This is an illustration of the British searching the Colonial Americans for illegal items at the docks.

British Search

This is an illustration of the British searching the Colonial Americans for illegal items at the docks.

A group of men looking over tall rocks to determine where the plume of smoke is coming from.

Group of Men Looking Over Rocks

A group of men looking over tall rocks to determine where the plume of smoke is coming from.

An illustration of a group of people walking together in a tunnel with torches.

Group Walking in Tunnel

An illustration of a group of people walking together in a tunnel with torches.

Prisoners eluding capture.

Prison and Escape

Prisoners eluding capture.

"An instrument for directing a powerful beam of electric light for the purpose of search, illumination, or signalling."—Finley, 1917

Searchlight

"An instrument for directing a powerful beam of electric light for the purpose of search, illumination,…

Woman searching by lamplight.

Woman

Woman searching by lamplight.

An illustration of a fish fishing for a woman with a heart as bait.

Woman Being Fished For

An illustration of a fish fishing for a woman with a heart as bait.