Flight into Egypt AD monogram
Print shows Mary and infant Jesus on a donkey being led through a forest by Joseph. Title devised by Library staff. Trimmed to image. Print no. 201 from Marsh Collection.
The Natives of Florida worship the column erected by the commander on ...
Chief Athore with René Laudonnière, commander of the second French expedition to Florida, standing by column erected by Jean Ribaut during first expedition, showing Natives worshiping the column and many offeri... more
[Dutch ships anchored in harbor of Helena Island in Arctic during Will...
Engraving by Raygnald Elftrake. Illus. in: Linschoten, 1598, p. 172-73. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: B.I.; Neth. Hist. 159-; Arctic Expl.; Geogr.; Publ. Ind.
[Bacon's ship embarking on a voyage, flanked by mythical pillars of He...
Frontispiece in: Instauratio magna / Francis Bacon. Londini : Apud J. Billium, 1620. Ref. copy in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1987, opp. p. 1.
[Saint Brendan, 484-577, figurative map of St. Brendan's legendary voy...
Repr. of engraving. Illus. in: Plautius, Caspar. Nova Typis ...1621, p. 13. Reference copy may be in LOT 4409A. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Legends; Brend... more
A mapp of the travels and voyages of the apostles in their mission and...
Relief shown pictorially. Includes scenes of apostles at bottom of sheet. Attributed to Richard Blome. Exhibition: Jordanian Display, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., May 25-27, 2005. Available also throu... more
Thomas Jefferson, 1779, Permit for Torriano to Travel While on Parole
Permit for Torriano to Travel While on Parole
Thomas Jefferson to Julius Ludwig August Pelnitz, July 1779, Draft of ...
Draft of Pass Allowing Travel with Friedrich Adolph, Baron von Riedesel
Smith, August 2, 1790, Travel Expenses
Travel Expenses
Fuyu no yanebune
Print shows three women on a houseboat. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Format: probably one of a vertical Aiban Nishikie triptypch.... more
Mutamagawa senmen harimaze
Print shows several fans with landscape scenes, a man traveling on horseback, and two women doing laundry or ironing. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print speciali... more
A few small temples still retain their lines of classic beauty. With t...
Photographs show ruins of the Acropolis and Frank Carpenter with the Prime Minister of Greece, Colonel Stylianos Gonatas, Athens, Greece. Title from item. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. Written ... more
Thomas Jefferson, March 13, 1808, Rembrandt Peale Character Reference ...
Rembrandt Peale Character Reference for Foreign Travel
Scene on the Susquehannah [sic.] See the Foresters a poem
Print shows Alexander Wilson and two companions walking along a trail in a heavily wooded area near the Susquehanna River where they encounter a large rattlesnake blocking their way, one man raises a rifle to s... more
Pawnee Council / S. Seymour, delt. ; I. Clark, sculpt.
Illustration shows Major Stephen H. Long and members of his expedition meeting with a Pawnee council.
Distant view of the Rocky Mountains / S. Seymour, delt. ; I. Clark, sc...
Illustration shows members of Major Stephen H. Long's expedition marching across the plains toward the Rocky Mountains. Buffalo can be seen in the distance. Title from item. Illus. in: Account of an expedition ... more
Kadoide yoshi
Print shows a woman walking past a pine tree at the beginning of a journey. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the series: Hanazon... more
U.S. Reports: Tarver v. Tarver and Others, 34 U.S. (9 Pet.) 174 (1835)
Description: U.S. Reports Volume 34; Peters Volume 9; January Term, 1835; Benjamin J. Tarver, Appellant v. Samuel B. Tarver, Charlotte Tarver and Patience Gibson
The way they travel in the West
Man in a small boat being pulled by two sea urchins. Illus. in: The Crockett Almanac, 1840, last page. Reference copy may be in LOT 4392-5. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption c... more
Emiline [travel attire]
Print shows a full-length portrait of a young woman wearing a bonnet and dress for travel. 70 U.S. Copyright Office. Title from item. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1845, by J. Baillie, in th... more
Emiline [wedding gown]
Print shows a full-length portrait of a young woman a wedding gown.
Die Lemminge auf Reisen X.A. G.F. E.E. sc
Illustration for a book of fables shows a group of lemmings on a journey towing a nutshell boat behind them. Title from item. Signed on block on lower right. Inscribed in red ink on verso: 44751. Inscribed in p... more
Friedr. Hecker's Abschied in Strasburg auf seiner Reise nach Amerika
Print shows Hecker (center figure) bidding farewell to a group of townspeople. Title from item. Four line quote in German below image begins: Selzt EureHoffnung nicht auf mich allein, einen sterblichen Mann... ... more
U.S. Reports: Strader et al. v. Graham, 51 U.S. (10 How.) 82 (1851)
Description: U.S. Reports Volume 51; Howard Volume 10; December Term, 1850; Jacob Strader, James Gorman, and John Armstrong, Plaintiffs in error, v. Christopher Graham
U.S. Reports: United States v. Guillem, 52 U.S. (11 How.) 47 (1851)
Description: U.S. Reports Volume 52; Howard Volume 11; December Term, 1850; United States, Appellants, v. Baptiste Guillem, Claimant of One Box of Specie, The
Egyptian man sitting on a rug and smoking a hookah
Title devised by Library staff. In: Nile diary, 1852-1853. Gift; American Institute of Architects / American Architectural Foundation; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:100) Forms part of: The AIA/AAF Collection (Library of C... more
The American expedition, under Commodore Perry, landing in Japan, July...
Print shows Commodore Matthew Perry and his crews being received by the Japanese as they land in Japan. Title from item. Caption by Bayard Taylor: "The officers comprising the Commodore's escort formed a double... more
Dancing dervish R.M.H
Drawing shows an Egyptian man practicing Sufi whirling meditation. Title from item. In: Nile journal, biography VI. Gift; American Institute of Architects / American Architectural Foundation; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010... more
The Passport Bureau
Drawing shows a passport official examining a traveler's documentation, perhaps Taylor himself. The scene probably takes place in Norway. Bayard Taylor traveled through Norway and Scandinavia in 1856 and 1857, ... more
Prince of Wales at Portland Maine
Photograph shows spectators at the harbor, watching the Prince of Wales' ship, the Hero, on its departure from Portland, Maine, October 20, 1860. Title from back of card. "Charlie" written on back of card. Gott... more
Grand ball given by the citizens of New York to the Prince of Wales, a...
Illustration showing an elaborate ball at the Academy of Music in New York. Title from item. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 4, no. 199 (1860 Oct. 20), pp. 664-5.
Grand torch-light parade of the New York firemen in honor of the Princ...
Illustration showing firemen marching with torches and lights by hotel balcony where Prince of Wales watches with his retinue. Title from item. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 4, no. 199 (1860 Oct. 20), p. 660.
Reception of the Prince of Wales
Military reception at the Battery, New York, New York. Copyright by M.B. Brady. No. 2.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales at the tomb of Washington, Octo...
The Prince of Wales and other men gathered outside Washington's tomb, Mount Vernon, Virginia. Illus. from: Harper's Weekly, 1860.
Prince of Wales and suite
Photograph shows the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) and his entourage at photographer Mathew Brady's New Photographic Studio, Broadway and 10th Street, New York City. Copyright by M.B. Brady. Brady Ste... more
Instantaneous view of the Prince of Wales' ship Hero firing a salute, ...
Title devised by Library staff. Gottheim collection code: GNY 10A. Forms part of the Larry Gottheim Collection of stereographs and other early photographs (Library of Congress) Purchase; Larry Gottheim; 2008; (... more
Welcome to the Prince of Wales
Masthead and illustration showing crowd of people gathered on balcony in Boston to greet the Prince of Wales. Illustration in oval on upper left labeled "Washington--Out rolled" showing woman hitting a strike ... more
His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales, with Mayor Howard of Portland...
Stereograph shows the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) with Mayor Joseph Howard of Portland, Maine in a carriage in the street as a crowd watches, on October 20, 1860 in Portland, Maine. Title from item. "Fro... more
... Pleasure seekers' and tourists routes for summer travel ... New Yo...
Transportation.; Handwritten on verso: July 22, 1860. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfo... more
Our whole country; or, The past and present of the United States, hist...
Also available in digital form from the Library of Congress Web site.
Issuing passes at St. Louis
Travel passes being issued to citizens by Federal government agents. Illus. in: Harper's pictorial history of the Civil War, 1862 March, p. 292. Copyright by Alfred H. Guernsey and Henry M. Alden.
Francis Frith in Turkish summer costume
Photograph shows self-portrait of Francis Frith mounted on illustrated title page of his book of photographs of the Middle East. Title devised by Library staff. Illus. in: Egypt, Sinai, and Palestine / by F. Fr... more
[The Secretary of State and the Diplomatic Corps at Trenton Falls, New...
Title devised by Library staff. Pictured in the photo are: 1. Count Piper, Swedish Minister; 2. M. Bertinatti, Italian Minister; 3. M. Molena, Nicaraguan Minister; 4. M. Schleiden, Hanseatic Minister; 5. M. Mer... more
Capture of Savannah--Gen. Geary issuing passes to citizens
General Geary issuing travel passes. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1865 Jan. 21, p. 276.
Officers of the Prince of Wales' ship Hero
Title from back of card. Card number: "No. 84". Gottheim collection code: GNY 13. Forms part of the Larry Gottheim Collection of stereographs and other early photographs (Library of Congress) Purchase; Larry Go... more
Mr. Charles Dickens and his former American acquaintances - "not at ho...
Two panel illustration showing a distraught Charles Dickens standing with another man behind the door to his hotel room, on the other side of which is a group of people portraying characters from Dickens' novel... more
San Domingo Pen pictures and leaves of travel, romance and history, fr...
Title page only. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 159, Folder 42a.
[Dominican Republic, 1871]: Method of equestrian travel on cattle and ...
Men riding burro and ox; women washing clothes in stream. Photo reproduction of watercolor. Watercolor by James E. Taylor. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Was... more
U.S. Reports: Ripley v. Insurance Company, 83 U.S. (16 Wall.) 336 (187...
Description: U.S. Reports Volume 83; Wallace Volume 16; December Term, 1872; Ripley v. Insurance Company
Sunday afternoon on the West Point Road / Eglau.
Print shows travelers resting on a dirt road through a mountainous region with a distant view of a river or lake. D1757 U.S. Copyright Office. Title from item. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1... more
Scene of the story of Robinson Crusoe. Selkirk's Cave. Side view look...
Photograph shows two men outside cave that Alexander Selkirk used as shelter while stranded on Isla Más a Tierra, Juan Fernández Islands. 10239E U.S. Copyright Office. Title from item.
H.R.H. the Prince of Wales and party, with first tiger killed by H.R.H...
Photograph showing the Prince of Wales, holding rifle, posing with members of his party and a dead tiger, during his tour of India, 1875-76. Title from item. In album: India. No. 50.
H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, and elephant, Terai
Photograph showing the Prince of Wales posing with elephant bearing a howdah, Terai, India, 1875 or 1876. Title from item. In album: India. No. 91.
Across the continent. The Frank Leslie excursion to the Pacific--incid...
Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1877 Nov. 3, p. 137 (bottom).
U.S. Reports: Davie v. Briggs, 97 U.S. 628 (1878)
Description: U.S. Reports Volume 97; October Term, 1878; Davie v. Briggs
Traveling on horseback
Drawing shows a man sitting on a horse. Title from item. Includes Japanese text on the right, outside the image box. Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano Oct. 1878. From "Travel and tra... more
Grant's world tour China. Hong Kong. "The grove." May 16, 1879
Photograph shows tree-lined path. Title from item. No. 44.
"The Little Ida" En route for Kansas - fleeing from the Yellow Fever D...
Top illustration shows small, two-mast sailboat in a turbulent sea. Bottom illustration shows African American "Exodusters" travelling to Kansas on foot and in a mule-drawn cart with cow attached by rope during... more
Grant's world tour China. Hong Kong. Path in the public gardens. May 1...
Title from item. No. 47.
Grant's world tour China. Hong Kong. Fountain, gardens, and welcome ar...
Photograph shows pool, fountain, and welcome arch in garden. Title from item. No. 73.
Aufnahmen im Gebirgslande nördlich und westlich von Peking /
Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. "Zeitschr. d. Ges. f. Erdk. Bd. XVI." "Taf. VII." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Hard road to travel, from Cape Murshison looking toward Cape Lieber / ...
Photograph shows snow-covered arctic vista, during polar expedition to Lady Franklin Bay. Title from item. No. 20.
The emigrants Die auswanderer / / The Major & Knapp Engraving Co. 56 &...
Print shows a procession of emigrants with a young boy carrying an umbrella and a bag over his shoulder at the lead, walking next to a large dog; a young woman follows carrying a basket with a lamb against her ... more
The Grand Teton
Title from item. In album: Journey through the Yellowstone National Park and Northwestern Wyoming, 1883 : photographs of party and scenery along the route traveled and copies of the Associated Press dispatches ... more
Gen. Stager at trout pond
Photograph shows General Anson Stager fishing. On the rock where he is standing are fish and a fishing net. Title from item. In album: Journey through the Yellowstone National Park and Northwestern Wyoming, 188... more
Presidential escort crossing Gros Ventre River
Title from item. In album: Journey through the Yellowstone National Park and Northwestern Wyoming, 1883 : photographs of party and scenery along the route traveled and copies of the Associated Press dispatches ... more
Presidential party crossing Lewis Fork, Snake River
Title from item. In album: Journey through the Yellowstone National Park and Northwestern Wyoming, 1883 : photographs of party and scenery along the route traveled and copies of the Associated Press dispatches ... more
Presidential party, Upper Geyser Basin
Photograph is group portrait of members of Chester A. Arthur's expedition to Yellowstone National Park. Left to right: John Schuyler Crosby, Lt. Col. Michael V. Sheridan. Lt. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, Anson Stag... more
[Archaeological artifacts and man standing near urns]
Photographs show displays of Aztec sculplture, probably at the National Museum of Mexico, Mexico City, and a man, probably William Henry Jackson, standing near urns probably at the National Museum of Mexico. Ti... more
Soldiers and families in camp in Central Arizona
Mearns Collection. No. 336.
U.S. Reports: Drexel v. Berney, 122 U.S. 241 (1887)
Description: U.S. Reports Volume 122; October Term, 1886; Drexel v. Berney
Major C.B. McLellan's camp on Clear Creek, Arizona; en route to Fort T...
Signed by Edgar A. Mearns. Mearns Collection. No. 211.
Ageria - Ryland - Morse
Photograph shows Edwin K. Morse, Samuel V. Ryland, and others aboard boat, probably to view the first span of the Hawkesbury River Railway Bridge, New South Wales, Australia. Title from item. In album: E.K. Mor... more
Visit of Lord Brassey, Dangar Island C. Bayliss photo, Sydney
Photograph shows group of men on dock with steamboat at the end, Hawkesbury River, New South Wales, Australia. Title from item. In album: E.K. Morse. Hawkesbury Bridge, N.S.W., page 4. Album documents the role ... more
The nineteenth century booming under its very nose
(DLC/PP-1936:0089). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court / Samuel Clemens. New York : Charles L. Webster & Co., 1889, p. 119.
[Woman and four children waving good-bye to a man in a car]
Title devised by cataloger. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1939:0060). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).
C & B Line--Cleveland, Buffalo and Toledo / R.B. Lawrence.
Back cover of travel pamphlet for Cleveland & Buffalo Transit Co., showing steamship on water. In collection: Illustrated time tables and travel pamphlets.
[Going to market (Mexico)] / Moran.
People going to market with donkeys and sheep. 23261V U.S. Copyright Office.
U.S. Reports: Lau Ow Bew, Petitioner, 141 U.S. 583 (1891)
Description: U.S. Reports Volume 141; October Term, 1891; Lau Ow Bew, Petitioner
U.S. Reports: Earnshaw v. United States, 146 U.S. 60 (1892)
Description: U.S. Reports Volume 146; October Term, 1892; Earnshaw v. United States
Passengers were swarming out and bothering the conductor and engineer ...
(DLC/PP-1934:0009). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "The Semaphore" by Herbert D. Ward, Scribner's magazine, 14:769 (Dec. 1893).
Family traveling, Tiberias
Man on burro and woman and two children in boxes on back of horse, near Sea of Galillee, Palestine. Copyright by Robert E.M. Bain.
Cause and effect / Ehrhart.
Print shows a well-dressed, imperious woman seated in a chair, with her feet on a cushion, holding a scepter and a paper that states "Fashion's Decrees for Summer Resorts", after listing the rules, it ends with... more
The fortune teller, Chinatown, San Francisco
Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943.
How tourists travel in the Nile
Two men on camels and two Egyptians in front of the Sphinx, with pyramids in background, Giza, Egypt. Same photograph appears as a stereograph published by Underwood & Underwood, copyrighted 1896. Gift; Underwo... more
[Retinue attending Chinese statesman, Li Hung Chang, when he visited P...
Photograph shows Li Hung Chang and another man riding in a horse-drawn carriage with crowds on both sides of the street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Title devised by Library staff. No. 549. Forms part of: Mar... more
Travellers on the River Jordan, Palestine
5(?)8213 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. Title on recto of item.
The grocery store, Chinatown, San Francisco
Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943.
Young girl walking down the street, looking into the camera, Chinatown...
Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943.
Camp Lake Bennett
Composite photograph shows the actress Esther Lyons and another woman inserted into a scene of a campsite with photographer and author Veazie Wilson and a companion at Lake Bennett, British Columbia. Although L... more
Summit of Chilkoot Pass
Photograph shows the actress Esther Lyons inserted into a picture of Chilkoot Pass. Although Lyons wrote a series of articles about the expedition she claimed to have taken, and lectured about it for the rest o... more