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[James Buchanan, bust portrait, facing right]

[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 while campaigning for the U.S. Senate, taken in Chicago, Illinois

[Abraham Lincoln while campaigning for the U.S. Senate, taken in Chica...

Original photograph: The original daguerreotype is at the Chicago Historical Society. Ostendorf, no. 6 Meserve, no. 3 Published in: Lincoln's photographs: a complete album / by Lloyd Ostendorf. Dayton, OH: Roc... More

Forcing slavery down the throat of a freesoiler.

Forcing slavery down the throat of a freesoiler.

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

[Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait. Copy of photo by Joseph Hill]

[Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait. Copy of photo by Joseph...

Copy of a daguerreotype? "Because it was discarded in a woodshed, this faded photograph by Joseph Hill, Springfield, June 1860, escaped a blaze which destroyed all the photographs and negatives in Hill's galler... More

[Abraham Lincoln, candidate for U.S. president, half-length portrait, looking right, May 20,1860]

[Abraham Lincoln, candidate for U.S. president, half-length portrait, ...

Photo shows presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois, two days after he won his party's nomination. (Source: Ostendorf, p. 42-3.) Title devised by Library staff Previously attributed to W... More

Mrs. U.S. Grant with daughter and son

Mrs. U.S. Grant with daughter and son

Public domain portrait photograph, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

[Print of Lincoln's cabinet based on Carpenter painting.]

[Print of Lincoln's cabinet based on Carpenter painting.]

Picryl description: Public domain image of a group of people, United States politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[President Abraham Lincoln seated with his secretaries John Hay and John Nicolay]

[President Abraham Lincoln seated with his secretaries John Hay and Jo...

Photo shows President Abraham Lincoln seated between his private secretaries John G. Nicolay and John Hay at a photo session in Alexander Gardner's studio in Washington, D.C., on November 8, 1863. "On this day ... More

[Brady Photograph of Lincoln.], Mathew Brady Photograph, 1850s.

[Brady Photograph of Lincoln.], Mathew Brady Photograph, 1850s.

Meserve 74. Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mending the family kettle - Drawing. Public domain image.

Mending the family kettle - Drawing. Public domain image.

Andrew Johnson holds a leaking kettle, labeled "The Reconstructed South", towards a woman representing liberty and Columbia, carrying a baby representing the newly approved 14th Constitutional Amendment. Illus.... More

Sarah Childress Polk, wife of President J.K. Polk / photo of portrait by George Dury.

Sarah Childress Polk, wife of President J.K. Polk / photo of portrait ...

Photograph showing Mrs. James K. Polk, head-and-shoulder portrait, facing slightly right. Photo of portrait.

Battle of Shiloh - April 6th 1862 / Cosack & Co. Lith. Buffalo & Chicago.

Battle of Shiloh - April 6th 1862 / Cosack & Co. Lith. Buffalo & Chica...

Print shows a roadway, possibly Corinth Road, separating the Union forces under the command of General U.S. Grant, on the right, and the Confederate forces on the left; in a shattered building, in the midst of ... More

Consistent civil service reform / F. Opper.

Consistent civil service reform / F. Opper.

Illustration shows President Cleveland handing a paper that states "Re-appointment for Honesty and Efficiency" to Henry G. Pearson for his appointment as Postmaster in New York. Pearson is carrying a box labele... More

[Letter from Abraham Lincoln to Mrs. Bixby, with bust-length portrait of Lincoln] / engd. by J. C. Buttre, photo by M.B. Brady.

[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.

The Republican Christmas tree / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon

The Republican Christmas tree / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon

Print shows a large Christmas tree decorated with ornaments labeled with political offices and presidential appointments; Thomas C. Platt and Matthew S. Quay, who is dressed as a woman, are standing in front of... More

Emancipation proclamation of President Abraham Lincoln, freeing the slaves of the United States, [Daniel, Sr.] .

Emancipation proclamation of President Abraham Lincoln, freeing the sl...

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

A puzzle / Keppler. - Public domain portrait engraving

A puzzle / Keppler. - Public domain portrait engraving

Print shows President McKinley as a dairy farmer milking a cow labeled "Patronage", and many hands holding out containers, most labeled "From Ohio", for a share of the milk. Mark Hanna was a senator from Ohio w... More

Mrs. W.H. Taft - Public domain photograph, glass negative

Mrs. W.H. Taft - Public domain photograph, glass negative

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[President Benjamin Harrison with James G. Blaine, Secretary of State, Henry Cabot Lodge, and group of other people posed, possibly on the forward deck of the Frenchman's Bay steamer Sappho, with several men of the Bar Harbor Band, Maine(?)]

[President Benjamin Harrison with James G. Blaine, Secretary of State,...

Public domain image of a historic view of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Franklin Roosevelt - Public domain portrait photograph

Franklin Roosevelt - Public domain portrait photograph

Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Taft at Bar Harbor - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Taft at Bar Harbor - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Public domain image of horse carriage, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Abraham Lincoln, full-length portrait, standing]

[Abraham Lincoln, full-length portrait, standing]

"He towers above the head clamp. Photograph by Alexander Gardner, Washington, D.C., Sunday, August 9, 1863. Visible behind Lincoln's legs are the tips of the iron stander which supports the rod holding the head... More

[President Abraham Lincoln, full-length portrait, standing]

[President Abraham Lincoln, full-length portrait, standing]

Ostendorf, no. 94 Meserve, 119 Published in: Lincoln's photographs: a complete album / by Lloyd Ostendorf. Dayton, OH: Rockywood Press, 1998, p. 408.

[Theodore Roosevelt, full-length portrait, in office sitting in chair , facing front]

[Theodore Roosevelt, full-length portrait, in office sitting in chair ...

Public domain photograph related to Theodore Roosevelt, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Theodore Roosevelt, on horseback, jumping fence]

[Theodore Roosevelt, on horseback, jumping fence]

H17502-03 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 2.

[Exterior view of Sagamore Hill house, Theodore Roosevelt's summer home]

[Exterior view of Sagamore Hill house, Theodore Roosevelt's summer hom...

Public domain photograph related to President Theodore Roosevelt, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Roosevelt (President)], three quarter length portrait

[Roosevelt (President)], three quarter length portrait

Photograph showing Theodore Roosevelt, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing front, legs crossed. H84933 U.S. Copyright Office. Title from copyright registration. Copyright 1906 by Clinedinst, Wash., D. C.

[William H. Taft, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

[William H. Taft, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

H109447 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph related to President William Howard Taft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Pres. Woodrow Wilson and wife, Edith Bolling Galt, at ball game]

[Pres. Woodrow Wilson and wife, Edith Bolling Galt, at ball game]

Photoprint by National Photo. Company. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. I.; Sports Baseball 191-; Pres. I. (2); Baseball; Shelf.

[Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

[Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

Illus. in: The Photographs of Abraham Lincoln / Frederick Hill Meserve. New York, Privately printed, 1911. The Library's print is a copy of an ambrotype by T. Painter Pearson, Macomb, Illinois. This print is no... More

[President Abraham Lincoln, full-length portrait, seated in a "Brady" chair, November 8, 1863]

[President Abraham Lincoln, full-length portrait, seated in a "Brady" ...

Photograph shows President Lincoln seated in a photographer's studio. "The elegant studio chair, called a "Brady chair," was discarded from the House of Representatives when it proved too narrow for the rotund ... More

Quoth the raven, "nevermore" / Kep., Political Cartoon

Quoth the raven, "nevermore" / Kep., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows President Taft sitting at a desk, working late, frightened, his hair standing on end, as a raven labeled "Teddy", with the face of Theodore Roosevelt, perched on a bust opposite, cries, "Nev... More

[Mrs. Woodrow Wilson (Ellen Axson), full-length portrait, seated, facing right, holding flowers]

[Mrs. Woodrow Wilson (Ellen Axson), full-length portrait, seated, faci...

J173724-28 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Warren Harding, full-length portrait, wearing golfing clothes, seated on ground beneath tree, facing front]

[Warren Harding, full-length portrait, wearing golfing clothes, seated...

Original glass negative may be available: LC-F8-8465 Public domain photograph related to President Warren G. Harding, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Woodrow Wilson, half-length portrait, standing, facing left, Statue of Liberty in background]

[Woodrow Wilson, half-length portrait, standing, facing left, Statue o...

G57834 U.S. Copyright Office. Reproduction of painting signed Svensson, c1918. Public domain photograph of 20th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

L to R: Herbert Hoover, Oscar S. Strauss, Prof. Frank W. Taussig

L to R: Herbert Hoover, Oscar S. Strauss, Prof. Frank W. Taussig

Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Warren G. Harding - Public domain photograph, glass negative

Warren G. Harding - Public domain photograph, glass negative

Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Franklin D. Roosevelt and Gov. James Cox; both seated, full lgth.]

[Franklin D. Roosevelt and Gov. James Cox; both seated, full lgth.]

Public domain photograph related to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Warren G. Harding, making records

Warren G. Harding, making records

Public domain photograph, 1910s-1920s portrait, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Mr. and Mrs. Warren G. Harding standing, three-quarter length, in front of rose? bush. Harding is holding his hat in his folded hands]

[Mr. and Mrs. Warren G. Harding standing, three-quarter length, in fro...

Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Miss Ruth Muskrat, a Cherokee Indian, presents Mr. Coolidge with a copy of The Red Man in the United States, a survey of the present day American Indian

Miss Ruth Muskrat, a Cherokee Indian, presents Mr. Coolidge with a cop...

National Photo Company Collection. In album: v. 1, p. 25, no. 27839.

[Crowd at George Washington's tomb, Mount Vernon, Virginia]

[Crowd at George Washington's tomb, Mount Vernon, Virginia]

Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Calvin Coolidge with dog and Christmas seals(?) people and dog at White House, Washington, D.C.]

[Calvin Coolidge with dog and Christmas seals(?) people and dog at Whi...

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[President Calvin Coolidge and "Mother" Jones, half-length, standing outdoors.]

[President Calvin Coolidge and "Mother" Jones, half-length, standing o...

Public domain photograph related to President Calvin Coolidge, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Calvin Coolidge with Judge Elbert Henry Gary and John D. Rockefeller, Jr.]

[Calvin Coolidge with Judge Elbert Henry Gary and John D. Rockefeller,...

National Photo Company Collection. No. 33902. Public domain photograph related to President Calvin Coolidge, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

New Chinese Ambassador presents credentials Washington, D.C., Oct. 28. Dr. Hu Shih, the new Chinese Ambassador to the U.S., today presented his credentials to President Roosevelt and George T. Summerlin, Chief of the Division of Protocol of the State Dept. on the right

New Chinese Ambassador presents credentials Washington, D.C., Oct. 28....

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Columnist calls on President Roosevelt. Washington, D.C., May 29. Dorothy Thompson, newspaper columnist who recently returned from Europe, called on President Roosevelt at the White House today

Columnist calls on President Roosevelt. Washington, D.C., May 29. Doro...

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[Herbert Hoover and Mrs. Hoover, full-length portrait, seated on wicker chairs, facing front]

[Herbert Hoover and Mrs. Hoover, full-length portrait, seated on wicke...

In album: Herbert Hoover, v. 1, Herbert E. French, National Photo Company, p. 29. Forms part of: National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress).

Engineer Hoover inspects bridge. Casting aside the role of president for a short time, Herbert Hoover was again an engineer when he inspected, as chairman of the Arlington Memorial Bridge Commission, the new structure being built

Engineer Hoover inspects bridge. Casting aside the role of president f...

Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Abraham Lincoln impersonator at U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.]

[Abraham Lincoln impersonator at U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.]

Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Franklin D. Roosevelt at desk]

[Franklin D. Roosevelt at desk]

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[Herbert Hoover with group at White House; Ray Wilbur, right front]

[Herbert Hoover with group at White House; Ray Wilbur, right front]

Public domain photograph of official photograph, building on the background, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Franklin D. Roosevelt at desk]

[Franklin D. Roosevelt at desk]

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AIR MAIL PILOT GETS HIGHEST MEDAL FOR BRAVERY. MAL FREEBURG, COMMERCIAL AIRMAIL PILOT, RECEIVES THE CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR FROM THE PRESIDENT, AND THUS BECOMES THE FIRST AIR MAIL PILOT EVER TO RECEIVE THIS AWARD FOR ACTS OF BRAVERY DURING PEACE TIMES. FROM THE LEFT: DAVID L. BEHNCKE, PRESIDENT OF THE AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION; W.W. HOWES, 2ND ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL IN CHARGE OF AIRMAIL; JESSE DONALDSON, DEPUTY TO MR. HOWE; REP. CLYDE KELLEY OF PA; PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT; PILOT FREEBURG RECEIVING MEDAL AND STEPHEN A. CESLER, SUPERINTENDENT OF AIR MAILS

AIR MAIL PILOT GETS HIGHEST MEDAL FOR BRAVERY. MAL FREEBURG, COMMERCIA...

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Thomas Lincoln, born 1779, died 1851

Thomas Lincoln, born 1779, died 1851

Photograph shows Thomas Lincoln, father of President Abraham Lincoln, half-length portrait, seated, facing front. J15613 U.S. Copyright Office. Reproduction of photograph taken ca. 1850. Copyright 1934 Sept. 1... More

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ADDRESSING JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS ON VETO OF PATMAN BONUS TILL. FIRST TIME IN HISTORY A VETO WAS PERSONALLY DELIVERED

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ADDRESSING JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS ON VETO OF PA...

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PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ADDRESSING JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS ON VETO OF PATMAN BONUS TILL. FIRST TIME IN HISTORY A VETO WAS PERSONALLY DELIVERED

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ADDRESSING JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS ON VETO OF PA...

Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Herbert Hoover fishing] - Public domain portrait photograph

[Herbert Hoover fishing] - Public domain portrait photograph

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[Robert Taft, senator from Ohio]

[Robert Taft, senator from Ohio]

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'HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! WASHINGTON, D.C. OCTOBER 11. MRS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT WAS 55 YEARS OLD TODAY BUT IT WAS JUST 'ANOTHER DAY' TO THE FIRST LADY. ONE EXCEPTION IN HER REGULAR DAILY ROUTINE OF TEAS, LUNCHEONS AND LECTURES WAS THE TRADITIONAL FAMILY CELEBRATION WITH A BIRTHDAY CAKE, BUT SOMEBODY PRESENTED AN ORCHID. WE THINK IT SUITS HER

'HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! WASHINGTON, D.C. OCTOBER 11. MRS. FRANKLIN D. ...

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Four A-bombed bottles from Hiroshima

Four A-bombed bottles from Hiroshima

This catalog record contains preliminary data. Gift; Elin O'Hara Slavick 2014; (DLC/PP-2014:065). Was AP 1255.

President Roosevelt and T.V. Soong, foreign minister of China, purchases from Postmaster General Walker some of the new five-cent stamps symbolizing freedom and democracy in both the United States and China. The stamp carries pictures of President Lincoln and Sun Yat-Sen, first president of China, and a Chinese inscription

President Roosevelt and T.V. Soong, foreign minister of China, purchas...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a political campaign, politician, meeting, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

President Roosevelt and T.V. Soong, foreign minister of China, purchases from Postmaster General Walker some of the new five-cent stamps symbolizing freedom and democracy in both the United States and China. The stamp carries pictures of President Lincoln and Sun Yat-Sen, first president of China, and a Chinese inscription

President Roosevelt and T.V. Soong, foreign minister of China, purchas...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a political campaign, politician, meeting, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Harry Truman, half-length portrait, seated at desk, facing front, holding pencil]

[Harry Truman, half-length portrait, seated at desk, facing front, hol...

J37850 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Chase-Statler, Washington. No copyright renewal.

[Dwight D. Eisenhower, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left]

[Dwight D. Eisenhower, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly le...

JU7300 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Fabian Bachrach. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Aerial view of delegates and the stage with large pictures of John F. Kennedy, Harry Truman, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Lyndon B. Johnson and the slogan "Let us continue...", at  the 1964 Democratic National Convention, Atlantic City, New Jersey] / WKL.

[Aerial view of delegates and the stage with large pictures of John F....

U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: USN&WR COLL - Job no. 12470-Q, frame 9A/10. Contact sheet folder caption: "Demo Nat'l Conv. Atlantic Cit... More

[President Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter on television during 1st presidential debate in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]

[President Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter on television during 1st presi...

Contact sheet folder caption: Ford-Carter TV Debate from TV screen. TOH. U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sheet available for reference purposes.

George Washington's estate, Mount Vernon, Virginia

George Washington's estate, Mount Vernon, Virginia

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

George Washington's estate, Mount Vernon, Virginia

George Washington's estate, Mount Vernon, Virginia

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

George Washington & family, portrait print

George Washington & family, portrait print

George Washington seated, full-length, with Martha Washington, and two children.

John Adams, second president of the United States

John Adams, second president of the United States

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Robinson, H.

Andrew Johnson's reconstruction and how it works Th. Nast

Andrew Johnson's reconstruction and how it works Th. Nast

Cartoon showing Andrew Johnson as the deceitful Iago who betrayed Othello, portrayed here as an African American Civil War veteran. Includes scenes of slave auction, whites attacking African Americans in Memphi... More

Andrew Jackson. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Andrew Jackson. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Battle of Tippecanoe - Print, Library of Congress collection

Battle of Tippecanoe - Print, Library of Congress collection

Print shows American troops under the leadership of General William Henry Harrison fighting the Indian forces of The Prophet, Tenskwatawa (the brother of Tecumseh) in a forest. Tenskwatawa was part of Tecumseh'... More

[Postcard Lincoln cabin, birth place of Abraham Lincoln. In this log cabin in Hardin County Kentucky, on Feb. 12, 1809, this great man was born.]

[Postcard Lincoln cabin, birth place of Abraham Lincoln. In this log c...

Public domain photograph of a postcard, historic place view, landmark, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

$100,000 reward! The murderer of our late beloved President, Abraham Lincoln, is still at large

$100,000 reward! The murderer of our late beloved President, Abraham L...

Broadside advertising reward for capture of Lincoln assassination conspirators, illustrated with photographic prints of John H. Surratt, John Wilkes Booth, and David E. Herold. Reference copy in PRES FILE - Lin... More

Lincoln's address at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery, November 19, 1863

Lincoln's address at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemeter...

Print showing Abraham Lincoln standing on stage before a ground of people.

The fifteenth amendment. American Civil War 1861-1865.

The fifteenth amendment. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Print showing President Grant sitting at the center of a large table, with several men clustered around, signing the 15th amendment granting that the right to vote cannot be denied on basis of race or color. Fr... More

James Madison, 4th president of the United States / G. Stuart pinxt. ; W. Ball on stone.

James Madison, 4th president of the United States / G. Stuart pinxt. ;...

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Ball, W. Exhibited in: Creating the United States, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2009.

[Theodore Roosevelt wearing knickerbockers and carrying an axe on his shoulder]

[Theodore Roosevelt wearing knickerbockers and carrying an axe on his ...

H9081 U.S. Copyright Office On verso: James Burton, N.Y. No. 2.

The rats leaving a falling house

The rats leaving a falling house

A simpler and less animated composition on the same general idea as Edward W. Clay's ".00001" (no. 1831-1). Again Jackson is seated in a collapsing chair, with the "Altar of Reform" toppling next to him, and ra... More

The people's line--Take care of the locomotive

The people's line--Take care of the locomotive

Incumbent President Martin Van Buren drives "Uncle Sam's Cab," a carriage pulled by a blindered horse, which wrecks on a pile of "Clay." The carriage founders in the path of a locomotive, really an assemblage o... More

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, Dis...

Location of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. 2004 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Excellent and innovative example of Federal style domestic architecture. Served as Executive Mansion fo... More

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, Dis...

Location of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. 2004 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Excellent and innovative example of Federal style domestic architecture. Served as Executive Mansion fo... More

Theodore Roosevelt in 1885 - Public domain portrait print

Theodore Roosevelt in 1885 - Public domain portrait print

Photograph showing full-length portrait of Theodore Roosevelt, seated, in deer skin hunting suit, holding rifle]

The new President delivering his inaugural address [March 4, 1897]

The new President delivering his inaugural address [March 4, 1897]

McKinley speaking as Cleveland, seated, listens. Copyright by J. C. Hemment.

Uncle Sam sick with la grippe - Drawing. Public domain image.

Uncle Sam sick with la grippe - Drawing. Public domain image.

A satire attributing the dire fiscal straits of the nation to Andrew Jackson's banking policies, with specific reference to recent bank failures in New Orleans, New York, and Philadelphia. The artist blames th... More

The great American steeple chase for 1844

The great American steeple chase for 1844

An imaginative and elaborate parody on the upcoming 1844 presidential campaign. The artist favors Whig nominee-apparent Henry Clay and is highly critical of incumbent John Tyler. The "chase" for the presidency ... More

Virtuous Harry, or set a thief to catch a thief!

Virtuous Harry, or set a thief to catch a thief!

A satire on the Whig party's anti-annexation platform. The question of whether or not to annex Texas was a large issue separating candidates in the 1844 campaign. Annexation's serious implications for the futur... More

John Adams, 2nd President of the United States / on stone by A. Newsam ; P.S. Duval Lith., Philad'a.

John Adams, 2nd President of the United States / on stone by A. Newsam...

Print showing John Adams, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right, in ornately framed oval.

Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President of the United States / on stone by A. Newsam ; P.S. Duval Lith., Philad'a.

Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President of the United States / on stone by A. ...

Print showing Thomas Jefferson, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left, in ornately framed oval.

[James Buchanan, bust portrait, facing right]

[James Buchanan, bust portrait, facing right]

Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[President Franklin Pierce, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing right, with left hand inside vest]

[President Franklin Pierce, three-quarter length portrait, seated, fac...

Brady-Handy Collection (Library of Congress). LC-BH82-5118. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Pres. Millard Fillmore, Glass negative photograph, American Civil War time.

Pres. Millard Fillmore, Glass negative photograph, American Civil War ...

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[Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left. Reversed and retouched copy of photo by Alexander Hessler]

[Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left. Reversed a...

"On February 28, 1857, Alexander Hesler took the famous photograph of Lincoln in Chicago. About seven months earlier, so the story went, Lincoln had posed for William H. Masters of Princeton, Illinois. No photo... More

[Abraham Lincoln, bust-length portrait, facing right]

[Abraham Lincoln, bust-length portrait, facing right]

Ostendorf, no. 12 Meserve, no. 4 Original photograph: The original tintype is at the National Lincoln Museum (Old Ford's Theatre), according to Ostendorf. Published in: Lincoln's photographs: a complete album /... More

[Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]

[Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]

Ostendorf, no. 29 Meserve, no. 27 Published in: Lincoln's photographs: a complete album / by Lloyd Ostendorf. Dayton, OH: Rockywood Press, 1998, p. 49.

[Ulysses S. Grant, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]

[Ulysses S. Grant, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]

Picryl description: Public domain image of an American Civil War, military forces and conflict, officer, uniform, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

George Washington and his family [around table]

George Washington and his family [around table]

Black servant William Lee standing in background. Engraving from the Eclectic.

[President Ulysses S. Grant, half-length portrait, seated, facing right]

[President Ulysses S. Grant, half-length portrait, seated, facing righ...

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