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[James Buchanan, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

U.S. President. Possibly a copy daguerreotype. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.

House of Representatives, XXXVI Congress, U.S., 1860 / M. B. Brady.

Composite photograph showing Representatives of the 36th Congress. Key to portraits is available in LOT 11507. Gift of; Mrs. J. H. Flannery; (DLC/PP-1972:277).

[Unidentified soldier in Union frock coat with bayoneted musket next t...

Photograph shows headstand behind soldier's feet. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). pp/liljunion

[Two unidentified sailors in Union uniforms]

Photograph shows older sailor and younger sailor holding hands; probably father and son. Case: Berg, no. 3-37. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: Ryan M. Cooper Nautical Antiques,... More

Negro Soldiers. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Hand written note by reader on verso states probable location as South Carolina. Information unverified.

(Group of officers & men). American Civil War 1861-1865.

Photographs shows a group of soldiers in camp. Brady-Handy Collection.

7th New York State Militia, Camp Cameron, D.C., 1861

No. B928. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

White House Landing, Pamunkey River, Virginia

No. B1181. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites ... More

Co. C, 110th Pennsylvania Infantry after battle of Fredericksburg, Vir...

No. B195. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. 8, p. 203". Original negative in National Archives Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860-1985, Series: Mathew Brady Photograph... More

Co. A, 6th Vermont Infantry - Camp Griffin, Virginia

No. 4119. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More

U.S. Military Academy cadets. American Civil War 1861-1865. (Andrew J....

Photograph showing a group portrait of cadets possibly from West Point.

Castle Pinkney [i.e. Pinckney], Charleston, S.C., August 1861, Federal...

No. 4375. Mounted with one other photograph. Hand written on verso: "See Miller, vol. 7, p. 27". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Bv't. Maj. General O. B. Willcox and staff

Photograph shows (left to right) Lieutenant Whiting, Michigan Volunteers; Captain Wells, Michigan Volunteers; Lieutenant Snyder, Third U. S. Infantry; Gen. Orlando B. Willcox; Colonel McElroy, Eighty-ninth New ... More

Bvt. Major General T. H. Neill and staff

No. B514. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More

[Sergeant Robert Black and Private Herman Beckman of Company F, 8th Ve...

Photo shows identified soldier in Union uniform. Names written above each soldier. Additional information in collections file. Not in case. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Lilje... More

7th New York State Militia, Camp Cameron, D.C., 1861

No. B911. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Officers of 170th New York Infantry

Photograph shows two officers standing in front of a log cabin. No. B431. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Officers of U.S. Horse Artillery, Army of the Potomac, Culpeper, Virgi...

Civil War Photograph Collection. No. 83. Public domain photograph of a military, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Officers of Co. [?], 153d New York Infantry

No. B320. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More

22d New York State Militia near Harpers Ferry, Virginia, 1861 [i.e.186...

Photograph shows Private J.H. Carpenter and unidentified soldiers playing cards in front of tent. No. B849. Date based on 22nd NY history. Photographer and soldier's name from another copy in the National Arch... More

Officers and non-coms. of Co. (?), 119th Penn. Inf'y

No. B428. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More

Group of officers at Acquia Creek, February, 1863

Ten Union officers posed in front of building. Civil War Photograph Collection. No. 7355.

General George G. Meade and staff, Culpeper, Virginia Sept. 1863

Photograph shows Gen. Andrew A. Humphreys standing in front of the door facing General George G. Meade, seated. Standing, to Meade's right is Major J.C. Biddle, A.D.C., on the steps of Wallach's House, the hea... More

[Regimental staff, New York Volunteers, near Bealton [i.e., Bealeton] ...

Civil War Photograph Collection. LC-B815-284. Public domain photograph of a military, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Officers of U.S. horse artillery brigade, near Culpeper, Virginia, Se...

Officers of Army of the Potomac posed in front of three tents. Civil War Photograph Collection. No. 78.

Veteran Reserve Corps. Wash., D.C. Apr. 1865

Photograph shows Company K, 9th Veteran Reserve Corps at Washington Circle, Washington, D.C. Additional information from record for negative: LC-B817-7805. Purchase; L.C. Handy, Washington, D.C.; 1905 Nov. 25;... More

[General Napoleon Bonaparte McLaughlen and staff near Washington, D.C....

Group portrait showing brevetted Brigadier General Napoleon Bonaparte McLaughlen (seated second from right, with double row of buttons on jacket) and other soldiers in front of tent. An African American man is ... More

Detachment U.S. Engineers, Petersburg, Virginia, April, 1865

No. 434. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites an... More

[Portrait of the Grant family above a piano in the Red Room of the Whi...

Public domain photograph related to President Ulysses Grant, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Red Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Photograph shows an interior view of the Red Room in the White House, with portrait paintings of Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayes, R.B. Hayes of Ohio, and Mrs. Benjamin Harrison. No. 81289. Forms part of: Frances Benja... More

[Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders, Company D, at military camp, Monta...

Photograph showing Company D troop, posing for group picture, Montauk Point, New York. "Montauk Point" written on front. "Co D" written on back of print. Forms part of the Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection.

[Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders, Company L, at military camp, Monta...

Photograph showing Company L troop, posing for group picture, Montauk Point, New York. "Montauk Point" written on front. "Co L" written on back of print. Forms part of the Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection.

[Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders, Company F, at military camp, Monta...

Photograph showing Company F troop, posing for a group picture. "Montauk Point" written on front. "Co F" written on back of print. Forms part of the Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection.

Geronimo Apache cheif [sic] and his two nieces, died Feb. 16th [19]09 ...

Geronimo, full-length portrait, seated, facing front, posed, with his two nieces standing at his sides. H74628 U.S. Copyright Office. Hand-colored.

Eskimo women, Alaska - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951.

The King of the Diomede Islands and Louis Levy - Frank G. Carpenter co...

Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951.

[General view of room with tables and fireplace in the White House, Wa...

Interior view of reception area in a White House office. Copyright by Clinedinst, Washington, D.C.

Admiral Dewey and officers of the Navy, in line at President Roosevelt...

Stereograph showing Admiral Dewey and officers of the Navy standing in line. H16163 U.S. Copyright Office.

The President, Mrs. Roosevelt and other guests of Captain Wagener, Pin...

Stereograph showing President and Mrs. Roosevelt and other guests of Captain Frederick Wilhelm Wagener gathered in front of the inn. H17923 U.S. Copyright Office. On recto: Copyright 1902 by Underwood & Underwood.

[President Theodore Roosevelt and Senator Charles Fairbanks, seated in...

Photograph showing President Roosevelt and Senator Fairbanks seated in rocking chairs with Roosevelt facing slighly right and Fairbanks facing front. H48046 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 75583D.

Banquet given to President Roosevelt, at [...]

Lawrence's name partially obliterated on item; attributed to Geo. R. Lawrence Co. on basis of format, subject matter, and association with this LOT. On verso: "Auditorium Hotel, Chicago, Sullivan & Adler, Banquet Room."

N.Y. Giants team, baseball - Public domain portrait print

H67975 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Pictorial News Co.; October 29, 1905.

[President Theodore Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Roosevelt and children, po...

H98650 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph related to President Theodore Roosevelt, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Creve Coeur Club Banquet, February 22, 1907, Peoria, Ill.

H42944 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright claimant's address: Chicago. Copyright deposit; Geo. R. Lawrence Co.; September 23, 1907.

Second Annual Dinner of the Transportation Association of Milwaukee, H...

H93267 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright claimant's address: Chicago, New York, Washington. Copyright deposit; Geo. R. Lawrence Co.; 1907.

Governors, Inland Water Ways Com, Cabinet Officers, Supreme Court with...

Photograph shows President Theodore Roosevelt in a group portrait with Governors, members of the Inland Waterways Commission, his Cabinet and the U.S. Supreme Court. H110542 U.S. Copyright Office.

[William Howard Taft, three-quarter-length portrait, seated, facing le...

Publication date based on copyright statement: "Copyright 1909 by Harris & Ewing, Washington, DC." Photograph from a series known as "The Evolution of a Smile." Forms part of: George W. Harris collection. Acce... More

Converts' rally, Evangelistic Committee of New York City, Carnegie Hal...

H116497 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Geo. R. Lawrence Co.; October 5, 1908. Copyright claimant's address: New York, Chicago, Washington. No. 1340.

[President Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]

"Copyright 1909 by W.F. Crummer." The photo is a cropped and retouched version of Meserve no. 87, produced for the Lincoln centennial. Ostendorf, no. 91 Meserve, 87 and 108 Copyright deposit; 1909. Published i... More

West terrace of the White House Made from the roof of the Executive Of...

Title transcribed from item caption. No. 25393. Forms part of: National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress).

4th U.S. Cav., Ft. Mead [sic], So. Dak., July 17, 09

All men posed on horseback. J130045 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; F. J. Bandholtz; July 23, 1909; DLC/PP-1909:43861. Copyright claimant's address: Des Moines, Ia. No. 2.

Dinner to Commander Robert E. Peary, U.S.N., Hotel Astor, March 5, 191...

J138987 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Geo. R. Lawrence Co.; March 5, 1910.

Union Oil Company at Bakersfield, Calif.

J139334 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; West Coast Art Co.; March 21, 1910; DLC/PP-1910:44016. No. 581.

Dedication speech by Gr. Ch. Watson, K. of P. Home, June 9, '10

[General review at Modern Woodmen of America Head Camp]

J158106 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Almeron Newman; July 27, 1911. On front: "Photo by Almeron Newman, official Head Camp photographer, Buffalo, N.Y., copyrighted 1911". Title derived from copyrigh... More

"The Centennial Band", Nez-Perce and Yakima Indians, Astoria, Ore., Au...

J160055 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Marcell; September 11, 1911; DLC/PP-1911:44357. Copyright claimant's address: Portland. No. 34. Add diacritical mark to 650 Nez Perce.

[President William H. Taft, three-quarter length portrait, seated faci...

J161438 U.S. Copyright Office. Photograph of a painting by Cécile de Wentworth, Washington, D.C.

The Men's Bible Class of the First M.E. Church of Vandalia, Ill., W. M...

J156292 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; De Witt Panoramic View Co.; May 27, 1911; DLC/PP-1911:44192. On front: "Panoramic photo taken be C. S. De Witt, May 7, 1911, De Witt Studio, Vandalia, Ill., bran... More

Commanding officers, 1st, 2nd & 3rd Regiments, U.S. Marines, Deer Poin...

Officers seated in front row posed with swords. J155363 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright claimant's address: Havana, Cuba. No. 5. Copyright deposit; American Photo Co.; May 13, 1911.

Indiana University, April 16, 1913, Panoramic Photograph

J180849 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Fuller & Harmount; April 30, 1913; DLC/PP-1913:44590. Copyright claimant's address: 5th floor, Eberly Bldg., Columbus, Ohio.

South High School, May 15, 1913, Cleveland, Ohio

J181583 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright claimant's address: 2208 Clark Ave., Cleveland, Ohio. Copyright deposit; Miller Studio; May 19, 1913; DLC/PP-1913:44598.

Denison University, April 28, 1914, Panoramic Photograph

J192[...] U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Passman & Wheeler; May 19, 1914. Copyright claimant's address: Newark, O.

Coker Mine, no. 2, Livingston, Wis.

J209611 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Lighty Photo Co.; December 17, 1915. Copyright claimant's address: Williamsport, Ind.

[Committee on Rivers and Harbors, 16 men around table]

National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). Public domain photograph of the board of directors, managers, group of men, portrait, office, committee, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - ... More

Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Ala., April 15th, 1918

J229406 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Richards Film Service, Inc.; April 20, 1918; DLC/PP-1918:45723. Copyright claimant's address: Montgomery, Ala.

General Pershing, and Major General Dickman, with the officers & men o...

Photographer's address: 613 14th St., Wash., D.C. No. 37. Gift; Breckenridge Long; 1953.

Norman H. Davis and Dr. Gary [i.e. Cary] Grayson photographed at the W...

National Photo Company Collection. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Texas National Guard, Brig. Gen'l. Wolters Com'd'g., Camp Mabry, 1921

J249513 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; E. O. Goldbeck; July 15, 1921. Stamped on verso: "Copies of this picture will be mailed post paid to any part of the United States upon receipt of price $.50. Re... More

The Senate committee investigating the charges against Senator B.K. Wh...

National Photo Company Collection. Public domain photograph of an official meeting, group of people, managers, directors, discussion, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[President Coolidge shaking hands with Walter Johnson at Griffith Stad...

National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). Public domain photograph related to President Calvin Coolidge, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Garner finally signs neutrality bill. Washington, D.C., Jan. 8. Finall...

A black and white photo of three men signing papers. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

President and Mrs. Coolidge with their son John and the president's fa...

National Photo Company Collection. Item in album: v. 2, p. 9, no. 31475.

Members of the Fur Traders Assn.

President Coolidge posed, standing with members of the Fur Traders Association. National Photo Company Collection. Item in album: v. 2, p. 21, no. 32702.

T.W. Page of the National Tax Assn.

President Coolidge, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, with T.W. Page. National Photo Company Collection. Item in album: v. 2, p. 41, no. 34515.

[Fairfax Harrison, president of Southern Railway, half-length portrait...

Photo by Bain News Service, 255 Canal St., New York. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

101 Ranch Show, gelatin silver print

J295682 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; V. T. Brown; September 13, 1927. Copyright claimant's address: 1933 S. Main, Wichita, Kans.

[Orville Wright, Major John F. Curry, and Colonel Charles Lindbergh, w...

Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 27. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LO... More

Candy seller, San Antonio, Texas, 1930 s

Handwritten on back: "Candy seller Mexican, San Antonio, Texas." Forms part of: Lomax photographs depicting folk musicians in the Lomax Collection.

Merchants Ice and Fuel Co., guests of Sahara Coal Co., Country Club, H...

J 17627 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Metcalf Studio; September 20, 1935.

[President Dwight D. Eisenhower standing at a table at the White House...

Contact sheet folder caption: "General views and close-ups of Pres. Eisenhower's news conference, White House, Washington, D.C. 10/9/57, MST" U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sh... More

[John F. Kennedy, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]

Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

White House: head shots of Amb. Adlai Stevenson / WKL.

Photograph shows head-and-shoulders portrait of Stevenson speaking into microphones. Title from contact sheet folder caption. U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sheet available for... More

[Vice President-elect Hubert Humphrey shaking hands with Dr. King, as ...

NYWT&S staff photo. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

[Anti-Vietnam war protest and demonstration in front of the White Hous...

Photograph shows anti-war demonstrators carrying signs, "No more...Stop the war!", "Eartha Kitt speaks for the women of America", and "Stop the draft", picketing in front of the White House. Contact sheet avai... More

[President Gerald Ford and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, seated,...

Contact sheet folder caption: President Ford, Kissinger, and Middle Eastern Ambassadors... TOH & WKL. U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sheet available for reference purposes.

[President Jimmy Carter welcomes Egyptian President Anwar Sadat at the...

Contact sheet folder caption: Pres. Carter welcomes Egyptian Pres. Anwar Sadat at the White House. MST & WKL. U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sheet available for reference purposes.

[President Jimmy Carter and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin talk...

Contact sheet folder caption: Pres. Carter & Menachem Begin at White House. MST & TOH. U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sheet available for reference purposes.

[President Jimmy Carter waves goodbye as he departs the White House, W...

Contact sheet folder caption: Pres. & Mrs. Carter leave for Camp David. WKL. U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sheet available for reference purposes.

U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Ways and Means, First Sess...

Gift; Central Photo Co., Inc.; February 21, 1992; DLC/PP-1992:33. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, photograph by James Ivey. Photographer's address: 317 H Street N.E., Washington, D... More

Aerial view of LaFayette Park, located directly north of the White Hou...

Lafayette Square is a seven-acre public park. The Square and the surrounding structures were designated a National Historic Landmark District in 1970. Originally planned as part of the pleasure grounds surround... More

Stair detail in Jackson Place, Blair House, located across from the Wh...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. The Blair House serves as the President's guest house, and therefore is the guest house of the nation. Built in 1824. Title, date, ... More

Historic home, LaFayette Park, located directly north of the White Hou...

This home was the social Center during the period and was called the "Little White House" by President McKinley. This is the site of Dwellin House owned by James Madison from 1828-1836. It was also the home of ... More

Truman study, fireplace detail, Blair House, located across from the W...

Prince Henry, Chief Wilkie, Assist. General Passgr. Agt. Boyd and Engi...

Prince Henry, Chief Wilkie, Assistant General Passenger Agent Boyd, Engineer Gilchrist, and unidentified man standing on railroad tracks next to a train. H16012 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood.

St. Louis Browns, 1911 - Public domain portrait print

J154508 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Bell & Palfrey; April 18, 1911. Copyright claimant's address: 514 Granite Bldg., St. Louis. Names of sitters labeled on image.

[Unidentified soldier in Union first lieutenant's uniform next to unid...

Case: Berg, no. 7-10. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Exhibited: "The Last Full Measure : Civil War Photographs from the Liljenquist Family Collection" at the Library of Congress, Washington, D... More

Officers of 8th Regt., Lynnfield, Massachusetts., 1917

Transfer; LC Manuscript Division; 1953. Photographer's address: Boston. Forms part of Josephus Daniels collection. Donor information derived from photo mounting technique.