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[Steeplechase, some riders and horses have fallen after jumping fence]

[Steeplechase, some riders and horses have fallen after jumping fence]

Sketch shows riders and horses during a steeplechase, jumping a fence, some horses have fallen and riders are scrambling to get out of the way; spectators are standing in the background on the upper right. No.... More

[Ornate palanquin for noble or wealthy man, to be carried by eight persons]

[Ornate palanquin for noble or wealthy man, to be carried by eight per...

Reference copy in LOT 5090, no. 155. Purchase; G.V. Yudin; 1906. Forms part of: Yudin Collection (Library of Congress).

Mansion for William K. and Alva Vanderbilt, 660 Fifth Avenue, New York City. Library. Mantel, overmantel, and bookshelves

Mansion for William K. and Alva Vanderbilt, 660 Fifth Avenue, New York...

Architectural drawing shows fireplace surrounded by decorative carvings and overmantel in room with bookshelves. Gift; American Institute of Architects / American Architectural Foundation; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:1... More

Biltmore, estate for George Washington Vanderbilt II, Asheville, North Carolina. Swine herder's cottage. Front elevation

Biltmore, estate for George Washington Vanderbilt II, Asheville, North...

Architectural drawing shows design for cottage as elevation. Gift; American Institute of Architects / American Architectural Foundation; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:100) Forms part of: The AIA/AAF Collection (Library o... More

[Belcourt, summer estate for Oliver H.P. Belmont, Newport, R.I. Front elevation] / R.M. Hunt archt.

[Belcourt, summer estate for Oliver H.P. Belmont, Newport, R.I. Front ...

Architectural drawing shows house as front elevation. Public domain photograph - historical image of Rhode Island, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Adéle Moscheuer Marier, 20 Mar., 1891

Adéle Moscheuer Marier, 20 Mar., 1891

Head and shoulders, right profile. 14717Y U.S. Copyright Office. Signed below image: Katharine S. Smith, Barbizon, '91. Title from inscription below image. Copyright registration records give title as: Madame M... More

I felt-- shocked & angry. USA, united, democracy, equality ... / submitted by Sara Handspicker, Lake Region Middle School (LRMS), Bridgton, ME, Age 12 1/2.

I felt-- shocked & angry. USA, united, democracy, equality ... / submi...

Forms part of: Exit Art Gallery Reactions Collection: A Global Response to the 9/11 Attacks. Exhibited: Witness and Response: September 11 Acquisitions at the Library of Congress, 2002. Title continues: Honesty... More

Wason Car Manufacturing Co. - Public domain historic place drawing

Wason Car Manufacturing Co. - Public domain historic place drawing

Drawing showing bird's-eye view of the Wason railroad car manufacturing company facilities at Springfield, Massachusetts, with the Connecticut River in the background.

[Madonna and child]. Book illustration from Library of Congress

[Madonna and child]. Book illustration from Library of Congress

This record contains unverified, preliminary data. Title from drawings list in P&P Bradley Collection accession file. Alternate title from P&P Bradley Collection inventory card. Signed, lower left: "C. Mariette... More

[View of Charleston, South Carolina, perhaps looking southwest, showing ships, sailboats, and five men in a  rowboat]

[View of Charleston, South Carolina, perhaps looking southwest, showin...

Preliminary sketches of human figures on verso. Includes a remarque at lower left center of sheet showing the figure of a man in a rowboat. Watermark: AMIES. Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 92. (DLC/PP-... More

Fête donner à la grande duchesse Hélène de russie par W.R. Chateaubriant, ambassadeur à Rome en 1830

Fête donner à la grande duchesse Hélène de russie par W.R. Chateaubria...

Drawing shows a crowd gathered around a balloon on the ground at the festivities prepared by Ambassador W.R. Chateaubriant in honor of the Grand Duchess of Russia in Rome, 1830. A second balloon is in sky at up... More

Théodore Rousseau - [River landscape, the Seine at Chateau-Gaillard] / T.H.R.

Théodore Rousseau - [River landscape, the Seine at Chateau-Gaillard] /...

Title, attribution, date, subject, and physical description by Diane de Grazia, 2014. Inscriptions: Lower right in graphite: "T.H.R." Verso: all in graphite: "Rousseau. River Landscape/ 33-4/ Th.R (4)"; LC B st... More

Cows grazing in lowlands near stream, houses in the background, on the upper elevations of the banks of the stream

Cows grazing in lowlands near stream, houses in the background, on the...

Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Documentary drawing filing series (L... More

[Two young Algerians] - Public domain  drawing

[Two young Algerians] - Public domain drawing

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

Maxime Lalanne - [Landscape with house] / Lalanne.

Maxime Lalanne - [Landscape with house] / Lalanne.

This record contains unverified, preliminary data. Stamp on back: ERP. Joseph and Elizabeth Robins Pennell collection. Bequest; Pennell Estate; 1926; (DLC/PP-1926:R01) Conserved, 8.86.848.58.

[Bird's-eye view of a church in a walled compound in Beijing]

[Bird's-eye view of a church in a walled compound in Beijing]

Reference copy in LOT 5090, no. 323. Purchase; G.V. Yudin; 1906. Forms part of: Yudin Collection (Library of Congress).

Voyages aèriens de M.M. Albert et Gaston Tissandier. Tentative de retour dans Paris assiégé. Le ballon, "Le Jean Bart" descend au milieu de la Seine en vue de Jumièges, 8 novembre 1870 / Albert Tissandier.

Voyages aèriens de M.M. Albert et Gaston Tissandier. Tentative de reto...

Drawing shows the balloon "Jean Bart," flown by Albert and Gaston Tissandier descending over the Seine with tow ropes hanging into the river where landing was attempted during the Siege of Paris. "D'après natur... More

Usine à gaz de Vaugirard, 3 octobre 1870. Depart remis. Calme plot. Entrevue avec M. Picard, il me charge de différentes recommendations importantes pour le gouvernement à Tours. Mr. dʹAlmeida--les pigeonnièrs, etc. - M. Labour / Albert Tissandier.

Usine à gaz de Vaugirard, 3 octobre 1870. Depart remis. Calme plot. En...

Drawing shows the balloon manufacturing facilities of Henri Lachambre in Vaugirard, a section of Paris, France. A balloon is being inflated with gas in preparation for a flight to Tours.

[Stable for Oliver Belmont Esq., Newport, R.I. Plan of second floor]

[Stable for Oliver Belmont Esq., Newport, R.I. Plan of second floor]

Architectural drawing shows stable at Belcourt, Newport, Rhode Island. On verso: plan of first floor. Stamped: "Richard M. Hunt, architect, New York, Aug. 24, 1891." Gift; American Institute of Architects / Am... More

James McNeill Whistler - [Nude figure standing, holding a veil]

James McNeill Whistler - [Nude figure standing, holding a veil]

Title from catalogue raisonné. Inscribed by J. Pennell: Drawn by Whistler. March 1897. Cream laid paper, a shiny notepaper; no watermark. On back: blue stamp of L.C. Division of Prints (Lugt 677). Published in ... More

[Study for Woolworth's private office in the Woolworth Building]

[Study for Woolworth's private office in the Woolworth Building]

Drawing attributed to T. R. Johnson a delineator for Cass Gilbert.

[Preliminary drawing for "Discovery of the Land" mural, Hispanic Division, Library of Congress]

[Preliminary drawing for "Discovery of the Land" mural, Hispanic Divis...

This record contains unverified, preliminary data. Stamped on inside mat facing drawing: "4490." In pencil on outer mat: "6." Gift; Cândido Portinari; 1942 April 6.

[Chinese primary school classroom with teacher, smoking a long pipe, and students; includes Chinese language characters]

[Chinese primary school classroom with teacher, smoking a long pipe, a...

Reference copy in LOT 5090, no. 316. Purchase; G.V. Yudin; 1906. Forms part of: Yudin Collection (Library of Congress).

[View of the city of Charleston, South Carolina, with homes and outbuildings at left and right, and a long row of brick building, perhaps barracks, at center]

[View of the city of Charleston, South Carolina, with homes and outbui...

Preliminary sketch on verso. Trimed to inside the puncture holes that were around the edges where paper was fastened to a board. Watermark: AMIES. Forms part of: John Rubens Smith collection (Library of Congress).

A view taken from the S.W. end of Charleston, S.C. Jany 17th 1812

A view taken from the S.W. end of Charleston, S.C. Jany 17th 1812

Preliminary sketches of human figures on verso. Watermark: AMIES. Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 90. (DLC/PP-1995:140.90). Forms part of: John Rubens Smith collection (Library of Congress).

[Perspective view of Broad Street in Charleston, South Carolina, with St. Michaels Church at right center]

[Perspective view of Broad Street in Charleston, South Carolina, with ...

Watermark: AMIES & Co; also a dove with olive branch on the right margin. Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 99. (DLC/PP-1995:140.99). Forms part of: John Rubens Smith collection (Library of Congress).

[Plaza] - Architectural drawing, public domain image

[Plaza] - Architectural drawing, public domain image

In album: "Principles of Perspective". Album not signed; attribution based on inscription inside cover "Indentified as belonging to Charles Bulfinch, & in his handwriting. Ellen L. Bulfinch, Nov. 13, 1894." Fro... More

[Preliminary sketch, with grid, of the driveway in front of Mount Vernon]

[Preliminary sketch, with grid, of the driveway in front of Mount Vern...

Drawing shows a preliminary sketch, set on a grid, of the circular drive in front of the manor house at Mount Vernon, including outbuildings on the left and tall trees in the background. Philadelphia Print Sho... More

[Washington Monument looking north on Washington Place in Baltimore, Maryland]

[Washington Monument looking north on Washington Place in Baltimore, M...

Drawing shows view of monument beyond First Unitarian Church, originally First Independent Church of Baltimore, designed by Maximilian Godefroy, completed in 1818. Inscribed lower left: Baltimore. Philadelphia... More

[One of four bookplate designs for English author, Mrs. G. Linnaeus Banks]

[One of four bookplate designs for English author, Mrs. G. Linnaeus Ba...

Drawing shows books on shelves, with Mrs. Bank's book "The Manchester Man" opened on a table in the foreground.

Mansion for William K. and Alva Vanderbilt, 660 Fifth Avenue, New York City. Arched window for vestibule doorway

Mansion for William K. and Alva Vanderbilt, 660 Fifth Avenue, New York...

Architectural drawing shows decorative metalwork for arched window. Gift; American Institute of Architects / American Architectural Foundation; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:100) Forms part of: The AIA/AAF Collection (Li... More

James McNeill Whistler - [Work]

James McNeill Whistler - [Work]

Pencil sketch of four men from a small notebook of squared sheets. Title from catalogue raisonné. Signed with butterfly. Buff wove paper, printed with blue-grey squares, apparently from a small notebook. James ... More

[Two children playing checkers or draughts] War roll of the Weccacoe Fire Company, always useful - fireman in peace - soldiers in war.

[Two children playing checkers or draughts] War roll of the Weccacoe F...

Drawings show (recto, 1858 or 1859) a boy and a girl sitting at a table opposite of each other playing checkers or draughts, while a younger girl stands behind the table, facing right, gesturing toward her sist... More

[Man in a hat] - Public domain portrait drawing

[Man in a hat] - Public domain portrait drawing

Drawing shows a man, half-length, apparently seated with his arms resting on the arms of a chair (not shown), wearing a hat and a light scarf. Title and date from catalogue raisonné. Signed in pencil: J. Whistl... More

[Structure with pedimented wings. Perspective sketch]

[Structure with pedimented wings. Perspective sketch]

Manuscript notations on drawing. M.I.T. no. A-d-13. Drawing not signed; attribution based on handwriting and drawing style. From the Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Architecture and Planning dep... More

[View of the city of Charleston, S.C., with a mansion, the Nathaniel Rusell House on Meeting Street at center, surrounded by smaller residences and First Scots Presbyterian Church at right]

[View of the city of Charleston, S.C., with a mansion, the Nathaniel R...

Includes puncture holes around edges where paper was fastened to a board. Preliminary perspective sketch on verso. Watermark: AMIES & Co; also a dove with olive branch on the left margin. Philadelphia Print Sh... More

North west [i.e., east] view from 3rd story of Mrs. Davis boarding house

North west [i.e., east] view from 3rd story of Mrs. Davis boarding hou...

Drawing shows a bird's-eye view of the eastern façade of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., from the north-east, showing the plaza in front of the building, the Senate wing, the north end terrace, and dome; ... More

Prof. Morse reading a newspaper / A.J.S.

Prof. Morse reading a newspaper / A.J.S.

Drawing shows Samuel F.B. Morse, head-and-shoulders portrait, with a newspaper in one hand. Exhibited: American Treasures of the Library of Congress, Library of Congress, 2005-2006.

James Ranmey, Zerby coal bason i.e., basin 1851

James Ranmey, Zerby coal bason i.e., basin 1851

Drawing shows an exterior view of a small house with a porch off the left and a shed off the right, with trees around the sides and back, in the Zerby vein coal basin, Little Lick Mountain, in Pennsylvania. In... More

[Chinese market day bazaar, with a performance taking place on a stage in the background]

[Chinese market day bazaar, with a performance taking place on a stage...

Reference copy in LOT 5090, no. 276. Purchase; G.V. Yudin; 1906. Forms part of: Yudin Collection (Library of Congress).

Pigeons loncés hors la nacelle / A. Tissandier.

Pigeons loncés hors la nacelle / A. Tissandier.

Drawing shows two pigeons thrown from balloon during James Glaisher's test flight reaching 37,000 feet over Wolverhampton, England, Sept. 5, 1862. One pigeon is flying and the other is dead and falling. Publish... More

Maxime Lalanne - Franeker / M. Lalanne.

Maxime Lalanne - Franeker / M. Lalanne.

View of Franeker, Netherlands, with steeples and windmill. This record contains unverified, preliminary data. Joseph and Elizabeth Robins Pennell collection. Stamped on back ERP. Bequest; Pennell Estate; 1926;... More

Mansion for William K. and Alva Vanderbilt, 660 Fifth Avenue, New York City. Nursery bathroom

Mansion for William K. and Alva Vanderbilt, 660 Fifth Avenue, New York...

Architectural drawing shows bathroom with a child being given a bath in a tub. Gift; American Institute of Architects / American Architectural Foundation; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:100) Forms part of: The AIA/AAF Col... More

[Gaston Tissandier, French balloonist, full-length portrait standing in basket of a balloon]

[Gaston Tissandier, French balloonist, full-length portrait standing i...

"Alt. 2000 m., au dessus de la fort de Cricy, a Monsieur Gaston Tissandier [...] du votre ascension du 26 juin 1886, Maurice [...]" inscribed upper left corner of image. Tissandier collection.

Biltmore, estate for George Washington Vanderbilt II, Asheville, North Carolina. Swine herder's cottage. Elevation

Biltmore, estate for George Washington Vanderbilt II, Asheville, North...

Architectural drawing shows design for cottage as elevation. Gift; American Institute of Architects / American Architectural Foundation; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:100) Forms part of: The AIA/AAF Collection (Library o... More

[Belcourt, summer estate for Oliver H.P. Belmont, Newport, R.I. Elevation]

[Belcourt, summer estate for Oliver H.P. Belmont, Newport, R.I. Elevat...

Architectural drawing shows house as elevation. Gift; American Institute of Architects / American Architectural Foundation; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:100) Forms part of: The AIA/AAF Collection (Library of Congress) A... More

Bengies Drive-In Theatre, 3417 Eastern Ave., Middle River, Maryland. 1000 car drive-in. Plan Jack K. Vogel, registered architectural engineer

Bengies Drive-In Theatre, 3417 Eastern Ave., Middle River, Maryland. 1...

Architectural drawing shows Bengies Drive-In Theatre as plan with water line. Client: Frog Mortar Corp. Drawn by: R.M. Drawing number: 1. Accession box no. DLC/PP-2016:142

St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Sarasota, Florida. Main sanctuary. Rendering

St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Sarasota, Florida. Main sanctuary. Renderi...

Forms part of: Victor A. Lundy archive (Library of Congress). Unprocessed in PR 13 2008:090 Container 88B (E size)

Building, perhaps a hospital or school, with steeple?

Building, perhaps a hospital or school, with steeple?

One drawing on the front and one on the back of the same sheet. Possibly the same or different buildings. Drawing undated. Supplied date based on Queen's years of activity. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Ma... More

[Chinese primary school classroom with teacher, smoking a long pipe, and students; includes Chinese language characters]

[Chinese primary school classroom with teacher, smoking a long pipe, a...

Reference copy in LOT 5090, no. 316. Purchase; G.V. Yudin; 1906. Forms part of: Yudin Collection (Library of Congress).

[Preliminary sketch for neoclassic building with "MDCCXIX" on pediment, Charleston, S.C.]

[Preliminary sketch for neoclassic building with "MDCCXIX" on pediment...

Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 102. (DLC/PP-1995:140.102). Forms part of: John Rubens Smith collection (Library of Congress).

Springing them up to meet the train

Springing them up to meet the train

Sketch shows a horsedrawn stagecoach full of passengers moving left to right with a train in the background. Inscribed in ink at top center: Engraved. No. 34:6.

West front - a duplicated copy from the col[ore]d one Bullfinch's [i.e. Bulfinch's] favorite.

West front - a duplicated copy from the col[ore]d one Bullfinch's [i.e...

Drawing shows west front of the U.S. Capitol. Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 663. (DLC/PP-1996:032.8). Forms part of: Marian S. Carson Collection (Library of Congress).

Boy fishing beside a stream while a girl watches over his shoulder, also, at center, a building with plane or skid for rolling logs

Boy fishing beside a stream while a girl watches over his shoulder, al...

(DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Documentary drawing filing series (Library of Congress).

Wooden bridge on the Mohawk River, Schenectady U.S. July 20th 1846

Wooden bridge on the Mohawk River, Schenectady U.S. July 20th 1846

Drawing shows a wooden covered bridge spanning the Hudson River at Schenectady, New York. Purchase; William Reese Company; 2000; (DLC/PP-2000:086). Accession box no. DLC/PP-2000:086

Niagara River leaving Lewiston, U.S. July 22nd 1846

Niagara River leaving Lewiston, U.S. July 22nd 1846

Drawing shows a lighthouse on a bluff above a narrow opening on the Niagara River near Lewiston, New York. Purchase; William Reese Company; 2000; (DLC/PP-2000:086). Accession box no. DLC/PP-2000:086

Easton, Pennsylvania from Philipsburg i.e., Phillipsburg Rock

Easton, Pennsylvania from Philipsburg i.e., Phillipsburg Rock

Study sketch shows a bird's-eye view of Easton, Pennsylvania, from across the Delaware River. Inscribed in pencil on lower right corner: Easton, Pa. from Philipsburg Rock. Stamped on verso: From the file of Ja... More

Shamokin from Mount Carmel road 1851

Shamokin from Mount Carmel road 1851

Drawing shows houses and other buildings at Shamokin, Pennsylvania, a coal mining community, with mountains to the right and in the background, and a heavily forested area on the left; shows many buildings on b... More

[Picadilly omnibus boarding passengers to the exhibition at Hyde Park; coach in front of Pinchins & Co. bar and ale]

[Picadilly omnibus boarding passengers to the exhibition at Hyde Park;...

Paper joined in irregular shape. No. 40:4. Public domain photograph of 19th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Kaighn Avenue ferry terminal, Camden, New Jersey, of the South Camden Ferry Company, seen from the road looking toward the river, ferry partially visible at left side of the building; also shows masts of a ship docked nearby

Kaighn Avenue ferry terminal, Camden, New Jersey, of the South Camden ...

Identification based on 1913 postcard on www.dvrbs.com website. Inscribed in pencil on lower left: 1852. Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Ma... More

Cows in the shade of a tree - Public domain scenic drawing

Cows in the shade of a tree - Public domain scenic drawing

Drawing shows a tall tree with two cows in the shade of the tree. Inscribed in pencil on lower right corner: Aug. 11th/55. Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105)... More

[Farm buildings with courtyard and animals, and two figures standing on a roof; large building in the background]

[Farm buildings with courtyard and animals, and two figures standing o...

Reference copy in LOT 5090, no. 229. Purchase; G.V. Yudin; 1906. Forms part of: Yudin Collection (Library of Congress).

Ascension du 26 septembre 1876, 700 mètres / Albert Tissandier.

Ascension du 26 septembre 1876, 700 mètres / Albert Tissandier.

Drawing shows Gaston and Albert Tissandier ascending in their balloon, "Zénith." (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82)

Biltmore, estate for George Washington Vanderbilt II, Asheville, North Carolina. Entrance hall. Section

Biltmore, estate for George Washington Vanderbilt II, Asheville, North...

Architectural drawing shows design for entrance hall with staircase as section. Gift; American Institute of Architects / American Architectural Foundation; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:100) Forms part of: The AIA/AAF Co... More

Capitol large & farm smaller - Public domain  drawing

Capitol large & farm smaller - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows west front of the U.S. Capitol and its reflection in the Washington City Canal; vignette of cows in upper right. On verso: Faint unidentified sketch. Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 664. (... More

[One-point perspective sketches of structure, road, and trees, with shifting vanishing point]

[One-point perspective sketches of structure, road, and trees, with sh...

Four sketches. Church interior elevation and section with galleries and vaulted ceiling on verso. M.I.T. no. A-d-12. Drawing not signed; attribution based on handwriting and drawing style. From the Massachusett... More

Sketch from a cabinet picture by Gibert taken in 1843 by A.J.S.

Sketch from a cabinet picture by Gibert taken in 1843 by A.J.S.

Drawing shows an unidentified man, seated, holding a glass as if for a toast. Exhibited: American Treasures of the Library of Congress, Library of Congress, 2005-2006.

Design for advertisement, Charles Oakford & Sons, furrier and hatter, located at 104 Chestnut Jas. F. Queen

Design for advertisement, Charles Oakford & Sons, furrier and hatter, ...

Drawing shows a street view of the façade of a storefront with entrances, windows with merchandise displays, awning over an entrance, and lightly sketched pedestrians; across top are samples of lettering and de... More

[Wumen (Meridian) gate at the imperial palace compound in Beijing, China, where executions of corrupt officials took place; includes Chinese language characters in right margin]

[Wumen (Meridian) gate at the imperial palace compound in Beijing, Chi...

Reference copy in LOT 5090, no. 157. Purchase; G.V. Yudin; 1906. Forms part of: Yudin Collection (Library of Congress).

Descente du ballon le Neptune dans les falaises du Cap Gris-Nez Voyage en ballon, Calais, 15 août 1868 / / A. Tissandier.

Descente du ballon le Neptune dans les falaises du Cap Gris-Nez Voyage...

Drawing shows Jules Duruof, Gaston Tissandier, and another man in the balloon "Neptune" making a difficult landing on the cliffs off Cape Gris-Nez, France. In the foreground, two shepherdesses and their flock o... More

Les gardes nationaux d'Heurteauville gardant le "Jean Bart" au clair de lune, 8 novembre 1870 / Albert.

Les gardes nationaux d'Heurteauville gardant le "Jean Bart" au clair d...

Drawing shows the tethered balloon "Jean Bart" being guarded at night under moonlight by five Heurteauville military guards during the Siege of Paris, November 8, 1870. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82... More

Mansion for William K. and Alva Vanderbilt, 660 Fifth Avenue, New York City. Winter garden section

Mansion for William K. and Alva Vanderbilt, 660 Fifth Avenue, New York...

Architectural drawing shows interior of conservatory. Gift; American Institute of Architects / American Architectural Foundation; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:100) Forms part of: The AIA/AAF Collection (Library of Congr... More

Mansion for William K. and Alva Vanderbilt, 660 Fifth Avenue, New York City. Plans

Mansion for William K. and Alva Vanderbilt, 660 Fifth Avenue, New York...

Gift; American Institute of Architects / American Architectural Foundation; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:100) Forms part of: The AIA/AAF Collection (Library of Congress) Accession box no. DLC/PP-2010:100 no. 79.2262 WV1 dr42

God bless America and peace / St. Joseph's.

God bless America and peace / St. Joseph's.

Forms part of: Exit Art Gallery Reactions Collection: A Global Response to the 9/11 Attacks.

The World Trade Center attack was awful and my cousin's leg got broken from the people running on him / Erik Colbourne.

The World Trade Center attack was awful and my cousin's leg got broken...

Drawing shows World Trade Center towers, New York City, with text written around them and crying eyes in upper right corner. Forms part of: Exit Art Gallery Reactions Collection: A Global Response to the 9/11 A... More

[Two children playing checkers or draughts] War roll of the Weccacoe Fire Company, always useful - fireman in peace - soldiers in war.

[Two children playing checkers or draughts] War roll of the Weccacoe F...

Drawings show (recto, 1858 or 1859) a boy and a girl sitting at a table opposite of each other playing checkers or draughts, while a younger girl stands behind the table, facing right, gesturing toward her sist... More

Atelier de Mr. Lachambre fabricant de ballons de baudruche, aerostats, etc., 24 passage des favorites, Paris, Vaugirard, aout 1883 / A. Tissandier.

Atelier de Mr. Lachambre fabricant de ballons de baudruche, aerostats,...

Drawing shows the interior of Henri Lachambre's balloon manufacturing facility, with balloon bags and maquettes of various sizes. Four women at the right sew balloon fabric. Tissandier collection.

[View of Charleston, South Carolina, with a cluster of buildings around a fenced commons or yard]

[View of Charleston, South Carolina, with a cluster of buildings aroun...

Forms part of: John Rubens Smith collection (Library of Congress). Public domain photograph of 19th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Preliminary sketch for neoclassic building with "MDCCXIX" on pediment, Charleston, S.C.]

[Preliminary sketch for neoclassic building with "MDCCXIX" on pediment...

Preliminary sketches on verso. Watermark shows a dove holding an olive branch, representing Amies & Co. Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 101. (DLC/PP-1995:140.101). Forms part of: John Rubens Smith colle... More

[View of Charleston, South Carolina, perhaps coming down the Cooper River, showing ships, rowboats, and canoes on the water]

[View of Charleston, South Carolina, perhaps coming down the Cooper Ri...

Watermark: AMIES. Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 93. (DLC/PP-1995:140.93). Forms part of: John Rubens Smith collection (Library of Congress).

From atop the Indian leap towards the imbankment [sic] which forms the reservoir named Deep Gap / J.R.S. 1821.

From atop the Indian leap towards the imbankment [sic] which forms the...

Drawing shows a bird's-eye view of the reservoir at Deep Gap, North Carolina, with mountains and forest. Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 641. (DLC/PP-1992:217.12). Forms part of: John Rubens Smith colle... More

Worker, perhaps a mason or hod carrier, seen from behind holding a shovel with left hand and his right hand resting on a loaded hod poised against a supporting frame

Worker, perhaps a mason or hod carrier, seen from behind holding a sho...

Paper trimmed on right side through a watermark at lower right: J. Robes[on]. Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection a... More

Philipsburg Rock, N.J. from "Mount Ida" Easton, Pennsylvania, 1850

Philipsburg Rock, N.J. from "Mount Ida" Easton, Pennsylvania, 1850

Inscribed in pencil on lower right corner: Philipsburg Rock, N.J. from "Mount Ida" Easton, Pa., 1850. Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. Cochran, 3 (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms par... More

Firefighter standing next to a ladder carriage

Firefighter standing next to a ladder carriage

Inscribed in pencil at top: track maroon, ladders white. Sketch on verso shows two figures seated together, one gesturing with right arm raised. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at ... More

[High arched pedestrian bridge spanning river in China]

[High arched pedestrian bridge spanning river in China]

Reference copy in LOT 5090, no. 318. Purchase; G.V. Yudin; 1906. Forms part of: Yudin Collection (Library of Congress).

Boating scene on the Schuylkill River, three people in a rowboat, oarsmen in a scull, and a pleasure boat in front of a structure on the shore that is not the Fairmount Water Works

Boating scene on the Schuylkill River, three people in a rowboat, oars...

Inscribed in pencil at top right are instructions for colors. Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of... More

[One of four bookplate designs for English author, Mrs. G. Linnaeus Banks]

[One of four bookplate designs for English author, Mrs. G. Linnaeus Ba...

Drawing shows books on shelves and the cover of Mrs. Bank's book "The Manchester Man". Isabella Varley Banks (1821-1897) also known as Mrs. G. Linnaeus Banks or Isabella Varley was a 19th century writer of Engl... More

Mansion for William K. and Alva Vanderbilt, 660 Fifth Avenue, New York City. Leaded glass windows

Mansion for William K. and Alva Vanderbilt, 660 Fifth Avenue, New York...

Architectural drawing shows man looking out of leaded glass windows. Gift; American Institute of Architects / American Architectural Foundation; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:100) Forms part of: The AIA/AAF Collection (L... More

Biltmore, estate for George Washington Vanderbilt II, Asheville, North Carolina. Swine herder's cottage. Front elevation

Biltmore, estate for George Washington Vanderbilt II, Asheville, North...

Architectural drawing shows design for cottage as elevation. Gift; American Institute of Architects / American Architectural Foundation; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:100) Forms part of: The AIA/AAF Collection (Library o... More

Mansion for William K. and Alva Vanderbilt, 660 Fifth Avenue, New York City. Alterations. Supper room. West side. Elevation. Scheme B

Mansion for William K. and Alva Vanderbilt, 660 Fifth Avenue, New York...

Architectural drawing shows paneled walls and decorative carved figures in room converted from children's playroom. Architect from A monograph of the William K. Vanderbilt house, Richard Morris Hunt, architect... More

[Tomb of French balloonist Jacques Alexandre Charles in Père la Chaise cemetery in Paris] / Alb. Tissandier, mai 1899, a Père la Chaise.

[Tomb of French balloonist Jacques Alexandre Charles in Père la Chaise...

"Tombeau de Charles au Père la Chaise - Mai 1899 - Albert Tissandier" inscribed on accompanying note. Accompanied by two handwritten notes, possibly a transcription of text on the gravestone. Tissandier collection.

[The flaming forge, Ajaccio] - Public domain  drawing

[The flaming forge, Ajaccio] - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows two figures at an anvil, seen through an arched braced doorway, at left two donkeys and a dog.

Bengies Drive-In Theatre, 3417 Eastern Ave., Middle River, Maryland. 1000 car drive-in. Plan Jack K. Vogel, registered architectural engineer

Bengies Drive-In Theatre, 3417 Eastern Ave., Middle River, Maryland. 1...

Architectural drawing shows Bengies Drive-In Theatre as plan with electrical schedule. Client: Frog Mortar Corp. Drawn by: R.M. Drawing number: 9. Accession box no. DLC/PP-2016:142

[View of an American city, perhaps not Charleston, South Carolina, showing a home with wrought iron fence, stone gate, and weeping willow in the foreground, looking toward roofs and steeple in the city]

[View of an American city, perhaps not Charleston, South Carolina, sho...

Drawing has numerous pin pricks as guides around the windows. Various sketches on verso. Forms part of: John Rubens Smith collection (Library of Congress).

[Detail view of cupola, pediment, and frieze of a large public building in Charleston, South Carolina]

[Detail view of cupola, pediment, and frieze of a large public buildin...

Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, architectural drawing, building plan, or design, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Interior of clothier, with rolls of fabric, dummies, and two men

Interior of clothier, with rolls of fabric, dummies, and two men

Drawing undated. Supplied date based on Queen's years of activity. Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Libra... More

Man, "Wissler?", sketching on rock, perhaps Queen, monument and circular building beyond

Man, "Wissler?", sketching on rock, perhaps Queen, monument and circul...

Drawing undated. Supplied date based on Queen's years of activity. Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Libra... More

[Busy street scene in Beijing] - Public domain  drawing

[Busy street scene in Beijing] - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows a crowded city street with porters, pedestrians, horse-drawn carts, horseback riders, possibly a street cleaner, pigs running loose, beggars, and two men who may be Korean based on the sytle of th... More

[Belcourt, summer estate for Oliver H.P. Belmont, Newport, R.I. Side elevation] / R.M. Hunt archt.

[Belcourt, summer estate for Oliver H.P. Belmont, Newport, R.I. Side e...

Architectural drawing shows house as side elevation. Gift; American Institute of Architects / American Architectural Foundation; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:100) Forms part of: The AIA/AAF Collection (Library of Congre... More

Bengies Drive-In Theatre, 3417 Eastern Ave., Middle River, Maryland. Concession building. Elevations Jack K. Vogel, registered architectural engineer

Bengies Drive-In Theatre, 3417 Eastern Ave., Middle River, Maryland. C...

Architectural drawing shows concession building as elevations. Client: Frog Mortar Corp. Drawn by: R.M. Drawing number: 4-A. Accession box no. DLC/PP-2016:142

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