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Muestras para bordados, plancha número 14, Jose Guadalupe Posada

Muestras para bordados, plancha número 14, Jose Guadalupe Posada

Print shows embroidery patterns for large elaborate letters with floral motif ("H" through "N") and for smaller letters in cursive ("N" through "Z"). Testamentaría de Antonio Vanegas Arroyo. Calle de Santa Tere... More

Poster - Go & C Ole Olson - Public domain lithograph

Poster - Go & C Ole Olson - Public domain lithograph

V30061 U.S. Copyright Office Created by "Shober & Carqueville, Chicago." No. 1141. Signed: Willard. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

Se-Quo-Yah / R.T. ; drawn, printed & coloured at I.T. Bowen's Lithographic Establishment, No. 94 Walnut St.

Se-Quo-Yah / R.T. ; drawn, printed & coloured at I.T. Bowen's Lithogra...

Print shows Se-Quo-Yah, half-length portrait, seated, facing right, holding Cherokee alphabet. Signed on stone at bottom center: R.T. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1838 by F.W. Greenough, in... More

Se-Quo-Yah / R.T. ; drawn, printed & coloured at I.T. Bowen's Lithographic Establishment, No. 94 Walnut St.

Se-Quo-Yah / R.T. ; drawn, printed & coloured at I.T. Bowen's Lithogra...

Print shows Se-Quo-Yah, half-length portrait, seated, facing right, holding Cherokee alphabet. Signed on stone at bottom center: R.T. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1838 by F.W. Greenough, in... More

Muestras para bordados, plancha número 15, Jose Guadalupe Posada

Muestras para bordados, plancha número 15, Jose Guadalupe Posada

Print shows embroidery patterns for large elaborate letters with floral motif ("O" through "T") and Arabic numbers ("1" through "0"). Testamentaría de Antonio Vanegas Arroyo. Calle de Santa Teresa Número 40. Mé... More

The railroad that leads from earth to hell / Andrew B. Graham, Lith. Washington, D.C.

The railroad that leads from earth to hell / Andrew B. Graham, Lith. W...

Print shows a drunkard on the "railroad" to ruin which passes the "Devils Office" and the "Bar and Pool Room", a healthy "Tree of Live" over which hovers a "Guardian Angel", followed by a house "For Sale", then... More

Muestras para bordados, plancha número 29

Muestras para bordados, plancha número 29

Print shows embroidery patterns for large elaborate letters ("N" through "Z") and four examples of monograms. Testamentaría de Antonio Vanegas Arroyo, Calle de Santa Teresa Número 40. México, D.F. Gift; Joyce B... More

Das allegrösste Bilder ABC. R bei Winckelmann & Söhne in Berlin

Das allegrösste Bilder ABC. R bei Winckelmann & Söhne in Berlin

Print shows the letter "R" formed by a man holding a bundle of rushes which he is using to beat another man kneeling before him, with examples "Reifspringen" showing young women jumping rope; "Ritter" showing a... More

[People watching train and letter I]

[People watching train and letter I]

Title devised by cataloger. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1934:0109). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

Se-Quo-Yah / R.T. ; drawn, printed & coloured at I.T. Bowen's Lithographic Establishment, No. 94 Walnut St.

Se-Quo-Yah / R.T. ; drawn, printed & coloured at I.T. Bowen's Lithogra...

Print shows Se-Quo-Yah, half-length portrait, seated, facing right, holding Cherokee alphabet. Signed on stone at bottom center: R.T. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1838 by F.W. Greenough, in... More

Muestras para bordados, plancha número 32, Jose Guadalupe Posada

Muestras para bordados, plancha número 32, Jose Guadalupe Posada

Print shows embroidery patterns for large elaborate letters with floral motif ("N" through "Z"). Testamentaría de Antonio Vanegas Arroyo. Calle de Santa Teresa Número 40. México, D.F. Gift; Joyce Bailey; 1979; ... More

Muestras para bordados, plancha número 30, Jose Guadalupe Posada

Muestras para bordados, plancha número 30, Jose Guadalupe Posada

Print shows embroidery patterns for elaborate letters ("A" through "Z"), monograms, and decorative flowal motifs, including instructions "for marking undergarments." Testamentaría de Antonio Vanegas Arroyo. Cal... More

V--The Victory Liberty Loan industrial honor emblem Awarded by the United States Treasury Department.

V--The Victory Liberty Loan industrial honor emblem Awarded by the Uni...

Banner (textile) showing a large blue "V" within a wide red border. Banner manufactured with grommets in the upper corners for hanging.

The railroad that leads from earth to hell / Andrew B. Graham, Lith. Washington, D.C.

The railroad that leads from earth to hell / Andrew B. Graham, Lith. W...

Print shows a drunkard on the "railroad" to ruin which passes the "Devils Office" and the "Bar and Pool Room", a healthy "Tree of Live" over which hovers a "Guardian Angel", followed by a house "For Sale", then... More

Alphabeth de la Bourbonnoise - Public domain dedication image

Alphabeth de la Bourbonnoise - Public domain dedication image

Print shows nude female figure forming the letters of the alphabet. Irregularly trimmed within plate mark. Forms part of: French Political Cartoon Collection (Library of Congress).

Das allegrösste Bilder ABC. Q lith: Anst: v. Winckelmann & Söhne in Berlin

Das allegrösste Bilder ABC. Q lith: Anst: v. Winckelmann & Söhne in Be...

Print shows the letter "Q" formed by a wreath of flowers and a ribbon, with examples "Quelle" showing a mountain stream emerging from between rocks; "Quäker" showing two Quakers engaged in conversation; and "Q[... More

Muestras para bordados, plancha número 13, Jose Guadalupe Posada

Muestras para bordados, plancha número 13, Jose Guadalupe Posada

Print shows embroidery patterns for large elaborate letters with floral motif ("A" through "G") and for smaller letters in cursive ("A" through "M"). Testamentaría de Antonio Vanegas Arroyo. Calle de Santa Tere... More

Muestras para bordados, plancha número 16, Jose Guadalupe Posada

Muestras para bordados, plancha número 16, Jose Guadalupe Posada

Print shows embroidery patterns for large elaborate letters with floral motif ("U" through "Z"). A garland of flowers is also provided as an example. Testamentaría de Antonio Vanegas Arroyo. Calle de Santa Tere... More

Das allegrösste Bilder ABC. S lith. Anst. von Winckelmann & Söhne in Berlin

Das allegrösste Bilder ABC. S lith. Anst. von Winckelmann & Söhne in B...

Print shows the letter "S" formed by a two fish, with the larger fish eating the smaller fish, with examples "Schotten" showing a young woman sitting on the ground near a body of water and a young man wearing a... More

Muestras para bordados, plancha número 31, Jose Guadalupe Posada

Muestras para bordados, plancha número 31, Jose Guadalupe Posada

Print shows embroidery patterns for elaborate letters ("A" through "M"), monograms, and decorative flowers. Testamentaría de Antonio Vanegas Arroyo. Calle de Santa Teresa Número 40. México, D.F. Gift; Joyce Bai... More

Das allegrösste Bilder ABC. G bei Winckelmann & Söhne in Berlin

Das allegrösste Bilder ABC. G bei Winckelmann & Söhne in Berlin

Print shows the letter "G" formed by a harlequin with left arm extended, holding his hat, and standing before a table with three cups for a shell game on it, with examples "Grossmutter" showing an elderly woman... More

Das allegrösste Bilder ABC. M bei Winckelmann & Söhne in Berlin

Das allegrösste Bilder ABC. M bei Winckelmann & Söhne in Berlin

Print shows the letter "M" formed by two men leaning on swords, with examples "Melkerinn" showing a young woman, dairymaid, milking a cow; "Mexicaner" showing a Mexican family, the man on the left with bow, arr... More

The mysteries of science - Public domain graphic arts, Library of Congress

The mysteries of science - Public domain graphic arts, Library of Cong...

Print shows a young woman sitting on a bench, holding a young girl on her lap, with papers on which are printed the letters of the alphabet; a potted plant sits on a shelf to the left. D2659 U.S. Copyright Offi... More

Das allegrösste Bilder ABC. F bei Winckelmann & Söhne in Berlin

Das allegrösste Bilder ABC. F bei Winckelmann & Söhne in Berlin

Print shows the letter "F" formed by an old man with left arm extended, holding a bell, and right hand at his waist, holding a lantern, with examples "Fechtschule" showing a fencing instructor with students; "F... More

Das allegrösste Bilder ABC. K lith. Anst. v. Winckelmann & Söhne in Berlin

Das allegrösste Bilder ABC. K lith. Anst. v. Winckelmann & Söhne in Be...

Print shows the letter "K" formed by a man sitting on a mile marker with his legs extended and holding a large board on which he is writing or painting, with examples "Kegelschieben" showing a man with a peg le... More

Das allegrösste Bilder ABC. XYZ bei Winckelmann & Söhne in Berlin

Das allegrösste Bilder ABC. XYZ bei Winckelmann & Söhne in Berlin

Print shows the letters "X" formed by a man taking a large step forward with his sword extended to the rear, "Y" formed by an acrobat upside down, standing on his shoulders with his legs spread apart, and "Z" f... More

Das allegrösste Bilder ABC. N bei Winckelmann & Söhne in Berlin

Das allegrösste Bilder ABC. N bei Winckelmann & Söhne in Berlin

Print shows the letter "N" formed by a man, an acrobat, leaning back and supporting himself with two swords, with his feet resting on a small ball and balancing on his toes a sword with a plate on top, with exa... More

Das allegrösste Bilder ABC. A bei Winckelmann & Söhne in Berlin

Das allegrösste Bilder ABC. A bei Winckelmann & Söhne in Berlin

Print shows the letter "A" formed by a man and a dog standing on a step ladder, with examples "Amerikaner" showing three men bowing to a woman in a sedan chair; "Abtei" showing two people in a rowboat on a rive... More

Das allegrösste Bilder ABC. B bei Winckelmann & Söhne in Berlin

Das allegrösste Bilder ABC. B bei Winckelmann & Söhne in Berlin

Print shows the letter "B" formed by a monk and another man, with examples "Böttcher" showing coopers making barrels; "Bettler" showing an old man with a crutch, begging on the street; "Bärenführer" showing a m... More

Das allegrösste Bilder ABC. E bei Winckelmann & Söhne in Berlin

Das allegrösste Bilder ABC. E bei Winckelmann & Söhne in Berlin

Print shows the letter "E" formed by two men, one standing and looking through a telescope, the other sitting and drinking from an odd shaped bottle, with examples "Eberjage" showing hunting dogs attacking a wi... More

Das allegrösste Bilder ABC. O lith. Anst. Winckelmann & Söhne in Berlin

Das allegrösste Bilder ABC. O lith. Anst. Winckelmann & Söhne in Berli...

Print shows the letter "O" formed by two women bending backward, touching fingers to fingers, toes to toes, with examples "Orgelspieler" showing a man playing an organ; "Obsthändlerinn" showing a woman selling ... More

Das allegrösste Bilder ABC. T bei Winckelmann & Söhne in Berlin

Das allegrösste Bilder ABC. T bei Winckelmann & Söhne in Berlin

Print shows the letter "T" formed by a man with his arms over a cross-member or rafter, with examples "Tänzerinn" showing young women dancing; "Türke" showing a Turkish man wearing a turban, sitting with a youn... More

Das allegrösste Bilder ABC lithographischen Anstalt von Winckelmann & Söhne

Das allegrösste Bilder ABC lithographischen Anstalt von Winckelmann & ...

Print shows title page text for a pictorial alphabet. Public domain scan of lithograph illustration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Das allegrösste Bilder ABC. D bei Winckelmann & Söhne in Berlin

Das allegrösste Bilder ABC. D bei Winckelmann & Söhne in Berlin

Print shows the letter "D" formed by a man entwined by large serpents, with examples "Droschke" showing a man boarding a carriage; "Duell" showing two men dueling with swords; and "Dorf" showing people and farm... More

Das allegrösste Bilder ABC. UV bei Winckelmann & Söhne in Berlin

Das allegrösste Bilder ABC. UV bei Winckelmann & Söhne in Berlin

Print shows the letter "U" formed by the spirit of a man wearing a hat departing a grave marked with a post topped with a hat, and the letter "V" formed by a harlequin figure perched on his elbows with legs rai... More

Das allegrösste Bilder ABC. P bei Winckelmann & Söhne in Berlin

Das allegrösste Bilder ABC. P bei Winckelmann & Söhne in Berlin

Print shows the letter "P" formed by a man with his left arm raised and holding one wing of a bird and with his right arm at his waist holding the other wing of the bird, with examples "Pferdehandel" showing tw... More