by J. Amman

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Traveling photographer taking a picture of farmers in their field, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century A.B. Frost illustration

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Book and magazine printing press at Harper & Bros. New York City, early 1900s. Printed halftone of a photograph

Occupations Collection: Surveyors level, 18th century

Surveyors level, 18th century
Surveyors level from the 1700s, displayed during a reenactment at Yorktown Battlefield, Colonial National Park. Digital photograph

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Young George Washington working as a surveyor in Virginia. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Occupations Collection: School for poor children in Brooklyn, 1870

School for poor children in Brooklyn, 1870
Schoolroom of the Brooklyn Bethel, New York, 1870. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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George Washington as a surveyor in Virginia. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Occupations Collection: Working in a shoe factory, late 1800s

Working in a shoe factory, late 1800s
Shoe industry worker making lasts, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Samuel Chapman Armstrong, founder of Hampton Institute. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Young Ben Franklin in a Philadelphia printing shop, told by Governor Keith he should go to England. Hand-colored woodcut

Blacksmith shop
Blacksmith and his apprentices at their forge. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Occupations Collection: Chicago police arresting a suspect, 1890s

Chicago police arresting a suspect, 1890s
Police making a patrol-box arrest in Chicago, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century Thulstrup illustration

Occupations Collection: Surveyors compass, 18th century

Surveyors compass, 18th century
Surveyors compass from the 1700s, displayed during a reenactment at Yorktown Battlefield, Colonial National Park. Digital photograph

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Typesetters and printers at work in a print shop, 1800s. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration by A. B. Frost

Occupations 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

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