[Jūichidanme - act eleven of the Chūshingura - searching the house], F...
Print shows a scene during the attack on Kira Yoshinaka's home by the 47 rōnin, with three men engaged in combat inside a dwelling, disrupting a woman writing, and knocking down partitions. Title devised by Lib... More
[Jūichidanme - act eleven of the Chūshingura - discover Kira's hiding ...
Print shows a scene during the attack on Kira Yoshinaka's home by the 47 Rōnin; the samurai discover Kira's hiding place. Title devised by Library staff, no information provided by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo pri... More
Kira Yoshinaka - Jūichidanme, Katsushika Hokusai, Forty Seven Rōnin
Print shows a scene during the attack on Kira Yoshinaka's home by the 47 Rōnin, with the samurai confronting Kira's guards and searching the grounds. Scene from act eleven of the play Chūshingura or the revenge... More
The rival Richards or Sheakspear [sic] in danger, British Cartoon Prin...
Political cartoon showing Edmund Kean and Charles Mayne Young, both dressed as Richard III, struggling for Shakespeare, who stands between them. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).
[Page of advertisements, with cartoon "winning and wearing", showing m...
Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1863 May 23, p. 144. Caption: Doubtful citizen- Sir, do you sell Copperhead Badges? I want one. Patriotic storekeeper- This is the only badge you Copperheads des... More
The Single combat wood engraving, Library of Congress
Civil War hand-to-hand combat with bayonets at Battle of Frayser's Farm, Virginia, July 1, 1862.
The ladder of life a grand spectacular production : a realistic melo-d...
Created and "copyright 1897 by The H.C. Miner Litho. Co., N.Y." Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)
The seven sins. Public domain reproduction.
Photograph of mural depicting Sir Galahad battling against the seven Knights of Darkness to free the Virtues. In album: Boston Public Library Decorations in the Copley Prints, p. 6 (left).
El Puente del Clerigo - Drawing. Public domain image.
Title translated: Clerigo bridge. (DLC/PP-1933:0079). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "Legends of the City of Mexico" by Thomas A. Janvier, Harper's magazine... More
[Fire fighting] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
Public domain photograph of an automobile, 1920s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Daniel Boone protects his family
Print showing Daniel Boone fighting with a Native, as his wife cowers over their son on the left. E9763 U.S. Copyright Office. Entd. accordg. to act of Congs. in the year 1874 by H. Schile in the Office of the... More
Daniel Boone protects his family, engraving, Library of Congress
Print showing Daniel Boone fighting with a Native, as his wife cowers over their son on the left. E9763 U.S. Copyright Office. Entd. accordg. to act of Congs. in the year 1874 by H. Schile in the Office of the... More
So extraordinary was the sight that ...
No accession number. Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "World for Sale" by Gilbert Parker, Pictorial Review 17:15 (Jan. 1916).
Poster - Hoyt's A milk white flag - Public domain lithograph
Caption: The funeral procession is licking the band. Created and "copyright 1894 by The Strobridge Lith Co, Cin'ti. N.Y." Hoyt & McKee, proprietors. No. 6204. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Libr... More
Chōsui, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan
Print shows two women struggling over a poem or letter scroll. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Fūryū goshikizumi : Mo... More
High life at midnight, British Cartoon Print
Print shows a street scene: five upper class men and women returning home after an evening of entertainment are attacked by a group of lower class men armed with staffs intent on robbery. One of the well dresse... More
[Jūichidanme - act eleven of the Chūshingura - searching the house], F...
Print shows a scene during the attack on Kira Yoshinaka's home by the 47 rōnin, with two men about to engage in combat inside a dwelling, disrupting a woman playing the koto and knocking down partitions. Title ... More
The drinker's progress. Gets into trouble
Stereograph showing a studio scene of a policeman intervening in a fight, against a painted backdrop. 4525E U.S. Copyright Office. No. 7.
Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...
Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions
Pennsylvania - the mining troubles in the Schuylkill region - attack o...
Striking Polish coal miners in battle with coal and iron police, near Shenandoah City, Pennsylvania. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 66, 1888 Feb. 18, p. 1.
[Three fighting cranes in nest]
Title devised by cataloger. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1938:0056, DLC/PP-1938:0066, DLC/PP-1938:0071, or DLC/PP-1938:0079). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).
Poster - Hoyt's A midnight bell - Public domain lithograph
B252622 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: Gimme my sled! Created and "copyright 1896 by The Strobridge Lith Co, Cin'ti & N.Y." Management of Duncan B. Harrison. No. 7282. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collectio... More
The peace maker / Keppler. - Drawing. Public domain image.
Print shows Uncle Sam taking off his jacket as he steps toward two men labeled "Cuba" and "Spain" fighting with each other; like Cuba's tattered clothing, it is a war-torn landscape. Illus. from Puck, v. 43, n... More
William Calder's spectacular production of John Martin's secret by Sut...
Caption: You'll never live to tell the secret. Created and "copyright 1898 by The H.C. Miner Litho. Co., N.Y." Direction of Wm. Calder. No. 6387. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)
[Vignettes of ballroom scene, stabbing attempt, and a couple]
14050 U.S. Copyright Office "Russell-Morgan Print." Created and "copyrighted 1899 by The U.S. Printing Co., Cin., U.S.A." No. 3620. Title devised. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)
Getting his hair banged - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph
Man being hit with broom by woman, as he cuts another woman's hair. D8488 U.S. Copyright Office. One of a series of images depicting a man harassing a woman as he cuts her hair. No. 2883-(b). Copyright by R.R. ... More
[Laying the foundation of the Kremlin]
Public domain reproduction of artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Segawa kikunojō no nuregami no chōgorō to nakamura shikan no hanaregom...
Print shows two actors in the role of warriors during a sword fight. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Format: vertical Oban Nishikie ... More
Segawa kikunojō no nuregami no chōgorō to nakamura shikan no hanaregom...
Print shows two actors in the role of warriors during a sword fight. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Format: vertical Oban Nishikie ... More
Hada kurabe hana no shōbuyu kurabe (hoso?), koshi yuki no ya
Print shows a scene in a women's public bath, with many women bathing, some washing children, and a small group are fighting among themselves. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-spo... More
Hada kurabe hana no shōbuyu kurabe (hoso?), koshi yuki no ya
Print shows a scene in a women's public bath, with many women bathing, some washing children, and a small group are fighting among themselves. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-spo... More
Congressional pugilists. Book illustration from Library of Congress
A crude portrayal of a fight on the floor of Congress between Vermont Representative Matthew Lyon and Roger Griswold of Connecticut. The row was originally prompted by an insulting reference to Lyon on Griswold... More
[Puppets come to life] - Public domain book illustration
Ukiyo-e print illustration showing puppets fighting backstage after the people have gone; opposite page contains text. Page in: Momo Sanjin yawa. Kōto [Kyoto] : Ryūsuiken zōhan, Tenpō 12 [1841]. Published in: ... More
Jack England fighting the four confederates
Print shows a British sailor about to fight the "four confederates" America as "Yanky Doodle" (represented by a Native man wearing feathered headdress and skirt) lying on the ground moaning, "This fall has hurt... More
Blowing up the new opposition / Argus Invt., British Cartoon Print
Group of men, possibly the Foxite faction of Parliament, shooting guns and arrows at another group of men, the "new opposition," whose guns are misfiring. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection ( Li... More
Kira Yoshinaka - Sandanme, Utagawa Kuniyasu, Forty Seven Rōnin
Print shows, at the entrance to a foot-bridge, a man (Kampei) with sword raised over his head, poised to strike, and standing next to him is a woman (Okaru), and lying on the ground is a man who is possibly one... More
George Cruikshank - The doctor seizing lawyer Murphy
Illustration of a street scene in which one man seizes another by his collar, while a crowd of people watch. No copyright information found with item. Signed in plate, lower center: George Cruikshank. Title ins... More
The Tale of a Wedded Life, in Ten Scenes, by Cassius M. Collidge [coup...
Repro. of cartoon drawing signed "Kash," copyrighted by C.M. Coolidge. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Cartoons, U.S. 1877; Marriage; Manners and customs; Saloons.
[Lion attacking wolf]. Book illustration from Library of Congress
Title devised by cataloger. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1938:0056, DLC/PP-1938:0066, DLC/PP-1938:0071, or DLC/PP-1938:0079). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).
The quarrelsome European nursery / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon
Print shows a large group of children in a nursery fighting amongst themselves, they are labeled "England" and "Russia", "Austria" and "Italy", "Greece" and "Turkey", "France" and "Germany" fighting over a chil... More
On the contrary - Public domain dedication image
Title on verso. (DLC/PP-1933:0094). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published as comic in: Harper's bazaar, 31:388 (April 30, 1898).
Frank Burt & George H. Nicolai present a pastoral play, The night befo...
D3303 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: The murder. Created and "copyright, 1900, by The U.S. Printing Co, Russell-Morgan Print, Cincinnati & New York." No. 4341. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Libra... More
Oliver standing over him with his fists tightly clenched
Public domain reproduction of artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Without a moment's delay he plunged into the fray]
(DLC/PP-1934:0097). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "The Two Dogs of Glenfargus" by Walter A. Dyer, Ladies home journal, 31:13 (Aug. 1914).
[Fire fighting] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
Public domain photograph of an automobile, 1920s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mistakes will happen written by Grant Stewart.
Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Take that Jackal and kick him into the street
(DLC/PP-1934:0045). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "Sargasso Sea" by Donn Byrne, Saturday evening post, 189:4 (Sept. 9, 1916).
The colonies reduced - its companion, British Cartoon Print
Print shows two illustrations on a single sheet, on the top, Britannia, as the Roman general Belisarius, is dismembered, her torso leaning against a globe with a banner "Date Obolum Belli Sario" (give a penny f... More
At Piney Ridge by David Higgins.
C242821 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: The very feller I want to see! Created and "copyright 1897 by The Strobridge Lith Co, Cincinnati & New York." N.Y. no. 7696. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (L... More
Hada kurabe hana no shōbuyu kurabe (hoso?), koshi yuki no ya
Print shows a scene in a women's public bath, with many women bathing, some washing children, and a small group are fighting among themselves. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-spo... More
Hada kurabe hana no shōbuyu kurabe (hoso?), koshi yuki no ya
Print shows a scene in a women's public bath, with many women bathing, some washing children, and a small group are fighting among themselves. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-spo... More
Whiteley's Original Hidden Hand Co.
Public domain photograph of meeting, discussion, group of people, political event, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The cotton king the London Adelphi Theatre success : by Sutton Vane.
Captions: Tupper in chancery; Now you keep "bread-trap" shut!; You don't dare take your coat off!; You wouldn't hit a man, would you?; Defeat of Jimmy Appetite. Created and "copyright 1894 by The Strobridge Lit... More
Benkei; fukuro musha tsuru no hitokoe
Prints show the samurai Benkei, full-length, fighting a warrior; and the envelope shows a crane flying, carrying in it's beak a rod with tassels attached to each end. Title and other descriptive information com... More
Poster - Hoyt's A milk white flag - Public domain lithograph
Caption: The funeral procession is licking the band. Created and "copyright 1894 by The Strobridge Lith Co, Cin'ti. N.Y." Hoyt & McKee, proprietors. No. 6204. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Libr... More
Pleito de la suegra con su yerno. Ya la vieja de mi suegra nomás quier...
Broadside shows an angry woman hitting a man with a chair. The room is in disarray with objects scattered. A woman peers around a door. The text concerns a dialog between the mother-in-law and a son-in-law. Bot... More
Gottfried Mind - [Two domestic cats fighting] / CF-.
Signed on lower right "CF-" Printed with number in upper right corner: 1.
Scene in Uncle Sam's Senate. 17th April 1850
A somewhat tongue-in-cheek dramatization of the moment during the heated debate in the Senate over the admission of California as a free state when Mississippi senator Henry S. Foote drew a pistol on Thomas Har... More
The election--At the polls / W.J.H.
Cartoon of scene at election polls, with 2 people fighting. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 1, 1857 Nov. 7, p. 712.
Caricature, Victory!, public domain cartoon image
Caricature showing Ulysses S. Grant, on horseback, carrying U.S. flag, and knocking Horatio Seymour off his horse labeled "K.K.K."
Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...
Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions
Struggle of a frontier militiaman with a Mohawk brave
Title transcribed from item. Illustration from: Our pioneers, by Augustus L. Mason, 1904.
Mary Pickford in "Little Lord Fauntleroy"
Lobby card showing Mary Pickford about to punch actor Francis Marion during a scene from the film "Little Lord Fauntleroy". Dwight Cleveland Lobby Card Collection. Published in: American women : a Library of Co... More
William Heath - The royal milling match, British Cartoon Print
Caricature showing Lord Yarmouth hitting the Prince Regent in the eye, as Lady Yarmouth looks from behind screen covered with caricatures. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress... More
[Japanese sailor, with his bare hands, is fighting with two Russian ba...
Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.
Fighting is not unusual here. In the alley, 4 P.M. Location: Rocheste...
Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Daniel Boone protects his family, engraving, Library of Congress
Print showing Daniel Boone fighting with a Native, as his wife cowers over their son on the left. E9763 U.S. Copyright Office. Entd. accordg. to act of Congs. in the year 1874 by H. Schile in the Office of the... More
So extraordinary was the sight that ...
No accession number. Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "World for Sale" by Gilbert Parker, Pictorial Review 17:15 (Jan. 1916).
Pleito de la suegra con su yerno
Broadside shows an angry woman about to crack a man's skull with a chair. The room is in disarray with objects scattered around. A woman peers behind a door on left. The text concerns a dialog between the mothe... More
Kiralfy Bros grand production, Black crook
R28001 U.S. Copyright Office "Copyrighted by Imre Kiralfy." Created by "Central Litho. & Eng. Co, N.Y." Signed: A.R. Cassidy. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)
A literary debate in the Darktown Club--The question settled / Tho. Wo...
Caricature of two African American men, seated on floor, after a fight over a political debate. One with picture of G. Washington broken over his head, the other seated on poster advertising "De lions ob debate... More
Wie der Kampf beginnt und welcher Lift sich Reineke bedient
Illustration for a story showing Reynard the Fox and "Isegrim" the Wolf wrestling in a fight-to-the-death before the Royal Court to solve the differences between them. Reynard brushes his vinegar soaked tail ac... More
Meshitsukai ohatsu, Utagawa Kunisada, Japan - Ukiyo e print
Print shows a man or a woman with a practice sword stumbling backwards over another man or woman who is also holding a practice sword. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored E... More
Rear view of [Tuerm?] - Public domain drawing
Drawing shows a Norwegian wearing a top hat face down on the ground, his buttocks bare while above him other mean fight, perhaps drunkenly. The scene probably takes place in Norway. Bayard Taylor traveled throu... More
Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...
Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions
Conflict of the Linn boys with the Indians
Print showing Linn brothers in hand-to-hand combat in a Native American village, Kentucky, ca. 1785. Illustration from Augustus Lynch Mason, The Romance and Tragedy of Pioneer Life, 1883, p. 413.
Now you got something pretty to think about
No publication information. (DLC/PP-1939:0060). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).
Chas. H. Yale & Sidney R. Ellis present the German dialect comedian an...
Caption: Metz to the rescue. Created and "copyright, 1900, by The U.S. Printing Co., Russell-Morgan Print, Cincinnati & New York." No. 4834. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)
"Thumbs down!" / Will Crawford., Political Cartoon
Illustration shows a skeleton labeled "Death" as a gladiator standing over a "Sick Person"; before giving the death stroke, the skeleton looks to the spectators seated in a section identified as "Anti-Vivisecti... More
War frivolities / Hy Mayer ; by Hy Mayer.
Illustration shows a vignette cartoon with a brawl at center among reserve soldiers anxious for action, and vignettes depicting war-related shortages and other problems at home, such as "printing the baseball n... More
The $3,000,000,000 punch / Jo Davidson.
Poster showing Uncle Sam in coat labelled "Liberty Bond" punching the Kaiser. Prepared by Liberty Loan Committee, 120 Broadway, New York. Forms part of: Willard and Dorothy Straight Collection.
William Heath - The royal milling match, British Cartoon Print
Caricature showing Lord Yarmouth hitting the Prince Regent in the eye, as Lady Yarmouth looks from behind screen covered with caricatures. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress... More
Take that Jackal and kick him into the street
(DLC/PP-1934:0045). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "Sargasso Sea" by Donn Byrne, Saturday evening post, 189:4 (Sept. 9, 1916).
London life a new & original melo drama : by Martyn Field and Arthur S...
8268 U.S. Copyright Office Created and "copyright 1899, The H.C. Miner Litho. Co., N.Y." Management, Murray & Long (J. Duke Murra, Howard Long). No. 6837. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)
Base Ball Polka - A baseball game is being played on a field
Music sheet cover showing a baseball game in progress with the pitcher about to throw the ball, the base runners are off, a player at shortstop is holding a baseball bat, and two players at third base are about... More
Los gendarmes - Print, Library of Congress collection
Chapbook cover shows scene from a play: two gentleman and a policeman confront a woman street vendor and a drunk wearing a sombrero. Corn is shown in front of the woman on a small table. The script relates a br... More
Twin saints the new comedy in 3 acts : by Frank J. Hallo & Marie Madis...
C248356 U.S. Copyright Office At head of title: Laughter, long, and hearty! Captions: Stop! You're wanted; This man is a lunatic. Created and "copyright 1897 by The H.C. Miner Litho. Co., N.Y." Management of Wa... More
The songs of the war. American Civil War 1861-1865.
Five images relating to soldiers' lives, one image of an African American sitting upon a barrel labelled: Contraband. Zouaves fighting among themselves, a battle scene, and soldiers marching in front of portrai... More
[Jūichidanme - act eleven of the Chūshingura - assualt on Kira Yoshina...
Print shows a scene during the attack on Kira Yoshinaka's home by the 47 rōnin, with the samurai chasing Kira's guards and searching the grounds. Title devised by Library staff, no information provided by Nichi... More
[Tightening the grip]. Book illustration from Library of Congress
A large bear hugs a Turkish man, who clasps a bloody dagger, in a tight grip. No copyright information found with item. Signed, lower right: JT monogram / 1877. Title from Punch. Bequest and gift; Caroline and ... More
Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...
Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions
Grand triumph of brains over "boodle"! / Gillam.
Illustration shows gladiator William M. Evarts standing over fallen and wounded gladiator Levi P. Morton, coins spill from a gash in his left side, earning Evarts a wreath of "Popular Approval". Illus. from Pu... More
Caricature, Another delay / C.J. Taylor., public domain cartoon image
Print shows President McKinley addressing an audience from a stage in a theater; behind the curtain, an overturned hat labeled "Aldrich" lies on the stage next to a man holding papers labeled "Committee on Fina... More
Chas. H. Yale's fantastic spectacle, The evil eye, or The many, merry ...
"Russell-Morgan Print." Caption: Unexpected gymnastic gyrations. Created and "copyright 1898 by The U.S. Printing Co., Cin., U.S.A." No. 3542. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)
A dispute with the bartender
Photograph shows a cowboy, holding a gun, fighting with the bartender behind the bar; three other cowboys stand at the bar with guns drawn.
Mistakes will happen written by Grant Stewart.
Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Japanese sailor, with his bare hands, is fighting with two Russian ba...
Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.
The colonies reduced - its companion, British Cartoon Print
Print shows two illustrations on a single sheet, on the top, Britannia, as the Roman general Belisarius, is dismembered, her torso leaning against a globe with a banner "Date Obolum Belli Sario" (give a penny f... More
London life a new & original melo drama : by Martyn Field and Arthur S...
8268 U.S. Copyright Office Created and "copyright 1899, The H.C. Miner Litho. Co., N.Y." Management, Murray & Long (J. Duke Murra, Howard Long). No. 6837. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)
Rupert of Hentzau by Anthony Hope.
Caption: "The Queen's letter." Created and "copyright 1898 by The Strobridge Lith Co, Cin'ti & N.Y." N.Y. no. 8271. Starring Jas. K. Hackett; Daniel Frohman, manager. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection... More