Whitaker family / photographed by J.A. Palmer, Aiken, S.C.
Photo shows a large African American family of mostly women and children, gathered around the porch of a log and clapboard cabin, with wood shingle roof and stone chimney, and a large cauldron in the foreground... More
Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year
Print shows a late Victorian holiday card with Christmas and New Year greetings, showing a branch with cherry blossoms from a cherry tree superimposed over a medallion with a landscape scene. Printed at top le... More
Benson, Maule & Co. seed warehouse / Longacre Co.
Print shows the front facade of the Benson, Maule & Co. seed warehouse at 129-131 Front Street in Philadelphia, Pa., with merchandise on the sidewalk, horse-drawn wagons on the street, and the end of a street r... More
A short stop! Smoke the "Capadura" cigar
Print shows a baseball player getting hit in the face by a batted baseball, it has knocked off his cap, labeled "Cap-A-Dura", and bloodied his nose. Printed on lower right: Registered by R.C. Brown. Printed on... More
Market St. Taber Photo., San Francisco
Photo shows a bird's-eye view of Market Street in San Francisco, California, with many horse-drawn carriages and cable cars, along with pedestrians on the broad street between commercial buildings. No. B. 2146... More
Promenade, Hotel Chamberlain, Old Point Comfort, Virginia, U.S.A
Copyright, 1898, by B. L. Singley. No. 9114. Forms part of the Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.
Boston circa 1832 - Public domain engraving
Print shows a view of Boston Harbor as it may have looked in 1832 with sailboats and rowboats in the foreground, a windmill in the middle distance, and the city of Boston in the background. Reproduction of an ... More
Orleans Square / photographed by J.N. Wilson, No. 143 Broughton Street...
Stereograph showing a group of African Americans casually posed on lawn with many trees in the background at Orleans Square in Savannah, Georgia. No. 56. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson Collection at the Libra... More
[The car of history clock at the U.S. Capitol]
Photograph shows Carlo Franzoni's 1819 marble sculpture of Clio, the Muse of History, standing in a winged chariot, atop a clock. Forms part of the Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.
Excelsior Spring. New York (state) 19th Century Stereoscope Card.
Forms part of the Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.
Mountain House, Catskill, Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope card.
Penciled on front of mount: 522; 120. Amateur Photographic Exchange Club label affixed to verso gives title, photographer, photographer's address (Blockley P.O., Philadelphia, Pa.), date, number (120), and nega... More
Henry, janitor, Dickinson College, Carlisle, Penna.
Full-length portrait of African American man, seated with cleaning tools, facing front. Label on verso for the Amateur Photographic Exchange Club. Amateur Photographic Exchange Club label affixed to verso give... More
View of Pottsville Taken from Sharp Mountain & respectfully dedicated ...
Bird's-eye view of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, with remarque showing a man standing at the entrance to a coal mine. J.R. Smith, Drawing Academy Philada. Hand-written below image: Colored by W.E. Smith. Forms part... More
West Point from Constitution Island
Drawing shows view of West Point across the Hudson River from Constitution Island. Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 589 (DLC/PP-1995:141.589). Forms part of: John Rubens Smith Collection (Library of Cong... More
Harlem River, N.Y. - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph
Penciled on front of mount: 505. Amateur Photographic Exchange Club label affixed to verso gives title, photographer, photographer's address (32 Park Row, New York), date, number (98), negative (wet), and notat... More
Mrs. Ann Eliza Young, 19th wife of Brigham Young / JB [monogram] ; Arm...
Ann Eliza Young, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front. Marian S. Carson Collection (Library of Congress). From D 024
View in Waukerusa Valley, looking east from Mount Oriad, Lawrence, Kan...
No. 42. Part of series: Across the continent on the Union Pacific Railway, Eastern Division. Forms part of Marian S. Carson Collection (Library of Congress). Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10,... More
Old brick barn - 19th century Virginia.
Photograph shows a brick barn built at Mount Vernon in 1745 by Lawrence Washington. On mount: Only authorized publisher of Mt. Vernon views. Copyright by Mount Vernon Association. Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1... More
Bergen cut - Public domain document scan
Penciled on front of mount: 476. Amateur Photographic Exchange Club label affixed to verso gives title, photographer, photographer's address (Newark, N.J.), date, number (126), and negative (tannin). Amateur Ph... More
Congressional pugilists - Engraving, Public domain image
A crude portrayal of a fight on the floor of Congress between Vermont Representative Matthew Lyon and Roger Griswold of Connecticut. The row was originally prompted by an insulting reference to Lyon on Griswold... More
High Bridge from south end showing the great water pipe
Penned on front of mount: 475. Amateur Photographic Exchange Club label affixed to verso gives title, photographer, photographer's address (No. 2 Wall Street, New York), date, number (308), negative (tannin), p... More
On the Hudson, N.Y. Island - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpa...
Penciled on front of mount: No. 4. Amateur Photographic Exchange Club label affixed to verso gives title, photographer, date, number (4), and negative (solid: milk proc). Amateur Photographic Exchange Club. F... More
W. Mitchell McAllister - Daguerreotype, Public domain
Case: scroll design. Attributed to William Young McAllister. Etched on plate: W. Mitchell McAllister, Ap. 3, 1844. Note attached to case: Mitchell when a baby, 1843. Hallmark: Rinhart 21, except with 30 instead... More
Perry's victory / T. Birch. - A drawing of a ship in a harbor
Marine view showing American fleet, under the command of Oliver Hazard Perry, engaged in battle with the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congr... More
Penna R.R. bridge across the Susquehanna River from the w.
Penned on bottom of mile-marker post in left stereo image: P.P.S. 36. Penned on back of mount: P.P.S. 16 (a). Pennsylvania Photographic Society. Forms part of: Charles F. Himes collection of stereographs by am... More
[High fall, Catskill, the upper one 150 ft.. the lower 60 ft.]
Photograph probably by James Hunter (d. 1896). Forms part of: Charles F. Himes collection of stereographs by amateur photographers in the Marian S. Carson collection.
Yorktown, Virginia / McIlvaine. - A painting of a farm scene with a fu...
Moonlight scene of Yorktown with wagons, campfire, and soldiers near ruins and a grave. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congress).
Freedom to surmount the Capitol of U. States
Penciled on front of mount: 474. Amateur Photographic Exchange Club label affixed to verso gives title, photographer, photographer's address (256 G Street, Washington, D.C.), date, number (1;7), and negative (t... More
The council of the rulers, & the elders against the tribe of ye Americ...
Print shows a group of men in the Hall of Commons, several seated around a table, on the wall is a map labeled "North America" which has burst into flames, in the foreground stands Lord North passing banknotes ... More
Falls of Niagara. View of the great pitch taken from below, see Forest...
Drawing shows great volumes of water cascading over a cliff as seen from below at Niagara Falls. See: "The Foresters : A poem descriptive of a pedestrian journey to the falls of Niagara, in the Autumn of 1804"... More
[Home of Lord Timothy Dexter, Newburyport, Massachusetts with wooden s...
(DLC/PP-1996:023.96) Philadelphia Print Shop inventory no. 682. Erroneously inscribed below image: "John Rubens Smith, pinxt" before leaving England some time before 1807.... See also: PGA - Bufford View of ...... More
Guann's near Fort - Swift, Brooklyn / J.R. Smith, fecit., 1817.
Drawing shows the landscape of a rural area in Brooklyn with cattle grazing on a dirt road. Ships travel through what may be Gowanus Canal in the distance. (DLC/PP-1995:140.268) Philadelphia Print Shop Invento... More
Circus scene showing a man (magician?) standing on a table holding a c...
Woodside's drawing may be a copy after an illustration from an 1815 English edition of "Songs of the Chase." Inscribed in pencil on verso: This is a copy by John A. Woodside of a vignette cut in the book "Songs... More
[Southwest view of the U.S. Capitol building with cast-iron fence. Pre...
Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 658. (DLC/PP-1996:032.3). Forms part of: Marian S. Carson Collection (Library of Congress).
Thomas Doughty - Common deer Doughty pinxt. ; Sartain sc
Print shows deer, a buck, doe, and fawn, in a natural landscape. Printed on upper right corner: PL. 1. Illus. from: The cabinet of natural history and American rural sports. Philadelphia : J. & T. Doughty, 183... More
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts / engd. by C.G. Childs.
Print shows the front façade of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts building, with tree on the left, circular drive and lawn in front; labeled "Share $50. No. 17". It is inscribed to "Francis Hopkinson" a... More
[Officer from the First Troop, Philadelphiadelphia, facing forward, he...
(DLC/PP-1995:140.49) Philadelphia Print Shop inventory no. 49. Title devised by Library staff from inventory. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson Collection (Library of Congress).
Flower blossoms on stem with foliage and tendrils
Date based on paper and style of DRWG/US - Unattributed, no. 62. (DLC/PP-1998:151.38) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Documentary drawing filing series (Li... More
Aileen Mavourneen, ballad. The words by Mrs. S.C. hall, the music by A...
Print shows a young woman, three-quarter length, standing, facing slightly left, holding a flower in her left hand at her waist. Printed on lower right: Pr. 50 cts. (DLC/PP-2001:068). Forms part of: Marian S. ... More
[John McAllister, Jr., full-length portrait, seated in a chair, outdoo...
Written on paper label on back of case: J. McAllister jr 1843 taken by W.Y.M. on the roof of old 48. Written on paper label on the side of the case: J. McAllister by W.Y.M. Case: frame design with leaf motif in... More
Cases de naturels dessiné par L. Le Breton, lithe. par De Laplante ; l...
Print shows typical dwellings at a native village with a man working on an outrigger canoe in the foreground. Title from online source. Illus. from: Voyage au pôle Sud et dans l'Océanie sur les corvettes l'Astr... More
Lydia Darragh house, Little Dock Creek and 2nd Street
Photograph shows a view of a small wooden building with large brick buildings around it, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; the dwelling appears to be a building cut in half where it backs up to a tall brick buildi... More
Traveler greeting two women at a well
Drawing shows a bearded traveler wearing flowing robes, offering a neckless to a woman standing next to a well; another woman is leaning over the well to get the bucket to draw water; there are several sheep, t... More
Second street museum of living animals now exhibiting at 281 North 2d ...
Print shows an advertisement for the Second Street Museum of Living Animals depicting "Romulus, the fighting California grizzly bear" in a fight against "Napoleon 4th", a large bull, on April 8, 1853. The adver... More
Scene on the Delaware River at Philada. during the severe winter of 18...
Print shows many people from Philadelphia ice skating on the Delaware River, possibly near the Philadelphia Navy Yard, "during the severe winter of 1856." At head of title: Souvenir of the coldest winter on re... More
Keystone marble works S.F. Jacoby & Co. Market St. betw: 20th & 21st P...
Print shows five vignettes, at top, an exterior view, from the street, of the Keystone Marble Works, S.F. Jacoby & Co., with four interior views showing the "Cutting Room", "Machine Room", "Polishing Room", and... More
Emlen Cresson & son Willie Prichett Cresson
Possibly by Samuel Broadbent, based on painted backdrop. Case: flowers in central medallion surrounded by scroll design. Inscribed on case: Mascher's Improved Stereoscope, Philada., Patent March 8, 1853. Paper ... More
Portrait photo of 30 physicians of lunatic asylum
Group portrait of male physicians standing outside building. Title from inscription on slide label. "Published by Langenheim & Co., Philadelphia, Pa." printed on slide label. Attributed to William and Frederick... More
Old Swedes' Church - Public domain dedication image
Photo shows an exterior view, from an oblique angle, of the Gloria Dei Church (Old Swedes') with the cemetery in the foreground. The Reverend Jehu Curtis Clay and a woman are standing at center, in the middle d... More
New Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane, building, Pennsylvania
Stereograph showing the Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane under construction, with many workers posing in foreground. Langenheim's American Stereoscopic Views. Blind stamp: Langenheim. Inscribed on verso: Me... More
[Painting of John McAllister, Jr., by Anna C. Peale, head-and-shoulder...
Note found behind plate: Cleaned July 1974 with a solution of water, thiourea, and phospheric acid. Wm. B. Becker, Phila. Pa. Paper label on back of frame: The following was written on the back of this daguerre... More
[Explosion of the Alfred Thomas at Easton Pennsylvania March 6th 1860]
Print shows an explosion on the steamboat Alfred Thomas at Easton, Pennsylvania; a few people are standing on the shore of the river and Easton is visible to the left, in the background. Title from another impr... More
Suspension Bridge, from Broadway, New York
No. 3100. Forms part of the Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.
An evening at Oakland. Romance, composed & respectfully dedicated to t...
Print shows a view from the street of a large white building, the Oakland Female Institute, on the top of a hill, with sidewalk, pedestrians, and parkland in the foreground. Signed on stone in lower left corne... More
Smithsonian Institute, Washington. Washington DC sterescope card, 19th...
On mount: Peoples Series. American Views. Forms part of the Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.
Lemon Hill, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19th century s...
Photograph shows the house on the estate of Lemon Hill in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. No. 20. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.
John Lothrop Motley, L.L.D. historian of the Netherlands / on steel by...
Print shows John Lothrop Motley, half-length portrait, facing left. Caption continues: for the Eclectic. Illus. from: The eclectic magazine of foreign literature, science, and art. New York : Leavitt, Trow, & ... More
Daniel Waldo, aged 102, one of the survivors of the Revolution
Portrait shows one of the oldest surviving American Revolutionary War veterans. A similar photograph appears in: Hillard, E. B. (Elias Brewster). The Last Men of the Revolution. Hartford:, N. A. & R. A. Moore, ... More
Great Central Fair for the Sanitary Commission
Print shows letterhead for the Great Central Fair in Philadelphia showing scenes in which members of the Sanitary Commission help soldiers on battlefields; includes letter notifying the recipient of being appoi... More
Brooklyn sanitary fair, 1864. New England kitchen / lith. of A. Brown ...
(DLC/PP-2001:068). Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress.
François Gregoire & Co. enamel of America for beautifying and preservi...
Print shows an advertising broadsheet for "François Gregoire & Co.", with a female figure as Columbia holding an American Flag that is labeled "Enamel of America". Stamped on upper and lower left: From the fil... More
Under Girard Av. Bridge, Philad'a, Pennsylvania, 19th century stereosc...
Stereograph showing the Girard Avenue Bridge, Philadelphia, from below, perhaps during construction. From James Cremer's Stereoscopic Emporium, 18 South Eighth St., Philadelphia. No. 1292. Marian S. Carson Coll... More
Interior of Grand Central Depot. New York (state) 19th Century Stereos...
Stereograph showing interior view of Grand Central Station. American views. New York City. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.
Toll gate at Rosemont, 1875, Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope ca...
Handwritten note on verso: "Christmas eve, 1875". Forms part of: Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.
The terrace, Central Park, N.Y. New York (state) 19th Century Stereosc...
On mount: American Series. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.
Incorporated by the State of Pennsylvania Keely motor company engraved...
Print shows a stock certificate for the Keely Motor Company showing an allegorical image with a partially clad female figure seated with her right hand on the cog wheel of a Keely engine, her left arm rests on ... More
The Vanderbills Mansions, 5th Avenue, New York
On mount: American Series. Forms part of the Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.
[Seattle's first street car turning from Occidental Avenue to Yesler W...
Caption on card: Seattle and vicinity. Frank H. Osgood installed the street car system in Seattle. He appears in this photograph standing behind the horses. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson co... More
Union Trust Co. building. Church yard, N.Y
On mount: J.S. Johnston's Series of American Stereoscopic Views. No. 33. Forms part of the Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.
J. Marshall, portrait print - Public domain portrait engraving
Print shows portrait of Chief Justice John Marshall. (DLC/PP-2001:068). Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Accession box no. DLC/PP-2001:068
Libby Prison - 19th century Virginia. Stereoscope card.
On verso: Published by Cook, No. 913 Main, St. Richmond, Va. From series: Views of Richmond and Vicinity, and mountain scenery of Virginia and West Va. Forms part of the Marian S. Carson Collection at the Libr... More
Looking East showing East River. New York City sterescopic card, 19th ...
On mount: New York and Vicinity. Part of the series: New York City. Instantaneous Panoramic Views. Forms part of the Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.
Mt. Vernon Mansion, West, or Original Front originally built in 1743 b...
On mount: N. G. Johnson, photographer, 309 9th St., Washington, D.C. Only authorized publisher of Mount Vernon Views. Forms part of the Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.
Wall Street Ferry House. New York City sterescopic card, 19th century.
On mount: America Illustrated Stereographs of New York City. Forms part of the Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.
Looking South showing Broadway and Stewart's Retail store
On mount: New York and Vicinity. Part of the series: New York City. Instantaneous Panoramic Views. Forms part of the Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.
Pennsylvania Rail Road Depot. New York City sterescopic card, 19th cen...
Series: Stereoscopic Gems. New York & Vicinity. Handwritten note on verso: Pier No. 1, N.R. this is the Emigrant depot and freight is delivered alongside, (partly visible), passengers go to pier 14 - West St. b... More
Delaware Water Gap / from nat. by Jas. Queen ; Lith. by Ibbotson & Que...
Marian S. Carson Collection (Library of Congress). From D 024 Public domain scan of 18th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Henry, janitor, Dickinson College, Carlisle, Penna.
Full-length portrait of African American man, seated with cleaning tools, facing front. Label on verso for the Amateur Photographic Exchange Club. Amateur Photographic Exchange Club label affixed to verso give... More
[West front of the United States Capitol with cows in the foreground]
Drawing shows the Tripoli Monument honoring American valor during the Barbary Wars of 1804. It was moved to the West Front of the Capitol in 1831 (and moved to the U.S. Naval Academy in 1860). The drawing also ... More
Public school, Leavenworth, Kansas, 309 miles west of St. Louis, Mo.
No. 55. Part of series: Across the continent on the Union Pacific Railway, Eastern Division. Forms part of Marian S. Carson Collection (Library of Congress). Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10,... More
Fawns Leap, Clove, Catskill, Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope ca...
Penciled on front of mount: 528; 126. Amateur Photographic Exchange Club label affixed to verso gives title, photographer, photographer's address (Blockley P.O., Philadelphia, Pa.), date, number (126), and nega... More
[Unidentified man, half-length portrait] / W. & F. Langenheim's ... Ph...
On original folder: "From W. & F. Langenheim's Talbotype and Daguerreotype Establishment. Exchange, 3rd Story, Rooms 25-27. Philadephia. Talbotypes on paper , or daguerreotypes on plates of all sizes." Purchas... More
Winter scene Wissahickon - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph
Penciled on front of mount: 480. Amateur Photographic Exchange Club label affixed to verso gives title, photographer, photographer's address (Philadelphia), date, and inscription: Malt ALK Gold. Amateur Photogr... More
Prof. Wilson's house, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, 19th centu...
Amateur Photographic Exchange Club label affixed to verso gives title, photographer, photographer's address (Troy University), date, number (84), and negative (tannin). Amateur Photographic Exchange Club. Form... More
Manhattanville from Mt. St. Vincent (north end of Central Park)
Penned on front of mount: 513. Amateur Photographic Exchange Club label affixed to verso gives title, photographer, photographer's address (No. 2 Wall Street, New York), date, number (248), negative (tannin), a... More
William W. Cansler's paper-hanging warehouse N.E. corner of Arch & Sev...
Print shows an exterior view of Cansler's paper hanging warehouse on the corner of Arch and Seventh streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Caption: Country merchants supplies at the lowest rates - Rooms papere... More
The Chickahominy - Sumners Upper Bridge
Drawing shows a scene with wagons on a log bridge across a swampy area of the Chickahominy River. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congress). Exhibited: "The Civil War in America" at the ... More
[Men pulling Reliance Fire Company hose carriage]
Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1996 (DLC/PP 1996:087.14) Forms part of the Marian S. Carson Collection (Library of Congress).
[Five sketches: one portrait, two marine views, exterior of a house, a...
Signed on lower left of mount: T. Birch. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress. Unprocessed in D 024
Washington head quarters at Valley Forge
Penned on front of mount: 565. Amateur Photographic Exchange Club label affixed to verso gives title, photographer, photographer's address (No. 1717 Arch Street, Philadelphia), date, and negative (tannin). Ama... More
The Independent Benevolent Society of Philadelphia / William Crozier p...
On a pedestal in an oval a woman is seated with three children under the caption "God assisting us, nothing is to be feared." To the right stands a woman holding a staff on which is a liberty cap, to the left a... More
Part of 1st and 7th ward, Newark
Penciled on front of mount: 524. Amateur Photographic Exchange Club label affixed to verso gives title, photographer, photographer's address (Newark, N.J.), date, and negative (dry). Amateur Photographic Exchan... More
P.S. Duval & Son, lithographers, 22 & 24 South 5th St. ab. Chestnut, P...
Print showing advertisement for printing firm with a scene entitled "The dream of heaven" depicting a sleeping woman being presented by heavenly beings with a basket of fruit containing the words "wisdom, the r... More
Twenty five dollars - Public domain portrait engraving
Print shows a bank note for $25 with a bust portrait of George Washington, right profile, in a medallion surrounded by text which states: "The President, Directois and Company of Washington Bank in Westerly [Rh... More
Tomb of Abelard and Heloise W.D. Fellowes delt. ; J. Hill sc
Print shows a view of the tomb of Abelard and Héloïse in a fairly wooded section of the Père-Lachaise cemetery in Paris, France, with two pilgrims in prayer. (DLC/PP-1998:151) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson c... More
Pennsylvania Academy of fine arts. Founded 1805 J.J. Barralet del. ; B...
Print shows an exterior view of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts building printed at the top of certificate "No. 1002", which states that W.P. Cresson a member of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine A... More
[Scene with windmill on right, Brooklyn Navy Yard to left]
(DLC/PP-1995:140.256) Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory no. 256. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congress).
Sweet pea, hyacinth, sun flower Thackara sc
Print shows a bouquet of sweet pea blossoms, hyacinths, and a sunflower tied with a ribbon, and with a butterfly or moth perched on the sunflower. (DLC/PP-2001:068) Forms part of: Popular graphic art print fil... More
Paper mill at Hodgskintown near New Haven
Landscape drawing showing small paper mill beside stream with cliffs in the background, near New Haven, Connecticut. Title inscribed from item. Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 89. (DLC/PP-1995:140.89) Fo... More
[Preliminary sketch, with grid, of the driveway in front of Mount Vern...
Drawing shows a preliminary sketch, set on a grid, of the circular drive in front of the manor house at Mount Vernon, including outbuildings on the left and tall trees in the background. Philadelphia Print Sho... More