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Destruction of the Catholic church, April 27, '99, Kirksville, Mo., U.S.A.

Destruction of the Catholic church, April 27, '99, Kirksville, Mo., U....

Man photographing ruins of Catholic church, Kirksville, Missouri, after tornado. 32034 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by B.L. Singley. No. 9606.

One of the streets of Morne Rouge, just outside of the zone of destruction - near St. Pierre, Martinique

One of the streets of Morne Rouge, just outside of the zone of destruc...

H19947 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

All that was left of the boat which carried over 1000 souls to destruction. General view of Slocum after being raised, Slocum Disaster, New York Harbor

All that was left of the boat which carried over 1000 souls to destruc...

Stereograph shows two men standing on the mangled deck of the steamboat the SS General Slocum at the New York Harbor.

A black and white photo of a destroyed building, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A black and white photo of a destroyed building, Great Depression. FSA...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

[Design drawing for stained glass window with "Death by Human Destruction;" and "Death Caused by Nature"]

[Design drawing for stained glass window with "Death by Human Destruct...

Public domain scan of a print featuring furniture, art, or architecture design, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Destruction of Chicago by Fire, Oct. 1871

Destruction of Chicago by Fire, Oct. 1871

B10814 U.S. Copyright Office. Publication date based on copyright statement on item. Inscribed in pencil below copyright statement where "Thomas Kelly" is underlined: No. 17 Barclay NY. Inscribed in pencil on ... More

Destruction of the R.R. bridge, over the Monocacy River near Frederick, Md.

Destruction of the R.R. bridge, over the Monocacy River near Frederick...

Scene depicts damage caused by Confederate raid. Title inscribed above image. Inscribed below image: Dead horses. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.123) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Views in Fredericksburg, Virginia, showing destruction of houses by bombardment on December 13, 1862

Views in Fredericksburg, Virginia, showing destruction of houses by bo...

Photograph shows three men and one man sitting on a horse in front of the ruins of several buildings. No. 2511. Mounted with three other photographs. Photograph is half of a stereograph pair. Gift; Col. Godwin... More

Destruction of the French gun-boats-or-Little Boney & his friend Talley in high glee, British Cartoon Print

Destruction of the French gun-boats-or-Little Boney & his friend Talle...

Cartoon showing Napoleon, sitting on the shoulder of Talleyrand, gleefully peering through a large rolled document, "Talleyrand's plan for invading Great Britain", at the channel, where the French flotilla is b... More

Railway destruction as a military art

Railway destruction as a military art

Title inscribed below image. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.601) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Destruction of dreamland, Coney Island], Panoramic Photograph

[Destruction of dreamland, Coney Island], Panoramic Photograph

J156387 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Charles E. Stacy; June 8, 1911. Copyright claimant's address: Brooklyn, N.Y. Title derived from copyright deposit records.

Destruction of 28th Infantry Camp, Fort Crockett, Tex. by hurricane of August 16-17, 1915

Destruction of 28th Infantry Camp, Fort Crockett, Tex. by hurricane of...

J206847 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Martin Blandford; September 24, 1915; DLC/PP-1915:44993.

Fan mail has become so heavy that the Federal Radio Commission has seeked Congress for special legislation to allow the destruction of accumulated letters

Fan mail has become so heavy that the Federal Radio Commission has see...

Two men with piles of mail.

A black and white photo of a car parked in front of a house. Great Depression FSA photogpraph

A black and white photo of a car parked in front of a house. Great Dep...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Civilian defense. Fire prevention. The careless smoker causes more fires each year than any other person in the country. He is to blame for 87,000 separate 1941 fires, which resulted in the loss of many lives and the destruction of 14 million dollars of property. Whether he falls asleep with a lighted smoke or is careless in the disposal of burning cigars, cigarettes, or matches, he is always a menace

Civilian defense. Fire prevention. The careless smoker causes more fir...

Picryl description: Public domain image, 19th-century cigarette card, free to use, no copyright restrictions. Cigarette cards are trading cards issued by tobacco manufacturers to stiffen cigarette packaging and... More

Flying through an intense barrage of anti-aircraft fire, U.S. Army Air Forces Flying Fortresses B-17s fought off an attacking formation of enemy planes and accomplished their mission, which was to bomb shipping and harbor installations at Palermo, Sicily. A bomb can be seen on its way, while bursts from preceding bombs have wreaked destruction below

Flying through an intense barrage of anti-aircraft fire, U.S. Army Air...

Public domain image of a historic view of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Destruction of Fort Ocracoke on Beacon Island entrance to Pamplico [sic] Sound by an expedition under command of Lieut Eastman of the Pawnee, Sept. 17th

Destruction of Fort Ocracoke on Beacon Island entrance to Pamplico [si...

Broadside view of tugboat in foreground near burning fort, buildings indicating town in background. Title inscribed below image. Inscribed left margin: Lighthouse Ocracoke. Inscribed above town: Portsmouth. Ins... More

Destruction of the rebel monster "Merrimac" off Craney Island May 11th 1862

Destruction of the rebel monster "Merrimac" off Craney Island May 11th...

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 1707

Destruction by fire of Pennsylvania Hall, the new building of the Abolition Society, on the night of the 17th May

Destruction by fire of Pennsylvania Hall, the new building of the Abol...

Print shows Pennsylvania Hall engulfed in flames as firefighters attempt to prevent the fire from spreading to other buildings; a large crowd, among them are anti-abolitionists, watches the building burn. "Ent... More

President's house after its destruction by the British

President's house after its destruction by the British

Print shows fire damage to the White House after burning by the British during the war of 1812. Inscribed on mount: Watterson's new guide to Washington, 1847-48. Library has two impressions. Phillips, 1189 Pub... More

John A. Dix to Abraham Lincoln, Saturday, May 09, 1863 (Telegram concerning destruction of bridges)

John A. Dix to Abraham Lincoln, Saturday, May 09, 1863 (Telegram conc...

Destruction by fire of Pennsylvania Hall, the new building of the Abolition Society, on the night of the 17th May

Destruction by fire of Pennsylvania Hall, the new building of the Abol...

Print shows Pennsylvania Hall engulfed in flames as firefighters attempt to prevent the fire from spreading to other buildings; a large crowd, among them are anti-abolitionists, watches the building burn. "Ent... More

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances attending the awful conflagration of the theatre in the city of Richmond, on the night of Thursday, the 26th of December, 1811. By which, more than seventy of its valuable citizens suddenly lost their lives, and many others were greatly injured and maimed. Collected from various letters, publications, and official reports, and accompanied with a preface, containing appropriate reflections, calculated to awaken the attention of the public, to the frequency of the destruction of theatrical edifices.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances...

Shaw & Shoemaker 25013 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances attending the awful conflagration of the theatre in the city of Richmond, on the night of Thursday, the 26th of December, 1811. By which, more than seventy of its valuable citizens suddenly lost their lives, and many others were greatly injured and maimed. Collected from various letters, publications, and official reports, and accompanied with a preface, containing appropriate reflections, calculated to awaken the attention of the public, to the frequency of the destruction of theatrical edifices.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances...

Shaw & Shoemaker 25013 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances attending the awful conflagration of the theatre in the city of Richmond, on the night of Thursday, the 26th of December, 1811. By which, more than seventy of its valuable citizens suddenly lost their lives, and many others were greatly injured and maimed. Collected from various letters, publications, and official reports, and accompanied with a preface, containing appropriate reflections, calculated to awaken the attention of the public, to the frequency of the destruction of theatrical edifices.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances...

Shaw & Shoemaker 25013 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances attending the awful conflagration of the theatre in the city of Richmond, on the night of Thursday, the 26th of December, 1811. By which, more than seventy of its valuable citizens suddenly lost their lives, and many others were greatly injured and maimed. Collected from various letters, publications, and official reports, and accompanied with a preface, containing appropriate reflections, calculated to awaken the attention of the public, to the frequency of the destruction of theatrical edifices.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances...

Shaw & Shoemaker 25013 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances attending the awful conflagration of the theatre in the city of Richmond, on the night of Thursday, the 26th of December, 1811. By which, more than seventy of its valuable citizens suddenly lost their lives, and many others were greatly injured and maimed. Collected from various letters, publications, and official reports, and accompanied with a preface, containing appropriate reflections, calculated to awaken the attention of the public, to the frequency of the destruction of theatrical edifices.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances...

Shaw & Shoemaker 25013 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

In the Committee of Safety for the Colony of New-York, during the recess of the Provincial Congress, July 13th, 1775. Whereas information hath been given to this Committee, [Of wanton destruction of property, that guilty persons be punished as t

In the Committee of Safety for the Colony of New-York, during the rece...

Evans 14315; Imprint 3.; On verso, Copy 1: S; July 13, 1775. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. 2 duplicate copies Printed ... More

Terrible rout & total destruction of the Whig Party. In Salt River

Terrible rout & total destruction of the Whig Party. In Salt River

The 1852 Democratic victory under the standard of Franklin Pierce is foreseen as a debacle for the Whig party, led by Winfield Scott. Pierce (center) sits on his horse, holding aloft a banner bearing his and ru... More

Comfort for soldiers!! Knowles' American insect destroyer, for the destruction of roaches, ants, flies, moths, bedbuga, mosquitos, flies, lice, &c., and to every kind of insect it is certain death. Indispensable for the army! ... Agents wanted.

Comfort for soldiers!! Knowles' American insect destroyer, for the des...

Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 205, Folder 65.

Views in Fredericksburg, Virginia, showing destruction of houses by bombardment on Dec. 13, 1862

Views in Fredericksburg, Virginia, showing destruction of houses by bo...

Slightly damaged house, #716. Mathew Brady Collection. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Civil War House... More

Destruction of Water Ta[nk]s & Engines & engine houses for pumping water into them at Jarrets Station

Destruction of Water Ta[nk]s & Engines & engine houses for pumping wat...

Picryl description: Public domain book scan - American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Destruction of Fort Ocracoke on Beacon Island entrance to Pamplico [sic] Sound by an expedition under command of Lieut Eastman of the Pawnee, Sept. 17th

Destruction of Fort Ocracoke on Beacon Island entrance to Pamplico [si...

Broadside view of tugboat in foreground near burning fort, buildings indicating town in background. Title inscribed below image. Inscribed left margin: Lighthouse Ocracoke. Inscribed above town: Portsmouth. Ins... More

Philip H. Minor to Abraham Lincoln, Thursday, April 21, 1864 (Destruction of property by U. S. soldiers)

Philip H. Minor to Abraham Lincoln, Thursday, April 21, 1864 (Destruc...

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances attending the awful conflagration of the theatre in the city of Richmond, on the night of Thursday, the 26th of December, 1811. By which, more than seventy of its valuable citizens suddenly lost their lives, and many others were greatly injured and maimed. Collected from various letters, publications, and official reports, and accompanied with a preface, containing appropriate reflections, calculated to awaken the attention of the public, to the frequency of the destruction of theatrical edifices.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances...

Shaw & Shoemaker 25013 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances attending the awful conflagration of the theatre in the city of Richmond, on the night of Thursday, the 26th of December, 1811. By which, more than seventy of its valuable citizens suddenly lost their lives, and many others were greatly injured and maimed. Collected from various letters, publications, and official reports, and accompanied with a preface, containing appropriate reflections, calculated to awaken the attention of the public, to the frequency of the destruction of theatrical edifices.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances...

Shaw & Shoemaker 25013 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances attending the awful conflagration of the theatre in the city of Richmond, on the night of Thursday, the 26th of December, 1811. By which, more than seventy of its valuable citizens suddenly lost their lives, and many others were greatly injured and maimed. Collected from various letters, publications, and official reports, and accompanied with a preface, containing appropriate reflections, calculated to awaken the attention of the public, to the frequency of the destruction of theatrical edifices.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances...

Shaw & Shoemaker 25013 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances attending the awful conflagration of the theatre in the city of Richmond, on the night of Thursday, the 26th of December, 1811. By which, more than seventy of its valuable citizens suddenly lost their lives, and many others were greatly injured and maimed. Collected from various letters, publications, and official reports, and accompanied with a preface, containing appropriate reflections, calculated to awaken the attention of the public, to the frequency of the destruction of theatrical edifices.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances...

Shaw & Shoemaker 25013 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances attending the awful conflagration of the theatre in the city of Richmond, on the night of Thursday, the 26th of December, 1811. By which, more than seventy of its valuable citizens suddenly lost their lives, and many others were greatly injured and maimed. Collected from various letters, publications, and official reports, and accompanied with a preface, containing appropriate reflections, calculated to awaken the attention of the public, to the frequency of the destruction of theatrical edifices.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances...

Shaw & Shoemaker 25013 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Views in Fredericksburg, Virginia, showing destruction of houses by bombardment on Dec. 13, 1862

Views in Fredericksburg, Virginia, showing destruction of houses by bo...

Slightly damaged house, #718. Mathew Brady Collection. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Civil War Hous... More

Destruction of Democratic Party aim communists, Dies Committee told. Washington, D.C., Aug. 22. Resuming his testimony before the House Committee investigating Un-American activities today, Dr. J.B. Matthews, former communist organizer, charged that communist strategy in America calls for the destruction of the Democratic Party as a prelude to the establishment of a "Soviet America." He also told the committee that immediate objectives of President Roosevelt's administration are identical to those of the Communist Party, 82238

Destruction of Democratic Party aim communists, Dies Committee told. W...

A man sitting at a table thinking or listening, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. ... More

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances attending the awful conflagration of the theatre in the city of Richmond, on the night of Thursday, the 26th of December, 1811. By which, more than seventy of its valuable citizens suddenly lost their lives, and many others were greatly injured and maimed. Collected from various letters, publications, and official reports, and accompanied with a preface, containing appropriate reflections, calculated to awaken the attention of the public, to the frequency of the destruction of theatrical edifices.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances...

Shaw & Shoemaker 25013 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances attending the awful conflagration of the theatre in the city of Richmond, on the night of Thursday, the 26th of December, 1811. By which, more than seventy of its valuable citizens suddenly lost their lives, and many others were greatly injured and maimed. Collected from various letters, publications, and official reports, and accompanied with a preface, containing appropriate reflections, calculated to awaken the attention of the public, to the frequency of the destruction of theatrical edifices.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances...

Shaw & Shoemaker 25013 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances attending the awful conflagration of the theatre in the city of Richmond, on the night of Thursday, the 26th of December, 1811. By which, more than seventy of its valuable citizens suddenly lost their lives, and many others were greatly injured and maimed. Collected from various letters, publications, and official reports, and accompanied with a preface, containing appropriate reflections, calculated to awaken the attention of the public, to the frequency of the destruction of theatrical edifices.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances...

Shaw & Shoemaker 25013 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances attending the awful conflagration of the theatre in the city of Richmond, on the night of Thursday, the 26th of December, 1811. By which, more than seventy of its valuable citizens suddenly lost their lives, and many others were greatly injured and maimed. Collected from various letters, publications, and official reports, and accompanied with a preface, containing appropriate reflections, calculated to awaken the attention of the public, to the frequency of the destruction of theatrical edifices.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances...

Shaw & Shoemaker 25013 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Destruction of Genl. Lees lines of Communication in Virginia by Genl. Wilson

Destruction of Genl. Lees lines of Communication in Virginia by Genl. ...

Union soldiers destroying railroad tracks, while others relax. Signed lower right: A.R. Waud. Title inscribed below image. Published in: Harper's Weekly, July 30, 1864, p. 488-9. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP... More

Philip H. Minor to Abraham Lincoln, Thursday, April 21, 1864 (Destruction of property by U. S. soldiers)

Philip H. Minor to Abraham Lincoln, Thursday, April 21, 1864 (Destruc...

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances attending the awful conflagration of the theatre in the city of Richmond, on the night of Thursday, the 26th of December, 1811. By which, more than seventy of its valuable citizens suddenly lost their lives, and many others were greatly injured and maimed. Collected from various letters, publications, and official reports, and accompanied with a preface, containing appropriate reflections, calculated to awaken the attention of the public, to the frequency of the destruction of theatrical edifices.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances...

Shaw & Shoemaker 25013 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances attending the awful conflagration of the theatre in the city of Richmond, on the night of Thursday, the 26th of December, 1811. By which, more than seventy of its valuable citizens suddenly lost their lives, and many others were greatly injured and maimed. Collected from various letters, publications, and official reports, and accompanied with a preface, containing appropriate reflections, calculated to awaken the attention of the public, to the frequency of the destruction of theatrical edifices.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances...

Shaw & Shoemaker 25013 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances attending the awful conflagration of the theatre in the city of Richmond, on the night of Thursday, the 26th of December, 1811. By which, more than seventy of its valuable citizens suddenly lost their lives, and many others were greatly injured and maimed. Collected from various letters, publications, and official reports, and accompanied with a preface, containing appropriate reflections, calculated to awaken the attention of the public, to the frequency of the destruction of theatrical edifices.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances...

Shaw & Shoemaker 25013 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances attending the awful conflagration of the theatre in the city of Richmond, on the night of Thursday, the 26th of December, 1811. By which, more than seventy of its valuable citizens suddenly lost their lives, and many others were greatly injured and maimed. Collected from various letters, publications, and official reports, and accompanied with a preface, containing appropriate reflections, calculated to awaken the attention of the public, to the frequency of the destruction of theatrical edifices.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances...

Shaw & Shoemaker 25013 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

La destruction de la statue royale a Nouvelle Yorck Die zerstorung der koniglichen bild saule zu Neu Yorck.

La destruction de la statue royale a Nouvelle Yorck Die zerstorung der...

Print shows a misguided attempt by the artist to depict the destruction of an equestrian statue of King George III in New York City on July 9, 1776; this view shows what appear to be mostly slaves attempting to... More

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances attending the awful conflagration of the theatre in the city of Richmond, on the night of Thursday, the 26th of December, 1811. By which, more than seventy of its valuable citizens suddenly lost their lives, and many others were greatly injured and maimed. Collected from various letters, publications, and official reports, and accompanied with a preface, containing appropriate reflections, calculated to awaken the attention of the public, to the frequency of the destruction of theatrical edifices.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances...

Shaw & Shoemaker 25013 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances attending the awful conflagration of the theatre in the city of Richmond, on the night of Thursday, the 26th of December, 1811. By which, more than seventy of its valuable citizens suddenly lost their lives, and many others were greatly injured and maimed. Collected from various letters, publications, and official reports, and accompanied with a preface, containing appropriate reflections, calculated to awaken the attention of the public, to the frequency of the destruction of theatrical edifices.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances...

Shaw & Shoemaker 25013 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances attending the awful conflagration of the theatre in the city of Richmond, on the night of Thursday, the 26th of December, 1811. By which, more than seventy of its valuable citizens suddenly lost their lives, and many others were greatly injured and maimed. Collected from various letters, publications, and official reports, and accompanied with a preface, containing appropriate reflections, calculated to awaken the attention of the public, to the frequency of the destruction of theatrical edifices.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances...

Shaw & Shoemaker 25013 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances attending the awful conflagration of the theatre in the city of Richmond, on the night of Thursday, the 26th of December, 1811. By which, more than seventy of its valuable citizens suddenly lost their lives, and many others were greatly injured and maimed. Collected from various letters, publications, and official reports, and accompanied with a preface, containing appropriate reflections, calculated to awaken the attention of the public, to the frequency of the destruction of theatrical edifices.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances...

Shaw & Shoemaker 25013 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances attending the awful conflagration of the theatre in the city of Richmond, on the night of Thursday, the 26th of December, 1811. By which, more than seventy of its valuable citizens suddenly lost their lives, and many others were greatly injured and maimed. Collected from various letters, publications, and official reports, and accompanied with a preface, containing appropriate reflections, calculated to awaken the attention of the public, to the frequency of the destruction of theatrical edifices.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances...

Shaw & Shoemaker 25013 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Village of Fung Chow, showing complete destruction by the allied forces, China

Village of Fung Chow, showing complete destruction by the allied force...

H15168 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 3817. Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Civilian defense. Fire prevention. Gasoline, naptha, benzine, and other highly flammable liquids are too dangerous for general use around the home. The cleaning of clothes in the home should be done with one of the many non-flammable preparations now on the market. The other dangerous liquids should not even be stored in the home. They started 20,000 fires last year, resulting in the destruction of four million dollars of property

Civilian defense. Fire prevention. Gasoline, naptha, benzine, and othe...

Public domain photograph of 1930s industry, war production in the United States free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Destruction of Water Ta[nk]s & Engines & engine houses for pumping water into them at Jarrets Station

Destruction of Water Ta[nk]s & Engines & engine houses for pumping wat...

Picryl description: Public domain book scan - American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

John A. Dix to Abraham Lincoln, Saturday, May 09, 1863 (Telegram concerning destruction of bridges)

John A. Dix to Abraham Lincoln, Saturday, May 09, 1863 (Telegram conc...

John A. Dix to Abraham Lincoln, Saturday, May 09, 1863 (Telegram concerning destruction of bridges)

John A. Dix to Abraham Lincoln, Saturday, May 09, 1863 (Telegram conc...

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances attending the awful conflagration of the theatre in the city of Richmond, on the night of Thursday, the 26th of December, 1811. By which, more than seventy of its valuable citizens suddenly lost their lives, and many others were greatly injured and maimed. Collected from various letters, publications, and official reports, and accompanied with a preface, containing appropriate reflections, calculated to awaken the attention of the public, to the frequency of the destruction of theatrical edifices.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances...

Shaw & Shoemaker 25013 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances attending the awful conflagration of the theatre in the city of Richmond, on the night of Thursday, the 26th of December, 1811. By which, more than seventy of its valuable citizens suddenly lost their lives, and many others were greatly injured and maimed. Collected from various letters, publications, and official reports, and accompanied with a preface, containing appropriate reflections, calculated to awaken the attention of the public, to the frequency of the destruction of theatrical edifices.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances...

Shaw & Shoemaker 25013 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances attending the awful conflagration of the theatre in the city of Richmond, on the night of Thursday, the 26th of December, 1811. By which, more than seventy of its valuable citizens suddenly lost their lives, and many others were greatly injured and maimed. Collected from various letters, publications, and official reports, and accompanied with a preface, containing appropriate reflections, calculated to awaken the attention of the public, to the frequency of the destruction of theatrical edifices.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances...

Shaw & Shoemaker 25013 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances attending the awful conflagration of the theatre in the city of Richmond, on the night of Thursday, the 26th of December, 1811. By which, more than seventy of its valuable citizens suddenly lost their lives, and many others were greatly injured and maimed. Collected from various letters, publications, and official reports, and accompanied with a preface, containing appropriate reflections, calculated to awaken the attention of the public, to the frequency of the destruction of theatrical edifices.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances...

Shaw & Shoemaker 25013 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

State of Oklahoma. Executive department. Proclamation. The needless destruction of property and life presents a problem for our deliberation that may well challenge the best thought and effort of every good citizen ... Therefore, I hereby design

State of Oklahoma. Executive department. Proclamation. The needless de...

President's house after its destruction by the British

President's house after its destruction by the British

Public domain historic photograph of Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Destruction of Rebel caissons - Public domain drawing

Destruction of Rebel caissons - Public domain drawing

Title inscribed below image. Published in: Harper's Weekly, March 26, 1864, p. 200 in a series with Waud Nos. 54, 118, and 235. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.659) Forms part of: Morgan collection of... More

Destruction of tea at Boston Harbor

Destruction of tea at Boston Harbor

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 1706

La destruction de la statue royale a Nouvelle Yorck Die zerstorung der koniglichen bild saule zu Neu Yorck.

La destruction de la statue royale a Nouvelle Yorck Die zerstorung der...

Print shows a misguided attempt by the artist to depict the destruction of an equestrian statue of King George III in New York City on July 9, 1776; this view shows what appear to be mostly slaves attempting to... More

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances attending the awful conflagration of the theatre in the city of Richmond, on the night of Thursday, the 26th of December, 1811. By which, more than seventy of its valuable citizens suddenly lost their lives, and many others were greatly injured and maimed. Collected from various letters, publications, and official reports, and accompanied with a preface, containing appropriate reflections, calculated to awaken the attention of the public, to the frequency of the destruction of theatrical edifices.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances...

Shaw & Shoemaker 25013 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances attending the awful conflagration of the theatre in the city of Richmond, on the night of Thursday, the 26th of December, 1811. By which, more than seventy of its valuable citizens suddenly lost their lives, and many others were greatly injured and maimed. Collected from various letters, publications, and official reports, and accompanied with a preface, containing appropriate reflections, calculated to awaken the attention of the public, to the frequency of the destruction of theatrical edifices.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances...

Shaw & Shoemaker 25013 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances attending the awful conflagration of the theatre in the city of Richmond, on the night of Thursday, the 26th of December, 1811. By which, more than seventy of its valuable citizens suddenly lost their lives, and many others were greatly injured and maimed. Collected from various letters, publications, and official reports, and accompanied with a preface, containing appropriate reflections, calculated to awaken the attention of the public, to the frequency of the destruction of theatrical edifices.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances...

Shaw & Shoemaker 25013 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

A. Britto and Co. Dairy. The final end of 801 head of livestock. Total time consumed in the destruction of the head was four hours. San Pablo, California

A. Britto and Co. Dairy. The final end of 801 head of livestock. Total...

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

Destruction of Water Ta[nk]s & Engines & engine houses for pumping water into them at Jarrets Station

Destruction of Water Ta[nk]s & Engines & engine houses for pumping wat...

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Philip H. Minor to Abraham Lincoln, Thursday, April 21, 1864 (Destruction of property by U. S. soldiers)

Philip H. Minor to Abraham Lincoln, Thursday, April 21, 1864 (Destruc...

General Orders. Harrisburg, 27th Aug.1814. The recent destruction of the capital of the United States, the threatened and probable conflagration of the metropolis of a sister state, and the general threatening aspect of affairs warranting the op

General Orders. Harrisburg, 27th Aug.1814. The recent destruction of t...

Page Order: Leaflet Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 151, Folder 24d.

Lines made after the great earthquake, in 1755, which shook North and South America, with great destruction in Cales, in Lisbon and most of the adjacent kingdoms. [Boston 1755].

Lines made after the great earthquake, in 1755, which shook North and ...

Verse.; Imprint 2.; Earthquake. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 35, Folder 15.

Destruction of a railroad bridge - 19th century Virginia.

Destruction of a railroad bridge - 19th century Virginia.

Photo shows a smoldering railroad bridge on the North Ana River in Virginia. Confederate troops destroyed the bridge to slow down advancing Union soldiers. (Source: Zeller, p. 73) Series: The War for the Union... More

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances attending the awful conflagration of the theatre in the city of Richmond, on the night of Thursday, the 26th of December, 1811. By which, more than seventy of its valuable citizens suddenly lost their lives, and many others were greatly injured and maimed. Collected from various letters, publications, and official reports, and accompanied with a preface, containing appropriate reflections, calculated to awaken the attention of the public, to the frequency of the destruction of theatrical edifices.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances...

Shaw & Shoemaker 25013 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances attending the awful conflagration of the theatre in the city of Richmond, on the night of Thursday, the 26th of December, 1811. By which, more than seventy of its valuable citizens suddenly lost their lives, and many others were greatly injured and maimed. Collected from various letters, publications, and official reports, and accompanied with a preface, containing appropriate reflections, calculated to awaken the attention of the public, to the frequency of the destruction of theatrical edifices.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances...

Shaw & Shoemaker 25013 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances attending the awful conflagration of the theatre in the city of Richmond, on the night of Thursday, the 26th of December, 1811. By which, more than seventy of its valuable citizens suddenly lost their lives, and many others were greatly injured and maimed. Collected from various letters, publications, and official reports, and accompanied with a preface, containing appropriate reflections, calculated to awaken the attention of the public, to the frequency of the destruction of theatrical edifices.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances...

Shaw & Shoemaker 25013 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Great tornado in Wisconsin, June 28 - the almost entire destruction of the village of Viroqua [3 illus.]: 1. Total destruction of the Methodist Church; 2. Ruins of the North-Western Times Printing Office, and residence of J.A. Somerby, Esq.; 3. General appearance of the country after the tornado, showing the track of the storm, and its terrible effects

Great tornado in Wisconsin, June 28 - the almost entire destruction of...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 20, no. 513 (1865 July 29), p. 301. Reference copy may be in SSF (Graphic) - Storms Tornadoes Wis... More

Destruction of Cervera's warships by the American fleet off Santiago, Cuba, July 3rd, 1898

Destruction of Cervera's warships by the American fleet off Santiago, ...

Stereo copyrighted by C.L. Wasson (International View Co.). Photo of painting. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: U.S. Hist. War w/ Spain; Navy, U.S.

Treasury Dept. Ofc. of Comptroller of currency, Redemption Division: showing packages of old and mutilated bank notes received for destruction, [1914]

Treasury Dept. Ofc. of Comptroller of currency, Redemption Division: s...

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KING'S X TREATY. REPRESENTATIVES OF 20 GOVERNMENTS CONCUR WHILE THE KING'S X TREATY IS SIGNED TO OUTLAW DESTRUCTION OF SCIENTIFIC, ARTISTIC AND HISTORIC MONUMENT IN TIME OF WAR. FROM THE LEFT: AMBASSADOR SENOR DON FELIPE A. ESPIL OF SPAIN; PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT; AND SECRETARY HENRY WALLACE OF THE AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT

KING'S X TREATY. REPRESENTATIVES OF 20 GOVERNMENTS CONCUR WHILE THE KI...

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Fingers of destruction. Gauging and weighing 50-caliber ball cartridges in an endless row. Production for war is geared up to top speed at this eastern Army arsenal

Fingers of destruction. Gauging and weighing 50-caliber ball cartridge...

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On duty "amid the encircling gloom" of a city's certain destruction. Magnificent fire scene near Union Ferry Bldg. San Francisco, U.S.A.

On duty "amid the encircling gloom" of a city's certain destruction. M...

Stereo shows fire engine and sailors in front of Harbor Emergency Hospital - Union Ferry Bldg. in background, following San Francisco earthquake. H81013 U.S. Copyright Office. Exhibited: Documenting Disaster: ... More

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances attending the awful conflagration of the theatre in the city of Richmond, on the night of Thursday, the 26th of December, 1811. By which, more than seventy of its valuable citizens suddenly lost their lives, and many others were greatly injured and maimed. Collected from various letters, publications, and official reports, and accompanied with a preface, containing appropriate reflections, calculated to awaken the attention of the public, to the frequency of the destruction of theatrical edifices.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances...

Shaw & Shoemaker 25013 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances attending the awful conflagration of the theatre in the city of Richmond, on the night of Thursday, the 26th of December, 1811. By which, more than seventy of its valuable citizens suddenly lost their lives, and many others were greatly injured and maimed. Collected from various letters, publications, and official reports, and accompanied with a preface, containing appropriate reflections, calculated to awaken the attention of the public, to the frequency of the destruction of theatrical edifices.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances...

Shaw & Shoemaker 25013 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances attending the awful conflagration of the theatre in the city of Richmond, on the night of Thursday, the 26th of December, 1811. By which, more than seventy of its valuable citizens suddenly lost their lives, and many others were greatly injured and maimed. Collected from various letters, publications, and official reports, and accompanied with a preface, containing appropriate reflections, calculated to awaken the attention of the public, to the frequency of the destruction of theatrical edifices.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances...

Shaw & Shoemaker 25013 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances attending the awful conflagration of the theatre in the city of Richmond, on the night of Thursday, the 26th of December, 1811. By which, more than seventy of its valuable citizens suddenly lost their lives, and many others were greatly injured and maimed. Collected from various letters, publications, and official reports, and accompanied with a preface, containing appropriate reflections, calculated to awaken the attention of the public, to the frequency of the destruction of theatrical edifices.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances...

Shaw & Shoemaker 25013 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

General Orders. Harrisburg, 27th Aug.1814. The recent destruction of the capital of the United States, the threatened and probable conflagration of the metropolis of a sister state, and the general threatening aspect of affairs warranting the op

General Orders. Harrisburg, 27th Aug.1814. The recent destruction of t...

Page Order: Leaflet Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 151, Folder 24d.

Lines made after the great earthquake, in 1755, which shook North and South America, with great destruction in Cales, in Lisbon and most of the adjacent kingdoms. [Boston 1755].

Lines made after the great earthquake, in 1755, which shook North and ...

Verse.; Imprint 2.; Earthquake. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 35, Folder 15.

Destruction of a railroad bridge - 19th century Virginia.

Destruction of a railroad bridge - 19th century Virginia.

Photo shows a smoldering railroad bridge on the North Ana River in Virginia. Confederate troops destroyed the bridge to slow down advancing Union soldiers. (Source: Zeller, p. 73) Series: The War for the Union... More

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances attending the awful conflagration of the theatre in the city of Richmond, on the night of Thursday, the 26th of December, 1811. By which, more than seventy of its valuable citizens suddenly lost their lives, and many others were greatly injured and maimed. Collected from various letters, publications, and official reports, and accompanied with a preface, containing appropriate reflections, calculated to awaken the attention of the public, to the frequency of the destruction of theatrical edifices.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances...

Shaw & Shoemaker 25013 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances attending the awful conflagration of the theatre in the city of Richmond, on the night of Thursday, the 26th of December, 1811. By which, more than seventy of its valuable citizens suddenly lost their lives, and many others were greatly injured and maimed. Collected from various letters, publications, and official reports, and accompanied with a preface, containing appropriate reflections, calculated to awaken the attention of the public, to the frequency of the destruction of theatrical edifices.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances...

Shaw & Shoemaker 25013 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances attending the awful conflagration of the theatre in the city of Richmond, on the night of Thursday, the 26th of December, 1811. By which, more than seventy of its valuable citizens suddenly lost their lives, and many others were greatly injured and maimed. Collected from various letters, publications, and official reports, and accompanied with a preface, containing appropriate reflections, calculated to awaken the attention of the public, to the frequency of the destruction of theatrical edifices.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances...

Shaw & Shoemaker 25013 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances attending the awful conflagration of the theatre in the city of Richmond, on the night of Thursday, the 26th of December, 1811. By which, more than seventy of its valuable citizens suddenly lost their lives, and many others were greatly injured and maimed. Collected from various letters, publications, and official reports, and accompanied with a preface, containing appropriate reflections, calculated to awaken the attention of the public, to the frequency of the destruction of theatrical edifices.

Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances...

Shaw & Shoemaker 25013 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

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