Credit: Hope Greenberg, University of Vermont Media type: engraving Museum Number: Annotation: An engraving showing a child taking his/her first steps. Godey’s Lady’s Book enjoyed…
Credit: Library of Congress Media type: cartoon Museum Number: LC-USZ62-2036 Annotation: This wood engraving of an anti-women’s rights cartoon appeared in Harper’s Weekly on June 11,…
Credit: Library of Congress Media type: broadside Museum Number: Annotation: This handbill urging opponents of abolitionists to obstruct an anti-slavery meeting demonstrates the depth of…
Credit: The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, The University of Virginia Library Media type: book illustration Museum Number: Annotation: Written by John S.…
Credit: Library of Congress Media type: book illustration Museum Number: Annotation: Coinciding with the rise of the middle class in American society, Easy Lessons for the…