![In Council of Safety. December 5, 1776. Resolved that Messieurs Robert Bailey [and 42 others] be appointed to go round the several ward of this City and the Southern and Northern liberties, to collect all the Old Great Coats, coats, surtouts, Ja](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1776/01/01/in-council-of-safety-december-5-1776-resolved-that-messieurs-robert-bailey-640.jpg "In Council of Safety. December 5, 1776. Resolved that Messieurs Robert Bailey [and 42 others] be appointed to go round the several ward of this City and the Southern and Northern liberties, to collect all the Old Great Coats, coats, surtouts, Ja")
Common sense; addressed to the inhabitants of America, on the followin...
Title page from Thomas Paine's Common Sense.
![The American crisis (No. 1) By the author of Common sense. [Boston] Sold opposite the court house Queen Street [1776].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1776/01/01/the-american-crisis-no-1-by-the-author-of-common-sense-boston-sold-opposite-640.jpg "The American crisis (No. 1) By the author of Common sense. [Boston] Sold opposite the court house Queen Street [1776].")
![[Instructions for keeping prisoners - Lancaster, Pa. July 14, 1776; text in English and German]](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1776/01/01/instructions-for-keeping-prisoners-lancaster-pa-july-14-1776-text-in-english-640.jpg "[Instructions for keeping prisoners - Lancaster, Pa. July 14, 1776; text in English and German]")
![New York, October, 18, 1776. To the public. Considerations on the present revolted state of America, addressed to its inhabitants at large ... [Signed] Camillus. [New York] Printed in Water-Street, between the Coffee-House and the Old Slip. [177](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1776/01/01/new-york-october-18-1776-to-the-public-considerations-on-the-present-revolted-640.jpg "New York, October, 18, 1776. To the public. Considerations on the present revolted state of America, addressed to its inhabitants at large ... [Signed] Camillus. [New York] Printed in Water-Street, between the Coffee-House and the Old Slip. [177")
![United States Lottery. No. [blank] class the first : This ticket entiles [sic] the bearer to receive such prize as may be drawn against its number, according to a resolution of Congress, passed at Philadelphia, November 18, 1776.](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1776/01/01/united-states-lottery-no-blank-class-the-first-this-ticket-entiles-sic-the-640.jpg "United States Lottery. No. [blank] class the first : This ticket entiles [sic] the bearer to receive such prize as may be drawn against its number, according to a resolution of Congress, passed at Philadelphia, November 18, 1776.")
A view of New York, Governors Island, the river &c. from Long Island
Print shows a panoramic view of the battle of Long Island.
Yodaime ichikawa danzō
Print shows Ichikawa Danzō I, a kabuki actor, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly left, holding a sword over right shoulder, possibly in the role of a samurai or as Shoki the demon queller.
Plan of the city of New York, in North America: surveyed in the years ...
Cartouche showing allegorical scene with an English trader standing on the shore among barrels and bundles of merchandise and a Native wearing feathered headdress and skirt standing among barrels.
![[Title page of "Thoughts on Government" by John Adams, 1776]](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1776/01/01/title-page-of-thoughts-on-government-by-john-adams-1776-640.jpg "[Title page of \"Thoughts on Government\" by John Adams, 1776]")
Chandelier, is a wooden frame, whereon are laid fascines or faggots, t...
Print shows a wooden apparatus for protecting men while digging during siege operations.
America, fig. 60 / EM.
Print shows a female figure representing America, she wears a feathered headdress, holds a bow and arrows, and is depicted with a lizard at her feet and a deer in the background.
![General Howe, Esqr. of the Conecticut [i.e., Connecticut] and comander [sic] Army in America / I.M. Probst sc ; Ioh. Mich: Probst exc: AV.](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1776/01/01/general-howe-esqr-of-the-conecticut-ie-connecticut-and-comander-sic-army-in-640.jpg "General Howe, Esqr. of the Conecticut [i.e., Connecticut] and comander [sic] Army in America / I.M. Probst sc ; Ioh. Mich: Probst exc: AV.")
General Howe, Esqr. of the Conecticut [i.e., Connecticut] and comander...
Print shows William Howe, wearing military uniform, seated on horse.
Tsuyuya uchi tsurunoo
Print shows Tsurunoo of Tsuru-ya, a courtesan, full-length, facing left, walking with two young apprentices and a male servant holding a parasol.
Nakamura kumesaburō
Print shows the actor Nakamura Kumesaburō, full-length portrait, standing, facing right, in the role of a woman walking near a stream.
Yodaime iwai hanshirō
Print shows the actor Iwai Hanshirō, full-length portrait, standing, portraying a female role.
Joseph Thayendaneken the Mohawk chief
Print shows Thayendanegea (Joseph Brant), half-length portrait, facing right; in oval. Title from item. Caption continues: From an original drawing in the possession of James Boswell, Esqr. Illus. in: The Londo... more
![A vaudevil, sung by the characters at the conclusion of a new farce called the Boston blockade. [Five eight line verse] [Boston: Printed by John House, 1776].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1776/01/01/a-vaudevil-sung-by-the-characters-at-the-conclusion-of-a-new-farce-called-the-640.jpg "A vaudevil, sung by the characters at the conclusion of a new farce called the Boston blockade. [Five eight line verse] [Boston: Printed by John House, 1776].")
In the House of representatives, January 16, 1776. The committee appoi...
Positive Photostat.; Not in Evans.; Stamped on verso: 504. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. 2 duplicate copies Printed Eph... more
Fresh news from Boston. Copy a letter from a person of distinction at ...
Evans 14763.; On verso: 1776; Mar. 21; Ny Broadside. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfo... more
[Coast of New England from Cape Elizabeth, Me. to Newburyport, Mass.
Scale ca. 1:130,000. Relief shown by hachures. LC copy imperfect: Deterioration along fold and edges. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 816 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster... more
The village assembly
Caricature of stately dance.
![The speech of William Tr[yo]n, Esq; who was executed on Thursday the 18th of March, 1776. Rebels and traitors behold me now, and take warning by this my deserved death.--- Had I but have tarried in my native country, when there last, I might, fo](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1776/01/01/the-speech-of-william-tryon-esq-who-was-executed-on-thursday-the-18th-of-march-640.jpg "The speech of William Tr[yo]n, Esq; who was executed on Thursday the 18th of March, 1776. Rebels and traitors behold me now, and take warning by this my deserved death.--- Had I but have tarried in my native country, when there last, I might, fo")
![Philadelphia, May 6th, 1776. Lately printed, published and now selling by Robert Bell, in Third Street (Price three dollars. The military guide for young officers ... By Thomas Simes ... [Philadelphia: Printed by Robert Bell, 1776].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1776/01/01/philadelphia-may-6th-1776-lately-printed-published-and-now-selling-by-robert-640.jpg "Philadelphia, May 6th, 1776. Lately printed, published and now selling by Robert Bell, in Third Street (Price three dollars. The military guide for young officers ... By Thomas Simes ... [Philadelphia: Printed by Robert Bell, 1776].")
![Interesting intelligence from Europe. Boston May 13, 1776 … [Boston. Printed by T. and J. Fleet 1776].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1776/01/01/interesting-intelligence-from-europe-boston-may-13-1776-andx2026-boston-printed-640.jpg "Interesting intelligence from Europe. Boston May 13, 1776 … [Boston. Printed by T. and J. Fleet 1776].")
![In Council of Safety. December 5, 1776. Resolved that Messieurs Robert Bailey [and 42 others] be appointed to go round the several ward of this City and the Southern and Northern liberties, to collect all the Old Great Coats, coats, surtouts, Ja](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1776/01/01/in-council-of-safety-december-5-1776-resolved-that-messieurs-robert-bailey-1-640.jpg "In Council of Safety. December 5, 1776. Resolved that Messieurs Robert Bailey [and 42 others] be appointed to go round the several ward of this City and the Southern and Northern liberties, to collect all the Old Great Coats, coats, surtouts, Ja")
![Philadelphia, May 6th, 1776. Lately printed, published and now selling by Robert Bell, in Third Street (Price three dollars. The military guide for young officers ... By Thomas Simes ... [Philadelphia: Printed by Robert Bell, 1776].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1776/01/01/philadelphia-may-6th-1776-lately-printed-published-and-now-selling-by-robert-1-640.jpg "Philadelphia, May 6th, 1776. Lately printed, published and now selling by Robert Bell, in Third Street (Price three dollars. The military guide for young officers ... By Thomas Simes ... [Philadelphia: Printed by Robert Bell, 1776].")
![Broadside of Revolutionary War period: [Enlistment authoriz. Watertown, Mass.]](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1776/01/01/broadside-of-revolutionary-war-period-enlistment-authoriz-watertown-mass-640.jpg "Broadside of Revolutionary War period: [Enlistment authoriz. Watertown, Mass.]")
![A survey of Frog's Neck and the rout[e] of the British Army to the 24th of October 1776, under the command of His Excellency the Honorable William Howe, General and Commander in Chief of His Majesty's forces, &ca, &ca, &ca.](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1776/01/01/a-survey-of-frogs-neck-and-the-route-of-the-british-army-to-the-24th-of-october-640.jpg "A survey of Frog's Neck and the rout[e] of the British Army to the 24th of October 1776, under the command of His Excellency the Honorable William Howe, General and Commander in Chief of His Majesty's forces, &ca, &ca, &ca.")
Kayoi komachi
Print shows a man, possibly Fukakusa no Shosho, sleeping while leaning on the shaft of a horse-drawn wagon as Kayoi Komachi peers from behind a curtain on the wagon, which bears the traditional floral design as... more
Seta no sekishō
Print shows bird's-eye view of bridge spanning inlet.
Daimonjiya uchi tagasode
Print shows three women, courtesans, with two young attendants, wearing kimonos and geta.
The death of Warren / M inv. ; Norman sc.
Print shows Joseph Warren on bended knee, right hand over chest, left hand on rifle for support, after being mortally wounded during the battle of Bunker Hill, three soldiers stand nearby.
Take your choice
Print shows two designs topped with crowns, on the left, a pyramid, labeled "Natural and civil liberty", and on the right, the scaffolding which supports the pyramidal structure; from a pedestal labeled "Army",... more
![Miss shuttle-cock / R. S. [Monogram, i.e. 'Richard Sneer'].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1776/01/01/miss-shuttle-cock-r-s-monogram-ie-richard-sneer-640.jpg "Miss shuttle-cock / R. S. [Monogram, i.e. 'Richard Sneer'].")
Miss shuttle-cock / R. S. [Monogram, i.e. 'Richard Sneer'].
"A game of shuttlecock between two men who face each other, standing at opposite sides of the design, each with a raised battledore..." (Source: George)