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Light house at South-West-Pass, Louisiana

Above print: U.S. Light-house establishment, 1874. Illus. in: Annual Report of the U.S. Light-House Board, 1874, plate opposite p. 61.

And Captain Roderique made a profound obsequious bow

(DLC/PP-1933:0205). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "Letters of a new congressman's wife."

Main building, International Exhibition, 1876--Fairmont Park, Philadel...

Illus. in: Album of the International exhibition at Philadelphia to commemorate the centennial of the United States of America. New York : J. Bien, 1875, plate 8. Copyright by Schwarzmann and Pohl.

Situation plan--International Exhibition, 1876--Fairmont Park, Philade...

Illus. in: Album of the International exhibition at Philadelphia to commemorate the centennial of the United States of America. New York : J. Bien, 1875, plate 6.

Judges Hall, International Exhibition, 1876--Fairmont Park, Philadelph...

Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Loganian Library, 1745-'50 - Public domain book illustration

Illus. in: Public libraries in the United States of America, their history, condition, and management. Special report, part I. Washington [D.C.] : Government Printing Office,1876, p. 7-8.

[Sumo wrestlers]. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Inscribed in pencil on mount: Wrestlers. No. 835. Illus. in: Views & costumes of Japan by Stillfried & Andersen. Yokohama : Stillfried & Andersen, [ca. 1877, p. 24] In 1877 Stillfried & Andersen purchased Feli... More

[Two women riding in a rickshaw]

Photograph shows two women with a large parasol riding in a rickshaw pulled by a man with a second man walking nearby, possibly to relieve the first man. Exterior view of building with tiled roof in the backgro... More

[Interior view of room where men and women are playing the board game ...

No. 656. Illus. in: Views & costumes of Japan by Stillfried & Andersen. Yokohama : Stillfried & Andersen, [ca. 1877, p. 19] In 1877 Stillfried & Andersen purchased Felice Beato's stock of photographs, some may... More

Landing of the pilgrims / A. Bobbett sc.; F.O.C. Darley.

Illus. in: Our country. A household history ... from the discovery of America to the present time / by Benson J. Lossing, LL.D. New York : Johnson & Miles, 1877, opposite p. 206. Reference copy in LOT 4709-B.

The hares and the frogs - Public domain book illustration

Purchase; (DLC/PP-1982:125.23). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Aesop's Fables, p. 95.

[Three-quarter length portrait of woman, seated in chair, facing left]

Inscribed on verso: Helene Machtet - wife of the novelist Gregori Machtet in exile with him. Transfer; Manuscript Division (George Kennan Papers); 1973; (DLC/PP-1973:080). Forms part of: George Kennan Papers.

Ole Mammy in Beauty Land - Public domain portrait engraving

No publication information. (DLC/PP-1933:0119). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

The old woman and the physician

Purchase; (DLC/PP-1982:125.21). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Aesop's Fables, p. 101.

Horses. Running. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Photograph shows eighteen consecutive images of a man riding a horse named "Florence A.". Illus. in: The attitudes of animals in motion : a series of photographs illustrating the consecutive positions assumed ... More

Athletes. Walking. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Photograph shows two series of five consecutive images depicting two athletes walking. Illus. in: The attitudes of animals in motion : a series of photographs illustrating the consecutive positions assumed by ... More

Skeleton of horse. Leaping. Leaving the ground

Photograph shows a skeleton of a horse leaping. 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

Horses. Running. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Photograph shows two series of five consecutive images of a man riding a horse named Mahomet, running. Illus. in: The attitudes of animals in motion : a series of photographs illustrating the consecutive posit... More

Horses. Running. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Photograph shows twenty-four consecutive images of a man riding a horse named "Hattie H.".

Horses. Cantering. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Photograph shows eight consecutive images of a man riding a horse named "Gypsy" with another man running behind the horse. Illus. in: The attitudes of animals in motion : a series of photographs illustrating t... More

Horses. Leaping. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Photograph shows two series of five consecutive images of a man riding a horse named Phyrne L., leaping over fence. Illus. in: The attitudes of animals in motion : a series of photographs illustrating the cons... More

Athletes. Walking high leap - Public domain book illustration

Photograph shows eight consecutive images of a man jumping over a hurdle. Illus. in: The attitudes of animals in motion : a series of photographs illustrating the consecutive positions assumed by animals in pe... More

Skeleton of horse. Running. Off the ground

Photograph shows a skeleton of a horse running. Illus. in: The attitudes of animals in motion : a series of photographs illustrating the consecutive positions assumed by animals in performing various movements... More

Horses. Leaping--Horses. Walking

Photograph shows two series of five consecutive images. Series on left depicts a man riding a horse named Phyrne L., leaping over fence. Series on right depicts a man riding a horse named Clyde, walking. Illus.... More

Skeleton of horse. Leaping. Contact with the ground

Photograph shows a skeleton of a horse leaping. Illus. in: The attitudes of animals in motion : a series of photographs illustrating the consecutive positions assumed by animals in performing various movements... More

[Man confronted by barking dog tied to post]

Title devised by cataloger. Sketch for Rudder Grange / Frank Stockton. New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1885. (DLC/PP-1933:0054). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

[And by the camp-fires flickering light]

Title from handwritten notation on mat. (DLC/PP-1932:0033). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published as headpiece in: "Onnalinda" by J.H. McNaughton. London: Kegan, Paul... More

[Barge ; boy sleeping under hat]

Title devised by cataloger. (DLC/PP-1936:0044). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published as tailpiece in: A Book of the Tile Club. Boston & New York : Houghton, Mifflin... More

[Ambrose Everett Burnside, half-length portrait, facing left, in unifo...

Illus. in: Battles & leaders of the Civil War, vol. 3, 1887, p. 109. Reference copy available in 1956 edition.

Animal locomotion. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Electro-photographic investigation showing a series of consecutive images of a fish hawk in flight. 9804S U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Eadweard Muybridge. From: Animal locomotion / Eadweard Muybridge. Ph... More

Animal locomotion. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Electro-photographic investigation showing a series of consecutive images of a man lifting a log. 9423 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Eadweard Muybridge. From: Animal locomotion / Eadweard Muybridge. Phila... More

Winslow Homer - On Abaco Island / Cap, sc.

Bahama Islands; engraving after Winslow Homer's watercolor studies in Nassau, showing rock formation and waterscape. Illus. in: Century magazine, 1887 Feb., p. 501. Reference copy also available in FOREIGN GEOG... More

Animal locomotion. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Electro-photographic investigation showing a series of consecutive images of a woman carrying vessels up and down steps. 9544 U.S. Copyright Office. Published in: Animal locomotion / Eadweard Muybridge. Philade... More

[Dressing up the cat] - Public domain book illustration

Title from typewritten caption on mat. (DLC/PP-1933:0118). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Harper's first reader. New York : Harper & Brothers, 1888, p. 24.

Plan of the main library floor - Public domain book illustration

Print shows the flor plan for the University of Pennsylvania library. Illus. in: Library Journal, vol. 13, no. 8, August 1888 / editors C.A. Cutter, R. R. Bowker. New York : [American Library Association], 188... More

Un missionnaire du moyen âge raconte qu'il avait trouvé le point où le...

Illustration shows a man on earth peering through the universe to what was believed in the middle ages to lie beyond. Illus. in: L'atmosphere; météorologie populaire / Camille Flammarion. Paris : Librairie Hach... More

Caught! / Th. Nast.. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Girl in bed with arms around the neck of Santa Claus, who is holding a toy.

Ohio River - Davis Island dam, plate no. 2, plan

Plate no. 2, showing the plan for sections A thru H, weirs no. 1 thru 3, pool level, navigable pass, abutment, and piers no. 1 thru 3, as well as the lock and lock keeper's house. Illus. in: Davis Island Dam, ... More

The spirit that goeth with burdens that have not honor

(DLC/PP-1936:0089). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court / Samuel Clemens. New York : Charles L. Webster & Co., 1889, p. 359.

Effect of the pipe on Sandy - Public domain scenic drawing

Public domain photograph of 19th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Barber to H.M. the King - Public domain book illustration

[Man and woman facing a schoolroom]

Title devised by cataloger. No publication information. Unfinished drawing. (DLC/PP-1938:0086). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

[Barn against trees]. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Title devised by cataloger. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1939:0060). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

[Man and woman in kitchen with baby in background]

Title devised by cataloger. No publication information. Unfinished drawing. (DLC/PP-1938:0086). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

[Girl with sunshade beside a fence]

Title devised by cataloger. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1939:0060). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

[Valley with meandering stream]

Title devised by cataloger. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1939:0060). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

[Konigsplatz, Cassel (i.e., Kassel), Hesse-Nassau, Germany]

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., catalogue J foreign section. Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Photographic Company, 1905. Print no. "17537". Forms part of: Views of Germany in the Photochrom print collection.

[Woman with candle looking down at girl in bed]

Title devised by cataloger. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1934:0056). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

Portrait photograph of Fountain, Carrie, C.M.Bell Studio

Title is unverified name of sitter or person who ordered the photograph, from handwritten label on negative sleeve or negative. Date from photographer's logbook. Gift; American Genetic Association, 1975. Temp ... More

Portrait photograph of Fiske, J.H. baby, C.M.Bell Studio

Title is unverified name of sitter or person who ordered the photograph, from handwritten label on negative sleeve or negative. Date from photographer's logbook. Notation on neg. sleeve: 3. Gift; American Genet... More

The surrender of Vicksburg, July 4, 1863

Illus. in: Harper's pictorial history of the Civil War / Alfred H. Guernsey and Henry M. Alden. Chicago : The Puritan Press Co., c1894, v. 2, p. 479.

Portrait photograph of Bliss, Bertha, C.M.Bell Studio

Portrait photograph of M.V. Aver, C.M.Bell Studio

[Reproduction of page from notebook of Leonardo da Vinci showing the o...

Illus. in: Il codice atlantico di Leonardo da Vinici nella Biblioteca ambrosiana di Milano. Milano : U. Hoepli, 1894-1904. Published in: The tradition of technology : Landmarks of Western technology ... / Leon... More

Admiral Porter's fleet at the mouth of the Yazoo

Print shows the Union vessels under the command of Admiral David D. Porter at the mouth of the Yazoo River, Mississippi, December 1862. Illus. in: Harper's pictorial history of the Civil War / Alfred H. Guerns... More

Lighthouse Matinicus light-station, looking NE

Illus. in: Annual Report of the U.S. Light-House Board, 1894, plate 60, middle photograph.

The opening of the lower Mississippi and the capture of New Orleans. M...

"Clifton" and "Westfield," altered New York City ferry-boats. "Owasco." "Harriet Lane." Illus. in: Battles and leaders of the Civil War, p. 96.

[A three-horsepower internal combustion engine that ran on coal gas]

Illus. in: The gas and oil engine / by Dugald Clerk. New York : J. Wiley & sons, [1896]. Published in: The tradition of technology : Landmarks of Western technology ... / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : L... More

In the timber region, Arkansas / Wittenberg & Sorber, St L.

Exterior view of sawmill surrounded by lumber. Illus. in: Arkansas. Statistics and information showing the agricultural and mineral resources / Missouri Pacific railway company. 17th edition, c1896, p. 43. Refe... More

Mrs. Fiske, "Love finds the way" / Zaida Ben Yusuf.

Photograph shows actress Minnie Madden Fiske, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing front. Gift; Estate of Minnie Maddern Fiske; 1961.

Famous religious paintings. The Sorrowful Mother, from Coreggio, in Ch...

Title from: Catalogue of photographs made by the American Colony ... 1914. Caption on negative sleeve: Painting. On negative sleeve: B389. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.

Champlain Market = Marché Champlain

Illus. in: Quebec of To-Day. Public domain photograph, building in Quebec, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Brig.-General Lucius J. Gartrell; Brig.-General Dudley M. DuBose; Brig...

Head-and-shoulders portraits of ten Confederate leaders. Illus. in: Confederate military history / ... edited by Gen. Clement A. Evans of Georgia. Atlanta, Ga. : Confederate Publishing Company, 1899, vol. 6, o... More

Not so bad / Frank A. Nankivell '99.

Print shows two fashionably dressed women, a mother and her daughter, attending a football game. Caption: Mrs. Newcome (her first game) Oh! isn't it awful? Horrible! Why, they will kill that man underneath! /... More

Cornelia Lee Pattison, Holmes & Bishop Photo. / Holmes & Bishop Photo.

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Virginia Myers and Mrs. Jerome Myers

Public domain photo of portrait art print, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Constance Alden - Public domain portrait print

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Grace Conklyn - Public domain portrait print

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Le Gallienne - Public domain portrait print

A woman sitting on a couch reading a book. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Floor plans for Design No. 37 - Public domain book illustration

Book illustration shows floor plans for the two levels of Design No. 37, a residence in Attleboro, Mass. and a text description of the design. Illus. in: Modern dwellings : a book of practical designs and plans... More

Acephala. - Muscheln. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Illustration showing a variety of mollusks. Public domain scan of drawing of animal, zoological illustration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Diatomea. - Schachtellinge. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Illustration shows algae. Lithograph by Adolf Giltsch after sketch by Ernst Haeckel. Illus. in: Kunstformen der Natur. Von Prof. Dr. Ernst Haeckel. Hundert Illustrationstafeln mit beschreibendem Text, allgemei... More

Florideae. - Rotalgen. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Illustration shows red algae. Photomechanical print of lithograph by Adolf Giltsch after sketch by Ernst Haeckel. Illus. in: Kunstformen der Natur. Von Prof. Dr. Ernst Haeckel. Hundert Illustrationstafeln mit ... More

Brownies and procession of Simians, engraving, Library of Congress

No accession number. Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: The Brownies in the Philippines / Palmer Cox. New York : The Century Co., 1904.

Edward S. Curtis - A Nambe girl. Book illustration from Library of Con...

H71083 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 1829-05. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30, v. 17, p. 136. "Cohet Sou... More

Rise, sweet songmaker. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Gift; Mrs. Peter Grant; 1940; (DLC/PP-1940:008). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "The Wakeful Princess," The Fairy godmother-in-Law / Oliver Herford. New Yo... More

[Marcos, Palm Cañon Cahuilla, half-length portrait, facing slightly ri...

J270868 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 1609-05. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30, suppl., v. 15, pl. 517.

[Gathering hanamh - Papago woman picking cactus fruit with wooden stic...

H99558 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 2298-07. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30, suppl., v. 2, pl. 49.

Edward S. Curtis - [Sioux maiden]. Book illustration from Library of C...

Portrait, full length, standing by tree, beaded headband, beaded buckskin dress. H112957 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 2611-07. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward ... More

Ground plan of the "Center Market" building, Washington, D.C. ...

Illus. in: Papers relating to the Washington market company ... Washington, D.C. : Government Printing Office, 1909.

Japanese-Hawaiian and Portuguese-Hawaiian boys

Photograph shows (left) a Japanese-Hawaiian boy and (right) a Portuguese-Hawaiian boy, head-and-shoulders portraits, right profile, with their right arms raised to their left shoulders. H126977 U.S. Copyright O... More

[Hall Music Room]. Book illustration from Library of Congress

H127309 U.S. Copyright Office. No copyright renewal. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Interiors; BI Residences; Shelf.

Edward S. Curtis - Youth in holiday costume-Umatilla

Half-length portrait of Umatilla youth in full feather headdress, beaded buckskin shirt and shell bead necklace. J150316 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 3298-10. Published in: The... More

Edward S. Curtis - The tule gatherer. Book illustration from Library o...

Cowichan woman putting tule on boat. J150288 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 3341-10. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curt... More

Dick. Book illustration from Library of Congress

(DLC/PP-1939:0060). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Adventures in Friendship / David Grayson (Ray Stannard Baker). New York : Doubleday, Page & Co., 1910. p... More

Edward S. Curtis - Spokan camp. Book illustration from Library of Cong...

Five tipis and a tent in clearing among pine trees. J139752 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Curtis no. 2990-10. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curt... More

Drying meat--Flathead. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Two Salish women drying meat on a stick frame. Public domain scan of American poster, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Edward S. Curtis - [Sun dance in progress--Cheyenne]

J150279 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 1435-10. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30, v. 6, p. 128.

[Olive Fremstad, three-quarter length portrait, facing front]

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Erotic Art: The dance: allegro - Public domain portrait print

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Edward S. Curtis - Nimkish village at Alert Bay

Kwakiutl village, with totem poles, Alert Bay, British Columbia. J197421 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 12328-A. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seat... More

["The Faulkner Farm Gardens, Brookline, Massachusettsachusetts"]

Photograph of a plan of Charles T. Sprague house and garden in the Monograph of the Work of Charles Adams Platt, New York, 1913. On slide (handwritten): "Plan, Faulkner Farm, Brookline, Mass." Possibly photogra... More

[Reproduction of illustrations: "Pollybirida Singularis" and "Manypeep...

Photograph of illustrations from Edward Lear, Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany and Alphabets, London, 1871. Possibly photographed by Frances Benjamin Johnston. Title and date information provided by Sam Watters,... More

Maude Fay - Public domain portrait print

A black and white photo of a woman sitting in a chair. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Reproduction of illustration: "Shrine at Kyomidzu"]

Picryl description: Public domain photo of Ukiyo-e Japanese woodblock art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

General reading room showing oak book stacks

Illus. in: Carpenter memorial library. Manchester, N.H., 1916, opposite p. 35.

Carpenter Memorial Library. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Illus. in: Carpenter memorial library. Manchester, N.H., 1916, frontispiece. Public domain photograph - historical image of New Hampshire, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Carnegie Library, Atlanta, Georgia

Illus. in: A book of Carnegie libraries / byTheodore Wesley Koch. White Plains, N.Y. ; New York City : The H.W. Wilson Company, 1917, verso of first plate after page 108.

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