RMJEMP81–1879: Harvesting cotton, Georgia State, United States of America
RMJGMWW9–1879: Cattle in the Stockyards of Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
RMHKHBGA–1879: Women's Fashions, New York City, United States of America
RMJEMPEB–1879: A Black Family in Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
RMJFHFCX–1879: Woman at Sunday Prayer, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
RMJGMWBM–1879: Loading coal onto a railcar in Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
RMJFHG4J–The timber trade at a log boom on the North-West Coast, United States of America
RM2PGFJBG–Kerbstone Stockbrokers crowd onto a New York street, United States of America, circa 1864
RMJFHFH5–1879: Kids congregating on the corner of Jackson Square, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
RMJEMPDF–1879: Riding on the railway (railroad) engine cow-catcher near Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
RMJGMWGF–1879: A late 19th century political cartoon from Harper's Weekly, California, United States of America
RMJGMWGR–1879: Advertising for a Chinese Laundry in China Town, San Francisco, California, United States of America
RMJGMWJW–1879: A Hoodlum terrorising a Chinese Emigrant in San Francisco, California, United States of America
RMJFHFKX–1879: A Parade Drummer during Mardi Gras Carnival, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
RMJEYPJE–1879: Sailor Boy on board ship moored on the Levees in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
RMJFHFFE–1879: Little girl and old man in the Old French Market in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
RMJGMWFN–1879: 'Two difficult problems solving themselves', 19th century political cartoon, San Francisco, California, United States of America
RMJGMWN8–1879: A party of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or Mormons at Ogden Canyon, Ogden, Clinton County, Ohio, United States of America
RMJGMWPG–1879: A portrait of Brigham Young, the second President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (or Mormons) from 1847 until his death in 1877, Ohio, United States of America
RMJFHG1N–The Chicago Grain Elevator in which loose grain could be mechanically transferred from railroad cars to be transferred directly into a boat to be carried anywhere around the globe, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
RMGCCKNW–Saratoga is a town in Saratoga County, New York, United States of America
RMJ5796J–1879: Hack Carriages awaiting fares at Philadelphia Railway Station, Pennsylvania, United States of America
RMJFHFJD–1879: A group of party-goers during Mardi Gras Carnival, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
RMHKHBAM–1879: Dockers handling freight destined for Europe on a wharf on the New York waterfront, United States of America
RMHKHBCN–1879: A selection of caricatures of well known and dubious New York types of the late 19th Century,New York City, United States of America.
RMJ579K2–1879: A bibulous (excessive fondness for drinking alcohol) character against the Whisky Tax, New York City, New York State, United States of America
RMJ578EJ–Young women offering bouquets of flowers for sale to passengers in the Jersey City Rail terminus, Pennsylvania Railroad, New York City to Baltimore, New York State, United States of America
RM2HCRK57–A late 19th Century portrait of Andrew Johnson (1808-1875) was the 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869. He assumed the presidency as vice president at the time of Abraham Lincoln's assassination. Johnson was a Democrat who ran with Lincoln, coming to office as the Civil War concluded. He favored quick restoration of the seceded states to the Union without protection for the former slaves. This led to conflict with the Republican-dominated Congress, culminating in his impeachment by the House of Representatives in 1868. He was acquitted in the Senate by one vote.
RMGR7C0C–Richard Bickerton Pemell Lyons, 1st Viscount Lyons (1817 – 1887) was an eminent British diplomat. In December 1858, he succeeded Lord Napier as British envoy to the United States in Washington two years before the American Civil War.
RM2JEPPEJ–An early 20th century illustration by Edward Penfield (1866-1925) on the cover of Collier's, an American general interest magazine featuring George Washington (1732-1799) standing next to his horse. Military officer, statesman, and Founding Father he served as the 1st president of the United States from 1789 to 1797
RM2HCRK0M–A late 19th Century portrait of Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), an American lawyer and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Lincoln led the nation through the American Civil War and succeeded in preserving the Union, abolishing slavery, bolstering the federal government, and modernizing the U.S. economy.
RM2HCRK7B–A late 19th Century portrait of James Abram Garfield (1831-1881) was the 20th president of the United States, serving from March 4, 1881 until his assassination later that year. A lawyer and Civil War military officer, Garfield had served nine terms in the House of Representatives. Just before his candidacy for the White House, he had been elected to a Senate seat, which he declined as president-elect.
RMRJR2P6–A portrait of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), an American polymath and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, freemason, postmaster, scientist, inventor, humorist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. As a scientist, he was a major figure in the American Enlightenment and the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity. As an inventor, he is known for the lightning rod, bifocals, and the Franklin stove, among other inventions.
RM2HCRK0C–A late 19th Century portrait of James Buchanan (1791-1868), an American lawyer and politician who served as the 15th president of the United States from 1857 to 1861. He previously served as secretary of state from 1845 to 1849 and represented Pennsylvania in both houses of the U.S. Congress. He was an advocate for states' rights, in particular pertaining to the institution of slavery, and minimized the role of the federal government in the nation's final years before the Civil War.
RM2D972CB–A late 19th Century view of Market Street, originally known as High Street, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Market Street has been called the most historic highway in the United States: many of Benjamin Franklin's activities were centered along Market Street; Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence in a boarding house; The mansion of Robert Morris, financier of the American Revolution, known as the President's House, was used by George Washington and John Adams as their residence during their terms as President. It is still one of the principal locations of business and commerce
RM2HCRK20–A late 19th Century portrait of Robert Edward Lee (1807-1870), AKA Uncle Robert and King of Spades, an American Confederate general best known for his service to the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War, during which he was appointed the overall commander of the Confederate States Army. He led the Army of Northern Virginia, the Confederacy's most powerful army, from 1862 until its surrender in 1865. During the war, Lee earned a solid reputation as a skilled tactician, for which he was revered by his officers and men as well as respected and feared by his Union Army adver
RM2HCRK6K–A late 19th Century portrait of Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822-1893), an American lawyer and politician who served as the 19th president of the United States from 1877 to 1881, after serving in the U.S. House of Representatives and as governor of Ohio. Before the U.S. Civil War, Hayes was a lawyer and staunch abolitionist who defended refugee slaves in court proceedings. He served in the Union Army and the House of Representatives before assuming the presidency. His presidency represented a turning point in U.S. history, as historians consider it the formal end of Reconstruction.
RM2HCRJWB–A late 19th Century portrait of Martin Van Buren (1782-1862), American lawyer and statesman who served as the 8th president of the United States from 1837 to 1841. A founder of the Democratic Party, he had previously served as the 10th United States secretary of State, and the 8th vice president of the United States. Later in his life, Van Buren was an important anti-slavery leader who led the Free Soil Party ticket in the 1848 presidential election. Continued to implement the Indian Removal Act of 1830 of Andrew Jackson to move Indian tribes to lands west of the Mississippi River.
RM2CCPN5W–Advertisement circa 1927, for the The Packard Eight a luxury automobile produced by Packard Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan, United States.
RMGGH5AN–Daniel Webster (1782 – 1852) was an American statesman and one of the highest-regarded courtroom lawyers of the era. He is best known for negotiating the Webster–Ashburton Treaty of 1842 with Great Britain which established the definitive eastern border between the United States and Canada.
RMGCCJT4–John Adams (1735 – 1826) was an American lawyer, author, statesman, diplomat and a Founding Father and leader of American independence from Great Britain. He was the first Vice President to George Washington from 1789 to 1797 and was the second President of the United States from 1797 to 1801.
RM2HCRK5W–A late 19th Century portrait of Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), an American military officer and politician who served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877. As president, Grant was an effective civil rights executive who created the Justice Department and worked with the Radical Republicans to protect African Americans during Reconstruction. As Commanding General, he led the Union Army to victory in the American Civil War in 1865 and thereafter briefly served as Secretary of War.
RM2HCRK0P–A late 19th Century portrait of Jefferson Finis Davis(1808-1889), an American politician who served as the president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865. As a member of the Democratic Party, he represented Mississippi in the United States Senate and the House of Representatives before the American Civil War. He previously served as the United States Secretary of War from 1853 to 1857 under President Franklin Pierce.
RM2HCRK4Y–A late 19th Century portrait of David Glasgow Farragut (1801-1870) was a flag officer of the United States Navy during the American Civil War. He was the first rear admiral, vice admiral, and admiral in the United States Navy and is remembered for his order at the Battle of Mobile Bay usually paraphrased as 'Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead' in U.S. Navy tradition. His last active service was in command of the European Squadron, from 1867 to 1868, with the screw frigate USS Franklin as his flagship. Farragut remained on active duty for life, an honor accorded to only seven other U.S. Navy
RM2JEPP45–An early 20th century illustration by Edward Penfield (1866-1925) on the cover of Collier's, an American general interest magazine featuring a lady driver for the automobile edition.
RM2HCRK3C–A late 19th Century portrait of Joseph Hooker (1814-1879) was an American Civil War general for the Union. At the start of the Civil War, he joined the Union side as a brigadier general, distinguishing himself at Williamsburg, Antietam and Fredericksburg, after which he was given command of the Army of the Potomac. He is chiefly remembered for his decisive defeat by Confederate General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Chancellorsville in 1863. He became known as 'Fighting Joe' following a journalist's clerical error, and the nickname stuck.
RM2JEPPA0–An early 20th century American advertising illustration by Edward Penfield (1866-1925) featuring a young man on his bicycle for Orient Cycles.
RM2HCRK1G–A late 19th Century portrait of Thomas Jonathan 'Stonewall' Jackson (1824-1863) AKA 'Old Jack', 'Old Blue Light', 'Tom Fool' who served as a Confederate general (1861–1863) during the American Civil War, and became one of the best-known Confederate commanders after General Robert E. Lee. Jackson played a prominent role in nearly all military engagements in the Eastern Theater of the war until his death, and had a key part in winning many significant battles.
RM2J9W8MH–An 1896 advertising illustration showing a woman carrying hat box for the Echo magazine by Elisha Brown Bird.
RM2J88J02–A late 19th century American Art Nouveau poster of a young woman with pan pipes for The Chap Book, an American literary magazine between 1894 and 1898. The artist is Will Bradley (1868-1962)
RM2AMHDXE–Steamboat Geyser, in Yellowstone National Park's Norris Geyser Basin, in Wyomimg is the world's tallest currently-active geyser. Steamboat Geyser has two vents, and the north vent is responsible for the tallest water columns. Steamboat's major eruptions generally last from 3 to 40 minutes and are followed by powerful jets of steam. During these eruptions, water may be thrown more than 300 feet (91 m) into the air. After an eruption, the geyser often vents large amounts of steam for up to 48 hours.
RM2JEPNNG–An early 20th century illustration by Edward Penfield (1866-1925) on the cover of Collier's, an American general interest magazine featuring a batter in the game of baseball.
RM2JEPNT7–An early 20th century illustration by Edward Penfield (1866-1925) on the cover of Collier's, an American general interest magazine featuring a lady tennis player.
RM2JEPNRD–An early 20th century illustration by Edward Penfield (1866-1925) on the cover of Collier's, an American general interest magazine featuring an athlete running.
RM2JEPNYA–An early 20th century illustration by Edward Penfield (1866-1925) on the cover of Collier's, an American general interest magazine featuring a golfer about to tee off.
RM2JEPNWY–An early 20th century illustration by Edward Penfield (1866-1925) on the cover of Collier's, an American general interest magazine featuring a lady golfer and watching caddie.
RM2J88HXK–A late 19th century American Art Nouveau poster of 1895 for Victor bicycles of Boston, New York. The artist is Will Bradley (1868-1962)
RM2HCRK3W–A late 19th Century portrait of Philip Henry Sheridan (1831-1888) aka Fightin' Phil, a Union general in the American Civil War, noted for his rapid rise to major general and his close association with General-in-chief Ulysses S. Grant, who transferred Sheridan from command of an infantry division to lead the Cavalry Corps of the Army of the Potomac in the East using scorched-earth tactics. In 1865, his cavalry pursued Gen. Robert E. Lee and was instrumental in forcing his surrender at Appomattox Courthouse. In 1883, Sheridan was appointed general-in-chief of the U.S. Army.
RMH3W1TE–Ulysses S. Grant (1822 – 1885) was the 18th President of the United States (1869–77). As Commanding General of the United States Army, Grant worked closely with President Abraham Lincoln to lead the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy in the American Civil War.
RM2CCPN67–Advertisement circa 1927, for the Chrysler 70, a 6-cylinder automobile, designed to provide customers with an advanced, well-engineered car at an affordable price.
RM2CCPN3N–Advertisement circa 1927, for Cadillac, a division of General Motors
RM2HCRK43–A late 19th Century portrait of William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891), an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author. He served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861–1865), achieving recognition for his command of military strategy as well as criticism for the harshness of the scorched earth policies that he implemented against the Confederate States. The British military declared that Sherman was 'the first modern general'. He was appointed Commanding General of the United States Army and promoted to the rank of full general.
RM2HCRJRN–A late 19th Century portrait of William Penn (1644-1718) founded the Province of Pennsylvania, the British North American colony that became the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Ahead of his time, Penn set forth the democratic principles that served as an inspiration for the United States Constitution. He also published a plan for a United States of Europe, 'European Dyet, Parliament or Estates.'
RM2CBANKT–Rudbeckia laciniata, coaka coneflower, is a species of the aster family (Asteraceae) native to North America. Sketched by Helena Sarle (1867–1956), an American artist, she became a Shaker at fifteen, in 1882, joining the community at Canterbury, New Hampshire. She suffered from poor health and to provide her with some occupation, the Shaker elder asked her to illustrate native plants for the creation of a textbook to be used in the village school. Despite no artistic training, she produced over 180 drawings and later produced two botanical books.
RMR3KF9F–William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling (1567-1640) from Menstrie, Clackmannanshire was a Scottish courtier and poet who was involved in the Scottish colonisation of Habitation at Port-Royal, Nova Scotia and Long Island, New York. He received favour at the court of Charles I of England in 1625. He built a reputation as a poet and writer of rhymed tragedies, and assisted King James I and VI in preparing the metrical version known as 'The Psalms of King David, translated by King James' and published by authority of Charles I.
RM2CBANHP–Coptis trifolia aka the threeleaf goldthread or savoyane, is a perennial plant in the genus Coptis, a member of the family Ranunculaceae. Sketched by Helena Sarle (1867–1956), an American artist, she became a Shaker at fifteen, in 1882, joining the community at Canterbury, New Hampshire. She suffered from poor health and to provide her with some occupation, the Shaker elder asked her to illustrate native plants for the creation of a textbook to be used in the village school. Despite no artistic training, she produced over 180 drawings and later produced two botanical books.
RMGR7ANW–Thomas Francis Meagher (1823 – 1867) was an Irish nationalist and leader of the Young Irelanders in the Rebellion of 1848. After he introduced the Tricolour in Waterford City he was being convicted of sedition and sentenced to death, but received transportation for life to Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) in Australia. In 1852 he escaped and made his way to the United States, where he settled in New York City.
RM2PHWYH2–The steam paddle tug boat 'Resolute' towing the George Griswold into the River Mersey with Fort Perch rock castle in the background. The north west of England was directly affected by the American Civil War when Lincoln blockaded southern ports. It led to the 'Lancashire cotton famine' of 1862-63 when mills stopped working. On 9th February 1863, the relief ship George Griswold carrying boxes of bacon and bread, bags of rice and corn, and 15,000 barrels of flour, destined for the starving people of Lancashire in recognition of their support of the northern states during the American Civil War.
RM2CBANFA–Cephalanthus occidentalis aka buttonbush native to eastern and southern North America sketched by Cora Helena Sarle (1867–1956). An American artist, known by her second name as Helena Sarle she became a Shaker at fifteen, in 1882, joining the community at Canterbury, New Hampshire. She suffered from poor health and to provide her with some occupation, the Shaker elder asked her to illustrate native plants for the creation of a textbook to be used in the village school. Despite no artistic training, she produced over 180 drawings and later produced two botanical books.
RM2D1151G–A late 19th Century map of the world, with the British Empire marked in red. The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. Note: the names of some locations are no longer in use.
RM2CB79MP–Allium cernuum, by Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759-1840), was a painter and botanist from Belgium, known for his watercolours of roses, lilies and other flowers at Malmaison, many of which were published as large, color stipple engravings. He has been called the greatest botanical illustrator of all time. Commonly called nodding wild onion, Allium cernuum is native to Missouri in the USA on rocky soils on glades, bluff edges, open woods and slopes.
RM2PK830R–A Mob burning the Provost Marshall's Office during the New York City draft riots (July 13–16, 1863), sometimes referred to as the Manhattan draft riots, were violent disturbances in Lower Manhattan, widely regarded as the culmination of white working-class discontent with new laws passed by Congress that year to draft men to fight in the ongoing American Civil War. The riots remain the largest civil and most racially charged urban disturbance in American history.
RM2PHWYH6–In the Battle of Cherbourg, the Confederate commerce raider CSS Alabama, sinking after a battle with the USS Kearsarge, a Mohican-class sloop-of-war, in 1863 during the American Civil War.
RM2K88513–The sinking of the PS Lelia, a steamship built during the American Civil War for the Confederates. She left the River Mersey, with a Liverpool crew, and several Confederate naval officers in January 1865 bound for North Carolina. She hit bad weather off North Wales, large waves knocked her anchors loose and through the deck, swamping her. She sank off near the lightship Prince off Great Orme Head. Twelve survivors (out of fifty-one crew) reached the safety of the lightship. The Liverpool Lifeboat went to the scene but was swamped by waves, with the loss of seven out of its 11 crew.
RM2J9W85J–A detail from a calendar illustration by Edward Penfield (1866-1925) of an artist painting under the gaze of a cat sitting on the table.
RM2J75B3G–An early 20th century American poster from World War One, 1914-1918, showing a woman passenger from the Lusitania, submerged in water cradling an infant in her arms. The artist is Fred Spear.
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