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Samuel Prout - Brussels Sam'l Prout ; E.J. Roberts

Samuel Prout - Brussels Sam'l Prout ; E.J. Roberts

Print shows a street scene with pedestrians along the front of the Brussels town hall (Hôtel de Ville). Published title: Hotel de Ville at Brussels. Stamped at bottom center: Library of Congress City of Washin... More

[Producing ghostly illusion by use of magic lantern. 18th c.]

[Producing ghostly illusion by use of magic lantern. 18th c.]

Illus. in: E.G. Robertson, Mémoires : récréatifs, scientifiques et anecdotiques, frontispiece (Houdini Collection). Reference copy in SSF (Gr) - Magicians and Magic. This record contains unverified, old data fr... More

Lewis Cass / engraved by T.B. Welch from a drawing by J.B. Longacre.

Lewis Cass / engraved by T.B. Welch from a drawing by J.B. Longacre.

Lewis Cass, half-length portrait, seated, facing right, holding book. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Delambre - from the original by Boilly in the possession of Delambre's family at Amiens / engraved by B. Holl.

Delambre - from the original by Boilly in the possession of Delambre's...

Print shows Delambre, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front. Under the superintendance of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. Illus. from: The gallery of portraits: with memoirs .... London ... More

The pipe dance and the tomahawk dance / F. Barinsou ; painted at the treaty of Prairie du Chien 1825 by J.O. Lewis ; Lehman & Duval Lithrs.

The pipe dance and the tomahawk dance / F. Barinsou ; painted at the t...

Native men performing the pipe dance and the tomahawk dance. Illus. in: The aboriginal port-folio : a collection of portraits of the most celebrated chiefs of the North American Indians / by J.O. Lewis. Philade... More

Stephen Van Rensselaer / engraved by G. Parker, from a miniature by C. Fraser.

Stephen Van Rensselaer / engraved by G. Parker, from a miniature by C....

Stephen Van Rensselaer, half-length portrait, facing slightly right. Copyright by James Herring.

New method of assorting the mail, as practised by Southern slave-holders, or attack on the Post Office, Charleston, S.C.

New method of assorting the mail, as practised by Southern slave-holde...

A portrayal of the nocturnal raid on the Charleston post office by a mob of citizens and the burning of abolitionist mails found there in July 1835. Mail sacks are handed through a forced window of the ransack... More

Intérieur d'une cabane de Caloches (Ile de Sitkha, Côte N.O. de l'Amérique) / dessiné d'après nat: par A. Postels ; lith. de Thierry frères, succrs. de Engelmann & Cie.

Intérieur d'une cabane de Caloches (Ile de Sitkha, Côte N.O. de l'Amér...

Interior view of lodge or cabin with Natives gathered around fire. Illus. in: Voyage autour de monde, exécuté par ordre de Sa Majesté l'empereur Nicolas 1er, sur la corvette le Séniavine, dans les années 1826, ... More

[Political cartoon showing Van Buren racing on a hog; below is Democratic ticket of Van Buren and Johnson and Ohio Electors - 1836]

[Political cartoon showing Van Buren racing on a hog; below is Democra...

Photoprint of engraving. Appears to be a detail of broadside sheet reproduced in LC-USZ61-1654. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card, with subsequent revisions. Caption card tracings: Pol... More

A Democratic voter. Book illustration from Library of Congress

A Democratic voter. Book illustration from Library of Congress

The artist satirizes the split in party loyalties between the Locofoco and Tammany factions of New York City Democrats. In particular he belittles the Irish immigrants widely recruited by the party at the time... More

Loco Foco scramble for collectors licenses

Loco Foco scramble for collectors licenses

Democratic patronage in New York is parodied in a scene of Loco Foco drivers or carmen rushing for cab licenses distributed by recently appointed collector of the port, Democratic stalwart Jesse Hoyt. Hoyt repl... More

Young American on the Alps painted by G.P.A. Healy ; eng. by G.H. Cushman

Young American on the Alps painted by G.P.A. Healy ; eng. by G.H. Cush...

Print shows a young man wearing a long outer garment for hiking in the mountains, carrying a long staff, and on his back a small pack; mountains identified as the Alps are in the background. Printed on lower r... More

The globe man listening to Webster's speech, on the specie circular

The globe man listening to Webster's speech, on the specie circular

A small, bust-length caricature of Washington "Globe" editor and Van Buren adviser Francis Preston Blair. The print was probably issued in the spring of 1838. In May of that year the Specie Circular, an extreme... More

Me-Na-Wa. A Creek warrior - Public domain portrait engraving

Me-Na-Wa. A Creek warrior - Public domain portrait engraving

Half length, facing left. Lithograph by McKenney & Hall. Illus. in: History of the Indian Tribes of North America, Philadelphia, 1838. Reference copy may be in Biog. File. This record contains unverified, old d... More

[Napoleon at the battle of the pyramids, July 21, 1798] / peint par Gros ; gravé par Vallot.

[Napoleon at the battle of the pyramids, July 21, 1798] / peint par Gr...

Print shows Napoleon I on horseback during the Battle of the Pyramids, gesturing toward the pyramids in the distance while speaking to his officers and soldiers; in the lower right foreground are defeated Mamlu... More

Judy Finx whipping a catamount - Public domain book illustration

Judy Finx whipping a catamount - Public domain book illustration

Print shows a woman fighting a cougar ("catamount") in the woods. She holds the end of a snake that is also in the mouth of a bear behind her. Illus. in: The Crockett Almanac, 1839, p. 5. Reference copy may be... More

To be exhibited in Chesnut Street, Philadelphia, below Tenth Street, from Oct. 8th until Oct. 20th, 1838, ... the gigantic giraffe

To be exhibited in Chesnut Street, Philadelphia, below Tenth Street, f...

Broadside illustrated with 2 giraffes, gensbock and eland. No ref. copy. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Circus; Animals; Posters.

Principal front of the Capitol, Washington / W.H. Bartlett, R. Brandard.

Principal front of the Capitol, Washington / W.H. Bartlett, R. Brandar...

Engraving showing Capitol building in background; people walking or riding in carriages on Capitol grounds. Image found in N. P. Willis, American Scenery, p. 288, 1839. Engraving by R. Brandard after drawing by... More

[Horses at auction or races?] - Public domain book illustration

[Horses at auction or races?] - Public domain book illustration

Title devised by cataloger. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1941:0074). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

Vignettes in the life of General William Henry Harrison, printed in German

Vignettes in the life of General William Henry Harrison, printed in Ge...

Reference copy may be in PRES FILE. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Broadsides; Pres. contests; Pres. I.; Shelf.

[Landscape with cattle]. Book illustration from Library of Congress

[Landscape with cattle]. Book illustration from Library of Congress

This record contains unverified, preliminary data. Title from P&P Bradley Collection inventory card. Faint signature, in image, lower right: "Daubigny". Inscribed in pencil on back of drawing: "Th. R. 1.?" Insc... More

[Flogging on a Man-of-War] - Public domain book illustration

[Flogging on a Man-of-War] - Public domain book illustration

Woodcut copyrighted by Henry Howe. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf.

Henry Fielding / engraved by J.C. Buttre.

Henry Fielding / engraved by J.C. Buttre.

Public domain scan of portrait print, engraving, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Crimson fronted Purple Finch / Drawn from nature by J.J. Audubon, F.R.S.F.L.

Crimson fronted Purple Finch / Drawn from nature by J.J. Audubon, F.R....

Print shows bird on flowering pea vine surrounded by border of vines, birds, a woman, and a bird's nest. In album: [Album of ephemera and Civil War era photographs; photos and album compiled by Larkin Goldsmit... More

Mansion House, Cheapside &c. / T. Shotter Boys, del. et lith.

Mansion House, Cheapside &c. / T. Shotter Boys, del. et lith.

Illustration showing people walking in London streets, public coach, and buildings seen from corner of Lombard Street. Illus. in: Original views of London as it is / drawn from nature ... and lithographed by Th... More

View from Mount Holyoke - A black and white drawing of a mountain scene

View from Mount Holyoke - A black and white drawing of a mountain scen...

Illustration showing view from the top of Mount Holyoke toward the valley and Connecticut River below.

Dr. Rowand's compound spirituous extract of Sarsaparilla and Burdock roots

Dr. Rowand's compound spirituous extract of Sarsaparilla and Burdock r...

LOT subdivision subject: Printing. Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. Copyright by Dr. John R. Rowand. Caption card tracings: Patent medicines; Shelf.

Ruins called Om El Hamed near Tyre April 25th 1839 / David Roberts, R.A.

Ruins called Om El Hamed near Tyre April 25th 1839 / David Roberts, R....

Illus. in: The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt and Nubia / from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts ... ; lithographed by Louis Haghe. London : F.G. Moon, 1842-1845, v. 2, pts. 9-10, p. 11. Surro... More

David Roberts - Louis Haghe - Sidon looking towards Lebanon

David Roberts - Louis Haghe - Sidon looking towards Lebanon

Illus. in: The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt and Nubia / from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts ... ; lithographed by Louis Haghe. London : F.G. Moon, 1842-1845, v. 2, pts. 11-13, p. 2. Surro... More

Christian & Mohamedan chapels on the Summit of Sinai Feby 20th 1839

Christian & Mohamedan chapels on the Summit of Sinai Feby 20th 1839

Painting drawn at the summit of Gebel Musa (Biblical Mount Sinai), with mostly imaginative mountain landscape for the distribution and shape of the surrounding summits and showing the church and mosque on the s... More

The convent of St. Catherine Mount Sinai Feb 21st 1839 / David Roberts, R.A.

The convent of St. Catherine Mount Sinai Feb 21st 1839 / David Roberts...

Painting drawn at the central area of Wadi El Dier (Biblical Holy Valley), looking southeast and showing the orchard and fortress of Saint Catherine Monastery in the valley in the foreground from right to centr... More

Hillman & Smith's razor strop and hone for razors, penknives, etc.

Hillman & Smith's razor strop and hone for razors, penknives, etc.

Advertising label; label wrapper with woodcut illustration of strop vendor. LOT subject: Sharpeners. Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. Copyright by Isaac Hillman. Caption card ... More

Louis Haghe - The Great Sphinx, pyramids of Girzeh / David Roberts, R.A.

Louis Haghe - The Great Sphinx, pyramids of Girzeh / David Roberts, R....

Illus. in: Egypt & Nubia / from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts ... ; lithographed by Louis Haghe. London : F.G. Moon, 1846-1849, v. 1, pt. 17.

Section of revolving catoptric light; plan of revolving catoptric light

Section of revolving catoptric light; plan of revolving catoptric ligh...

Illus. in: Plates Accompanying Report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the Improvements in the Lighthouse System and Collateral Aids to Navigation, detail of plate 16, (lower left). On lower right: Lith. by... More

Great gateway, leading to the Temple of Karnac--Thebes / David Roberts, R.A.

Great gateway, leading to the Temple of Karnac--Thebes / David Roberts...

Title page vignette. Illus. in: Egypt & Nubia / from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts ... ; lithographed by Louis Haghe. London : F.G. Moon, 1846-1849, v. 2, pt. 2.

Mr. Clay taking a new view of the Texas question

Mr. Clay taking a new view of the Texas question

Illustration shows Henry Clay, dressed in doublet and breast plate with a brace of pistols at his waist, holding a carving knife and fork, at an open door in which a tiny "Mexican" cowers on a shelf. Below the ... More

The great sea serpent. The sea serpent when first seen from H[er] M[ajesty's] S[hip] DAEDALUS

The great sea serpent. The sea serpent when first seen from H[er] M[aj...

Long sea monster in front of ship. Illus. in: The Illustrated London News, 1848 Oct. 28. Reference copy may be in SSF - Sea monsters. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tr... More

[El Dorado, California. View of scattered log cabins]

[El Dorado, California. View of scattered log cabins]

Photograph shows four log cabins scattered along the hillside; prospectors stand near or atop piles of large rocks; a flume can be seen on the far left.

Inauguration of General Taylor, March fourth, 1849 / W.W. Butt.

Inauguration of General Taylor, March fourth, 1849 / W.W. Butt.

President Taylor delivering his inaugural speech, on the steps of the Capitol. "From recent daguereotypes [sic] by Plumbe". Illus. in: Brother Jonathan, p. 1. Ref. copy in PRES FILE - Taylor, Zachary Inauguration.

George III, King of Great Britain &c / Pollard sculp.

George III, King of Great Britain &c / Pollard sculp.

Print shows King George III, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right wearing ermine robe and powdered wig, in oval topped with crown. After a Reynolds coronation portrait. Illus. in: An impartial hi... More

Cucumis sativus vulgaris, cucumern, engraving, Library of Congress

Cucumis sativus vulgaris, cucumern, engraving, Library of Congress

Illustration shows a Cucumber plant. Public domain scan of drawing, 16th century botanical illustration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Constitution and Guerriere / drawn by G. White ; engd by J.C. McRae.

The Constitution and Guerriere / drawn by G. White ; engd by J.C. McRa...

Print shows the Constitution, in the background, firing on the wreckage of the HMS Guerriere in the aftermath of the battle between the two ships.

Vue de la Riviere et l'Isle de Courou dans la Guyane francoise, ou deb́arque les Européens pour l'Isle Cayenne

Vue de la Riviere et l'Isle de Courou dans la Guyane francoise, ou deb...

Print shows activity along a shoreline of a river in Kourou, French Guiana. Printed at head of title in reverse: L'Isle de Courou. Printed at top right: 39. Printed at bottom left: A Paris chez Basset ru[e S.]... More

L'air = El Aire = Die Luft. - Public domain book scan / drawing

L'air = El Aire = Die Luft. - Public domain book scan / drawing

Print shows balloon floating in background, while in the foreground a woman plays the harp while a man turns her music pages, and children play with a kite and other toys. Landauer Collection of Aeronautical Pr... More

Blackbeard the pirate. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Blackbeard the pirate. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Full length, standing, holding sword; naval battle in background. Engraving by B. Cole. Illus. in: Charles Johnson, General History of the Pirates, vol. 1, opp. p. 70. Reference copy may be in Biog. File. This ... More

El-Fourdjeh - architecture hypogéene - peinture intérieure de la paroi droite / FT [monogram] Félix Teynard.

El-Fourdjeh - architecture hypogéene - peinture intérieure de la paroi...

Interior view of rock-hewn tomb showing paintings on the right side of the back wall. Illus. in: Égypte et Nubie : sites et monuments les plus intéressants pour l'étude de l'art et de l'histoire / Félix Teynard... More

Le Kaire - mosquée Nâcéryeh / Félix Teynard.

Le Kaire - mosquée Nâcéryeh / Félix Teynard.

Exterior view of the Nasseriya Mosque, Cairo, Egypt. Illus. in: Égypte et Nubie : sites et monuments les plus intéressants pour l'étude de l'art et de l'histoire / Félix Teynard. Paris : Goupil et Cie, [1858], ... More

Tâfah (Taphis) - vue du temple situé dans l'interieur du village / Félix Teynard.

Tâfah (Taphis) - vue du temple situé dans l'interieur du village / Fél...

View of ruins of small temple which is situated in the center of the town. Illus. in: Égypte et Nubie : sites et monuments les plus intéressants pour l'étude de l'art et de l'histoire / Félix Teynard. Paris : G... More

Karnak (Thèbes) - avenue de sphinx - vue générale prise du point G / Félix Teynard.

Karnak (Thèbes) - avenue de sphinx - vue générale prise du point G / F...

Ruins along the avenue of Sphinxes as seen from "point G" showing palms and temple ruins in the distance (see map, pl. 42 bis). Illus. in: Égypte et Nubie : sites et monuments les plus intéressants pour l'étude... More

Syout - habitations Arabes sur le bord du Nil / Félix Teynard.

Syout - habitations Arabes sur le bord du Nil / Félix Teynard.

Exterior view of Arab dwellings along the edge of the Nile in Asyūṭ, Egypt.

Vue extérieure de la mosquée, prise de la cour du chadirvan

Vue extérieure de la mosquée, prise de la cour du chadirvan

Print shows courtyard and exterior of Ayasofya Mosque, formerly the Church of Hagia Sophia, ablution fountain to the right; with groups of men in traditional dress. Title from plate list. Illus. in: Aya Sofia, ... More

Adelina Patti, full-length studio portrait, facing front, standing, with a table on the left and a music stand on the right, pointing with her left hand at a portrait of Jenny Lind printed on sheet music on the music stand

Adelina Patti, full-length studio portrait, facing front, standing, wi...

Inscribed in pencil on mount: Portrait of Adelina Patti. Jenny Lind music on stand. c[a]. 1854. (DLC/PP-1999:126). Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress.

Desperate conflict of American seamen under Decatur, on boarding a Tripolitan corsair / Whitney and Jocelyn sc; Darley, fecit.

Desperate conflict of American seamen under Decatur, on boarding a Tri...

Illustration shows Stephen Decatur and his men fighting hand-to-hand fight on board a Tripolitan gunboat during the First Barbary War. Illus. in: Life and death on the ocean: a collection of extraordinary adve... More

[Gen. Wm. Walker's Exp. in Nicaragua]: Gen Santos Guardiola, President of the Republic of Honduras - original daguerreotype to be seen at Brady's Gallery; Residence of the tyrant Santos Guardiola, at Comayagua, Capital of Honduras

[Gen. Wm. Walker's Exp. in Nicaragua]: Gen Santos Guardiola, President...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 2, no. 46 (1856 Oct. 25), p. 321. Reference copies may be in BIOG FILE - Walker, William, 1824-1860.

President and Plantagenet. Book illustration from Library of Congress

President and Plantagenet. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Print shows the USS President sailing to the left, in the foreground, and the HMS Plantagenet, on the right, in the background. Inscribed below image: "President". Published in The Naval battles of the United ... More

A description of a view of the city of Moscow

A description of a view of the city of Moscow

Illustration shows the procession of Alexander II into the Kremlin. Illus. in: Description of a view of the city of Moscow, with the gorgeous entry of His Imperial Majesty the Emperor Alexander II into the Krem... More

Principal floor. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Principal floor. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Print shows a floor plan for the Boston Public Library. Illus. in: Proceedings at the dedication of the building for the Public library of the city of Boston. Boston : prepared and printed by authority of the c... More

Lying in State at the City Hall, New York [Funeral of Pres. James Monroe]

Lying in State at the City Hall, New York [Funeral of Pres. James Monr...

Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, v. 2, (1858 July 17), p. 457. Ref. copy in PRES FILE - Monroe, James Graves. Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Caption card tracings: Geogr. (3); Cemeteries;... More

Burning of the Spanish camp at Chickasaw / J.W. Orr, N.Y.

Burning of the Spanish camp at Chickasaw / J.W. Orr, N.Y.

Burning of the Spanish camp at Chickasaw, Yalobusha Valley, Mississippi, by Indians.

A print of Winan's new Iron Steamer, taken September 29th, 1858, on the eve of launching, by D. A. Woodward, artist

A print of Winan's new Iron Steamer, taken September 29th, 1858, on th...

Copyright deposit. Public domain scan of 19th-century salted paper print artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Professor [Thaddeus S.C.] Lowe's mammoth balloon, CITY OF NEW YORK, as she will apepar when fully inflated

Professor [Thaddeus S.C.] Lowe's mammoth balloon, CITY OF NEW YORK, as...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, (1859 Nov. 19). Another copy may be in the Landauer Collection, container 33 (A size). Reference copy may be in LOT 4700. This record contains unverified, old da... More

Tableau des services postaux aériens. Offert gracieusement par l'"Indicateur Universal des P.T.T"... dispositions générales applicables a tous les services

Tableau des services postaux aériens. Offert gracieusement par l'"Indi...

Text-only broadside describes air mail postal services provided by balloon. Tissandier collection.

Fort Taylor, Key West, Fla., American Civil War Glass Negative.

Fort Taylor, Key West, Fla., American Civil War Glass Negative.

Print shows Fort ZacharyTaylor on the coast of Key West, Florida. No. 5817. Mounted with one print and two other photographs. Print is half of a stereograph pair. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

The Battle of New Orleans / designed by W. Momberger ; engraved by H.B. Hall.

The Battle of New Orleans / designed by W. Momberger ; engraved by H.B...

Print shows General Andrew Jackson, American soldiers, African Americans, and irregulars firing on the advancing British forces from behind bales of cotton at the Battle of New Orleans.

The young MacDonald suspended against the wall

The young MacDonald suspended against the wall

Photograph shows Christine MacDonald's infant in a cradleboard hanging against a wall with examples of native crafts. In album: [British Northwest Boundary Commission and Related Subjects, 1859-1861, leaf 54].... More

Ruins of Stone Bridge, Bull Run / negative by Barnard & Gibson ; positive by A Gardner.

Ruins of Stone Bridge, Bull Run / negative by Barnard & Gibson ; posit...

Illustration showing ruins of a stone bridge which was destroyed to prevent pursuit by Confederate troops. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp... More

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania / negative by T.H. O'Sullivan ; positive by A. Gardner.

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania / negative by T.H. O'Sullivan ; positive by A...

Photograph showing a view of Gettysburg from Cemetery Ridge. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons, [c1866], v. 1, no. 35. Copyright ... More

[Two long-necked creatures accosting a noodle shop customer]

[Two long-necked creatures accosting a noodle shop customer]

Ukiyo-e print illustration showing Rokurokubi and Mikoshi-nyûdô, demons from Japanese folklore, frightening noodle shop customers to illustrate the proverb that "resistance is futile." Illus. in: Kyōsai hyakuzu... More

[Studio portraits of a Japanese laborer, a doctor, an elderly woman carrying vegetables in a basket and a young woman]

[Studio portraits of a Japanese laborer, a doctor, an elderly woman ca...

Captions on front of item: "A Japanese coolie" (upper left); "The Japanese doctor in indoor costume" (upper right); "Old countrywoman with vegetables" (lower left); and "A Yokohama Belle" (lower right). Captio... More

Culpeper, Virginia / negative by T.H. O'Sullivan. positive by A. Gardner.

Culpeper, Virginia / negative by T.H. O'Sullivan. positive by A. Gardn...

Photograph showing a post boy, seated at left, and another man in front of a tent used by the Post Office Department at General Headquarters in Brandy Station, Virginia. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketc... More

Halles centrales de Paris - façade latérale au sud / V. Baltard, archte ; Dulos, gravr.

Halles centrales de Paris - façade latérale au sud / V. Baltard, archt...

Illustration shows south side vue of Les Halles. Public domain photograph of architecture design drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dutch Gap Canal, James River, Virginia / negative by J. Reekie, positive by A. Gardner.

Dutch Gap Canal, James River, Virginia / negative by J. Reekie, positi...

Photograph showing the canal which was built to join together two portions of the James River. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons,... More

Butler's victims of Fort St. Philip

Butler's victims of Fort St. Philip

Union General Benjamin F. Butler with Confederate prisoners at Fort St. Philip near New Orleans, Louisiana. Drawn and published by Adalbert Volck. Illus. in: V. Blada's war sketches. London [i.e. Baltimore], 18... More

[Iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Labrador]

[Iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Labrador]

Illus. in album: Photographs of arctic ice / William Bradford, [plate 9] 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

[Allegorical image of two(?) women] / C.H. Schmolze.

[Allegorical image of two(?) women] / C.H. Schmolze.

Reproduction of drawing for book of poetry. Illus. in: Schmolze, Karl Heinrich / An artist's poems, Philadelphia, 1863, pl. 5. Reference copy in LOT 4450-H.

Fraternité universelle. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Fraternité universelle. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Portrait of Abraham Lincoln surrounded by allegorical figures including Faith, Hope, Charity, Architecture, Wisdom, Harmony and Force and historical figures. Reference copy also available in PRES. FILE - Lincol... More

The Hebrew Purim Ball at the Academy of Music, March 14

The Hebrew Purim Ball at the Academy of Music, March 14

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1865 April 1, p. 21.

Tipy narodnostei turkestanskago kraia. Irantsy (Irani). Kurban Dakh-bashi

Tipy narodnostei turkestanskago kraia. Irantsy (Irani). Kurban Dakh-ba...

Photographs shows a full-length portrait of an Iranian man. Illus. in: Turkestanskii al'bom, chast' ėtnograficheskaia, 1871-1872, part 2, vol. 1, p. 21. "Irani" translated from Persian as: Iranians.

City of Atlanta, Ga., no. 1 / Photo from nature by G. N. Barnard.

City of Atlanta, Ga., no. 1 / Photo from nature by G. N. Barnard.

Illustration showing the destroyed Atlanta roundhouse, with steam engines and train cars in place but with collapsed stone walls. Illus. in: Photographic views of Sherman's campaign, from negatives taken in the... More

The "Calliope.". Book illustration from Library of Congress

The "Calliope.". Book illustration from Library of Congress

Men playing steam calliope on the levee in Cincinnati, Ohio; six men and a boy look on. Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, May 12, 1866, p. 292. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tra... More

[Diagram showing the mechanics of a parallel-flow turbine]

[Diagram showing the mechanics of a parallel-flow turbine]

Illus. in: A manual of the steam engine and other prime movers / by William John Macquorn Rankine. 3d ed., rev. London : C. Griffin and Company, 1866. Published in: The tradition of technology : Landmarks of W... More

General Ward, of Massachusetts, killed in China, October, 1862 General Burgevine, of New York, recently killed in China ; Funeral of German patriots at Comfort, Texas, August 20, 1865.

General Ward, of Massachusetts, killed in China, October, 1862 General...

Head-and shoulders portrait of Frederick Townsend Ward, head-and-shoulders portrait of General Burgevine, and funeral of German Union soldiers at Comfort, Texas. Three illustrations in: Harper's weekly, v. 10, ... More

[A kiln or furnace with fire heating coal in a retort to the point of decomposition, the resulting gas passing through a pipe to a system of pipes used to illuminate the Boulton and Watt factory in Soho] / P. Broux.

[A kiln or furnace with fire heating coal in a retort to the point of ...

Illus. in: Les merveilles de la science, ou Description populaire des inventions modernes, / par Louis Figuier. Paris : Furne, Jouvet et cie, [1867]-1870. Published in: The tradition of technology : Landmarks ... More

Fig. 10 -- verre du bec d'Argand

Fig. 10 -- verre du bec d'Argand

Print shows a lamp with glass chimney and circular, hollow wick designed by Ami Argand in 1784 that increased the amount of illumination. Illus. in: Les merveilles de la science, ou Description populaire des i... More

Great Mormon Tabernacle - Salt Lake City

Great Mormon Tabernacle - Salt Lake City

Photograph shows bird's-eye view of the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Samarkandskiia drevnosti. Medrese Bibi-Khanym sobornaia mechet'. Nadpisi na perednei chasti mramornago piupitra (lau)

Samarkandskiia drevnosti. Medrese Bibi-Khanym sobornaia mechet'. Nadpi...

Illus. in: Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ arkheologicheskai︠a︡, 1871-1872, part 1, vol. 2, pl. 79.

Burning Rock cut - Green River Valley (Andrew J. Russel)

Burning Rock cut - Green River Valley (Andrew J. Russel)

Photograph shows men standing next to the railroad cut through Burning Rock in the Green River Valley for the Central Pacific Railroad. Illus. in: Sun pictures of Rocky Mountain scenery, with a description of ... More

Paris. Palais de Justice et Ste. Chapelle Charles Rivière del. et lith

Paris. Palais de Justice et Ste. Chapelle Charles Rivière del. et lith

Print shows a street level view of the Palais de justice and Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, France, with pedestrians and coaches on the street in the foreground. Inscribed in pencil on lower right corner: 20. Stamped... More

George Washington in his boyhood

George Washington in his boyhood

George Washington leading other boys with swords lifted in mock charge as another group of boys are advancing from background. The United States, p. 281.

Trevithick's first passenger-carrying common road locomotive, Camborne, 1801

Trevithick's first passenger-carrying common road locomotive, Camborne...

Print shows overhead, side, and front views of steam locomotive for use on roadways. Illus. in: Life of Richard Trevithick, with an account of his inventions / by Francis Trevithick, C.E. Illustrated with engr... More

Battle of Lake Erie / painted by W.H. Powell ; engraved by T. Phillibrown.

Battle of Lake Erie / painted by W.H. Powell ; engraved by T. Phillibr...

Print shows Admiral Oliver Hazard Perry in a rowboat while being transferred from the U.S. Brig Lawrence to the U.S. Brig Niagara. Caption: "If a victory is to be gained, I'll gain it" Oliver H. Perry. Engrav... More

[Studio portrait of models wearing traditional clothing from İstanbul, Ottoman Empire]

[Studio portrait of models wearing traditional clothing from İstanbul,...

(1) Mevlevi dervish; (2) Bektași dervish; and (3) Mullah (chief judge). French caption: Constantinople: Figure 1: Derviche Mevlevi; Figure 2: Derviche Bektachi; Figure 3: Mollah. Caption also in Ottoman Turkis... More

[Studio portrait of models wearing traditional clothing from the province of Sivas, Ottoman Empire]

[Studio portrait of models wearing traditional clothing from the provi...

(1): Muslim woman of Sivas; (2): Armenian woman of Sivas; and (3): Kurdish woman of the environs of Sivas. French caption from book: Sivas: Figure 1: Musulmane de Sivas; Figure 2: Arménienne de Sivas; and Figu... More

[Studio portrait of models wearing traditional clothing from the province of Diarbèkir (Diyarbakır), Ottoman Empire]

[Studio portrait of models wearing traditional clothing from the provi...

(1): Muslim of Diarbèkir (Diyarbakır); (2): Christian of Diarbèkir (Diyarbakır); and (3): Kurd of Palou (Palu). French caption from book: Diarbekir: Figure 1: Musulman de Diarbèkir; Figure 2: Chrétien de Diarb... More

[Studio portrait of models wearing traditional clothing from the province of Surı̈yè (Syria), Ottoman Empire]

[Studio portrait of models wearing traditional clothing from the provi...

(1): Christian resident of Beyrouth (Beirut) in summer clothing; (2): married Muslim woman of Beyrouth (Beirut); and (3): married Christian woman of Beyrouth (Beirut) in winter clothing. French caption from bo... More

[Studio portrait of models wearing traditional clothing from the province of Hodavindiguar (Hüdavendigar), Ottoman Empire]

[Studio portrait of models wearing traditional clothing from the provi...

(1),(2), and (3): Jewish man and women of Brousse (Bursa). French caption from book: Hodavindiguar: Figures 1, 2 et 3: Juif and Juive de Brousse. Caption also in Ottoman Turkish. Part III, plate III. Illus. in... More

[Studio portrait of models wearing traditional clothing from the province of Angora (Ankara), Ottoman Empire]

[Studio portrait of models wearing traditional clothing from the provi...

(1): Bachi Bozouk (mercenary soldier) of Angora (Ankara); (2): Muslim peasant from the area of Angora (Ankara); and (3): Muslim peasant woman from the area of Angora (Ankara). French caption from book: Angora:... More

[Studio portrait of models wearing traditional clothing from the province of Iles d'Archipel (Islands of the Archipelago), Ottoman Empire]

[Studio portrait of models wearing traditional clothing from the provi...

(1) Yuruk nomad of Bigha (Biga); (2) Christian resident of the Island of Chio (Chios); and (3) Christian of Lemnos. French caption from book: Iles: Figure 1: Yuruk (Nomade) de Bigha; Figure 2: Habitant Chrétie... More

[Studio portrait of models wearing traditional clothing from the province of Yemen, Ottoman Empire]

[Studio portrait of models wearing traditional clothing from the provi...

(1): A'alim (member of the Ulama) of Hudeı̈da; (2): bourgeois of Hudeı̈da; and (3): married Muslim woman of Sanaa (Ṣanʻāʾ).

Base-ball in England - the match on Lord's cricket grounds between the Red Stockings and the Athletics / from a sketch by Abner Crossman.

Base-ball in England - the match on Lord's cricket grounds between the...

Illustration showing a baseball game between the Boston Red Stockings and the Philadelphia Athletics played on the cricket grounds in London, England, with spectators in the foreground and the background. The f... More

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