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[Civil War envelope showing soldier holding American flag, with message "Liberty or death"]

[Civil War envelope showing soldier holding American flag, with messag...

Addressed to Miss Eliza Capeling, Stockbridge, Madison Co., New York; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). pp/liljmem

The death of Minnehaha J. Cameron del. ; Currier & Ives, lith. N.Y

The death of Minnehaha J. Cameron del. ; Currier & Ives, lith. N.Y

Print shows Hiawatha dashing into a large tepee where Minnehaha, lying at center, is being mourned by Nokomis. Signed on stone on lower right corner. Includes 15 lines of verse by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. C... More

The Battle on the Little Big Horn River - The Death Struggle of General Custer

The Battle on the Little Big Horn River - The Death Struggle of Genera...

Public domain image of horse riding, cavalry, military, war, 17th, 18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

The death of President Garfield - incidents at Elberon and on the route of the funeral train / from sketches by staff artists.

The death of President Garfield - incidents at Elberon and on the rout...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 63, 1881 Oct 8, p. 85.

Dorsey, the American "informer" - he finds one willing ear / F. Opper.

Dorsey, the American "informer" - he finds one willing ear / F. Opper.

Print shows the interior of the "N.Y. Sun Editorial Rooms" where "Political Scandals [are] Promptly Attended to", also "Post Mortem Scandals Especially Desired", with elderly editor Charles A. Dana sitting at a... More

Death of General Montgomery at Quebec

Death of General Montgomery at Quebec

Picryl description: Public domain photo of American art painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

President McKinley's funeral cortege at Washington, D.C. /

President McKinley's funeral cortege at Washington, D.C. /

The photographer covered the subject, the funeral cortege of President McKinley, from many different positions along the line of march. The people shown are those who preceded the hearse and those who followed ... More

DEWEY, GEORGE. ADMIRAL, U.S.N. DEATH MASK

DEWEY, GEORGE. ADMIRAL, U.S.N. DEATH MASK

A black and white photo of a man with a mustache. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Is it really getting on his nerves? / C. D. Gibson.

Is it really getting on his nerves? / C. D. Gibson.

Drawing shows Uncle Sam standing and watching as a German soldier harasses a grieving woman with a baby in a graveyard. Caption label from exhibit "World War I ...": Charles Dana Gibson Advocates for Interventi... More

J. Walter Lang (left) and Francis Lang, 17 yr. old twins of Manchester, Ohio, who narrowly escaped death on the steamer Island Queen on its trip from Cincinnati to Point Pleasant, Ohio on Grant's Centennial. They were members of the boys' band that was to play for the Pres.

J. Walter Lang (left) and Francis Lang, 17 yr. old twins of Manchester...

Public domain image of aristocratic military leader, general, monarch, 18th-19th century armed forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

[Group reading newspapers with news of death of Woodrow Wilson]

[Group reading newspapers with news of death of Woodrow Wilson]

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tel Aviv Zoo. Rat caught by snake & squeezed to death (closer)

Tel Aviv Zoo. Rat caught by snake & squeezed to death (closer)

Public domain photograph, 1930s-1940s Jerusalem, Palestine, History of Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Congress expresses sorrow on death of Pope Pius X1. Washington, D.C., Feb. 13. Senator Robert F. Wagner, left, democrat of New York, and Rep. James A. Shanley, democrat of Connecticut, introduced resolutions which were adopted by both houses of Congress expressing sorrow at the death of Pope Pius X1, 2-13- 39

Congress expresses sorrow on death of Pope Pius X1. Washington, D.C., ...

A black and white photo of two men in suits, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. Gen... More

Organ of death. "This is the arsenal. From floor to ceiling, like a huge organ, rise the burnished arms." So wrote Longfellow in his poem, after seeing this stack of 1862 rifles. Now in another emergency the eastern armory again turns out guns for the war

Organ of death. "This is the arsenal. From floor to ceiling, like a hu...

Public domain photograph of the United States military and military-industrial complex before World War Two, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Matamoros, Mexico. Death of the bull

Matamoros, Mexico. Death of the bull

Public domain photograph - New Mexico, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The court, composed of two American majors and one Royal Air Force squadron leader, which tried Sicilian civilians for starting a riot resulting in the death of several townsfolk

The court, composed of two American majors and one Royal Air Force squ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of an office worker, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Yo quiero salir del mundo ...

Yo quiero salir del mundo ...

Public domain scan of American poster, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Death of Genl. Andrew Jackson: President of the United States from 1829 to 1837

Death of Genl. Andrew Jackson: President of the United States from 182...

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 1614.

Murder of Col. Ellsworth of the fire Zouaves and the death of Jackson, his assassin, by the hand of Frank Brownell, at Alexandria, Virginia., May 24, 1861

Murder of Col. Ellsworth of the fire Zouaves and the death of Jackson,...

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Magee.

The death of Reynolds Gettysburg. American Civil War 1861-1865.

The death of Reynolds Gettysburg. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Full-length portrait of officer on horseback in foreground, soldiers in background.

Death Valley Ranch, Chimes Tower, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Death Valley Ranch, Chimes Tower, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, ...

Significance: The Chimes Tower is the most prominent structure within the Death Valley Ranch complex for a variety of reasons. Its height and hilltop location, large clock, lavish use of brightly colored tile ... More

Death Valley Ranch, Chimes Tower, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Death Valley Ranch, Chimes Tower, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, ...

Significance: The Chimes Tower is the most prominent structure within the Death Valley Ranch complex for a variety of reasons. Its height and hilltop location, large clock, lavish use of brightly colored tile ... More

Death Valley Ranch, Chimes Tower, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Death Valley Ranch, Chimes Tower, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, ...

Significance: The Chimes Tower is the most prominent structure within the Death Valley Ranch complex for a variety of reasons. Its height and hilltop location, large clock, lavish use of brightly colored tile ... More

Death Valley Ranch, Garage-Long Shed-Bunkhouse, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Death Valley Ranch, Garage-Long Shed-Bunkhouse, Death Valley Junction,...

Significance: The Garage was the first building designed and constructed at Death Valley Ranch and one of the first few that were designed by Johnson himself. It housed a wide variety of vital functions that r... More

Death Valley Ranch, Garage-Long Shed-Bunkhouse, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Death Valley Ranch, Garage-Long Shed-Bunkhouse, Death Valley Junction,...

Significance: The Garage was the first building designed and constructed at Death Valley Ranch and one of the first few that were designed by Johnson himself. It housed a wide variety of vital functions that r... More

Death Valley Ranch, Garage-Long Shed-Bunkhouse, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Death Valley Ranch, Garage-Long Shed-Bunkhouse, Death Valley Junction,...

Significance: The Garage was the first building designed and constructed at Death Valley Ranch and one of the first few that were designed by Johnson himself. It housed a wide variety of vital functions that r... More

[Incidents of the war. A harvest of death, Gettysburg, July, 1863]

[Incidents of the war. A harvest of death, Gettysburg, July, 1863]

Dead Federal soldiers on battlefield at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Death Valley Ranch, Swimming Pool, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Death Valley Ranch, Swimming Pool, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County,...

Significance: Although a feature of this type was conceived in some form as early as 1925, other projects took priority. More so than any other project, the swimming pool's incomplete state clearly illustrates... More

Lincolns death bed - Public domain scenic drawing

Lincolns death bed - Public domain scenic drawing

Title inscribed below image. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.466) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Skidoo Mine, Park Route 38 (Skidoo Road), Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Skidoo Mine, Park Route 38 (Skidoo Road), Death Valley Junction, Inyo ...

Significance: The Skidoo Mine is associated with the operations of the Skidoo Mine Company, Death Valley's most successful gold mine. Although the mill shows structural deterioration, the mill is otherwise a we... More

Skidoo Mine, Park Route 38 (Skidoo Road), Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Skidoo Mine, Park Route 38 (Skidoo Road), Death Valley Junction, Inyo ...

Significance: The Skidoo Mine is associated with the operations of the Skidoo Mine Company, Death Valley's most successful gold mine. Although the mill shows structural deterioration, the mill is otherwise a we... More

Skidoo Mine, Park Route 38 (Skidoo Road), Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Skidoo Mine, Park Route 38 (Skidoo Road), Death Valley Junction, Inyo ...

Significance: The Skidoo Mine is associated with the operations of the Skidoo Mine Company, Death Valley's most successful gold mine. Although the mill shows structural deterioration, the mill is otherwise a we... More

... Hymn on the death of an infant four years of age, who departed this life, (with no expectation of any other beyond it,) in April 1865. Tune--- Old Hundred, as it should be sung by thirty millions ... This infant will be kept in state (what s
Kiss me mother, ere I'm dead - Public domain music sheet scan
They sleep in lonely southern graves

They sleep in lonely southern graves

Music associated with the Union side

Minnie Minton - American Civil War sheet music

Minnie Minton - American Civil War sheet music

Music associated with the Union side

Death of Genl. Andrew Jackson - Public domain graphic arts, Library of Congress

Death of Genl. Andrew Jackson - Public domain graphic arts, Library of...

274 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Baillie.

Death Valley Ranch, Wishing Well, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Death Valley Ranch, Wishing Well, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, ...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-161 Survey number: HABS CA-2257-N

Journal by Mabel Hubbard Bell, from July 20, 1883 to October 6, 1884

Journal by Mabel Hubbard Bell, from July 20, 1883 to October 6, 1884

Picryl description: Public domain document related to trials and litigations, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

The gallant charge of the fifty fourth Massachusetts (colored) regiment: on the rebel works at Fort Wagner, Morris Island, near Charleston, July 18th 1863, and death of Colonel Robt. G. Shaw

The gallant charge of the fifty fourth Massachusetts (colored) regimen...

Print shows Union and Confederate soldiers engaged in combat during the attack of the Massachusetts 54th Infantry Regiment on Fort Wagner, Morris Island, South Carolina. 624 or 23714 U.S. Copyright Office. Ins... More

Genl. Wadsworth just before his death

Genl. Wadsworth just before his death

Sketch of Wadsworth on horseback. Title inscribed below image. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.467a) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Our police, faithful unto death

Our police, faithful unto death

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Thomas.

Twenty Mule Team Borax Wagons, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Twenty Mule Team Borax Wagons, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Significance: The twenty mule team borax wagon's significance resides not only in their technology but also in their enduring image as an advertising and cultural symbol. Technologically, these wagons, designe... More

Twenty Mule Team Borax Wagons, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Twenty Mule Team Borax Wagons, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Significance: The twenty mule team borax wagon's significance resides not only in their technology but also in their enduring image as an advertising and cultural symbol. Technologically, these wagons, designe... More

Twenty Mule Team Borax Wagons, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Twenty Mule Team Borax Wagons, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Significance: The twenty mule team borax wagon's significance resides not only in their technology but also in their enduring image as an advertising and cultural symbol. Technologically, these wagons, designe... More

The  death of Warren - Public domain American sheet music

The death of Warren - 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

[Design drawing for stained glass Transept Rose Window showing haloed Lamb of God with flag of victory over death]

[Design drawing for stained glass Transept Rose Window showing haloed ...

Public domain photograph of stained glass design, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Death Valley Ranch, Scotty's Original Castle, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Death Valley Ranch, Scotty's Original Castle, Death Valley Junction, I...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-160 Survey number: HABS CA-2257-M

Death Valley Lower Grapevine Ranch, House, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Death Valley Lower Grapevine Ranch, House, Death Valley Junction, Inyo...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-163 Survey number: HABS CA-2286-A Building/structure dates: 1929 Initial Construction

Death Valley National Park Roads, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Death Valley National Park Roads, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, ...

Survey number: HAER CA-300 Public domain photograph - historical image of California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Death Valley Ranch, Entrance Gates & Dungeon Apartment, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Death Valley Ranch, Entrance Gates & Dungeon Apartment, Death Valley J...

Significance: The Entrance Gates create the first major impression of the Death Valley Ranch complex. Because they were one of the last projects to be started, only the concrete sub-structure which included an... More

Gold Hill Mill, Warm Spring Canyon Road, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Gold Hill Mill, Warm Spring Canyon Road, Death Valley Junction, Inyo C...

Significance: The Gold Hill Mill is associated with the operations of Louise Grantham, a mining entrepreneur and owner-operator of the highly successful Warm Springs Talc Mine. In addition to being a well-pres... More

Death of President Lincoln: At Washington, D.C. April 15th 1865. The Nation's Martyr

Death of President Lincoln: At Washington, D.C. April 15th 1865. The N...

Print shows President Lincoln on his death bed. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 1631 Exhibited: "With Malice Toward None : The Abraham... More

Alexander K. McClure to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, October 19, 1860  (Death of Douglas ticket in Pennsylvania)
Death Valley Ranch, Cookhouse, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Death Valley Ranch, Cookhouse, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-159 Survey number: HABS CA-2257-L

Death of General Polk Pine Mountain, Kennesaw

Death of General Polk Pine Mountain, Kennesaw

Title inscribed lower right. Inscribed upper right: 51. Action at Pine Mountain took place in the course of the general assault associated with Kennesaw Mountain. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.500) ... More

Death of General Polk Pine Mountain, Kennesaw

Death of General Polk Pine Mountain, Kennesaw

Title inscribed lower right. Inscribed upper right: 51. Action at Pine Mountain took place in the course of the general assault associated with Kennesaw Mountain. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.500) ... More

Battle of New Orleans and death of Major General Packenham [sic] on the 8th of January 1815 / West del. ; J. Yeager sc.

Battle of New Orleans and death of Major General Packenham [sic] on th...

Print shows the Battle of New Orleans from the British perspective, as British forces advance upon the earthworks or barricades from which the American forces, under the command of Andrew Jackson, repel the att... More

Death Valley Ranch, Main House, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Death Valley Ranch, Main House, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Significance: Once fully designed and remodeled, the Main House/Annex became the largest and most beautifully appointed building of the Death Valley Ranch complex. It served as the home and residence for the J... More

Death Valley Ranch, Main House, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Death Valley Ranch, Main House, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Significance: Once fully designed and remodeled, the Main House/Annex became the largest and most beautifully appointed building of the Death Valley Ranch complex. It served as the home and residence for the J... More

Death Valley Ranch, Main House, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Death Valley Ranch, Main House, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Significance: Once fully designed and remodeled, the Main House/Annex became the largest and most beautifully appointed building of the Death Valley Ranch complex. It served as the home and residence for the J... More

Death Valley Ranch, Main House, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Death Valley Ranch, Main House, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Significance: Once fully designed and remodeled, the Main House/Annex became the largest and most beautifully appointed building of the Death Valley Ranch complex. It served as the home and residence for the J... More

Death Valley Ranch, Main House, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Death Valley Ranch, Main House, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Significance: Once fully designed and remodeled, the Main House/Annex became the largest and most beautifully appointed building of the Death Valley Ranch complex. It served as the home and residence for the J... More

Death Valley Ranch, Main House, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Death Valley Ranch, Main House, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Significance: Once fully designed and remodeled, the Main House/Annex became the largest and most beautifully appointed building of the Death Valley Ranch complex. It served as the home and residence for the J... More

Death Valley Ranch, Main House, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Death Valley Ranch, Main House, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Significance: Once fully designed and remodeled, the Main House/Annex became the largest and most beautifully appointed building of the Death Valley Ranch complex. It served as the home and residence for the J... More

Death Valley Ranch, Main House, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Death Valley Ranch, Main House, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Significance: Once fully designed and remodeled, the Main House/Annex became the largest and most beautifully appointed building of the Death Valley Ranch complex. It served as the home and residence for the J... More

Death Valley Ranch, Main House, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Death Valley Ranch, Main House, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Significance: Once fully designed and remodeled, the Main House/Annex became the largest and most beautifully appointed building of the Death Valley Ranch complex. It served as the home and residence for the J... More

Death Valley Ranch, Main House, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Death Valley Ranch, Main House, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Significance: Once fully designed and remodeled, the Main House/Annex became the largest and most beautifully appointed building of the Death Valley Ranch complex. It served as the home and residence for the J... More

Death Valley Ranch, Main House, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Death Valley Ranch, Main House, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Significance: Once fully designed and remodeled, the Main House/Annex became the largest and most beautifully appointed building of the Death Valley Ranch complex. It served as the home and residence for the J... More

Death Valley Ranch, Barn (Stables), Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Death Valley Ranch, Barn (Stables), Death Valley Junction, Inyo County...

Significance: This large stable and storage complex was one of the first major construction projects that followed the massive remodeling of the Main House. Its decoratively stuccoed exterior and red tiled roo... More

Death Valley Ranch, Barn (Stables), Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Death Valley Ranch, Barn (Stables), Death Valley Junction, Inyo County...

Significance: This large stable and storage complex was one of the first major construction projects that followed the massive remodeling of the Main House. Its decoratively stuccoed exterior and red tiled roo... More

Death Valley Ranch, Barn (Stables), Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Death Valley Ranch, Barn (Stables), Death Valley Junction, Inyo County...

Significance: This large stable and storage complex was one of the first major construction projects that followed the massive remodeling of the Main House. Its decoratively stuccoed exterior and red tiled roo... More

Death Valley Ranch, Barn (Stables), Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Death Valley Ranch, Barn (Stables), Death Valley Junction, Inyo County...

Significance: This large stable and storage complex was one of the first major construction projects that followed the massive remodeling of the Main House. Its decoratively stuccoed exterior and red tiled roo... More

Death Valley Ranch, Barn (Stables), Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Death Valley Ranch, Barn (Stables), Death Valley Junction, Inyo County...

Significance: This large stable and storage complex was one of the first major construction projects that followed the massive remodeling of the Main House. Its decoratively stuccoed exterior and red tiled roo... More

Death Valley Ranch, Barn (Stables), Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Death Valley Ranch, Barn (Stables), Death Valley Junction, Inyo County...

Significance: This large stable and storage complex was one of the first major construction projects that followed the massive remodeling of the Main House. Its decoratively stuccoed exterior and red tiled roo... More

Death Valley Ranch, Barn (Stables), Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Death Valley Ranch, Barn (Stables), Death Valley Junction, Inyo County...

Significance: This large stable and storage complex was one of the first major construction projects that followed the massive remodeling of the Main House. Its decoratively stuccoed exterior and red tiled roo... More

Clara Barton Papers: Miscellany, 1856-1957; Death and burial; Miscellany, 1912, undated

Clara Barton Papers: Miscellany, 1856-1957; Death and burial; Miscella...

Clara Barton is best known for founding and leading the American National Red Cross, a humanitarian organization dedicated to providing emergency assistance, disaster relief, and education in the United States.... More

Keane Wonder Mine, Park Route 4 (Daylight Pass Cutoff), Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Keane Wonder Mine, Park Route 4 (Daylight Pass Cutoff), Death Valley J...

Significance: After fifty years of tenacious but comparatively unprofitable gold mining activities in Death Valley, the Keane Wonder strike in 1904 became the heart of Death Valley's most prosperous two decades... More

Keane Wonder Mine, Park Route 4 (Daylight Pass Cutoff), Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Keane Wonder Mine, Park Route 4 (Daylight Pass Cutoff), Death Valley J...

Significance: After fifty years of tenacious but comparatively unprofitable gold mining activities in Death Valley, the Keane Wonder strike in 1904 became the heart of Death Valley's most prosperous two decades... More

Keane Wonder Mine, Park Route 4 (Daylight Pass Cutoff), Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Keane Wonder Mine, Park Route 4 (Daylight Pass Cutoff), Death Valley J...

Significance: After fifty years of tenacious but comparatively unprofitable gold mining activities in Death Valley, the Keane Wonder strike in 1904 became the heart of Death Valley's most prosperous two decades... More

Keane Wonder Mine, Park Route 4 (Daylight Pass Cutoff), Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Keane Wonder Mine, Park Route 4 (Daylight Pass Cutoff), Death Valley J...

Significance: After fifty years of tenacious but comparatively unprofitable gold mining activities in Death Valley, the Keane Wonder strike in 1904 became the heart of Death Valley's most prosperous two decades... More

Death Valley Ranch, Guesthouse (Hacienda), Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Death Valley Ranch, Guesthouse (Hacienda), Death Valley Junction, Inyo...

Significance: Construction of the Guest House began in October 1927. Work continued intermittently through 1931 when all construction at Death Valley Ranch was suddenly halted, leaving some sections, particula... More

Death Valley Ranch, Guesthouse (Hacienda), Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Death Valley Ranch, Guesthouse (Hacienda), Death Valley Junction, Inyo...

Significance: Construction of the Guest House began in October 1927. Work continued intermittently through 1931 when all construction at Death Valley Ranch was suddenly halted, leaving some sections, particula... More

Death Valley Ranch, Power House, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Death Valley Ranch, Power House, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, C...

Significance: The Power House reflects Albert Johnson's pre-occupation with new technologies and his desire to make the Ranch as self-sufficient and as comfortable as possible. The Power House was originally d... More

Death Valley Ranch, Power House, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA

Death Valley Ranch, Power House, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, C...

Significance: The Power House reflects Albert Johnson's pre-occupation with new technologies and his desire to make the Ranch as self-sufficient and as comfortable as possible. The Power House was originally d... More

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

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

Alexander Graham Bell Papers. Public domain photograph of laboratory, science, research, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[A dying man attended by Mary Magdalene and Saint Peter, angels, and the devil]

[A dying man attended by Mary Magdalene and Saint Peter, angels, and t...

Illus. in: Ars moriendi. Germany, 1466. Published in: The tradition of technology : Landmarks of Western technology ... / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1995, p. 69.

Dalley's magical pain extractor Molly Pitcher. The heroine of Monmouth. Avenging her husband's death. J. Wright & Co. ... c1860

Dalley's magical pain extractor Molly Pitcher. The heroine of Monmouth...

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Hatch.

[Alcohol, Death, and the Devil] / George Cruikshank.

[Alcohol, Death, and the Devil] / George Cruikshank.

Drawing shows a macabre Medusa with a skeletal head, dressed in a tunic, holding aloft a goblet of wine and exhorting a crowd of people. Behind her stands a devil who joins in the exhortation. Cruikshank was... More

Madame Blanchard (Madeleine Sophie Armand) aéronaute née vers 1778 [death symbol] à Paris 6 juillet 1819 / / Jules Porreau, sc., 1859.

Madame Blanchard (Madeleine Sophie Armand) aéronaute née vers 1778 [de...

Half-length portrait of French balloonist, Marie-Madeleine-Sophie Armand Blanchard. Tissandier collection. Reference copy in LOT 3844.

The Battle on the Little Big Horn River - The death struggle of General Custer

The Battle on the Little Big Horn River - The death struggle of Genera...

Wood engraving after drawing by W. M. Cary. Illus from: The Daily Graphic: an Illustrated Evening Newspaper, July 19, 1876. p. 122. (May have been made from a different copy.) Reference copy available in LOT 43... More

Finis. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Finis. 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 as tailpiece in: "A Sparrow Tragedy."

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions

[Jesse James dead; clothed; 3/4 length]

[Jesse James dead; clothed; 3/4 length]

Photo by R. Uhlman, St. Joseph, Mo. Slightly different angle from LC-USZ62-4049. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

Powell Canyon in Custer County, Nebraska, where a trapper, Elisha W. Clark,  froze to death in December, 1879.

Powell Canyon in Custer County, Nebraska, where a trapper, Elisha W. C...

summary: This photograph appears on page 140 of Butcher's PIONEER HISTORY OF CUSTER COUNTY. original size: 6x8

Powell Canyon, in Custer County, Nebraska,  where a trapper, Elisha W. Clark,  froze to death in December, 1879.

Powell Canyon, in Custer County, Nebraska, where a trapper, Elisha W....

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

The castle of the Grail. Public domain reproduction.

The castle of the Grail. Public domain reproduction.

Photograph of mural depicting Sir Galahad standing in the Castle of the Grail surrounded by its spiritually dead but physically alive inhabitants.

Harvey Logan 'in death' - Public domain monumental decor print

Harvey Logan 'in death' - Public domain monumental decor print

Inscribed on item back: Harvey Logan after suicide Rifle, Col. 7/9/1904 following hold up of Denver Bank Rio Grande train #5 at Parachutte, Col., July 7th, 1904. From: Pinkerton's National Detective Agency collection.

5 year old Helen and her stepsisters "hulling" strawberries at Johnson's Hulling Station, Seaford, Del. Helen is an orphan, who one month after death of her widowed mother, was adopted by the Hope family of Seaford, Del. This is her 2d season at Johnson's Hulling Station. On the day of the investigation she started working at 6 A.M. and at 6 P.M. the same day Helen was still hulling strawberries.  Location: Seaford, Delaware.

5 year old Helen and her stepsisters "hulling" strawberries at Johnson...

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Ojinaga -- Captured Federals awaiting death

Ojinaga -- Captured Federals awaiting death

Photo shows scene during the Mexican Revolution. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2010)

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