Massacre of the Whites by the Indians and Blacks in Florida
Massacre of whites by Florida Natives and African Americans. Illus. in: An authentic narrative of the Seminole war; [...]. Providence : Printed for D.F. Blanchard, 1836. Reference copy in LOT 9356. Published in... More
United States almanac, for the year 1841
Print shows the title page for the United States Almanac for the year 1841 showing the deity Mercury/Hermes soaring above the waterfront at Philadelphia with ships and boats on the Delaware River and two men mo... More
Ludwig Richter - Die Vorzüge der Gans
Illustration for a book of fables shows a left profile view of a goose standing in front of a wall on which hangs a poster of a dancer labeled "zum allerletzten Male". Inscribed in red ink on verso: 44751. Ins... More
![[Sherard Osborn, lieut., Royal Navy, three-quarter length wood-engraved portrait, seated, facing front]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjAvc2hlcmFyZC1vc2Jvcm4tbGlldXQtcm95YWwtbmF2eS10aHJlZS1xdWFydGVyLWxlbmd0aC13b29kLWVuZ3JhdmVkLXBvcnRyYWl0LTlhZGI1MS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/44/webp "[Sherard Osborn, lieut., Royal Navy, three-quarter length wood-engraved portrait, seated, facing front]")
[Sherard Osborn, lieut., Royal Navy, three-quarter length wood-engrave...
Photo shows a wood engraving of Serard Osborn. Although Osborn had no connection to the Northwest Boundary Survey, he did serve on Belcher's expedition to search for the Franklin Arctic expedition, 1852-1854, o... More
Scene on the Macedonian after the battle
Print shows a busy scene in the physician's quarters below deck on the HMS Macedonian where wounded sailors are being attended to by medical staff, some are having limbs amputated. Illus. from: Life and death ... More
Scene at the polls, New York City--Boxes for the distribution of ticke...
Crowd of men gathered around booths with signs "Fremont", "Buchanan", and "Fillmore". Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 2, no. 49 (1856 Nov. 15), p. 353.
Interior view of the central office of I.M. Singer & Co., 458 Broadway...
Print shows interior view of large room with women looking at sewing machines and several men looking at merchandise displays. Possibly engraved by Edward Keating, b. 1825 or 6. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illus... More
The election - Drawing. Public domain image.
Two cartoons showing politicians trying to buy votes. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 1, 1857 Nov. 7, p. 713.
![[Electromagnetism described and illustrated (with horseshoe magnet, rod, and bell) on a page from the Annual report by the first secretary of the Smithsonian Institution]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTIvZWxlY3Ryb21hZ25ldGlzbS1kZXNjcmliZWQtYW5kLWlsbHVzdHJhdGVkLXdpdGgtaG9yc2VzaG9lLW1hZ25ldC1yb2QtYW5kLWJlbGwtMGRhYzNmLTEwMjQuanBn/40/49/webp "[Electromagnetism described and illustrated (with horseshoe magnet, rod, and bell) on a page from the Annual report by the first secretary of the Smithsonian Institution]")
[Electromagnetism described and illustrated (with horseshoe magnet, ro...
Illus. in: Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution...for the year 1857. Washington : The Institution, 1858, p. 105. Published in: The tradition of technology : Landmarks of Western... More
Our exposure of the swill milk trade
2 captions: 1. Scene at the Offal Dock, foot of Forty-Fifth Street, East River, N.Y. Dissecting the cow, brought from the 16th St. swill cow stables. The picture of the cow shows the right side in a putrified s... More
Kansas sketches - Political cartoon, public domain image
Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 2, no. 64 (1858 March 20), p. 192.
Central Park Skate Emporium. Skates to suit everybody, from 50 cents t...
Advertisement for Conover & Walker ice skates. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1860 Jan. 14, p. 111.
The cabinet at Washington. American Civil War 1861-1865.
Group portrait of Lincoln's cabinet including (left to right) Postmaster General Montgomery Blair, Secretary of the Interior Caleb B. Smith, Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase, President Lincoln, Secreta... More
![[Southern secessionists raise flag at Yale College]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjQvc291dGhlcm4tc2VjZXNzaW9uaXN0cy1yYWlzZS1mbGFnLWF0LXlhbGUtY29sbGVnZS01ZDhiYWEtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/50/webp "[Southern secessionists raise flag at Yale College]")
[Southern secessionists raise flag at Yale College]
Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 11, no. 271 (1861 February 2), p. 173.
Lincoln- "I'm sorry to have to drop you, Sambo, but this concern won't...
Print shows Abraham Lincoln, in a life preserver labeled "Union", on a storm tossed sea, pushing away an African American man who had been clinging to him; next to them floats a hat with papers labeled "Fremont... More
The ordnance armory, Charleston, S.C. - the volunteer troops trying th...
Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1861 Feb. 16, p. 205.
Grafton, Virginia, now occupied by General McClellan's forces
Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 5, no. 233 (1861 June 15), p. 381 (center).
The Brooklyn Academy of Music - interior - opening concert on Tuesday,...
Print shows an interior view of the concert hall during a play at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 5, no. 214 (1861 February 2), p. 77.
One man sows and another reaps - A cartoon of a man running away from ...
Illustration shows a man from the South sowing cotton and Union soldiers harvesting the crop. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1861 July 6, p. 419.
U.S Mail boat dock, Harrison's Landing, James River, Virginia--Floatin...
After a sketch by J.H. Schell. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1862 Aug. 9, p. 308.
A Rebel guerrilla raid in a western town / Th. Nast.
Print shows a raid on a western town by a group of Confederate guerrillas who are abusing and executing the citizens, destroying property, and stealing whatever they can carry away. Illus. from: Harper's weekl... More
The Civil War in America--Naval engagement in Hampton Roads: the Confe...
Illus. in: The Illustrated London news, 1862 April 5, p. 327.
The war in Virginia - the 18th Army Corps storming a fort on the right...
Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1864 July 9, p. 244.
Head-quarters, Army of the James--Pennsylvania soldiers voting / sketc...
Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1864 Oct. 29, p. 692. Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Union and liberty! And union and slavery!
An anti-McClellan broadside, contrasting Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln's advocacy of equality and free labor in the North to Democratic opponent McClellan's alleged support of the Southern slave system. ... More
Point Isabel, Texas / from a sketch by our special artist, C.E.H. Bonw...
Soldiers digging trench in foreground; buildings and steamboats in background. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1864 Feb. 13, p. 321.
Skating on the Schuylkill Bispham del
Print shows a young man and a young woman ice skating on the Schuylkill River, with a fallen young boy, a dog, and a sled in the foreground, and many people skating in the background. Illus. from: Godey's lady... More
Burning of the Smithsonian Institute at Washington, January 24, 1865 /...
Wood engraving showing the Smithsonian Institution engulfed in flames. Wood engraving after Philip Wharton. Wood engraving in Harper's Weekly, Feb. 11, 1865, p. 94. Reference copy filed in LOT 4386-48.
Pardon. Franchise Columbia. -- "Shall I trust these men, and not his m...
Centerfold prints show Columbia considering why she should pardon Confederate troops who are begging for forgiveness when an African American Union soldier with an amputated leg does not have the right to vote.
![[Return envelope of the Bureau of the American Freedmen's Aid Union, No. 130 Nassau-Street, New York]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjUvMDEvMDEvcmV0dXJuLWVudmVsb3BlLW9mLXRoZS1idXJlYXUtb2YtdGhlLWFtZXJpY2FuLWZyZWVkbWVucy1haWQtdW5pb24tbm8tMTMwLW5hc3NhdS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/23/webp "[Return envelope of the Bureau of the American Freedmen's Aid Union, No. 130 Nassau-Street, New York]")
[Return envelope of the Bureau of the American Freedmen's Aid Union, N...
Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The return home, Confederate States of America.
Illustration showing Columbia asking a returning soldier about her "Wayward Sister" on the road back to "U.S.," as a distant figure representing the Confederacy approaches. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 9, no.... More
"The halt"--a scene in the Georgia campaign / Th. Nast.
Illustration shows soldiers outside of house with woman and three children at door. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1866 June 30, p. 401, bottom illustration. "From a painting by Thomas Nast."
Hoboken riding club, riding the "Jeu de Barre," or catch play, at thei...
Print shows three horsemen, in an arena, engaged in a contest where the objective is to capture a ribbon attached to the left shoulder of each rider without losing ones own ribbon. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's il... More
Paying United States pensioners at the Pension Office in the New York ...
Pensioners, some disabled, waiting in line to receive pensions. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 10, no. 482 (1866 March 24), p. 177.
![[Cover of Gems of California scenery : Catalogue of views photographed and published by Lawrence & Houseworth, opticians]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjAvY292ZXItb2YtZ2Vtcy1vZi1jYWxpZm9ybmlhLXNjZW5lcnktY2F0YWxvZ3VlLW9mLXZpZXdzLXBob3RvZ3JhcGhlZC1hbmQtcHVibGlzaGVkLTdhOWE1NC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/50/webp "[Cover of Gems of California scenery : Catalogue of views photographed and published by Lawrence & Houseworth, opticians]")
[Cover of Gems of California scenery : Catalogue of views photographed...
Printed cover from 3rd edition of the Lawrence & Houseworth catalog of views of California scenery; showing a woman looking at stereo views through a stereoscope. Forms part of: Photographs of Northern Califor... More
"Uncle Tom" and his grandchild / W. Jewett.
Illustration showing an African American man seated outside a log cabin, being taught to read by his racially mixed granddaughter. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 10, no. 514 (1866 Nov. 3), cover (p. 689). Text... More
The delta of the Mississippi: Telegraph station at southwest bar
Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1867 Nov 9. Public domain photograph related to development of telegraph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A den in Baxter Street wood engraving, Library of Congress
People gambling and drinking in a den on Baxter Street, New York City.
Patent-office, Washington, D.C.--examiners at work / sketched by Theo....
Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1869 July 10, p. 445. Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington DC, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
"Time works wonders." Iago. (Jeff Davis) "For that I do suspect the lu...
Cartoon showing Jefferson Davis looking over his shoulder at Hiram Revels seated in the United States Senate. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1870 April 9, p. 232.
Egypt--opening of the Suez Canal--illumination at Port Said, Mediterra...
Ships decorated with lights and lighthouse in background. Public domain photograph - historical image of Egypt, Middle East, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
First reading of the Declaration of Independence in New York / A.R. Wa...
Crowd around George Washington on horseback in foreground. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1870 July 9, p. 433.
The far west - shooting buffalo on the line of the Kansas-Pacific Rail...
Print shows hunters shooting at a herd of bison from a train and along the tracks. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 32, no. 818 (1871 June 3), p. 193.
An Irish wake from a sketch by M. Woolf
Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 17, 1873 March 15, p. 204.
John F. Kensett, N.A., Head and Shoulders Portrait
John F. Kensett, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1873 Jan. 4, p. 5.
The Bashful model / S.L. Fildes.
A scene in Newgate Prison, London, where a prisoner, being held down by police, is compelled to sit for his photograph, to be placed in the "Rogue's Gallery". Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1873 Nov. 29, pp. 1064-1065.
Captain Joseph Fry / / from a photograph by T. Lilienthal, New Orleans...
Head-and-shoulders portrait of Fry, Captain of the Virginius, and view of United States steamer Despatch, fishing smacks, the Virginius, gig from La Favorita, Spanish sloop La Favorita. Virginius was captured d... More
The "War of Races"--The conflict in Tennessee - the "Regulators" shoot...
Three African American men on ground after being shot; armed men on horseback in moonlight in background. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 39, 1874 Sept. 19, p. 17.
The Ohio whiskey war - the ladies of Logan singing hymns in front of b...
After a sketch by S.B. Morton. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1874 Feb. 21, p. 392.
General Sheridan stands by his dispatches
General Philip Sheridan, full-length portrait, standing, facing right, next to copies of his letters describing actions of "armed White League" in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas, against African American ... More
A visit to grandfather's home / drawn by Granville Perkins, from sketc...
Composite of eleven scenes on a farm. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1876 Aug. 19, p. 685.
Christmas card--A gift to the members of the Foreign Missionary Box As...
Thatched roof buildings inside wooden fence in foreground, church, and houses in background, Cavalla, Liberia.
Montana - the Nez Percé War - incidents in the defeat and capture of C...
Chief Joseph handing rifle to General Nelson Miles as a gesture of surrender. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 45, no. 1153 (1877 November 3), p. 141 (bottom).
Grand ballon captif a vapeur de Mr. Henry Giffard, Cour des Tuileries ...
Admission ticket to the ascent of Henri Giffard's captive balloon from the courtyard of the Tuileries, Paris in 1879. Includes picture of a balloon within a bird's-eye view of Paris. Tissandier collection.
How the street-cleaning authorities in New York guard against summer e...
Irishman(?) cleaning street with broom in slum, New York City. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 48, (1879 Aug. 2), p. 372.
Irish industries / F.O. - coin, public domain photograph
Four frame cartoon showing: "Infernal machine manufacturing" (two men making bombs), "The Irish vote manufacturers" (men at polls), "The landlord killing industry" (man shooting landlord from behind wall), and ... More
The aesthetic monkey / engraved, by permission, from the picture by W....
Monkey, seated at table, gazing at sunflower. Public domain photograph of cartoon illustration, satire, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Ohio - the mining troubles in Hocking Valley - scene in the town of Bu...
Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1884 Oct. 25, p. 152.
The late Allan Pinkerton, Head and Shoulders Portrait
Allan Pinkerton, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 28, 1884 July 12, p. 452.
A New cavalry drill in the United States Army / drawn by T. de Thulstr...
Part of the Sixth Cavalry drilling in the region around Fort Bayard, New Mexico firing over their horses, which lie flat on the ground. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1885 April 4, p. 216.
Captain Carroll finds the saddle blanket of Dr. West / R. Caton Woodvi...
Soldier on horseback looking at blanket alongside road. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1885 June 27, p. 420.
![Indian warfare--discovery of the village / [drawn by] R.F. Zogbaum ; J. Peckwell, sc.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODUvMDEvMDEvaW5kaWFuLXdhcmZhcmUtZGlzY292ZXJ5LW9mLXRoZS12aWxsYWdlLWRyYXduLWJ5LXJmLXpvZ2JhdW0tai1wZWNrd2VsbC1zYy02NDAuanBn/40/25/webp "Indian warfare--discovery of the village / [drawn by] R.F. Zogbaum ; J. Peckwell, sc.")
Indian warfare--discovery of the village / [drawn by] R.F. Zogbaum ; J...
Soldier looking at Indian camp with binoculars from hill with Indian scout and another soldier by horses. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1885 Sept. 19, p. 613.
Virginia - tenth annual convention of the Knights of Labor, at Richmon...
Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1886 Oct. 16, p. 129.
The Wreck on the Baltimore and Ohio Road, Washington, D.C. - from a ph...
Print shows a train wreck. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 31, no. 1601 (1887 Aug. 27), p. 608.
Not as heavy as Grover, perhaps, but then I have more lemons / Nelan.
Cartoon showing Harrison using "campaign lemon squeezer" to squeeze political appointees into coins dropping into barrel "campaign fund".
The foot-ball of the future / C.G. Bush '89.
Full page includes illustration showing football being played in armor with lances, an article about Wall Street, and advertisements.
The Homestead riot wood engraving, Library of Congress
Illus. in: Harper's weekly, [1892], p. 676.
Scene of McPherson's death - A black and white drawing of a sign in th...
Print shows location in wooded area where Union General James B. McPherson was killed while positioning his troops during battle in the Atlanta campaign. Illus. in: Harper's pictorial history of the Civil War ... More
Battle of Tippecanoe - where Jo Daviess fell / Huyot ; Andriotti(?).
Print shows small group of dragoons under the command of Major Joseph H. Daviess meeting the attack of a band of Natives during the battle of Tippecanoe, Indiana, in 1811.
Held up the wrong man / W. A. Rogers.
Cartoon showing Colombia, as bandit, being throttled by Theodore Roosevelt, who is carrying millions of dollars "for a canal" as Uncle Sam stands behind them with a shovel in one hand and waves with the other.
The "Jerome Napoleon," Prince Napoleon's steam-yacht, now in the harbo...
Illustrations show, at top, a starboard view of the steam yacht "Jerome Napoleon" at anchor in New York Harbor; at bottom left, a woman sits in a chair, her face in her hands, crying as she keeps a death-bed vi... More
Five men on a flatboat with barrels and sacks; one man operates the ke...
Signed on block on lower right: Anderson. Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (Library of Congress). Unprocessed in PR 06 CN 800 (post-conservation call number)
![Washington, D.C.--The attack on the President's life--Scene in the ladies' room of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad depot--The arrest of the assassin / from sketches by our special artist's [sic] A. Berghaus and C. Upham.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMDMvd2FzaGluZ3Rvbi1kYy10aGUtYXR0YWNrLW9uLXRoZS1wcmVzaWRlbnRzLWxpZmUtc2NlbmUtaW4tdGhlLWxhZGllcy1yb29tLW9mLWNlM2NkMC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/29/webp "Washington, D.C.--The attack on the President's life--Scene in the ladies' room of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad depot--The arrest of the assassin / from sketches by our special artist's [sic] A. Berghaus and C. Upham.")
Washington, D.C.--The attack on the President's life--Scene in the lad...
Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1881 July 16, pp. 332-333.
Must liberty's light go out? - Public domain portrait engraving
Print show an arm labeled "espionage bill" grabbing the torch from the Statue of Liberty's upraised right hand. The Espionage Act was passed on June 15, 1917. Wood engraving by Winsor McCay. Inscribed in Englis... More
The constitutional amendment!. Book illustration from Library of Congr...
One of a number of highly racist posters issued as part of a smear campaign against Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial nominee John White Geary by supporters of Democratic candidate Hiester Clymer. (See also... More
Knox entering camp with artillery / van Ingen ; White del.
Henry Knox on horseback with soldiers transporting a disassembled canon on a sled through the snow, winter 1775-76, following his famous capture of artillery at Fort Ticonderoga.
The Senate as a court of impeachment for the trial of Andrew Johnson /...
Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1868 April 11, pp. 232-233. Public domain photograph of historic place in Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The American fire works, on sale here / I. Horn, engraver.
Copyright by T.J. Scharfenberg. Public domain reproduction of illuminated book or manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Col. Fremont planting the American standard on the Rocky Mountains
Proof for a large woodcut campaign banner or poster for John C. Fremont, Republican presidential contender in 1856. Fremont is shown in full-length on a mountain peak, planting an American flag. He is clad in f... More
Intérieur de la batterie du Merrimac, pendant le combat avec le Monito...
Interior of the Merrimac showing Confederate sailors loading cannon, during combat with the Monitor. Illus. from: Le Monde Illustré. Exhibited: Capitol Visitors Center of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2011.
Nebraska--Crazy Horse and his band of Indians on their way from Camp S...
Native Americans on horseback with travois. Public domain photograph - historical image of Nebraska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The champion ready for another bout
Illustration shows Benjamin Harrison, standing in boxing ring, pulling on a boxing glove labeled "Protection", with man labeled "Labor" seated in his corner. Grover Cleveland, with patch over right eye labeled... More
The beef trust - don't shoot I'll come down / Bart.
Newspaper clipping of a cartoon showing Theodore Roosevelt, in military uniform, holding a gun, with a cow labeled "beef trust" sits on the moon reading a newspaper with the headline "beef is way up." On verso... More
Going to market--a scene near Savannah, Georgia / E.A. Abbey.
Print shows African Americans carrying food to market in baskets on their heads and by ox-drawn cart. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1875 May 29, p. 436. Reference copy in LOT 4422-D.
![[Letter from Isaac McCoy to his mother, Nancy McCoy, from Louisville, Kentucky, on pictorial lettersheet]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjMvMDEvMDEvbGV0dGVyLWZyb20taXNhYWMtbWNjb3ktdG8taGlzLW1vdGhlci1uYW5jeS1tY2NveS1mcm9tLWxvdWlzdmlsbGUta2VudHVja3ktMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/64/webp "[Letter from Isaac McCoy to his mother, Nancy McCoy, from Louisville, Kentucky, on pictorial lettersheet]")
[Letter from Isaac McCoy to his mother, Nancy McCoy, from Louisville, ...
Handwritten letter from Private Isaac McCoy of Co. A, 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, on pictorial lettersheet showing the U.S. Capitol building.
Washington, D.C. - The great inauguration ball on Tuesday evening, the...
Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 36, 1873 March 22, p. 34-35. Reference copy in PRES FILE - Grant, Ulysses S. Inauguration, 1873.
Caravan of emigrants for California (Crossing the great American deser...
Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The Africans of the slave bark "Wildfire"--The slave deck of the bark ...
African men crowded onto a lower deck; African women crowded on an upper deck. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1860 June 2, p. 344. Wood engraving after daguerreotype. Reference copy in: LOT 4422-A-1.
En ballon / dessiné par Nadar ; gravé par Hildibrand.
Series of twelve cartoons, each separately captioned, shows two men, Vagissel and Barnichon, who ride in a balloon to get a bird's-eye view of the ground below. However, after enduring extremes of weather and ... More
Murder of Louisiana sacrificed on the altar of radicalism
President Ulysses S. Grant and Congress turned a blind eye to the disputed 1872 election of carpetbagger William P. Kellogg as governor of Louisiana. In this scene Kellogg holds up the heart which he has just ... More
Henricus Cornelius Agrippa Lit. Feyerlein
Portrait print showing Agrippa von Nettesheim, Heinrich Cornelius, right profile. Reference print filed in BIOG FILE - Agrippa von Nettesheim, Heinrich Cornelius, 1486-1535 Published as frontispiece in: Henric... More
![[Four Native American Indians of New France (Canada): two men at top in war attire, with shield, bow, and arrows; mother holding paddle and nursing infant; and men clothed for winter, wearing snowshoes]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE2MTkvMDEvMDEvZm91ci1uYXRpdmUtYW1lcmljYW4taW5kaWFucy1vZi1uZXctZnJhbmNlLWNhbmFkYS10d28tbWVuLWF0LXRvcC1pbi13YXItYXR0aXJlLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/52/webp "[Four Native American Indians of New France (Canada): two men at top in war attire, with shield, bow, and arrows; mother holding paddle and nursing infant; and men clothed for winter, wearing snowshoes]")
[Four Native American Indians of New France (Canada): two men at top i...
Illus. in: Voyages et descouvertures faites en la Nouvelle France, depuis l'année 1615 ... / Samuel de Champlain. Paris : C. Collet, 1619, leaf 23 recto.
![William Blake - [Four wood engravings illustrating Ambrose Phillips' Imitation of eclogue]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4MjEvMDEvMDEvZm91ci13b29kLWVuZ3JhdmluZ3MtaWxsdXN0cmF0aW5nLWFtYnJvc2UtcGhpbGxpcHMtaW1pdGF0aW9uLW9mLWVjbG9ndWUtMS02NDAuanBn/40/54/webp "William Blake - [Four wood engravings illustrating Ambrose Phillips' Imitation of eclogue]")
William Blake - [Four wood engravings illustrating Ambrose Phillips' I...
Illustrations showing pastoral scenes. Illus. in: The pastorals of Virgil, with..., / Publius Vergilius Maro. 1821, vol. 2., p. 16.
Letter from Thomas Jefferson, to Mr. Weightman, late Mayor of Washingt...
An allegory of printing and liberty, illustrating a broadside of a June 24, 1826, letter from Thomas Jefferson on American democracy. The female figure of Liberty displays to the Four Continents the art of prin... More
Yours very sincerely Lewis P. Clover
Print shows Lewis P. Clover, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left.
Geschichte von der schöenen Magelone und dem Ritter Peter Der Bater sp...
Illustration for a story showing a king and queen with their son kneeling before them asking permission to go out into the world in search of adventure and to gain experience that would make him better equiped ... More
Als sie nun so um die Pfanne herum sassen und sich die gerösteten Spät...
Illustration for a story showing the seven adventurous Swabians sitting around a large pot from which they are about to eat, though appear to be pondering some larger issues, particularly, at the moment, about ... More
![[Title page of De magnete, with serpent wound about wooden T staff clasped by two hands]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE2MDAvMDEvMDEvdGl0bGUtcGFnZS1vZi1kZS1tYWduZXRlLXdpdGgtc2VycGVudC13b3VuZC1hYm91dC13b29kZW4tdC1zdGFmZi1jbGFzcGVkLWJ5LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/62/webp "[Title page of De magnete, with serpent wound about wooden T staff clasped by two hands]")
[Title page of De magnete, with serpent wound about wooden T staff cla...
Title page in: De magnete / William Gilbert. Londini: Excudebat Petrus Short, 1600. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1987, p. 15.
Expérience du parachûte. Le 1er Brumaire an 6 (22 octobre 1797. v.f.) ...
Print shows André Jacques Garnerin, first man to descend in a parachute, standing in the gondola of his parachute waving a French flag after release from his balloon (shown deflated at left). His balloon had as... More
Representation of the famous Washington market, New York City
Print shows exterior view of the Washington market in New York City with people and wagons in the foreground. Illus. in: Gleason's pictorial, v. 4, no. 10 (1853 March 5), p. 160.