Jeff Davis on the right platform, or the last "act of secession"
A caricature of Jefferson Davis, probably issued not long after the bombardment of Fort Sumter, but certainly postdating his February 1861 election as president of the Confederacy. Davis is shown standing on a ... More
Governors of Michigan - Print, Library of Congress collection
E948 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Detroit Lithographic Office.
Roll along, roll along, shout the campaign battle song
An illustrated sheet music cover for a song composed in honor of Republican presidential candidate Rutherford B. Hayes. Uncle Sam sits atop a hay wain labeled "Hayes." A large American flag with a liberty cap a... More
William Phips, governor of Massachusetts, 1692 to 1694
William Phips, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing slightly left. Copyright by J.R. Osgood & Co.
Caricature, Another "boycott" / F. Opper., public domain cartoon image
Illustration shows David B. Hill holding a large brush and George H. Sterling holding a bucket of paste, as bill stickers posting a notice that states "Notice. We Hereby Boycott Cleveland, the Civil Service Hum... More
Echoes from Governor Hill's message / J.A. Wales.
Illustration shows a large parrot, David B. Hill, perched on a stand next to President Cleveland's desk, filling the air with it's cry "A Public Office is a Public Trust", repeating a statement once made by Cle... More
Francisco Vigil--Govr. Pueblo San Ildefonso
Half-length portrait of Tewa Indian, facing front. Public domain photograph of native Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The Palace, headquarters of the Governor-General of Porto Rico, San Ju...
D8471 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. Public domain photograph of building, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Krasnoyarsk - residence and offices of the Governor, gymnasium, or pub...
Published as halftone in Harper's Weekly, 1897, p. 808. Photographic print made by LC from Jackson's vintage film negative. Gift; Colorado Historical Society; 1949. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1... More
William H. Crane as Peter Stuyvesant, Governor of New Amsterdam by Bra...
Created and "copyright 1899 by The Strobridge Litho. Co., Cincinnati & New York." Mainly text. N.Y. no. 8504. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)
Portrait of Theodore Roosevelt as Governor, 1899
Signed in red pencil, bottom right: "Z Ben-Yusuf." Copyright by The S.S. McClure Co. Published in McClure's, May 1899. Exhibited in: "The life and portrait photography of Zaida Ben-Yusuf" at the National Portra... More
Governor Theodore Roosevelt, three quarter length portrait
Photograph showing Governor Theodore Roosevelt, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing front. D17401 U.S. Copyright Office. On recto: Copyright, 1900. Rockwood, New York.
![[James McDowell, half-length portrait, three-quarters to left]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjgvamFtZXMtbWNkb3dlbGwtaGFsZi1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtdGhyZWUtcXVhcnRlcnMtdG8tbGVmdC03MTdhM2MtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/50/webp "[James McDowell, half-length portrait, three-quarters to left]")
[James McDowell, half-length portrait, three-quarters to left]
Governor of Virginia. Scratched on face of plate: 236; McDowell. Scratched on back of plate: 40. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congr... More
![[Colonel William Gates, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the right, in military uniform]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjEvY29sb25lbC13aWxsaWFtLWdhdGVzLWhlYWQtYW5kLXNob3VsZGVycy1wb3J0cmFpdC10aHJlZS1xdWFydGVycy10by10aGUtcmlnaHQtZjM0ZWQyLTEwMjQuanBn/40/50/webp "[Colonel William Gates, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the right, in military uniform]")
[Colonel William Gates, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to...
Colonel, U.S. Army; Governor of Tampico, Mexico, 1846-1848. Scratched on back of plate: 327; Col. Gates, USA. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Libr... More
The Dis-United States. Or the Southern Confederacy
The Confederate leaders are portrayed as a band of competing opportunists led by South Carolina governor and secessionist Francis Pickens (far left). The artist criticizes the January 1861 secession of five sta... More
![[Collecting cards depicting a story about a Chinese governor of "Bac-Ninh," who, while relaxing on a hill with his rabbits, is frightened by an approaching balloon carrying sailors. The sailors land, capture the governor and his rabbits, and make rabbit stew]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjAvY29sbGVjdGluZy1jYXJkcy1kZXBpY3RpbmctYS1zdG9yeS1hYm91dC1hLWNoaW5lc2UtZ292ZXJub3Itb2YtYmFjLW5pbmgtd2hvLTI2ZDAwNi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/79/webp "[Collecting cards depicting a story about a Chinese governor of \"Bac-Ninh,\" who, while relaxing on a hill with his rabbits, is frightened by an approaching balloon carrying sailors. The sailors land, capture the governor and his rabbits, and make rabbit stew]")
[Collecting cards depicting a story about a Chinese governor of "Bac-N...
Sheet of 11 uncut cards, individually numbered from 1 to 10. Sheet includes duplicate cards for no. 7. French captions on each card. Tissandier collection.
![Oregon--Hon. Sylvester Pennoyer, the Governor-elect / photo by Brown. Nova Scotia--The seized American schooner "J.D. Adams" [i.e., David J. Adams] as she appears lying at the wharf at Digby / from a photo by George F. Parker. The north German Lloyd steamship "Aller" - view of the grand saloon.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjkvb3JlZ29uLWhvbi1zeWx2ZXN0ZXItcGVubm95ZXItdGhlLWdvdmVybm9yLWVsZWN0LXBob3RvLWJ5LWJyb3duLW5vdmEtc2NvdGlhLTcwNTIwYS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/48/webp "Oregon--Hon. Sylvester Pennoyer, the Governor-elect / photo by Brown. Nova Scotia--The seized American schooner \"J.D. Adams\" [i.e., David J. Adams] as she appears lying at the wharf at Digby / from a photo by George F. Parker. The north German Lloyd steamship \"Aller\" - view of the grand saloon.")
Oregon--Hon. Sylvester Pennoyer, the Governor-elect / photo by Brown. ...
Illustrations showing (top left) Sylvester Pennoyer, bust portrait, facing left; (top right) American fishing schooner "David J. Adams", starboard view at wharf in Digby, Nova Scotia; (bottom) interior view of ... More
"In the interest of labor and morality" / Dalrymple.
Print shows, on the left, many businessmen and women in stocks and pillories for such offenses as serving guests wine on Sunday, "for shaving on Sunday", "for delivering ice on Sunday", "for selling a glass of ... More
Costumes, characters, etc. Turkish governor of Nazareth
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a 19th-century costume, fashion, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
![Ra[i]sing the American flag over the Governor General's Palace, Havana, Jan. 1, 1899](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDAvMDEvMDEvcmFpc2luZy10aGUtYW1lcmljYW4tZmxhZy1vdmVyLXRoZS1nb3Zlcm5vci1nZW5lcmFscy1wYWxhY2UtaGF2YW5hLWphbi0xLTE4OTktMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/33/webp "Ra[i]sing the American flag over the Governor General's Palace, Havana, Jan. 1, 1899")
Ra[i]sing the American flag over the Governor General's Palace, Havana...
Public domain image of palace, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
For Governor Benjamin B. Odell, Jr., for Lieutenant governor Timothy L...
This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Prince, George.
Genl. James Irvin: Whig candidate for governor of Pennsylvania
Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 2510
Grand National Republican banner, US Democratic party
Print shows a campaign banner for the 1876 Republican presidential ticket. Bust portraits of Ohio governor Rutherford B. Hayes and William A. Wheeler are framed with laurel wreaths. Above them hang swags of dra... More
For Governor Col. Theodore Roosevelt, For Lieut. Governor Timothy L. W...
Print shows a portrait of New York State gubernatorial candidate Theodore Roosevelt with candidate for Lieutenant Governor Timothy L. Woodruff. "Copyright 18[9?]8 Rockwood, N.Y." printed below image.
![Fort Sumpter [i.e. Sumter], Confederate States of America.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDMvZm9ydC1zdW1wdGVyLWllLXN1bXRlci04Njc3ODktMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/20/webp "Fort Sumpter [i.e. Sumter], Confederate States of America.")
Fort Sumpter [i.e. Sumter], Confederate States of America.
Photograph shows a group of men, possibly including Governor Francis Pickens and state Senator Wade Hampton, inspecting a 10 inch Columbiad inside of Fort Sumter after the bombardment. Purchase; Robin Stanford;... More
The great American What is it? chased by Copper-heads
An anti-Lincoln satire, showing the Republican incumbent and his supporters menaced by giant "Copperheads" (Peace Democrats). After a speech on May 1, 1863, asserting that the Civil War was being fought to fre... More
How Columbia receives McLellan's Salutation from the Chicago Platform
Columbia repudiates Democratic presidential candidate George Brinton McClellan's endorsement of the platform devised at the August 1864 Democratic convention in Chicago. The text below the picture provides the... More
The jack knife war - Drawing. Public domain image.
The 1870 New York City charter, written by Tammany Hall political boss William Marcy Tweed and his associates, gave the "Tweed Ring" carte blanche to deplete the city's treasury. This cartoon, probably issued s... More
New York. Grand ovation to Governor Cleveland in the city of Buffalo, ...
Parade for Governor Cleveland on his visit to Buffalo, New York, crowd along street and fireworks. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1884 Oct. 11, p. 120.
![[Levi Woodbury, half-length portrait, facing front, wearing judicial robes]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTIvbGV2aS13b29kYnVyeS1oYWxmLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC1mYWNpbmctZnJvbnQtd2VhcmluZy1qdWRpY2lhbC1yb2Jlcy05NWEwMDUtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/51/webp "[Levi Woodbury, half-length portrait, facing front, wearing judicial robes]")
[Levi Woodbury, half-length portrait, facing front, wearing judicial r...
Governor of New Hampshire, 1823-1824; Democratic Senator, 1825-1831, 1841-1845; Secretary of the Navy, 1831-1834; Secretary of the Treasury, 1834-1841; Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, 1845-1851. Pu... More
![[Levi Woodbury, half-length portrait, facing front, wearing judicial robes]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTIvbGV2aS13b29kYnVyeS1oYWxmLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC1mYWNpbmctZnJvbnQtd2VhcmluZy1qdWRpY2lhbC1yb2Jlcy02NTZjMjUtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/50/webp "[Levi Woodbury, half-length portrait, facing front, wearing judicial robes]")
[Levi Woodbury, half-length portrait, facing front, wearing judicial r...
Governor of New Hampshire, 1823-1824; Democratic Senator, 1825-1831, 1841-1845; Secretary of the Navy, 1831-1834; Secretary of the Treasury, 1834-1841; Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, 1845-1851. Pu... More
Emancipation Proclamation. Proclamation by the governor / E. Knobel, f...
One of two large commemorative prints marking the ordinance issued by Missouri governor Thomas C. Fletcher, proclaiming the immediate emancipation of slaves in that state. The Missouri ordinance was issued on J... More
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
![[John Davis, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjYvam9obi1kYXZpcy1oZWFkLWFuZC1zaG91bGRlcnMtcG9ydHJhaXQtZmFjaW5nLXNsaWdodGx5LWxlZnQtNzIyZGJiLTEwMjQuanBn/40/50/webp "[John Davis, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left]")
[John Davis, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left]
Whig Congressman from Massachusetts, 1825-1834; Governor of Massachusetts, 1834-1835, 1841-1843; Senator, 1835-1841, 1845-1853. Scratched on face of plate: 244; Jno. Davis. Scratched on back of plate: 453 Iden... More
![The great American tanner / Thomas Worth. sketch ; on stone by [John] Cameron.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTQvdGhlLWdyZWF0LWFtZXJpY2FuLXRhbm5lci10aG9zLXdvcnRoLXNrZXRjaC1vbi1zdG9uZS1ieS1qb2huLWNhbWVyb24tNTU1YjZkLTEwMjQuanBn/40/29/webp "The great American tanner / Thomas Worth. sketch ; on stone by [John] Cameron.")
The great American tanner / Thomas Worth. sketch ; on stone by [John] ...
An election-year cartoon invoking both Grant's humble beginnings as a tanner and his successful Civil War military career. Before the war Grant had worked in his family's leather goods establishment in Galena, ... More
![[Kirghiz (i.e. Kazakh) tribesmen with a local Russian Governor and his wife]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDMva2lyZ2hpei1pZS1rYXpha2gtdHJpYmVzbWVuLXdpdGgtYS1sb2NhbC1ydXNzaWFuLWdvdmVybm9yLWFuZC1oaXMtd2lmZS0xYmI5MjMtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/32/webp "[Kirghiz (i.e. Kazakh) tribesmen with a local Russian Governor and his wife]")
[Kirghiz (i.e. Kazakh) tribesmen with a local Russian Governor and his...
Photo shows Kazakhs gathered for a group portrait in North Kazakhstan. Formerly misidentified as Kyrgyz people in Siberia. (Source: S. Satayeva, 2012) Transfer; Manuscript Division (George Kennan Papers); 1973;... More
![[Henry S. Foote, half-length portrait, slightly to the right]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjIvaGVucnktcy1mb290ZS1oYWxmLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC1zbGlnaHRseS10by10aGUtcmlnaHQtOTcyNDQ1LTEwMjQuanBn/40/50/webp "[Henry S. Foote, half-length portrait, slightly to the right]")
[Henry S. Foote, half-length portrait, slightly to the right]
Democratic Senator from Mississippi, 1847-1852; Governor of Mississippi, 1852-1854; Superindentent of the U.S. Mint at New Orleans. Scratched on back of plate: 438; Sen. Henry S. Foote, Miss. Hallmark: [asteris... More
![[Joseph Jenkins Roberts, half-length portrait, full face]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTgvam9zZXBoLWplbmtpbnMtcm9iZXJ0cy1oYWxmLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC1mdWxsLWZhY2UtOWY2ZjVjLTEwMjQuanBn/40/46/webp "[Joseph Jenkins Roberts, half-length portrait, full face]")
[Joseph Jenkins Roberts, half-length portrait, full face]
Roberts arrived in Liberia in 1829 from Virginia. In 1839 Roberts was appointed Vice Colonial Governor of the Commonwealth of Liberia and took over as Governor of the Commonwealth, in 1841, when Thomas Buchanan... More
"I knew him, Horatio; a fellow of infinite jest . . . where be your gi...
McClellan, in the character of Hamlet stands near an open grave holding the head of Abraham Lincoln. He soliloquizes, "I knew him, Horatio: A fellow of infinite jest . . . Where be your gibes now?" The cartoon... More
![[Group of Kirghiz (i.e. Kazakh) men posing with a local Russian Governor, his wife, and their child in front of a yurt]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDMvZ3JvdXAtb2Yta2lyZ2hpei1pZS1rYXpha2gtbWVuLXBvc2luZy13aXRoLWEtbG9jYWwtcnVzc2lhbi1nb3Zlcm5vci1oaXMtd2lmZS00Y2FmYjItMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/32/webp "[Group of Kirghiz (i.e. Kazakh) men posing with a local Russian Governor, his wife, and their child in front of a yurt]")
[Group of Kirghiz (i.e. Kazakh) men posing with a local Russian Govern...
Photo shows Kazakhs posed by the nomadic dwelling called a yurt. Formerly misidentified as Kyrgyz people in Siberia. (Source: S. Satayeva, 2012) Transfer; Manuscript Division (George Kennan Papers); 1973; (DLC/... More
![[Washington Hunt, half-length portrait, slightly to right]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTkvd2FzaGluZ3Rvbi1odW50LWhhbGYtbGVuZ3RoLXBvcnRyYWl0LXNsaWdodGx5LXRvLXJpZ2h0LTk1ODcyZi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/50/webp "[Washington Hunt, half-length portrait, slightly to right]")
[Washington Hunt, half-length portrait, slightly to right]
Whig Congressman from New York, 1843-1849; Governor of New York, 1850-1852. Identification from engraving by A.H. Ritchie, Dagpe. by Brady. Scratched on back of plate: 17. Hallmark: [paschal lamb] A. Gaudin 40(... More
Khabarovsk - residence of the governor-general of Eastern Siberia
Public domain photograph of theater building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
For Governor Elliot Danforth - Public domain graphic arts, Library of ...
This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Nation Equipment Co.
President and Mrs. McKinley and party entering Mt. Holyoke College gro...
Copyright by John B. Sutcliffe. Public domain photograph - historical image of Massachusetts, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Edwin Arden's romantic play, Zorah
48669 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: The Governor General sentences Zorah to the mines of Siberia. Created and "copyright 1899 by The Strobridge Litho Co, Cin'ti & New York." Jacob Litt, proprietor. No. 8619 Up... More
Governor Stannard's cottage, Harbor Point, Mich.
Picryl description: Public domain image of a small palace, chateau, villa, residential historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
The marriage of Pocahontas, from the original picture in the possessio...
Painted by Henry Brueckner. Painter Henry Brueckner imagined the 1616 wedding between the Englishman John Rolfe and the Powhatan Pocahontas. Presiding over the wedding is Alexander Whitaker, who was not actual... More
The man of the people! Governor Horatio Seymour. Elected by ten thousa...
A dramatic apotheosis, commemorating Horatio Seymour's 1862 election as governor of New York. In the center is a bust portrait of Seymour with the word "Union" below. Above him in the sky is Liberty or Columbia... More
Lieutenant governor of the Zuni Pueblos, New Mexico.
Original negative number: 45. Part of series: U.S. War Dept., Corps of Engineers; Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of 100th Meridian, Expedition of 1871; Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, commanding. Part of: ... More
![[John A. Dix, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left, in civilian dress, with long hair]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTkvam9obi1hLWRpeC1oYWxmLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC10aHJlZS1xdWFydGVycy10by10aGUtbGVmdC1pbi1jaXZpbGlhbi1kcmVzcy0xNjRlZTUtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "[John A. Dix, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left, in civilian dress, with long hair]")
[John A. Dix, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left, in civ...
Democratic Senator from New York, 1845-1849; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1861; Governor of New York, 1873-1875. Scratched on back of plate: 102; John A. Dix. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:4... More
The main question - Victorian era public domain image
Satire on the escalation of tensions during the Maine-New Brunswick border conflict in February and March 1839. The dispute involved the claim to valuable, timber-rich territory in the Aroostook region. The are... More
Irkutsk - official residence of the governor-general
Similar to lantern slide W7-1224. Photographic print made by LC from Jackson's vintage film negative. Gift; Colorado Historical Society; 1949. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transport... More
![[Thomas Corwin, full-length portrait, three-quarters to the left, standing by table with tablecloth, backdrop or reflector screen prominent on left]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDYvdGhvbWFzLWNvcndpbi1mdWxsLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC10aHJlZS1xdWFydGVycy10by10aGUtbGVmdC1zdGFuZGluZy1ieS10YWJsZS1iOTdiNWEtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/50/webp "[Thomas Corwin, full-length portrait, three-quarters to the left, standing by table with tablecloth, backdrop or reflector screen prominent on left]")
[Thomas Corwin, full-length portrait, three-quarters to the left, stan...
Whig Congressman from Ohio, 1831-1840; Governor of Ohio, 1840-1842; Senator, 1845-1850; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1850-1853; Republican Congressman, 1858-1861. Scratched on face of plate: 100; Corwin Thos... More
Tweed-le-dee and Tilden-dum / Th. Nast.
Boss Tweed, as policeman, wearing uniform of convict, holding two boys by the collar with one hand, and holding up billy club with the other. Reform Tweed: "If all the people want is to have somebody arrested, ... More
Effect of acquiring the Platt habit. Roosevelt as he looked when he be...
Cover illustration for The Verdict, vol. 1, no. 26, 1899. Public domain reproduction of political cartoon, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![[Kirghiz (i.e. Kazakh) tribesmen with a local Russian Governor and his wife]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDMva2lyZ2hpei1pZS1rYXpha2gtdHJpYmVzbWVuLXdpdGgtYS1sb2NhbC1ydXNzaWFuLWdvdmVybm9yLWFuZC1oaXMtd2lmZS1iYWY5NjYtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/28/webp "[Kirghiz (i.e. Kazakh) tribesmen with a local Russian Governor and his wife]")
[Kirghiz (i.e. Kazakh) tribesmen with a local Russian Governor and his...
Photo shows Kazakhs gathered for a group portrait in North Kazakhstan. Formerly misidentified as Kyrgyz people in Siberia. (Source: S. Satayeva, 2012) Transfer; Manuscript Division (George Kennan Papers); 1973;... More
The Hercules of the Union, slaying the great dragon of secession
A tribute to commander of Union forces Gen. Winfield Scott, shown as the mythical Hercules slaying the many-headed dragon or hydra, here symbolizing the secession of the Confederate states. At left stands Scott... More
![[Joseph Jenkins Roberts, half-length portrait, full face]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTgvam9zZXBoLWplbmtpbnMtcm9iZXJ0cy1oYWxmLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC1mdWxsLWZhY2UtMzA3OThlLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/46/webp "[Joseph Jenkins Roberts, half-length portrait, full face]")
[Joseph Jenkins Roberts, half-length portrait, full face]
Roberts arrived in Liberia in 1829 from Virginia. In 1839 Roberts was appointed Vice Colonial Governor of the Commonwealth of Liberia and took over as Governor of the Commonwealth, in 1841, when Thomas Buchanan... More
Meeting of Governor Carver and Massasoit / drawn by H.L. Stevens ; eng...
Massasoit handing Governor John Carver a peace pipe; three other Indians and two other white men looking on.
Puck magazine cover - Self-supporter Sammy / F. Opper.
Print shows two images of Samuel J. Tilden, dressed identically, to the left and right of a barrel full of coins, labeled with monogram "SJT"; papers extending from their pockets state "For President, S.J. Tild... More
![[Str. Governor Endicott, Lake Winnipesaukee, N.H.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDAvMDEvMDEvc3RyLWdvdmVybm9yLWVuZGljb3R0LWxha2Utd2lubmlwZXNhdWtlZS1uaC0xLTEwMjQuanBn/40/31/webp "[Str. Governor Endicott, Lake Winnipesaukee, N.H.]")
[Str. Governor Endicott, Lake Winnipesaukee, N.H.]
Public domain photograph of a steamboat ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Palace of the Governor, Havana - Public domain image. Dry plate negati...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a palace, villa, or large historic building, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
The man of the people! Governor Horatio Seymour. Elected by ten thousa...
A dramatic apotheosis, commemorating Horatio Seymour's 1862 election as governor of New York. In the center is a bust portrait of Seymour with the word "Union" below. Above him in the sky is Liberty or Columbia... More
Bluebeard of New Orleans, Confederate States of America.
Carte-de-visite reproduction of a drawing shows a caricature of Gen. Benjamin Butler, military governor of New Orleans, May-Dec. 1862, as Bluebeard, for challenging the behavior of the city's Confederate women ... More
Grand National Republican banner, US Democratic party
Print shows a campaign banner for the 1876 Republican presidential ticket. Bust portraits of Ohio governor Rutherford B. Hayes and William A. Wheeler are framed with laurel wreaths. Above them hang swags of dra... More
"Taking the stump" or Stephen in search of his mother
A satire on Douglas's July 1860 campaign tour of upstate New York and New England. (See also "Stephen Finding His Mother," no. 1860-35.) Here a double-entendre in the use of the word "stump," playing on its use... More
![The great American tanner / Thomas Worth. sketch ; on stone by [John] Cameron.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTQvdGhlLWdyZWF0LWFtZXJpY2FuLXRhbm5lci10aG9zLXdvcnRoLXNrZXRjaC1vbi1zdG9uZS1ieS1qb2huLWNhbWVyb24tYjczYjcyLTEwMjQuanBn/40/27/webp "The great American tanner / Thomas Worth. sketch ; on stone by [John] Cameron.")
The great American tanner / Thomas Worth. sketch ; on stone by [John] ...
An election-year cartoon invoking both Grant's humble beginnings as a tanner and his successful Civil War military career. Before the war Grant had worked in his family's leather goods establishment in Galena, ... More
![[Charleston, S.C. Ex-Governor William Aiken's house (48 Elizabeth Street)]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjUvMDEvMDEvY2hhcmxlc3Rvbi1zYy1leC1nb3Zlcm5vci13aWxsaWFtLWFpa2Vucy1ob3VzZS00OC1lbGl6YWJldGgtc3RyZWV0LTEtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/40/webp "[Charleston, S.C. Ex-Governor William Aiken's house (48 Elizabeth Street)]")
[Charleston, S.C. Ex-Governor William Aiken's house (48 Elizabeth Stre...
Photograph of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy, specifically of Charleston, S.C., 1863-1865.
![[Joseph Jenkins Roberts, half-length portrait, full face]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTgvam9zZXBoLWplbmtpbnMtcm9iZXJ0cy1oYWxmLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC1mdWxsLWZhY2UtZWNmYmE1LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/44/webp "[Joseph Jenkins Roberts, half-length portrait, full face]")
[Joseph Jenkins Roberts, half-length portrait, full face]
Roberts arrived in Liberia in 1829 from Virginia. In 1839 Roberts was appointed Vice Colonial Governor of the Commonwealth of Liberia and took over as Governor of the Commonwealth, in 1841, when Thomas Buchanan... More