by Marina Michael | Nov 30, 2021
THE CHINESE WALL This piece was created by Friedrich Graetz in approximately 1882. This drawing shows people of countless nationalities including African American and Italian. These people are then shown to be working together to construct a wall meant to...
by Natalie Tran | Nov 30, 2021
Illustrated by Harper’s Weekly, A Journal of Civilization, this piece portrays the events of The Haymarket Affair, also known as The Haymarket Riot. The illustration was created on May 15, 1886, days after the tragic event occurred on May 4th, 1886. The Haymarket Riot...
by Deloris Hynes | May 3, 2021
This piece was created by an unknown artist in 1844 and depicts the death of American Brigadier-General Zebulon Pike at the Battle of York near York, present day Toronto. It was the first American win in the War of 1812, a pivotal war against Great Britain. The...
by Alexa Noseworthy | May 3, 2021
This museum holds the American Natural History Book Part 1. It was written between 1826 to 1828. The artist of the book is Godman, John D. Godman was a physician, sailor, professor, and author. He studied medicine and anatomy at the University of Maryland. He became a...
by Stacey Salvia | May 2, 2021
The Great Treaty held at Prairie du Chien was created by James Otto Lewis in 1825. In 1825, Governor Lewis Cass of the Michigan Territory was commissioned to negotiate peace treaties among the Indians of the Great Lakes region. Between 1825 and 1827, Cass employed...