Citizens Volunteer Hospital Association of Philadelphia cor. of Broad ...
Drawing shows an exterior view of the hospital building from the street across, beyond the railroad tracks, with many pedestrians in front and along the side of the building, corner of Broad Street and Washingt... More
Sketches with the Co. B 8th Reg., Pennsylvania Ma. [i.e., militia] und...
Drawing shows soldiers standing in residential street and sitting against fence along the roadside during rest period; some gathered around small campfires. Signed in pencil "J Queen" on lower left of mount. (... More
Citizens Volunteer Hospital - corner of Broad St. and Washington Ave. ...
Print shows an exterior view of the hospital building from the street across, beyond the railroad tracks, with locomotive approaching, and with pedestrians and soldiers standing on sidewalk on the side of the b... More
Skating on the Schuylkill Bispham del
Print shows a young man and a young woman ice skating on the Schuylkill River, with a fallen young boy, a dog, and a sled in the foreground, and many people skating in the background. Illus. from: Godey's lady... More
[Bryants Minstrels] - Public domain portrait print
Group portrait of nine members of Bryant's Minstrels, a group of white actors impersonating blacks, in particular "plantation life." Includes identification of members hand-written around mount. (DLC/PP-1997:1... More
Boating scene on the Schuylkill River, three people in a rowboat, oars...
Inscribed in pencil at top right are instructions for colors. Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of... More
Views of William F. Murphy's Sons' stationery establishment, 509 Chest...
Stereograph showing shop interior with shelves and glass cases of goods for sale. On verso: ... stationery, steam-power printing, ruling and blank book manufacturing establishment ... James Cremer, Photographer... More
Minnie Tate, of the Jubilee singers / negative by Black.
Photo shows Minnie Tate, three-quarter length studio portrait, facing slightly right, with arms folded and resting on a small table. Albumen photograph mounted on a cabinet card. Printed on verso: American Mis... More
Jubilee singers, Fisk University, Nashville, Tenn. / negative by Black...
Photo shows a studio group portrait of the Fisk University Jubilee Singers, with (from l. to r.) Minnie Tate, Greene Evans, Isaac Dickerson, Jennie Jackson, Maggie Porter, Ella Sheppard, Thomas Rutling, Benjami... More
[Group of women standing in a semi-circle, formally dressed, holding b...
Massachusetts adopted a 10 hour day for women in May 1874. Marian S. Carson Collection (Library of Congress). Housed in envelope marked: Women's Committee, 1873. Published in: Gathering history: the Marian S. C... More
Japanese Bazaar, Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope card.
Birds-eye-view of Japanese building and garden at the 1876 Centennial Exposition, Philadelphia, Pa. No. 961. Copyright by Centennial Photographic Co. Forms part of: the Marian S. Carson Collection (Library of Congress).
Reverend John G. Imartis Church at Greenwich, N.Y. in 1896 photograph ...
Forms part of the Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.
Table Rock. New York (state) 19th Century Stereoscope Card.
Forms part of the Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.
Laurel house. New York (state) 19th Century Stereoscope Card.
On mount: The Catskills. New York. No. 201. Forms part of the Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.
New wing, Patent Office, Washington, D.C. U.S.A
No. 3088. Forms part of the Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.
Sketches with Co B. 8th Reg. Pennsylvania Ma. under the officers of th...
Union troops preparing to bivouac in church pews. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress.
[View of Tifft House, a Buffalo, New York, hotel]
Part of series : Buffalo City Views. Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1997; (DLC/PP-1997:105). Forms part of the Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.
Immigrants just arrived, awaiting examination, Ellis Island, New York ...
Copyright [by] Underwood & Underwood. On mount: Underwood & Underwood, New York & Ottawa, Kas., Works, Arlington, N.J. No. 19 and 5288. Forms part of the Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.
Immigrants just arrived, awaiting examination, Ellis Island, New York ...
Copyright [by] Underwood & Underwood. On mount: Underwood & Underwood, New York & Ottawa, Kas., Works, Arlington, N.J. No. 19 and 5288. Forms part of the Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.
Cascade on the brook (Upper Park)
On mount: Central Park, New York. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.
View across the Susquehanna from the east, south of Penna. R.R. bridge
Penciled on front of mount: 280. Penned on back of mount: P.P.S. 28.(a). Pennsylvania Photographic Society. Forms part of: Charles F. Himes collection of stereographs by amateur photographers in the Marian S. ... More
[Holtz machine] - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph
Written on verso: Holtz Machine Dickinson College Presented by Dr J. W. Hendrix. Attribution to Himes based on his position at Dickinson College. Forms part of: Charles F. Himes collection of stereographs by a... More
[Two portraits of Sarah Allister McAllister Grant. Right plate: head-a...
Image on left plate is barely visible. Paper label attached to case: Sarah by W.Y.M., 184? Inscription on left plate: "Taken in 1843 at 45 Sansom St. by W.Y. McAllister." Hallmark on both plates: iron cross sh... More
Baltimore St., Cumberland, after a snow storm, Apl. 10, 1862
Exterior view looking down Baltimore Street showing snow covered street. Penciled on front of mount: 504. Amateur Photographic Exchange Club label affixed to verso gives title, photographer, photographer's addr... More
Washington, as cut by Miss De Hart, and given by Lady Washington to Ki...
Bust portrait silhouette of George Washington, facing right. Inscribed in ink at botom center: Washington, as cut by Miss De Hart, and given by Lady Washington to Kittie Duer, the daughter of Lord Stirling Phi... More
Boston, Charlestown & Bunker Hill as seen from the fort at Roxbury, 18...
Bird's-eye view of Boston and vicinity showing distant view of Beacon Hill and the Massachusetts State House. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congress). Published in: Gathering history: t... More
Bridge across the Schuylkill near Philad-
Penned on front of mount: 566. Label affixed to verso with heading "Memoir, Jamin Tubes", gives title, photographer, negative (tannin collodion), arrangement (view), opening (1/4 in.), exposure (2min. h), and n... 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
Mammoth trees, Cal. House over the stump of the original big tree, dia...
No. 880. Forms part of the Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.
Indian boy and his dog - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph
No. 100. Forms part of series: U.S. topographical and geological survey of the valley of the Colorado River of the west, by J.W. Powell and A.H. Thompson. Forms part of series: Indians of the Colorado Valley, ... More
Penna. R.R. depot., Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, 19th centu...
Written on verso: Italian style of architecture; 400 ft. long. 103 ft. wide; 122 ft. front. Lowey(?) 77 & 64 ft. Cost $5800; P.P.S. 4 (a). Pennsylvania Photographic Society. Forms part of: Charles F. Himes c... More
West Point from s.e. - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph
Penciled on front of mount: 470. Amateur Photographic Exchange Club label affixed to verso gives title, photographer, photographer's address (175 Second Avenue, New York), date, number (15), and negative (tanni... More
The Warrior and his bride - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpap...
No. 110. Forms part of series: U.S. topographical and geological survey of the valley of the Colorado River of the west, by J.W. Powell and A.H. Thompson. Forms part of series: Indians of the Colorado Valley, ... More
[Dickinson College laboratory equipment] - stereocsopic card
Attribution to Himes based on his position at Dickinson College. Forms part of: Charles F. Himes collection of stereographs by amateur photographers in the Marian S. Carson collection.
On the South Mountain, Catskill - stereocsopic card
Probably photographed by James Hunter (d. 1896). Forms part of: Charles F. Himes collection of stereographs by amateur photographers in the Marian S. Carson collection.
Waiting for a drink. Fairmount Philad. Emerson, Himes & C. Sellers J...
Penned on front of mount: 567. Label affixed to verso with heading "Memoir, Jamin Tubes", gives title, photographer, date, number (206), negative (tannin collodion), arrangement (view), opening (3/8), and expos... More
Old Quarantine Station, mouth of the Schuykill [i.e., Schuylkill]
Two small boats on the Schuylkill River with a small building, the old quarantine station, in the background. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congress). Published in: Gathering history: t... More
[Stereograph of unidentified woman, full-length, facing front, seated ...
Stereographic case embossed in gold: "Mayall, 224 Regent St. (Argyll Place) & 433 West Strand." Label adhered to case: "20". Label adhered to cover glass: "PB 187". Purchased at Parke-Bernet Galleries, Sale #68... More
The Elk-skin tent - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph
No. 109. Forms part of series: U.S. topographical and geological survey of the valley of the Colorado River of the west, by J.W. Powell and A.H. Thompson. Forms part of series: Indians of the Colorado Valley, ... More
[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
An-te-ro, war chief of the U-in-ta Utes
No. 112. Forms part of series: U.S. topographical and geological survey of the valley of the Colorado River of the west, by J.W. Powell and A.H. Thompson. Forms part of series: Indians of the Colorado Valley, ... More
A view in Williamsburg, Virginia / McIlvaine.
Scene of Duke of Gloucester Street in Williamsburg, Virginia, with soldiers and wagon train. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congress).
Baptism of Edward I / M. Brown Jr.
Drawing of an infant, perhaps an angel on the recto. Sketch of an elderly man with cane on verso. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress.
Bust portrait of unidentified woman, facing right
Irregular edges on two sides as print was torn from a sheet. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (Lib... More
[Mr. Graupner - seated and holding music]
Drawing shows a portrait of Gottlieb Graupner, a music publisher in Boston, facing front while holding a sheet of music. (DLC/PP-1995:140.28) Philadelphia Print Shop inventory no. 28. Title from Philadelphia Pr... More
[Family group - Smith, his wife and six children pointing at examples ...
(DLC/PP-1995:140.27) Philadelphia Print Shop inventory no. 27. Title from Philadelphia Print Shop inventory. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson Collection (Library of Congress).
Durand & Co. bank note engravers
Print shows a sample bank note surrounded by vignettes of allegorical scenes, portraits, including George Washington, numbers, and various designs. Possibly engraved by Cyrus Durand or Asher B. Durand. (DLC/PP... More
Philadelphia Association for the Relief of Disabled Firemen / drawn an...
Print is a certificate of membership in the Philadelphia Association for the Relief of Disabled Firemen which depicts a scene of firemen putting out a fire in a burning building and rescuing citizens from anoth... More
Fairman, Draper, Underwood & Co
Print shows a specimen sheet of bank note vignettes depicting many female figures and some male figures as allegorical images representing commerce, industy, and abundance, also portraits, including George Wash... More
Water or holding tank with downspout "in light"
Drawing shows a large tank on a raised platform at the edge of a river, with a stairway leading to a dock, a chute descending to the waters edge, also a wharf extending into the river. Appears to be a fragment... More
Sketch of a tree in winter beside a boulder at water's edge, a man fis...
Paper trimmed on the top through a watermark in the upper left: [J. Rob]eson Phila. Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collec... More
St. Crispin's celebrated vegetable paste blacking
Print shows six circular labels, possibly intended for the top of a round container of blacking paste, showing a man shielding his eyes as he reaches for a boot, freshly blacked with "St. Crispin's celebrated v... More
[North side of Chestnut Street, below Second Street, Philadelphia, Pen...
Attributed to William Y. McAllister. Case: plain leather double case; pressure sensitive label attached to case: 22/23. Housed in case with DAG no. 1276. Printed on paper label on back of case: William Y. McAll... More
The illustrated book of Christian ballads
Print shows what appears to be a book cover for a possible second edition of the 1844 edition of "The Illustrated Book of Christian Ballads and Poems" edited by Rev. Rufus W. Griswold, published by Lindsay & Bl... More
Tourists near vantage point, Landscape view print
Print shows several European(?) tourists, including children, at a scenic overlook offering views of the distant landscape; at center is a wooden structure that may provide accommodations or simply protection f... More
Philadelphia fire company mobile steam driven water pump
Photograph shows a piece of firefighting equipment on display in front of a firehouse in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Several men are standing around a horsedrawn steam driven water pump. (DLC/PP-1999:126). For... More
Old Swedes Church - Victorian era public domain image
Photograph shows a bird's-eye view of the Gloria Dei Church (Old Swedes') in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with the cemetery in the foreground, with the masts of ships visible in the background. Inscribed or pri... More
[John McAllister, half-length portrait, facing slightly left]
Printed on back: Stereoscopes. Written on label on back: J. McAllister, Jr. Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1997; (DLC/PP-1997:105). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Mar... More
J. Hall Rohrman, ornamental japanner and manufacturer of grocers' tea ...
Print shows an embossed and gilt print advertising "J. Hall Rohrman" ornamental japanning services and japanned-ware products. (DLC/PP-2001:068). Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress.
Carriage or fire engine - Public domain drawing
(DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Documentary drawing filing series (Library of Congress).
Topographical view, seen from the Delaware River, of the Philadelphia ...
(DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Documentary drawing filing series (Library of Congress).
[Sarah Allister McAllister Grant, three-quarters length, seated in cha...
Written on back: Sarah M. Grant, 1853? Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1997; (DLC/PP-1997:105). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congress)
Arch Street Theatre. 19th century, Library of Congress collection
Photo shows an exterior view of the Arch Street Theatre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (DLC/PP-1999:126). Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress.
[Family of W.Y. McAllister] - Public domain portrait photograph
Written on back: "4 of the children of W.Y. McAllister. Taken 1854 or 1855." Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1997; (DLC/PP-1997:105). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Ma... More
Bay of Wodowara / from nature by Heine[,] shipping by Walke ; lith. of...
Print shows two American side wheel steam frigates and a large rowboat during rough seas in the Bay of Wodowara. Plate from: Narrative of the expedition of an American squadron to the China Seas and Japan ... ... More
Kimball & Gorton Philadelphia R.R. Car Manufactory, 21st & Hamilton St...
Print shows an advertisement for the Kimball & Gorton Philadelphia R.R. Car Manufactory, with side views of a railroad passenger car and a city street-railroad passenger car that is passing P.S. Duval's lithogr... More
Supreme Court. Washington DC sterescope card, 19th century.
No. 79; No. 13. Forms part of the Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.
Senate Chamber U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C
Forms part of the Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.
Military on Broadway. New York (state) 19th Century Stereoscope Card.
Stereograph shows soldiers on Broadway, men in trees and crowds lining the street, probably during Abraham Lincoln's funeral procession, April, 24 or 25, New York City, N.Y. No. 345. Publisher attribution base... More
Library. Washington DC sterescope card, 19th century.
Congressional Library, Washington, D.C. On mount: Stereoscopic Studies. American Scenery. Forms part of the Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.
Sketches with Co. B, 8th Reg. Pennsylvania Ma. under the officers of t...
Drawing shows a Civil War night scene with soldiers asleep in an apple orchard with apples on the ground around them, some sleep with their rifles, three rifles stand ready at center, other soldiers stand along... More
Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon and Hospital / J. Queen del. & lith...
Print shows receipt for donation of $20.00 from Master George Morton Moore to Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon and Hospital in Philadelphia; decorated border shows soldiers marching past saloon and hospital a... More
John Clem, a drummer boy of 12 years of age who shot a Rebel colonel u...
Print shows John Clem, full-length portrait, facing front, wearing a Union jacket and cap and holding a rifle with fixed bayonet, standing on a battlefield with wounded soldiers in the background and one office... More
Union soldiers at Point Lookout, Tennessee
Print shows soldier holding American flag at tip of Point Lookout as some soldiers aim their rifles below and others rest. Proof before lettering; registration marks in margins. Stamped: From the file of James... More
Samuel Downing, 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
Lighthouse above small house 1866
Drawing shows a small house, possibly the lighthouse keeper's residence, with the lighthouse behind it. Inscribed in pencil on upper right: 1866. Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-... More
Etiquette letter writer being the complete art of fashionable correspo...
Print shows a floral design with putti for a book cover for an instructional guide on the art of letter writing and "fashionable correspondence"; in each of the corners a person is shown seated at a table or de... More
F. Moras' Lithographic Establishment, Philadelphia, 610 Jayne St. Plai...
Advertising or large business card shows two vignettes, on the left, a man is sitting at a table, drawing on a lithograph stone, and on the right, is an interior view of the lithographic establishment with men ... More
Peerless - Print, Library of Congress collection
Print shows an advertisement possibly for William S. Kimball & Co. "Peerless" Tobacco Works, showing a large tobacco leaf. Stamped on lower right: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. Includes pr... More
Venus. Alexr. Cameron & Co. Richmond, Virginia
Print shows a partly nude woman with long, flowing hair, wrapped in a diaphanous garment, standing on clouds with a firery glow in the background; in an oval set on a background with scroll work at the corners.... More
Yo-semite Valley. Clouds' Rest, 6,450 feet high, from near the top of ...
No. 1665. Forms part of the Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.
World's Peace Jubilee, 1872 -- Boston Coliseum
Stereograph shows an interior view of the Boston Coliseum decorated for the 182 World's Peace Jubilee. Entered according to act of Congress, A.D. 1872, by Chas. Pollock, in the Office of Librarian of Congress ... More
Philadelphia. Mint smelting room, Pennsylvania, 19th century stereosco...
Stereograph showing interior view with smelting equipment. From series: Centennial Views. Philadelphia and Fairmount Park. No. 117. Marian S. Carson Collection (Library of Congress).
View of Upper Falls and R.R. bridge
On mount: Portage Falls and Bridge. Handwritten note on verso: [Portage, N.Y. Erie RR.] No. 800. Forms part of the Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.
Horse Shoe Fall. New York (state) 19th Century Stereoscope Card.
Forms part of the Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.
Grover Cleveland, Head and Shoulders Portrait
Print shows Grover Cleveland, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, in oval. (DLC/PP-1998:151.37) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress.
Mrs. President Cleveland C.M. Bell, 463, 465 Penna. Ave. Washington, D...
Photo shows Frances Folsom Cleveland, head-and-shoulders portrait, left profile. Publication date based on copyright statement on item. Printed at bottom of mount: Mrs. President Cleveland. Printed at bottom o... More
[Retinue attending Chinese statesman, Li Hung Chang, when he visited P...
Photograph shows Li Hung Chang and another man riding in a horse-drawn carriage with crowds on both sides of the street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. No. 549. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson Collection at the... More
Glen Iris Park, Portage, N.Y. New York (state) 19th Century Stereoscop...
On mount: American Scenery. No. 822. Forms part of the Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.
Theodore Roosevelt / gravure Andersen-Lamb, N.Y.
Print shows Theodore Roosevelt, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, wearing suit and pince-nez. Includes facsimile signature. Printed at top left: Studios for Graphic Arts, New York, N.Y. © Andersen-Lam... More
The president of the United States / A. Ducôte's Litho. 70, St. Martin...
Andrew Jackson, on horseback with another horse in tow, arriving at the White House. Marian S. Carson Collection (Library of Congress). From D 024
Looking North showing Union Square and Broadway
Part of the series: New York City. Instantaneous Panoramic Views. Forms part of the Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.
State Dining Room, Mt. Vernon Mansion or banquet hall in which Washing...
On mount: N. G. Johnson, photographer, 426 7th St., Washington, D.C. Only authorized publisher of Mount Vernon Views. Forms part of the Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.
Kauterskill Chasm, Catskill Mountains. New York (state) 19th Century S...
Blind stamp on mount: The London Stereoscopic Company. 54 Cheapside. Forms part of the Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.
Grapes and flowers C.N. Woolnoth
Prints show on the top half of a page, possibly from a sketchbook intended for students of botanical illustration, a bunch of grapes on a stem with leaves by C.N. Woolnoth, and on the top half of the verso, flo... More
Views of the ruins in Portland - Public domain albumen print photogrpa...
Stereograph shows ruins in Portland, Maine, after a fire, July 4, 1866. Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1997; (DLC/PP-1997:105). Forms part of Marian S. Carson Collection (Library of Congress).
Gun shop Navy Yard, Washington, D.C., U.S.A
Copyright, 1898, by B. L. Singley. No. 8043. Forms part of the Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.
The Messenger in full dress - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph
No. 99. Variant image: LOT 11557-4, no. 6. Forms part of series: U.S. topographical and geological survey of the valley of the Colorado River of the west, by J.W. Powell and A.H. Thompson. Forms part of series... More
Granville, Washington Co., New York. Main Street, the morning after th...
Photograph shows sleighs, buggies and wagons at the site of a fire. Photograph unattributed. Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1997; (DLC/PP-1997:105). Forms part of the Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.
[House with boy(?) and baby carriage in front, Carlisle, PA.]
Photograph possibly by Charles F. Himes. Penned on front of mount: 425. Written on verso: General's quarters(?), Carlisle, Pa. Forms part of: Charles F. Himes collection of stereographs by amateur photographer... More