1860

Hon. Thaddeus Stevens of Penn. - Public domain portrait photograph

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Memphis and vicinity / Historic map, Library of Congress

LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), S168, 429 Finished pen and ink map drawn on tracing cloth. "For General Sherman, General of the Army." Indicates fortifications at Fort Pickering and Fort Harris, roads and streets,... More

Sectional map of the surveyed portion of Minnesota and north western p...

Shows portion of Morrison County to the west of the Mississippi River, this area shown on other editions as part of Todd County, and section lines in Traverse and Big Stone counties. Cover title: Sewall's map o... More

Greece, Athens (Ancient), Erechlion from S.W.

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Milano. Panorama. Cityscape photograph. Architecture of 1860s Europe

In album: Genoa, Pisa, Nice, Avignon, Parma, Milan, Verona, Vienna, p. 108. No. 209. No. 3816.

... Pleasure seekers' and tourists routes for summer travel ... New Yo...

Transportation.; Handwritten on verso: July 22, 1860. 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

[Fauquier Co., Va. : northwestern part].

Relief shown by hachures. Shows the names of some residents. Oriented with north toward right. Each sheet pasted together in 6 sections, sectioned in 2, and mounted on cloth. "Map from the Confederate Engineer ... More

[Map of the coast of South Carolina, from Charleston to Savannah].

Title, date, and scale from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Portion of an unidentified printed map showing roads, railroads, towns, and drainage. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), S126 Available also through the ... More

Locomotive Rigi Railway, Public domain image

Locomotive used on railroad. In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, p. 38, upper right.

Valencia. Vista general de la catedral

View of the cathedral from the street; bell tower el Miguelete in background. In album: Spain, opposite p. 57. No.902.

Lord Brougham of England - Public domain portrait photograph

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Cairo. Street view - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

In album: Jerusalem, Alexandria, Cairo, Rome, no. 137. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of ... More

W.D. Pender, C.S.A., killed at Gettysburg

Photograph shows a half-length portrait of William Dorsey Pender. Public domain photograph of a military, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Western bank note & eng. co. steel plate engraving & lithography

Print shows an advertisement for the Western Bank Note & Engaving Company, La Salle Street, corner Randolph, Chicago, Illinois, makers of "steel plate engraving & lithography" of "Bonds, Checks & Certificates, ... More

Aventures de Bavolet, Tissandier Collection, France

French adventure comic shows Bavolet, a sailor, traveling by balloon to an unknown country ("Inconnu") where the animals behave like humans. A pair of rabbits seems friendly, then the female tries to stab him, ... More

Tlemcen. L'enceinte de Mansourah / ND. Phot.

The walls of al-Mansura, Tlemcen, Algeria. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More

Gen. John F. Ballier, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.

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Treasury Dept., American Civil War Glass Negative.

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[William Walker, 1824-1860, bust portrait, facing left]

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[Diploma of the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture, awarde...

Print shows two young men leading an ox team pulling a wagon loaded with hay on which a woman and children are riding; also shows farm animals and two female figures possibly representing Demeter, the goddess o... More

Source of the Arveyron, foot of Mer de Glace

In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, p. 31, lower right.

Mower, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.

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Tebessa. Sarcophage du Temple de Minerve / ND Phot.

Sarcophagus in the Temple of Minerva, Tébessa, Algeria. No. 232. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a ... More

[General view of the Haram or Moriah. El Aksa - Omar - Church of St. A...

In album: Jerusalem, Alexandria, Cairo, Rome, no. 103. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of ... More

A slave father sold away from his family

African-American slave leaving his family. Illus. in: The Child's Anti-Slavery Book..., New York, [1860], frontispiece. Ref. copy may be in SSF - NEGRO SLAVERY AUCTIONS AND TRADE 1860. This record contains unve... More

Rome. Baths of Caracalla - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

In album: Jerusalem, Alexandria, Cairo, Rome, no. R15. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of ... More

Gen. Montgomery Meigs, U.S.A., American Civil War Photograph, Glass Ne...

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Ten certificates of merit, nine of them elaborately decorated, from th...

10 certificates, the largest measuring.; Gift. Marcia O. Dunham. June 25, 1955. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed E... More

[Full-length portrait of an African American boy standing beside a cha...

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[Portrait of Brig. Gen. Daniel C. McCallum, officer of the Federal Arm...

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The political gymnasium. American Civil War 1861-1865.

A general parody on the field of presidential candidates and their supporters in the 1860 campaign. At the far left stands Constitutional Union party vice presidential candidate Edward Everett, as a muscle man ... More

New York Daily Tribune, [Newspaper]. February 28, 1860. National polit...

Also published separately as Tribune Tract no. 4.

[Portrait of Maj. Gen. Henry W. Halleck, officer of the Federal Army]

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[Man and woman playing battledore and shuttlecock on hotel porch]

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Washington's triumphal entry into New York, Nov. 25th, 1783 / C. Inger...

Print showing George Washington and other military officers riding on horseback along street (to the viewer's right), spectators line the street, and others observe from balconies and through windows. Entered ... More

[Full-length portrait of an African American man holding a broom]

Gladstone's inventory number and notes: CDV84; Occupationals. "TD789" and "CDV576" written in pencil on back of the mount. Purchase; William A. Gladstone; 1995; (DLC/PP-1995:113.97) General information about t... More

[Bull Run, Va. View of the battlefield]

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, First Bull Run, July 1861.

Picking cotton near Montgomery, Alabama - stereocsopic card

Stereograph shows African Americans, possibly slaves, working in a cotton field. Attributed to Lakin based on image published in Stereo World, March/April 2012, p. 7 Gift; G.W. Richmond; Nov. 1927 (DLC/PP-1927:47158)

Is there a Judus [sic] among us! Latest move of the conspiritors again...

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 9, Folder 6a.

Ward McAllister. Book illustration from Library of Congress

No publication information. Sketches of man with dollar sign on verso; not on digital file. (DLC/PP-1936:0065). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

Washington receiving a salute on the field of Trenton / John Faed, R.S...

Print shows Washington, on horseback, holding hat in one hand and sword in the other. Engraving by Holl after a painting by John Faed.

[Washington, D.C. Mess hall at Harewood Hospital, heated by elaborate ...

Photograph of Washington, 1862-1865, the hospitals. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Constantinople. Mosque of Tophane

In album: Constantinople, Smyrna, Beyrout, Ba'albec, Damascus, p. 3A, pl. 5.

Smithsonian Institute, 1860-65 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public dom...

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The political quadrille. Music by Dred Scott

A general parody on the 1860 presidential contest, highlighting the impact of the Dred Scott decision on the race. That controversial decision, handed down in 1857 by Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, ruled that ne... More

[Soldier named Ewing in kepi displaying a wound to his arm] / Henry Ul...

The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, which creates a glossy surface to h... More

Rigi Railway - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Railroad tracks on Rigi Mountain. In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, p. 38, lower right.

Vienna. The Belvidere [i.e., Belvedere]. Architecture of 1860s Europe

In album: Genoa, Pisa, Nice, Avignon, Parma, Milan, Verona, Vienna, p. 134. No. 261.

Lt. Col. E. Burt, 3rd Maine Inf.

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Gen. G.B. McClellan and wife, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Neg...

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Constantinople. Mosque of Sultan Bayazid

In album: Constantinople, Smyrna, Beyrout, Ba'albec, Damascus, p. 2B, pl. 4.

Edinburg. Holyrood Palace. Arthurs Seat

View of Edinburgh, showing Holyrood Palace, Arthur's Seat (a volcanic rock formation), and factories. In album: Prague, Innsbruck, Munich, Nuremberg, Dresden, Berlin, Hombourg, Edinburgh, p. 195. No. 371.

Vienna, the Polytechnicon. Architecture of 1860s Europe

View of the Technische Hochschule with Karlskirche in background. In album: Genoa, Pisa, Nice, Avignon, Parma, Milan, Verona, Vienna, p. 130, back. No. 254.

Dan Rice's great show. Sixth appearance of M'le Ella Zoyara in her unp...

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 157, Folder 2.

Salom's great bazaar! and Old curiosity shop, 330 Washington, Corner o...

Verse. 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 66, Folder 30.

Genoa. General view from N. West

In album: Genoa, Pisa, Nice, Avignon, Parma, Milan, Verona, Vienna, p. 95.

$1,500 reward! New York and Erie railroad. Receiver's office. New York...

Reward. 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 123, Folder 5.

A. Lincoln, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front. Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Col. Van Horne Ellis, 124th N.Y. Inf

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Edward Everett, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Design drawing for engraving by J.C. Buttre shows three scenes: Harvard College, Mount Vernon, and the Grave of George Washington, as well as bust of Washington surrounding a stipple engraving head-and-shoulder... More

[Elderly Chinese man, possibly a scholar, three-quarter length portrai...

Blind stamp in upper left corner: Bristol [Crown] Paper. Reference copy in LOT 5090, no. 148. Purchase; G.V. Yudin; 1906. Forms part of: Yudin Collection (Library of Congress).

Genova. Strada Nuora / C. Degoix, fotografo del Re.

Street scene, Geonoa, Italy. "Vedute d'Italia." "Via Carlo Felice, No. 10, Genoa." In album: Genoa, Pisa, Nice, Avignon, Parma, Milan, Verona, Vienna, p. 96, back.

The Rail candidate. - Public domain portrait print

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Harper's Ferry, VA, no. 641 / George Stacy.

Stereograph shows view of town, railroad, bridge, and river. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixtu... More

[Portrait of Pvt. Andrew F. Skidmore, Mount Vernon Guards, Company E, ...

Pvt. Skidmore was killed at Yorktown, Va. around May 1, 1862.

Types Algériens. Famille d'une femme des Ouled Naı̈ls / ND.

Woman, seated on mat on ground, with young girl and two boys, Algeria. The woman and her daughter are wearing coin necklaces and elaborate headdresses. No. L. 170.

Bininger's Old Kentucky Bourbon, A.M. Bininger & Co., N.Y. sole propri...

Whiskey advertising label showing woman carrying bundle of grain. Copyright by Rufus Watles & L.C. Sanger.

Rosenlaui. Grindelwald Glacier - Public domain albumen print photogrpa...

View of Grindelwald Glacier; farm buildings and man in foreground. In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, p. 36, lower right.

[Portrait of Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler, officer of the Confederate Army...

Photograph of Gen. Joe Wheeler, CSA of 19th Alabama Infantry. Public domain photograph related to Confederate States of America, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image -... More

[Portrait of Secretary of State Robert M. T. Hunter, officer of the Co...

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Franklin's reception at the court of France, 1778. Respectfully dedica...

Print shows Benjamin Franklin receiving a laurel wreath upon his head. From left to right, some of the members of the French court include: Duchesse Jules de Polignac, Princesse Lamballe (holding flowers), Dia... More

[Portrait of Rear Admiral Charles Wilkes, officer of the Federal Navy]

Wilkes is not in uniform. Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

William M. Dickson to Abraham Lincoln, Monday, May 21, 1860 (Advice; ...

The mammoth trees (Sequoia gigantea), California (Calaveras County) / ...

Print shows several giant sequoias, each identified by name, circumference, and height, with a small building in the middle ground and tourists walking among the trees.

Charleston Battery, no. 8 - An old photo of a bridge over a body of wa...

Photograph shows a view of the promenade along Charleston battery from the bay. The three story home of Louis de Saussure is in the distance.

Alexander K. McClure to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, October 19, 1860 (De...

[Group of Native Americans, three standing, one seated on the ground, ...

In: Photographs of British Northwest Boundary Survey, 1858-1861. Public domain photograph of native Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Gilbert & Parsons, hygienic whiskey--for medical use / lith. in colors...

Print shows an advertisement for Gilbert & Parsons hygienic whiskey, with ornate border, farm scene, and distillery. 778 U.S. Copyright Office. Publication date based on copyright statement on item. Inscribed ... More

[Portrait of Brig. Gen. William A. Hammond, Surgeon-General, officer o...

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[Aiken's Landing, Va. African-American soldiers resting near the Aike...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the Army of the James, June 1864-April 1865. Shows forty African American soldiers sitting and standing on a slight hill.

[Sailor with cigar in hand holding a double case image of confederate ...

Photograph shows a three-quarter-length portrait of an African American sailor sitting, facing front, holding cased photographs toward the camera.

A buccaneer - Public domain portrait drawing

Man holding two pistols, aiming to fire. Title inscribed below image. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.258) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Valencia. Puente del Cabriel - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Bridge over Cabriel River, Spain. In album: Spain, p. 58. No. 499.

Edgar Degas - [A horse] - Public domain portrait drawing

Drawing shows a horse at rest in a field. Bequest and gift; Caroline and Erwin Swann; 1979; (DLC/PP-1979:343.8) Title from from inventory list. Unsigned. Forms part of: Caroline and Erwin Swann collection of ca... More

Constantinople. Gate of old Seraglio

The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, which creates a glossy surface to h... More

Mrs. U.S. Grant with daughter and son

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First locomotive to cross Allegheny Mountains

Photograph shows a group of passengers, including a woman, sitting and standing at the front of a Sandusky locomotive. LC 1391. Published in: Pioneer Women / Linda Peavy and Ursual Smith (1998), p. 24.

Types Algériens. Femme des Ouled Naı̈ls / ND.

Woman, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing front, wearing coin necklace, bracelets, and other jewelry, Algeria. No. L. 128.

Map of Botetourt County, Va. / - Public domain old map

Shows names of some residents. Relief shown by hachures. Oriented with north to the upper right. "Map from the Confederate Engineer Bureau in Richmond, Va. General J.F. Gilmer, chief engineer. Presented to the ... More

Surgeon C.W. Wheelwright, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negativ...

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Campbell, Hon. James Hepburn of Pa. Appointed Minister to Sweden by Li...

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Rigi Railway - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

Depot and train, Rigi Mountain. In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, p. 38, upper left.

Parma. Baptistry. Architecture of 1860s Europe

Baptistry, Parma, Italy. In album: Genoa, Pisa, Nice, Avignon, Parma, Milan, Verona, Vienna, p. 104, back. No. 202.

Soldier standing guard - Public domain portrait print

Man holding rifle with bayonet outside an open door. No. 140. Possibly taken by Tancrède R. Dumas.

G.W. Vanderbilt, American Civil War Glass Negative.

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R. D'Orleans, Duc de Chartres, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Ne...

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Tebessa. L'Arc de Caracalla et les remparts de la citadelle Byzantine ...

Man in wagon at Roman arch at Tébessa, Algeria. No. 208.

[Abraham Lincoln, candidate for U.S. president, half-length portrait, ...

Photo shows presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois, two days after he won his party's nomination. (Source: Ostendorf, p. 42-3.) Title devised by Library staff Previously attributed to W... More

Col. Wm. D. Mann, 7th Mich. Cav.

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Vienna. The Votive Church - Drawing. Public domain image.

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