American homestead spring - Print, Library of Congress collection
Entered according to Act of Congress, AD 1869 by Currier & Ives, in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / ... More
The singing comedian, Andrew Mack in the greatest of Irish plays, Myle...
A24956 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: The colleens come to have their fortunes told. Created and "copyright by The Strobridge Lith Co., Cinti & New York." Direction of D.W. Truss & Co. No. 6702. Forms part of: ... More
Fox chase: In full cry - Engraving, Public domain image
Public domain image of horse riding, cavalry, military, war, 17th, 18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Building Miraflores lock / J. Pennell.
Signed on stone. Wuerth, 240. Library of Congress prints and photographs: an illustrated guide / Library of Congress. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1995, p. 13
James K. Polk--President elect of the United States / lith. & pub. by ...
James K. Polk, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly right, his right hand extending to his side, and left hand on drape on table. Copyright by N. Currier. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / com... More
![[The trial of a horse thief] / Jno. Mulvany ; Clay, Cosack & Co. chromo lith., Buffalo and Chicago.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMDQvdGhlLXRyaWFsLW9mLWEtaG9yc2UtdGhpZWYtam5vLW11bHZhbnktY2xheS1jb3NhY2stYW5kLWNvLWNocm9tby1saXRoLWJ1ZmZhbG8tYTA2N2JlLTEwMjQuanBn/40/32/webp "[The trial of a horse thief] / Jno. Mulvany ; Clay, Cosack & Co. chromo lith., Buffalo and Chicago.")
[The trial of a horse thief] / Jno. Mulvany ; Clay, Cosack & Co. chrom...
Print shows a large group of men gathered in a room in a tavern or general store, conducting the trial of a man, standing at center, suspected of stealing a horse. Includes registration marks and color bars to ... More
The flower dance, by the Vienna children / Lith. & pub. by J. Baillie.
Public domain photograph - female portrait, the 1900s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Can't be beat! - Lithograph, public domain, Library of Congress
Public domain scan of lithograph illustration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Viola Allen as "Viola" in Shakespeare's comedy, Twelfth night
William Shakespeare books and illustrations Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Royal Lilliputians the big event : a comedy on new and original lines.
D11701 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: Out for an airing. Created and "copyright, 1900, by The U.S. Printing Co., Russell-Morgan Print, Cincinnati & New York." No. 4636. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collecti... More
Trotting mare Belle Hamlin, record 2:12 3/4
Artist: Scott Leighton. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 6670
The fruit piece - Engraving, Public domain image
Public domain scan - 18th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Morris Brothers minstrels from Boston, organized Dec. 14th, 1857--The ...
African American minstrel show performer with banjo. Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
William Faversham in The squaw man
G xxc 10677 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: One at a time please. Created and "copyright 1905 by The Courier Company, Lith. Dpt., Buffalo, N.Y." Liebler & Co., managers. No. 4358. Forms part of: Theatrical poste... More
Retour de Christophe Colomb / lith. de Turgis.
Christopher Columbus being greeted by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella on his return to Spain. Title also in Spanish.
The devils thumb, ships boring and warping in the pack / Lithod. by Ch...
Print shows two ships, probably the Enterprise and the Investigator, ice bound in Baffin Bay off Devil's Point in the Arctic; the crews work to break up the ice and tow the ships to open water. Caption continu... More
Poster - Swell negro banjo player - Public domain lithograph
F9877 U.S. Copyright Office Created and copyright 1875 by Courier Co. Forms part of: Minstrel poster collection (Library of Congress)
Poster - Swell negro banjo player - Public domain lithograph
F9877 U.S. Copyright Office Created and copyright 1875 by Courier Co. Forms part of: Minstrel poster collection (Library of Congress)
National Democratic Republican nomination / lith. of Endicott, 152 Ful...
A campaign broadside for Democratic candidates Martin Van Buren and Richard Johnson, produced for the presidential election of 1840. It is illustrated with: 1) a vignette of the American eagle in a halo of star... More
Hail! Glorious banner of our land. Spirit of the Union / Gibson & Co. ...
Patriotic music cover showing woman holding U.S. flag. Copyright by Mrs. Mary Farrell Moore.
Cutter Genesta, R.Y.S. - Print, Library of Congress collection
Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 1461.
Royal Lilliputians, the only novelty in sight it is to laugh.
Caption: The giants out for a walk. Created and "copyright, 1900, by The U.S. Printing Co., Russell-Morgan Print, Cincinnati & New York." No. 4565. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)
Indian summer - Engraving, Public domain image
Man standing in rowboat near shore of Squam Lake with trees and mountains in background.
Poster - Palmer's Uncle Tom's Cabin Co. - Public domain lithograph
Includes portraits in upper left corner of Tom Dailey and George W. Goodhart. Caption: Little Eva. Created and "copyright 1899, Courier Litho. Co., Buffalo, N.Y." Direction, Dailey & Goodhart. No. 2823. Forms p... More
Look at papa / lith: & pub: by N. Currier, 2 Spruce St., N.Y.
Woman holding small child before a painting of the child's father. Conningham no. 3100. Conningham no. 3101 of another version. On Conningham no. 3101 the publisher statement is printed in a different typeface... More
A model of Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, N.Y. / R.T. Sperry, del.
Print showing ground plan with instructions and 3 plates of cutouts, plus a single sheet of letterpress history of the Plymouth Church to be pasted on the bottom of the model. M19910 U.S. Copyright Office.
Everybody's friend - Lithograph, public domain, Library of Congress
Public domain scan of lithograph illustration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Virginia City, Nevada Territory, 1861 / drawn from nature by Grafton T...
Bird's-eye view of Virginia City from the "Gould & Curry" claim, with 30 individual views of commercial buildings and residences forming the border.
Anti-monopoly - Print, Library of Congress collection
Print shows signs reading "cheap farms" and "for sale", wealthy people and horse-drawn carriage, three railroad trains, a wagon upset on the railroad tracks, and a mansion in mid-ground; a storm is underway in ... More
Charles Frohman presents John Drew and his company
Includes small portrait and blank area for stock printing. 58975 U.S. Copyright Office Created and "copyright 1898 by The Strobridge Litho. Co., Cincinnati & New York." N.Y. no. 8241. Forms part of: Theatrical ... More
Carry on! Buy Liberty Bonds to your utmost / Edwin Howland Blashfield.
Poster showing a soldier charging into battle, accompanied by Liberty bearing a sword and an American flag.
Honorable Charles Sumner - the great senator and statesman, the champi...
Print showing Charles Sumner, senator from Massachusetts, full-length portrait, standing, facing left, holding "Bill of Civil Rights" in right hand.
Walter Fletcher as "Appetite Bill" in Our Malindy
Created and "copyrighted A.S. Seer's Print, N.Y." Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)
Food will win the war - You came here seeking freedom, now you must he...
Poster showing immigrants arriving in New York harbor, with Statue of Liberty beneath a rainbow. United States Food Administration. No. 18.
"I hear they want more Bovril. My place is at the front" / S.H.B. Ltd.
Poster showing a bull approaching a recruiting station decorated with the British flag. Bovril is a brand name for beef extract. Caption: British to the backbone. Regd. No. A 508.
A high born lady - Public domain portrait print
"Russell-Morgan Print." Caption: Clifford & Huth: Billy S. Clifford; Maud Huth. Created and "copyrighted 1898 by The U.S. Printing Co., Cin., U.S.A." No. 3545. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Libra... More
The City of Baltimore / sketched and drawn by C.R. Parsons.
Bird's-eye view of Baltimore, Maryland from above the harbor; prominent features identified below the image. 6892 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Currier & Ives, N.Y. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné /... More
The returned fugitive / The Hatch Lith. Co. 32 & 34 Vesey St., N.Y.
Print shows a young girl leaning on an open birdcage from which a bird has escaped, and looking at the fugitive bird perched on a nearby branch or vine. (inscribed in pencil at bottom).
A man in time is worth nine - Public domain portrait print
U.S. Navy recruitment poster showing a man in Navy uniform, and nine small figures in civilian dress. Furnished by Federal Schools, Minneapolis. Forms part of: Willard and Dorothy Straight Collection.
The white slave by Bartley Campbell.
Captions: Rags are royal raiment, when worn for virtue's sake! That lady is a genuine white woman! Created and "copyright 1911 by The Strobridge Litho Co, Cincinnati & New York." N.Y. no. 13739. Forms part of... More
May Howard extravaganza, American vaudeville and popular entertainment...
Caption: The ladies alimony club. Created and "copyright 1898 by The H.C. Miner Litho. Co., N.Y." No. 6354. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)
Wi-Jun-Jon - The Pigeon's Egg Head Going to Washington : Returning to ...
Two views of Wi-jun-jon, first, on his way to Washington wearing traditional Native American dress and carrying a calumet, then, on his return to his village wearing a uniform with top hat and carrying a fan an... More
The flag of our union. American Civil War 1861-1865.
A dramatic Unionist print in much the same mold as "The Union Volunteer" (no. 1861-14). Here a young, mustachioed Union soldier is shown in three-quarter length, facing left while holding an American flag over ... More
Go over the top with U.S. Marines / John A. Coughlin.
Poster showing a Marine carrying a mortar into combat, with American flag behind.
Primrose & West's Big Minstrels
Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
William H. West's Big Minstrel Jubilee (formerly of Primrose & West).
Caption: Tom Lewis, the great comedian. Created and "copyright 1898 by The Strobridge Litho. Co., Cincinnati & New York." Similar smaller version of poster: POS - MIN - .W48, no. 45a (D size). Forms part of: Mi... More
The City of San Francisco. Birds eye view from the bay looking south-w...
Panoramic view of San Francisco, California, with the San Francisco Bay in the foreground and the Pacific Ocean in the background. 6963 1877 U.S. Copyright Office Includes key to geographic, commercial, and oth... More
Over the top for you - Buy U.S. gov't bonds, Third Liberty Loan / Sidn...
Poster showing a soldier clutching an American flag. No. 1-A.
Joseph Hart Vaudeville Co. direct from Weber & Fields Music Hall, New ...
51421 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: The world renowned Henri French. Created and "copyright 1899 Courier Litho. Co., Buffalo, N.Y." No. 2724. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)
Rose Hill English Folly Co. - Public domain portrait print
Caption: Miles & Raymond. The original baby in the cradle. Created and "copyright 1899 Courier Litho. Co., Buffalo, N.Y." No. 2835. Rice & Barton, props & managers. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (... More
Smith, Waldron, Morton & Martin's Original Big Four Minstrels
K14807 U.S. Copyright Office Created by "H.A. Thomas Lith. Studio, 865 Broadway, N.Y.; copyright 1879 by H.A. Thomas, N.Y." Forms part of: Minstrel poster collection (Library of Congress)
The singing comedian, Andrew Mack in his new play, The rebel a drama o...
D13802 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: Now vengeance is in my hands! Created and "copyright 1900 by The Strobridge Litho Co, Cin'ti & New York." Management, Rich & Harris. N.Y. no. 9030. Forms part of: Theatrica... More
Sidney R. Ellis' Bonnie Scotland
A245923 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: Arrival of the "regiments." Created and "copyright 1895 by The Strobridge Lith Co, Cinti. = N. Y." No. 6683. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)
Lincoln and Hamlin - Print, Library of Congress collection
Print shows a small campaign banner consisting of an American flag pattern, with thirty-one stars, printed on fabric. The words "Lincoln and Hamlin" are overprinted in black. Collins describes a similar example... More
View on Lake George, N.Y. / F.F. Palmer del. ; lith. of Currier & Ives...
Lake George, N.Y. with trees to the left and hills in the background. Conningham no. 5353. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 6952
Bound down the river - Public domain image of a steam boat
Print shows boatmen on a raft on a river in the foreground and steamboats in the background. 792 U.S. Copyright Office. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1870 by Currier & Ives in the Clerks Off... More
Fast trotters on Harlem Lane, N.Y. / J. Cameron, del. ; lith. of Curri...
"Com. Vanderbilt with Myron Perry and Daisy Burns. Bonner with Dexter". Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 2071
E.R. Spencer & Isabel Pengra in Steele MacKaye's masterpiece, Paul Kau...
62928 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: Isabelle Pengra as Diane. Created and "copyright 1899 Courier Litho. Co., Buffalo, N.Y." No. 2825. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)
Chicago welcomes the National Republican Convention 1888
Registered for copyright on the eve of the Republican Convention, this print reminded viewers of the Republican Party's first successful presidential candidate, Abraham Lincoln, as well as the current candidate... More
Lost in Siberia, American vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 19...
Caption: Denouncing a dastard: Send him to Siberia to starve and rot! Created and "copyright 1898 by The Strobridge Lith Co, Cin'ti & N.Y." N.Y. no. 8227. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)
Deacon Jones' one hoss shay, no. 2 / F.M. Haskell & Co. 30 Hanover St....
Print showing "Deacon Jones" in a chaise drawn by an exhausted horse, racing with a man driving a horsedrawn sulky. K15879; L5528; L2520 U.S. Copyright Office. Library has three impressions, 1st impression cop... More
Bennett Pieters & Cos. celebrated Red Jacket stomach bitters / lith. b...
Patent medicine label showing full-length portrait of Seneca chief Red Jacket holding a rifle. Copyright by Bennett Pieters & Co.
The harbor, Genoa / Pennell. - Lithograph, public domain, Library of C...
Public domain scan of lithograph illustration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Bursting the balloon - Public domain print
Democratic frustrations in the race for the "Presidential Chair" are again parodied in the sequel or companion to "Balloon Ascension to the Presidential Chair" (no. 1844-32). Here the ascent of the Democrats is... More
Brown's Indian Queen Hotel, Washington City North side of Pennsylvania...
Print shows a row of buildings on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., with "Brown's Indian Queen Hotel" at center; also shows pedestrians on the sidewalk and two stagecoaches on the street. Caption contin... More
New York, / print by G. Schlegel, 97 William St. N.Y.
Bird's-eye view of New York with Battery Park in the foreground and the Brooklyn Bridge on the right. 7440E U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Geo. Degen 1873 (on date 4 handwritten over printed 3). Available ... More
The celebrated trotting Team Edward and Swiveller, owned by Frank Work...
Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 1033.
The Musical Institute, Providence, R.I., awards this diploma to ... / ...
Blank diploma surrounded by head-and-shoulders portraits of G.F. Handel, J.S. Bach, Mendelssohn, and L. Van Beethoven, and two monuments dedicated to other famous composers. Copyright by E. Baker.
The limited mail Elmer E. Vance's famous railroad play.
Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The first nines segars manufactured from the best Vuelta Abajo tobacco...
Print of tobacco package label showing view from the pitcher's mound of a batter and a catcher during a baseball game, with other players standing in the background. 12283 U.S. Copyright office. Entered accord... More
Facing the future Uncle Sam offers training to every man disabled in t...
Poster showing a disabled man with a crutch standing in a doorway looking at landscape beyond, with Red Cross nurse and others in foreground.
Anheuser-Busch black & tan prepared only by Anheuser-Busch brew'g ass'...
Beer advertisement showing African-American children of light and dark complexions wearing confederate hats and holdings swords and rifles like soldiers; the beer logo overlays the American flag while a militar... More
Abraham Lincoln. American Civil War 1861-1865.
Abraham Lincoln, three-quarter-length portrait, facing right, U.S. Capitol in background. No. 47 U.S. Copyright Office.
Banco di Roma, sottoscrizione Prestito Nazionale 1917 consolidato 5% /...
Poster shows a soldier looking down at his small son. Text: Bank of Rome, subscribe to the National Consolidated Loan, 1917, 5%. Open your money box so that Papa can quickly return victorious.
Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...
Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions
The life of a fireman: the metropolitan system
Artist: John Cameron (signature on image). Library has two impressions, one hand-colored, published at 115 Nassau Street, and one b&w, published at 152 Nassau Street. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / com... More
Campbell U.S. Gen'l. Hospital, Washington, D.C. / lith. and print by C...
Print shows a temporary hospital established by the Union Army during the Civil War.