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[Sir Jeffery Amherst] [Knight of the most honorable Order of Bath, ...] / / J. Reynolds pinx. ; J. Watson fecit. 1766.

[Sir Jeffery Amherst] [Knight of the most honorable Order of Bath, ......

Sir Jeffery Amherst, three-quarter length, standing, facing left, wearing armor, helmet on table with map; boatloads of troops on a river in the background. Proof before letters. From a painting by Sir Joshua ... More

James Watson House, 7 State Street, New York, New York County, NY

James Watson House, 7 State Street, New York, New York County, NY

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-60 Survey number: HABS NY-442 Building/structure dates: ca. 1794 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1806 Subsequent Work

James Watson House, 7 State Street, New York, New York County, NY

James Watson House, 7 State Street, New York, New York County, NY

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-60 Survey number: HABS NY-442 Building/structure dates: ca. 1794 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1806 Subsequent Work

Scene in Washington. Sunday Feby. 25. 1838

Scene in Washington. Sunday Feby. 25. 1838

A caricature of James Watson Webb, prominent Whig editor of the "Morning Courier and New York Enquirer." Webb is shown parading, armed to the teeth, along Pennsylvania Avenue. He carries a sword cane, a musket,... More

Grand Presidential sweep-stakes for 1849

Grand Presidential sweep-stakes for 1849

The Free Soil sympathies of the cartoonist are evident in his portrayal of the 1848 presidential contest as a race between the three major candidates. The contenders are on the course. Whig candidate Zachary T... More

The issue joined - Public domain  drawing

The issue joined - Public domain drawing

An indignant James K. Polk takes issue with Massachusetts senator Daniel Webster's public attacks on his Texas policy. In 1844 Webster had been opposed to the annexation of Texas and in 1846 he criticized atta... More

James Watson House, 7 State Street, New York, New York County, NY

James Watson House, 7 State Street, New York, New York County, NY

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-60 Survey number: HABS NY-442 Building/structure dates: ca. 1794 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1806 Subsequent Work

General James Watson Webb / SW [monogram]

General James Watson Webb / SW [monogram]

James Watson Webb, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing right. Photographed by Fredericks. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 2, 1858 Sept. 4, title page.

James Watson House, 7 State Street, New York, New York County, NY

James Watson House, 7 State Street, New York, New York County, NY

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-60 Survey number: HABS NY-442 Building/structure dates: ca. 1794 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1806 Subsequent Work

James Watson House, 7 State Street, New York, New York County, NY

James Watson House, 7 State Street, New York, New York County, NY

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-60 Survey number: HABS NY-442 Building/structure dates: ca. 1794 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1806 Subsequent Work

Senator has annual birthday party. Every tenth of January, Ernest W. Smoot gives a birthday luncheon for his father, Sen. Reed Smoot of Utah. A few months later, the Senator reciprocates by giving a similar party for his son. The photograph shows the principals and few of the guests at the luncheon on the Senator's 69th birthday. Left to right: Ernest W. Smoot, Secretary of the Treasury Mellon, Sen. Smoot, Sen. James Watson and Postmaster General Brown, 1/10/30

Senator has annual birthday party. Every tenth of January, Ernest W. S...

A group of men standing next to each other. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

James Watson House, 7 State Street, New York, New York County, NY

James Watson House, 7 State Street, New York, New York County, NY

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-60 Survey number: HABS NY-442 Building/structure dates: ca. 1794 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1806 Subsequent Work

GERARD, JAMES WATSON, AMB. E. & P. TO GERMANY, 1913-1917

GERARD, JAMES WATSON, AMB. E. & P. TO GERMANY, 1913-1917

A black and white photo of a man in a coat and hat. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

James Watson House, 7 State Street, New York, New York County, NY

James Watson House, 7 State Street, New York, New York County, NY

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-60 Survey number: HABS NY-442 Building/structure dates: ca. 1794 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1806 Subsequent Work

The morning after the election--November 1856

The morning after the election--November 1856

The victorious James Buchanan sits under a trellis of grape vines, holding reports of election returns on his lap. He reflects, "What a happy morning for my country and myself. Here I find returns for myself & ... More

The heavens in November - Public domain  print

The heavens in November - Public domain print

Illustration shows cameo portraits of "Clark, Saulsbury, Metz, Wells, Marshall, Gerard, Wilson, McAdoo, Sulzer, Bryan, Elkus, Hudspeth, Underwood, Harmon, [and] Daniels" forming a cluster of comets in the night... More

GERARD, JAMES WATSON, AMB. E. & P. TO GERMANY, 1913-1917

GERARD, JAMES WATSON, AMB. E. & P. TO GERMANY, 1913-1917

A man in a suit and hat standing next to another man. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The issue joined. Book illustration from Library of Congress

The issue joined. Book illustration from Library of Congress

An indignant James K. Polk takes issue with Massachusetts senator Daniel Webster's public attacks on his Texas policy. In 1844 Webster had been opposed to the annexation of Texas and in 1846 he criticized atta... More

GERARD, JAMES WATSON. AMB. E. & P. TO GERMANY, 1913-1917. AT BERLIN RY. STATION

GERARD, JAMES WATSON. AMB. E. & P. TO GERMANY, 1913-1917. AT BERLIN RY...

A group of men standing next to each other on a train. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[James W. Gerard, American Ambassador to Germany, half-length portrait, seated at his desk in embassy]

[James W. Gerard, American Ambassador to Germany, half-length portrait...

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

Great speech of Clay -- bran bread is riz!!!

Great speech of Clay -- bran bread is riz!!!

Henry Clay's November 1847 address to a public meeting in Lexington, Kentucky, condemning the Polk administration's prosecution of the Mexican War and opposing the pondered annexation of all of Mexican territor... More

James Watson House, 7 State Street, New York, New York County, NY

James Watson House, 7 State Street, New York, New York County, NY

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-60 Survey number: HABS NY-442 Building/structure dates: ca. 1794 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1806 Subsequent Work

Old Jack, the famous New Orleans mouser, clearing Uncle Sam's barn of bank and Clay rats; ...

Old Jack, the famous New Orleans mouser, clearing Uncle Sam's barn of ...

A rare pro-Jackson satire on the President's campaign to destroy the political power and influence of the Bank of the United States. It was probably issued late in the presidential campaign of 1832, after Jacks... More

The available party trying to get their villany endorsed by the every man they have assasinated

The available party trying to get their villany endorsed by the every ...

Again partisan bitterness, over the perceived Whig betrayal of Henry Clay's hopes for the presidential nomination and over subsequent efforts to obtain Clay's endorsement of Zachary Taylor's candidacy, is vente... More

Worrying the bull - Political cartoon, public domain image

Worrying the bull - Political cartoon, public domain image

In a ring a large bull, wearing a ribbon marked "The Rough & Ready" between its horns, faces five matadors. The bull represents Zachary Taylor, nicknamed "Old Rough and Ready." The matadors are prominent Whigs,... More

The assassination of the Sage of Ashland

The assassination of the Sage of Ashland

The artist conveys some of the profound disappointment and anger among Henry Clay's many supporters at the nomination of Zachary Taylor at the June 1848 Whig convention in Philadelphia. The convention's act was... More

The "mustang" team - A cartoon of a horse pulling a cart with people on it

The "mustang" team - A cartoon of a horse pulling a cart with people o...

The abolitionist Republican presidential ticket and its supporters in the press are the targets of the cartoon. Candidate Fremont, wearing an emigrant's smock and carrying a cross (an allusion to his rumored Ca... More

Miss Jane Thomas leading in the "Hoosier Schoolmaster" which will have its initial performance at the Willard before the Indiana State Society. With James Watson, rt., and Samuel Ralston, Senators from Indiana

Miss Jane Thomas leading in the "Hoosier Schoolmaster" which will have...

An old photo of three people standing on the steps of a building. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

James Watson House, 7 State Street, New York, New York County, NY

James Watson House, 7 State Street, New York, New York County, NY

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-60 Survey number: HABS NY-442 Building/structure dates: ca. 1794 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1806 Subsequent Work

James Watson House, 7 State Street, New York, New York County, NY

James Watson House, 7 State Street, New York, New York County, NY

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-60 Survey number: HABS NY-442 Building/structure dates: ca. 1794 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1806 Subsequent Work

The downfall of Mother Bank - Public domain  drawing

The downfall of Mother Bank - Public domain drawing

A pro-Jackson satire applauding the President's September 1833 order for the removal of federal deposits from the Bank of the United States. The combined opposition to this move from Bank president Nicholas Bid... More

The new code of chivalry or what we would have done.  As approved by "The American:" For 1838

The new code of chivalry or what we would have done. As approved by "...

The second of two satires by Chambers on events surrounding the killing of Maine Congressman Jonathan Cilley by Kentucky Representative William J. Graves in a February 24, 1838, duel. (See also "Scene in Washin... More

Edmund Burke, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, in medallion Sr. Joshua Reynolds pinxt. ; James Watson fecit

Edmund Burke, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, in medallion S...

From a painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds. 1st state, proof before letters. Goodwin, 69 Smith, 20

James Watson House, 7 State Street, New York, New York County, NY

James Watson House, 7 State Street, New York, New York County, NY

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-60 Survey number: HABS NY-442 Building/structure dates: ca. 1794 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1806 Subsequent Work

James Watson House, 7 State Street, New York, New York County, NY

James Watson House, 7 State Street, New York, New York County, NY

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-60 Survey number: HABS NY-442 Building/structure dates: ca. 1794 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1806 Subsequent Work

James Watson House, 7 State Street, New York, New York County, NY

James Watson House, 7 State Street, New York, New York County, NY

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-60 Survey number: HABS NY-442 Building/structure dates: ca. 1794 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1806 Subsequent Work

"Misery acquaints a man with strange bed-fellows"

"Misery acquaints a man with strange bed-fellows"

A satire on the unlikely alliance of rival editors Horace Greeley and James Watson Webb in support of Zachary Taylor for the presidency in 1848. Unlike Webb, one of Taylor's earliest and most enthusiastic New Y... More

"The irrespressible conflict" Or the Republican barge in danger

"The irrespressible conflict" Or the Republican barge in danger

The cartoon reflects the considerable bitterness among New York Republicans at the party's surprising failure to nominate New York senator William H. Seward for president at its May 1860 national convention. Th... More

James Watson House, 7 State Street, New York, New York County, NY

James Watson House, 7 State Street, New York, New York County, NY

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-60 Survey number: HABS NY-442 Building/structure dates: ca. 1794 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1806 Subsequent Work

James Watson House, 7 State Street, New York, New York County, NY

James Watson House, 7 State Street, New York, New York County, NY

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-60 Survey number: HABS NY-442 Building/structure dates: ca. 1794 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1806 Subsequent Work

James Watson House, 7 State Street, New York, New York County, NY

James Watson House, 7 State Street, New York, New York County, NY

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-60 Survey number: HABS NY-442 Building/structure dates: ca. 1794 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1806 Subsequent Work

GERARD, JAMES WATSON. AMB. E. & P. TO GERMANY, 1913-1917. AT BERLIN RY. STATION

GERARD, JAMES WATSON. AMB. E. & P. TO GERMANY, 1913-1917. AT BERLIN RY...

A group of men standing next to each other on a train, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc.... More

One of the young bo-hoys in exstacies before the coons of 1844

One of the young bo-hoys in exstacies before the coons of 1844

A satire, puzzling in its precise meaning, on the ascendance of the radical wing of the Whig party in New York's gubernatorial election of 1846. Influential radical journalist Horace Greeley dances a jig to th... More

Great speech of Clay -- bran bread is riz!!!

Great speech of Clay -- bran bread is riz!!!

Henry Clay's November 1847 address to a public meeting in Lexington, Kentucky, condemning the Polk administration's prosecution of the Mexican War and opposing the pondered annexation of all of Mexican territor... More

James Watson House, 7 State Street, New York, New York County, NY

James Watson House, 7 State Street, New York, New York County, NY

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-60 Survey number: HABS NY-442 Building/structure dates: ca. 1794 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1806 Subsequent Work

Sir Jeffery Amherst Knight of the most honorable Order of Bath, ... J. Reynolds pinxt. ; J. Watson fecit

Sir Jeffery Amherst Knight of the most honorable Order of Bath, ... J....

Sir Jeffery Amherst, three-quarter length, standing, facing left, wearing armor, helmet on table with map "Plan of the Island of Montreal & its Environs"; boatloads of troops on a river in the background. Capt... More

Sen. James Watson of Indiana, left, with Henry W. Marshall, center, Editor of the Journal Courier of Lafayette, Ind., and Rep. William R. Ward of Ind. as they appeared at the White House when Mr. Marshall asked the Pres. to speak at Purdue Univ., May 2

Sen. James Watson of Indiana, left, with Henry W. Marshall, center, Ed...

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

James Watson to Andrew Jackson, February 7, 1801

James Watson to Andrew Jackson, February 7, 1801

Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

James Watson House, 7 State Street, New York, New York County, NY

James Watson House, 7 State Street, New York, New York County, NY

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-60 Survey number: HABS NY-442 Building/structure dates: ca. 1794 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1806 Subsequent Work

James Watson, Jr. to Thomas Truxtun, January 21, 1807
The candidate of many parties. A phrenological examination to ascertain what his political principles are

The candidate of many parties. A phrenological examination to ascertai...

Whig nominee Zachary Taylor's reluctance to clearly declare his political views was an issue eagerly exploited by the opposition in the 1848 campaign. Here the artist shows phrenologist Orson S. Fowler probing... More

James Watson to Andrew Jackson, February 7, 1801

James Watson to Andrew Jackson, February 7, 1801

Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

James Watson House, 7 State Street, New York, New York County, NY

James Watson House, 7 State Street, New York, New York County, NY

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-60 Survey number: HABS NY-442 Building/structure dates: ca. 1794 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1806 Subsequent Work

James Watson, Jr. to Thomas Truxtun, January 21, 1807
The heavens in November - Public domain  print

The heavens in November - Public domain print

Illustration shows cameo portraits of "Clark, Saulsbury, Metz, Wells, Marshall, Gerard, Wilson, McAdoo, Sulzer, Bryan, Elkus, Hudspeth, Underwood, Harmon, [and] Daniels" forming a cluster of comets in the night... More

Edmund Burke, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, in medallion Sr. Joshua Reynolds pinxt. ; James Watson fecit

Edmund Burke, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, in medallion S...

From a painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds. 1st state, proof before letters. Goodwin, 69 Smith, 20

GERARD, JAMES WATSON, AMB. E. & P. TO GERMANY, 1913-1917

GERARD, JAMES WATSON, AMB. E. & P. TO GERMANY, 1913-1917

A black and white photo of a man in a coat and hat, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 19... More

Miss Jane Thomas leading in the "Hoosier Schoolmaster" which will have its initial performance at the Willard before the Indiana State Society. With James Watson, rt., and Samuel Ralston, Senators from Indiana

Miss Jane Thomas leading in the "Hoosier Schoolmaster" which will have...

An old photo of three people standing on the steps of a building, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data on negative or negative sleeve. Date based on date of negati... More

Sen. James Watson of Indiana, left, with Henry W. Marshall, center, Editor of the Journal Courier of Lafayette, Ind., and Rep. William R. Ward of Ind. as they appeared at the White House when Mr. Marshall asked the Pres. to speak at Purdue Univ., May 2

Sen. James Watson of Indiana, left, with Henry W. Marshall, center, Ed...

A black and white photo of three men in suits and hats, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data on negative or negative sleeve. Date (year) based on date of negatives... More

Old Nick's new patent plan to make Nova Scotia Tories, Federals coodies, Hartford conventioners, Nullifiers, National Republican bankites & c

Old Nick's new patent plan to make Nova Scotia Tories, Federals coodie...

An attack on Nicholas Biddle and the New York newspaper editors friendly to the United States Bank. The print was evidently prompted by Biddle's 1834 attempt to create a financial crisis through an artificial t... More

One of the people's saints for the calendar of liberty 1852

One of the people's saints for the calendar of liberty 1852

The artist registers the widespread American sympathy with certain revolutionary movements in Europe. More specifically, the print extols Louis Kossuth, the Hungarian patriot who led an 1848 revolt against the... More

James Watson to Andrew Jackson, February 7, 1801

James Watson to Andrew Jackson, February 7, 1801

Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

James Watson to Andrew Jackson, May 6, 1801

James Watson to Andrew Jackson, May 6, 1801

Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

James Watson House, 7 State Street, New York, New York County, NY

James Watson House, 7 State Street, New York, New York County, NY

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-60 Survey number: HABS NY-442 Building/structure dates: ca. 1794 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1806 Subsequent Work

Scene in Washington. In which the Presidental candidate of all the decency or respectable Webb "Whig" Party . . .

Scene in Washington. In which the Presidental candidate of all the dec...

Whig senator Henry Clay is attacked here on several fronts. The artist alludes to his reputation for gambling, his widely publicized outburst in the House of Representatives in February 1838, and his alleged un... More

A big blue bottle fly in the web

A big blue bottle fly in the web

Another swipe at Whig candidate Winfield Scott's manipulation by antislavery Whigs Seward and Greeley. Here, Scott is a fly caught in a large web, spun by spiders Greeley (left) and Seward (right). Scott excl... More

Senators on Capitol steps after meeting in caucus, Friday morning, Nov. 28, when Sen. Curtis was elected leader of the Senate, to succeed the late Sen. Lodge. Left to rt.: William M. Butler, new Sen. from Massachusetts., Sen. James Watson of Ind., Sen Chas. Curtis of Kansas, Sen. J.H. Metcalf from R.I. to succeed the late Sen. Brandage, and Sen. George H. Moses of N.H

Senators on Capitol steps after meeting in caucus, Friday morning, Nov...

A group of men standing next to each other, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data on negative or negative sleeve. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. General informati... More

GERARD, JAMES WATSON, AMB. E. & P. TO GERMANY, 1913-1917

GERARD, JAMES WATSON, AMB. E. & P. TO GERMANY, 1913-1917

A man in a suit and hat standing next to another man, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. ... More

James Watson, Jr. to Thomas Truxtun, January 21, 1807
Senators on Capitol steps after meeting in caucus, Friday morning, Nov. 28, when Sen. Curtis was elected leader of the Senate, to succeed the late Sen. Lodge. Left to rt.: William M. Butler, new Sen. from Massachusetts., Sen. James Watson of Ind., Sen Chas. Curtis of Kansas, Sen. J.H. Metcalf from R.I. to succeed the late Sen. Brandage, and Sen. George H. Moses of N.H.

Senators on Capitol steps after meeting in caucus, Friday morning, Nov...

A group of men standing next to each other. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

James Watson to Andrew Jackson, February 7, 1801

James Watson to Andrew Jackson, February 7, 1801

Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

James Watson to Andrew Jackson, May 6, 1801

James Watson to Andrew Jackson, May 6, 1801

Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

James Watson House, 7 State Street, New York, New York County, NY

James Watson House, 7 State Street, New York, New York County, NY

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-60 Survey number: HABS NY-442 Building/structure dates: ca. 1794 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1806 Subsequent Work

James Watson House, 7 State Street, New York, New York County, NY

James Watson House, 7 State Street, New York, New York County, NY

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-60 Survey number: HABS NY-442 Building/structure dates: ca. 1794 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1806 Subsequent Work