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The Trapper’s Last Shot

The Trapper’s Last Shot

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Runaway Notice for Harriet Jacobs; Copy from the American Beacon July 4th, 1835

Runaway Notice for Harriet Jacobs; Copy from the American Beacon July 4th, 1835

Credit: North Carolina Division of Archives and History. Media type: advertisement Museum Number: Annotation: Runaway notice for Harriet Jacobs Year: 1835

North Star, June 2, 1848. Edited by Frederick Douglass and Martin Delany

North Star, June 2, 1848. Edited by Frederick Douglass and Martin Delany

Credit: Library of Congress Media type: miscellaneous-image Museum Number: Annotation: The North Star Year: 1848

The Liberator

The Liberator

Credit: Library of Congress Media type: miscellaneous-image Museum Number: Annotation: The Liberator Year: 1831

John Brown Lithograph

John Brown Lithograph

Credit: US National Park Service Media type: lithograph Museum Number: Annotation: John Brown Year: 1867

Dr. Spurzheim–Divisions of the Organs of Phrenology Marked Externally

Dr. Spurzheim–Divisions of the Organs of Phrenology Marked Externally

Credit: Library of Congress Media type: lithograph Museum Number: LC-USZC4-4556 Annotation: Phrenology Year: 1834

Dr. Wieland’s Celebrated Sugar Worm Lozenges

Dr. Wieland’s Celebrated Sugar Worm Lozenges

Credit: Library of Congress Media type: miscellaneous-image Museum Number: LC-USZ62-102488 Annotation: Patent medicine Year: 1856

American Army Entering the City of Mexico in Frieze of American History

American Army Entering the City of Mexico in Frieze of American History

Credit: Architect of the Capitol Media type: fresco Museum Number: Annotation: Capitol fresco Year: 1889

Sacramento – A City in California

Sacramento – A City in California

Credit: Media type: engraving Museum Number: Annotation: Sacramento, CA, 1855 Year: 1855

Joaquin, the Mountain Robber

Joaquin, the Mountain Robber

Credit: California History Room, California State Library, Sacramento, California Media type: engraving Museum Number: Annotation: Joaquin Murrieta (sometimes spelled Murieta or Murietta) (1829–ca. 1853), also…

Fort Pierre (South Dakota) and the Adjacent Prairie

Fort Pierre (South Dakota) and the Adjacent Prairie

Credit: Media type: engraving Museum Number: Annotation: Bodmer, Fort Pierre, SD Year: 1832

The Harper’s Ferry Insurrection–the U.S. Marines Storming the Engine House–Insurgents Firing Through Holes in the Doors

The Harper’s Ferry Insurrection–the U.S. Marines Storming the Engine House–Insurgents Firing Through Holes in the Doors

Credit: Library of Congress Media type: engraving Museum Number: LC-USZ62-126970 Annotation: John Brown’s Raid Year: 1859

Jim Crow Jubilee

Jim Crow Jubilee

Credit: Library of Congress Media type: engraving Museum Number: LC-USZ62-37348 Annotation: Jim Crow Jubilee Year: 1847

Battle of Buena Vista. Fought Feby. 23Rd, 1847. in Which the American Army Under Gel. Taylor Were Completely Victorious

Battle of Buena Vista. Fought Feby. 23Rd, 1847. in Which the American Army Under Gel. Taylor Were Completely Victorious

Credit: Library of Congress Media type: engraving Museum Number: LC-USZC4-2957 Year: 1847

Montgomery Street, San Francisco, 1852

Montgomery Street, San Francisco, 1852

Credit: Library of Congress Media type: engraving Museum Number: LC-USZ62-55762 Year: 1852

The Battle of Sacramento

The Battle of Sacramento

Credit: Library of Congress Media type: engraving Museum Number: LC-USZC2-1966 Year: 1847

East View of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Part of Camden, New Jersey

East View of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Part of Camden, New Jersey

Credit: Media type: engraving Museum Number: Annotation: Philadelphia, 1836 Year: 1836

Sutter’s Fort–New Helvetia

Sutter’s Fort–New Helvetia

Credit: Library of Congress Media type: engraving Museum Number: LC-USZ62-48148 Year: 1849

The Drunkard’s Progress, Or the Direct Road to Poverty, Wretchedness & Ruin

The Drunkard’s Progress, Or the Direct Road to Poverty, Wretchedness & Ruin

Credit: Library of Congress Media type: engraving Museum Number: LC-USZC4-3263 Year: 1826

View of Main Street, Louisville, in 1846

View of Main Street, Louisville, in 1846

Credit: Media type: engraving Museum Number: Year: 1846