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State of Louisiana wood engraving, Library of Congress

State of Louisiana wood engraving, Library of Congress

Print shows the title page to "Ballou's Pictorial" for "Saturday, December 22, 1855" showing, at top, a view of Boston Harbor with sailing ships, steamboats, a rowboat, and a view of the city of Boston in the b... More

Chief interpreter Moryamo Yenoski and Tako Juro interpreter / dag. by E. Brown, Jr. ; T. Sinclair's lith., Philadelphia.

Chief interpreter Moryamo Yenoski and Tako Juro interpreter / dag. by ...

Print shows two Japanese men, Moryamo Yenoski and Tako Juro, full-length portrait, standing facing front, as interpreters for members of the Perry expedition in Japan. Plate from: Narrative of the expedition o... More

Kah-ge-ga-gah-bowh - G. Copway - Public domain portrait print

Kah-ge-ga-gah-bowh - G. Copway - Public domain portrait print

George Copway, half-length portrait, standing, facing left, holding book, wearing feather headdress. Forms part of the Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress. Published in: Gathering history: th... More

Osceola Lease, Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope card.

Osceola Lease, Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope card.

No. 2805. 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 and salt, which creates a glossy s... More

Delaware Water Gap, Pa, Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope card.

Delaware Water Gap, Pa, Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope card.

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 and salt, which creates a glossy surface to h... More

Pauline Markham Actress, "Ixion" original British Blonde

Pauline Markham Actress, "Ixion" original British Blonde

No. 118. Public domain photograph of 19th-century fashion design, dress catalog, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A visit from St. Nicholas - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

A visit from St. Nicholas - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congr...

In verse. Known by the title: The night before Christmas. Copyright 1864. A strip of paper folded accordion fashion, to form 12 leaves, the first leaf fastened into a printed paper wrapper. Advertisement for P... More

White House - Pamunkey River / McIlvaine.

White House - Pamunkey River / McIlvaine.

Soldiers (?) on porch of a house on the Pamunkey River, Virginia, with steamship flying American flag at landing to the left. Similar view filed under: DRWG/US - McIlvaine, no. 3, of 1862. Forms part of the Mar... More

Old brick barn - 19th century Virginia.

Old brick barn - 19th century Virginia.

Photograph shows a brick barn built at Mount Vernon in 1745 by Lawrence Washington. On mount: Only authorized publisher of Mt. Vernon views. Copyright by Mount Vernon Association. Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1... More

Death and burial of poor Cock Robin

Death and burial of poor Cock Robin

"Entering according to act of Congress in the year 1864 ... in the Clerk's Office of the District Court ... Southern District of New York"--P. [2]. LC copy inscribed in ink: "January 1, 1866, Louisa Thacher to ... More

Music of Francis Hopkinson - Public domain American sheet music

Music of Francis Hopkinson - Public domain American sheet music

Title from slipcase spine. In ink, in the hand of Francis Hopkinson. Songs, vocal duets, harpsichord music, and one violin duet. Composed by Hopkinson and various other composers, chiefly James Bremner. The voc... More

Music of Francis Hopkinson - Public domain American sheet music

Music of Francis Hopkinson - Public domain American sheet music

Title from slipcase spine. In ink, in the hand of Francis Hopkinson. Songs, vocal duets, harpsichord music, and one violin duet. Composed by Hopkinson and various other composers, chiefly James Bremner. The voc... More

Music of Francis Hopkinson - Public domain American sheet music

Music of Francis Hopkinson - Public domain American sheet music

Title from slipcase spine. In ink, in the hand of Francis Hopkinson. Songs, vocal duets, harpsichord music, and one violin duet. Composed by Hopkinson and various other composers, chiefly James Bremner. The voc... More

A plan of the city of Savannah : with a drawing of the part of the city burnt in the dreadful fires of the 26 November & 6 December, 1796.

A plan of the city of Savannah : with a drawing of the part of the cit...

Relief shown pictorially. Oriented with north toward lower right. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Select buildings shown pictorially. Annotations in pencil. Minor tears around edges of sheet repaired by conservatio... More

Cresson Mansion, Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope card.

Cresson Mansion, Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope card.

No. 5. 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 and salt, which creates a glossy sur... More

Benson, Maule & Co. seed warehouse / Longacre Co.

Benson, Maule & Co. seed warehouse / Longacre Co.

Print shows the front facade of the Benson, Maule & Co. seed warehouse at 129-131 Front Street in Philadelphia, Pa., with merchandise on the sidewalk, horse-drawn wagons on the street, and the end of a street r... More

Boston circa 1832 - Public domain  engraving

Boston circa 1832 - Public domain engraving

Print shows a view of Boston Harbor as it may have looked in 1832 with sailboats and rowboats in the foreground, a windmill in the middle distance, and the city of Boston in the background. Reproduction of an ... More

A visit from St. Nicholas - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

A visit from St. Nicholas - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congr...

In verse. Known by the title: The night before Christmas. Copyright 1864. A strip of paper folded accordion fashion, to form 12 leaves, the first leaf fastened into a printed paper wrapper. Advertisement for P... More

Old brick barn - 19th century Virginia.

Old brick barn - 19th century Virginia.

Photograph shows a brick barn built at Mount Vernon in 1745 by Lawrence Washington. On mount: Only authorized publisher of Mt. Vernon views. Copyright by Mount Vernon Association. Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1... More

Perry's victory / T. Birch. - A drawing of a ship in a harbor

Perry's victory / T. Birch. - A drawing of a ship in a harbor

Marine view showing American fleet, under the command of Oliver Hazard Perry, engaged in battle with the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congr... More

Yorktown, Virginia / McIlvaine. - A painting of a farm scene with a full moon in the sky

Yorktown, Virginia / McIlvaine. - A painting of a farm scene with a fu...

Moonlight scene of Yorktown with wagons, campfire, and soldiers near ruins and a grave. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congress).

Music of Francis Hopkinson - Public domain American sheet music

Music of Francis Hopkinson - Public domain American sheet music

Title from slipcase spine. In ink, in the hand of Francis Hopkinson. Songs, vocal duets, harpsichord music, and one violin duet. Composed by Hopkinson and various other composers, chiefly James Bremner. The voc... More

U.S. steam frigate Mississippi passing Punta Tristao. N. west point of Madeira / Jas. Queen delt. ; P.S. Duval & Co's. lithy. Philada.

U.S. steam frigate Mississippi passing Punta Tristao. N. west point of...

Print shows the American side wheel steam frigate Mississippi on rough seas as it passes Tristram Point, Madeira. Plate from: Narrative of the expedition of an American squadron to the China Seas and Japan ...... More

State Bed-Room in President's Mansion, Washington, D.C

State Bed-Room in President's Mansion, Washington, D.C

Title from Item. 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 and salt, which creates a g... More

Mary Frances Scott Siddons Actress - stereocsopic card

Mary Frances Scott Siddons Actress - stereocsopic card

Public domain photograph of 1900s studio portrait photography, France, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[View of Tifft House, a Buffalo, New York, hotel]

[View of Tifft House, a Buffalo, New York, hotel]

Part of series : Buffalo City Views. Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1997; (DLC/PP-1997:105). Forms part of the Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.

A visit from St. Nicholas - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

A visit from St. Nicholas - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congr...

In verse. Known by the title: The night before Christmas. Copyright 1864. A strip of paper folded accordion fashion, to form 12 leaves, the first leaf fastened into a printed paper wrapper. Advertisement for P... More

Die geschickte Hausfrau : eine Sammlung guter Recepte und Vorschriften zum Kochen, Braten, Kuchen-Backen, und Einmachen von Früchten

Die geschickte Hausfrau : eine Sammlung guter Recepte und Vorschriften...

Lowenstein, E. Amer. cookery (3rd ed.), 513 LC copy imperfect: all before p. 3 wanting; description from Lowenstein. LC copy has bookplate of Julius Friedrich Sachse. LAC scc 2019-03-22 no edits (1 card)

The mansion of happiness : an instructive moral and entertaining amusement

The mansion of happiness : an instructive moral and entertaining amuse...

A board game that folds to the shape of a book. The paper fastener holds a counter and the instructions (1 sheet). The spaces on the game board are numbered from 1 to 67 and arrranged in an oval. Illustrated sp... More

[Unidentified man, half-length portrait] / W. & F. Langenheim's ... Philadelphia ....

[Unidentified man, half-length portrait] / W. & F. Langenheim's ... Ph...

On original folder: "From W. & F. Langenheim's Talbotype and Daguerreotype Establishment. Exchange, 3rd Story, Rooms 25-27. Philadephia. Talbotypes on paper , or daguerreotypes on plates of all sizes." Purchas... More

Old Quarantine Station, mouth of the Schuykill [i.e., Schuylkill]

Old Quarantine Station, mouth of the Schuykill [i.e., Schuylkill]

Two small boats on the Schuylkill River with a small building, the old quarantine station, in the background. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congress). Published in: Gathering history: t... More

A view in Williamsburg, Virginia / McIlvaine.

A view in Williamsburg, Virginia / McIlvaine.

Scene of Duke of Gloucester Street in Williamsburg, Virginia, with soldiers and wagon train. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congress).

American domestic cookery, formed on principles of economy, for the use of private families.

American domestic cookery, formed on principles of economy, for the us...

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Added t.-p., engraved. L.C. copy imperfect: plates 1-2 wanting. Shaw & Shoemaker 49333 LAC scc 2019-03-13 no edits (2 cards) LAC rwp 2019-03-26 review

American domestic cookery, formed on principles of economy, for the use of private families.

American domestic cookery, formed on principles of economy, for the us...

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Added t.-p., engraved. L.C. copy imperfect: plates 1-2 wanting. Shaw & Shoemaker 49333 LAC scc 2019-03-13 no edits (2 cards) LAC rwp 2019-03-26 review

The Cup Bearer - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

The Cup Bearer - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

Title devised by Library Staff. 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 and salt, wh... More

"Humpty Dumpty" 1868 Pantomine, Ada Harland

"Humpty Dumpty" 1868 Pantomine, Ada Harland

No. 112. Public domain photograph - 19th-century female portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cupid Captive - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

Cupid Captive - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

No. 8. 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 and salt, which creates a glossy surf... More

A visit from St. Nicholas - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

A visit from St. Nicholas - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congr...

In verse. Known by the title: The night before Christmas. Copyright 1864. A strip of paper folded accordion fashion, to form 12 leaves, the first leaf fastened into a printed paper wrapper. Advertisement for P... More

A visit from St. Nicholas - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

A visit from St. Nicholas - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congr...

In verse. Known by the title: The night before Christmas. Copyright 1864. A strip of paper folded accordion fashion, to form 12 leaves, the first leaf fastened into a printed paper wrapper. Advertisement for P... More

Pamunkey River / McIlvaine. - A painting of a view of a field with horses

Pamunkey River / McIlvaine. - A painting of a view of a field with hor...

View from a hill of Union troops in formation, wagon trains, and, in the distance, steamships on the Pamunkey River. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congress).

Indian Glen, Hudson River. New York (state) 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

Indian Glen, Hudson River. New York (state) 19th Century Stereoscope C...

Poem by Sir Walter Scott (?) appears on back. Date and attribution to William England based on information from: Ian Jeffrey. An American journey, the photography of William England. Munich ; New York : Presta... More

[Fairmount Waterworks on the Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]

[Fairmount Waterworks on the Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Pennsylva...

James Fuller Queen, artist and lithographer / by Carl Malcolm Cochran. Thesis (M.A.) University of Pittsburgh, 1954, no. 21. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congress). Published in: Gathe... More

Ruins of church at Hampton, Virginia / McIlvaine.

Ruins of church at Hampton, Virginia / McIlvaine.

Scene of Zouaves, soldiers, and civilians outside the gate of a ruined church. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congress).

Fairmount [Waterworks on the Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] / from nature by J. Queen.

Fairmount [Waterworks on the Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Pennsylva...

Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congress). Published in: Gathering history: the Marian S. Carson collection of Americana / Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1999, p.87.

[Gilbert Stuart, self-portrait, half-length, right profile, holding pencil or brush, drawing]

[Gilbert Stuart, self-portrait, half-length, right profile, holding pe...

Attributed to Gilbert Stuart. Inscribed on framing material: Portrait of Gilbert Stuart drawn 1783 by himself and given to Thomas Sully about 1817 - from Sully to R. Lambdin 1857. Original frame and framing ma... More

Music of Francis Hopkinson - Public domain American sheet music

Music of Francis Hopkinson - Public domain American sheet music

Title from slipcase spine. In ink, in the hand of Francis Hopkinson. Songs, vocal duets, harpsichord music, and one violin duet. Composed by Hopkinson and various other composers, chiefly James Bremner. The voc... More

Interior of clothier, with rolls of fabric, dummies, and two men

Interior of clothier, with rolls of fabric, dummies, and two men

Drawing undated. Supplied date based on Queen's years of activity. Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Libra... More

Man, "Wissler?", sketching on rock, perhaps Queen, monument and circular building beyond

Man, "Wissler?", sketching on rock, perhaps Queen, monument and circul...

Drawing undated. Supplied date based on Queen's years of activity. Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Libra... More

Maple Shade Jersey Office, Egbert? Farm

Maple Shade Jersey Office, Egbert? Farm

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 and salt, which creates a glossy surface to h... More

Washington. Presidents house / lith. by E. Sachse & Co. Baltimore, Md.

Washington. Presidents house / lith. by E. Sachse & Co. Baltimore, Md.

Print shows a view across the lawn of the north portico of the White House, with a horse-drawn carriage on the drive in front. Inscribed in ink on verso: EYM. Inscription on verso probably refers to Eliza Youn... More

Ye Spread Eagle Inn / E.T. Scowcroft.

Ye Spread Eagle Inn / E.T. Scowcroft.

Print shows a coach-and-four stopped on the roadway in front of "Ye Spread Eagle Inn"; there are two people on the porch of the Inn, a young man standing in front of the lead horses, keeping them at bay, a boy ... More

A visit from St. Nicholas - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

A visit from St. Nicholas - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congr...

In verse. Known by the title: The night before Christmas. Copyright 1864. A strip of paper folded accordion fashion, to form 12 leaves, the first leaf fastened into a printed paper wrapper. Advertisement for P... More

A visit from St. Nicholas - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

A visit from St. Nicholas - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congr...

In verse. Known by the title: The night before Christmas. Copyright 1864. A strip of paper folded accordion fashion, to form 12 leaves, the first leaf fastened into a printed paper wrapper. Advertisement for P... More

A visit from St. Nicholas - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

A visit from St. Nicholas - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congr...

In verse. Known by the title: The night before Christmas. Copyright 1864. A strip of paper folded accordion fashion, to form 12 leaves, the first leaf fastened into a printed paper wrapper. Advertisement for P... More

The mansion of happiness : an instructive moral and entertaining amusement

The mansion of happiness : an instructive moral and entertaining amuse...

A board game that folds to the shape of a book. The paper fastener holds a counter and the instructions (1 sheet). The spaces on the game board are numbered from 1 to 67 and arrranged in an oval. Illustrated sp... More

The mansion of happiness : an instructive moral and entertaining amusement

The mansion of happiness : an instructive moral and entertaining amuse...

A board game that folds to the shape of a book. The paper fastener holds a counter and the instructions (1 sheet). The spaces on the game board are numbered from 1 to 67 and arrranged in an oval. Illustrated sp... More

White House - Pamunkey River / McIlvaine.

White House - Pamunkey River / McIlvaine.

Soldiers (?) on porch of a house on the Pamunkey River, Virginia, with steamship flying American flag at landing to the left. Similar view filed under: DRWG/US - McIlvaine, no. 3, of 1862. Forms part of the Mar... More

Yorktown, Virginia / McIlvaine. - A painting of a sunset over a town

Yorktown, Virginia / McIlvaine. - A painting of a sunset over a town

Scene of Yorktown with military encampment, tents, and wagons, and in the distance, ships and ships' masts. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congress).

Perry's victory / T. Birch. - Public domain dedication image

Perry's victory / T. Birch. - Public domain dedication image

Marine view showing American fleet, under the command of Oliver Hazard Perry, engaged in battle with the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congr... More

American domestic cookery, formed on principles of economy, for the use of private families.

American domestic cookery, formed on principles of economy, for the us...

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Added t.-p., engraved. L.C. copy imperfect: plates 1-2 wanting. Shaw & Shoemaker 49333 LAC scc 2019-03-13 no edits (2 cards) LAC rwp 2019-03-26 review

Music of Francis Hopkinson - Public domain American sheet music

Music of Francis Hopkinson - Public domain American sheet music

Title from slipcase spine. In ink, in the hand of Francis Hopkinson. Songs, vocal duets, harpsichord music, and one violin duet. Composed by Hopkinson and various other composers, chiefly James Bremner. The voc... More

The deck of an American line-of-battle ship The hull of an American man-of-war cut open amidships, from stem to stern / / Wade del.

The deck of an American line-of-battle ship The hull of an American ma...

Print shows at top, a bird's-eye view of the deck of a battleship from near mid-ship looking toward the bow with sailors working a capstan or windlass, also shows cannon on the deck; at bottom, a cut-away view ... More

East room in the President's House

East room in the President's House

Title from Item. 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 and salt, which creates a g... More

A hundred years ago - the surrender of the French frigate "L'Insurgente" to the U.S.S. "Constellation," Commodore Truxtun, February 9, 1799 / drawn by Clyde O. DeLand.

A hundred years ago - the surrender of the French frigate "L'Insurgent...

Print shows the aftermath of a battle between the USS Constellation and the French frigate "L'Insurgente" with the crew of the Constellation gathered on the starboard side cheering as the badly damaged "L'Insur... More

The mansion of happiness : an instructive moral and entertaining amusement

The mansion of happiness : an instructive moral and entertaining amuse...

A board game that folds to the shape of a book. The paper fastener holds a counter and the instructions (1 sheet). The spaces on the game board are numbered from 1 to 67 and arrranged in an oval. Illustrated sp... More

The mansion of happiness : an instructive moral and entertaining amusement

The mansion of happiness : an instructive moral and entertaining amuse...

A board game that folds to the shape of a book. The paper fastener holds a counter and the instructions (1 sheet). The spaces on the game board are numbered from 1 to 67 and arrranged in an oval. Illustrated sp... More

The LaFayette House near Yorktown, Virginia / McIlvaine.

The LaFayette House near Yorktown, Virginia / McIlvaine.

Scene of the LaFayette House with a large military encampment in the fields beyond. Inscribed: LaFayette House near Our(?) House. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congress).

[Unidentified man, half-length portrait] / W. & F. Langenheim's ... Philadelphia ....

[Unidentified man, half-length portrait] / W. & F. Langenheim's ... Ph...

On original folder: "From W. & F. Langenheim's Talbotype and Daguerreotype Establishment. Exchange, 3rd Story, Rooms 25-27. Philadephia. Talbotypes on paper , or daguerreotypes on plates of all sizes." Purchas... More

[Unidentified man, half-length portrait] / W. & F. Langenheim's ... Philadelphia ....

[Unidentified man, half-length portrait] / W. & F. Langenheim's ... Ph...

On original folder: "From W. & F. Langenheim's Talbotype and Daguerreotype Establishment. Exchange, 3rd Story, Rooms 25-27. Philadephia. Talbotypes on paper , or daguerreotypes on plates of all sizes." Purchas... More

The Chickahominy - Sumners Upper Bridge / McIlvaine.

The Chickahominy - Sumners Upper Bridge / McIlvaine.

Night scene of a log bridge across the Chickahominy River with a soldier standing guard, a campfire in the foreground, and a full moon reflected in the river. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library... More

The Chickahominy - Alexanders Bridge / McIlvaine.

The Chickahominy - Alexanders Bridge / McIlvaine.

Scene of a log bridge across a swampy area of the Chickahominy River. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congress).

[Men pulling Reliance Fire Company hose carriage]

[Men pulling Reliance Fire Company hose carriage]

Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1996 (DLC/PP 1996:087.14) Forms part of the Marian S. Carson Collection (Library of Congress).

The White House - Pamunkey River, Virginia / McIlvaine.

The White House - Pamunkey River, Virginia / McIlvaine.

Soldiers (?) on porch of a house on the Pamunkey River, Virginia, with a steamship flying the American flag at landing to the left. Inscribed: The residence of Mr. Custis, afterwards Mr. Washington. Similar vie... More

The White House - Pamunkey River, Virginia / McIlvaine.

The White House - Pamunkey River, Virginia / McIlvaine.

Soldiers (?) on porch of a house on the Pamunkey River, Virginia, with a steamship flying the American flag at landing to the left. Inscribed: The residence of Mr. Custis, afterwards Mr. Washington. Similar vie... More

American domestic cookery, formed on principles of economy, for the use of private families.

American domestic cookery, formed on principles of economy, for the us...

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Added t.-p., engraved. L.C. copy imperfect: plates 1-2 wanting. Shaw & Shoemaker 49333 LAC scc 2019-03-13 no edits (2 cards) LAC rwp 2019-03-26 review

American domestic cookery, formed on principles of economy, for the use of private families.

American domestic cookery, formed on principles of economy, for the us...

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Added t.-p., engraved. L.C. copy imperfect: plates 1-2 wanting. Shaw & Shoemaker 49333 LAC scc 2019-03-13 no edits (2 cards) LAC rwp 2019-03-26 review

Music of Francis Hopkinson - Public domain American sheet music

Music of Francis Hopkinson - Public domain American sheet music

Title from slipcase spine. In ink, in the hand of Francis Hopkinson. Songs, vocal duets, harpsichord music, and one violin duet. Composed by Hopkinson and various other composers, chiefly James Bremner. The voc... More

Scene on the Susquehannah [sic.] See the Foresters a poem

Scene on the Susquehannah [sic.] See the Foresters a poem

Print shows Alexander Wilson and two companions walking along a trail in a heavily wooded area near the Susquehanna River where they encounter a large rattlesnake blocking their way, one man raises a rifle to s... More

The water works at Fair Mount / eng. and coloured by R.H. Filbert.

The water works at Fair Mount / eng. and coloured by R.H. Filbert.

Print shows a distant view of the Fairmount Water Works on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Publication date based on copyright statement on item. Print was splattered with muddy water or ot... More

Portrait photo of Maggie Desmond British Burlesque Performer

Portrait photo of Maggie Desmond British Burlesque Performer

No. 116. Public domain photograph - 19th-century female portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Building, perhaps a hospital or school, with steeple?

Building, perhaps a hospital or school, with steeple?

One drawing on the front and one on the back of the same sheet. Possibly the same or different buildings. Drawing undated. Supplied date based on Queen's years of activity. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Ma... More

The LaFayette House near Yorktown, Virginia / McIlvaine.

The LaFayette House near Yorktown, Virginia / McIlvaine.

Scene of the LaFayette House with a large military encampment in the fields beyond. Inscribed: LaFayette House near Our(?) House. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congress).

Yorktown, Virginia / McIlvaine. - A painting of a sunset over a town

Yorktown, Virginia / McIlvaine. - A painting of a sunset over a town

Scene of Yorktown with military encampment, tents, and wagons, and in the distance, ships and ships' masts. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congress).

Young artist's coloring guide, no. 12.

Young artist's coloring guide, no. 12.

Cover title. Sets of facing plates, one colored, the other uncolored, pictorially representing words beginning with the letters R-Z.

St. Peters Church, near White House, Virginia / McIlvaine.

St. Peters Church, near White House, Virginia / McIlvaine.

St. Peters Church with a group of soldiers on the church porch, guns leaning against the wall, guns arranged as tripods, and blankets spread out in the yard. Inscribed: Where Washington was married. Forms part ... More

The Moore House near Yorktown, Virginia (Rear) / McIlvaine.

The Moore House near Yorktown, Virginia (Rear) / McIlvaine.

Illustration showing the Moore House with a group of Zouaves in the foreground. Inscribed: Looking upon York River - where the terms of capitulation were agreed upon by which the British Army surrendered to Gen... More

A view in Williamsburg, Virginia / McIlvaine.

A view in Williamsburg, Virginia / McIlvaine.

Scene of Duke of Gloucester Street in Williamsburg, Virginia, with soldiers and wagon train. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congress).

American domestic cookery, formed on principles of economy, for the use of private families.

American domestic cookery, formed on principles of economy, for the us...

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Added t.-p., engraved. L.C. copy imperfect: plates 1-2 wanting. Shaw & Shoemaker 49333 LAC scc 2019-03-13 no edits (2 cards) LAC rwp 2019-03-26 review

Miss Wallace Miss Agnes Wallace, b. June 1851, Pantomine "Humpty Dumpty", 1868

Miss Wallace Miss Agnes Wallace, b. June 1851, Pantomine "Humpty Dumpt...

No. 109. Public domain photograph - female portrait, the 1900s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A visit from St. Nicholas - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

A visit from St. Nicholas - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congr...

In verse. Known by the title: The night before Christmas. Copyright 1864. A strip of paper folded accordion fashion, to form 12 leaves, the first leaf fastened into a printed paper wrapper. Advertisement for P... More

[Unidentified man, half-length portrait] / W. & F. Langenheim's ... Philadelphia ....

[Unidentified man, half-length portrait] / W. & F. Langenheim's ... Ph...

On original folder: "From W. & F. Langenheim's Talbotype and Daguerreotype Establishment. Exchange, 3rd Story, Rooms 25-27. Philadephia. Talbotypes on paper , or daguerreotypes on plates of all sizes." Purchas... More

The Chickahominy - Sumners Upper Bridge

The Chickahominy - Sumners Upper Bridge

Drawing shows a scene with wagons on a log bridge across a swampy area of the Chickahominy River. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congress). Exhibited: "The Civil War in America" at the ... More

[Men pulling Reliance Fire Company hose carriage]

[Men pulling Reliance Fire Company hose carriage]

Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1996 (DLC/PP 1996:087.14) Forms part of the Marian S. Carson Collection (Library of Congress).

American domestic cookery, formed on principles of economy, for the use of private families.

American domestic cookery, formed on principles of economy, for the us...

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Added t.-p., engraved. L.C. copy imperfect: plates 1-2 wanting. Shaw & Shoemaker 49333 LAC scc 2019-03-13 no edits (2 cards) LAC rwp 2019-03-26 review

American domestic cookery, formed on principles of economy, for the use of private families.

American domestic cookery, formed on principles of economy, for the us...

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Added t.-p., engraved. L.C. copy imperfect: plates 1-2 wanting. Shaw & Shoemaker 49333 LAC scc 2019-03-13 no edits (2 cards) LAC rwp 2019-03-26 review

Music of Francis Hopkinson - Public domain American sheet music

Music of Francis Hopkinson - Public domain American sheet music

Title from slipcase spine. In ink, in the hand of Francis Hopkinson. Songs, vocal duets, harpsichord music, and one violin duet. Composed by Hopkinson and various other composers, chiefly James Bremner. The voc... More

Bay of Wodowara / from nature by Heine[,] shipping by Walke ; lith. of Sarony & Co. New York.

Bay of Wodowara / from nature by Heine[,] shipping by Walke ; lith. of...

Print shows two American side wheel steam frigates and a large rowboat during rough seas in the Bay of Wodowara. Plate from: Narrative of the expedition of an American squadron to the China Seas and Japan ... ... More

Peter Coddle's trip to New-York : three games in one, comprising first a game of transformations, second, literary patchwork, third, a literary puzzle

Peter Coddle's trip to New-York : three games in one, comprising first...

In an illustrated box (12 x 9 cm.) with ca. 100 cards, each of which has a phrase intended to fill in a blank in the story. No. 6 in a box with 12 other games. LAC tnb 2019-06-24 no edits (1 card)

Peter Coddle's trip to New-York : three games in one, comprising first a game of transformations, second, literary patchwork, third, a literary puzzle

Peter Coddle's trip to New-York : three games in one, comprising first...

In an illustrated box (12 x 9 cm.) with ca. 100 cards, each of which has a phrase intended to fill in a blank in the story. No. 6 in a box with 12 other games. LAC tnb 2019-06-24 no edits (1 card)

Granville, Washington Co., New York. Main Street, the morning after the fire

Granville, Washington Co., New York. Main Street, the morning after th...

Photograph shows sleighs, buggies and wagons at the site of a fire. Photograph unattributed. Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1997; (DLC/PP-1997:105). Forms part of the Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.

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