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The Field Columbian Museum was originally established to hold artefacts from the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition – the...
12/15/2024

The Field Columbian Museum was originally established to hold artefacts from the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition – the first to be hosted in Chicago. Here the event is in full swing. Impressive Neo-classical-style structures were built for the fair and the exposition site earned the moniker 'the White City' due to these grand, white buildings.

This 1891 photograph shows a sweeping view of South Dakota's Pine Ridge Reservation, home to the Indigenous Lakota peopl...
12/15/2024

This 1891 photograph shows a sweeping view of South Dakota's Pine Ridge Reservation, home to the Indigenous Lakota peoples. It takes on extra poignance when you consider that it was shot a year after the Wounded Knee Massacre (29 December 1890), which saw hundreds of Lakota people killed at the hands of the United States Army.

The grand Neo-classical Cliff House remains a striking sight on the San Francisco coast and it originally served as a so...
12/15/2024

The grand Neo-classical Cliff House remains a striking sight on the San Francisco coast and it originally served as a sophisticated resort. The dramatic structure – though it stands today – has been destroyed by fire several times in its long history. This photograph shows the original, which was constructed in
Today the French Market is a beloved tourist attraction in the Big Easy, drawing crowds of people eager to tuck into cafe au lait and beignets at Cafe du Monde. But the market dates right back to 1791 and it's pictured here in 1890. We can't help but notice those rugged cobbled streets.

Ice skating in Central Park is one of the great joys of winter in the Big Apple and that was true during the 19th centur...
12/15/2024

Ice skating in Central Park is one of the great joys of winter in the Big Apple and that was true during the 19th century too. The Dakota Apartments (made famous by the assassination of John Lennon in 1980) can be seen rising above the frozen lake near West 72nd Street.

Boston Harbor has a prime place in America's history – not least as the site of the Boston Tea Party, which saw American...
12/15/2024

Boston Harbor has a prime place in America's history – not least as the site of the Boston Tea Party, which saw Americans launch chests of tea into the waters as a stand against British taxes. Now it's a tourist hotspot, its banks graced with the glittering Institute of Contemporary Art and the glossy restaurants of the Seaport District. This nostalgic snap shows a man rowing on the glassy waters in the late 1800s.

By the 1890s, photography in its earliest form had been around for more than half a century. Still, though, the whole th...
12/15/2024

By the 1890s, photography in its earliest form had been around for more than half a century. Still, though, the whole thing remained something of a novelty. Here the lens is turned on itself. The image shows one of America's earliest photographers, Frances Benjamin Johnston, as children gather around her to peer at her camera. Johnston was famous for her photojournalism, which spanned everything from social issues to architecture.

The 1890s would change Alaska forever, as the Klondike Gold Rush saw prospectors pour into the Frontier State and Canada...
12/15/2024

The 1890s would change Alaska forever, as the Klondike Gold Rush saw prospectors pour into the Frontier State and Canada's Yukon. But gold was mined here before the famous gold rush and the Treadwell Gold Mine operated on Douglas Island from 1881. The busy mine, pictured here in 1889, was a hive of activity at the end of the 19th century, shifting some $70 million of gold during its operation.

Can you tell which monument these mammoth components belong to? This 1885 photo captures the giant toes and torch of the...
12/15/2024

Can you tell which monument these mammoth components belong to? This 1885 photo captures the giant toes and torch of the Statue of Liberty, as she waits to be assembled on her pedestal on Bedloe's Island. She would finally be completed in April 1886.

Touted by some sources as the oldest known photo of a tornado, this foreboding image was taken about 22 miles (35km) sou...
12/15/2024

Touted by some sources as the oldest known photo of a tornado, this foreboding image was taken about 22 miles (35km) southwest of Howard in South Dakota on 28 August 1884. Though they are most common in the Central Plains and southeastern regions of the US, tornadoes have been recorded in all 50 states, and are responsible for the deaths of around 60 people each year.

America's railroads were built at a rapid pace through the 19th century and they were especially vital in regions such a...
12/15/2024

America's railroads were built at a rapid pace through the 19th century and they were especially vital in regions such as the Pacific Northwest, which had a thriving logging industry. Pictured here is a group of construction workers labouring on a railroad as it crosses the Green River, on the West Slope of the Cascades in Washington state.

Fast-forward to the 1880s and to more of America's dazzling natural wonders. Pictured here is the Wawona Tree, a soaring...
12/15/2024

Fast-forward to the 1880s and to more of America's dazzling natural wonders. Pictured here is the Wawona Tree, a soaring sequoia tree that had a tunnel cut through its base in 1881. Sadly, the weakened tree fell during a harsh winter in the 1960s. You can still see the fallen tree in Yosemite's Mariposa Grove, but photos like these are all that's left of it standing in all its glory.

Sticking with the 1870s, this South Carolina photo sits in stark contrast to the image of a ruined Charleston captured j...
12/15/2024

Sticking with the 1870s, this South Carolina photo sits in stark contrast to the image of a ruined Charleston captured just a decade ago. Here the folks of St. Helena Island gather under the Spanish moss to celebrate American Independence Day in 1877. Notice the fine dress and the table of food being prepared to the right, likely heaving with Southern goodies.

From America's revered natural wonders to one of its most iconic landmarks – the Capitol Building has been tinkered with...
12/15/2024

From America's revered natural wonders to one of its most iconic landmarks – the Capitol Building has been tinkered with plenty since its cornerstone was laid in 1793. It's instantly recognisable in this photo from the 1870s, though. The image was taken after the er****on of the Capitol's distinctive cast-iron dome in the 1850s–1860s. A huddle of men pose before the monument.

Here's another image capturing Mother Nature's enduring beauty. A cascade on Idaho's Snake River, Shoshone Falls is ofte...
12/15/2024

Here's another image capturing Mother Nature's enduring beauty. A cascade on Idaho's Snake River, Shoshone Falls is often dubbed the "Niagara of the West". This photo was taken in 1874 – and if you snapped one from the same vantage point today, the thundering waterfall would likely look much the same.

Today Yellowstone National Park is a recreational hotbed, with travellers coming from far and wide to hike and bike, and...
12/15/2024

Today Yellowstone National Park is a recreational hotbed, with travellers coming from far and wide to hike and bike, and to boat on Yellowstone Lake. But in the park's early days, folks were only just getting used to Yellowstone's potential for adventures. The Annie (pictured here in 1871) is purportedly one of the first-ever boats to be launched on Yellowstone Lake.

This photo also predates the founding of America's first national park. It captures the team from the Hayden Geological ...
12/14/2024

This photo also predates the founding of America's first national park. It captures the team from the Hayden Geological Survey of 1871 who explored and surveyed the land that would ultimately become Yellowstone. Their pack train is papped here beside Mirror Lake, a glittering natural wonder that lives up to its name.

Montana – known as 'Big Sky Country' – is about as close to the old Wild West as you'll get when travelling through the ...
12/14/2024

Montana – known as 'Big Sky Country' – is about as close to the old Wild West as you'll get when travelling through the States. Helena was designated the state capital of the Montana Territory in 1875, after growing up during the Gold Rush in the 1860s. It's pictured here when it was a 19th-century boomtown filled with horse-pulled carts and saloons.

America's cities shifted and swelled during the 19th century – but there's something remarkably comforting about Mother ...
12/14/2024

America's cities shifted and swelled during the 19th century – but there's something remarkably comforting about Mother Nature's constancy when she's left to her own devices. This breathtaking shot from 1869 shows Yellowstone's Mammoth Hot Springs (prior to the park's founding), their travertine terraces not so different from today.

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