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[Palden Thondup Namgyal, King of Sikkim, and Hope Cooke, Queen of Sikk...

Date from information for related slide: LC-KAN05-69. "A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Col... More

[An old man in his winter clothes] / T.B.

An aged Native man from Pomeiock, full-length portrait, facing front, wearing winter garment; landscape scene with village in the background. Illus. in: Wunderbarliche, doch warhafftige Erklärung, von der Geleg... More

The Female frizzler, British Cartoon Print

British cartoon showing woman, seated on huge hairdo of another woman, as she works on the hairdo. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).

Ryōgokubashi no sekisho, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Print shows two women on the Ryōgoku Bridge at sunset. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Fūryū edo hakkei : Modern vers... More

The humours of Belvoir Castle, or the morning after / Woodward del. ; ...

Print shows a number of encounters, in two panels, between men and women either off to bed or awakened to the horrors of the night before: the first, an old man on the arm of an old woman, says, "Och! Long life... More

Taka no ha moyō no tachi bijin - Public domain drawing

Print shows a courtesan wearing feather-pattern kimono. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Adachi modern reprint (Showa). Purchase; H. Ir... More

Ichikawa danjūrō [to] ichikawa monnosuke - Ukiyo e print

Print shows the actor Ichikawa Monnosuke as a courtesan and Ichikawa Danjūrō as a merchant.

[Beauties of the three capitals triptych], Kiyomasu Torii

Print shows three courtesans, full-length, standing. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Santo sanpukutsui. Adachi modern... More

[Two girls whispering], Okumura Masanobu - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a woman, sitting, embracing a young girl, and whispering to her. Adachi modern reprint (Showa). Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Toyonobu Ishikawa - Kaki mogi[tori?] - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a young man holding a young woman on his shoulders as she reaches to pick persimmons from a branch above them. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print spe... More

Chōsui, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Print shows two women struggling over a poem or letter scroll. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Fūryū goshikizumi : Mo... More

Jūsan, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Print shows a woman offering a lighted pipe to her lover reclining on a bed nearby, also, from an adjoining room, a man (probably her husband) peeking from beneath a small table with a portion of a bird (rooste... More

The butchers wife dressing for the Pantheon / P. Dawe, st., British Ca...

Political cartoon showing wigged woman at dressing table looking in mirror. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).

Fumiyomu onna. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Print shows a half-length portrait of a woman reading a letter. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Fujo ninsō juppon : T... More

[Makura ehon no iichibu] - Public domain drawing

Print shows a man reclining. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Overpainted sheet from one of Utamaro's erotic books. Forms part of: Japa... More

Yōkyū, Eishi Hosoda - Public domain drawing

Print shows three women amusing themselves shooting arrows. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: part of a vertical Oban Nishikie t... More

Yatsushi Manzai - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Print shows two women, one sitting playing a drum, the other standing.

Shinpan shiba sanenzan zoujōji shōmen no zu

Print shows travelers and pedestrians walking on a promenade that passes a temple and a grove of trees. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06... More

Itsutomi, Eishi Hosoda - Public domain portrait drawing

Print shows a woman, full-length, standing, turned slightly to the left, a shamisen at her feet. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From ... More

Yodaime matsumoto kōshirō [no yamato no yabodaijin to] shodai nakayama...

Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: vertical Oban Nishikie. Adachi modern reprint (Showa). Purchase; H. Irving Olds; 1938. Forms p... More

Inu no koku, print by Utamaro Kitagawa

Print shows a young woman sitting on a mat, holding a long scroll and writing materials, she has turned to the left to speak with a young servant or apprentice kneeling behind her. Title and other descriptive i... More

Ushiromuki no kanjo zu, Eishi Hosoda

Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Part of an illustrated book (36 Poets?). Forms part of: R. Leicester Harmsworth collection. Forms part... More

Ase o fuku onna, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Print shows a head-and-shoulders portrait of a young woman wiping her face. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Adachi modern reprint (Sho... More

Tamaya uchi wakamurasaki komurasaki, Tsukimaro Kitagawa

Print shows two courtesans, bust portraits, facing right. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: Hashirae-ban Nishikie. Forms part of... More

Utagawa Toyokuni - Yatsushi ide no tamagawa

Print shows two women crossing a stream, one woman is holding a long piece of paper, the other woman is carrying shoes on a small tray. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored ... More

Gotenyama no umemi - Public domain scan / drawing

Print shows two women and a child with a telescope viewing plum blossoms from the edge of a cliff on the coast. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in... More

Kasanui, Katsushika Hokusai - Public domain drawing

Print shows a woman sitting with a man who is sewing an umbrella. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Shokunin sanjū roku... More

Segawa Kikunojō, Utagawa Toyokuni - Ukiyo e print

Print showing the actor Segawa Kikunojō, full-length portrait, standing, facing left, on a low pier with flowers growing around it. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo ... More

Gotenyama no hanami migi - Public domain drawing

Print shows two women, one seated, holding a box and one holding onto the sedan chair (see FP 2 - JPD, no. 2289), also, a young girl holding an infant (or doll), with cherry blossoms above and sailboats in the ... More

Matsubaya uchi yosooi, Utamaro ii, 1800-1820

Print shows Yosoi of Matsuba-ya, a courtesan, walking with a young female attendant and a male servant carrying a large parasol. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo pri... More

Hagi, Utagawa Toyokuni - Public domain drawing

Print shows a woman, full-length, standing next to a large bush. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Imayō rokkasen : Mod... More

Tsuruya uchi kashiku - Public domain portrait painting

Print shows the courtesan Kashiku, full-length portrait, standing in front of a tree in blossom, facing slightly right, with young female attendant, both wearing numerous hairpins.

Tamaya uchi koshikibu - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Print shows Koshikibu, a courtesan, full-length, walking with two attendants.

Mitōshi no aki no tsuki, Eizan Kikukawa

Print shows a woman, full-length portrait, standing on a wooden walkway, facing right with both hands on her forehead, possibly looking at the moon. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunk... More

Yometori yoshi, Hokkei Totoya - Public domain scenic drawing

Print shows a woman with long hair standing next to a lute with ribbons on it and a low table with a bonsai tree . Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists... More

Geisha zu - Public domain drawing

Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: vertical Oban Nishikie diptych. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Kankan odori no uta - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Print shows three dancers and four musicians. Public domain photograph of 19th-century woodblock print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Issei ichidai nakamura utaemon no shunkan

Print shows the actor Nakamura Utaemon as a priest holding a mirror in a snowy landscape. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: vert... More

Tamaya uchi Usugumo, Kuniyoshi Utagawa - Ukiyo e print

Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Format: one panel of vertical Oban Nishikie triptych. Aizuri ; triptych. Forms part of: Japanese pri... More

[A traveler, seated, wearing a robe, boots, and rounded-top conical ha...

Attributed to a group of drawings referred to as the "Hokusai School sketchbook." Many of the drawings have a small tab of similar paper attached at a later date and numbered in pencil. Forms part of: Japanese... More

[A man walking to the left, wearing a large conical hat and a straw or...

Attributed to a group of drawings, formerly bound, referred to as the "Hokusai School sketchbook." Many of the drawings have a small tab of similar paper attached at a later date and numbered in pencil. Forms ... More

Kyōto no zu, Utagawa Kunisada, Japan

Print shows a woman sitting on a cloud overlooking Kyōto, the final station on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Fro... More

Yui no zu, Utagawa Kunisada, Japan

Print shows a man, on a mountain pass at the Yui station on the Tōkaidō Road, carrying a long box over his shoulder, looking back through clouds at travelers standing on a cliff above the sea with sailboats and... More

A Winnebago drawn, printed and col'd. at the Lithographic & Print Colo...

Print shows a Winnebago, half-length portrait, facing right, wearing feathers and a plume in his hair, portrait medallions, metal armbands, and with his right hand resting on the hilt of a sword. Entered accor... More

Emiline [wedding gown] - Public domain portrait print

Print shows a full-length portrait of a young woman a wedding gown.

Momijigari no himegimi, Utagawa Kunisada, Japan

Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Format: one panel of a vertical Oban Nishikie triptypch. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings... More

[Woman, full-length portrait, standing, turned left]

In album: Portraits of rulers, politicians ... relating to the reign of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, p. 43, upper right. Handwritten at top of album page: Opera singers. On verso: Andres Martinez y c[Superscr... More

Halloo! Turks in Gotham - Drawing. Public domain image.

Signed in stone: WA. Title appears as it is written on the item. Purchase (Hubbard Fund); (DLC/PP-1976:041). Forms part of: American cartoon print filing series (Library of Congress)

Secchū kago ni noru mitsūji - Public domain drawing

Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: one panel of a vertical Oban Nishikie triptych, Genji-e. Forms part of: Japanese prints and dr... More

Plato at Bridge End. J.D. Gray & Co. importers

Print shows a large advertisement with fashionably dressed men and women outside "J[ames] D. Gray & Co. Importers" with their purchases, as others race to enter the store in the background, also shows a railroa... More

Ushiwaka denji shinzo shiratama - Ukiyo e print

Print shows actors portraying the roles of a man and a woman. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: vertical Oban Nishikie. Forms pa... More

Famme de Bethlem / Dumas Ph. - Public domain portrait photograph

Woman from Jerusalem, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing front, holding rosaries. No. 2171. On verso: Asia. Syria-Natives. Palestine. Bethlehem Woman.

[Three women and a man in western attire, seated on camels, several lo...

Title devised by library staff. on verso mount: ?Democh family of D.C. or ?Francis G. Childs family of D.C.

[Studio portraits of a Japanese woman, an officer's wife, two women, ...

Captions on front of item: "The Belle of Yokohama" (upper left); "Japanese officers wife" (upper right); "A Japanese girl in traveling costume" (lower left); and "Two Japanese sisters in holiday costume" (low... More

[Studio portraits of a Japanese woman singer with a shamisen, a priest...

Captions on front of item: "Street singing girls" (upper left); "Japanese "Bonzan" or priest" (upper right); "Japanese girl in outdoor costume" (lower left); and "Ordinary Japanese girl" (lower right). Caption... More

[Empress Carlota of Mexico, full-length portrait, standing, in formal ...

Similiar photograph in PH - Malovich (J.), no. 1. Copy photo in BIOG FILE. In album: Portraits of rulers, politicians ... relating to the reign of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, p. 1, lower right.

Muzhskaia odezhda Sredneaziiattsev. Nizhnii khalat (iaktak)

Photograph shows two men wearing traditional robes. Illus. in: Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ ėtnograficheskai︠a︡..., 1871-1872, part 2, vol. 1, pl. 69. "Iaktak" translated from Turkic as "inner cotton robe."

Tipy narodnostei turkestanskago kraia. Evrei. Mushe (Mulla Mushi)

Illus. in: Turkestanskii al'bom, chast' ėtnograficheskaia, 1871-1872, part 2, vol. 1, p. 29.

Zhenskiia ukrasheniia i odezhda sredneaziiatok. Verkhniaia odezhda (fe...

Photograph shows rear (right) and front (left) views of women wearing burquas. Illus. in: Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ ėtnograficheskai︠a︡..., 1871-1872, part 2, vol. 1, pl. 70. "Ferendzhi" translated from Per... More

Tipy narodnostei turkestanskago kraia. Araby. Turdi-Ali

Illus. in: Turkestanskii al'bom, chast' ėtnograficheskaia, 1871-1872, part 2, vol. 1, p. 28.

Tipy narodnostei turkestanskago kraia. Tadzhichki. Makhsat-ai

Photograph shows a head-and-shoulders portrait of a Tajik woman with braided hair, wearing a cap. Illus. in: Turkestanskii al'bom, chast' ėtnograficheskaia, 1871-1872, part 2, vol. 1, p. 16.

Zhenskiia ukrasheniia i odezhda sredneaziiatok. Kamzol, sietka otkryta...

Photograph shows front and rear views of two women. The rear view shows the woman's hair plaited in numberous long braids decorated with beads. The front view shows a woman wearing a variety of jewelry. Illus.... More

Obshchaia molitva v godovye prazdniki i dolzhnostnyia litsa pri mechet...

Illus. in: Turkestanskii al'bom, chast' ėtnograficheskaia, 1871-1872, part 2, vol. 1, p. 60.

A hint for the horticultural society. Great show of "chignons." Medal ...

Cartoon showing a group of gentlemen, examining the hairstyles of participants in a chignon competition. Inscribed above image: Chignon unnaturelle pastrubfranes, chignon vulgaris, chignon dressairia, chignon c... More

Men's suit sewing pattern - Public domain architectural plan engraving

General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: loc.gov Title devised by Library staff or Junior Fellows, 2005-2017. Torsch & Rea, engravers. Category designation ... More

William Tell -- will not surrender or bow to the old hat

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

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

(1) Muslim teacher (hoca) of Skodra (Shkodër); and (2) Christian priest of Skodra (Shkodër). French caption: Skodra: Figure 1: Hodja de Skodra; and Figure 2: Prêtre Chrétien de Skodra. Caption also in Ottoman ... More

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

(1) and (2): married Muslim women of Manissa (Manisa); and (3): married Muslim woman of Smyrna (İzmir). French caption from book: Aı̈din: Figure 1 et 2: Dames Musulmanes de Manissa; Figure 3: Dame Musulmane de... More

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

(1): Muslim artisan of Angora (Ankara); (2): Christian artisan of Angora (Ankara); and (3): Kurd from the area of Yuzgat (Yozgat). French caption from book: Angora: Figure 1: Artisan Musulman d'Angora; Figure ... More

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

(1) and (2): Turkmen man and woman from the vicinity of Brousse (Bursa). French caption from book: Hodavindiguar: Figure 1 et 2: Turcomans des environs de Brousse. Caption also in Ottoman Turkish. Part III, pl... More

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

(1) Christian resident of Magossa (Famagusta) ; (2) Christian woman of Magossa (Famagusta); and (3) Greek monk of the Monastery of Tchiko, near Lefke (Lefka). French caption from book: Iles, Chypre: Figure 1: ... More

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

(1): married Muslim woman of Sa'rit (Sarit) wearing indoor clothing; (2): married Muslim woman of Sa'rit (Sarit) wearing outdoor clothing; and (3): Kurdish woman from Kharpout (Harput). French caption from boo... More

Group of Bannock Indians / photographed by W.H. Jackson.

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1878 July 6, p. 536. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Suffer little children to come unto me

Print shows two little girls placing flowers on a large stone cross entwinned with a banner that states "Suffer little children to come unto me." L1029 U.S. Copyright Office. Publication date based on copyrigh... More

Hawaii album, p. 25, portraits of women

Photographs show a portraits of unidentified women, one with caption "half cast Chinese and native", and two men in uniform from Hawaii. Caption inscribed in pencil under one photograph. In album: [Hawaii albu... More

Jōga hongetsu, Taiso Yoshitoshi - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a female deity, Chang-e, full-length, holding a vial of the elixir of immortality, as she rides on clouds to the moon. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo p... More

Omori Hikoshichi - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Print shows the warrior Omori Hikoshichi carrying a princess who turns into a demon with horns in her reflection in the water as they cross a river.

Dottie and Lottie. Heavens Dottie, how'd you lose your frock?

Preparatory sketches for "Dottie and Lottie." Gift; Mrs. Peter Grant; 1940; (DLC/PP-1940:008). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

Nothing but wind! / F. Opper. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Illustration shows two women, one, on the left, labeled "Republican Party" wearing a hat labeled "War Record" and using a bellows to pump "Reform, Purity and Honesty!!" into the ear of a man labeled "Independen... More

Must I confess? Aye, if I can, ..

Print shows a young girl, full-length portrait, facing front, holding up a fan to shield her face from Cupid kneeling on a wall on the right, with a flowering tree in the background. P18185 U.S. Copyright Offic... More

Fred Emery, Ortello (Valley), east Custer County, Nebraska.

summary: A note on the back states "Fred Emery, Ortello Valley, Identified by J.S. McGrato(?) Oct 14, 1932." original size: 6x8

MCC / I.M. Gaugengigl. - Public domain portrait print

Print shows a man, full-length portrait, wearing 13th century clothing with bow and arrows and carrying a long staff. U30256 U.S. Copyright Office. Signed on plate in lower right corner. Printed below image: "... More

Arabe de Jaffa / Dumas Ph. - Public domain portrait print

Young Arab woman, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing left. No. 2058. On verso: Asia. Syria - Natives. Palestine. Jaffa. Arabian woman.

Uzuki no hototogisu, print by Utamaro Kitagawa

Print shows two women looking at a cuckoo. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Modern reproduction. Forms part of: Japanese prints and dra... More

Hakone Lake - Public domain scenic drawing

Photograph shows a view along the shoreline of Ashi (Ashinoko) Lake (or Lake Hakone) with large building, possibly the Mikado's palace, in the background; boats on the shore and a young boy carrying an infant o... More

[Two travelers with staffs, wearing hats, studio portrait]

Photograph shows a studio portrait of two travelers, possibly mute, full-length, standing, facing front, holding walking sticks, one holds a bell, they have small wooden signs around their necks, and are wearin... More

A Greek in an outhouse - Drawing. Public domain image.

(DLC/PP-1933:0054). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "Squirrel Inn" by Frank R. Stockton, Century magazine, 42:35 (May 1891).

New York fashions, fall & winter

General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: loc.gov Title information compiled by Junior Fellows, 2005-2017. West Publishing Co., copyright claimant. Sackett &... More

We've all got to retrench! / F. Opper.

Print shows how members of the upper class have made efforts to cut-back during the business panic of 1893; vignettes show a clothing auction of dresses worn by socialites, former streetcar-horses finding a sec... More

Doves by A. Miessner - Drawing. Public domain image.

Print shows a young girl standing among several doves or pigeons. Y40720 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 1058. Label on verso with title and publication statements. Publication date based on copyright stamp on item... More

Yoo-Ka-Lucke, Johnny-Jump-Up. Eskimo / A. Zeese & Co., Chi.

Yoo-Ka-Lucke, Johnny-Jump-Up, half-length portrait, facing slightly left, in traditional Eskimo costume.

A squelcher for woman suffrage / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows a woman being denied the opportunity to vote because she is wearing a dress and a hat that are too wide for the narrow booths labeled "Ballots Must Be Prepared In These Booths" where the ballots are... More

Portrait photograph of Parker, Mrs. C.L, 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

[Man dresses as Roman with raised arm standing on steps above body of ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a statue, monument, sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The New York Sunday World, Sunday, July 28.

Poster shows an illustration of a woman, standing at the bow of a sailboat, wearing a long dress with oversized puffy sleeves, extra long and pointy collar, and a sailor's cap with the word "World" written on t... More

The bicycle - the great dress reformer of the nineteenth century! / Eh...

Print shows a man and a woman wearing knickers and bloomers, standing with a bicycle between them, shaking hands; to the right and left are examples of nineteenth century fashion. Illus. from Puck, v. 37, no. ... More

She won't bow to the hat / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows an elderly woman wearing late 19th century clothing labeled "Fashion", gesturing toward an "Easter Bonnet" atop a maypole around which many other women have gathered; a smartly-dressed young woman l... More

Drapery study for figure of Music Library of Congress

Study drawing shows the dress and drapery of the allegorical figure of Music, for the painting, The arts, in the north end lunette of the Southwest Gallery in the Library of Congress' Jefferson Building. A grid... More

[Two well-dressed men standing, one holding newspaper and eyeglasses, ...

68313 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain scan of lithograph illustration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The next thing in order / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows a large group of well-dressed ladies gathered for the "First National Congress for the Advancement of the Interests of Boarding-House Keepers" with a woman speaking at a podium and another taking no... More

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