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Settin' time / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Settin' time / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt struggling to carry a huge hen labeled "Taft" to a nest of eggs labeled "State Delegations"; sitting on a fence in the background is a chicken with the head of Joseph G. Ca... More

[Group of American Indians] - Public domain portrait print

[Group of American Indians] - Public domain portrait print

Bill Cody near center of photo. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Independence day / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Independence day / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows a large hand labeled "Special Privilege" with thumb poised to squash a typical Independence day celebration where a large crowd is listening to a man making a speech from a platform where oth... More

Greetings from Jackson, Mich. State's prison

Greetings from Jackson, Mich. State's prison

Postcard shows exterior side elevation of the prison, surrounded by large green space with trees and paths. Also known as Jackson State Prison. F65820 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 1907113.

[Baby stork] - Public domain  drawing

[Baby stork] - Public domain drawing

A baby stork, perched on a branch, stands on one leg. Inscribed, across base of drawing: Yours very truly / W. Heath Robinson. Inscribed, lower left: The Strand. 10/5/08. No copyright information found with ite... More

W.M.A. Grounds, Alton, Ill., 1908,  Panoramic Photograph

W.M.A. Grounds, Alton, Ill., 1908, Panoramic Photograph

H111840 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; W. H. Wiseman; June 13, 1908; DLC/PP-1908:43507. Western Military Academy.

Puck magazine cover - Taft to-morrow / L.M. Glackens.

Puck magazine cover - Taft to-morrow / L.M. Glackens.

Illustration shows William H. Taft and William Jennings Bryan on a seesaw; Bryan, on the upper half, holds papers labeled "Speech in reply to Taft" and Taft, on the lower half, is writing "Memo for reply" on a ... More

Avalon, Cal. / Lester Clement Barton.

Avalon, Cal. / Lester Clement Barton.

Postcard shows a view of Avalon, California from the water. H 107825 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1908 by L. C. Barton.

Polo ground (New York) : a game between New-York & Chicago. Attendance 38,000

Polo ground (New York) : a game between New-York & Chicago. Attendance...

Postcard shows a baseball game attended by large crowd. G64430 U.S. Copyright Office. "Made in Germany" printed on back. Copyright deposit; 1908; (PR 06 CN 038).

Puck magazine cover - The clumsy elephant / J.S. Pughe.

Puck magazine cover - The clumsy elephant / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows an elephant labeled "G.O.P." lamenting a broken pail labeled "Full Dinner Pail" on the ground before him; the U.S. Capitol building is in the background. Caption: "Gosh! How am I to get that... More

Signs and divinations / Will Crawford., Political Cartoon

Signs and divinations / Will Crawford., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows a vignette cartoon depicting the presidential candidates for the 1908 election, each learning their fortunes regarding the outcome of the election: Norman E. Mack as a palm reader telling Wil... More

Baltimore Base Ball Club - Public domain portrait print

Baltimore Base Ball Club - Public domain portrait print

Postcard showing baseball players seated and standing in stadium. H126199 U.S. Copyright Office. On photo: "Copyright 1909 by Barr-Farnham P.P.C. Co."

What to do with an ex-president Work in sight for Mr. Roosevelt / / Bart.

What to do with an ex-president Work in sight for Mr. Roosevelt / / Ba...

Newspaper clipping of cartoon showing Theodore Roosevelt with a feather duster approaching Senator Thomas Platt, covered with cobwebs. Cartoon refers to speculation that Roosevelt would vie for Platt's Senate p... More

Home from the wars / Kep. - Public domain dedication image

Home from the wars / Kep. - Public domain dedication image

Illustration shows Nelson W. Aldrich as a medieval warrior returned home from battles in far-away lands; he is greeted by a robust, full-bosomed woman labeled "Privilege" with a large money bag hanging at her s... More

"The bug-a-boo will get you if you don't take this" / K.

"The bug-a-boo will get you if you don't take this" / K.

Illustration shows President William H. Taft offering a spoonful of "Square Revision" to an oversized child labeled "Infant Industries", telling her that if she doesn't take the medicine the "Free Trade" bug-a-... More

[Mrs. Clarice Margoles Baright, head-and-shoulders portrait postcard, facing front]

[Mrs. Clarice Margoles Baright, head-and-shoulders portrait postcard, ...

On verso: BAIN News Service. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).

Pasco, Wash., 1910, panoramic postcard

Pasco, Wash., 1910, panoramic postcard

Postcard shows a panoramic view of Pasco, Washington. K 7236 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1910 by The Townes Studio.

"Look not behind thee" / Keppler., Political Cartoon

"Look not behind thee" / Keppler., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt as the biblical Lot fleeing Sodom and Gomorrah which are engulfed in flames labeled "Partisan Politics". Caption: Lot Roosevelt and the political Sodom and Gomorrah. Illus... More

Ex President Roosevelt speaking at Missouri Valley, Iowa, Aug. 21, 1910

Ex President Roosevelt speaking at Missouri Valley, Iowa, Aug. 21, 191...

Photograph showing Roosevelt speaking from what appears to be the back of a railroad car. J144754 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Brown.

Fox River below dam, Elgin, Ill.

Fox River below dam, Elgin, Ill.

Postcard shows a view of Elgin, Illinois along the waterfront of the Fox River.

The Republican evangelist / Keppler., Political Cartoon

The Republican evangelist / Keppler., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt as an evangelist preaching from "My Policies" in a tent with "Sherman, Cannon, Aldrich, Ballinger, Aldridge, Barnes, [and] Woodruff" sitting on the left, and "Depew, Lodge... More

Sifting the dirt / L.M. Glackens., Political Cartoon

Sifting the dirt / L.M. Glackens., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows a hand labeled "The Courts" with a shovel labeled "Criminal Proceedings" scooping from a pile labeled "Big & Little Crooks" and tossing against a mesh labeled "The Law"; the fat capitalists, ... More

R.R. bridge on the Belt Line across the Sheboygan River, Sheboygan, Wis.

R.R. bridge on the Belt Line across the Sheboygan River, Sheboygan, Wi...

Train crossing railroad bridge. Public domain photograph of train tracks, railroad, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The wolf / Keppler. Historic map, Library of Congress

The wolf / Keppler. Historic map, Library of Congress

Illustration shows the German Emperor labeled "Wilhelm" studying a "Map of England" spread out on a desk with other papers, one of which states "Germany's Commercial Future" with large question marks on it. On ... More

Making hay while the rain falls / W.E. Hill '10.

Making hay while the rain falls / W.E. Hill '10.

Illustration shows a heart-shaped cameo with a young woman and a young man sitting on hay in a barn during a rain storm. Illus. in: Puck, v. 68, no. 1743 (1910 July 27), cover. Copyright 1910 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.

Roosevelt at Eugene, Or., April 5, 1911

Roosevelt at Eugene, Or., April 5, 1911

Photograph showing Theodore Roosevelt, with others, standing on back of railroad car, speaking to crowd.

Unhappy position of a loyal gentleman taking his bath while an amateur orchestra is practising "God save the King" in an adjoining room

Unhappy position of a loyal gentleman taking his bath while an amateur...

A naked man is shown standing in a bathtub with his arms folded in reverence to the British national anthem he hears playing in an adjoining room. A large bath towel draped over a rack conceals the lower porti... More

Every hour is lunch hour at the dreadnought club / Keppler.

Every hour is lunch hour at the dreadnought club / Keppler.

Illustration shows the Roman god "Mars", eating a battleship, with Uncle Sam and Marianne sitting at a table with rulers of European and Asian countries at the Dreadnought Club, each awaiting their meals of mun... More

The judgement of Solomon Taft / L.M. Glackens.

The judgement of Solomon Taft / L.M. Glackens.

Illustration shows President Taft as Solomon holding a baby elephant labeled "G.O.P." aloft in one hand and a large sword labeled "Party Cleaver" in the other; one man labeled "Stand-Patter" pleads for Solomon ... More

The helping hand / J.K. after Renouf.

The helping hand / J.K. after Renouf.

Illustration shows a diminutive Uncle Sam rowing a sailboat and receiving a helping hand from J.P. Morgan. Illus. in: Puck, v. 69, no. 1782 (1911 April 26), centerfold. Copyright 1911 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.

From Maine to Florida / Gordon Ross.

From Maine to Florida / Gordon Ross.

Illustration shows a woman diving into the warm waters of Florida after shedding the furs and heavy clothing of winter. Also shows in the background girls flying like birds from cold climates to the tropical wa... More

Vivisection / Will Crawford. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Vivisection / Will Crawford. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Illustration shows two men in a make-shift laboratory, about to operate on a live rabbit; a group of concerned citizens has entered on the left, attempting to stop the operation; the spirits of many past victim... More

The maid of the summer surf / Leon V. Solon.

The maid of the summer surf / Leon V. Solon.

Illustration shows a woman wearing a swimsuit, standing on a large fish that is splashing through waves. Illus. in: Puck, v. 69, no. 1788 (1911 June 7), cover. Copyright 1911 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.

Puck Easter / Leon V. Solon. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Puck Easter / Leon V. Solon. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows a man presenting a large hat box to a woman at Easter. Illus. in: Puck, v. 69, no. 1780 (1911 April 12), cover. Copyright 1911 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.

The morning after / Kep. - Public domain dedication image

The morning after / Kep. - Public domain dedication image

Illustration shows Uncle Sam waking up in bed, hungover, with everything in his room caught up in a whirlwind of bottles of alcohol labeled "Stand Pat Booze, Bull Moose Bitters, [and] That's All Wilson", a pitc... More

Hagar and Ishmael in the desert / Liska - Keppler.

Hagar and Ishmael in the desert / Liska - Keppler.

Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt as the biblical Hagar in a moment of despair, sitting on the ground next to a wooden figure (Ishmael) wrapped in cloth that looks like Roosevelt, wearing a crown labeled "I... More

The confusion of tongues / L.M. Glackens.

The confusion of tongues / L.M. Glackens.

Illustration shows disagreement among many Republicans who were working together to construct a tower labeled "Republican Harmony"; they have broken off into small factions clustered around building blocks labe... More

He couldn't tell a lie / L.M. Glackens.

He couldn't tell a lie / L.M. Glackens.

Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt, dressed as George Washington, holding an axe labeled "1912 Candidacy", and with his left hand on his chin, he ponders chopping down a cherry tree which has a quote carved ... More

The dope-fiends / Ehrhart. - Political cartoon, public domain image

The dope-fiends / Ehrhart. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows Woodrow Wilson as a doctor holding aloft a bottle of "Tariff Subsidy Morphine" among a group of men at the "Democratic Sanitarium - Morphine and other Drug Habits Cured"; on a table are bottl... More

To swat 'em is waste of time / L.M. Glackens.

To swat 'em is waste of time / L.M. Glackens.

Illustration shows a swarm of mosquitos labeled "Trust" flying over a swamp labeled "High Protective Tariff"; an insert shows an oil can labeled "Revision Downward Oil - Wilson Brand". Caption: Pour oil, and p... More

"Hail, Caesar! We who are about to die salute thee!" / Wilder.

"Hail, Caesar! We who are about to die salute thee!" / Wilder.

Illustration shows the Republican elephant labeled "G.O.P." bowing to Theodore Roosevelt as the Roman emperor, Caesar, in a colosseum. Illus. in: Puck, v. 71, no. 1838 (1912 May 22), cover. Copyright 1912 by K... More

Hump pusher, L.S. & M.S. R. R., Elkhart, Ind.

Hump pusher, L.S. & M.S. R. R., Elkhart, Ind.

Postcard showing train engine on the railroad tracks of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway with row of men in front. J172354 U.S. Copyright Office. On photo: "Copr. Inbody." On back: Made by J. Inbod... More

Where Teddy's announcement caused joy Scene in any newspaper's cartoon factory.

Where Teddy's announcement caused joy Scene in any newspaper's cartoon...

Photograph of a cartoon showing two cartoonists dancing and embracing at the news that "Roosevelt announces candidacy." Illus. in: Atlanta Journal (1912 February 27).

Frances Benjamin Johnston - Beacon Hill House, Newport, R.I.

Frances Benjamin Johnston - Beacon Hill House, Newport, R.I.

Postcard shows the mansion built by Arthur Curtiss and Harriet Eddy Parsons James, Newport, Rhode Island.

He killed the albatross / J.K. with apologies to G. Doré.

He killed the albatross / J.K. with apologies to G. Doré.

Illustration shows Charles F. Murphy proudly sitting on the bow of a ship with an albatross labeled "Tammany Rule", its wings labeled "Graft" and "Patronage", that he has shot with an arrow labeled "Murphyism".... More

Cold mornings in September / K. with apologies.

Cold mornings in September / K. with apologies.

Illustration shows a large man with a $ in his hair, wearing a bathing suit labeled "High Tariff Graft Interests", standing in a lake labeled "The New Tariff"; he is shivering from the sudden change in the clim... More

Take my lantern. You need it more than I do! / L.M. Glackens.

Take my lantern. You need it more than I do! / L.M. Glackens.

Illustration shows Woodrow Wilson turning to look back at a man labeled "Diogenes" who is offering a lantern to Wilson. Caption: "I am under bonds to the people of the United States. The man who does not hold ... More

Aladdin and the wonderful lamp / K.

Aladdin and the wonderful lamp / K.

Illustration shows a man labeled "Consumer" rubbing a lamp labeled "Tariff Question" from which a genii has emerged labeled "Wilson". Caption: The Genii What are my lord's commands? / Aladdin Reduce the cost... More

Panoramic view of Galveston's gulf front, taken from Murdoch's Bath House at foot of Tremont street

Panoramic view of Galveston's gulf front, taken from Murdoch's Bath Ho...

Postcard showing the seawall, the city as raised, Gulf front promenade, pavillions and Hotel Galvez. K60651 U.S. Copyright Office. Includes text about Galveston on verso. R-38396. "Copyright by J. H. Maurer, P... More

The canteen or the dive - in the name of decency and common sense, which is best for the American soldier? / Will Crawford.

The canteen or the dive - in the name of decency and common sense, whi...

Illustration shows an Army officer with a woman labeled "W.C.T.U." a clergyman, and a man labeled "Timid Legislator" standing in a doorway, viewing scenes in a canteen, where soldiers are playing chess and read... More

Football is a brutal game! / Gordon Grant '13.

Football is a brutal game! / Gordon Grant '13.

Illustration shows a group of men at a football game paying closer attention to exposure of a fashionably dressed young woman's legs as she climbs the steep steps in a grandstand. Illus. in: Puck, v. 74, no. 1... More

The overcrowded raft / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image

The overcrowded raft / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows many young women trying to find space on a raft labeled "Living Wages" in a stormy sea labeled "Sea of Want" that is infested with sharks labeled "Prostitution" and "Disease"; a ship labeled ... More

The tiger's prey / photo. by Underwood & Underwood ; E.

The tiger's prey / photo. by Underwood & Underwood ; E.

Illustration shows a tiger labeled "Tammany" standing on the edge of a bluff overlooking New York City on the opposite side of a river, at night. Reproduction of a photograph by Underwood & Underwood upon whic... More

Plenty of speed, but no control / W.E. Hill '13.

Plenty of speed, but no control / W.E. Hill '13.

Illustration shows four fashionably dressed young women gathered around a well-dressed man. Illus. in: Puck, v. 74, no. 1909 (1913 October 1), cover. Copyright 1913 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.

Christmas Puck / W.E. Hill '13., Puck magazine cover

Christmas Puck / W.E. Hill '13., Puck magazine cover

Illustration shows an anxious snowman standing between two beautiful young women wearing clown costumes and holding mistletoe over their heads during an evening snow shower. Illus. in: Puck, v. 74, no. 1918 (1... More

Puck magazine cover - Punch and Judy / L.M. Glackens.

Puck magazine cover - Punch and Judy / L.M. Glackens.

Illustration shows William Jennings Bryan as a puppet using a large stick to beat another puppet labeled "Public Duties" in a marquee labeled "Chautauqua Circuit". Illus. in: Puck, v. 74, no. 1901 (1913 August... More

[Young man splashing a young woman with water at the beach] / John E. Sutcliffe.

[Young man splashing a young woman with water at the beach] / John E. ...

Caption: "Now, stop it! Oh, please! / Did you hear what I said?" / She calls him a tease; / "Now, stop it! Oh, please!" / She cries in high keys. / But she means, Go ahead! / "Now, stop it! Oh, please! / Did y... More

The eyes have it / Rolf Armstrong 1914 ; painted by Rolf Armstrong.

The eyes have it / Rolf Armstrong 1914 ; painted by Rolf Armstrong.

Illustration shows a bust portrait of a young woman, facing front, juxtaposed to a vibrant night-life scene in a city.

Crow Island Bridge, panoramic postcard

Crow Island Bridge, panoramic postcard

Postcard shows a suspension bridge over the Osage River near Osceola, Missouri. J191057 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1914 McKinney. Ansco film.

The yoke / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

The yoke / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows a man labeled "Navy" wearing a white uniform and a man labeled "Army" wearing a uniform carrying on their shoulders a large yoke labeled "Civilian Authority" with two men wearing business sui... More

Travel impressions / Hy Mayer ; by Hy Mayer.

Travel impressions / Hy Mayer ; by Hy Mayer.

Illustration shows a vignette cartoon depicting scenes from travel, such as a shocked woman confronted by a "U.S. Customs" scarecrow; a distorted view of Pisa aided by "a wonderful quality of chianti"; a Dutch ... More

Fresh paint / Hy Mayer. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Fresh paint / Hy Mayer. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows a young woman looking through the thumb hole in a painter's palette, there is also a paintbrush extending through the hole, and the woman has a tiny black star on her chin. Illus. in: Puck, ... More

Memories / Hy Mayer ; by Hy Mayer.

Memories / Hy Mayer ; by Hy Mayer.

Illustration shows an elderly businessman with his eyes closed dreaming or reminiscing of past affairs with young women who are clustered around and on his head, speaking in his right ear and caressing his chee... More

Miss Peace of the Hague: Ach! I blow in so sweet and it comes out so awful! / by Hy Mayer.

Miss Peace of the Hague: Ach! I blow in so sweet and it comes out so a...

Illustration shows the angel of peace sitting on a rocky ledge, playing a large French horn with a dove sitting on her feet, around her in the night sky are discordant images emerging from the horn, such as Mar... More

Head winds / Will Hammell. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Head winds / Will Hammell. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows a well-dressed couple walking together on a windy day; many wind-blown hats fill the air around them, yet they manage to keep their's in place. Illus. in: Puck, v. 75, no. 1931 (1914 March 7... More

Watchful weighting / Goldbeck ; painted by W.D. Goldbeck.

Watchful weighting / Goldbeck ; painted by W.D. Goldbeck.

Illustration shows a beautiful young woman sitting on a board extending beyond the side of a small sailboat, providing counterweight while manning the sail. Illus. in: Puck, v. 75, no. 1952 (1914 August 1), co... More

Everything destroyed and burnt. Men only remained = Tout était déruit et incendié. Les hommes seuls restaient

Everything destroyed and burnt. Men only remained = Tout était déruit ...

Photograph shows men and horses marching along a snowy road, probably in Albania. In album: Commet les Serbes abandonnèrent leur patrie, vu par Sampson Tchernoff.

Substance and form. The guy that put the soul in soldier

Substance and form. The guy that put the soul in soldier

Cartoon of a caveman with a club, standing beside a faceless military figure holding a rifle and a bayonet. The uniform is embellished with the words "Honor," "Patriotism," "Heroism," and "Bravery." Editorial ... More

Winenia, Cal. Pocahontas - Public domain portrait print

Winenia, Cal. Pocahontas - Public domain portrait print

Winenia, California Pocahontas, half-length portrait, facing slightly left. J208916 U.S. Copyright Office. On verso: Pacific Photo Co., San Francisco, Cal. Copyright by David Louis Moses.

Le 24 Août 1914, à Louvain, ramenant un prisonnier belge, la soldatesque le pend à un réverbère devant la gare... (repport officiel Belge) / J.G. Domergue 1915.

Le 24 Août 1914, à Louvain, ramenant un prisonnier belge, la soldatesq...

Illustration shows an executed Belgian prisoner of war, with hands and legs bound, hung on a lamp off the side of a building; German soldiers proceed down the street and around the corner. German translation o... More

Is it really getting on his nerves? / C. D. Gibson.

Is it really getting on his nerves? / C. D. Gibson.

Drawing shows Uncle Sam standing and watching as a German soldier harasses a grieving woman with a baby in a graveyard. Caption label from exhibit "World War I ...": Charles Dana Gibson Advocates for Interventi... More

A tragedy of the draft - Drawing. Public domain image.

A tragedy of the draft - Drawing. Public domain image.

(DLC/PP-1933:0112). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Chicago Tribune, July 22, 1917.

The Ink Pot, Greenwich Village, New York

The Ink Pot, Greenwich Village, New York

Photograph shows two men standing in front of shop called The Ink Pot. J221313 U.S. Copyright Office. Accession box no. PR 06 CN 38 Postcard File Container 60 JC size New York City general

Imperial councils of war at Potsdam

Imperial councils of war at Potsdam

(DLC/PP-1933:0112). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Chicago Tribune, July 27, 1918.

Target practice - Public domain dedication image

Target practice - Public domain dedication image

"At the imperial Schutzenfest, Fritz Pickleheim led all the rest ..." Gift; Mrs. Peter Grant; 1940; (DLC/PP-1940:008). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Life m... More

312th Infantry, "Newark's Own", 78th Lightning Division

312th Infantry, "Newark's Own", 78th Lightning Division

Picryl description: Public domain photo of vintage New Jersey postcard, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Picture postcard "A Bedouin in his happy mood"

Picture postcard "A Bedouin in his happy mood"

Public domain photograph of bedouin, arab, Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dick Rock on favorite horse - Lightning

Dick Rock on favorite horse - Lightning

Postcard showing Idaho rancher Richard "Dick" Rock on his horse, probably at Henrys Lake, Idaho. J250564 U.S. Copyright Office. "Copyright 1921 J. M. Tratler [i.e. Trapler]". Copyright registration records show... More

Postmaster General receives largest postcard sent through mails. [...] postcard ever sent through the mails was delivered [...]eneral Harry S. New today as an invitation to [...]ening of the Bicennial Conference of the National [...] Post office clerks in Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 5. [...]red 24 by 36 inches and required one dollar in postage. Left to right: Postmaster General New; Thomas F. [...] retary National Federation of Postoffice Clerks; President of the federation and G.K. Mulvey, carrier [...] the card

Postmaster General receives largest postcard sent through mails. [...]...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of vintage Washington DC postcard, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

[Copy of photographs showing: boys' sports team (upper left); group portrait of men, women, and children (upper right); group portrait of young men gathered around man with camera (bottom left); landscape (bottom center); and boys and men in classroom (bottom right)]

[Copy of photographs showing: boys' sports team (upper left); group po...

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

Postcard of Funicular at Oropa Santuario, Italy, ca. 1938

Postcard of Funicular at Oropa Santuario, Italy, ca. 1938

Inscription: "Funivia Oropa, Lago Mucrone;" from near Biella, Italy, the Recanzone family home

Giovanni Roveda, membro della direzione del P.C.I. - segretario gen. responsabile della F.I.O.M. - deputato alla costituente

Giovanni Roveda, membro della direzione del P.C.I. - segretario gen. r...

Giovanni Roveda, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left. Dirigenti Comunisti Uomini del Popolo. Exhibit loan 4225-L.

Grays Inn Lane, British Cartoon Print

Grays Inn Lane, British Cartoon Print

This record contains unverified, old data from an unpublished P&P checklist, "British Political and Social Cartoons, 1655-1832 ... not in the published catalogs of the British Museum," compiled in 1968 (NC 1470... More

Postcard of Auditorium Hotel. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Postcard of Auditorium Hotel. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collect...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic hotel building, free to use, no copyright restrictions. The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural documentation project undertaken by the Am... More

Right Revd. William White D.D.--Specimen of the new art of plumbeotyping, or transferring daguerreotypes to paper

Right Revd. William White D.D.--Specimen of the new art of plumbeotypi...

William White, half-length portrait, facing slightly left. Specimen of the new art of PLUMBEO-TYPING, or transferring daguerreotypes to paper. Purchase; Goodspeed; (DLC/PP-1973:088).

At the Battle of Palo Alto, the Americans greatly distinguished themselves ...

At the Battle of Palo Alto, the Americans greatly distinguished themse...

The artist exaggerates the humane treatment given by American soldiers to the Mexican wounded at the Battle of Palo Alto. The title continues, "the Americans greatly distinguished themselves, as well for their ... More

Henry Clay / engraved by J. Sartain from original drawings and daguerreotypes.

Henry Clay / engraved by J. Sartain from original drawings and daguerr...

Print shows Henry Clay, full-length portrait, standing with right arm pointing to the left and left hand resting on papers on a table, the word "Compromise" is visible on the paper. In the lower left corner are... More

Political race course - Union Track - fall races 1836

Political race course - Union Track - fall races 1836

A figurative portrayal -- clearly sympathetic to the Whig party -- of the 1836 presidential election contest as a horse race between four candidates. The four are identified in the legend as (left to right): "O... More

[Chief Justice John Marshall, half-length portrait]

[Chief Justice John Marshall, half-length portrait]

Public domain photograph of male portrait print, engraving, 18th-19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

No. 2 of Luna Park,  Panoramic Photograph

No. 2 of Luna Park, Panoramic Photograph

H33381 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Falk; July 11, 1903; DLC/PP-1903:41909. Copyright claimant's address: N.Y.

As the heathen see us -- a meeting of the Chinese foreign missions society / J.S. Pughe.

As the heathen see us -- a meeting of the Chinese foreign missions soc...

Illustration shows a meeting in a Chinese mission where a collection is being taken up, "Contributions received here to save the foreign devils", with 5 vignettes showing how the United States is viewed by the ... More

As the heathen see us -- a meeting of the Chinese foreign missions society / J.S. Pughe.

As the heathen see us -- a meeting of the Chinese foreign missions soc...

Illustration shows a meeting in a Chinese mission where a collection is being taken up, "Contributions received here to save the foreign devils", with 5 vignettes showing how the United States is viewed by the ... More

Postcard from "A Telephone Subscriber" to Alexander Graham Bell, December 24, 1885

Postcard from "A Telephone Subscriber" to Alexander Graham Bell, Decem...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of the address side of postcard, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Postcard from Alexander Graham Bell, June 23, 1890

Postcard from Alexander Graham Bell, June 23, 1890

Public domain photograph of a postcard advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The rival Sunday shows in Brooklyn / J. Keppler ; Mayer, Merkel & Ottmann, lithographers, N.Y.

The rival Sunday shows in Brooklyn / J. Keppler ; Mayer, Merkel & Ottm...

Cartoon showing Thomas DeWitt Talmage on one side, trying to get people to come into Museum of Monstrosities, and Rev. Henry Ward Beecher on the other side holding sign "Here you are! Solid junks of religion ..... More

[Joseph Story, half-length portrait, facing front, with spectacles]

[Joseph Story, half-length portrait, facing front, with spectacles]

Republican Congressman from Massachusetts, 1808-1809; Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1811-1845; Acting Chief Justice, 1835-1836, 1844; Professor of Law Harvard University 1829-1845... More

[Unidentified woman, half-length portrait, facing front, holding a copy of the book "Sons of Temperance Offering" for 1851]

[Unidentified woman, half-length portrait, facing front, holding a cop...

Photographer unidentified. Case: back only, oval surrounded by scroll motif. Purchase; 1996; (DLC/PP-1996:031). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Published under title "Temperance a... More

A scene on the frontiers as practiced by the "humane" British and their "worthy" allies / William Charles, del et sculp.

A scene on the frontiers as practiced by the "humane" British and thei...

Charles denounces British and Indian depredations on the American frontier during the War of 1812, alluding specifically to the practice of offering bounties for American scalps. The cartoon may have been prom... More

[View of a horse and covered cart in front of white frame building with signs for County House, J. Griggs and L.J. Phillips, Daguerrian Rooms, in Thompson, Connecticut]

[View of a horse and covered cart in front of white frame building wit...

Photographer unidentified, possibly L.J. Phillips. Phillips was active in Connecticut in the mid-1850s. His cloth sign most likely indicates that he worked as an itinerant daguerreotypist. Daguerrian researche... More

[Children of Lt. Montgomery C. Meigs, in donkey cart with dog, probably Mary Montgomery, Charles, Montgomery, and John Rodgers]

[Children of Lt. Montgomery C. Meigs, in donkey cart with dog, probabl...

Photographer unidentified. Hallmark: Rinhart 46c. Case: variant of Rinhart 131. Illegible inscription scratched on back of plate. Accompanying note in case: The children of Lt. M.C. Meigs, Eng. Corp U.S.A. take... More

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