Kouwenhoven Collection

The Cuban insurrectionistss meeting in their headquarters, on the corner of Rector Street and Broa Artist
The Cuban insurrectionistss meeting in their headquarters, on the corner of Rector Street and Broadway, c1868, (1938). From Adventures of America 1857-1900, by John A

Munitions Factory, Bridgeport, Connecticut, c1870s. Artist: Theodore R Davis
Munitions Factory, Bridgeport, Connecticut, c1870s. Machines speeded up production after the Civil War. Illustration from Adventures of America, 1857-1900, by John A Kouwenhoven

Three men and a woman hanged for the assassination of Lincoln, c1865, (1938). Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell, David Herold, and George Atzerodt hanged for the assassination of Lincoln

Execution of slave trader Nathaniel Gordon in the Tombs prison in New York, 1862, (1938). Sentimental enthusiasm for notions of brotherhood of man found frequent

In the mansion of Robert W Barnwell at Beaufort, North Carolina, c1860, (1938). In the mansion of Robert W Barnwell at Beaufort, North Carolina

Role of Women in the War, 1861, (1938). Most of the women of the country, North and South, turned courageously to the tasks left by the men who had gone to fight

William Lloyd Garrison trying to hold a John Brown anniversary meeting in Tremont Temple, Boston, c1860, (1938). In February, 1858, Emerson wrote in his Journal

Coaches to resorts and hotels, c1859, (1938). Those who chose to avoid the elegance and formality of Newport and the great hotels at Saratoga (where $1, 500, 000 was spent annually)

Police Cartoon in the Weekly, c1859, (1938). From Adventures of America 1857-1900, by John A. Kouwenhoven. [Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York and London, 1938]

The School for Scandal on opening night, January 4th, c1882, (1938). Artist: C Graham
The School for Scandal on opening night, January 4th, c1882, (1938). In 1882, Lester Wallack moved his company uptown to a new theatre.The picture represents the theater during the screen scene

Alexander Graham Bell and assistant use an electrical detector to find a bullet in the torso of ail Artist: W Shinkle
Alexander Graham Bell and assistant use an electrical detector to find a bullet in the torso of ailing US President James Garfield, 1881, c1882, (1938)

Wall Street, New York City, 1866, (1938). From Harpers Weekly Magazine, June 23, 1866. From Adventures of America 1857-1900, by John A

Driven to desperate measures by the ruthlessness of Northern domination, the white Southerners eagerly seized upon the possibilites inherent in the Ku Klux Klan, c1870, (1938)

John Brown Anniversary Meeting, Tremont Temple, 19th century
John Brown Anniversary Meeting, Tremont Temple, 1858. Abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison holds a meeting. Illustration from Adventures of America, 1857-1900, by John A Kouwenhoven

Blackville, 1878. Artist: Solomon Eytinge
Blackville, 1878. Part of a series: a post-emancipation debate on Darwinism. African Americans are here caricatured in a racist fashion as illiterate and ape-like

Electricity In The Art Of Healing, 1881. Artist: W Shinkle
Electricity In The Art Of Healing, 1881. US President James Garfield has medical attention from an electrical detector. Illustration from Adventures of America, 1857-1900, by John A Kouwenhoven

Reproducing Speech, 1878. Artist: C A Keetels
Reproducing Speech, 1878. Demonstration of the Edison phonograph in New York. Illustration from Adventures of America, 1857-1900, by John A Kouwenhoven, published by Harper & Brothers, (New York)

The Travelling Circus, c1870s. Artist: Frenzeny and Tavernier
The Travelling Circus, c1870s. Up until the 1870s, the circus travelled in wagons. Illustration from Adventures of America, 1857-1900, by John A Kouwenhoven, published by Harper & Brothers

Palace Hotel Car, Union Pacific Railroad, c1870. Artist: A R Ward
Palace Hotel Car, Union Pacific Railroad, c1870. A black waiter serves customers on board a train. Illustration from Adventures of America, 1857-1900, by John A Kouwenhoven

Wall Street, New York, 1869. Wall Street markets crash on Black Friday, 1869. Illustration from Adventures of America, 1857-1900, by John A Kouwenhoven, published by Harper & Brothers, (New York)

Sugar Plantation, New Orleans, 1870. Artist: A R Ward
Sugar Plantation, New Orleans, 1870. Crushing the sap out of sugar cane. Illustration from Adventures of America, 1857-1900, by John A Kouwenhoven, published by Harper & Brothers, (New York, London)

Turpentine Distillery, North Carolina, 1870. Artist: Edwin Austin Abbey
Turpentine Distillery, North Carolina, 1870. By 1870 there were 147 turpentine distilleries in North Carolina, USA. Illustration from Adventures of America, 1857-1900, by John A Kouwenhoven

Police Charge Rioters At The Tribune Office, c1860s. In 1863, during the American Civil War, opponents of conscription rioted at the offices of the Daily Tribune in New York

Slaves Celebrating Liberation, c1860s. A racist depiction of slaves at the mansion of Robert W Barnwell, Confederate leader. The music on the piano is upside-down, ridiculling their illiteracy

Mrs Lincoln, c1860s. Artist: Brady
Mrs Lincoln, c1860s. The wife of President Abraham Lincoln shows one of her gowns on a trip to New York. Illustration from Adventures of America, 1857-1900, by John A Kouwenhoven

Gun Turret Aboard USS Passaic, c1860s. Twin barrel gun designed by Captain John Ericsson. Illustration from Adventures of America, 1857-1900, by John A Kouwenhoven, published by Harper & Brothers

The Loading Of The Atlantic And Baltic Boats, c1860s. Soldiers and supplies sailing from New York. Illustration from Adventures of America, 1857-1900, by John A Kouwenhoven

The Kentucky Lynching, c1860. A victim is hanged from the courthouse. Illustration from Adventures of America, 1857-1900, by John A Kouwenhoven, published by Harper & Brothers, (New York, London)

Professor Lowes Balloon, c1859. Steamboat-powered airship for transatlantic flights. Illustration from Adventures of America, 1857-1900, by John A Kouwenhoven, published by Harper & Brothers

The Atlantic Telegraph Cable, Parade, c1858. Celebrating the telegraph cable that crossed the Atlantic Ocean. Illustration from Adventures of America, 1857-1900, by John A Kouwenhoven

Oxen Hauling Corn, 19th century. Artist: Edwin Forbes
Oxen Hauling Corn, 19th century. Illustration from Adventures of America, 1857-1900, by John A Kouwenhoven, published by Harper & Brothers, (New York, London, 1938)

Military Academy, The Hop, Cozzens Hotel, 1859. Artist: Winslow Homer
Military Academy, The Hop, Cozzens Hotel, 1859. Illustration from Adventures of America, 1857-1900, by John A Kouwenhoven, published by Harper & Brothers, (New York, London, 1938)

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