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Ōgiya yūgiri, Utagawa Kunisada, Japan - Ukiyo e print

Print shows Yugiri, a courtesan, full-length portrait, standing, facing right, with large fan on the left showing bust portrait of a woman wearing a large hat. Title and other descriptive information compiled b... More

James Madison - 4th President of the United States / on stone by A. Ne...

Print showing James Madison, bust portrait, facing right, in frame. From series: Portraits of the Presidents. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1846 by C.S. Williams, in the Clerk's Office of th... More

Sacred heart of Mary Sacred heart of Jesus ; Descent from the cross ; ...

Print shows a proof sheet with four vignettes, at top left, a bust portrait with the sacred heart of Mary, at top right, a bust portrait with the sacred heart of Jesus, at bottom right, the crucifixion of Jesus... More

[B. A. Fahnestock bust, facing left, on advertisement for Fahnestock's...

LOT subdivision subject: Portraits - male. Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Copyright, designed and engraved by Rawdon, Wright, Hatch and Edson. Caption card tracings: Advertisements, P.F.

Sam's coming - Public domain portrait engraving

A music cover for a song by William Clifton, "inscribed [i.e., dedicated] to New York Know Nothing leader James W. Barker Esq." The illustration features the youthful "Sam" type who appears in various identitie... More

The bell and Everett schottisch

An illustrated sheet music cover for campaign music honoring Constitutional Union party candidates John Bell and Edward Everett. The candidates' bust portraits are framed in floral and acanthus tracery. In the... More

[Matthew T. Lutz, bust portrait, facing front] / O.B. Palmer, Photogra...

Title devised by Library staff, from identification provided by researcher Richard Mann, 2009. (Formerly, Lutz was misidentified as William Lutzi.) In: Adolph Metzner photograph album ..., no. 14. Color laser c... More

[Manuel Robles Pezuela, bust portrait, facing front]

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

[William McKennan, (Judge, Pennsylvania), bust portrait, facing left]

H12351 U.S. Copyright Office. Photo copyrighted by F. Gutekunst. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: PI; Shelf.

Julia Ward Howe from a photograph by J.J. Hawes / CAP sc ; engraved by...

Print shows Julia Ward Howe, bust portrait, facing left. Signed "CAP" on plate. Photoengraving of engraving by Caroline Amelia Powell after a photograph by Josiah Johnson Hawes. Illus. in portfolio: The Centur... More

Ludwig van Beethoven. - Public domain portrait engraving

Marble bust, facing left. Public domain photograph - bust portrait sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

"Busted!" / J.S. Pughe. Joseph Pulitzer, Political Cartoon

Print shows William Jennings Bryan carrying a "Cross of Gold", a "Crown of Thorns", and a carpetbag labeled "W.J.B. Speeches" as he walks along railroad tracks headed in the opposite direction of Washington, D.... More

[The Red Man (Sioux Indian)] - Public domain portrait print

American Indian man, probably a member of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, bust portrait, facing front, wrapped in blanket. Title from negative sleeve. Gift, Mina Turner, Käsebier's granddaughter ; 1964.

The man of the people! Governor Horatio Seymour. Elected by ten thousa...

A dramatic apotheosis, commemorating Horatio Seymour's 1862 election as governor of New York. In the center is a bust portrait of Seymour with the word "Union" below. Above him in the sky is Liberty or Columbia... More

For president Grover Cleveland, of New York - for vice president Thoma...

Print shows Grover Cleveland, bust portrait, facing right, and Thomas A. Hendricks, bust portrait, facing left, in medallion, with an American flag, an eagle, and two branches between them.

For president Abraham Lincoln -- For vice president Andrew Johnson

Political campaign button for 1864 presidential election showing head-and-shoulders portrait of Abraham Lincoln on one side (Brady photo Jan. 8, 1864) and bust portrait of Andrew Johnson on the other side; meta... More

The Presidents of the United States. Liberty and union / lith. of G. &...

A commemorative print published after the inauguration of President James K. Polk. The design incorporates oval bust portraits of the eleven Presidents arranged in an oval with Washington in the center and Polk... More

The Presidents of the United States. Liberty and union / lith. of G. &...

50th Congress Indiana delegates / Brady & Handy Photo Wash. D.C.

Photo shows montage of individual bust portraits of fifteen congressmen comprising the Indiana delegation of the 50th Congress. Forms part of: Brady-Handy collection (Library of Congress). Original b&w glass n... More

Washington. From the original portrait painted by Rembrandt Peale / Dr...

Print shows bust portrait of George Washington. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

John Robinson's 10 big shows combined--The meeting of King Solomon and...

Circus poster showing large bust portrait of King Solomon surrounded by dancing girls. Copyright by The U.S. Printing Co. Copyright deposit.

Rebecca, a slave girl from New Orleans / Chas. Paxson, photographer, N...

Photograph shows a bust portrait of Rebecca Huger, facing left. Gladstone's ownership logo appears on the back. "Entered, according to act of Congress, in the year 1864, by S. Tackaberry, in the Clerk's Office... More

Jno C. Fremont [and] William L. Dayton. The champions of freedom! / fr...

Print shows a campaign banner for Republican candidates John C. Fremont and William L. Dayton, produced for the presidential campaign of 1856. Oval bust portraits of the two candidates, Fremont on the left, app... More

Mr. and Mrs. George S. Knight in Otto

Includes portrait busts in upper corners. "Copyright secured by J.B. Jeffery." "Mr. and Mrs. Geo. S. Knight in the delightful comedy-drama, Otto a German supported by a powerful company = Herr und Frau Geo. S. ... More

[Bust portrait of an unidentified African American man, facing left] /...

Gladstone's inventory number and notes: CDV82; Civilian. "WE108" written in pencil on back of the mount. Purchase; William A. Gladstone; 1995; (DLC/PP-1995:113.87)

Union / painted By T[ompkins] H. Matteson ; engraved by H[enry] S. Sad...

A symbolic group portrait eulogizing recent legislative efforts, notably the Compromise of 1850, to preserve the Union. The work is in some respects a memorial to the triumvirate of senior American legislators:... More

Republican platform and presidential nominees

Print shows bust portraits of presidential candidate Benjamin Harrison and vice presidential candidate Levi P. Morton; between them are two columns topped with bust portraits of Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. G... More

The Union must and shall be preserved. For President Abraham Lincoln o...

Print shows a campaign banner for the Republican ticket. Oval bust portraits of the two candidates are enclosed in rustic bent-twig frames, intended perhaps to recall Lincoln's much-publicized backwoods origins... More

William H. Harrison - Print, Library of Congress collection

Print shows a large memorial cross labeled "William H. Harrison" at top and showing a bust portrait of Harrison facing slightly right. Two banners hang from the sides, one showing a fountain and the other a tom... More

The Fifteenth Amendment. Celebrated May 19th, 1870 / from an original ...

Another of several large commemorative prints marking the enactment, on March 30, 1870, of the Fifteenth Amendment and showing the grand May 19 celebratory parade in Baltimore. (See also nos. 1870-2 and 1870-3)... More

The Fifteenth Amendment. Celebrated May 19th, 1870 / from an original ...

The cause of Ireland, portrait print

Print shows large bust portrait of Charles Stewart Parnell encircled by 18 smaller portraits of men prominent in Irish politics and government. M8206 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1881 by Thomas B. Noonan & Co.

[James Buchanan, bust portrait, facing right]

From Brady daguerreotype. LC-BH821-6628. Public domain photograph of 19th-century daguerreotype portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Abraham Lincoln, bust portrait, facing left; first photo to show his ...

This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Ostendorf, no. 40 Meserve, no. 33 Published in: Lincoln's photographs: a complete album / by Lloyd Ostendorf. Dayton, OH: Rockywood Press, 1998, p. 67.

[Boy, bust portrait], Tinytype - Public domain portrait photograph

Photograph showing a portrait of an unidentified boy. Gift, Fred Lockley, 1930.

[Abraham Lincoln, oval, unbearded, facing slightly right, with oval bu...

See LCQJ Oct. 1970. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf.

Colonel E. E. Ellsworth killed in Alexandria, Virginia, May 24, 1861

Photograph shows a bust portrait engraving of Col. Ellsworth who was killed at the Marshall House in 1861 after pulling down the Confederate flag. No. 3175. Mounted with two other photographs with general capt... More

[Richard W. Johnson, Union general, bust portrait, facing front]

In: Adolph Metzner photograph album ..., no. 5. Color laser copy reference surrogate, showing front and back of photo, filed with finding aids for LOT 8751 in P&P Reading Room.

[Unidentified soldier in Union frock coat with pin of a profile bust p...

Case: Thermoplastic, central design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: The Horse Soldier, Gettysburg, Pa., 2011. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photogra... More

[Unidentified Union officer, bust portrait, facing front] / E. & J. Br...

In: Adolph Metzner photograph album ..., no. 67. Color laser copy reference surrogate, showing front and back of photo, filed with finding aids for LOT 8751 in P&P Reading Room.

A. Lincoln, Tinytype - Public domain portrait print

Political campaign button for 1864 presidential election showing bust portrait of Abraham Lincoln, facing left (Anthony Berger photo Feb. 9, 1864); metal casing with text "Pat. Apr. 2, 1861" and stars encirclin... More

[Charles Ferdinand Dowd, 1825-1904, bust]

Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, (1883 Dec. 29), p. 837. Reference copy may be in LOT Biog. File. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf.

Native Americans - Lone Bear. 19th century, Library of Congress collec...

Sioux Indian, bust portrait, wearing feathered head dress, facing left. 74235 U.S. Copyright Office. Photo by Heyn, #136. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Indi... More

The Houdon bust of Washington at Mt. Vernon

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

[Portrait of Lincoln]. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Inscribed in pencil at top right: C 26. Inscribed in pencil at bottom right: 9. Stamped on verso: Deposit received from Joseph Verner Reed 1949. Gift; Joseph Verner Reed; 1949. Forms part of: Popular graphic a... More

Lena Gibson, Kineo - Public domain portrait print

Bust portrait of child taken at Kineo, Maine. In album. Formerly identified as vol. 3. Title and other information transcribed from unverified, old caption card data and from item.

[Admiral William T. Sampson, bust portrait, left profile]

Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Chicago champions, portrait print

Print showing bust portraits of the 1876-77 Chicago White Stockings baseball team; clockwise from the top are: R. Barnes, J. Peters, C. Anson, G. Bradley, C. Waitt, P. Hines, C. McVey, J. Glenn, and center is A... More

Young Africa; or, the bone of contention

Photograph shows a vignetted bust portrait of an African American toddler. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1862, by E. Anthony, in the Clerk's office of the District Court of the U.S. for the... More

Little Charlie Ross, the stolen child / G.F. Barnes ; drawn & printed ...

Print shows Charlie (or Charley) Ross, bust portrait, facing right, in oval.

Zachary Taylor, people's candidate for President

Print shows a campaign banner for Whig presidential and vice presidential nominees for 1848, Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore. Unlike Currier's other Whig banners (nos. 1848-5 and -7) this example is horizon... More

[Design drawing with portrait bust showing contemplative Christ as a a...

Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

For president James G. Blaine, of Maine - for vice president John A. L...

Print shows James G. Blaine, bust portrait, facing front, and John A. Logan, bust portrait, facing left, in medallions linked by a ribbon with shield labeled "US" and two branches. P15012 U.S. Copyright Office.... More

For president Abraham Lincoln -- For vice president Andrew Johnson

Abraham Lincoln of Illinois. Andrew Johnson of Tennessee. No. 37 / G. ...

Print shows a campaign banner for the Republican ticket in the 1864 presidential election. It consists of facing bust portraits of Abraham Lincoln (left) and Andrew Johnson (right). Below each portrait is an id... More

50th Congress Tennessee delegates / Brady & Handy Photo Wash D.C.

Photo shows montage of individual bust portraits of twelve congressmen comprising the Tennessee delegation of the 50th Congress.

[Profile bust portrait of a soldier]

Title devised. Pencil sketch of a bust and standing soldier on verso. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.627) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Abraham Lincoln - Hannibal Hamlin. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Political campaign button for 1860 presidential election showing bust portrait of Abraham Lincoln on one side and bust portrait of Hannibal Hamlin on the other side; metal casing with ornamental vine border and... More

Illinois - The anarchist-labor troubles in Chicago The police charging...

Two page spread showing police charging rioters on May 4th in Haymarket Square, Chicago, and bust portraits of seven policemen. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, May 15, 1886, p. 200-201.

The nation's choice for the 12th President of the U.S. Genl. Z. Taylor...

A campaign print for Whig presidential nominee Zachary Taylor. A bust-length portrait of the Mexican War hero is set in an oval frame of oak leaves and acorns, surrounded by various martial attributes. Cannon, ... More

Dred Scott. Harriet, wife of Dred Scott

Print shows Dred Scott, bust portrait, facing slightly left, and his wife Harriet, bust portrait, facing front. Published in Century magazine, June 1887. Inscribed in pencil at bottom center: "Century Mag. 188... More

Lewis Cass, Democratic candidate for president

Print shows a campaign banner for Democratic candidates Lewis Cass and William O. Butler produced for the 1848 presidential election. The banner is designed in a horizontal format, similar to Currier's "Zachary... More

[Abraham Lincoln, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing right;...

Ostendorf, no. 92 Meserve, no. 85 Portrait used for the engraved bust of Lincoln that appeared on the United States five dollar bill for many years, from 1914 to 2007. Published in: Lincoln's photographs: a co... More

Wanted a substitute. American Civil War 1861-1865.

An illustrated sheet music cover, which protests the inequities of the draft or proscription system enacted under the Enrollment Act of 1863. The act allowed drafted men to purchase an exemption or to furnish a... More

Grand banner of the radical democracy, for 1864

Print shows a campaign banner for presidential nominee John C. Fremont and his running mate John Cochrane. Fremont and Cochrane were the candidates of a faction of radical Democrats consisting mostly of Germans... More

The result of the Fifteenth Amendment, and the rise and progress of th...

One of several large commemorative prints marking the enactment on March 30, 1870, of the Fifteenth Amendment, and showing the parade celebrating it which was held in Baltimore on May 19 the same year. The amen... More

[Bust portrait of an unidentified African American man, facing left] /...

Gladstone's inventory number and notes: CDV82; Civilian. "WE108" written in pencil on back of the mount. Purchase; William A. Gladstone; 1995; (DLC/PP-1995:113.87)

[William Lloyd Garrison, bust portrait, facing slightly right] / J. No...

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

[Bust view of woman with long, blond, free-flowing hair, wearing lace]

Created and copyrighted by "Russell, Morgan & Co., Printers, Cincinnati." No. 3. Signed: Hart, Cin.; FA. Title devised. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

[Design drawing for stained glass rose window with portrait bust of St...

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Presidential campaign button with portraits of Abraham Lincoln and Ha...

Political campaign button for Abraham Lincoln's first (1860) U.S. presidential campaign. Includes a bust portrait of Lincoln on one side and a bust portrait of vice presidential nominee Hannibal Hamlin on the o... More

The republican souvenir / steincopied by the Hatch Eng. Co. N.Y.

Print shows bust portraits of presidential and vice-presidential candidates James G. Blaine and John A. Logan, as well as a full-length view of James A. Garfield speaking on the occasion of Abraham Lincoln's as... More

Jesse L. Berch, quartermaster sergeant, 22 Wisconsin Regiment of Racin...

Photograph showing Jesse L. Berch, left, and Frank M. Rockwell, right, standing, with their guns drawn, and an African American woman sitting between them, full-length portrait, facing front. [Identification of... More

National Democratic chart, 1876--For president, Samuel J. Tilden, for ...

A large campaign chart features the portraits of Democratic presidential candidate Samuel J. Tilden and running mate Thomas A. Hendricks and smaller medallion portraits. The candidates are shown in roundel bust... More

[Christopher Columbus, bust portrait, facing right, in medallion]

11060 U.S. Copyright Office. Library has four (4) impressions. No. 1 is a remarque proof before letters, with two remarques printed below image. In the image on the left, Columbus appears to be demonstrating t... More

[George Collier, 1738-1795, bust portrait, facing right]

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

[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

Lincoln quick step - Public domain portrait photograph

Campaign sheet music for the Lincoln candidacy. The cover illustration features an oval bust portrait of Republican nominee Abraham Lincoln, surrounded by vignettes and motifs recalling his early backwoods car... More

[Details and bust portrait soldier]. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Title devised. Inscribed on green overlay: sketch of Castle Pinkney [sic] on the back of this. Formerly Waud no. B-123. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.887) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil W... More

[Bust-length profile portrait]. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Title devised. Formerly Waud no. B-105. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.869) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Unidentified general, bust portrait, facing left]

Title devised by library staff. Handwritten below image: Harrison? Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

President Lincoln & cabinet / lith. of J.H. Bufford.

Print shows Abraham Lincoln, bust portrait, facing right, at center, surrounded by bust portraits of members of his cabinet, clockwise from top, "Simon Cameron, Secy. of War", "Salmon P. Chase, Secy. of the Tre... More

[President Abraham Lincoln, bust portrait in cameo, facing front]

After Meserve no. 87. From M. Buttre - Oct. 29, 1869. Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Presidential campaign, 1864. Candidates for President and Vice-Preside...

Print shows bust portraits of Abraham Lincoln, George B. McClellan, Andrew Johnson, and George H. Pendleton above a map of the United States, with bust portraits of the previous 15 presidents with George Washin... More

[Abraham Lincoln, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing right;...

Ostendorf, no. 92 (variant) Meserve, no. 85 Portrait used for the engraved bust of Lincoln that appeared on the United States five dollar bill for many years, from 1914 to 2007. Similar to portrait published i... More

[Abraham Lincoln mourning badge, with photo taken Feb. 9 1864]

Political campaign button for 1864 presidential election showing bust portrait of Abraham Lincoln, facing right (Anthony Berger photo Feb. 9, 1864). Brass mat with oval window and photo attached to a blue velve... More

[Jubal Anderson Early, 1816-1893, bust, facing left, in civilian cloth...

Lieut. General. No. 4863. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: BI; Shelf.

To the friends of Greeley and Brown

An illustrated cover for a collection of Democratic campaign songs. Liberal Republican presidential candidate Horace Greeley and running mate Benjamin Gratz Brown appear in oval bust portraits framed by ivy. Ab... More

Professor Elias Loomis - Public domain portrait print

Print shows Elias Loomis, bust portrait, facing slightly right. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[David A. Day, missionary in Liberia, bust portrait, facing right]

On mount: W.L. Cover, 754 W. Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

James Gillespie Blaine, 1830-1893 - stereocsopic card

Bust portrait framed in floral wreath. Stereo copyrighted by Weller. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. I.; BI; Shelf.

The raven / J. Keppler. - Public domain portrait print

Caricature of President Benjamin Harrison, as a very short person, with large head, seated at a desk, wearing the big hat of his grandfather William Henry Harrison, also a president. On a bust perches Secretar... More

Ida Minerva Tarbell, 1857-1944 - Public domain portrait photograph

Bust portrait, facing right. Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). No. 5398. Formerly in Portrait file. Caption card tra... More

Lincoln's portrait in flowers, Allegheny Park, PA

Stereograph showing bust portrait of Abraham Lincoln made with flowers in Allegheny Park, Pennsylvania. V[?]2764 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 73. Copyright 1891 Jan. 9. Stereoscopic photographs of American and F... More

Where is Harrison?, Cabinet photograph

Bust of Benjamin Harrison with three faces. Public domain photograph - bust portrait sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[John Brown, 1800-1859, bust portrait, facing right in memorial frame]

Frame includes words "The Just man shall be in eternal remembrance -- Gave his life for the liberation of the slave."

Napoleon I. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Portrait, bust, facing right. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Thomas Paine] - Public domain portrait engraving

Painting shows author and philosopher Thomas Paine, bust portrait, facing left. Photographic reproduction of a ca. 1876 painting by Auguste Milliére, after an engraving by William Sharp, after a 1792 painting ... More

Colonel Theodore Roosevelt - Public domain monumental decor engraving

Photograph showing left profile bust of Theodore Roosevelt, wearing a hat, in bas-relief. 19908 U. S. Copyright Office. Engraved on bas-relief: Colonel Theodore Roosevelt.