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National Democratic Republican nomination / lith. of Endicott, 152 Ful...

A campaign broadside for Democratic candidates Martin Van Buren and Richard Johnson, produced for the presidential election of 1840. It is illustrated with: 1) a vignette of the American eagle in a halo of star... More

John C. Cowing House, Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institut...

Significance: The John C. Cowing House exemplifies balloon frame construction, which originated in Chicago in the early 1830s and contributed to the rapid settlement of the west. Little skill, time, or money w... More

Intérieur de la batterie du Merrimac, pendant le combat avec le Monito...

Interior of the Merrimac showing Confederate sailors loading cannon, during combat with the Monitor. Illus. from: Le Monde Illustré. Exhibited: Capitol Visitors Center of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2011.

By the United States in Congress assembled. March 31, 1785 : An ordina...

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Drewry's Bluff, Virginia. Obstructions in James River opposite Fort Da...

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First Baptist Church, Boston. Photochrom print, 1880-1890.

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Dearborn River High Bridge, Spanning Dearborn River, Augusta, Lewis an...

Significance: The King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio constructed this four-span, half-deck Pratt truss over the Dearborn River in 1897. The half-deck configuration of the bridge is unusual in that the floor... More

Dearborn River High Bridge, Spanning Dearborn River, Augusta, Lewis an...

Hauser Hydroelectric Facility, Powerhouse, East Bank of Missouri River...

Significance: The Hauser Hydroelectric Facility Historic District is significant for its association with the industrial development of Montana in the early twentieth century and the consolidation of most of th... More

Hauser Hydroelectric Facility, Powerhouse, East Bank of Missouri River...

Biographical and historical memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Fau...

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Biographical and historical memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Fau...

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Biographical and historical memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Fau...

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Biographical and historical memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Fau...

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Biographical and historical memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Fau...

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Conrad Kohrs House, 804 Dearborn Avenue, Helena, Lewis and Clark Count...

Significance: This house was purchased by Conrad Kohrs in 1900 after he and his wife moved to Helena from their ranch at Deer Lodge. This was Kohrs' home until his death there in 1920. Kohrs had come to Monta... More

[View of the Battle Monument, Baltimore]

Street scene with view of monument to Battle of Baltimore (War of 1812), woman carrying laundry, and mail handler clearing bags from a postal coach.

[Petersburg, Virginia Chevaux-de-frise in front of Fort Sedgwick]

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the siege of Petersburg, June 1864-April 1865.

Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...

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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...

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Soldiers' quarters in the Union Fort Rice adjoining Fort Sedgwick (for...

Stereograph showing soldiers' quarters in ruins inside Fort Rice near Petersburg, Virginia. No. 3196, part of series: War Views. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Imprinted on verso:... More

U.S. gunboat General Price - Mississippi River Fleet

No. 3128. 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

Washburn's last sensation, the moral show of the age embracing perform...

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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...

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Illinois: A descriptive and historical guide / galic.

Poster for Federal Writers' Project advertising "American Guide Series" volume on Illinois, showing outline of map of the state. Date stamped on verso: Feb 16 1940. Work Projects Administration Poster Collectio... More

[The crew hanging the ship's lifeboats on the Imperial Ironclad Frigat...

Lifeboat launching drill. Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 12. No. 600. In album: Imperial frigates and naval personnel, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of:... More

Bronson Howard's greater Shenandoah during American Civil War

Caption: Col. West: "Believe me, Gertrude, I am truly sorry to be in such a position myself." Gertrude: "You don't like the position." Created and "copyright 1898 by The Strobridge Lith Co, Cin'ti & New York." ... More

Pawnee Bill's historic wild west .. the bullfight ...

Circus poster showing a bullfight on top half and parade of matadores, picadores, banderilleros, etc. on the lower half. Copyright by the Strobridge Litho. Co., Cincinnati & New York.

Grave of Alexander Hamilton, Trinity Churchyard, New York, N.Y.

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Great Falls, Virginia, site of historic mill built by George Washingto...

J237680 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; H. A. Fletcher; October 2, 1919; DLC/PP-1919:46026. Copyright claimant's address: 702 9 St., N.W., D.C. Photographed from Virginia side of Potomac. Neg. no. B1.

Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...

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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...

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Frank G. Campbell's military creation, Gettysburg

Created by "Calhoun Print, Hartford." Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

Thanksgiving scene in ye old Plymouth colony / Ehrhart.

Illustration shows a Thanksgiving Day celebration at Plymouth Colony with a "Hot Dog" vendor in the foreground, a "Pink Firewater" booth on the upper left, where the Natives have congregated, and a large group ... More

Perry's victory / T. Birch. - Public domain dedication image

Marine view showing American fleet, under the command of Oliver Hazard Perry, engaged in battle with the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congr... More

U.S.S. Cairo Ironclad, Vicksburg, Warren County, MS

STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: Built by James B. Eads for use on western rivers, Cairo was commissioned in January 1862 and was one of seven City Class ironclad gunboats, all of a uniform desig... More

U.S.S. Cairo Ironclad, Vicksburg, Warren County, MS

Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment tra...

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Marble Collegiate Church and Holland House, New York

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[Unknown location. U.S. gunboat Kansas (built in 1863)]

Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- the Federal Navy, 1861-1865.

Henry Hudson The celebrated and unfortunate navigator, abandoned by hi...

Print shows Henry Hudson, his son John, and seven crew members adrift in a small boat after the mutiny of the crew of the Discovery, which is sailing away in the Hudson Bay. Library of Congress copy is trimmed... More

Petersburg, Virginia. Fort Sedgwick - 19th century Virginia.

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[Point of Rocks, Virginia, vicinity. Crew of U.S. Army gunboat General...

Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- the Federal Navy, 1861-1865.

[Parlor, Abraham Lincoln home, Springfield, Illinois]

Drawings shows many features of the parlor, with inset giving additional details. Relates to the funeral of President Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, Ill., May 3-4,1865. (Source: Mark Johnson, Illinois Historic... More

A boxing match, or another bloody nose for John Bull / W. Charles, del...

The artist gloats over naval losses suffered by England early in the War of 1812, in particular the defeat of the warship "Boxer" by the American frigate "Enterprise" in September 1813. King George III stands ... More

The Elevated at One Hundred and Tenth Street, New York City

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James Alexander Hamilton to Andrew Jackson, January 14, 1832

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Mulliken-Spragins Tenant House, National Museum of American History, S...

Significance: The Mulliken-Spragins tenant house is typical of late nineteenth-century buildings constructed by Maryland Planters for Tenant farmers. The house utilized heavy hewn timers salvaged from and olde... More

Bronson Howard's greater Shenandoah during American Civil War

Caption: Col. West, I command you, search the prisoner! Created and "copyright 1898 by The Strobridge Lith Co, Cin'ti & N.Y." Management, Jacob Litt. N.Y. 8130. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Libr... More

Holter Hydroelectric Facility, Mechanic's Garage, End of Holter Dam Ro...

Significance: The Holter Hydroelectric Facility Historic District is significant as one of the most intact hydroelectric generating plants and operators' camps on the Missouri-Madison Project. The garage contri... More

Kluge House, 540 West Main Street, Helena, Lewis and Clark County, MT

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Kluge House, 540 West Main Street, Helena, Lewis and Clark County, MT

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The Grand Canon in Arizona. Photochrom print, 1880-1890.

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The Grand Canon in Arizona. Photochrom print, 1880-1890.

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Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Helena Branch, 400 North Park Ave...

Significance: The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Helena Branch building is historically significant because of its importance to the finance and commerce of Helena and its significance to banking in the r... More

Missouri River Bridge, Spanning Missouri River at Bridge Street, Craig...

Significance: The Missouri River Bridge at Craig was the second vehicular bridge constructed across the Missouri River in Montana. It provided access to the Montana Central Railroad station at Craig for the fa... More

Great naval victory in Mobile Bay, Aug. 5th 1864

Print shows battle between Union monitors and sloops against Confederate ships and ram CSS Tennessee in Mobile Bay with Fort Morgan in the distance. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Rese... More

Mount Shasta, California. Photochrom print, 1880-1890.

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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...

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Friends' Burial Ground, Eldred & Beacon Avenues, Jamestown, Newport Co...

Significance: Route 138 (Eldred Avenue) is the northern boundary of the Windmill Hill National Register Historic District, with the exception of the Friends' Burial Ground, which lies to the north of Eldred Ave... More

Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...

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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...

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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...

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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...

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History of the expedition under the command of Captains Lewis and Clar...

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History of the expedition under the command of Captains Lewis and Clar...

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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...

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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...

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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...

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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...

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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...

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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...

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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...

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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...

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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...

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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...

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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...

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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...

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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...

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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...

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Wunderbarliche, doch warhafftige Erklärung, von der Gelegenheit vnd S...

Illus. 1-23 have title: Wahrhafftige Contrafacturen vnd Gebräuch der Innwohnern der jenigen Landtschafft in America, welche Virginia genennet worden ... Alles auff das allerfleissigst erkündigt, vnd ... abcontr... More

Wunderbarliche, doch warhafftige Erklärung, von der Gelegenheit vnd S...

Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...

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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...

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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...

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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...

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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...

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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...

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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...

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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...

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[Newspaper articles and notices printed in 1787 during the Constitutio...

"A correspondent observes..." Concerns about the success of the convention. Illus. in: Pennsylvania Packet. Ref. copy may be in E302.5.U6 (P&P Ref.). This record contains unverified data from caption card. Capt... More

Artifacts in the museum collection, National Park Service, Ford's Thea...

Title, date, and subjects provided by the photographer. Credit line: Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Gift and purchase; Carol M. Highsmith; 2009; (DLC/PP-2010... More

Major Genl. Winfield Scott / Wood pinxt. ; Edwin sc.

Print shows Winfield Scott, half-length portrait, facing slightly right, holding sword at right side, left hand in coat, wearing military uniform. Winfield Scott was stationed in Buffalo during the invasion of ... More

[Design drawing for stained glass memorial window "Jamestown" showing ...

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U.S. Gun Boat "Daylight" - Public domain document scan of drawing

Broadside view of steamship. Title inscribed below image. Inscribed below image: has Latteen Sails (a sort of Bolucca rig). Formerly Waud no. C-43. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.970) Forms part of: ... More

The Gun-boat New Era, just built at St. Louis, Missouri / sketched by ...

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1861 Oct. 12, p. 646. Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Officers and crew on deck of gunboat Agawam, James River, Virginia

No. B261. 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

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