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1870s Collection (page 2)

Step back in time with these captivating glimpses into the 1870s

Background image1870s Collection: Victorian London orphan boy begging on the street, 1870

Victorian London orphan boy begging on the street, 1870
Vintage engraving of Victorian London orphan boy begging on the street, 1870. Mothers Last Words, Mrs Sewell

Background image1870s Collection: Nantucket fishing village in the 1800s

Nantucket fishing village in the 1800s
Pony cart hauling water in Siasconset village, Nantucket Island, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1870s Collection: St. Louis on the Mississippi River, 1870s

St. Louis on the Mississippi River, 1870s
Steamboat traffic on the Mississippi River at St. Louis, Missouri, 1870s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1870s Collection: Virginia City, Nevada, 1870s

Virginia City, Nevada, 1870s
Main street of Virginia City, a mining boomtown in Nevada, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1870s Collection: Knoxville, Tennessee, 1870s

Knoxville, Tennessee, 1870s
Bridge across the Tennessee River at Knoxville, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1870s Collection: American yacht Mohawk

American yacht Mohawk
Americas Cup contender " Mohawk" under full sail, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1870s Collection: Towing Erie Canal barges on the Hudson River

Towing Erie Canal barges on the Hudson River
Erie Canal grain-boats towed down the Hudson River to New York City, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1870s Collection: Railroad land for sale in Iowa and Minnesota

Railroad land for sale in Iowa and Minnesota
Farmland in Minnesota and Iowa for sale by the St. Paul & Sioux City Railroad Company, 1870s. Handset type advertisement with a watercolor wash

Background image1870s Collection: Spaceship to the Moon imagined in the 1870s

Spaceship to the Moon imagined in the 1870s
Projectile train to the moon, a suggested form of space travel, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1870s Collection: Wichita, Kansas, 1870s

Wichita, Kansas, 1870s
Main street in Wichita, Kansas, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1870s Collection: HOUS2A-00030

HOUS2A-00030
Large turkey strutting in front of an admiring family at Thanksgiving season, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1870s Collection: Serbia map

Serbia map
Map of Servia in the 1870s. Printed color lithograph reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1870s Collection: Victorian era picnic

Victorian era picnic
Families having a summer picnic, England, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1870s Collection: Site of Ancient Troy excavated by Schliemann

Site of Ancient Troy excavated by Schliemann
Schliemanns excavation of the acropolis walls of ancient Troy, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1870s Collection: Dr Livingstones African servants, 1800s

Dr Livingstones African servants, 1800s
Chuma and Susi, David Livingstones loyal African servants, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1870s Collection: EXPL2A-00366

EXPL2A-00366
Map of equatorial Africa as known in the 1870s. Printed color lithograph, 19th century

Background image1870s Collection: Old Windsor Lock CC72_01845

Old Windsor Lock CC72_01845
Old Windsor Lock, Old Windsor, Windsor And Maidenhead, Berkshire. Looking towards the old lock on the River Thames with some weatherboarded outbuildings belonging to the lock-keeper to the right

Background image1870s Collection: Fish From the Boat, 1867-68 (oil on canvas)

Fish From the Boat, 1867-68 (oil on canvas)
6199000 Fish From the Boat, 1867-68 (oil on canvas) by McTaggart, William (1835-1910); 44.5x59.7 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; (add.info)

Background image1870s Collection: La Commune arretee par l Ignorance et le Reaction, 1871

La Commune arretee par l Ignorance et le Reaction, 1871. Satirical cartoon depicting an allegorical figure representing the Paris Commune arrested by Ignorance and Reaction. From a private collection

Background image1870s Collection: Antique damaged map of India 19th Century

Antique damaged map of India 19th Century
Vintage engraving of a Antique damaged map of India in the 19th Century, 1873

Background image1870s Collection: WYATT EARP (1848-1929). American lawman. Photograph, mid 1870s

WYATT EARP (1848-1929). American lawman. Photograph, mid 1870s

Background image1870s Collection: Twilight on Lake Leman in Bon Port, 1876 (oil on canvas)

Twilight on Lake Leman in Bon Port, 1876 (oil on canvas)
989723 Twilight on Lake Leman in Bon Port, 1876 (oil on canvas) by Courbet, Gustave (1819-77); 60x81 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background image1870s Collection: Within the Seraglio, 1879 (oil on canvas)

Within the Seraglio, 1879 (oil on canvas)
822685 Within the Seraglio, 1879 (oil on canvas) by Bridgman, Frederick Arthur (1847-1928); 54.6x73.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Within the Seraglio. Fredrick Arthur Bridgman (1847-1928)

Background image1870s Collection: A Question of Propriety, 1875 (oil on canvas)

A Question of Propriety, 1875 (oil on canvas)
658474 A Question of Propriety, 1875 (oil on canvas) by Long, Edwin Longsden (1829-91); 132x215 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Question of Propriety. Edwin Long (1829-1891). Oil on canvas

Background image1870s Collection: Map of Madeira, 19th Century

Map of Madeira, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of a Map of Madeira, 19th Century a Portuguese archipelago situated in the north Atlantic Ocean, southwest of Portugal

Background image1870s Collection: 0008627

0008627
RAILWAY POSTER, 1870s. A Chicago and North-Western Railway poster of the 1870s promoting free homestead lands in the Dakota Territory

Background image1870s Collection: Early telephone, historical artwork

Early telephone, historical artwork
Early telephone. Historical artwork of three men gathered around an early telephone. The man at right is talking into the speaking tube

Background image1870s Collection: WYATT EARP (1848-1929). American lawman. Detail of Earp from a group photograph of the Dodge City

WYATT EARP (1848-1929). American lawman. Detail of Earp from a group photograph of the Dodge City, Kansas, Peace Commission, late 1870s; at right, partially obscured, is Frank McLain

Background image1870s Collection: INDIAN RAILWAY, c1870. One of the blessings of colonialism: a Sikh railway which includes a purdah

INDIAN RAILWAY, c1870. One of the blessings of colonialism: a Sikh railway which includes a purdah carriage for women
INDIAN RAILWAY, c1870. One of the blessings of colonialism: a Sikh railway which includes a " purdah" carriage for women and children: popular Lahore or Amritsar woodcut, c1870

Background image1870s Collection: Visitors arriving at the White House in carriages, 1870s

Visitors arriving at the White House in carriages, 1870s
Winter carriage traffic at the White House the final days of the Grant Administration, 1877. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1870s Collection: GEUR2A-00088

GEUR2A-00088
Cafe patrons enjoying an evening on a Paris boulevard, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1870s Collection: Saint Moritz, Switzerland, 1800s

Saint Moritz, Switzerland, 1800s
Village of Saint Moritz, Switzerland in the 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1870s Collection: AGRI2A-00072

AGRI2A-00072
Milking-time in a dairy barn, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1870s Collection: EVNT2A-00075

EVNT2A-00075
General Oliver Otis Howard pursuing the Nez Perce tribe on the Dead Mule Trail in Idaho, 1877. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background image1870s Collection: Old Saw Mills, Newburn Crescent, c1870

Old Saw Mills, Newburn Crescent, c1870
Before No 1 Sawmills opened in the far west of the Works wood was cut at a mill on Newburn Crescent. The men in this image have been busy cutting length of timber

Background image1870s Collection: Edward Burne Jones and William Morris, 1874 (b / w photo)

Edward Burne Jones and William Morris, 1874 (b / w photo)
2625505 Edward Burne Jones and William Morris, 1874 (b/w photo) by Hollyer, Frederick (1837-1933); (add.info.: British 19th century artists Edward Burne Jones and William Morris)

Background image1870s Collection: Halt of Prince Charles Edward on the Banks of the Nairne, 1878 (oil on canvas)

Halt of Prince Charles Edward on the Banks of the Nairne, 1878 (oil on canvas)
1199561 Halt of Prince Charles Edward on the Banks of the Nairne, 1878 (oil on canvas) by Beavis, Richard (1824-96); 115.5x178 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English

Background image1870s Collection: The Great Race for the Western Stakes, 1870 (litho) (lithograph)

The Great Race for the Western Stakes, 1870 (litho) (lithograph)
1574278 The Great Race for the Western Stakes, 1870 (litho) (lithograph) by Currier, N. (1813-88) and Ives, J.M. (1824-95); (add.info)

Background image1870s Collection: Young fireman in studio photograph

Young fireman in studio photograph
Young fireman, George Budgen, in a studio photograph (A Pickering, Camberwell, London), with his brass helmet resting on a tall table

Background image1870s Collection: Japanese Toilet Kusakabe Kimbei Japanese 1841

Japanese Toilet Kusakabe Kimbei Japanese 1841
Japanese Toilet; Kusakabe Kimbei (Japanese, 1841 - 1934, active 1880s - about 1912); Japan; 1870s - 1890s; Hand-colored Albumen silver print

Background image1870s Collection: VIRGINIA CITY, NEVADA. The main street of Virginia City, Nevada

VIRGINIA CITY, NEVADA. The main street of Virginia City, Nevada, in the 1870s at the height of the mining of the Comstock Lode. American engraving, 1878

Background image1870s Collection: View Hudson River Catskills 1870s Oil paper 7 1 / 2 x 13 15 / 16

View Hudson River Catskills 1870s Oil paper 7 1 / 2 x 13 15 / 16
Artokoloro

Background image1870s Collection: The barque Levant, 1875. Creator: George Frederick Gregory

The barque Levant, 1875. Creator: George Frederick Gregory
The barque Levant, 1875

Background image1870s Collection: The barque Hindoo, le Havre, 1872. Creator: Eugene Grandin

The barque Hindoo, le Havre, 1872. Creator: Eugene Grandin
The barque Hindoo, Le Havre, 1872. Ships that belonged to the company Rettig/Rettigska varvet, 1840s-1870s

Background image1870s Collection: Brig Agnes of Gavle, 1871. Creator: Mathias Truelsen

Brig Agnes of Gavle, 1871. Creator: Mathias Truelsen
Brig Agnes of Gavle, 1871

Background image1870s Collection: Robert Rettig, (c1870s). Creator: Carl Frederick von Saltza

Robert Rettig, (c1870s). Creator: Carl Frederick von Saltza
Robert Rettig, (c1870s)

Background image1870s Collection: Brig Sophia af Gavle, (1870s). Creator: Lars Petter Sjostrom

Brig Sophia af Gavle, (1870s). Creator: Lars Petter Sjostrom
Brig Sophia af Gavle, (1870s)

Background image1870s Collection: Schooner Constance, 1870. Creator: Lars Petter Sjostrom

Schooner Constance, 1870. Creator: Lars Petter Sjostrom
Schooner Constance, 1870



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Step back in time with these captivating glimpses into the 1870s. Delve into history as you explore an antique map of the Roman Empire, tracing the footsteps of ancient civilizations. Transport yourself to Britain under the Anglo Saxons, discovering their rich heritage through another vintage map. Immerse yourself in literature as you encounter Charles Dickens, a literary genius whose legacy lives on. Marvel at "Dickens Dream, " an unfinished oil painting by Robert William Buss that captures the essence of this iconic English novelist. Embark on a journey through Scotland and England with maps from the 1870s, witnessing how landscapes have evolved over centuries. Discover Vancouver Island's allure through a mesmerizing map that reveals its unspoiled beauty during this era. Education takes center stage as we glimpse into Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine during the 1870s—a hub of knowledge and intellectual growth. Explore Ireland's intricate geography through yet another fascinating map from this decade. Marvel at celestial mechanics depicted in medieval artwork—an awe-inspiring fusion of science and artistry that showcases humanity's fascination with the cosmos throughout history. Travel across oceans to New Zealand and Newfoundland—two distant lands brought closer by antique maps from the 19th century. Witness Europe's dynamic political landscape unfold before your eyes with a detailed map capturing its intricacies during this transformative period. They were an era brimming with exploration, creativity, and intellectual pursuits—a time when cartography merged artistry and science to create timeless artifacts that continue to captivate us today.