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Design drawing for stained glass memorial window with The Resurrection...

Annotations on drawing: SM #48. DGS Slide no. 1678. Sticker: 2 Gothic Stamps, CL. Purchase, Donald Samick, 2003 (DLC/PP-2003:109). Forms part of: Lamb Design Collection.

Man of sorrow, 15th century - Public domain book illustration drawing

Print shows Jesus Christ on the cross. Public domain scan of 14th-century print, drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Woodcut in Werner Rolevinck, Fasciculus Temporum

Illus. in: Werner Roelvinck, Fasciculus Temporum (Utrecht, 1480), fol. lxxj. Reference copy may be in LOT 4496 R - Incunabula. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

Illus. of man slicing bread (making communion wafers?) and of a hawk, ...

Illus. in: Hortus sanitatis [minor], Dè grotè herbari (The great Herbarium), Antwerpen, Gheprint bi C. de Graue, 1514. Reference copy may be in LOT 4638 C. This record contains unverified, old data from caption... More

[Charles, Duke of Vendosmoys, seated at desk, writing]

Illus. in: Nicole Gilles, Les Tres Elegantes...1527. Reference copy may be in LOT 4966. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf.

Concordia, che l'ingegno e la forza ...

Engraving by Andrea Alciati. Illus. in: Diverse Imprese accommodate a diverse moratitá. In Lione,1551, pl. 42. Reference copy may be in SSF - Allegory. This record contains unverified, old data from caption car... More

[Hunting animals on snowshoes with spears and arrows]

Illus. in: Thevet, La Cosmographie universelle ... (Paris, 1575), vol. 2. Reference copy may be in LOT 4433 C. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Snowshoes; Wint... More

A ship arrives from Brickioka looking for Johannes Staden, the prisone...

Illus. in: Theodor de Bry, America, part 3, Frankfurt, 1593, plate 37. Reference copy may be in LOT 4411. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf.

[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

Hyoscyamus Peruuianus [and] Hyoscyami Peruuiani alteraicon

Illus. in: Dodoens. Stirpium historiae pemptades sex ... Antuerpiae, 1616, p. 452. Reference copy may be in LOT 4434 J. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Agricu... More

[Cloud with lightning]. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Inscription, verso in brown ink at top: "Questo Baleno [something crossed out] apparve a' 12 d'Agosto 1624 a' hor' 1 e [some sign] e' duro vicino due hori, non aspet/ tando mai un baleno l'altro, non ci manco... More

[Courtly outdoor scene, with fountain and men on horses (recto) ; fain...

Drawing shows mounted man pointing with sword to hunter with hounds and gun; another mounted man behind; woman and little girl standing at the right; also woman seated near fountain arranging hat of child (from... More

[David and Goliath]. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Etching by Rembrandt. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Bible, OT; Artists works; Shelf.

[Drawings of annual guild days of Norwich, England, 1705]

In album: Contributions of the "Royal Free-School"... Surrogate prints available in LOT 11314-A. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

[Drawings of annual guild days of Norwich, England, 1705]

In album: Contributions of the "Royal Free-School"... Surrogate prints available in LOT 11314-A. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

Frakturs illumination - [Vorschrift] / Heinrich Rassmann, 1709.

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Der Tod zur Königin. Frau Königin! euer Freud ist aus, springet mit mi...

Figure of death as a naked woman with a snake around her neck, speaking to a queen as she leads her away. The queen answers sorrowfully. Panel in a scroll engraved by Jacques-Antony Chovin. Basel : Johann Rudol... More

Of the Waggoner and Hercules - Public domain dedication image

Fable illustrating the maxim, "the Lord helps those who help themselves". Full page of text and illustration. Illus. in: Thomas Dilworth's A New Guide to the English Tongue (Phila., 1770). Reference copy may be... More

[Title page, with no illus.] - Public domain illuminated manuscript

Illus. in: Alexander Hamilton, A full vindication of the measures of the Congress, New York, James Rivington, 1774. No file print. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card, with subsequent re... More

Pasion y Vida del nuestro senór Jesu Cristo

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Pasion.

Cassiopeia / Sidy. Hall, sculpt.

Astronomical chart showing Cassiopeia seated in a chair forming the constellation. Illus. in: Urania's mirror, 1825, pl. 3.

[Optical illusion disc with a face catching a ball and a man with blac...

The disc is spun displaying the illusion of motion of a face catching a ball in a circle at the center of the disc and a man with blackface taking a bow in a circle at the outer edge of the disc. Published in: ... More

Crimson fronted Purple Finch / Drawn from nature by J.J. Audubon, F.R....

Print shows bird on flowering pea vine surrounded by border of vines, birds, a woman, and a bird's nest. In album: [Album of ephemera and Civil War era photographs; photos and album compiled by Larkin Goldsmit... More

Stained glass window inside Christ Episcopal Church in Raleigh, North ...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Built in 1848-54 and designed by Richard Upjohn, it became the church for a parish established in 1821. Starting in the 1870s minor ae... More

[Indians pouring molten gold into mouth of bound Spaniard; corpse bein...

Illus. in: Girolamo Benzoni, La Historia del Mondo Nuovo, p. 50 (Venetia, 1572). Reference copy may be in SSF - CANNIBALISM. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: I... More

P.S. Duval's lithograhpic & color printing estab! Artizans Building Ra...

Print shows a design for an advertisement for P.S. Duval's lithographic establishment in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, designed as an illuminated manuscript leaf with large ornamental initial letter "D" showing a... More

[Design drawing for stained glass window with Christian theme with ros...

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Design drawing for stained glass window with Archangels Gabriel, Raph...

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Design drawing for stained glass window "The Magnificat" with symbols...

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, 14th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

[Design drawing for stained glass Trinity window with dove, butterfly ...

Public domain reproduction of illuminated book page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Design drawing for stained glass window showing Madonna My Soul Doth....

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Design drawing for stained glass contemporary tondo window with flame...

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Design drawing for stained glass window with Cross]

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Design drawing for stained glass memorial window with Christ Heals th...

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Design drawing for stained glass typical Nave Window with Life of Chr...

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Design drawing for 3 stained glass lancet windows showing Christ's lo...

Public domain reproduction of illuminated book page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Design drawing for stained glass window showing Archangel Michael wea...

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Design drawing for stained glass window "The Carpenter of Nazareth" s...

Public domain reproduction of illuminated book page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Design drawing for stained glass memorial window with Annunciation; N...

Public domain reproduction of illuminated book page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The Annunciation is a biblical event in which the angel Gabriel appeared to the Virgin Mar... More

[Design drawing for stained glass window with St. Matthias]

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Design drawing for stained glass window with St. Andrew and St. Paul/...

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description According to tradition, St. Andrew was crucified on an X-shaped cross, known as a Sa... More

Shinchō Nankinjin kansho Koshū ōgi no zu, Sadahide Utagawa

Japanese print shows two Chinese men admiring a folding fan from Koshū (Hangzhou, China). Signature: Gountei Sadahide ga. Seal date: Monkey 11. From series entitled: Ikiutsushi ikoku jinbutsu (Life sketch of f... More

[Two long-necked creatures accosting a noodle shop customer]

Ukiyo-e print illustration showing Rokurokubi and Mikoshi-nyûdô, demons from Japanese folklore, frightening noodle shop customers to illustrate the proverb that "resistance is futile." Illus. in: Kyōsai hyakuzu... More

Die funf schmerzhaften Geheimnisse - Die funf glorreichen Geheimnisse

404 U.S. Copyright Office. General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: loc.gov Title information compiled by Junior Fellows, 2005-2017. Ensign & Bridgman. Dama... More

Samarkandskiia drevnosti. Grobnitsa sviatago Kussama ibni Abassa (Shak...

Illus. in: Turkestanskīi al'bom, chast' arkheologicheskaia ..., 1871-1872, part 1, vol. 1, pl. 38.

Groschens. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Title devised by cataloger. (DLC/PP-1933:0205). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published as tailpiece in: "Groschens," St. Nicholas.

Charles Sumner / Matt Morgan. - Public domain dedication image

Illustration shows Columbia laying a laurel wreath on the casket of Charles Sumner as African Americans kneel to mourn; an angel in the distance carries a plague stating "Equal rights to all." Illus. in: Frank ... More

"Speak out" N.Y. Herald - Public domain dedication image

President-elect Grover Cleveland holds a telephone receiver to his ear. Behind him on the wall is a portrait of President Chester A. Arthur captioned, "Pres. of U.S. till March 4, 1885." No copyright informati... More

The strange turnout disappears around the corner

Title on verso. (DLC/PP-1932:0042). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published as tailpiece in: "More News from the Little Culture Society at Pignapoke," Life, 5:273 (May 14, 1885).

Confidence. Book illustration from Library of Congress

(DLC/PP-1933:0118). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Harper's bazaar, 21:285 (May 5, 1888).

No'm, I habn't seed your chicken pie, but dat dog Ponto hab ben lookin...

Title on verso. (DLC/PP-1933:0118). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published as comic in: Harper's bazaar, 20:864 (Dec. 10, 1887).

Zeke, less see how yer look - Public domain dedication image

(DLC/PP-1933:0205). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "An idyll of Sinkin' Mount'in" by H.S. Edwards, Century, 36:896 (Oct. 1888).

[Making a point, touching other man]

Title devised by cataloger. (DLC/PP-1932:0009). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "A Good Story," Harper's Weekly, 34:75 (Jan. 25, 1890).

Have a good time abroad? No! Paris is getting vulgar and tiresome. T...

Title devised by cataloger. (DLC/PP-1932:0033). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "A Degeneration," Harper's bazaar, 23:884 (Nov. 8, 1890).

[The amateur circus at Nutley] - Public domain document scan of drawin...

A gentleman wearing a hat and spectacles stands before a hoop held by two clowns. The scene depicted in the center of the hoop is of Annie Oakley, standing on horseback, giving a demonstration of her shooting ... More

[Jeanne's husband]. Book illustration from Library of Congress

"Paris 95." Title from mat. (DLC/PP-1933:0011). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "Ars et Vita" by T.R. Sullivan, Scribner's magazine, 20:63 (July 1896).

Then it was all a trick from the beginning

(DLC/PP-1932:0040). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "Indian Giver" by William Dean Howells, Harper's magazine, 94:251 (Jan. 1897).

He lay looking and listening dreamily

Title on verso. (DLC/PP-1934:0209). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "A Girl of Modern Tyre," Century magazine, 53:416 (Jan. 1897).

He could not have told whether his bitterness was toward the boy or hi...

(DLC/PP-1933:0011). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "Francisco and Francisca" by Grace Ellery Channing, Scribner's magazine, 26:286 (Sept. 1899).

Das Geheimnis von Lüttich - Public domain scan / print

Poster showing a full-size artillery shell on which is a portrait of Kaiser Wilhelm II, the German national eagle, two images of bomb damage to French fortifications, and the inscriptions Unser Bombenerfolg; Lü... More

Made in Mott Street / Raymond Crawford Ewer Chinatown 1914 ; drawn for...

Illustration shows a bird's-eye view of Mott Street in Chinatown, New York City, New York, with street life and buildings; also vignettes of Chinese engaged in various daily activities that characterize daily l... More

[Reproduction of print showing Basil-thyme]

Public domain image related to botany, botanical artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Answer the call right quickly / printed by Chorley & Pickersgill Ltd.,...

Poster showing the flags of Great Britain, France, Russia, and Belgium.

France, Amiens Cathedral - Public domain dedication image

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The Church does care! [...] Follow the boys who follow the flag [...] ...

Poster showing a cross surrounded by extensive text requesting contributions to the Presbyterian Church's war efforts. Also four small scenes of a soldier saying goodbye, a church, a military camp, and a Navy s... More

Die Ludendorff-Spende ist der Dank-Altar das deutschen Volkes! / Bernh...

Poster encourages people to give to the Ludendorff Fund as an expression of gratitude and sacrifice. Forms part of: Rehse-Archiv für Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik.

Design drawing for stained glass window with St. Matthias

Annotations on drawing: SA 427, G 5871. DGS Slide no. 643. See Lamb #1040. Sticker: Contemporary. Purchase, Donald Samick, 2003 (DLC/PP-2003:109). Forms part of: Lamb Design Collection.

Artistic details at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immacul...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. This is the nation's largest Catholic church. Title, da... More

Stained-glass window at St. Dominic Catholic Church in the southwest q...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

[Detail of Civilization mural, Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Bu...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title devised by Library staff based on information pro... More

1996 Kids Quilt - Public domain dedication image

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[South Corridor, Second floor. Treschel Mural. Library of Congress Tho...

Gift; Carol M. Highsmith 2011; (DLC/PP-2002:038) Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

Design drawing for mural for St Mary's School, Immaculate Conception C...

Annotations on drawing: MO 47, 14 ft from ground. DGS Slide no. 352. Mosaic. Artist's notes. Sticker: Gothic. Also referred to in Lamb literature as "Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin in Mary Convent.... More

Design drawing for stained glass Rose window

Annotations on drawing: RF #1. Sticker: Small Early Blue. Purchase, Donald Samick, 2003 (DLC/PP-2003:109). Forms part of: Lamb Design Collection.

Design drawing for stained glass memorial window showing Christ with i...

Annotations on drawing: D. Sticker: Contemporary over 20thS. Purchase, Donald Samick, 2003 (DLC/PP-2003:109). Forms part of: Lamb Design Collection.

Design drawing for stained glass memorial window with vegetal borader ...

Annotations on drawing: OCS 87, G 5346, B. Sticker: Stained Glass Association of America, Gothic. Purchase, Donald Samick, 2003 (DLC/PP-2003:109). Forms part of: Lamb Design Collection.

Design drawing for stained glass window with text "Of Such Is the King...

Annotations on drawing: CC 34. DGS Slide no. 1913. Sticker: Small Early Blue. Purchase, Donald Samick, 2003 (DLC/PP-2003:109). Forms part of: Lamb Design Collection.

Design drawing for stained glass window with The Good Samaritan and Th...

Annotations on drawing: MM 32, G 5360. DGS Slide no. 1794. Sticker: Small Early Blue, Gothic Stamp. Purchase, Donald Samick, 2003 (DLC/PP-2003:109). Forms part of: Lamb Design Collection.

Design drawing for stained glass Rose Window Depicting Our Lady of Wal...

Annotations on drawing: Sketch R, RWF 12. Sticker: 20thP. Purchase, Donald Samick, 2003 (DLC/PP-2003:109). Forms part of: Lamb Design Collection.

Design drawing for stained glass rose window with stylized trefoil

Annotations on drawing: D 470, RF 22. DGS Slide no. 941. Work cracked and chipping. Sticker: Contemporary over Small Early Blue. Purchase, Donald Samick, 2003 (DLC/PP-2003:109). Forms part of: Lamb Design Collection.

Design drawing for stained glass window showing St. John the Evangelis...

Annotations on drawing: scale 1/10, #1A, G 6494. Sticker: Contemporary. See Lamb #2454. Purchase, Donald Samick, 2003 (DLC/PP-2003:109). Forms part of: Lamb Design Collection.

Family register - Print, Library of Congress collection

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 2015

Sergei Prokudin Gorskiy, Freska iz sobora Ipatʹevskago mon. Kostroma, ...

Credit line: Prokudin-Gorskiĭ photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Corresponding photographic print is in album: Views along the upper Volga River, between Yaroslavl, Vla... More

Design drawing for stained glass window with ship, planting flag, and ...

Annotations on drawing: #20, M 60, G 6146. DGS Slide no. 10. MD? See Lamb #2473-5. America/local-themed. Sticker: Gothic Northvale. Purchase, Donald Samick, 2003 (DLC/PP-2003:109). Forms part of: Lamb Design Collection.

Design drawing for stained glass window with transparent round arch an...

Annotations on drawing: G 5798, CSH. Sticker: Contemporary over Gothic. Purchase, Donald Samick, 2003 (DLC/PP-2003:109). Forms part of: Lamb Design Collection.

Design drawing for stained glass window showing grapes, chalice, and s...

Purchase, Donald Samick, 2003 (DLC/PP-2003:109). Forms part of: Lamb Design Collection.

Design drawing for stained glass window showing St. Joseph of Nazareth...

Annotations on drawing: SA 512, 6166 E. Sticker: Contemporary over 2othN. See Lamb #2079-88. Purchase, Donald Samick, 2003 (DLC/PP-2003:109). Forms part of: Lamb Design Collection.

Design drawing for stained glass memorial windows with elaborate, Medi...

Annotations on drawing: S 13. DGS Slide no. 1489. Sticker: Small Early Blue. Purchase, Donald Samick, 2003 (DLC/PP-2003:109). Forms part of: Lamb Design Collection.

Design drawing for stained glass memorial window with The Resurrection...

Annotations on drawing: R 30. DGS Slide no. 1688. Sticker: Small Early Blue. Purchase, Donald Samick, 2003 (DLC/PP-2003:109). Forms part of: Lamb Design Collection.

Design drawing for stained glass window "He Was Crucified" for Trinity...

Annotations on drawing: C, 48. DGS Slide no. 1590. Sticker: 20thP. Noted in some Lamb literature without "Episcopal." Lamb card SKETCHES Upstairs, C: CD 32, Sent: 1/13/70/ Trinity Episcopal Church/ Towson, Md./... More

Design drawing for stained glass window showing Fisher of Men with fis...

Sticker: Contemporary. Purchase, Donald Samick, 2003 (DLC/PP-2003:109). Forms part of: Lamb Design Collection.

Design drawing for stained glass window with Doubting Thomas; Fishers ...

Annotations on drawing: R 102, G 6465. DGS Slide no. 1664. Typed notes on recto. Purchase, Donald Samick, 2003 (DLC/PP-2003:109). Forms part of: Lamb Design Collection.

Design drawing for stained glass window for Church of the Good Shepher...

Annotations on drawing: Eg 3. DGS Slide no. 1189. Sticker: Contemporary. See other works for commission. Purchase, Donald Samick, 2003 (DLC/PP-2003:109). Forms part of: Lamb Design Collection.

Design drawing for stained glass memorial window for Thaddeus with shi...

Annotations on drawing: SY 91. DGS Slide no. 25. Sticker: Contemporary. Purchase, Donald Samick, 2003 (DLC/PP-2003:109). Forms part of: Lamb Design Collection.

Design drawing for stained glass Rose Window

Annotations on drawing: A, RF 2. DGS Slide no. 950. Sticker: Small Early Blue. Purchase, Donald Samick, 2003 (DLC/PP-2003:109). Forms part of: Lamb Design Collection.

Design drawing for stained glass memorial lancet windows showing Lamb ...

Annotations on drawing: BC 9. DGS Slide no. 1270. Sticker: Small Early Blue. Purchase, Donald Samick, 2003 (DLC/PP-2003:109). Forms part of: Lamb Design Collection.

Design drawing for stained glass window showing Visitation; Nativity

Annotations on drawing: AN 38, G 5705. DGS Slide no. 1001. Sticker: Contemporary over Gothic. Purchase, Donald Samick, 2003 (DLC/PP-2003:109). Forms part of: Lamb Design Collection. The Annunciation is a bibl... More

Design drawing for stained glass window with The Circumcision and The ...

Annotations on drawing: B, Pre 7. DGS Slide no. 1161. Sticker: Small Early Blue, Gothic, Gothic Stamp. Purchase, Donald Samick, 2003 (DLC/PP-2003:109). Forms part of: Lamb Design Collection.

Design drawing for stained glass window of the Temptation, with crown ...

Annotations on drawing: OCS 106, G 5651, [h] 83", 9. DGS Slide no. 1413. Sticker: Gothic.Typed notes. Purchase, Donald Samick, 2003 (DLC/PP-2003:109). Forms part of: Lamb Design Collection.

Design drawing for stained glass window with Gothic Nativity

Annotations on drawing: MM 17. DGS Slide no. 1005. Sticker: Small Early Blue. Gothic Stamp. Purchase, Donald Samick, 2003 (DLC/PP-2003:109). Forms part of: Lamb Design Collection.

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