Gallery — Massachusetts History Unleashed

Visual Archive

Historic Image Gallery

Photographs and artwork from Massachusetts history — drawn from public archives including the Boston Public Library, the Library of Congress, Digital Commonwealth, and Wikimedia Commons.

Wharves on Fish Island, New Bedford harbor — Wharves on Fish Island, New Bedford — 19th century (BPL)

New Bedford old harbor — New Bedford's old harbor, 19th century

Whaleship Niger in New Bedford Harbor — Whaleship Niger — painting by Lemuel D. Eldred

New Bedford whaling era — New Bedford whaling era (BPL collection)

King Phillip Mills, Fall River

Merchants Mill, 1916, by Lewis Hine — Merchants Mill, 1916 — Lewis Hine (LOC)

Sagamore Mill No. 1 — Sagamore Mill No. 1, Fall River

Troy Mills, Fall River

First Cotton Mill, Fall River

Nauset Light, Cape Cod — Nauset Light, Eastham, Cape Cod