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Thomas Jefferson to John Jay, February 8, 1787

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Thomas Jefferson to Jean Baptiste le Roy, April 3, 1789

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Thomas Jefferson to W. L. and W. A. Davis, December 21, 1800

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Fire on the Mountain [music transcription]

Meter: 4/4 Transcribed by Alan Jabbour, from a performance by Henry Reed. Key: A Strains: 2 (high-low, 4-2) Compass: 9 Rendition: 1r-2r-1r-2r-1r-2r Title change: This tune is transcribed after the continuation ... More

Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, October 26, 1802

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Thomas Jefferson to Henry Dearborn, August 8, 1803

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Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Smith Barton, December 22, 1805

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Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, July 25, 1805

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Thomas Jefferson to Henry Banks, July 30, 1806

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John Lenthall to Thomas Jefferson, March 9, 1806

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Thomas Jefferson to Thomas G. Watkins, November 9, 1823

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The autobiography of Abraham Lincoln.. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Includes facsimile of letter Lincoln wrote to Jesse W. Fell.

On deck of the monitor Lehigh, James River, Virginia

No. B686. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Doubt no more - Public domain American sheet music, 1877

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

The Rippling river waltz - Public domain American sheet music, 1881

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

Child-faith; or, A. B. C - Public domain American sheet music, 1881

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

[H. Hines, St. Louis Whites, 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.

[John Roach, New York Giants, 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.

Maine General Hospital, Portland, Me

"104" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 071503. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

We, the undersigned tax payers, NAWSA suffrage scrapbooks

Form letter requesting individual New York Senators to vote for the women taxpayers' bill

Equality League of Self-Supporting Women to Governor of New York

Equality League of Self- Supporting Women request state investigation of working conditions and pay of women.

Beatrice Forbes-Robertson, English actress, speaks at Geneva Political...

Beatrice Forbes-Robertson, English actress, to give recitation and speak on woman suffrage at Geneva Political Equality Club meeting; photomechanical print

Second Game, World Series, Shibe Park, Philadelphia.

J150693 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; American Baseball Club of Philadelphia; December 30, 1910. No. B.

Navy to Ask For Aerial Flotilla [New York Herald, 19 November 1911]

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

115 West Oglethorpe Street (House, Doorway), Savannah, Chatham County,...

Survey number: HABS GA-249 Public domain photograph - Georgia folklife collection, ethnography, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.

A couple of men standing next to each other, 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

Ex Slaves - Jordon Smith, Age 86

Public domain photograph - historical image of Texas, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Front porch of sharecropper's cabin. Coahoma County, Mississippi

Annotation on original negative jacket: DL. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More informat... More

Natchitoches, Louisiana - safety film negatives, Library of Congress

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

India in the war. Girl workers in a booming Bombay textile mill. Thirt...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Receipt of recordings made by John Work

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Wisdom, Montana. Sign put up by the Forest Service

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

[Portrait of Henry (Clay) Goodwin, Times Square, New York, N.Y., ca. J...

Purchase William P. Gottlieb General information about the Gottlieb Forms part of: William P. Gottlieb Collection (Library of Congress). Gottlieb Collection Assignment No. 265 (gottlieb assignment) 265 (assign... More

[Portrait of Fran Warren and Gene Williams, Hotel Pennsylvania(?), New...

Purchase William P. Gottlieb General information about the Gottlieb Forms part of: William P. Gottlieb Collection (Library of Congress). Gottlieb Collection Assignment No. 330 (gottlieb assignment) 330 (assign... More

Jones stands next to a tree. - images Black History Month

Forms part of a group of images documenting Leonard Jones in his garden adjacent to Federal Supply, his place of work at Tyler and Bridge Streets.

Israel. Historic map, Library of Congress

Relief shown by shading. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes notes. "Base 802834 (A00853) 9-01."

Intégrales, musical notation - Public domain music sheet scan

Inman line march - Public domain sheet music. Piano, march.

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

" There's millions in it!" polka - American sheet music, 1870-1885

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

Polonaise, musical notation - Public domain American sheet music, 1878

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

Irish volunteers march - Public domain sheet music. Piano, march.

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

Legend of the ruined castle - Public domain American sheet music, 1880

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

Forever and forever waltzes - Public domain American sheet music 1870-...

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

Spring song - Public domain American sheet music 1870-1885

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

Lily and sunflower, The; Aesthetic polka rondo

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

The Love of old - Public domain American sheet music, 1885

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

Letter from Mabel Hubbard Bell to Alexander Graham Bell, May 19

Available text: Transcription

Emmeline Pankhurst plans Hunger Strike

Emmeline Pankhurst vows to begin a hunger strike upon her return to England. In a response to a local suggestion that hunger strikes be carried on at home, Pankhurst stressed that it would only works after bein... More

Leona waltz - Public domain American sheet music

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1820-1860 (Microfilm M 3106) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form) In bound volumes: Copyright Deposits 1820-1860

The Milly Brown; or Dashing Octoroon

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

Christmas chimes - Public domain American sheet music, 1871

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

Fuel and Oil, Frederick Douglass papers

A document from LOC collection of correspondence between Frederick Douglass and his peers. Frederick Douglass was an African American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman who lived in th... More

Wont you buy my pretty flowers?

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

Letter from Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor to Alexander Graham Bell and Mabel...

George Rogers Clark to Thomas Jefferson, December 12, 1802

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Letter from Mabel Hubbard Bell to Alexander Graham Bell, undated

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Thorne, J. Williams, Frederick Douglass papers

A document from LOC collection of correspondence between Frederick Douglass and his peers. Frederick Douglass was an African American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman who lived in th... More

The Christmas bells are ringing - American sheet music, 1870-1885

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

Furnishings, Frederick Douglass papers

A document from LOC collection of correspondence between Frederick Douglass and his peers. Frederick Douglass was an African American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman who lived in th... More

Funeral march "Siegfried" from Gt̲terdm̃merung - American sheet music,...

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

"The Great Pyramid of Egypt--The Mightiest Wonder on Earth" issue of O...

Printed issue (Nov. 1882) vol. 9, no. 11, pp. 161-168, with illustrations. By "The Editor." Published by Thomas Wilson, Chicago, Ill., and W. H. Guest, Pateroster Row, London, England. Illustrated with views of... More

Letter from Sigourney Trask Cowles to Alexander Graham Bell, January 2...

How he loved me! - Non me lo dite!

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

L'Argentine; Fantasie mazurka - Public domain American sheet music 187...

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

"The Great Pyramid of Egypt--The Mightiest Wonder on Earth" issue of O...

Printed issue (Nov. 1882) vol. 9, no. 11, pp. 161-168, with illustrations. By "The Editor." Published by Thomas Wilson, Chicago, Ill., and W. H. Guest, Pateroster Row, London, England. Illustrated with views of... More

General Correspondence: Brewer, Griffith, 1940

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

Clothing, 1873-1889, Frederick Douglass papers

A document from LOC collection of correspondence between Frederick Douglass and his peers. Frederick Douglass was an African American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman who lived in th... More

Vogel's waltz - Public domain American sheet music, 1878

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

"The Great Pyramid of Egypt--The Mightiest Wonder on Earth" issue of O...

Printed issue (Nov. 1882) vol. 9, no. 11, pp. 161-168, with illustrations. By "The Editor." Published by Thomas Wilson, Chicago, Ill., and W. H. Guest, Pateroster Row, London, England. Illustrated with views of... More

Acadia National Park Motor Roads, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Significance: Motorists visiting Acadia National Park enjoy a variety of experiences on the park's acclaimed road system. The principal park road is the Park Loop Road, a 20-mile circuit around the eastern hal... More

Ah forse e lui che l'anima = Tis thus perchance the longing soul, aria...

translated, adapted by Theodore T. Barker From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1820-1860 (Microfilm M 3106) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form... More

Furnishings, Frederick Douglass papers

A document from LOC collection of correspondence between Frederick Douglass and his peers. Frederick Douglass was an African American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman who lived in th... More

Acadia National Park Motor Roads, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Significance: Motorists visiting Acadia National Park enjoy a variety of experiences on the park's acclaimed road system. The principal park road is the Park Loop Road, a 20-mile circuit around the eastern hal... More

Acadia National Park Motor Roads, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Significance: Motorists visiting Acadia National Park enjoy a variety of experiences on the park's acclaimed road system. The principal park road is the Park Loop Road, a 20-mile circuit around the eastern hal... More

Account Books (by Douglass), 1847-1850

A document from LOC collection of correspondence between Frederick Douglass and his peers. Frederick Douglass was an African American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman who lived in th... More

Bank books, Frederick Douglass papers

A document from LOC collection of correspondence between Frederick Douglass and his peers. Frederick Douglass was an African American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman who lived in th... More

Pictures, Programs, Invitations, Etc

A document from LOC collection of correspondence between Frederick Douglass and his peers. Frederick Douglass was an African American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman who lived in th... More

Account Books (by Douglass), 1847-1850

A document from LOC collection of correspondence between Frederick Douglass and his peers. Frederick Douglass was an African American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman who lived in th... More

Furnishings, Frederick Douglass papers

A document from LOC collection of correspondence between Frederick Douglass and his peers. Frederick Douglass was an African American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman who lived in th... More

Bound volume---6 January 1868-2 June 1869

Account Books (by Douglass), 1847-1850

A document from LOC collection of correspondence between Frederick Douglass and his peers. Frederick Douglass was an African American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman who lived in th... More

Bound volume---8 January 1853-26 March 1854

Account Books (by Douglass), 1847-1850

A document from LOC collection of correspondence between Frederick Douglass and his peers. Frederick Douglass was an African American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman who lived in th... More

North Star Ledger Book, 1850-1853

A document from LOC collection of correspondence between Frederick Douglass and his peers. Frederick Douglass was an African American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman who lived in th... More

North Star Ledger Book, 1847-1849

A document from LOC collection of correspondence between Frederick Douglass and his peers. Frederick Douglass was an African American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman who lived in th... More

Bulletins, from July 13, 1908 to September 28, 1908

Alexander Graham Bell Papers. Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Bulletins, from October 5, 1908 to December 28, 1908

Alexander Graham Bell Papers. Public domain aerial photograph, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions i... More

Bulletins, from January 4, 1909 to April 12, 1909

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Thomas Jefferson to James Monroe, January 21, 1826

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Anonymous to Thomas Jefferson, February 8, 1806

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Thomas Jefferson to James G. W. Neale, December 15, 1808

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William C. C. Claiborne to Thomas Jefferson, August 30, 1804

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Innesque polka - Public domain American sheet music, 1880

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

She wears my ring - Public domain American sheet music, 1872

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

The Gipsy girls - Public domain American sheet music, 1875

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

The Gipsy girls - Public domain American sheet music, 1875

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

The Gipsy girls - Public domain American sheet music, 1875

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

Nativity, The; A Christmas dialogue - American sheet music, 1870-1885

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

The Old house at home - Public domain American sheet music, 1880

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

Souvenirs de voyage - Public domain American sheet music, 1870

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)