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LUMBERING: SAW, 1879. Giles Drag Sawing Machine. Wood engraving, American, 1879

NEW YORK GAZETTE, 1733. Masthead of the New York Gazette, 17 December 1733, published by William Bradford

ALLEGORY: JULY, 1837. Wood engraving, American, 1837

ADIRONDACKS: DEER HUNT. Floating for deer in the Adirondacks. Wood engraving after a sketch by Theodore R. Davis, 1868

ALLEGORY: AUGUST, 1830s. Wood engraving, American, 1830s

COAL MINING, 1869. Miners at work - Tamping a charge. Coal miners in Pennsylvania plugging a drill hole before blasting with dynamite. Wood engraving, American, 1862

MISSISSIPPI RIVER, c1830. View on the upper Mississippi River. Steel engraving, c1830, after a painting by J. C. Ward
MISSISSIPPI RIVER, c1830. View on the upper Mississippi River. Steel engraving, c1830, after a painting by J.C. Ward

LEATHER MANUFACTURE, c1840. Workers tanning leather with sumac. Wood engraving, English, c1840

CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH. -Monsieur, the governor of Califonia please? -That is me, monsieur... -Would you like to read this letter... -Leave me quite alone

THE SEA OF DARKNESS. Line engraving, English, late 19th century

FIRST JOB, 19th CENTURY. A junior clerk receives his first weeks wages. Wood engraving, English for a story for boys, c1870s

LUMBERING, 1868. Unloading logs from a sledge in the pine forests of Minnesota. Wood engraving, American, 1868

LITTLE MISS MUFFET. Wood engraving, late-19th century, for the nursery rhyme from Mother Goose

ALLEGORY: APRIL, 1837. Wood engraving, American, 1837

COAL MINING, 1869. Miners at work - The Miners Chest. Coal miners in Pennsylvania. Wood engraving, American, 1869

LEATHER MANUFACTURE, c1840. The tawing (dressing) of kid leather. Wood engraving, English, c1840

PARLIAMENT: LIBRARY, 1854. The library of the House of Commons in the new Houses of Parliament, London, England. Wood engraving, English, 1854

AEROPHORE, 1874. The aerophore, used for exploring dangerous mines. Wood engraving, English, 1874

POSTAL SERVICE: MAILBOX. Interior of new letterbox. Wood engraving, English, c1870

ENGLAND: TRIAL, c1850. Allow Me to Examine the Young Lady. Wood engraving, English, c1850

PERRAULT: TOM THUMB. Tom and his siblings are given shelter by the ogres wife. Wood engraving after Gustave Dor

ALLEGORY: SEPTEMBER, 1837. Wood engraving, American, 1837

GOLD RUSH CARTOON. -I had a good day... I retrieved ten thousand francs in gold... I would like a good meal now. -Monsieur, I will not cook a meal for less than fifteen thousand francs!

AUSTRALIA: LIBRARY, 1860. A hall at the public library of Melbourne, Australia. Wood engraving, English, 1860

GOLD MINERS AT WORK. Wood engraving after a drawing by Felix O. C. Darley (1822-1888)
GOLD MINERS AT WORK. Wood engraving after a drawing by Felix O.C. Darley (1822-1888)

STEAMSHIP LAUNCH, 1876. Launch of the steamship Massachusetts at Greenpoint in Brooklyn, New York, 1876. Contemporary American wood engraving

PHONOGRAPH: DICTATING. Dictating to the phonograph. Line engraving, c1878

ALLEGORY: FEBRUARY, 1837. Wood engraving, American, 1837

PRINTING INITIAL, c1500. Initial C. Wood engraving, French, c1500

CANADA: COPPER MINE, 1860. Copper mine near Montreal, Canada. Wood engraving, English, 1860

TRAPPING WILD TURKEYS, 1868. Wood engraving after a sketch by Alfred A. Waud, 1868

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AD. American newspaper advertisement, 1889, for Higham band instruments

LUMBERING: LOG DRIVE, 1868. Loggers breaking a jam during a log drive on a river in the Minnesota pine forests. Wood engraving, American, 1868

PETROLEUM WORKS, 1864. Railway station at the Franklin Petroleum Oil Works, Pennsylvania. Wood engraving, 1864

CHILDRENs BOOK, c1760. Line engraving from The Conjurer, or, Metamorphoses of pride and humility, a book for children published in London, c1760

LOGGERS CAMP, 1868. A loggers camp in the Minnesota pine forests. Wood engraving, American, 1868

HOMER: THE ODYSSEY. Odysseus is laid on the shore by the Phaeacian sailors. Line engraving, c1805, after John Flaxman for Homers Odyssey

CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH. Miners washing their gold earth through the long tom - A scene near Sacramento, California. Wood engraving, American, 1862

ENGLAND: FOX HUNT, 1833. Throwing Off. Line engraving, English, 1833

LONDON: STREET LAMP, 1870. Lamp on the Thames Embankment in London, England. Wood engraving, English, 1870

FOUNTAIN PEN AD, 1878. American newspaper advertisement, 1878, for Foley gold pens

CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH. California miners working the long tom. Wood engraving, 1852

TALKING MACHINE, 1870. An early sound recording machine. Line engraving, 1870

FALKLAND ISLANDS, 1856. Sea Lions on the Falkland Islands. Wood engraving, 1856

POLAND: JANUARY RISING. Polish insurgents bivouacking during the insurrection against the Russian Empire. Wood engraving, 1863

NEW ZEALAND: GOLD MINING. Discovery of gold near the source of the Kapanga stream, about 40 miles from Auckland, New Zealand. Wood engraving, English, 1853

PHONOGRAPH, 1888. Receiving a message from America by Edisons phonograph. Line engraving, 1888

LONDON: STREET LAMPS, 1870. Steet lamps on the Thames Embankment, London, England. Wood engraving, English, 1870

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