Start looking for Harper's woodcuts on eBay.
They did have printing presses in the 1800s, but the pictures were 'handcarved' so are original artworks.
Nearly all the graphics in 1800s (1890s started to covert to modern reproductive methods) were handmade prints, so that includes business cards, trade cards, books, newspaper, magazines, Reach and Spalding guides, posters, programs. The Reach and Spalding guides have some excellent woodcuts.
But the Harper's is a great place to start, and lots of them to collect and they're high quality. You can find the pages or the entire magazines.
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