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[Frederick Douglass, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]

[Frederick Douglass, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]

Date and photographer information from: Picturing Frederick Douglass / John Stauffer. New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2015, p. 185.

[Ignacio Zaragoza, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

[Ignacio Zaragoza, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

In album: Portraits of rulers, politicians ... relating to the reign of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, p. 22, upper left.

[Empress Eugenia of France, three-quarter length portrait, seated, turned left]

[Empress Eugenia of France, three-quarter length portrait, seated, tur...

In album: Portraits of rulers, politicians ... relating to the reign of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, p. 10, lower right. On verso: H. Tournier, 57, Rue de Seine, 57, Paris; Déposé.

[Lorenzo Ghiberti's "Gates of Paradise" bronze doors depicting scenes from the Old Testament, Baptistry of St. John, Florence]

[Lorenzo Ghiberti's "Gates of Paradise" bronze doors depicting scenes ...

Photograph showing lower four valves of Baptistry doors. In album: Benjamin Brown French "Photographs," p. 113. Inscription: Same, lower panels. Reference copy in LOT 12251, v. 1. Original in PR 12 LOT 12251.

S[outh] E[ast] corner. Koum Ombos

S[outh] E[ast] corner. Koum Ombos

Public domain image of Egyptian art, free to use, no copyright restrictions photo - Picryl description

Memnonium. Thebes - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Memnonium. Thebes - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Four headless statues standing before colonnades. No. 1861. On verso: The Ramesseum. Osiride Portico.

Locomotive Rigi Railway, Public domain image

Locomotive Rigi Railway, Public domain image

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

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

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

Tebessa. Sarcophage du Temple de Minerve / ND Phot.

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

Valencia. Vista general de la catedral

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.

Cairo. Street view - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

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

Rome. Baths of Caracalla - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

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

Source of the Arveyron, foot of Mer de Glace

Source of the Arveyron, foot of Mer de Glace

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

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

[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

Lt. General Jas. Longstreet, American Civil War.

Lt. General Jas. Longstreet, American Civil War.

Photograph shows Lieutenant General James Longstreet in uniform. Handwritten name on recto bottom. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2014; (DLC/PP 2014:202) More information about this collection is available at http://h... More

Armory Square Hospital, Washington, D.C. during American Civil War

Armory Square Hospital, Washington, D.C. during American Civil War

No. 5212. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. 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

Civil war glass negatives and related prints - Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.

Civil war glass negatives and related prints - Harris and Ewing, Washi...

A black and white photo of a large house, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, architecture in Washington, D.C.... More

Chattanooga - Public domain historical image during American Civil War. A black and white photo of a train on a track

Chattanooga - Public domain historical image during American Civil War...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of Tennessee, mid-19th century albumen print, no copyright restrictions.

Indian Mound in Monument Gardens, Chattanooga

Indian Mound in Monument Gardens, Chattanooga

Photograph shows a group of men, most in uniform, in front of the Indian mound near Chattanooga. No. B1285. Hand written on verso: "Miller VIII, 219". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

23d New York Infantry - Public domain portrait print

23d New York Infantry - Public domain portrait print

Picryl description: Public domain image of an 18th-19th century military conflict, armed forces, infantry, militia, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Ironclad USS Essex at Baton Rouge, Louisiana]

[Ironclad USS Essex at Baton Rouge, Louisiana]

Probably photographed by McPherson & Oliver. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). More information about this collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.lilj Purchased from: The Histor... More

[Large iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Labrador]

[Large iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Labrador]

Illus. in album: Photographs of arctic ice / William Bradford, [plate 26] Typewritten text in album lists photographers as J.L. Dunmore and G.P. Critcherson, but William H. Pierce, from the firm of J.W. Black,... More

[John B. Gallie gun, Fort McAllister, Georgia]

[John B. Gallie gun, Fort McAllister, Georgia]

Title devised by Library staff based on identification by David Richardson, Jack Melton, and Talley Kirkland, September 2015. Photo formerly misidentified as Swamp Angel gun, Morris Island, South Carolina. Date... More

Andersonville Prison, Ga., August 17, 1864. Bird's eye view

Andersonville Prison, Ga., August 17, 1864. Bird's eye view

No. 8218. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. VII, page 175." Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Shelekovoe [sic] proizvodstvo. Prigotovlenie berd (tikh bendi)

Shelekovoe [sic] proizvodstvo. Prigotovlenie berd (tikh bendi)

Photograph shows a man preparing silk reed. "Tikh bendi" translated as the Persian expression: fastening reed. Illus. in: Turkestanskii al'bom, chast' promyslovai︠a︡, 1871-1872, part 3, p. 7.

Samarkandskiia drevnosti. Grobnitsa sviatago Kussama ibni Abassa (Shakh-Zinde) i mavzolei pri nei. Mavzolei Shirin-Beka. Obshchii vid s vostoka na mavzolei: Shirin-Beka, Chugun'-Beka-Aki i Kutluk-Turdi-Bek-Aki

Samarkandskiia drevnosti. Grobnitsa sviatago Kussama ibni Abassa (Shak...

Illus. in: Turkestanskīi al'bom, chast' arkheologicheskaia ..., 1871-1872, part 1, vol. 1, pl. 64.

Aiken house on Weldon Railroad, Virginia / negative by J. Reekie, positive by A. Gardner.

Aiken house on Weldon Railroad, Virginia / negative by J. Reekie, posi...

Photograph showing a farm house near Petersburg. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons, [c1866], v. 2, no. 71. Copyright by A. Gardne... More

[General Ulysses S. Grant in military uniform] / M.B. Brady & Co. National Photographic Portrait Galleries, No. 352 Pennsylvania Av., Washington, D.C. & New York.

[General Ulysses S. Grant in military uniform] / M.B. Brady & Co. Nati...

Public domain photograph related to President Ulysses Grant, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Portrait photo of "Carolina twins," Millie and Christina

Portrait photo of "Carolina twins," Millie and Christina

Photograph shows portrait of conjoined twins and circus performers Millie and Christine McCoy. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by Mrs. Joseph P. Smith, in the Clerk's Office of the U.S.... More

Nevada City, from the South - Catholic Church, Union Hotel, and Sugarloaf Mt., Nev. County

Nevada City, from the South - Catholic Church, Union Hotel, and Sugarl...

Public domain photograph of rural California, dust bowl refugees, 1930s-1940s, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Carson Spur, Alpine County, from Kirkwood's Valley

Carson Spur, Alpine County, from Kirkwood's Valley

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 925. LOT subdivision subject: Alpine County. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

Yank's Station, from the East-- gen. view. El Dorado County

Yank's Station, from the East-- gen. view. El Dorado County

People, wagons, buildings in photo 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,... More

Placer mining - panning out, California, 19th century sterescope card.

Placer mining - panning out, California, 19th century sterescope card.

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 976. LOT subdivision subject: Placer Mining. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

Whim of the Four-Twenty Claim, Gold Hill

Whim of the Four-Twenty Claim, Gold Hill

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 734. LOT subdivision subject: Mining Nevada. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

Loading at the Potosi Mine, Virginia City

Loading at the Potosi Mine, Virginia City

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 729. LOT subdivision subject: Mining Nevada. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

Cave Rock, Lake Tahoe, Nevada (view from the road)

Cave Rock, Lake Tahoe, Nevada (view from the road)

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 676. LOT subdivision subject: Wagon Trains and Stage Coaches. This record contains unverified old ... More

Placer Mining --Columbia,Tuolumne County - the hoisting wheel of the Daley Claim

Placer Mining --Columbia,Tuolumne County - the hoisting wheel of the D...

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 992. LOT subdivision subject: Placer Mining. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

Minaret d'El-Azhar avec muezzins / Bonfils.

Minaret d'El-Azhar avec muezzins / Bonfils.

Two men standing on balcony of minaret of el-Azhar Mosque.

Nubie Pylone de Kalabsheh (Égypte) / Bonfils.

Nubie Pylone de Kalabsheh (Égypte) / Bonfils.

Rubble and ruin outside of portico of what was the Temple of Mandulis, a Nubian god. No. 125.

Palmyre. Vue latérale du temple du Soleil / Bonfils.

Palmyre. Vue latérale du temple du Soleil / Bonfils.

Remains of Temple of the Sun in Palmyra, Syria. 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 whi... More

View of Beirut, looking towards body of water Bonfils

View of Beirut, looking towards body of water Bonfils

No. 246. 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 s... More

[Spirit Knob area?, Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota] / made and published by Upton.

[Spirit Knob area?, Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota] / made and published b...

No. 11. Copyright 1867. "Filed Sept. 9, 1867, Wm. A. Spence, clerk." Title devised by Library staff from similar images in LOT 7137. Printed on back: "From series of Minnesota views" and "Sold by dealers throug... More

"Humpty Dumpty" 1868 Pantomine, Ada Harland

"Humpty Dumpty" 1868 Pantomine, Ada Harland

No. 112. Public domain photograph - 19th-century female portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Samarkandskiia drevnosti. Medresse [sic] Ulug-Bek. Vkhod v sobornuiu mechet'

Samarkandskiia drevnosti. Medresse [sic] Ulug-Bek. Vkhod v sobornuiu m...

Antiquities of Samarkand. Creator: Bogaevskīĭ, N. V., photographer 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

Powder factory - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Powder factory - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Photograph shows exterior of powder factory. 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... More

Pope Pius IX, three-quarter length portrait, kneeling in prayer

Pope Pius IX, three-quarter length portrait, kneeling in prayer

In album: Browning Collection of Portraits, etc., p. 42 (top left). Color laser copy reference surrogate for LOT 6633 is available for use in the Prints and Photographs Reading Room (Filed with Finding Aids).

Tunnel #3, Weber Canyon, Utah - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Tunnel #3, Weber Canyon, Utah - Public domain albumen print photogrpap...

Possibly by William Henry Jackson. For similar photo by A.J. Russell, see: Tunnel no. 3 - Weber Cañon, Utah (2003668252). Gift; J. Pierpont Morgan. Published in: Viewpoints; a selection from the pictorial coll... More

Down Black Cañon, from Mirror Bar.

Down Black Cañon, from Mirror Bar.

Picryl description: Public domain view of a mountain range, mountainous landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Mrs. William F. (Elizabeth Underhill) Coles house, Bellevue Avenue and Dixon Street, Newport, Rhode Island] / Rockwood & Co., Phot. N.Y. ; R.M. Hunt, architect.

[Mrs. William F. (Elizabeth Underhill) Coles house, Bellevue Avenue an...

Photograph shows view of mansion designed by Richard Morris Hunt. Handwritten on verso: "[Mrs. Coles, Newport ... CEP, 10/29/76]." Gift; American Institute of Architects / American Architectural Foundation; 20... More

Hawaii album, p. 25, portraits of women

Hawaii album, p. 25, portraits of women

Photographs show a portraits of unidentified women, one with caption "half cast Chinese and native", and two men in uniform from Hawaii. Caption inscribed in pencil under one photograph. In album: [Hawaii albu... More

[Tile in the Imperial Topkapı Sarayı (palace)] / Abdullah Frères.

[Tile in the Imperial Topkapı Sarayı (palace)] / Abdullah Frères.

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 37. No. 756. In album: Yıldız and Topkapı palaces, tombs and Selamlık procession, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul... More

Portrait photo of [Students, Darüssafaka] / Constantinople, Abdullah Frères.

Portrait photo of [Students, Darüssafaka] / Constantinople, Abdullah F...

School for orphans and needy children now called Özel Darüssafaka Lisesi. Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 20. No. 617. In album: Government buildings, mosques, ... More

[A platoon from the First Battalion of the First Infantry Regiment of the Imperial Guard] / Abdullah Frères, Phot., Constantinople.

[A platoon from the First Battalion of the First Infantry Regiment of ...

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in French. No. 5. No. 11. In album: The Imperial Guard, War Ministry and barracks, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection (Library of Congress).

[Exterior view of the audience chamber in the Imperial Topkapı Sarayı (palace)] / Abdullah Frères.

[Exterior view of the audience chamber in the Imperial Topkapı Sarayı ...

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 26. No. 719. In album: Topkapı Sarayı, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection (Library of Congress).

[Front, imperial military middle school Halep Mekteb-i Rüşdiye-yi Askeri-yi]

[Front, imperial military middle school Halep Mekteb-i Rüşdiye-yi Aske...

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 40. In album: Imperial schools, architectural plans and student portraits, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collect... More

[Kazan Cathedral, St. Petersburg, Russia]

[Kazan Cathedral, St. Petersburg, Russia]

Photograph shows exterior of cathedral. Library of Congress copy mounted on cardboard. Purchase; William E. Curtis; Washington, D.C.; 1905; 42456.

[Istanbul walls] / Abdullah Frères.

[Istanbul walls] / Abdullah Frères.

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 12. No. 277. In album: City walls and other views, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection (Library o... More

Athletes. Flip flap. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Athletes. Flip flap. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Photograph shows nine consecutive images of a man doing a "flip flap" or a back hand spring. Illus. in: The attitudes of animals in motion : a series of photographs illustrating the consecutive positions assum... More

Portrait Photograph: Oscar Wilde, Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.

Portrait Photograph: Oscar Wilde, Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.

A black and white photo of a man in a cape, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, architecture in Washington, D.... More

[Cub Stricker, Cleveland Blues, Spiders, and Infants, baseball card portrait]

[Cub Stricker, Cleveland Blues, Spiders, and Infants, baseball card po...

Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: Goodwin & Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.

Mosquée et fontaine de Top-Hané / Sébah & Joaillier.

Mosquée et fontaine de Top-Hané / Sébah & Joaillier.

Exterior and fountain of the Kılıç Ali Pasa̧ Camii (mosque) in Tophane, Istanbul. No. 278.

Interieur de la Mosquéé Ahmed / Sébah & Joaillier.

Interieur de la Mosquéé Ahmed / Sébah & Joaillier.

Interior of Sultanahmet Camii (mosque) with tile covered walls and columns. Also known as the Blue Mosque. No. 292.

Mosquée Fatih Sultan Mehmed / Sébah & Joaillier.

Mosquée Fatih Sultan Mehmed / Sébah & Joaillier.

Exterior view of the Fatih Camii (mosque). No. 115. 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 eg... More

[Paul Cook, Louisville Colonels, baseball card portrait]

[Paul Cook, Louisville Colonels, baseball card portrait]

Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: Goodwin & Company Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.

[Eiffel Tower and exposition buildings on the Champ de Mars as seen from the Trocadéro Palace, Paris Exposition, 1889]

[Eiffel Tower and exposition buildings on the Champ de Mars as seen fr...

Originals in PR12, LOT 6634. Public domain photograph of Paris Exposition Universelle, 1889, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Eiffel Tower and Fountain Coutan, Paris Exposition, 1889]

[Eiffel Tower and Fountain Coutan, Paris Exposition, 1889]

Originals in PR12, LOT 6634. Public domain photograph of Paris Exposition Universelle, 1889, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[One Arab man and two Arab children in front of Kabyle house, Paris Exposition, 1889]

[One Arab man and two Arab children in front of Kabyle house, Paris Ex...

Originals in PR12, LOT 6634. Public domain photograph of Paris Exposition Universelle, 1889, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Interior of Gallery of Machines, showing textile machinery, Paris Exposition, 1889]

[Interior of Gallery of Machines, showing textile machinery, Paris Exp...

Originals in PR12, LOT 6634. Public domain photograph of Paris Exposition Universelle, 1889, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Sculpture of Roman couple exhibited in Palace of Fine Arts, Paris Exposition, 1889]

[Sculpture of Roman couple exhibited in Palace of Fine Arts, Paris Exp...

Originals in PR12, LOT 6634. Public domain photograph of Paris Exposition Universelle, 1889, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cornelius Vanderbilt "Breakers," Newport, R.I. / Frank H. Child, photographer, Newport, R.I.

Cornelius Vanderbilt "Breakers," Newport, R.I. / Frank H. Child, photo...

Photograph shows view of mansion designed by Richard Morris Hunt. Blind stamped: Copyright 1895 Frank H. Child. Gift; American Institute of Architects / American Architectural Foundation; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:10... More

Portrait photo of Charles J. Guiteau, Cabinet photograph

Portrait photo of Charles J. Guiteau, Cabinet photograph

Photograph shows portrait of Guiteau, assassin of President Garfield, taken in jail in Washington, D.C. 2169 U.S. Copyright Office. On recto: "No. 2."

Major Sydney Willard of Co. I, 35th Massachusettsachusetts Infantry Regiment in uniform with sword Whipple, 96 Washington Street, Boston

Major Sydney Willard of Co. I, 35th Massachusettsachusetts Infantry Re...

Photograph shows identified soldier who died of wounds received at Fredricksburg, Virginia. Notation on recto: "Major Sydney Willard of the Mass. 35th, killed at Fredericksburg." Notation on verso: "Born in La... More

Escaped slave Gordon, also known as "Whipped Peter," showing his scarred back at a medical examination, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Escaped slave Gordon, also known as "Whipped Peter," showing his scarr...

Printed on verso: "From life, taken at Baton Rouge, La., April 2d, 1863." On verso: Facsimile of original medical report to Colonel L.B. Marsh from J.W. Mercer, assistant surgeon with the 47th Massachusetts Vo... More

Sojourner Truth seated with photograph of her grandson, James Caldwell of Co. H, 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, on her lap

Sojourner Truth seated with photograph of her grandson, James Caldwell...

Photograph shows portrait of abolitionist Sojourner Truth wearing polka dotted dress and holding cased photograph of her grandson, who was a prisoner-of-war at James Island, South Carolina between 1863 and 1865... More

Captain William Augustus Collins of Co. B, 1st Wisconsin Infantry Regiment and Co. D, 10th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, in uniform W.H. Sherman, photographic artist, 16 Wisconsin Street, Milwaukee

Captain William Augustus Collins of Co. B, 1st Wisconsin Infantry Regi...

Photograph shows identified soldier, who was captured at Chickamauga, Georgia, and imprisoned at Macon, Georgia, Columbia, South Carolina, and Libby Prison, Richmond, Virginia. Notation on verso: "William A. C... More

Portrait of Emma V. Brown M. P. Rice, A. I. Rice, photographers, 1217 1219 Penna. Avenue, Washington, D.C

Portrait of Emma V. Brown M. P. Rice, A. I. Rice, photographers, 1217 ...

Photograph shows educator Emma V. Brown (1846-1902), a former student and protége of Emily Howland. In 1864 Brown was appointed teacher at the first government funded school for African American children in Wa... More

Gruppa kresti︠a︡n za stolom, Rossiĭskai︠a︡ imperii︠a︡ - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Gruppa kresti︠a︡n za stolom, Rossiĭskai︠a︡ imperii︠a︡ - Frank G. Carpe...

Staged genre view includes man with balalaika, samovar on table, boy pouring drink, and others sitting at an outdoor table. In album: Views along the Mariinskii Canal and river system, Russian Empire, LOT 10332... More

Full-length portrait of an unidentified woman, seated, and full-length portrait of a child standing on her right, both subjects are facing front

Full-length portrait of an unidentified woman, seated, and full-length...

Photograph is mounted opposite a portrait of a man. Both photographs are in a hinged, leather-bound dual display case. Purchase; William A. Gladstone; 1995; (PR 13 CN 1995:113) General information about the Gl... More

Oscar Wilde Sarony - Public domain portrait

Oscar Wilde Sarony - Public domain portrait

Photograph shows Oscar Wilde, full-length portrait, seated, facing front, holding book in right hand, left elbow on knee, hand to cheek. 684 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 18. Copyright by N. Sarony. Exhibited: "O... More

Construction Train near Green River - stereocsopic card

Construction Train near Green River - stereocsopic card

Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Camp of 36th Pennsylvania Infantry during American Civil War

Camp of 36th Pennsylvania Infantry during American Civil War

Cartoon shows Uncle Sam as a well-dressed stalwart figure wearing striped pants and a waistcoat covered with stars, carrying a tall hat. Behind him stands another Uncle Sam, but this one is emaciated, shabby, ... More

The Horse in motion. "Sallie Gardner," owned by Leland Stanford; running at a 1:40 gait over the Palo Alto track, 19th June 1878 / Muybridge.

The Horse in motion. "Sallie Gardner," owned by Leland Stanford; runni...

Photograph with twelve frames showing motion of a race horse. 2437K2 (copy 2) U.S. Copyright Office. Description of each frame on verso. "Morse's Gallery, 417 Montgomery St., San Francisco." "Automatic Electro... More

Sojourner Truth - Public domain portrait print

Sojourner Truth - Public domain portrait print

Photograph shows Sojourner Truth, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left. Copyright 1864 by Sojourner Truth. Purchase; William A. Gladstone; 1995; (PR 13 CN 1995:113) General information about the G... More

[Full-length portrait of an African American boy standing beside a chair] / F. Kindler, 144 Thames St. & cor. of Parade, Newport, R.I.

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

Public domain photograph of military parade, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Group photograph of the students and the teachers of the school for the deaf] / Abdullah Frères, Constantinople.

[Group photograph of the students and the teachers of the school for t...

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 8. In album: Schools, libraries, student and teacher portraits, Istanbul and environs, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hami... More

View in Jack's Narrows - looking east from watchman's house

View in Jack's Narrows - looking east from watchman's house

Penned in bottom left of left stereo image: P.P.S. No 11. Penned on back of mount: Penna Photo Soc. 11-(a). Pennsylvania Photographic Society. Forms part of: Charles F. Himes collection of stereographs by amat... More

Curiosities of the Zuni Pueblos, Albino and Zuni Indians.

Curiosities of the Zuni Pueblos, Albino and Zuni Indians.

Original negative number: 50. 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

[Five Civil War soldiers gathered on dirt porch outside home. African American youth seated near them]

[Five Civil War soldiers gathered on dirt porch outside home. African ...

Title devised by library staff. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mi... More

Fawns Leap, Clove, Catskill, Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope card.

Fawns Leap, Clove, Catskill, Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope ca...

Penciled on front of mount: 528; 126. Amateur Photographic Exchange Club label affixed to verso gives title, photographer, photographer's address (Blockley P.O., Philadelphia, Pa.), date, number (126), and nega... More

Vendue Range, Charleston, S.C. - A black and white photo of a city street

Vendue Range, Charleston, S.C. - A black and white photo of a city str...

Stereograph showing ruined buildings, and wooden planks in the foreground. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. in 1865. Forms part of: Civil War Ph... More

Corner of Main & East King Street, Chambersburg, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania, destroyed by the rebels under McCausland, July 30th, 1864

Corner of Main & East King Street, Chambersburg, Franklin Co., Pennsyl...

Stereograph showing buildings burned by the Confederate calvary troops of General John McCausland.

End of track, on Humboldt Plains

End of track, on Humboldt Plains

Photo shows railroad track construction, including Chinese railroad workers. No. 317. Part of series: Central Pacific Railroad, Nevada. Scenes on the Humboldt River.

Morris & Essex R.R. bridge at Newark, N.J.

Morris & Essex R.R. bridge at Newark, N.J.

Penciled on front of mount: 496. Amateur Photographic Exchange Club label affixed to verso gives title, photographer, date, and negative (dry, tannin, tone, experimental). Amateur Photographic Exchange Club. F... More

General Grant & his war horse - A man standing next to a horse in a field

General Grant & his war horse - A man standing next to a horse in a fi...

Stereograph showing General Grant in uniform, standing beside his horse, "Cincinnati." Date from another print in PRES FILE - Grant, Ulysses S. In uniform Photo Three-quarter and full. Forms part of: Civil War... More

Prof. Wilson's house, Carlisle, Pa., Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope card.

Prof. Wilson's house, Carlisle, Pa., Pennsylvania, 19th century stereo...

Amateur Photographic Exchange Club label affixed to verso gives title, photographer, photographer's address (Troy University), date, number (84), and negative (tannin). Amateur Photographic Exchange Club. Form... More

At Fairmount Philad. - Public domain document scan

At Fairmount Philad. - Public domain document scan

Penned on front of mount: 492; 205. Photographer's label affixed to verso with heading Memoir, Jamin Tubes, gives title, photographer, number (205), negative (dry, tannin, collodian), arrangement (view), and ex... More

Camp of Pawnee Indians on the Platte Valley

Camp of Pawnee Indians on the Platte Valley

Indians on horseback and 2 teepees. No. 202. Union Pacific Rail Road, Excursion to the 100th Meridian, October 1866. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Indians C... More

Winter scene - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Winter scene - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Label on mount: January 15, 1860, "Each twig in its crystal case enshrined." Label on verso gives title, photographer's name, address (Philadelphia), and date printed. Forms part of: Charles F. Himes collectio... More

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

[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

Indian pueblo, Zuni, New Mexico

Indian pueblo, Zuni, New Mexico

Plate 17. Originally published: Photographs showing landscapes, geological, and other features of portions of the western territory of the United States, obtained in connection with geographical and geological... More

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