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[Unidentified portrait of a man, facing front]

The date of the image is based on the plate's lack of gold toning. Case: Plain leather grain. Attributed to William G. Mason. Paper label adhered to cover glass: "49." Labels on case: "65," "36." Purchase; Mari... More

[Unidentified woman, three-quarter length portrait, facing front, seat...

Photographer unidentified. Hallmark: [asterisk]. Case: back only, Rinhart 163. Source unknown. Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).

[Unidentified man, possibly John Bannister Gibson, head-and-shoulders ...

Case: front - Berg 44-55G; back - bouquet of mixed flowers. Label on case: 37. Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1998; (DLC/PP-1998:151.13). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Forms part o... More

[Lucy Stone, half-length portrait of a woman, seated, facing front]

Photographer unidentified. Case: bouquet of flowers. Forms part of: Visual materials from the Blackwell family papers. Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Transfer; LC Manuscript Divi... More

[R. McGill, full-length portrait, seated in chair, facing front, with ...

Photographer unidentified. Was part of LOT 8554. Case: similar to Rinhart 123. Accompanying hand-written note: R... McGill born in Baltimore, died at Cape Palmas. One of the original trustees of Hall Free Scho... More

[Unidentified man, possibly David Roberts, three-quarter length portra...

Photographer unidentified. Accompanying note in case: I think this is a photo of David Roberts, father of Coolidge S. Roberts, but I am not sure. I think the mother-of-pearl frame is most interesting. E. C. St... More

[Unidentified man with cat, three-quarter length portrait, full face, ...

Photographer unidentified. Case: front, Rinhart 66; back, urn with leaves. Purchase; 1967; (DLC/PP-1967:040). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Exhibited: American Treasures of the ... More

[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, holding ...

Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.

[John Hill Wheeler, half-length portrait, three-quarters to left]

U.S. Minister to Nicaragua. Scratched on face of plate: 98; Jno. Wheeler. Scratched on back of plate: 79. Lower corners trimmed. Alternative identification: Hon. John Wheeler of New York (cat. 5). Transfer; U.S... More

[Mr. Simms, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left]

Scratched on back of plate: 121. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.

[Truman Smith, half-length portrait, facing left, wearing spectacles]

Whig Congressman from Connecticut, 1839-1843, 1845-1949; Senator, 1849-1854. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Identification ... More

[Unidentified woman, about 35 years of age, three-quarter length portr...

Scratched on face of plate: 215; Hotchkiss. Scratched on back of plate: 85. Alternative identification: Mrs. Hotchkiss (cat. 5). Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreoty... More

[William Kent, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right, wear...

Scratched on back of plate: 81; 245. Identified by Owen Blevins 8/2014 based on lithograph by Charles Chester Buttre in the Harvard University Library. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). For... More

[Walter Restored Jones, half-length portrait, nearly in profile to lef...

Founder of Atlantic Mutual Marine Insurance Co., of New York City. Alternative identifications: Walter Reston Jones, d. 1855; Walter Jones of Washington; Walter James. Scratched on back of plate: 31; [illegible... More

[Hugh Brady, half-length portrait, facing front, in civilian dress]

U.S. Army General. Scratched on face of plate: 150. Scratched on back of plate: Gen. Brady. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). ... More

[Francis Lister Hawks, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the rig...

Reverend, Protestant Episcopal clergyman, church historian, first president of the University of Louisiana. Alternative identifications: Rev. Hawkes (cat. 5); Thomas Ewing. Scratched on back of plate: 167; Rev.... More

[John Lane Gardner, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]

Colonel, U.S. Army. Scratched on back of plate: 13; Col. Gardner. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.

[Unidentified man, about 70 years of age, half-length portrait, slight...

Scratched on back of plate: 176. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.

[Unidentified Army officer, possibly Brigadier General Thomas Lawson, ...

case: back - scroll design. Label adhered to case: "192". Gift; Wm. B. Becker; 1998; (DLC/PP-1999:003). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).

[Pair of oxen with their drovers]

Case: variant of Rinhart 138. No electronic surrogate available. Purchase; 2004; (DLC/PP-2004:060). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Exhibited: American Treasures of the Library of... More

[William Hazard and Moses Augustus Field, three-quarter length portrai...

Case: scroll design. Photographer unidentified. Accompanying note: Wm. H. Field, Moses Augustus Field. Written on inside of case: April 1850. Gift; Family of William B. Osgood Field; 1997; (DLC/PP-1999:155). Fo... More

[Unidentified woman, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters to ...

Photographer unidentified. Hallmark: either Rinhart 2 or Rinhart 29. Case: front, variant of Rinhart 140; back, Rinhart 120. Source unknown. Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).

[Ann Minerva "Nannie" Rodgers Macomb, three-quarter length portrait, f...

Photographer unidentified. Case: mixed flowers printed in gold on plain leather case. Accompanying label: Mrs. John N. Macomb (Ann Rodgers) 1826-1916. Gift; Mrs. Alexander Macomb; 1976; (DLC/PP-1976:307). Forms... More

[Mary Ann Bartlett, three-quarter length portrait of a woman, seated, ...

Photographer unidentified. Hallmark: Rinhart 2. Case: central floral motif surrounded by scrolls. Accompanying label: Paul's mother. Died May 4, 1901. Transfer; LC Manuscript Division (gift, Mrs. Armistead Pete... More

[Unidentified man, about 25 years of age, head-and-shoulders portrait,...

Alternative identification: Pierre Soule. Hallmark: Rinhart 9. Written on back of plate: 503(X). Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congre... More

[Winfield Scott, head-and-shoulders portrait, head three-quarters to t...

General, U.S. Army officer, Commander in Chief. Scratched on face of plate: 146. Scratched on back of plate: 325. Hallmark: Rinhart 9. Possibly a copy of DAG no. 224. Facing the light / H. Pfister. Washington :... More

[Portrait of George Burtis Lee sitting on a chair]

Housed in a plain brown frame. Purchase; 2008; (DLC/PP-2008:080). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).

[Portrait of seated man holding the Charleston Zeitung, possibly the o...

Purchase; Dennis A. Waters; 2014; (DLC/PP-2014:147). Forms part of: Daguerreotype Collection (Library of Congress). Vender : Dennis A. Waters.

[Henry L. Abbot, bust-length portrait, in uniform]

Sitter is wearing a lieutenant's uniform. Case: plain leather, push button. Label pinned to case: Capt.(?) Lt.(?) H. L. Abbot. No electronic surrogate available. Transfer; Manuscript Division (Henry L. Abbot fa... More

[Portrait of Mamie D. Lee] - Public domain portrait photograph

Case: Urn surrounded by scrolls. Stamped on brass mat: Germon 702 Chest. St. Phila. Purchase; 2008; (DLC/PP-2008:080). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).

[Harrison Grey Fiske, full-length portrait of six month old baby boy, ...

Photographer unidentified. Hallmark: [cross bird cross]. Case: central ribbon with bands. Accompanying note: Harrison Gray Fiske at 6 months. Illegible name on cushion in the case: ... Artist, New York City. Wa... More

[Augusta Currie Bradhurst Field, head-and-shoulders portrait of a woma...

Photographer unidentified. Case: red velvet, push button. Accompanying note: Augusta C. Field. June 1862 16 years carried by H.H.F. Gift; Family of William B. Osgood Field; 1997; (DLC/PP-1999:155). Forms part o... More

[Presidenet Abraham Lincoln, seated next to a table]

Photo shows President Abraham Lincoln in one of a series of six pictures taken on the day before the official opening of Alexander Gardner's new gallery. Reproduced from a sepia enlargement. (Source: Ostendorf,... More

Heads of the democracy - Drawing. Public domain image.

Purchase; Old Print Shop; 1985; (DLC/PP-1985:492). Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 1985:492.

Hans v. Bülow, George Grantham Bain Collection

Hans von Bülow, half-length portrait, standing, facing right, holding cigarette in holder. George Grantham Bain Collection. Copyright by E. Bieber, Berlin u. Hamburg, photographer to the court.

Caricature, A preliminary set-to / Gillam., public domain cartoon imag...

Illustration shows James G. Blaine badly bruised after boxing a round against the "Ohio Secretary of State" who is slumped against the ropes; William W. Phelps and Whitelaw Reid attempt to revive Blaine with a ... More

Puck magazine cover - "Love's labor's lost" / Gillam.

Illustration shows heavily tattooed James G. Blaine sitting on a stool while Whitelaw Reid, using a brush labeled "Tribune Excuses" and a "Explanation Pumice Stone", and William W. Phelps, using "Vindication Sa... More

"Change about" - the monkey the master / Gillam.

Illustration shows a monkey turning the crank on an organ labeled "Home Sweet Home Rule" with one foot, it is wearing a hat with a feather labeled "Parnell", and holding a shillelagh labeled "80 members" in one... More

Médaillés et souvenirs de l'Exposition, Political Cartoon

A man, possibly a souvenir salesman at an exposition, wears a slightly large sweater and a derby and sits on a bench, with his hands folded. In one arm, he cradles a long pole with crossbars at the top, from w... More

Sentimentality - Drawing. Public domain image., Political Cartoon

Satire on the vanity of extreme indulgence in pets. "To the memory of those who might have been saved" on monument. No accession number; "1628F" and "4 Apr '47" on verso. No publication information. Forms part ... More

Night, gelatin silver print - Public domain print

Photograph shows a nude woman standing on a crescent moon, holding, horizontally, a bamboo pole with an owl perched on each end. A37822 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1895 July 24 by Frederick B. Johnson & C... More

[Young woman (Nancy Lovis (Kraft)) in Middle Eastern costume, with flo...

Pencilled on mount verso: "n" u.r.; "y"? u.r. Image content features: MODEL Nancy Lovis (Kraft); COSTUME Mediterranean/Mid-east/N. African; PEOPLE Young women. Title and other data comes from a curatorial works... More

Mauch Chunk, the Lehigh Valley from mountain road

5943B2 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; William Herman Rau; January 21, 1896. No. 550.

Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C., Political Cartoon

A drawing of two women on a pier with umbrellas, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, architecture in Washingto... More

Under the overhanging rock, Wisconsin Dells

D5858 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; H. H. Bennett; March 20, 1900.

Amman, the theatre from castle hill

Photograph showing aerial view of section of Jordan on a hillside. Original negative: LC-M31-3325. No. P-244. On verso - American Colony Photo Cards, copyrighted. On verso: American Colony Stores, Jerusalem. ... More

Catching the celestial ballot / Frank A. Nankivell '99.

Illustration showing two Irishmen discussing a portrait of George Washington. Signed on stone in lower right. Caption: Clancy I wonder whoi Washington wore a pigtail? Casey Sure, oi dunno! Mebby Chinamin hod... More

Eastward ho! - Drawing. Public domain image.

Britannia, a female figure dressed in armour and holding a trident, introduces India, depicted as a young woman, elegantly dressed in native costume, to Lord Kitchener. India keeps her eyes cast to the ground,... More

Caricature, A capitol nuisance / Keppler., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows President Theodore Roosevelt sitting at a desk that is overwhelmed with papers requiring his immediate attention; reaching through the stacks of paper is a large hand labeled "Public Receptio... More

Why not wear brogans? Shoes are too small

Cartoon shows Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne standing on two documents, "Tariff Law 1897 [subsection mark] 209, 16 Dutch % reduction enrich sugar trust," and "Annexation policy, assist Cuba, do n... More

Boat landing at Oceanic, Isles of Shoals, N.H.

No. 6355. Postcard sent by newspaper correspondent Edmund Noble to his daughter, Beatrice. Text reads: Hotel Wentworth, Portsmouth. Aug. 20, 1905. Dear Beatrice. Thank you for your letter and for the greeting ... More

[View of Baltimore from Federal Hill]

H30562 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; J. W. Schaefer; April 18, 1903. Title derived from copyright deposit records.

[Pa]noramic photo Colonial Theatre Bldg., Hotel Touraine and Masonic B...

Copyright deposit; E. Chickering & Co.; November 13, 1903; DLC/PP-1903:41984. On front: "Copyright by E. Chickering & Co., 1903, reproduction forbidden".

Massachusetts. Institute of Technology, Boylston St., Boston, Massachu...

[New Jersey National Guard training camp]

Postcard photo showing artillery gun crews firing. Copyright by David Goldberg, Newark, N.J. No. 19. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: New Jersey; Military tra... More

Custis Lee Mansion, Arlington, Virginia

Postcard shows the front of Arlington House, also known as the Custis Lee House in Arlington Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. F 34926 U.S. Copyright Office. P. A. 238a. Copyright 1905 by The Rotograph Co.

Reading his future / Frank A. Nankivell.

Illustration shows an old woman, known as "Madame Democracy Palmist", reading William Randolph Hearst's palm and speaking of the future. Caption: "You have reason to fear a large, dark man, who will shortly re... More

Public Library, Copley Sq., Boston, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows the Boston Public Library across Copley Square, the surrounding neighborhood, pedestrians, street cars, and horse and carriages. F40282 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 103.

Lake Harriett [i.e., Harriet], Minneapolis, Minn.

Postcard shows road approaching Lake Harriet, side elevation of pavilion and boathouse. H99840 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 810.

Lake Calhoun Boulevard, Minneapolis, Minn.

Postcard shows an automobile traveling a dirt road along Lake Calhoun shoreline. H99730 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 807.

Stone Arch Bridge, milling district, St. Anthony Falls, Minneapolis, M...

Postcard shows view of arch bridge over Mississippi River below St. Anthony Falls, Milling district. H99841 U.S. Copyright Office. No. B17.

Main Street, High Street, Millville, N. J.

Ocean liners: Lusitania, panoramic postcard

Postcard shows panoramic view of the steamship Lusitania. Copyrighted 1907 by the American Photograph Company, New York.

Greetings from Coldwater, Mich. Chicago Avenue

Postcard shows Chicago Avenue in Coldwater, Michigan. Commercial street has pedestrians and horses and wagons. F58005 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 1907117.

Alamogordo, N.M., Alameda Park, entrance

Greetings from Marshall, Mich. drive from Oak Ridge Cemetery

Postcard shows a long unpaved road into a cemetary, planters mark a crossroads. F65824 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 190798.

Avalon, Cal. / Lester Clement Barton.

View of college campas [i.e., campus], Fayette, Ia.

Postcard shows view "E" of Upper Iowa University campus from a green field, centered on Alexander Dickman Hall, church on the right, other buildings shown in the background. H112054 U.S. Copyright Office.

Minneopa Falls, panoramic postcard

Postcard shows view of the Lower Minneopa Falls on the Minneopa River, the stream below the falls, and wooden bridge. H111590 U.S. Copyright Office.

Adams St., Phoenix, Ariz. / Lester Clement Barton.

Postcard shows a commercial street in Phoenix, Arizona. A large hotel is on one corner. Other businesses on the street include the New York Life Insurance Co., Dwight B. Heard, and the Arizona Mercantile Compa... More

Docks at Arnolds Park - A black and white photo of a boat in the water

Postcard shows busy shoreline of Arnolds Park on West Lake Okoboji with pier on the right, various sizes of boats at piers and being used. Souvenir shops and buildings in the background with people engaged in a... More

No. 2090. Giant Geyser Y[ellowstone].N[ational].P]ark.

Public domain photograph of Yellowstone National Park, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bird's eye view of Eureka Springs, Ark. / Gray, photographer and publi...

Postcard shows a panoramic view of Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Public domain scan of the vintage Arkansas postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Panorama of New York west side and Highwood Park, New Jersey

H127261 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; August Patzig; May 19, 1909.

Pale face no good / photo by Dedrick.

Full-length portrait of man wearing breast plate and blanket, holding rifle.

Grant Monument, Lincoln Park, Chicago

View south from Kimball St., Elgin, Ill.

Postcard shows a general panoramic view of Elgin, Illinois. J142307 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Leo P. Rider, Elgin, Ill.

Col. Theodore Roosevelt at Wilmar, Minn. / E. Elkjar, photographer.

Photograph showing Theodore Roosevelt speaking from the back of a railroad car. J145794 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyrighted by E. Elkjer, photographer.

Birdseye view, Aberdeen, S.D. postcard

Postcard shows general panoramic view of Aberdeen, South Dakota with a central commercial street. J170077 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 982. Copyright N. A. Brothers, Aberdeen, So. Dak.

Chautauqua boosters, panoramic postcard

Postcard shows automobiles with passengers, lined up in the court house plaza in Cresco, Iowa, most flying banners. J 170973 U.S. Copyright Office. Blind stamp: C.D. Taylor, Cresco, Iowa.

Foshay Tower dedication fireworks as seen from the parade, more than a...

Photograph shows fireworks above an illuminated skyscraper at night, designed by Leon Arnal. J13595 U.S. Copyright Office. Azo photographic postcard. Accession box no. PR 06 CN 038, Box 57, Minnesota Minneapolis

"Hands up!" / Will Crawford. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows Santa Claus pointing a handgun at the viewer. Caption: As Santa Claus looks to some of us. Illus. in: Puck, v. 72, no. 1867 (1912 December 11), cover. Copyright 1912 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.

Waiting / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows birds of prey wearing crowns labeled "Germany, Austria, Italy, England, France, [and] Russia" perched on the sides cliffs awaiting the outcome of a fight between two men with swords labeled "... More

Reg't camp 11th Inf., Texas City, Tex.

Postcard shows 11th Infantry regiment camp composed of tents in Texas City, Texas. J1789472 U.S. Copyright Office. 149. Copr Maurer Photo.

Bird's eye view of Eureka Springs, Ark.

K75858 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Lucien Gray; July 1, 1914.

Obeying instructions / C.M. Crombie ; painted for PUCK by Charles M. C...

Illustration shows a young man at the wheel of a sled racing down a steep mountainside in winter; sitting behind him are another young man and a young woman who are holding each other in an embrace. Caption: M... More

The remnants of the Serbian Armies at Tchakor = Les restants des Armée...

Photograph shows soldiers leading their houses across a snowy mountain landscape, probably in Albania. In album: Commet les Serbes abandonnèrent leur patrie, vu par Sampson Tchernoff.

Ellis Island. New York City postcard

Unprocessed in PR 06 CN 038, c17 Public domain scan of the vintage New York postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Postcard of Oropa Santuario, Italy, ca. 1938

Inscription: "La Chiesa;" from near Biella, Italy, the Recanzone family home

Gold dredge / from a photograph by Bradford Washburn.

Postcard shows a gold dredge in the valley of Goldstream Creek near Fairbanks, Alaska. J 38287 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 792425.

Giancarlo Pajetta, membro della direzione del P.C.I. - deputato alla c...

Giancarlo Pajetta, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right. Dirigenti Comunisti Uomini del Popolo. Exhibit loan 4225-L.

[Jules Feiffer, seated at work on cartoon, facing front] / World Teleg...

NYWT&S staff photograph. Forms part of: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). Exhibited: "Bob Hope and Politics," Library of Congress, 2010.

Postcard of Sagliano Micca, Italy. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Co...

Inscription: "Sagliano Micca-Frazione Passobreve M. 650" Public domain image of 19th-century Italy - architecture, historical building, landmark, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl descripti... More

Postcard of Case Zorio, Italy. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collec...

Inscription: "Saluti dalla Valle del Cervo" Public domain scan of the vintage postcard, Italy, view, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural do... More

[Visitor viewing an exhibit in the U.S. Capitol of political cartoons,...

Date from caption information for contact sheet ROLL CALL-1999-474 or corresponding negative sleeve. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: ROLL CALL-1999-474, frame 13. Contact sheet or negative slee... More

[Hugh Brady, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing three-quarters left, ...

U.S. Army General. Scratched on back of plate: 241. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.

[View of a Cheyenne village at Big Timbers, in present-day Colorado, w...

Identified as a daguerreotype by Solomon Carvalho of a Plains Indian village in Kansas Territory taken during the Frïemont Expedition in 1853, probably copied by the Mathew Brady studio. This identification was... More

Hotel Victoria, corner Newbury and Dartmouth Sts., Boston, Massachuset...

H38067 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; E. Chickering & Co.; November 13, 1903; DLC/PP-1903:41972. On front: "Copyright by E. Chickering & Co., 1903, reproduction forbidden".

[Unidentified man with moustache, half-length portrait, full face]

Photographer unidentified. Was part of LOT 8554. Transfer; Manuscript Division. Forms part of: American Colonization Society Records, 1792-1964 (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Li... More

[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

Case: back only - diamond motif. Barboza number: 6019.030. Stamped on brass mat: Ball & Thomas, 120 W 4th St. Cin. O. Label adhered to cover glass: D5. Purchase; Anthony Barboza; 1999; (DLC/PP-1999:022). Forms ... More

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