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Seeing Halley's Comet--The chance of a lifetime

Seeing Halley's Comet--The chance of a lifetime

Young couple cuddling of rooftop.

[Using a street telescope, a newsboy glimpses Halley's Comet, which is in the headlines of the papers he is selling]

[Using a street telescope, a newsboy glimpses Halley's Comet, which is...

Reproduction of drawing by Sidney H. Riesenberg. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1910 May 21, cover. Freitag, no. 2554. Published in: Halley's Comet: a bibliography / compiled by Ruth S. Freitag. Washington : Libra... More

A visitor in the morning sky: an impression of Halley's Comet in the early morning heavens, with Venus and the decrescent moon as its attendants

A visitor in the morning sky: an impression of Halley's Comet in the e...

Reproduction of drawing by Elizabeth Shippen Green Elliott. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 54, 1910 May 21, p. 3. Freitag, no. 854. Published in: Halley's Comet: a bibliography / compiled by Ruth S. Freitag. Wa... More

The comet seekers: looking for Halley's

The comet seekers: looking for Halley's

People looking for comet. Illus. in: Illustrated London news, v. 135, 1910 May 28, p. 819. Reproduction of drawing by G. D'Amato. Freitag, no. 696. Published in: Halley's Comet: a bibliography / compiled by Rut... More

[Advertisement for Pears' Soap illustrated with Halley's Comet]

[Advertisement for Pears' Soap illustrated with Halley's Comet]

Illus. in: Red Book Magazine, 1910 April. cf: The Quarterly Journal of the Library of Congress, Summer 1983, p. 270. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Advertisements; Comets.

Halley's comet at dawn - Drawing. Public domain image.

Halley's comet at dawn - Drawing. Public domain image.

Title on verso. (DLC/PP-1933:0185). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Harper's weekly.

Halley's Comet in 1835, and other comets seen during the last century and this
Halley's comet at dawn - Drawing. Public domain image.

Halley's comet at dawn - Drawing. Public domain image.

Title on verso. (DLC/PP-1933:0185). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Harper's weekly.

[Notable comets of the period 1577-1652]

[Notable comets of the period 1577-1652]

Illus. in: Cometographia, totam naturam cometarum ... / Johnnnes Hevelius. Gedani, Auctoris typis, & sumptibus, imprimebat S. Reiniger, 1668, plate L, facing p. 452. Freitag, no. 1401. Published in: Halley's Co... More

Halley's comet at dawn, Library of Congress drawings collection

Halley's comet at dawn, Library of Congress drawings collection

Title on verso. (DLC/PP-1933:0185). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Harper's weekly.

Edmondi Halleii, Tabulae Astronomical, 1749

Edmondi Halleii, Tabulae Astronomical, 1749

Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, architecture in Washington, D.C. and elsewhere. Half length portrait, facing left. Repro. of engraving by Vertue, after pa... More

Puck magazine cover - The heavenly porter / L.M. Glackens.

Puck magazine cover - The heavenly porter / L.M. Glackens.

Illustration shows "Halley's Comet" on "The Comets Orbit", brushing the surface of "The Earth" on "The Orbit of the Earth" as they draw near each other. Caption: "Brush yo' off, Suh? Ain't gwine t' be 'round a... More

[Franklin-Folger chart of the Gulf Stream].

[Franklin-Folger chart of the Gulf Stream].

Shows the Gulf Stream. Publication authorized by Benjamin Franklin and Timothy Folger. Gulf Stream information overprinted on: A new and exact chart of Mr. E. Wrights projection, rut. Mercators chart, con. ye s... More

The orbit of Halley's comet. Copyright by Charles H. B. Field. 1910. Copley, Ohio April 25, 1910.

The orbit of Halley's comet. Copyright by Charles H. B. Field. 1910. C...

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 138, Folder 23a.

The orbit of Halley's comet. Copyright by Charles H. B. Field. 1910. Copley, Ohio April 25, 1910.

The orbit of Halley's comet. Copyright by Charles H. B. Field. 1910. C...

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 138, Folder 23a.