by Cassandra Rudderow | May 2, 2022
The American eighteenth and nineteenth century was a time period in which industrialization and innovation flourished. These years followed a time of colonization which was crucial for the foundation of America. The nation experiences a shift from a farming centered...
by Abigail Hughes | Apr 28, 2022
This image depicts what a typical “women’s day” looked like at the free-swimming bath located on 5th street in New York City during the 19th century. The image was issued in 1876 and the artist of the image is unknown. The image belongs to the Miriam and Ira D....
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 Katrina Bonus | Apr 13, 2021
The following image recalls one of the first settlements of the New World during the early 1600s. Located in what is now Virginia, the Virginia Company settled in the area with a mission to fulfill King James I’s demands. Historian James horn notes, “The ‘main ends’...