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Israel Putnam, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Print shows Israel Putnam, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right, wearing military coat, in oval with square frame, with cartouche below showing Putnam on horseback. Includes facsimile signature. ... More

Battle of Lake Erie / painted by W.H. Powell ; engraved by T. Phillibr...

Print shows Admiral Oliver Hazard Perry in a rowboat while being transferred from the U.S. Brig Lawrence to the U.S. Brig Niagara. Caption: "If a victory is to be gained, I'll gain it" Oliver H. Perry. Engrav... More

[Farmers nooning, from the original picture in the possession of Jona....

Print shows workmen resting in the shade of a tree, one man is sharpening a tool, an African American man reclining on a stack of hay, a young boy is leaning over the stack, tickling the man's ear with a piece ... More

Bataille des pyramides, 21 Juillet 1798 peint par Gros ; gravé par Fri...

Print shows Napoleon on horseback during the Battle of the Pyramids, gesturing toward the pyramids in the distance while speaking to his officers and soldiers on the left; in the lower right foreground are defe... More

O.H. Perry / from the original painting by Chappel.

Print shows Oliver H. Perry, full-length portrait, facing slightly left, wearing military uniform, with nautical backdrop and props. Entered according to act of Congress AD 1862, by Johnson, Fry & Co. in the c... More

The Catskills. Sunrise from South Mountain / Harry Fenn ; S.V. Hunt.

Print shows two people standing at the percipice of a cliff in the Catskill Mountains, high above rock formations and trees, with a distant view of the sunrise across a broad valley. Publication date based on ... More

Memorial service of James Abram Garfield / Bureau Engraving & Printing...

Print shows James A. Garfield, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, in medallion with star and leaf motif forming an inner border, topped with an olive branch and a sword; flags extend from the sides and ... More

Edward D. White, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Print shows Edward Douglass White, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left, in oval. Stamped on verso: 44238B. (DLC/PP-1998:151.37) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress.

Farmers nooning, from the original picture in the possession of Jona. ...

Print shows workmen resting in the shade of a tree, one man is sharpening a tool, an African American man reclining on a stack of hay, a young boy is leaning over the stack, tickling the man's ear with a piece ... More

[French balloonist Jacques Alexandre César Charles receiving a wreath ...

Tissandier collection. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Farmers nooning, from the original picture in the possession of Jona....

Print shows workmen resting in the shade of a tree, one man is sharpening a tool, an African American man reclining on a stack of hay, a young boy is leaning over the stack, tickling the man's ear with a piece ... More

[Model of a statue dedicated to French balloonists, Joseph and Etienne...

Tissandier collection. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

D. Porter / from the original painting by Chappel in the possession of...

Print shows David Porter, full-length portrait, sitting sideways in a chair, facing slightly left, wearing naval uniform with sword. , facsimile signature. Entered according to act of Congress AD 1862, by Johns... More

This is to certify that Sylvester R. Koehler has served as a fireman i...

Print showing a man stepping forward to receive a certificate from a goddess or protector of firemen, a fireman's helmet and coat are on the ground between them. She is sitting with a shield showing three plows... More

Capture of Fort George (Col. Winfield Scott leading the attack) / Chap...

Print shows American soldiers storming the gate at Fort George, Ontario.

Western bank note & eng. co. steel plate engraving & lithography

Print shows an advertisement for the Western Bank Note & Engaving Company, La Salle Street, corner Randolph, Chicago, Illinois, makers of "steel plate engraving & lithography" of "Bonds, Checks & Certificates, ... More

Peace - burial of Wilkie / Turner ; F.E. Jones.

Print shows a steamship illuminated by flames during burial at sea of David Wilkie. Caption continues: Engraved expressly for the Ladies' Repository. Illus. from: The Ladies repository; a monthly periodical de... More

[Bookplate of Oliver Wendell Holmes]

Print shows a shellfish (Chambered Nautilus) above the Latin phrase "per ampliora ad altiora". Forms part of the Ruthven Deane Bookplate Collection. Bust portrait of Oliver Wendell Holmes and biographical text... More

[Farmers nooning, from the original picture in the possession of Jona....

Print shows workmen resting in the shade of a tree, one man is sharpening a tool, an African American man reclining on a stack of hay, a young boy is leaning over the stack, tickling the man's ear with a piece ... More

[Farmers nooning, from the original picture in the possession of Jona....

Print shows workmen resting in the shade of a tree, one man is sharpening a tool, an African American man reclining on a stack of hay, a young boy is leaning over the stack, tickling the man's ear with a piece ... More

[Walt Whitman, three-quarter length portrait, facing front, as a young...

Signed by Whitman across top. Saunders, no. 4 Forms part of: Feinberg-Whitman Collection (Library of Congress).

Esek Hopkins of Rhode Island, commander in chief of the American navy ...

Print shows Esek Hopkins, head-and-shoulders portrait, wearing uniform, facing front, after 1776 print published by Thos. Hart.

[Letter from Abraham Lincoln to Mrs. Bixby, with bust-length portrait ...

Print shows a bust portrait of Abraham Lincoln above a letter that he is thought to have written to Mrs. Bixby on the loss of her sons in the Civil War.

Mr. le maris. dʹArlande, premier navigateur aërien / A. Pujos, del. ad...

Half-length portrait of French balloonist Marquis François Laurent d'Arlande in uniform. "Se trouve à Paris chez Mme. Pujos la 2me Maison après le Corps de Garde Place de lʹEestrapade" below image. Tissandier c... More

Columbia bridge (Susquehanna) / drawn after nature for the proprietor ...

A47235 U.S. Copyright Office. Published for Herrmann J. Meyer, 164 William Street, New York. Copyright secured according to Act of Congress. Probably after engraving by William H. Bartlett.

[Henry E. Davis, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right] /...

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

Commodore Perry at the battle of Lake Erie. "Ready! All ready your hon...

Print shows Admiral Oliver Hazard Perry speaking to gunners aboard ship during the Battle of Lake Erie.

Galileo / engraved by Robt. Hart., engraving, Library of Congress

Print shows Galileo, half-length portrait, facing front. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

School house, Tappan / painted by Robert W. Weir ; engraved on steel b...

Print shows children departing a rural school house in Tappan, New York. Printed below title: Engraved for the New York Mirror.

O.H. Perry / painted by J.W. Jarvis ; engraved by W.G. Jackman.

Print shows Oliver H. Perry, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, wearing military uniform. The portrait of Perry painted by J.W. Jarvis between 1814 and 1820 is now in the Collection of the Detroit Insti... More

Battle between the United States and the Macedonian / painted by Chapp...

Print shows the warship United States, on the right, firing at HMS Macedonian on the left. From the original picture in the possession of the Publishers.

Lundy's Lane / from an original painting by Chappel.

Print shows a battle scene at Lundy's Lane, Ontario, near Niagara Falls, July 25th, 1814.

Cincinnati, U.S.A. / engraved by Chas. P. Ulrich.

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Ulrich.

Frederick Douglass / engd. by A.H. Ritchie.

Print shows Frederick Douglass, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right; includes facsimile signature. Published in: Men of our times / Harriet Beecher Stowe. Hartfort, Conn. : Hartford Publishing C... More

Farmers nooning, from the original picture in the possession of Jona. ...

Print shows workmen resting in the shade of a tree, one man is sharpening a tool, an African American man reclining on a stack of hay, a young boy is leaning over the stack, tickling the man's ear with a piece ... More

[Walt Whitman, three-quarter length portrait, facing front, as a young...

Signed by Whitman (Walt Whitman in 1855) across top. Saunders, no. 4 Forms part of: Feinberg-Whitman Collection (Library of Congress).

Battle of the Thames - death of Tecumseh / painted by A. Chappel ; eng...

Print shows the death of Tecumseh from a bullet fired by Colonel Richard Johnson at the Battle of the Thames in Ontario, Canada, on October 5th, 1813.

Frederick Douglass / engd. by A.H. Ritchie.

Print shows Frederick Douglass, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right; includes facsimile signature. Published in: Men of our times / Harriet Beecher Stowe. Hartfort, Conn. : Hartford Publishing C... More

Public office is a public trust For President of the United States, Gr...

Political poster shows vignettes of the candidates, banners with campaign slogans, and an eagle. On recto: Democratic campaign banner no. 1.

[Bookplate of Oliver Wendell Holmes]

Print shows a shellfish (Chambered Nautilus) above the Latin phrase "per ampliora ad altiora". Forms part of the Ruthven Deane Bookplate Collection. Bust portrait of Oliver Wendell Holmes and biographical text... More

Interview between Gen. Jackson & Weatherford / J.R. Chapin ; W. Ridgwa...

Print shows Andrew Jackson sitting in a chair on the left, in a tent, speaking with William Weatherford who is standing on the right near the opening of the tent.

Allegory of arts and sciences - A drawing of a group of people sitting...

Print shows a tribute to the arts and sciences with women instructing young boys and girls, showing symbols relating to music, geometry, chemistry, geography, navigation, painting, industry, and astronomy. Sta... More

Samuel Houston / engd. by W.J. Edwards, from a daguerreotype.

Print shows Sam Houston, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, in oval with scroll work border above a cartouche showing a view of the "City of Houston in Texas." (DLC/PP-1998:151) Forms part of: Marian S... More

Death of Genl. Ross at Baltimore / from the original painting by Chapp...

Print shows British General Robert Ross, on horseback, mortally wounded, on September 12th, 1814.

[Charles Carleton Coffin, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right] /...

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

Das vaternuser / engraved on steel by Watts, steel-plate engraver.

Print showing the Lord's Prayer in German on a shield at center with two angels blowing trumpets above and at top an eye and two putti holding a banner "Freundschaft Liebe Wahrheit." Three columns with various ... More

[Henry E. Davis, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right] /...

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

Farmers nooning, from the original picture in the possession of Jona. ...

Print shows workmen resting in the shade of a tree, one man is sharpening a tool, an African American man reclining on a stack of hay, a young boy is leaning over the stack, tickling the man's ear with a piece ... More

[French balloonist Jacques Alexandre César Charles receiving a wreath ...

Tissandier collection.

Farmers nooning, from the original picture in the possession of Jona. ...

Print shows workmen resting in the shade of a tree, one man is sharpening a tool, an African American man reclining on a stack of hay, a young boy is leaning over the stack, tickling the man's ear with a piece ... More

William Henry Harrison President of the United States, Inaugurated Mar...

Print shows portrait of William Henry Harrison seated. No. 251. Publication date based on copyright statement on item. Engraved on steel by H.S. Sadd from a portrait by E. D. Marchant painted in 1840. Illegibl... More

[Farmers nooning, from the original picture in the possession of Jona....

Print shows workmen resting in the shade of a tree, one man is sharpening a tool, an African American man reclining on a stack of hay, a young boy is leaning over the stack, tickling the man's ear with a piece ... More

Houdini letterhead from 1912 - Public domain book scan / engraving

Letterhead with cameo portrait of Harry Houdini in profile; a note signed by Houdini identifies this item as his steel engraving letterhead of 1912, made in Bradford, England. From the collections of the Rare B... More

Symbolic religious image - Print, Library of Congress collection

Print showing various images: Noah's Ark; child with lion; person praying on mountain top; woman making sacrifice; woman teaching group from large book; woman kneeling in prayer; woman in white appearing before... More

[Farmers nooning, from the original picture in the possession of Jona....

Print shows workmen resting in the shade of a tree, one man is sharpening a tool, an African American man reclining on a stack of hay, a young boy is leaning over the stack, tickling the man's ear with a piece ... More

[Farmers nooning, from the original picture in the possession of Jona....

Print shows workmen resting in the shade of a tree, one man is sharpening a tool, an African American man reclining on a stack of hay, a young boy is leaning over the stack, tickling the man's ear with a piece ... More

View of the Hudson River near Newburg [sic]

Print shows, on the right, a man and a woman standing on a portico of a building high above the Hudson River near Newburgh, New York; they are talking, a third person is sitting in a chair next to them; at cent... More

Battle of Lake Erie / painted by W.H. Powell.

Print shows Admiral Oliver Hazard Perry in a rowboat while being transferred from the U.S. Brig Lawrence to the U.S. Brig Niagara. Caption: "If a victory is to be gained, I'll gain it" [Oliver H. Perry]. Ente... More

Grover Cleveland, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Print shows Grover Cleveland, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, in oval. (DLC/PP-1998:151.37) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress.

[The great elector, Friedrich Wilhelm, head-and-shoulders portrait, fa...

Gift; Emily Enthoffer Klatering; (DLC/PP-43991) Public domain photograph of 19th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Public office is a public trust For President of the United States, Gr...

Political poster shows vignettes of the candidates, banners with campaign slogans, and an eagle. On recto: Democratic campaign banner no. 1.

The old soldier & his family painted by Bellangé ; eng'd. by William M...

Print shows a young male traveling merchant or peddler selling figurines door-to-door throughout the countryside, he carries them on a board resting on his head; he is standing before an old soldier and his fam... More

[Farmers nooning, from the original picture in the possession of Jona....

Print shows workmen resting in the shade of a tree, one man is sharpening a tool, an African American man reclining on a stack of hay, a young boy is leaning over the stack, tickling the man's ear with a piece ... More

Delaware Water Gap / G. Perkins ; R. Hinshelwood.

Print shows groups of men and women in boats on the Delaware River, standing on the shore, and sitting near a tree, possibly having a picnic at the Delaware Water Gap. Copyright statement printed below image. ... More

C.M. Kirkland - Public domain portrait engraving

Print shows portrait of author Caroline Matilda (Stansbury) Kirkland, 1801-1864, wife of William Kirkland. Published in: Hart, John Seely. The female prose writers of America. Philadelphia : E. H. Butler & Co.... More

Exeter Hall, the great anti-slavery meeting, 1841 / T.H. Shepherd [del...

Print shows interior of Exeter Hall filled with a large crowd for the Anti-slavery Society meeting, London, England. Le grande salle d'Exeter-Hall assemblie des amis des noirs : Die so-gennante Exeter-Halle ve... More

[Farmers nooning, from the original picture in the possession of Jona....

Print shows workmen resting in the shade of a tree, one man is sharpening a tool, an African American man reclining on a stack of hay, a young boy is leaning over the stack, tickling the man's ear with a piece ... More

[The great elector, Friedrich Wilhelm, head-and-shoulders portrait, fa...

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

Public office is a public trust For President of the United States, Gr...

Political poster shows vignettes of the candidates, banners with campaign slogans, and an eagle. On recto: Democratic campaign banner no. 1.

A soldier's wife at Fort Niagara / engd. by T. Walker.

Print shows a woman lifting cannon balls in an artillery bunker during a battle at Fort Niagara in New York, during the War of 1812. Entered according to act of Congress, AD 1860, by John Emmins, in the clerk'... More

Allegory of Emancipation, shows African American family admiring bust ...

Printed on lower right corner: 44. Container 1 Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Norddeutscher Lloyd S.S. Company, Landscape view print

Print shows a port side view of an ocean-going steamship under steam at sea. 31740U U.S. Copyright Office. Publication date based on copyright statement on item. Copyright date and number inscribed in ink on u... More

Rio San Pedro - second crossing of Devil's Rivers J.D.S

Print shows a bird's-eye view of the Devil's River valley with a military camp in the middle ground on the left, with the river visible in the background, and with mountains on the right and beyond the river. A... More

Marie Antoinette condemned by the Revolutionary Tribunal / from the or...

Print shows Marie Antoinette, full-length portrait, facing front, with soldiers during her trial by the Revolutionary Tribunal.

Delaware Water Gap / G. Perkins ; R. Hinshelwood.

Print shows groups of men and women in boats on the Delaware River, standing on the shore, and sitting near a tree, possibly having a picnic at the Delaware Water Gap. C4932 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright st... More

Le Colonel Rampon à la tete de la 32° demi-brigade, défend la redoute ...

Print shows troops charging up a hill towards a bunker. Gift; Joseph Verner Reed; 1955 July 22, Copy 5. Printed in italics at top left: Galrie Histque de Versailles. Printed at top right: 185. Printed in itali... More

Geo H. Allen - P. Gd. Com. of K. T. Massachusetts and Rhode Island / F...

Print shows George H. Allen, Past Grand Commander of the Knights Templar of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, bust portrait, facing slightly right.

C.M. Kirkland - Public domain portrait engraving

Print shows portrait of author Caroline Matilda (Stansbury) Kirkland, 1801-1864, wife of William Kirkland. Published in: Hart, John Seely. The female prose writers of America. Philadelphia : E. H. Butler & Co.... More

[Farmers nooning, from the original picture in the possession of Jona....

Print shows workmen resting in the shade of a tree, one man is sharpening a tool, an African American man reclining on a stack of hay, a young boy is leaning over the stack, tickling the man's ear with a piece ... More

Amity enterprise - coin, public domain photograph

Print shows a Native man sitting on a log on the left, a bundle of arrows at his feet and a tomahawk peace pipe between his legs, he is offering an ear of corn to a pioneer who is sitting on a tree stump on the... More

Joseph Skelton - Siege de Dantzick peint par Siméonfort ; gravé par Sk...

Print shows troops in the trenches carrying the wounded; troops positioned near cannons overlooking battleground. Gift; Joseph Verner Reed; 1955 July 22, Copy 5. Printed in italics at top left: Galrie Histque ... More

Commodore Perry at the battle of Lake Erie / J.R. Chapin ; F.F. Walker...

Print shows Admiral Oliver Hazard Perry behind a cannon aboard ship during the Battle of Lake Erie, with men waving hats, and a rooster perched on an unattended cannon.

Houdini letterhead from 1912 - Public domain book scan / engraving

Letterhead with cameo portrait of Harry Houdini in profile; a note signed by Houdini identifies this item as his steel engraving letterhead of 1912, made in Bradford, England. From the collections of the Rare B... More

Interview between Gen. Jackson & Weatherford / J.R. Chapin ; W. Ridgwa...

Print shows Andrew Jackson sitting in a chair on the left, in a tent, speaking with William Weatherford who is standing on the right near the opening of the tent.

Houdini letterhead from 1913 - Public domain book scan / engraving

Mourning letterhead with black border and bust portrait of Harry Houdini; a note signed by Houdini identifies this as his 1913 letterhead, made in Stuttgart, Germany, after his mother's death. From the Oscar T... More

Mr. le maris. dʹArlande, premier navigateur aërien / A. Pujos, del. ad...

Half-length portrait of French balloonist Marquis François Laurent d'Arlande in uniform. "Se trouve à Paris chez Mme. Pujos la 2me Maison après le Corps de Garde Place de lʹEestrapade" below image. Tissandier c... More

North German Lloyd steamship, Kronprinz Wilhelm

Print shows a port side view of the steamship Kronprinz Wilhelm under steam at sea. Includes a remarque on lower left corner showing a naval officer standing at a railing or on a gangplank. 9094 (Class F) U.S. ... More

Galileo / engraved by Robt. Hart., engraving, Library of Congress

Print shows Galileo, half-length portrait, facing front. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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