Gilded Age

United States Army soldiers stand guard on a muddy Seattle street during the 1886 anti-Chinese riots.
A 1891 sepia photograph of the Connecticut State House with men in frock coats and top hats on the steps.
A sepia-toned photograph of Governor Benjamin Tillman addressing a crowd in 1894 South Carolina.
A sepia-toned photograph of a 19th-century legislative chamber with men in Victorian clothing and observers in the gallery.
A sepia-toned 1873 street scene in New York City showing Victorian-era pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages near a theater.
A sepia-toned photograph of the 1890 Mississippi Constitutional Convention assembly hall.
A sepia-toned photograph of the Wyoming State Capitol interior in 1893 showing legislators in period dress during a session.
A group of 19th-century legislators in formal attire debating on the floor of the Illinois State Capitol.
A black-and-white 1890 photograph of the U.S. Capitol with horse-drawn carriages in the foreground.