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[Edgar Allan Poe, 1809-1849, half-length, facing front, hand in vest]

J231173 U.S. Copyright Office. Photo of painting by Mrs. Norman Burwell. Copyright by Archer G. Jones. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: BI; Shelf.

Charles Dickens' "The cricket on the hearth"

Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of "The Cricket on the Hearth" at the Alcazar, 260 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco, California. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congres... More

[Bookplate of Newman Erb, railroad executive]

Print showing a frame of acanthus leaves, a portrait of Edgar Allan Poe, and the words "Ex Libris" surrounding a railroad track running through a wildeness, mathematical instruments, books, a scale, a tablet, a... More

St. John's Church (Episcopal), East Grace & Broad Streets, Richmond, I...

Significance: St. John's Church was the first church built in the city of Richmond. It was completed in 1741 as part of the Henrico Parish. Moreover, the graveyard is the site of the first public cemetery in Ri... More

St. John's Church (Episcopal), East Grace & Broad Streets, Richmond, I...

Significance: St. John's Church was the first church built in the city of Richmond. It was completed in 1741 as part of the Henrico Parish. Moreover, the graveyard is the site of the first public cemetery in Ri... More

The black cat. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Black cat on head of woman. Illus. in: Four illustrations for the Tales of Edgar Allan Poe, drawn by Aubrey Beardsley. Chicago : Herbert S. Stone Company, 1901. Reference copy in LOT 4442.

["Pavillon Colombe," Edith Jones Wharton house, St. Brice-sous-Forêt, ...

Site History. House Architecture: François Bélanger, built 1769; with alternations by Charles Moreux and Henri Gonse for Edith Wharton 1918-1919. Landscape: Lawrence Johnston for Edith Wharton, 1918-1919. Today... More

Poems, op. 15. To Helen - Public domain American sheet music

Pl. no.: 18545. (general) English words. (general) Added title on cover: Four poems set to music for voice and piano op. 15. (general) Ch. M. Loeffler ; [words by] Edgar Allan Poe. (statement of responsibility)

The valley of unrest : a book without a woman : Edgar Allan Poe, an ol...

"Woven ... about a poem, a mere fragment ... written by Edgar Allan Poe"--Prefatory note by Douglass Sherley. Ostensibly the narrative of an intimate friend of Poe's at the University of Virginia, whose identit... More

Charles Dickens' "The cricket on the hearth"

Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of "The Cricket on the Hearth" at the Alcazar, 260 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco, California. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congres... More

Smiling horribly all the time, and looking steadfastly at nothing

(DLC/PP-1932:0051). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Nicholas Nickleby / Charles Dickens. New York : Harper & Brothers, 1873.

Whiteley's Original Hidden Hand Company presenting an entirely new dra...

"Copyright secured." Created by "Jno. B. Jeffery, Pr. & Eng., Chicago." Poster consists entirely of text. Under the management of Harry M. Clark; Clark & Hammer, sole prop'rs. Forms part of: Theatrical poster c... More

St. John's Church (Episcopal), East Grace & Broad Streets, Richmond, I...

Significance: St. John's Church was the first church built in the city of Richmond. It was completed in 1741 as part of the Henrico Parish. Moreover, the graveyard is the site of the first public cemetery in Ri... More

Charlotte Brontë - Public domain portrait Cartes de visite

Reproduction of a painting by George Richards, 1850. Stamped on verso: Sewell Collection. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

[Fredrika Runeberg, Finnish novelist/poet, head-and-shoulders portrait...

Pasted on verso is biography of Runeberg. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

Charles Dickens - par Gill - Drawing. Public domain image.

Caricature showing British author Charles Dickens, holding books he worte, as he steps from England to France. Relief metal cut with pochoir by Andre Gill. Cover illus. for: L'Eclipse, no. 21, June 14. Paris, 1... More

Dr. A. Conan Doyle in his tent at Bloemfontein, South Africa

Stereograph of celebrated writer, Dr. Arthur Conan Doyle, working at a desk in a tent at Langman Hospital, South Africa, where he served as a medic for serveral months during the Boer War, 1900. D14517 U.S. Cop... More

Lady Conan Doyle, George Grantham Bain Collection

Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). General information about the George Grantha... More

[Israel Zangwill, 1864-1926, three-quarters length portrait, seated, f...

Photo copyrighted by J.E. Purdy, Boston. No. 1. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. I.; BI; Shelf.

The pit and the pendulum - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows a man labeled "Consumer" tied to a bed with cords labeled "Graft Tariff", watches as a pendulum labeled "Cost of Living" with a sharp blade afixed to the bottom swings over his body, coming c... More

Margery genuine says, Conan Doyle; he scorns Houdini : article from th...

This article from the Boston Herald prints a lengthy statement written to the Herald by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, of Sherlock Holmes fame, vigorously defending the medium known as "Margery" against accusations of... More

Charles Dickens' "The cricket on the hearth"

Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of "The Cricket on the Hearth" at the Alcazar, 260 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco, California. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congres... More

A lecture on the life, character, dying declarations, and death of Edg...

Page Order: Leaflet Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 207, Folder 10.

The raven. [Facsimile of a manuscript] exhibited for the first time at...

St. John's Church (Episcopal), East Grace & Broad Streets, Richmond, I...

Significance: St. John's Church was the first church built in the city of Richmond. It was completed in 1741 as part of the Henrico Parish. Moreover, the graveyard is the site of the first public cemetery in Ri... More

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Public domain photograph, glass negative

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

Sir A. Conan Doyle and family - Glass negative photogrpah. Public doma...

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

I can live alone if self-respect & circumstances require me to do so ....

"For the benefit of the Westchester Women's Federal Credit Union." Gift; Gary Yanker; 1975-1983.

Charles Dickens in his study at Gadshill / S. Hollyer.

Print shows Charles Dickens, full-length portrait, seated at desk, facing left, in his study at Gad's Hill Place. F10111 U.S. Copyright Office. Title and attribution are inscribed in pencil below image. Inscri... More

Smiling horribly all the time, and looking steadfastly at nothing

(DLC/PP-1932:0051). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Nicholas Nickleby / Charles Dickens. New York : Harper & Brothers, 1873.

Whiteley's Original Hidden Hand Company presenting an entirely new dra...

"Copyright secured." Created by "Jno. B. Jeffery, Pr. & Eng., Chicago." Poster consists entirely of text. Under the management of Harry M. Clark; Clark & Hammer, sole prop'rs. Forms part of: Theatrical poster c... More

Mr. Henry Ludlowe in The raven the love story of Edgar Allan Poe by Ge...

Created and "copyright 1908 by The U.S. Lithograph Co., Russell-Morgan Print." Direction, Hazelton & North. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

The raven. [Facsimile of a manuscript] exhibited for the first time at...

St. John's Church (Episcopal), East Grace & Broad Streets, Richmond, I...

Significance: St. John's Church was the first church built in the city of Richmond. It was completed in 1741 as part of the Henrico Parish. Moreover, the graveyard is the site of the first public cemetery in Ri... More

[Title page of "The Characters of Charles Dickens pourtrayed in a seri...

Illus. in: The Characters of Charles Dickens pourtrayed in a series of original water colour sketches by "Kyd".

Sir A. Conan Doyle - Public domain portrait photograph

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

[What shall I tell Alan?] - Public domain portrait painting

Title from Harper's. (DLC/PP-1932:0040). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "The Quicksand" by Edith Wharton, Harper's magazine, 105:18 (June 1902).

She dropped the letter and her face in her hands

(DLC/PP-1933:0079). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "Sanctuary" by Edith Wharton, Scribner's magazine, 34:258 (Sept. 1903).

Scribner's for March, now ready. Everybody is talking of the house of ...

Printed by the Grignard Lith. Co. Forms part of the Artist poster filing series (Library of Congress) Promotion goal: U.S. D41. 1905.

Edgar Allan Poe House, 530 North Seventh Street (rear), Philadelphia, ...

Survey number: HABS PA-1735 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000689

Mr. Henry Ludlowe in The raven the love story of Edgar Allan Poe by Ge...

Created and "copyright 1908 by The U.S. Lithograph Co., Russell-Morgan Print." Direction, Hazelton & North. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

Boz / D. Lawrence delt. ; E. Brown Jun. lith.

Print showing Charles Dickens, bust portrait, facing slightly right. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

St. John's Church (Episcopal), East Grace & Broad Streets, Richmond, I...

Significance: St. John's Church was the first church built in the city of Richmond. It was completed in 1741 as part of the Henrico Parish. Moreover, the graveyard is the site of the first public cemetery in Ri... More

St. John's Church (Episcopal), East Grace & Broad Streets, Richmond, I...

Significance: St. John's Church was the first church built in the city of Richmond. It was completed in 1741 as part of the Henrico Parish. Moreover, the graveyard is the site of the first public cemetery in Ri... More

St. John's Church (Episcopal), East Grace & Broad Streets, Richmond, I...

Significance: St. John's Church was the first church built in the city of Richmond. It was completed in 1741 as part of the Henrico Parish. Moreover, the graveyard is the site of the first public cemetery in Ri... More

St. John's Church (Episcopal), East Grace & Broad Streets, Richmond, I...

Significance: St. John's Church was the first church built in the city of Richmond. It was completed in 1741 as part of the Henrico Parish. Moreover, the graveyard is the site of the first public cemetery in Ri... More

Shipwreck of the DEGRAVE, East Indiaman

Ship breaking up in heavy surf; natives watching from beach. Illus. in: Daniel Defoe, The Adventures of Robert Trury, 1807, opp. title page. Reference copy may be in LOT 4701. This record contains unverified, o... More

Buying tickets for the Dickens readings at Steinway Hall

Crowd of spectators buying tickets to Charles Dickens reading at Steinway Hall, New York, New York. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 11, no. 574 (1867 December 28), p. 829.

Charles Dickens - Public domain portrait print

Bust. Photoprint by J. Gurney & Son. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

Sir A. Conan Doyle and family - Glass negative photogrpah. Public doma...

Public domain photograph of a group of passengers standing on a deck of an ocean liner, people on transatlantic line steamship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sir A. Conan Doyle - Public domain photograph, glass negative

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

Mrs. A. Conan Doyle - Public domain portrait photograph

Photograph shows Arthur Conan Doyle's second wife, Jean Elizabeth Leckie with Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) (right). (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)

American Hostels for Refugees. (Accueil Franco-Americain aux Refugees ...

Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card. Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: Mr. Geddis Smith, News Service. Group Title: Refugees. Gift; American National Re... More

[It is this wonderful life, with its record, its example and inspirati...

(DLC/PP-1934:0056). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "The Vital Message" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Hearst's magazine, 35:15 (Mar. 1919).

[With his dressing gown flapping on each side of him, he looked like s...

Title from mat. (DLC/PP-1933:0080). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "The Creeping Man" by A. Conan Doyle, Hearst's International magazine, 43:13 (March 1923).

["Pavillon Colombe," Edith Jones Wharton house, 33 rue Edith Wharton, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Charles Dickens' "The cricket on the hearth"

Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of "The Cricket on the Hearth" at the Alcazar, 260 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco, California. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congres... More

[Man seated in his library, looking at raven above door; and quotation...

Illus. in: The Works of Edgar Allan Poe. New York : P.F. Collier & Son, vol. 5, frontispiece. From painting by Arthur E. Becher. Reference copy in LOT 4442.

Conan Doyle, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front. George Grantham Bain Collection. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Conan Doyle - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photo shows Scottish physician and writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930). (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2008)

Fannie Hurst, novelist and short story writer, author of "Lummox," "Ba...

Summary: Formal portrait, head and chest, Fannie Hurst, facing left with head turned toward camera and left hand resting against face, wearing dark, long-sleeved, turtleneck outfit. Title transcribed from capti... More

Charles Dickens' "The cricket on the hearth"

Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of "The Cricket on the Hearth" at the Alcazar, 260 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco, California. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congres... More

St. John's Church (Episcopal), East Grace & Broad Streets, Richmond, I...

Significance: St. John's Church was the first church built in the city of Richmond. It was completed in 1741 as part of the Henrico Parish. Moreover, the graveyard is the site of the first public cemetery in Ri... More

Sir A. Conan Doyle - Public domain photograph, glass negative

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

Lady Conan Doyle - Public domain photograph, glass negative

A woman in a hat and dress standing on a ledge. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Let me make you some fresh tea, she said

(DLC/PP-1933:0079). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "Sanctuary" by Edith Wharton, Scribner's magazine, 34:287 (Sept. 1903).

[Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins Poe, half-length portrait, facing front]

Portrait of mother of Edgar Allan Poe. J195179 U.S. Copyright Office. Photo of lithograph? This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: BI; Shelf.

Charles Dickens J. Gurney & Son, photographic artists, 707 Broadway, N...

Photograph shows a profile portrait of author Charles Dickens, facing right. Printed on recto: "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1867, by J. Gurney & Son, in the Clerk's Office of the District... More

[Edgar Allan Poe, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front] / William...

Copyright 1896 by William Sartain, New York. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Edgar Allan Poe House, 530 North Seventh Street (rear), Philadelphia, ...

Survey number: HABS PA-1735 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000689

[See, Jack, he said, his manner wild and delirious]

(DLC/PP-1934:0056). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "The Nightmare Room" by A. Conan Doyle, Hearst's international, 42:9 (Aug. 1922).

The raven. [Facsimile of a manuscript] exhibited for the first time at...

St. John's Church (Episcopal), East Grace & Broad Streets, Richmond, I...

Significance: St. John's Church was the first church built in the city of Richmond. It was completed in 1741 as part of the Henrico Parish. Moreover, the graveyard is the site of the first public cemetery in Ri... More

St. John's Church (Episcopal), East Grace & Broad Streets, Richmond, I...

Significance: St. John's Church was the first church built in the city of Richmond. It was completed in 1741 as part of the Henrico Parish. Moreover, the graveyard is the site of the first public cemetery in Ri... More

Charles Dickens as he appears when reading / sketched by C.A. Barry.

Charles Dickens, full-length portrait, facing front, standing at lectern. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 11, no. 571 (1867 December 7), p. 777.

Sir A. Conan Doyle and family - Glass negative photogrpah. Public doma...

Public domain photograph of people boarding on a ship, ocean liner deck, port, steamship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dr. Conan Doyle - Public domain photograph, glass negative

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

Sir A. Conan Doyle and family - Public domain portrait photograph

Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). General information about the George Grantha... More

The best man - Drawing. Public domain image.

(DLC/PP-1933:0079). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published as headpiece in: "The Best Man" by Edith Wharton, Collier's weekly (Sept. 2, 1905), p. 14.

Lt. Edgar Allan Poe, who is in charge of Marines, will stand guard ove...

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

Sculpture of French novelist and playwright Honoré de Balzac by August...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of French sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

[Edgar Allan Poe, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front] / William...

Copyright 1896 by William Sartain, New York. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

"He made some hootch and tried it on the dog"

An old man with a scraggly goatee, holding a partially eaten sandwich and a bottle, looks at his dog in amazement as the animal's back hunches, his eyes cross and his hair stands on end. Caption label from exhi... More

Edgar Allan Poe House, 530 North Seventh Street (rear), Philadelphia, ...

Survey number: HABS PA-1735 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000689

Edgar Allan Poe House, 530 North Seventh Street (rear), Philadelphia, ...

Survey number: HABS PA-1735 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000689

St. John's Church (Episcopal), East Grace & Broad Streets, Richmond, I...

Significance: St. John's Church was the first church built in the city of Richmond. It was completed in 1741 as part of the Henrico Parish. Moreover, the graveyard is the site of the first public cemetery in Ri... More

Sir A. Conan Doyle and family - Public domain portrait photograph

Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). General information about the George Grantha... More

Sir A. Conan Doyle and children

Public domain photograph of official photograph, building on the background, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

She laid her hand on the latch, whispering "Dick!"

(DLC/PP-1933:0079). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "Sanctuary" by Edith Wharton, Scribner's magazine, 34:579 (Nov. 1903).

[She dropped down into his shabby college arm-chair and hid her face i...

(DLC/PP-1933:0079). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "Sanctuary" by Edith Wharton, Scribner's magazine, 34:577 (Nov. 1903).

The American Uriah Heep / K with apologies.

Illustration shows John D. Rockefeller as Uriah Heep, the character from the novel David Copperfield by Charles Dickens; two logbooks on the floor at his feet are titled "Competitor Business" and "Rebate Schedu... More

The American Fagin / Kep. - Victorian era public domain image

Illustration shows the character Fagin labeled "Corporation Lawyer", from the Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist, watching as his protégé, Oliver Twist labeled "Public Service Corporation", as he picks the pock... More

The valley of unrest : a book without a woman : Edgar Allan Poe, an ol...

"Woven ... about a poem, a mere fragment ... written by Edgar Allan Poe"--Prefatory note by Douglass Sherley. Ostensibly the narrative of an intimate friend of Poe's at the University of Virginia, whose identit... More

Edgar Allan Poe House, 530 North Seventh Street (rear), Philadelphia, ...

Survey number: HABS PA-1735 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000689

[See, Jack, he said, his manner wild and delirious]

(DLC/PP-1934:0056). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "The Nightmare Room" by A. Conan Doyle, Hearst's international, 42:9 (Aug. 1922).

A lecture on the life, character, dying declarations, and death of Edg...

Page Order: Leaflet Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 207, Folder 10.

St. John's Church (Episcopal), East Grace & Broad Streets, Richmond, I...

Significance: St. John's Church was the first church built in the city of Richmond. It was completed in 1741 as part of the Henrico Parish. Moreover, the graveyard is the site of the first public cemetery in Ri... More

[Frederick Marryat, British naval officer and novelist, head-and-shoul...

Public domain scan of portrait art print, Germany, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Public domain photograph, glass negative

A man in a suit smoking a cigarette. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Poems by John Masefield - Public domain American sheet music

English words. (general) Charles T. Griffes. (statement of responsibility) An old song re-sung -- Sorrow of Mydath (content) The back cover contains the first pages of music for "Four poems by Edgar Allan Poe, ... More