View of the west bank of the Hudson's River 3 miles above Still Water,...
Print shows a panoramic view of three hills along the west bank of the Hudson River in New York.
A view of St. Paul's Church, New-York / T. Anderson del. ; Scoles scul...
Illus. in: New York Magazine, 1795 (October). Reference copy in LOT 4445.
William Guy Wall - Hudson / painted by W.G. Wall ; engraved by I. Hill...
Print shows a view of the Hudson River from the shore with a view across the river of Hudson, New York; also shows two men pulling a fishing nets ashore, men in a rowboat, sailboats, and on the right a steamboa... More
Funeral obsequies of free-trade, Political Cartoon
A gloomy view of the effects of the Polk administration's Tariff of 1846. The artist echoes Whig condemnation of the measure as adverse to American trade. A funeral cortege, composed of administration supporter... More
Metropolitan polkas by Chas. Mueller
Print shows a street view of the front façade of "Strakosch Pianos. Sarles & Adey. Music Publishers" building at 629 Broadway, New York, N.Y., with carriage and pedestrian traffic in the foreground. Title from ... More
How illustrated newspapers are made
Ten illustrations showing editorial rooms, engravers' room, artists at work, engraving tools, etc., at offices of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 2, 185... More
View from the "Dead Rabbit" barricade in Bayard Street, taken at the h...
View of fight between two gangs, the "Dead Rabbits" and the "Bowery Boys" in the Sixth Ward, New York City. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 4, (1857 July 18), p. 108.
Looking up 5th Avenue, New York
Photograph shows the Fifth Avenue Hotel and Worth Monument in the distance, Fifth Avenue, New York City, New York. Card number: "358." Gottheim collection code: GNY 75. Publisher attribution based on provenanc... More
Grand torch-light parade of the New York firemen in honor of the Princ...
Illustration showing firemen marching with torches and lights by hotel balcony where Prince of Wales watches with his retinue. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 4, no. 199 (1860 Oct. 20), p. 660.
Trinity Church. New York City sterescopic card, 19th century.
On mount: American Views. New York City. Forms part of the Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.
Presentation of colors to the Garibaldi Zouaves, New York, May, 1861 T...
Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 5, 1861 June 8, p. 362.
The riots at New York - The rioters burning and sacking the colored or...
Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 7, no. 344 (1863 August 1), p. 493.
Election day in New York. 19th century, Library of Congress collection
Depicts election day in wealthy neighborhood and poor neighborhood. Illus. in: The Illustrated London news, 1864 Dec. 3, p. 560.
The Presidential campaign in America. Great M'Clellan meeting in Union...
Illus. in: The Illustrated London news, 1864 Oct. 1, p. 345.
The swans on the lake Central Park
Photograph shows Bow Bridge, a boater and swans on the lake in Central Park, New York City, New York. Publisher attribution based on provenance. Gottheim collection code: GCP 97. Forms part of the Larry Gotthe... More
Home views. No. 15, Rebel prison - 1865
Stereograph shows a bird's-eye or elevated view of Elmira prison camp in New York, with a long line of prisoners standing along the fence with rows of buildings in the background. No. 15. Printed on label: A ... More
[Interior of Sagamore Hill with elephant tusks, antlers and bison head...
Image in vol. 3, p. 48, bottom. Forms part of: Scrapbooks documenting the families of Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., and Eleanor Butler Alexander Roosevelt.
Globe reflection, Fort William Henry Hotel, Lake George / G. S. Irish,...
Stereograph shows self-portrait of photographer with camera on tripod, hotel, and lake reflected in a shiny globe. Purchase; Jeffrey Kraus; 2011; (DLC/PP-2011:123). Was AP 1005. Vender : Jeffrey Kraus.
[A group of vultures waiting for the storm to "Blow Over" - "Let Us Pr...
Illustration shows William "Boss" Tweed and members of his ring, Peter B. Sweeny, Richard B. Connolly, and A. Oakey Hall, weathering a violent storm on a ledge with the picked-over remains of New York City. Tit... More
Creedmoor - match between the Canadian and amateur rifle teams, Septem...
Print composed of four separate wood engravings shows a shooting match between a Canadian team and American amateur teams at Creedmoor on Long Island, New York, military officers testing the tension of the trig... More
Scene on a New York dock--Stevedores unloading a ship / drawn by I.P. ...
Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 21, no. 1072 (1877 July 14), p. 540.
Pokeepsie [i.e. Poughkeepsie] Bridge
Public domain photograph - city, downtown, New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
New York City, Irish depositors of the Emigrant Savings Bank withdrawi...
Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 50, no. 1275 (1880 March 13), p. 29.
Chautauqua Lake, N.Y. - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.
Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mansion for William K. and Alva Vanderbilt, 660 Fifth Avenue, New York...
Architectural drawing shows rendering of exterior façade. Gift; American Institute of Architects / American Architectural Foundation; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:100) Forms part of: The AIA/AAF Collection (Library of C... More
[Events related to the assassination of President Garfield]
Prints show Alexander Graham Bell using his induction-balance device to locate the bullet in President Garfield's body; fireworks at Fort Greene in Brooklyn, New York; and an evening service at Asbury Park, New Jersey.
New York - a scene at Long Beach, the new and popular seaside resort /...
People on beach and in the water, Long Beach, New York. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 54 (1882 Aug. 12), p. 389.
The electric light in houses--laying the electrical tubes / drawn by W...
Laying the tubes for electric wires in the streets of New York City. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1882 June 24, p. 393.
Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship, navy, harbor, maritime photograph, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
The "early-and-often" voter preferred / F. Opper.
Illustration shows New York City Mayor Franklin Edson with his arm around an office seeker holding a paper that states "Application for Office - New York Ward Worker", while gesturing toward another office seek... More
Kik - kik - cock-a-doodle doo! Mr. Kelly, how are you? / J. Keppler.
Illustration shows New York City Mayor William R. Grace as a rooster crowing over a defeated and demoralized John Kelly, Tammany Hall boss; Grace, an anti-Tammany Hall politician, was just re-elected mayor of N... More
New York - the torch of the Statue of "Liberty," as it will appear whe...
Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1885 June 20, p. 288.
Making the most of it / Gillam.
Illustration shows a man labeled "Hill" holding a large magnifying glass labeled "Democratic Presss Magnifier" between a donkey with blinders labeled "N.Y. Democracy" and a tiny shock of hay labeled "Cleveland'... More
Panoramic map of Cambridge, N.Y. 1886.
Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye-view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 545 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes index to points of interest and inset. AACR2
Windsor, N.Y. 1887. Historic map, Library of Congress
Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye-view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 656 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Indexed for points of interest. AACR2
Panoramic map of Oxford, N.Y.. 19th century, Library of Congress colle...
Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye-view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 610 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Indexed for points of interest. AACR2: 100; 710
Spectators on day of launching of U.S.S. Maine
"Hart" on negative. Negative broken and taped. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 020522. Brooklyn, N.Y. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949. Edward H. Hart, American photographer active about 1890
West Shore Railroad and Erie Canal at Little Falls, N.Y.
Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Chenango Valley near Greene, N.Y.
Public domain photograph - city, downtown, New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
New York shop-girls buying Easter bonnets on Division Street / drawn b...
Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1890 April 5, p. 256. Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
In the Italian quarter - Mulberry Street on a winter evening / drawn b...
People carrying their belongings in the Italian quarter, on Mulberry Street, on a winter evening, in New York City.
Statue of Liberty, New York harbor
Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
New York, N.Y., Morris-Jumel Mansion
Title from jacket. Listed in Detroit, Catalogue P (1906). Detroit Publishing Co. no. 17538. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Steamer Argyle, 1000 Islands - Public domain image of a steam boat
Picryl description: Public domain image of naval activity, ship, sea, 19th-20th century navy, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Mess boys, Brooklyn Navy Yard Hospital
Public domain photograph of train station, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
U.S.S. Boston, land drill - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.
Picryl description: Public domain image of military personnel, army, group photograph, armed people in uniform, war inspection, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
[W. V. Lawrence residence, 969 Fifth Avenue, New York City. Perspectiv...
Gift; American Institute of Architects / American Architectural Foundation; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:100) Forms part of: The AIA/AAF Collection (Library of Congress) Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 2010:100, 79.3077.
[Chemung River, Elmira, N.Y.]. 19th century, Library of Congress colle...
Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Kristoffel. Book illustration from Library of Congress
(DLC/PP-1935:0022). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "A Legend of Old New York," Century magazine, 41:45 (Nov. 1890).
Calumet Island, St. Lawrence River, N.Y.
Picryl description: Public domain image of a small palace, chateau, villa, residential historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Shanley Building, New York - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.
Title devised by cataloger. "1493 1505" and "Shanley" on building. "Design #116" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 30895. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Panoramic map of Gowanda, N.Y.. 19th century, Library of Congress coll...
Bird's-eye view. Imperfect: Darkened, color faded, stained at bottom. Accompanied by film negative photocopy of the original / Historical Graphic Arts Co. [1] sheet : plastic film ; 53 x 66 cm. -- Two positive ... More
Grand Canyon of the Genesee, near Portage, N.Y. / George Barker.
Stereograph shows trees, canyon, and river. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites ... More
U.S.S. Dolphin in Columbian Naval Review, New York
Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship, navy, harbor, maritime photograph, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
The Viking ship - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.
Date and locale based on negative D4-21179. "14" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 021182. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
[J. J. Astor residence, 840 Fifth Avenue, New York City]
Gift; American Institute of Architects / American Architectural Foundation; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:100) Forms part of: The AIA/AAF Collection (Library of Congress) Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 2010:100, P79.259.
[Battle Monument, West Point, N.Y.]
Public domain photograph of a column monument, city square, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Toughannock [sic] Falls, N.Y. - Public domain image. Dry plate negativ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a waterfall, water stream, cascade, nature site, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Theodore Roosevelt when he was a New York police commissioner
Photograph showing Theodore Roosevelt, seated at his desk, facing left. Date stamped on verso: Sep 3 1966. Title newspaper clipping. Forms part of: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Colle... More
[Lake Mohonk Mountain House, N.Y., from near Sky Top]
Public domain photograph - city, downtown, New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Lake Mohonk Mountain House, N.Y., Sky Top from under porte cochere]
Public domain image of an arch structure, bridge, historic place ruins, classical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
"In the interest of labor and morality" / Dalrymple.
Print shows, on the left, many businessmen and women in stocks and pillories for such offenses as serving guests wine on Sunday, "for shaving on Sunday", "for delivering ice on Sunday", "for selling a glass of ... More
[Garden path at Hotel Kaaterskill, Catskill Mts., N.Y.]
Public domain photograph of hotel resort, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Shadows on beach, Coney Island--colored girls bathing
Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, people, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Early years, snapshots, 1896-1898. Images from New York City II
Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
The New York Sunday Herald, March 29th 1896
Poster shows an advertisement for magazine illustrated four long stemmed flowers. Signed: Wright. Forms part of the Artist poster filing series (Library of Congress) Promotional goal: U.S. D41. 1896 Gift; J.H.... More
New York Bay. Cityscape photograph, Panoramic Photograph
30869C2 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; A. Loeffler; May 21, 1897. Copyright claimant's address: Tompkinsville, N.Y. No. 454.
The tug of war / Keppler. - Drawing. Public domain image.
Print shows Thomas C. Platt as a crane and Richard Croker as a swan, tugging on a frog labeled "Greater New York". Illus. from Puck, v. 42, no. 1069, (1897 September 1), cover. Copyright 1897 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.
U.S.S. Iowa in dry dock, Brooklyn Navy Yard
Date based on Detroit, Catalogue J (1901). "3" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 020436. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
[Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders, Company D, at military camp, Monta...
Photograph showing Company D troop, posing for group picture, Montauk Point, New York. "Montauk Point" written on front. "Co D" written on back of print. Forms part of the Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection.
[Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders, Company L, at military camp, Monta...
Photograph showing Company L troop, posing for group picture, Montauk Point, New York. "Montauk Point" written on front. "Co L" written on back of print. Forms part of the Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection.
[Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders, Company F, at military camp, Monta...
Photograph showing Company F troop, posing for a group picture. "Montauk Point" written on front. "Co F" written on back of print. Forms part of the Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection.
U.S.S. Oregon in dry dock, Brooklyn Navy Yard
Picryl description: Public domain image of naval activity, ship, sea, 19th-20th century navy, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
U.S.S. New Orleans at Brooklyn Navy Yard
Attribution to Hart based on negative D4-20072. "X 55; 32" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 020076. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949. Edward H. Hart, American photographer active about 1890
[Chapel in St. Luke's Hospital, New York City]
Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Mighty buildings of a mighty city--sky-scrapers of lower New York--fro...
Steamboat J.S. Warden on the North River, with skyline of New York City in background. 74948 U.S. Copyright Office.
U.S.S. Kentucky - Public domain image of steamship
Picryl description: Public domain image of naval activity, ship, sea, 19th-20th century navy, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
One of the cottages, Hotel Champlain, N.Y.
Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential building, house, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Picnicing on the beach - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.
Public domain photograph of picnic, leisure time, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Robt. Louis Stevenson's cottage on Saranac Lake, Adirondacks, N.Y.]
Public domain photograph - city, downtown, New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Boardwalk, Rockaway, N.Y. - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.
Public domain photograph - city, downtown, New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The theatrical manager's bunco-game, and how he works it / Ehrhart.
Illustration shows at center a theater manager, his hands and pockets stuffed with money; around him are four scenes showing how he manages a scam to extort higher prices for the theater tickets, using scalpers... More
Sheep in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Title from jacket. Man, possibly shepherd, with collie. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 033203. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
[Lobby, Fort William Henry Hotel, Lake George, N.Y.]
Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic place interior, salon, hall lobby, living room, 18th-19th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
[Utica, N.Y., St. James Hotel] - Public domain image. Dry plate negati...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commercial building, downtown, shopping center, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Porte cochere and balconies, Lake Mohonk [Mountain] House, N.Y.
Public domain photograph of a house, cottage, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A Fifth Avenue stage, New York - Public domain image. Dry plate negati...
Public domain image of horse carriage, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Fifth Avenue at twilight - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.
Date based on Detroit, Thistle Publications (1912). Photograph of a painting signed "Birge Harrison" at Detroit Museum of Art. Detroit Publishing Co. no. M 29983. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Interior, High Rock Spring, Saratoga, N.Y.
Title from jacket. "2090 A" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 17910. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Raquette Lake (dog in picture), N.Y.
Title from jacket. "WHJ 1029" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 032934. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Post Office and Broadway, New York City, N. Y., U. S. A
24683 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1900 by R. Y. Young. Public domain photograph of New York, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Green Port from Manhansett [i.e. Manhasset], Shelter Island
Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
[Saratoga Springs, N.Y., grand stand, Race Track]
Public domain photograph - city, downtown, New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[University Block, Syracuse, N.Y.]
Public domain photograph - city, downtown, New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The "Olympia" welcomed in the Hudson River, New York, U.S.A.
D4037 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph - ship, port, harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The Drive, Poagshole, Dansville, N.Y.
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Erie Canal, Rochester, N.Y. - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.
Picryl description: Public domain image of a canal, barge, historic place, water reflection, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
[Lower Saranac Lake from Mount Pisgah, Adirondack Mtns., N.Y.]
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The Trolley station, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
Public domain photograph of train station, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Calloway residence, interior, desk and mantle, Mamaroneck, N.Y.]
Picryl description: Public domain image of a living room, fireplace, free to use, no copyright restrictions.