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Incident in Cherry Valley - fate of Jane Wells / from the original pic...

Jane Wells is pleading for her life, and a man attempts to protect her from an Indian who is about to kill her. House behind them is being burned by Loyalists and Indians led by Major Walter Butler and Mohawk C... More

Limpia - Wild Rose Pass - A black and white drawing of a valley

Illus. in: United States. Dept. of the Interior. Report on the United States and Mexican boundary survey ... by William H. Emory. 34th Cong., 1st sess. House Ex Doc. 135. Washington: C. Wendell, printer, 1857-... More

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

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

The Queen of the trotting turf. Manufactured by Seth Halsey, Lynchburg...

Tobacco label showing jockey on four wheeler pulled by horse, on racetrack.

[James H. Hackett, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly lef...

Copyright by Johnson, Fry & Co. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

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

[President Abraham Lincoln, bust portrait in cameo, facing front]

After Meserve no. 87. From M. Buttre - Oct. 29, 1869. Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

M. Fillmore / painted by Alonzo Chappel.

Millard Fillmore, full-length portrait, seated, facing slightly left, holding book. Copyright by Johnson, Fry & Co.

Banner Brand, Confederate States of America.

Label showing Union soldier standing on cliff holding up U.S. flag and sword; Fort Sumter in background. "Manufactured by John J. Levy, New-York."

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

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

The home of Washington / painted by T.P. Rossiter & L.R. Mignot ; engr...

Print shows George Washington standing on the patio at Mount Vernon, talking with a man who is holding a paper that may be a "Pennsylvania" newspaper; two women are sitting at a table on the right with a young ... More

George Washington in his boyhood

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

The Susquehanna (at Hunter's Gap) / R. Hinshelwood; G. Perkins.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a landscape with water, mountains, and sky, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Harper's Ferry by moonlight / G. Perkins ; R. Hinshelwood.

Steel engraving by R. Hinshelwood after painting by Granville Perkins. Copyright by D. Appleton & Co. Illus. in: Picturesque America / William Cullen Bryant. N.Y. :[c1872-], v. 1.

[Bank note vignettes showing U.S. Capitol, log cabins, Brooklyn Bridge...

In album: Engravings of the American Banknote Company ... p. 81. The original U.S. Capitol building, known as the "Old Capitol," was a small brick building that was completed in 1800. It served as the Capitol ... More

["The day we celebrate" 1876] / painted by F.A. Chapman ; engraved by ...

Print shows a large gathering of people picnicking, playing games, and enjoying the Independence Day celebration outdoors among large trees and open lawn, with a distant view of a railroad train passing and of ... More

No. 41 fountain, bronzed, 10 feet 4 inches high

Photograph showing ornamental ironwork fountain with putti and cranes on the pedestal. F1781 U.S. Copyright Office. Illus. in: Illustrated catalogue, ornamental iron fountains / J.W. Fiske, manufacturer of orn... More

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

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

William Phips, governor of Massachusetts, 1692 to 1694

William Phips, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing slightly left. Copyright by J.R. Osgood & Co.

Benson, Maule & Co. seed warehouse / Longacre Co.

Print shows the front facade of the Benson, Maule & Co. seed warehouse at 129-131 Front Street in Philadelphia, Pa., with merchandise on the sidewalk, horse-drawn wagons on the street, and the end of a street r... More

John Dickinson / engraved by J.B. Forrest from a portrait by C.W. Peal...

John Dickinson, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing slightly right. Facsimile autograph printed below illustration. Original painting by C.W. Peale at the Historical Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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

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

Winslow Homer - On Abaco Island / Cap, sc.

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

The iron worker and King Solomon / the original painted by Prof. C. Sc...

Print showing a blacksmith sitting on a stool next to the throne of Solomon, thought to be a usurper, the crowd rushes forward to remove him. The man explains to Solomon that the temple could not have been buil... More

[Rt. Reverend John Nepomucene Neumann, half-length portrait, facing le...

Steel engraving. Copyright by John G. Shea. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

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

[Charles Scribner's Sons, Paul Jones], engraving, Library of Congress

Public domain reproduction of art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

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

[Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right] / engravi...

Copyright by M.P. Lee. Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Columbus returning to Spain in chains [on board ship]

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

Wahre Abbildung der Stadt und Vestung Gross-Waradein samt umständliche...

Birds-eye view print shows view of the city of Grosswardein (Oradea, Romania) under siege. Smoke rising from the cathedral and along the city wall is visible, cannons are firing from across the river. Troops in... More

The cutting monster. The ladies copper bottom manufactory to prevent t...

Public domain photograph of 18th019th-century cartoon print, satirical portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A perspective view of Quebec drawn on the spot / Hulett fecit.

Ship and two sailboats in foreground; Quebec in background. Public domain photograph - engraving of a sailing ship, sea battle, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Guillaume Thomas Reynal / JS [encircled monogram].

Print shows Guillaume-Thomas-François Reynal, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right; in oval with lyre, map of Virginia, and a cherub in the foreground. Engraving attributed to Dupin. Published in: The Ame... More

[Jonathan Williams, head-and-shoulders portrait, right profile]

Title devised by Library staff, other information from Miles. Trimmed to image. Dexter, 152 Published in: Saint-Mémin and the Neoclassical profile portrait in America / Ellen G. Miles. Washington, D.C. : Nation... More

[John Dennis, head-and-shoulders portrait, right profile]

Title devised by Library staff, other information from Miles. Trimmed to image. Dexter, 499 Published in: Saint-Mémin and the Neoclassical profile portrait in America / Ellen G. Miles. Washington, D.C. : Nation... More

[George Michael Bedinger, head-and-shoulders portrait, right profile]

Title devised by Library staff, other information from Miles. Trimmed to image. Dexter, 480 Published in: Saint-Mémin and the Neoclassical profile portrait in America / Ellen G. Miles. Washington, D.C. : Nation... More

View from the hill at Bordentown / Lawrence pinxt. ; Goodman & Piggot ...

Print shows a view from a hill in Bordentown, New Jersey, looking up the Delaware River. Engraved for the Port Folio. Published in Port Folio magazine, Aug. 1816.

Henry Clay, late Speaker of the United States House of Representatives...

Print shows Henry Clay, three-quarter length portrait, sitting at a table, facing right, holding a document dated "February 10th, 1821" presented to "Congress" as a resolution of support for the "Independence" ... More

Gründtlicher Bericht von Eroberung der Stadt vnd dess Schloss Würtzbur...

Print shows Gustavus Adolphus with his Swedish army poised to conquer Würzburg, Germany in October, 1631. Print shows a birds-eye view of the walled city of Würzburg, Germany with its castle on the hill on the ... More

Court society at Versailles A.D. 1731 / painted by De Troy ; engraved ...

Men and women socializing in a garden. 33392V U.S. Copyright Office. .

Arco di Settimio Severo / Piranesi architetto fec.

Print shows a view of the half-buried Arch of Septimius Severus, Rome, with numbered key. His Views of Rome, no. 87. Le Blanc 17 Nagler 17 Béraldi 14 Forms part of: Gardiner Greene Hubbard collection (Library ... More

Il 18. brumale, anno VIII - A drawing of an elephant in the middle of ...

Italian print published on the occasion of Napoleon's coming to power in France, November 9, 1799, following his successful campaign in Egypt. Image depicts France as a giant sphinx wearing the cap of Liberty a... More

Flying / J.W. Lowry, sculpt.

Technical illustration shows Besnier's 1678 design for a flying machine using arm and leg power, two views of Jakob Degen's man-powered flying machine, and two views after designs published in Thomas Walker's "... More

A boon--Hill's genuine magnetic anti-headache cap--A sure cure

Advertisement featuring a bust portrait of a man wearing a cap with lightning bolts emanating from its center front representing the cap's curative magnetic powers against nervous headaches and impaired eyesight.

Arms of ye Confederacie, Confederate States of America.

A small card bearing a vitriolic indictment of the Confederacy. The artist particularly attacks the the institution of slavery, the foundation of Southern economy. A large shield is flanked by two figures: a pl... More

Conclusion de la campagne de 1781 en Virginie. To his excellency Gener...

Print shows Marquis de Lafayette, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, wearing uniform and holding two swords in left hand while directing American troops during the battle at Yorktown; a black soldier... More

The pic nic on the fourth of July "A day to be remembered" / / painted...

Illustration shows a group of people gathered around a man in the center of a grove, he sits on the ground with the remains of a swing that has broken under his weight; others separated from the group are engag... More

On l'a vu désarmer les Tirans et les Dieux - A.P.D.R. / L.C. de Carmon...

Print shows Benjamin Franklin, full-length portrait, left profile, seated at table, hat, book, and papers on table, in the background, through open doors, is view of ships at dock.

La veillesse d'un prince / peint par L. Rossi ; grave par Ed. Girardet...

Court scene, with ruler, ladies & gentlemen of court. 14061H U.S. Copyright Office. Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (Library of Congress).

Capriccio, poems by Ted Hughes, engravings by Leonard Baskin. Searsmon...

Publisher's prospectus. Accompanied by price list.; Hughes, Ted, 1930- Capriccio.; Baskin, Leonard, 1922-; Prospectuses--Maine--Searsmont.; qr13 05-30-95; vj14 03-19-98; 95-158192 Available also through the Lib... More

[William Armisted Burwell, head-and shoulders portrait, facing right]

Title devised by Library staff, other information from Miles. Trimmed to image. Dexter, 476 Published in: Saint-Mémin and the Neoclassical profile portrait in America / Ellen G. Miles. Washington, D.C. : Nation... More

Die Helden der Revolution / gest. von F. Girsch, N.Y.

General Washington standing with Johann De Kalb, Baron von Steuben, Kazimierz Pułaski, Tadeusz Kościuszko, Lafayette, John Muhlenberg, and other officers during the Revolutionary War.

Washington at the Battle of Trenton / Engraved by Illman Brothers from...

A2594 U.S. Copyright Office. Engraving by Illman Brothers from a painting by E.L. Henry. Reference copy in Presidential File.

For president, Henry Clay. For vice president, Theodore Frelinghuysen

A Whig campaign badge for the election of 1844, very similar to number 1844-4, but also including a portrait of the vice-presidential nominee. Title appears as written on the print. Published in: American polit... More

Rebel barbarities in Texas--from sketches by Fred. Sumner / Harley, de...

The print was published with the following text (trimmed from the Library's impression): Our series of views, illustrating the barbarities of the Confederates in Texas, are from sketches by Mr. Frederick Sumner... More

Pedro Menendez de Aviles / Josef Camaron lo dibo. ; Franco. de Paula M...

Half-length portrait, standing, facing right. Exhibited: American Origins, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 2006.

A political concert; the vocal parts by 1. Miss America, 2. Franklin, ...

Print shows a Native woman representing America and Britannia standing in the center holding a pole topped with a liberty cap, they are joined by Benjamin Franklin, Charles James Fox, Augustus Keppel, Lord Shel... More

Britannia between Scylla & Charybdis. or - The vessel of the Constitut...

Pitt steering small boat, The Constitution, which also carries Britannia, towards a castle with a flag inscribed "Haven of Public Happiness". They are pursued by Sheridan, Fox, and Priestley, who are sharks, do... More

[Musicians] / L [printed in reverse].

Public domain scan of 16th-17th century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Reflection. To be, or not to be?? / [I. R. Cruikshank]., British Carto...

George IV, looking at himself in a pierglass, starts back at the sight of his wife, crowned, looking over the shoulder of his own reflection, of which a cheek, whisker, and startled eye are visible... (Source: ... More

A New catamaran expedition!!, British Cartoon Print

British cartoon showing Englishman, at Walmer Castle, and sailboats facing French fort. The Englishman is saying, "If this does not succeed I'll never catamaran again as long as I live." "The Bilingsgate cutter... More

J.C. Calhoun / from a miniature by Blanchard ; engraved by A.L. Dick.

Print shows John C. Calhoun, half-length portrait, facing slightly right.

The state tinkers. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British...

Three men breaking a large bowl which is cracked and patched. Lord North is shown chiselling inside the bowl, behind the bowl is Lord Sandwich, next to Lord Sandwich is a man identified as Lord George Germain. ... More

Les fiancés - Print, Library of Congress collection

Couple holding left hands while the woman's right hand plays piano, in large room watched by elderly couple and young woman pouring tea. Copyright by M. Knoedler & Co.

A new display of the United States

A bust portrait of President John Adams, with garland and curtain, framed by the arms of sixteen states. Below each state's seal are inscribed its population and number of senators and representatives. At the t... More

Millard Fillmore / engraved by J. Sartain.

Millard Fillmore, full-length portrait, standing, facing front. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

General Pike / T. Gimbrede, sc., N.Y.

Print shows Zebulon M. Pike, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, as he appeared during the War of 1812. Published in the Analectic Magazine, November 1814. Stauffer, 1636

The Revd. Francis Asbury, Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church in ...

Francis Asbury, half-length portrait, seated, facing right, and holding a small book. Stauffer no. 3082.

The funeral procession of the celebrated Mr. Jonathan Wild Thief-Taker...

A poem, "The Complaint of Jonathan Wild," surrounded by images of a funeral/procession, rows of people hanging from gallows, and other scenes. Forms part of British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congres... More

To the right hon'able the Earl of Hertford, ... this plate representin...

Print shows an interior view of a mill where three men are engaged in winding, warping, and weaving yarn. Plate VII. Incorporated into the title is a coat-of-arms "Fide Et Amore" with "Honi soit qui mal y pens... More

Young America hams and breakfast bacon, E.S. Baker, New York

Advertisement showing sailor, standing in front of an American flag, holding map of the United States; harbor and railroad in background.

A Woman of all trades, from Covent Garden, British Cartoon Print

Forms part of British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress). Public domain reproduction of political cartoon, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Macdonough's victory on Lake Champlain and defeat of the British Army ...

Print shows the naval battle that ensued on Sept. 11, 1814, between American forces commanded by Thomas Macdonough and British forces commanded by Captain George Downie. The Americans emerged victorious and the... More

Saml. Adams from the original picture by Chappel in the possession of ...

Full-length posthumous portrait of Boston patriot Samuel Adams leaning against a chair. He stands on one paper, while another rests atop a table to the left. From a painting by Alonzo Chappel. Accompanied by pr... More

St. Nicholas Restaurant. Shell oysters received daily by express. ... ...

Man carrying oysters on half shell and bottle of ale on tray. 10888D U.S. Copyright Office. .

The battle of Lexington - Public domain graphic arts, Library of Congr...

Print shows line of Minute Men being fired upon by British troops in Lexington, Massachusetts. Y12189 U.S. Copyright Office. Cartouche in lower left corner with inscription beneath musket and powder horn: Line... More

Jeff. Davis! "As women and children." / Scattergood, eng.

Cartoon shows Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America, dressed as a woman and holding a Bowie knife, labeled "Arkansas tooth-pick" in order to avoid capture by Union soldiers after the A... More

Flugmaschine. Erfunden von Jacob Degen in Wien, 1807 / Jos. Belbing, s...

Technical illustration shows elevation and horizontal section of a man-powered flying machine constructed and tested unsuccessfully by Swiss watchmaker Jakob Degen living in Vienna in the early 1800s. A pair of... More

[Vestner Tower, Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany]. Photochrom print, 1880-1...

Historic Sites Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The death of General Wolfe / painted by B. West, historical painter to...

Print shows Gen. James Wolfe, lying mortally wounded on field, surrounded by soldiers and a Native, during the siege of Quebec in 1759. At head of title: To the King's most excellent Majesty. This plate.... Ca... More

A view of Fort George with the City of New York from the SW / I. Carwi...

Exhibit loan 4106-L. Public domain scan of 18th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Healthful sports for young ladies : illustrated by eleven elegant engr...

Translation of: Jeux des jeunes demoiselles. Engravings signed: Pubd. by R. Ackermann 101 Strand, 1822. Date of printing based on dated engravings and inscription on Osborne Collection copy: 1822. Osborne Coll.... More

[Medieval universe, with heaven above, bands containing stars, and ear...

Illus. in: Buch der natur / Konrad von Megenberg. Augsburg : Johann Bamier, 1481. Ref. copy in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1987, p. 8.

16th century mechanized warfare - Public domain scan / engraving

Photograph shows reproduction of engraving of mechanized catapult. Received from the U.S. Office of Emergency Management.

[Milan Cathedral, plan, elevation, and architectural elements from han...

Illus. in: De architectura / Vitruvius Pollio ; tr. & ed. by Cesare Cesariano. [Como : Impressa p G. de Pōte, a la spese e instantia del magnifico d. A. Gallo e del nobile d. A. da Birouano, 1521] Published in... More

[Title page of De arte supputandi, book four; with decorated border in...

Bordered title page in: De arte supputandi / Cuthbert Tunstall. [Londoni : Impress. Aedibus R. Pynsoni, 1522]. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, ... More

[Saint Benedict presenting his monastic regulations to r. padre frate ...

Illus. in: Il padre san Benedetto con l'espositione d'il r. padre frate Rogiero di Barletta. [Bologna : Per V. Bonardo & Marc' Antonio da Capri,1539] Published in: The tradition of technology : Landmarks of We... More

[Illustrations of 16th century knives, forks, and other utensils]

Illus. in: Opera di m. Bartolomeo Scappi. Con il discorso funerale che fu fatto nelle essequie di papa Paulo III. [Venetia : M. Tramezzino, 1574?]. Published in: The tradition of technology : Landmarks of West... More

[Philip II of Spain] / Ieronimus W. fe.

Head-and-shoulders portrait facing slightly right. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Aged eagle bathing in fountain, in an animal allegory of renewal by b...

Illus. and text in: Physiologus. Peri ton physiologon. Romae : Apud Zannettum et Ruffinellum, 1587, p. 22. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1987, p. 77.

Theodor de Bry - [The town of Pomeiock] / T.B.

Fortified Native village the manner of construction of the buildings and the enclosing stockade. Illus. in: Wunderbarliche, doch warhafftige Erklärung, von der Gelegenheit vnd Sitten der Wilden in Virginia ... ... More

[A fortified village]. Book illustration from Library of Congress

A Native village with the chief's house in the center, surrounded by huts of other principal men, and fortified by a circular arrangement of tall palings that spiral to a narrow opening at the entrance. Illus. ... More

[The widows approach the chief]

Native youths shooting arrows, throwing balls at target placed atop tall pole, and running races.

[Two views of a 16th century astrolabe]

Public domain scan of 17th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Claudius de Saint Simon, Episcopus Princeps Metensis par Franciae / pe...

Saint-Simon, full-length portrait, facing left, seated holding book. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A council, British Cartoon Print, Political Cartoon

"An engraving showing the Privy Council, or that portion of it which was known to include "the King's Friends", seated round a table, on which lie rolls of paper, being petitions presented to the King from "Mid... More

Scena d'invenzione e disegno del Cavalier Bibiena rappresentante Sala ...

Print shows a theatrical production in a magnificent hall in the royal palace, showing actors around a table set for dining at center and musicians on the left and right, with a perspective view down the center... More

Wie die Franzosen ein gelegen Ort eine Festung zu bauwen erwehlet

French begin to construct fort at the mouth of the River of May (St. John's) in Florida.

[External anatomy of a bee shown in three full views and various detai...

Illus. in: Persio / Aulus Persius Flaccus. Roma : G. Mascardi, 1630. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1987, p. 85.

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