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The British Herbal from the article "Uncommon And Expensive" in the Spring 2013 journal.	Zoom in the Age of Exploration from the article "Why Virginia Was Not Spanish" in the Spring 2013 journal.	Wit, Mirth & Spleen Zoom in on 18th Century Rebuses from the article "Wit, Mirth & Spleen" in the Spring 2013 journal.
Painters and Paintings in Early American South from the exhibit Painters and Paintings in Early American South opening March 23, 2013, in the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum.	Separated by a Common History Slideshow from the article "Separated by a Common History" in the Winter 2013 journal.	Zoom in on Benjamin Waller's Letter from the article "Physical, Intellectual, Biographical: Our Ideas of Privacy and their Evolution" in the Winter 2013 journal.
Zoom in on 17th Century Remains from the article "Dead Men Do Tell Tales" in the Winter 2013 journal.	Zoom in on Wythe Court Records from the article "The Poisoning of the Eminent George Wythe" in the Winter 2013 journal.	Zoom in on Washington's Wealth from the article "How Did Washington Make His Millions?" in the Winter 2013 journal.
Zoom in on The Twelfth Amendment from the article "A Great Deal of Noise, Whipping and Spurring: Americas First Disputed Presidential Election" in the Autumn 2012 journal.	Of Arms, Armorers, & Armories Slideshow from the article "Of Arms, Armorers, & Armories" in the Autumn 2012 journal.	Zoom in on Mayan Calendars from the article "Mayan Calendars" in the Autumn 2012 journal.
Politics and Religion Sparked End of World Fear Slideshow from the article "Eighteenth-Century Millennialism" in the Autumn 2012 journal.	Zoom in on Prints from the Library of Congress from the article "George Washington and the Evolution of the American Commander in Chief" in the Summer 2012 journal.	Zoom in on "The Use of Myth in History" Prints from the article "The Use of Myth in History" in the Summer 2012 journal.
Zoom in on Architectural Drawings from the Restoration from the article "Designers of Beauty" in the Winter 2012 journal.	Zoom in on Political Prints from the article "Terms of Estrangement: Who Were the Sons of Liberty?" in the Winter 2012 journal.	Zoom in on illustrations for Yorktown's centennial celebration from the article "The Duke of Gloucester Street Special" in the Winter 2012 journal.
Christmas Doors Slideshow from the article "Yuletide Treasure" in the Autumn 2011 journal.	Zoom in on A Letter from Thomas Jefferson from the article "A "Remarkable Meteor" Dims" in the Autumn 2011 journal.	Zoom in on 18th Century Almanack Covers from the article "Staying Connected before the Age of the Silicon Chip" in the Autumn 2011 journal.
Zoom in on The Battle of Williamsburg from the article "The War" in the Summer 2011 journal.	Prison Reform from the article "Cruel and Unusual" in the Summer 2011 journal.	Zoom in on the James Fort Slate Tablet from the article "James Fort, Lost and Found" in the Summer 2011 journal.
Under the Redcoat 2010 A selection of images from the 2010 reenactment of a 1781 struggle.	Historic Farming Historic Farmers grow corn, tobacco and cotton using 18th-century techniques at Great Hopes Plantation.	Signers of the Declaration of Independence from the article "What's Wrong With This Picture?" in the Winter 2011 journal.
A Letter from the President from the article "Dear Eighteenth Century" in the Winter 2011 journal.	Colonial Literacy from the article "Every Man Able to Read" in the Winter 2011 journal.	A Few of the Oldest Photos of Williamsburg from the article "A Few of the Oldest Photos of Williamsburg" in the Winter 2011 journal.
Reflections on Reenacting from the article "Reflections on Reenacting" in the Winter 2011 journal.	Seeds of Civil War from the article "How the Founders Sowed the Seeds of Civil War" in the Winter 2011 journal.	Palace Concert Audio Slideshow Quintet, Op. XI, no. 6 Allegro by John Christian Bach (1735 - 1782)
Ninety Delightful Days and More from the article "Ninety Delightful Days and More" in the Autumn 10 journal.	Astronomical Etchings from the article "Mumbo Jumbo Meets Its Match" in the Autumn 10 journal.	Early American Newspaper Advertisements from the article "Sold on Reasonable Terms" in the Autumn 10 journal.
Livestock from the article "Livestock as an Object Lesson: History Education on the Hoof" in the Spring 10 journal.	Ice Cream: The Process, Tools & Ingredients from the article "Some Cold, Hard Historical Facts about Good Old Ice Cream" in the Spring 10 journal.	George Wythe Will - Zoomable from the article "His Integrity Inflexible, and His Justice Exact" in the Spring 10 journal.
Historic Trades from the article "Why Do We Cast Cannons, Make Wooden Wheels, and Build Coffeehouses?" in the Spring 10 journal.	Indian War from the article "The Indian War" in the Spring 10 journal.	The Many Faces of Willie Balderson The Many Faces of Willie Balderson, A Photo Essay from the Winter 10 journal.
Ossabaw Island Pigs Feral American Breed Provides 400-Year-Old Genetic Link between Past and Present, from the article Ossabaw Island Pigs in the Winter 10 journal.	Record Snowfall 2010's first snowfall cloaks the Historic Area in glittering white.	The Signatures of the Declaration of Independence - Zoomable Zoom in on the signatures on the bottom of the Declaration of Independence
Dunlap Broadsides - Zoomable In the late afternoon of July 4, 1776, a copy of the Declaration was taken to the nearby print shop of John Dunlap, the official printer for Congress. The copies he printed are now called Dunlap Broadsides.	Zoom in on The United States Constitution Zoom in on the United States Constitution	Patrick Henry's Resolutions - Zoomable Patrick Henry, at a meeting of the Virginia House of Burgesses, proposed seven resolutions against the Stamp Act.
R. Charlton's Coffeehouse The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation's newest 18th-century exhibition building is R. Charlton's Coffeehouse. Learn more	Coffee and Chocolate Pots Coffee and chocolate pots whimsical and ornate graced the 18th-century table.	Laundries Largest buildings in the eighteenth century backyard, from the article Laundries in the Autumn 09 journal.
A Colonial Williamsburg Christmas Images from a Colonial Williamsburg Christmas, from the article A Colonial Williamsburg Christmas Under the Tree in the Autumn 09 journal.	Captain Smith Departs Map A map, taken from Smith’s "Generall Historie," depicting his last journey in America in1609, from the article Captain Smith Departs in the Autumn 09 journal.	Carts and Wagons from the Spring 09 Journal
Colonial Williamsburg Offices from the Spring 09 Journal	Fourth of July from the Spring 09 Journal	Chickens in Williamsburg from the Winter 09 Journal
Zoom in on the Bill of Rights from the Winter 09 Journal	Watercolors by John White from the Winter 09 Journal	A Williamsburg Winter from the Winter 09 Journal
Zoom in on The Declaration of Independence	Zoom in on The Virginia Declaration of Rights	Tools of the Trades from the Winter 08 Journal
Little Iron Horses from the Winter 08 Journal	Cockfighting from the Autumn 08 Journal	Colonial Gambling from the Autumn 08 Journal
4th of July Fifes and Drums Reunion from the Fifes and Drums 50th Anniversary	Drummer's Call from the Fifes and Drums 50th Anniversary	New Life for the Carolina Room from the Summer 08 Journal
Powering the Eighteenth Century from the Summer 08 Journal	Colonial Carriage Rides from the Summer 08 Journal	Naturalization Ceremony
Smart as an Ox from the Spring 08 Journal	Popular Culture Playbills from the Spring 08 Journal	A Trial by Jury from the Spring 08 Journal
Play Ball! from the Spring 08 Journal	Of Rocks, Trees, Rifles and Militias from the Winter 08 Journal	Drinking in Colonial Williamsburg from the Holiday 07 Journal
Colonial Courtship from the Holiday 07 Journal	An Actor Prepares from the Holiday 07 Journal	Milking Devons from the Holiday 07 Journal
Rare Sheep from the Summer 07 Journal	Making Counterfeit Coins from the Summer 07 Journal	Goods of the Trades from the Summer 07 Journal
Colony to Country from the Queen's visit, May 3-4, 2007	Queen Elizabeth II visits Jamestown from the Queen's visit, May 3-4, 2007	Royal Luncheon at the Governor's Palace from the Queen's visit, May 3-4, 2007
Preparations for the Queen from the Queen's visit, May 3-4, 2007	Queen Elizabeth II visits Colonial Williamsburg in 2007 from the Queen's visit, May 3-4, 2007	The Queen's Visit to Jamestown in 1957 from the Spring 07 Journal
The American Cream Draft Horse from the Spring 07 Journal	The Queen's Jewelry Box from the Spring 07 Journal	Printer's Trade from the Winter 07 Journal
The Weaver from the Winter 07 Journal	Toolmaker from the Holiday 06 Journal	Asynchronous Fashion Photography Interactive from the Holiday 06 Journal
Turkey from the Holiday 06 Journal	Revolutionary City from the Autumn 06 Journal	Dog Buttons from the Autumn 06 Journal
Town Coach from the Autumn 06 Journal	The Apothecary from the Autumn 06 Journal	Notable Williamsburg Visitors from the Summer 06 Journal
Basketmaking from the Spring 06 Journal	Hands from the Spring 06 Journal	Revolutionary City from the Spring 06 Journal
The Animals of the Historic Area from the Winter 05-06 Journal	Kaleidoscope of Construction	The Dairy from the Winter 05-06 Journal
The Brickmaker Trade from the Winter 05-06 Journal	Spring in Williamsburg	Plants of an Age from the Spring 08 Journal
Wreaths, Garlands, Ropes and Fruit from the Christmas 05 Journal	Colonial Games from the Christmas 05 Journal	A Feast for the Eyes from the Christmas 05 Journal
Folk Art from the Christmas 05 Journal	The Burk Duel from the Autumn 05 Journal	The Doors of Williamsburg from the Autumn 05 Journal
The Tailor Trade from the Autumn 05 Journal	The Bindery Trade from the Summer 05 Journal	Agriculture from the Spring 05 Journal
Restoration of Montpelier from the Spring 05 Journal	Scottish Slaves from the Spring 05 Journal	Puppetry from the Spring 05 Journal
The Funeral of Governor Botetourt from the Spring 05 Journal	Pickpockets from the Spring 05 Journal	The Fifes and Drums of Colonial Williamsburg from the Winter 04-05 Journal
The Smokehouse from the Winter 04-05 Journal	Henricus from the Winter 04-05 Journal	Historic Trades from the Winter 04-05 Journal
The Wheelwright Trade from the Winter 04-05 Journal	The Joys of Toys from the Christmas 04 Journal	Holiday Decorations from the Christmas section
Images of Christmastime from the Christmas section	Colonial Foodways from the Autumn 04 Journal	About Faces from the Autumn 04 Journal
Autumn in Williamsburg	Women in Trades from the Spring 04 Journal	The Foundry Trade from the Winter 03-04 Journal
Christmas in Williamsburg from the Christmas section	The Cooper Trade from the Autumn 03 Journal	Williamsburg in Winter from the Autumn 03 Journal
African-American Interpretation from the Summer 03 Journal	Snapshots from a Williamsburg Collection from the Summer 03 Journal	Colonial Punishments from the Spring 03 Journal
Medals Lasser Collection from the Winter 02-03 Journal	The Miller and the Windmill from the Autumn 02 Journal	A Cast of Colonial Characters from the Spring 02 Journal
Magnified View of the Palace Graves from the Autumn 08 Journal	Magnified View of Rochambeau's Speech at Williamsburg from the Autumn 08 Journal	Zoomable View of the Frenchman's Map from the Autumn 07 Journal article "In Search of the Frenchman's Map"
Five Wills from 1704-1799 - Zoomable from the article "Wills Simple and Elaborate" in the Summer 07 Journal	Stuart's Presidential Portraits Zoomable from the article "Presidential Proverbs" in the Spring 07 Journal	Jefferson's Constitution Zoomable from the article "One of the most intriguing might-have-beens in American History" in the Spring 07 Journal
The Queen's Visit to Jamestown in 1957 Zoomable from the article "Anniversaries and the Origin of History" in the Spring 07 Journal	Zoom in for a closer look at Tompion's clock from the Summer 04 Journal article "Time for the Royals"