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Railroad engine at City Point, Virginia

Brady-Handy Collection. Public domain photograph of a steam locomotive, engine, train, railroad, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Captain Clark B. Lagow - Public domain portrait print

Photoprint taken at Cairo, Ill. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

[William H. Rockwell, Pvt., North Carolina, 18th Infantry, Company H, ...

Written on negative sleeve: N.C.(?) Regt. Copy photo made by LC in 1961 from unidentified source. Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

Drayton's negro quarters, Hilton Head, S.C.

Photograph shows soldiers and slaves in front of the slave quarters on Drayton's plantation. Gladstone's inventory code and notes: M22. Purchase; William A. Gladstone; 1995; (DLC/PP-1995:113.271).

[Group of Native Americans (possibly Winnebago) wearing blankets, some...

On verso: C.L. Hamilton. Public domain photograph of native Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

22d New York State Militia near Harpers Ferry, Virginia, 1861 [i.e.186...

Photograph shows Private E.T. Avory standing with bayoneted rifle. No. B959. Date based on 22nd NY history. Identification of photographer and soldier from same photograph in National Archives. Mounted with fi... More

Co. - , 139th Pennsylvania Infantry. American Civil War 1861-1865.

No. B1173. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. 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

The Union prisoners at Richmond, Virginia

Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, 1862 Jan. 18. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

Lieut. General Winfield Scott. General in Chief of the U.S. Army

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Magee, J.

[Raft of blanket boats ferrying field artillery and soldiers across th...

No. 79 (handwritten) and 2580 (stamped) on mount. Forms part of Civil War photos, military construction and transportation in Northern Virginia and elsewhere / United States Military Railway Department (Librar... More

Hampton, Virginia. Ruins of old church

Photographer name attribution from Civil War caption books. Title from Civil War caption books. Caption from negative sleeve: Ruins of old church at Hampton, Virginia. Corresponding print is in LOT 4164-F. Cred... More

[Detail of "Progress of Civilization," east pediment of the Senate win...

Photograph of maquette showing Indian mother and child. In album: Benjamin Brown French "Photographs," p. 117. Reference copy in LOT 12251, v. 1. Original in PR 12 LOT 12251.

Capitol Dome, Statue of Freedom model

In album: Benjamin Brown French "Photographs," p. 23. Inscription: "Freedom. T. Crawford, Inv." Notations: Cast in bronze at Washington, D.C. by Clarke Mills, height of figure 19 feet 6 inches., weight 50000; ... More

Seminary nr. Gettysburg used as a hospital, scene of Reynolds fight wi...

Signed lower right: ARW. Title inscribed below image. Formerly Waud no. C-143. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.1070) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Two unidentified Civil War soldiers in Union uniforms, seated in a ph...

Photo by D.C. Bettison, Louisville, Ky. With revenue stamp on back of mount. Ink caption on album page, "Genl. J.B. McPherson at Memphis, Tenn." But, photo does not match known likenesses of McPherson. Transf... More

Alfred A. Stratton of Co. G, 147th New York Infantry Regiment in unifo...

Photograph shows identified soldier who lost his arms on on June 18, 1864, at Petersburg, Virginia. Printed on recto: "Alfred A. Stratton, Co G., 147th N.Y.V. Wounded at Petersburgh, Va." Deposit; Tom Liljenqu... More

New York Press. - Public domain portrait print

Some clipped from newspapers. Principal subject matter: The election campaign of 1864.

An incident of Gettysburg - the last thought of a dying father

Vultures over dead soldiers and horses. Dead volunteer from New York (Amos Humiston?) holding picture of his children. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, (1864 Jan. 2), p. 236. This record contain... More

Discussing the probabilities of the next advance. Feb. 1864

Photograph shows two men in civilian dress seated and smoking pipes at camp in Brandy Station, Virginia. Print from stereograph glass negative LC-B811-61 in the Brady-Handy Photograph Collection.

Trenches, Petersburg - Public domain scan / drawing

Title inscribed below image. Published in: Harpers Weekly, 6 August 1864, pp. 504-505. Formerly Waud no. C-153. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.1080) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Vue du pensionnat des frères des écoles chrétiennes de Dijon, Côte-d'O...

Christian Brothers school complex, Dijon, Côte-d'Or, France, bird's-eye view perspective rendering. Stamp: Les Frères des Écoles Chrétiennes de Dijon. Inscribed: Le prof. Fre. Raynnie. Item conserved and/or re... More

Shock, Commodore W.H. U.S.N. (not in uniform)

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, scratched into emulsion: 394, Commodore WH Shock, 576 [crossed out], 546, 30622. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, L... More

Captured siege guns, at Rocketts, Richmond, Virginia

Stereograph showing Confederate mounted cannons at Rocketts Landing in Richmond. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright in 1865 by E. & H. T. Anthony & Co. Forms part of: Civil ... More

Assassination of President Lincoln at Ford's Theatre, Washington, D. C...

Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Pres. Lincoln's funeral - removal of the body from the City Hall to th...

Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, 1865 May 13. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

Memento mori. [Portrait of Lincoln within a black border containing 13...

Portrait of Lincoln within a black mourning border containing 13 stars.

[Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant (Julia Dent Grant), head-and-shoulders portrait...

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

Explosion of the steamer SULTANA, April 28, 1865

Burning steamer with many people on board and in water. Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, (1865 May 20), p. 316. Ref. copy may be in 4427 B (R). This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tr... More

Detachment U.S. Engineers, Petersburg, Virginia, April, 1865

No. 434. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. 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 an... More

Ruins of the Catholic Cathedral, Charleston, S.C. Rear view

Stereograph showing ruins of the Cathedral of St. John and St. Finbar which was destroyed by fire in December 1861. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright by E. & H.T. Anthony &... More

Six mile Canyon, from office of Chollar Works, desert in the distance

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 733. LOT subdivision subject: Virginia City, Nevada. This record contains unverified old data from... More

Snow Slide Mountain, Headwaters of the American River

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 633. LOT subdivision subject: Placerville Tahoe Route. This record contains unverified old data f... More

Placer Mining--Columbia, Tuolumne County - Mining out a ranch

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 1014. LOT subdivision subject: Placer Mining. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

Falls on the Yuba River, near Crystal Lake - Central Pacific Railroad

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 1273. LOT subdivision subject: Donner Pass Route. This record contains unverified old data from ca... More

Wells Fargo & Co.'s Express Office, Carson St., Carson City

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 698. LOT subdivision subject: Nevada Cities and Towns. This record contains unverified data from o... More

Fallen Leaf Lake and Tahlac Mountain, Valley of Lake Tahoe

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 646. LOT subdivision subject: Fallen Leaf Lake. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

Catholic Burying Ground, Mission Dolores, California, 19th century ste...

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 463. LOT subdivision subject: San Francisco Cemeteries. This record contains unverified old data f... More

Miner's Cabin, American [River], California, 19th century sterescope c...

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 617. LOT subdivision subject: Miners' Cabins. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

San José, from Convent Notre Dame, looking South

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 56. LOT subdivision subject: San Jose. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

Placer Mining at Volcano, Amador County

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 946. LOT subdivision subject: Placer Mining. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

Cactus Giganta, 18 feet high - San Jose, Placer County

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 73. LOT subdivision subject: Cactus. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

Market Street, from Montgomery to the Bay, San Francisco

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 553. LOT subdivision subject: San Francisco General Views. This record contains unverified old dat... More

Sacramento City from the new Capitol Building, looking East

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 212. LOT subdivision subject: Sacramento. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

Telegraph Hill from North Beach, San Francisco

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 438. LOT subdivision subject: San Francisco General Views. This record contains unverified old dat... More

From corner California and Powell Streets looking Northeast, San Franc...

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 355. LOT subdivision subject: San Francisco General Views. This record contains unverified old dat... More

South Beach from Steamboat Point, San Francisco

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 384. LOT subdivision subject: San Francisco Waterfront. This record contains unverified old data f... More

A home in the country (summer) - Public domain graphic arts, Library o...

"Copyright Deposit, Southern District of N.Y.: 1867." This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Robertson, Wm. C.

[Execution of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, General Miguel Miramón, an...

Written on verso: Death of Maximilian (purported to be). Reference copy in BIOG FILE. Gift; Oliver Wendell Holmes; 1939 May 19.

Battle-field of Gettysburg - General Meade's headquarters on the Taney...

Tipton & Myers' stereoscopic views series. No. 557. Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Georgievskie kavalery imieiushchie znaki otlichiia voennago ordena. Za...

Illus. in: Turkestanskīi al'bom, chast' istoricheskaia, 1871-1872, part 4, pl. 58.

Brook trout - Print, Library of Congress collection

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 0787.

The modern Cornelia, a veritable rum 'un

Woman labeled "universal suffrage" seated on ballot box, African American man labeled "Negro suffrage", and woman labeled "female suffrage" holding club labeled "sorosis." Illus. in: Frank Leslie's Illustrated ... More

Departure of Columbus... - Print, Library of Congress collection

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Schile, H. Copyright deposit, Southern District of N.Y., 1869.

Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, 19th century...

Stereograph showing a couple seated on a shady hillside by a path. Marian S. Carson Collection (Library of Congress).

[Industrial building by waterfall with covered bridge spanning the fal...

Gift; Burton Historical Collection of Detroit Public Library; 1969; (DLC/PP-1969:020)

Punishment of the canque - Public domain portrait drawing

Photograph shows a Chinese man, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, with his head in a canque. Title from front of item. Photograph taken by John Thomson in Shanghai, 1870-72. (Source: Regine Thiriez... More

Santa Claus with a basket of toys

Print shows an irregular shaped die cut Christmas decoration showing Santa Claus, full-length portrait, facing front, carrying toys with his arms and in a basket. (DLC/PP-2001:068) Forms part of: Marian S. Car... More

[Cherokee payments(?). Several men seated around table counting coins;...

Public domain photograph related to Native Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Uniforms of the Army, Navy and N.Y. State National Guards

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Schuller. Copyright deposit, Southern District of N.Y.

[Portrait of African American girl, seated]

Forms part of the Anthony Barboza collection. Public domain photograph - 19th-century studio portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Kuchi nashi - cape jasmine / by Megata Morikaga.

Drawing shows a branch of a kuchinashi, or gardenia (cape jasmine) tree, with leaves and flowers. From "Flowers" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Ja... More

Prospect Park. New York (state) 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

On mount: American Views. Popular Series. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, New York, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

You haven't even let me tell you why I came with Joseph

No publication information. (DLC/PP-1932:0083). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

Ripon - market place - Victorian era public domain image

No. 18341. Public domain photograph - historical image of England, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Michigan Southern Depot. Stereoscopic card of Chicago, IL, 19th centur...

After the great fire of Oct. 1871, Chicago. Stereo by Lovejoy & Foster, Chicago. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. Index; Railroads Stations; Ill. Chica... More

[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

Salt Lake City, Utah, 19th century Utah stereoscope card.

Stereograph showing Main Street, Salt Lake City, Utah, with shops and a billiard hall. Photographic views by J.J. Reilly and J.P. Spooner, Kidd's Block, Stockton, California. No. 399.

A bold stroke for freedom. 19th century, Library of Congress collectio...

African-Americans with wagon pointing guns at slave-catchers. Illus. in: William Still, The Underground Railroad (1872) p. 125. Ref. copy may be in P&P Ref. - E185.H83 1963 (p. 130). This record contains unveri... More

St. John Baptist - Print, Library of Congress collection

C10313 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Merinsky.

Silver wedding 1847-1872 - Victorian era public domain image

No. 259. Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Canal scene - Public domain scan / drawing

Drawing shows a bridge crossing a canal. A boat is on the water before the bridge. Buildings line the water. The trees are bare. Formerly DRWG/US - Gedney - 58. This is a mirror image of DRWG/US - Gedney, no. 4... More

Mr. Frederick Barclay... - Print, Library of Congress collection

D4637 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Webber.

Unidentified woman. C.M. Bell Studio, Washington DC

Date based on span of years of C.M. Bell Collection. Negative number assigned by Library. Gift; American Genetic Association, 1975. Temp note: Batch 52.

Prang's floral mottoes, no. 14. Lord, I believe after Mrs. O.E. Whitne...

Print shows a floral arrangement of peonies, other flowers, and leaves as a backdrop for the phrase "Lord, I Believe." D2382 U.S. Copyright Office. Publication date based on copyright statement on item. Title,... More

Grand Chapter Room, East, Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope card.

Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tree of Noche Triste, where Cortez hid on the night of his defeat, Mex...

No. 1085. Copyright by Kilburn Brothers. Public domain photograph of Jerusalem, Palestine, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The ice queen - Print, Library of Congress collection

D14159 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Bencke & Scott.

[Library of Congress ("Congressional Library"), Washington, D.C. Secti...

Reference copy in LOT 4249 (R). Public domain photograph of architecture design drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Longitudinal section]

Reference copy in LOT 4249 (R). Public domain photograph of building plan, architecture design drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Birds of a feather [cartoon showing "Eastern bravo" man, with 4 pistol...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 36 (1873 May 10), p. 148.

[Marjorie (Jacobi) McAneny, three-quarter length portrait, standing, f...

In G.P. Putnam family album, [p. 12]. (Album in Box 1). Written under photo: Marjorie Jacobi.

[Confederate one hundred dollar bill], Confederate States of America.

Copyright by William Lee, M.D. Plate V, no. 1. Public domain photograph related to Confederate States of America, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

1776, Centennial International Exhibition, 1876, History of the United...

Forms part of the Landauer Collection. Gift; Bella C. Landauer. Exhibited in: "Creating the United States" at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2010.

La Union, Army of Salvador / Illustrated by Muybridge, official photog...

Soldiers standing at attention. No. 1917. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, people, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The same old story told again - L.M. Melander & Bro., Chicago

Stereograph shows a woman patiently seated by ornamental fireplace on which rests clock showing late hour, her feet propped on pillow, guitar resting by her side; behind her, man enters holding shoes in one han... More

Seashore bathing - Drawing. Public domain image.

No publication information. (DLC/PP-1933:0175). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

Philadelphia, 1876 - Print, Library of Congress collection

G5819 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Inger.

Panorama of Philadelphia and centennial exhibition grounds

G7373 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Bachmann.

New York City, The cigar maker's strike--Tenement cigar making

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1877 Nov. 3. This record contains unverified data from caption card.

The Great [railroad] Strike [Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1877]: Burning o...

Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, v. 21, (1877 August 11), p. 628. Ref. copy in LOT 4403. Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Caption card tracings: Riots 1877; Geogr.; Fires; Strikes...

[Textile design with bird and flower motif]

Inscribed in pencil in lower left corner: Gin[?]. mid. ag[?]. Accompanying text in ink and pencil appears along both sides of the image. Lacks inscription in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano [m... More

[Saddles, bridles, and other equipment for horseback riding]

Includes Japanese text next to each image, outside the image box. Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano Sep. 1878. From "Travel and transportation" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909... More

Flocking for Freedom, Washington, D.C.

Caricature of leading women suffragettes, including Anthony, Stanton, Stone, Walker, Cozzens & Hooker, leading a gaggle of geese toward the U.S. Capitol. Color lithograph by Joseph Keppler. Illus. in: Puck, 187... More

Firemens album - Print, Library of Congress collection

I?4221 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Schubert. Check: Copyright deposit no. and date are questionable

The valley quail Lophortyz Californica (Shaw) Bp. A. Pope Jr

Print shows pair of quail with six chicks. 7542 U.S. Copyright Office. Illus. in: Upland game birds and water fowl of the United States / by A. Pope, Jr. New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1878. Part seventh,... More

The mallard duck Anas boschas (Linnæus) A. Pope Jr

Print shows pair of mallard ducks swimming near grassy shoreline. 2730 U.S. Copyright Office. Illus. in: Upland game birds and water fowl of the United States / by A. Pope, Jr. New York : Charles Scribner's So... More

[Medical practitioner with patient]

Japanese text appears on the right, outside the image box. Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano Oct. 1878. From the "Medicine" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: Dav... More