Loco Foco scramble for collectors licenses
Democratic patronage in New York is parodied in a scene of Loco Foco drivers or carmen rushing for cab licenses distributed by recently appointed collector of the port, Democratic stalwart Jesse Hoyt. Hoyt repl... More
The globe man listening to Webster's speech, on the specie circular
A small, bust-length caricature of Washington "Globe" editor and Van Buren adviser Francis Preston Blair. The print was probably issued in the spring of 1838. In May of that year the Specie Circular, an extreme... More
Me-Na-Wa. A Creek warrior - Public domain portrait engraving
Half length, facing left. Lithograph by McKenney & Hall. Illus. in: History of the Indian Tribes of North America, Philadelphia, 1838. Reference copy may be in Biog. File. This record contains unverified, old d... More
Azuma no mori no yau Andō Hiroshige
Print shows travelers on roadway near the entrance to the Azuma Shrine during a rainstorm. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the se... More
![[Napoleon at the battle of the pyramids, July 21, 1798] / peint par Gros ; gravé par Vallot.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4MzgvMDEvMDEvbmFwb2xlb24tYXQtdGhlLWJhdHRsZS1vZi10aGUtcHlyYW1pZHMtanVseS0yMS0xNzk4LXBlaW50LXBhci1ncm9zLWdyYXZlLXBhci0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/54/webp "[Napoleon at the battle of the pyramids, July 21, 1798] / peint par Gros ; gravé par Vallot.")
[Napoleon at the battle of the pyramids, July 21, 1798] / peint par Gr...
Print shows Napoleon I on horseback during the Battle of the Pyramids, gesturing toward the pyramids in the distance while speaking to his officers and soldiers; in the lower right foreground are defeated Mamlu... More
Judy Finx whipping a catamount - Public domain book illustration
Print shows a woman fighting a cougar ("catamount") in the woods. She holds the end of a snake that is also in the mouth of a bear behind her. Illus. in: The Crockett Almanac, 1839, p. 5. Reference copy may be... More
The new code of chivalry or what we would have done. As approved by "...
The second of two satires by Chambers on events surrounding the killing of Maine Congressman Jonathan Cilley by Kentucky Representative William J. Graves in a February 24, 1838, duel. (See also "Scene in Washin... More
Haneda no rakugan, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print
Print shows a narrow strip of land leading to a larger piece of land with a torii and buildings, ships in the large expanse of water around the peninsula, and geese descending toward land. Title and other descr... More
To be exhibited in Chesnut Street, Philadelphia, below Tenth Street, f...
Broadside illustrated with 2 giraffes, gensbock and eland. No ref. copy. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Circus; Animals; Posters.
Caa-Tou-See, an Ojibway / drawn, printed & coloured at I.T. Bowen's Li...
Caa-Tou-See, half-length portrait, facing left. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A history of the state of Ohio : natural and civil
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Major Ridge, a Cherokee chief / printed & coloured at I.T. Bowen's Lit...
Print shows Major Ridge, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left, wearing a suit.
James Knox Polk to Andrew Jackson, August 7, 1838
Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Thomas Mumford to Andrew Jackson, October 27, 1838
Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Fantaisie printaniere - Public domain American sheet music
From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1820-1860 (Microfilm M 3106) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form) In bound volumes: Copyright Deposits 1820-1860
Tens-Kwau-Ta-Waw, the prophet / A.H. ; drawn, printed & coloured at I....
Print shows Tens-Kwau-Ta-Waw, half-length portrait, with right eye closed, facing left, wearing head-scarf, earrings, metal armbands and metal plate at his neck. Signed on stone on lower right: A.H. Entered ac... More
Ne-O-Mon-Ne, an Ioway chief / drawn, printed & coloured at I.T. Bowen'...
Print shows Ne-O-Mon-Ne, half-length portrait, facing right, wearing a portrait medallion around his neck, and holding a calumet (peace pipe). Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1838 by F.W. Gree... More
Andrew Jackson to John A. Shute, November 25, 1838
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War dance of the Sauks and Foxes / on stone by Corbould from a paintin...
Print shows a group of Native American men performing a war dance.
Argument. Gentlemen: As counsel of the "original proprietors" of the c...
Page Order: Leaflet 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; Portfolio 196, Folder 20.
Tah-Ro-Honorable An Ioway warrior / A.H. ; drawn, printed & coloured a...
Print shows Tah-Ro-Hon, half-length portrait, facing left, holding calumet (peace pipe), wearing portrait medallion. Signed on stone on lower right: A.H. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1838 b... More
Utagawa Hiroshige - Ikegami no banshō, Andō Hiroshige
Print shows low buildings in the foreground that may be shops related to the temple, largely obscured by trees, across the bridge and in the background. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichi... More
The Canada patriots. A public meeting of the citizens of Washington fr...
The Canada patriots.; On verso: 25 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; Portfolio 196, Folder 24.
The globe-man after hearing of the vote on the Sub-Treasury bill
Evidently a companion to "The Globe Man Listening to Webster's speech on the Specie Circular" (no. 1838-3), the small, bust-length caricature of Democratic editor Francis Preston Blair shows him looking even m... More
Scene in Washington. Sunday Feby. 25. 1838
A caricature of James Watson Webb, prominent Whig editor of the "Morning Courier and New York Enquirer." Webb is shown parading, armed to the teeth, along Pennsylvania Avenue. He carries a sword cane, a musket,... More
Utagawa Hiroshige - Odawara, Ando Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print
Print shows travelers fording a river as others approach, some stopping to rest near the river; also shows some travelers with horses and mountains in the background at the Odawara station on the Tōkaidō Road. ... More
Harpers Ferry. (From the Potomac side).
Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Machines for the new pay-tent office
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1838, by H.R. Robinson, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York. Printed & published by H.R. Rob... More
Opothle Yoholo A Creek chief / / Drawn printed & coloured at I.T. Bowe...
Print shows portrait of Opothle Yoholo in traditional dress from painting by Charles Bird King for History of the Indian tribes of North America... / By Thomas L. M'Kenney and James Hall, 1836-1844.
Yoshiwara, Andō Hiroshige, depicting Mount Fuji Andō Hiroshige
Print shows two travelers outside a shop, the vendor sitting on a table in front, also pine trees, haystacks, and a view of Mount Fuji in the background, at the Yoshiwara station on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and ... More
A Chippeway widow / R.T.(?) ; drawn, printed & coloured at I.T. Bowen'...
Print shows an Ojibwa widow, seated on rock, holding a bundle of clothing and other personal effects belonging to her former husband. Plate from: The Indian Tribes of North America / by Thomas Loraine McKenney... More
Elizabeth D. Scott to Andrew Jackson, February 3, 1838
Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
A history of the state of Ohio : natural and civil
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Francis Preston Blair to Andrew Jackson, May 28, 1838
Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
View of the city of Washington, the metropolis of the United States of...
Print shows a bird's-eye view of the Potomac River and the city of Washington, D.C., with ships on the river, an eagle perched on a tree on the left, and the U.S. Capitol building at right-center in the distanc... More
Francis Preston Blair to Andrew Jackson, February 24, 1838
Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Gulick guard: firemen with pleasure, soldiers at leisure
Artist: William K. Hewitt (signature on image). Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 2902
City of Charleston, South Carolina, looking across Cooper's River / pa...
Copyright by L.P. Clover. Library of Congress prints and photographs: an illustrated guide / Library of Congress. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1995, p. 73 Published in: Eyes of the nation : a visual ... More
The meeting in Faneuil Hall, to protest against the annexation of Texa...
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; Portfolio 56, Folder 28a.
The rebound of the ball - Public domain book illustration
A satire on the Democrats' defeat in the fall New York state elections, here viewed as a referendum on Van Buren's independent treasury, or "Sub-treasury" system. A large ball labeled "Sub Treasury" is pushed d... More
McIntosh. A Creek chief - Public domain portrait engraving
Head and shoulders, facing right. Lithograph by McKenney & Hall. Illus. in: History of the Indian Tribes of North America, Philadelphia, 1838. Reference copy may be in Biog File. This record contains unverified... More
A map of the Hawaiian Islands. - Public domain old map
Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image. Includes view of Lahainaluna. LC copy is only two panels of a larger map.
Yokkaichi - Public domain Japanese woodblock print
Print shows travelers at, and passing on horseback, a rest stop near a small shrine and a torii at the Yokkaichi station on the Tōkaidō Road.
A history of the state of Ohio : natural and civil
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A history of the state of Ohio : natural and civil
Picryl description: Public domain natural history illustrated book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Major Ridge, a Cherokee chief / printed & coloured at I.T. Bowen's Lit...
Print shows Major Ridge, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left, wearing a suit.
James Nichol & Co to Andrew Jackson, April 9, 1838
Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Robert J. Chester to Andrew Jackson, May 7, 1838
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Honorable Jona. Cilley / N. Currier's Lith., N.Y. ; J.H. Colen Delt.
Head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front. Gale no. 3156. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
American privateer "General Armstrong" Capt. Sam. C. Reid / lith. & pu...
Print shows the American privateer "General Armstrong" firing on British boats sent from HBM Carnation to capture her. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Rese... More
The Boston glee book, consisting of an extensive collection of glees,...
Public domain scan of manuscript related to Massachusetts, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Micanopy. A Seminole chief / R.T. ; drawn printed & coloured at I.T. B...
Print shows portrait of Micanopy in traditional dress from painting by Charles Bird King for History of the Indian tribes of North America... / By Thomas L. M'Kenney and James Hall, 1836-1844.
Disturbing a martin's nest - Public domain portrait painting
A satire on the Van Buren administration's involvement in New York State politics. Although the precise context of the cartoon is unclear, specific reference is made to Van Buren's alliance with postmaster gene... More
Andrew Jackson to Amos Kendall, March 23, 1838
Public domain scan of newspaper clippings. Free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Gyōtoku no kihan, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print
Print shows a ferry in the foreground transporting people and bundles, with two sailboats in the background. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 20... More
A peep into futurity, or a picture of 1841
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1838 by H.R. Robinson, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the U.S. for the Southern District of New York. Printed & published by H.R. Robinson, 52 C... More
Amos Kendall, Postmaster General, Head and Shoulders Portrait
Print shows Amos Kendall, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left; includes a facsimile signature. 165 U.S. Copyright Office. Publication date based on copyright statement on item. Inscribed in ink at top: No... More
Payta-Kootha, a Shawanoe warrior / drawn, printed & coloured at I.T. B...
Print shows Payta-Kootha, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, wearing large hoop earrings. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1838 by F.W. Greenough, in the Clerks Office of the District C... More
Bowen Buckman to Andrew Jackson, September 24, 1838
Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
A history of the state of Ohio : natural and civil
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James B. Ferguson to Andrew Jackson, October 20, 1838
Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
The constitution of the American Anti-Slavery Society : with the Decla...
Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
Le bal modern - Public domain American sheet music
From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1820-1860 (Microfilm M 3106) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form) In bound volumes: Copyright Deposits 1820-1860
Specie claws. Book illustration from Library of Congress
A melodramatic portrayal of the plight of the tradesman during the Panic of 1837, whose financial distress the artist ascribes to Loco Foco politics and the effects of the Specie Circular, or "Specie Clause." T... More
Landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth 11th Dec. 1620
Print shows a Native man, hiding on the left, watching the Pilgrims around a campfire with small cauldron; a man with hatchet is gathering firewood and more Pilgrims are coming ashore from the Mayflower, in a w... More
Alton trials:
Report of the trials succeeding the anti-abolition riot in which Elijah P. Lovejoy was killed. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
Samuel Houston to Andrew Jackson, August 11, 1838
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All on hobbies, gee up, gee ho!
The major figures in American national politics in 1838 are gently satirized, each characterized as riding a favorite issue or "hobbyhorse." At the lead (far left) is President Martin Van Buren, riding a horse ... More
The Boston glee book, consisting of an extensive collection of glees,...
Public domain scan of manuscript related to Massachusetts, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Fight with a bear - Public domain book illustration
Illus. in: The Crockett Almanac, 1838, p. 21. Reference copy may be in LOT 4392-5. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Almanacs; Bears; Shelf.
James K. Polk. Governor of the state of Tennessee / from life & on sto...
Print shows James K. Polk, half-length portrait, facing left; includes facsimile signature.
Ishibe - Public domain Japanese woodblock print
Print shows a traveler on foot and three men with horses near a shrine at the Ishibe station on the Tōkaidō Road.
North-country mails at the Peacock, Islington / painted by James Polla...
Print shows several passenger and mail coaches on street in front of the Peacock building in Islington, London, England. Engraved from the original picture in the possession of Henry Wormald, Esqr. to whom thi... More
Minakuchi - Public domain Japanese woodblock print
Print shows travelers, some carrying thatch on their back, stopping to watch a laborer beat thatch with a large mallet outside a building at the Minakuchi station on the Tōkaidō Road.
Childress Hotel to Andrew Jackson, November 24, 1838
Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Fujikawa, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain drawing
Print shows travelers walking past shops at the Fujikawa station on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series:... More
Anti-Texas Meeting at Faneuil Hall!, Friends of Freedom! ... Jan. 24, ...
Reference copy may be in LOT 4414T. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Mass. Boston Hist.; Statehood (Amer. politics); Texas Hist.; Broadsides 1838; Rare Bk. Di... More
Trip to Epsom - Public domain monumental decor engraving
Drawing shows crowds of people on horseback or in wagons and one stagecoach full of passengers in front of the classic screen at Hyde Park, London. Inscribed in black ink at bottom: Engraved. No. 11:1. Similar... More
Albert Galliton Harrison to Andrew Jackson, August 15, 1838
Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
The New Brighton quadrilles - Public domain American sheet music
From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1820-1860 (Microfilm M 3106) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form) In bound volumes: Copyright Deposits 1820-1860
William Berkeley Lewis to Andrew Jackson, July 13, 1838
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Felix Grundy to Andrew Jackson, February 9, 1838
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Mark Stockbridge to Andrew Jackson, February 6, 1838
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Amelia - Print, Library of Congress collection
Print shows a young woman, half-length portrait, facing right. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 0110
Striped Pig party. Liberal meeting. All who are opposed to the new lic...
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; Portfolio 56, Folder 36.
The home of Washington, Mount Vernon, Virginia
Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 3105
The home of Washington, Mount Vernon, Virginia
Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 3105
Argument. Gentlemen: As counsel of the "original proprietors" of the c...
Page Order: Leaflet 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; Portfolio 196, Folder 20.
The Boston glee book, consisting of an extensive collection of glees,...
Public domain scan of manuscript related to Massachusetts, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
The disappointed abolitionists. Book illustration from Library of Cong...
Three men at left, one saying, "Verily friend Darg since we have returned thee thy money, I claim the reward of $1000 - Brother Barney Corse was merely my agent, verily!" Another "Yea verily I was but thy instr... More
Henry Russell / R. Street pinxt. ; R. Street lith.
Print shows Henry Russell, half-length portrait, facing slightly right, with right hand resting on piano keyboard, open sheet music in the foreground and a shipwreck on storm tossed waves in the background. Inc... More
Koganeibashi no sekishō, depicting Mount Fuji
Print shows a bridge across a canal with flowering cherry trees along the banks, a small cluster of low buildings, and a view of Mount Fuji in the background.
A. Wickham to Andrew Jackson, April 2, 1838
Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
A history of the state of Ohio : natural and civil
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A history of the state of Ohio : natural and civil
Picryl description: Public domain natural history illustrated book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
A history of the state of Ohio : natural and civil
Picryl description: Public domain natural history illustrated book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
A history of the state of Ohio : natural and civil
Picryl description: Public domain natural history illustrated book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Spring Frog, a Cherokee chief / drawn, printed & coloured at I.T. Bowe...
Print shows Spring Frog, half-length portrait, facing front, wearing a head scarf. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1838 by F.W. Greenough, in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the Eas... More
Ma-Ka-Tai-Me-She-Kia-Kiah, or Black Hawk, a Saukie brave / A.H. ; draw...
Print shows Ma-Ka-Tai-Me-She-Kia-Kiah, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right, with blanket draped over left shoulder, with many earrings and wearing a portrait medallion around his neck. Signed on... More
Destruction by fire of Pennsylvania Hall, the new building of the Abol...
Print shows Pennsylvania Hall engulfed in flames as firefighters attempt to prevent the fire from spreading to other buildings; a large crowd, among them are anti-abolitionists, watches the building burn. "Ent... More