wood engravings

The great fire at Philadelphia: Front page, illustration only

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1856 April 26, p. 305.

Kansas - Col. Sumner arriving at Constitution Hall. Col. Sumner dispe...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1856 July 26 , p. 105.

The Central America engulphed in the ocean, about eight the ship began...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1857 Oct. 3, title page.

Loss of the Central America - Public domain portrait engraving

Three illustrations: appearance of the women passengers of the Central America on their arrival at Sandy Hook, on board the Empire City; head and shoulders of Captain Johnston, of the Norwegian bark Ellen, and ... More

General James Watson Webb / SW [monogram]

James Watson Webb, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing right. Photographed by Fredericks. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 2, 1858 Sept. 4, title page.

[Three illustrations: Denver City, K.T.; The Rocky Mountain News Offic...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1859 Aug. 20, p. 186.

The new American iron steamship "Champion," of the Vanderbilt line

Illustration showing the starboard side of the side-wheel steamship "Champion." Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 3, no. 144 (1859 October 1), p. 625.

C.H. Lilienthal. Young America. Fine cut Cavendish

Tobacco label showing U.S. eagle.

Arrival of the United States steam sloop Niagara at Jeddo, Japan, with...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.

Strong's dime caricatures. No. 1, Domestic troubles

The first in a series of four satires published by Thomas W. Strong, criticizing the secession movement in the South during the closing months of the Buchanan administration. (This impression was deposited for ... More

Arrival of the New York seventy-first regiment at the railroad depot, ...

Wood engraving showing crowd watching regiment gathered at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad station at New Jersey Avenue and C Street in Washington, D.C.

The Rebel General Joseph E. Johnston The ascent of Gauley Mountain, in...

Two illustrations: head-and-shoulders portrait of Rebel Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, facing slightly left; and Twelfth Ohio Regiment climbing mountain. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 5, no. 249 (1861 Oct. 5), p. 636.

The Famous jackass "New York City" preparing for another two years' jo...

Caricature showing man on donkey carrying baby, bags "taxation, aldermanic jobs, bribery and corruption", and sign "Fernando Wood", etc. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1861, p. 104.

Arrest of Marshal Kane, at his house in Baltimore, at three o'clock A....

Print shows Union troops taking Marshal Kane into custody outside his home in Baltimore, Maryland. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 12, no. 294 (1861 July 6), p. 113.

The Army of the Potomac - at and on the way to Fredericksburg

Composite of scenes showing Warrenton Junction, Va.; Calett Station, Va.; and railroad bridge over Cedar Run. Reference copy in LOT 4420T. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1862 Dec. 13, p. 792.

The Pacific Mail Company's steamer "Golden Gate," burned at sea July 2...

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 6, no. 295 (1862 Aug. 23), p. 540.

Execution of Gordon the slave-trader, New York, February 21, 1862

Illustration shows Nathaniel Gordon being prepared for hanging as a crowd of men looks on. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. VI, no. 271 (1862 March 8), p. 157 (bottom).

The levee at Memphis, Tenn.-Hauling sugar and cotton from their hiding...

Public domain history book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Civil War in America: claiming exemption from the draught [i.e., d...

Men in room seeking exemption from being drafted into the military. Illus. from: The Illustrated London news, 1863 Jan. 3, p. 28.

Pay-day in the Army of the Potomac / drawn by Mr. Homer.

Composite of scenes of soldiers getting paid, sending money home, buying food and liquor, and two women reading letter. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1863 Feb. 28, p. 136-137.

The war in Texas - Brownsville, now occupied by the Army under Major-G...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1863 Dec. 5, p. 173.

The Riots at New York--the rioters burning and sacking the colored orp...

Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

General Stuart's new aid - An old newspaper with a drawing of a man on...

Print shows Antonia Ford, who was appointed an honorary aide-de-camp to Jeb Stuart, on horseback. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1863 April 4, p. 211.

The war in upper Virginia - General Sheridan's headquarters at Harper'...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1864 Sept. 3, p. 381.

Joseph Howard, Jun., the forger, engraving, Library of Congress

Joseph Howard, Jr., head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The copperhead plan for subjugating the South / F.B.

Cartoon shows a delegation of Copperheads entreating a Southerner to return to the Union. Caption: War and Argument - Cold Steel and Cool Reason - having failed to restore the Union, it is supposed that the So... More

Consecration of the Roman Catholic Cathedral at Philadelphia, Nov. 20 ...

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1864 Dec. 17, p. 193. Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Freedmen's village, Hampton, Virginia / photographed by Gar[...]r,...

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1865 Sept. 30, p. 613. Public domain photograph of painting, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph of painting, 1... More

On the road to Saratoga Lake, July 4, 1865 ; Saratoga Lake, July 4, 18...

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1865 July 29, p. 469. Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Celebration of the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia by...

Page includes two illustrations showing African Americans celebrating the abolition of slavery in Washington, D.C. and portrait of Henry A. Smythe, newly appointed Collector of Customs of New York; also include... More

Wolcott's Natural Beautifier, for the hair and skin use

Advertising label showing well-groomed man, and woman with knee-length hair. LOT subdivision subject: Hairdressing. Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Copyright by R. L. Wolcott, N.Y.C.

The tearful convention / Th. Nast., Political Cartoon

Political cartoon mocking the National Union Convention of August 1866, showing Gen. Darius Couch of Massachusetts with Gov. James Orr of South Carolina; below, President Andrew Johnson cries as he reads about ... More

R. Esterbrook & Cos. Lincoln Pen, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Paper wrapper for a box of R. Esterbrook's Lincoln Pen showing a bust portrait of Abraham Lincoln, facing right, above laurel boughs and American flags. 734 U.S. Copyright Office. Entered according to Act of C... More

Entry into Little Rock wood engraving, Library of Congress

Print shows a jubilant crowd lining the street during the grand entrance of Union troops following the end of the Civil War.

Scenes in Memphis, Tennessee, during the riot

2 illustrations in: Harper's weekly, 1866 May 26, p. 321. Public domain photograph of Tennessee, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Southern justice and the president's veto of the military government b...

Prints show a statue of a snake-haired man wearing a toga with a CSA belt holding a scale tipping in favor of the south; the unjust results of trials involving southerners and northerners; and depictions of atr... More

The labor exchange--emigrants on the Battery in front of Castle Garden...

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 12, no. 607 (1868 August 15), p. 516.

Scene in Printing-House Square, New York City Elevated railway in Gree...

Two illustrations: one showing street peddlers, street entertainers, and their customers in front of the Times and Tribune offices; the other showing elevated railway in Greenwich Street, New York City. Illus. ... More

Art-students and copyists in the Louvre gallery, Paris / drawn by Wins...

Painters at work in a long, skylit gallery of the Musée du Louvre, Paris, France. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 12, no. 576 (1868 January 11), p. 25.

The peddler's wagon / drawn by C.G. Bush.

Print shows a peddler's wagon stopped at a house with women examining the wares offered by the peddler. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 12, no. 599 (1868 June 20), p. 393.

Preparing for Christmas / sketched by Thomas Worth.

Afro-American man about to chop off head of turkey while three children watch. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1868 Dec. 26, p. 829.

The situation wood engraving, Library of Congress

Print shows Ulysses Grant and Edwin Stanton near cannon labeled "Congress" aimed at Lorenzo Thomas and President Johnson. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 12, no. 584 (1868 March 7), p. 160.

General F.P. Blair, Democratic nominee for Vice-President of the Unite...

Two illustrations: head-and-shoulders portrait of Gen. Frank P. Blair, facing right; and political meeting of African Americans outdoors. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 12, no. 604 (1868 July 25), p. 468.

[Letter from Ulysses S. Grant to his father, from Milliken's Bend, Lou...

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 12, no. 614 (1868 Oct. 3), p. 635.

A modern tournament / drawn by W.S.L. Jewett.

Scene of mounted men and spectators at a jousting tournament. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 13, no. 675 (1869 December 4), p. 780.

Charles Egbert Craddock (pseud.). Miss Murfree

Mary Noailles Murfree, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Five technical illustrations show network of ropes and apparatus for ...

Scale "Échelle de 0m.015 pour 1 mètre" on two prints. "Giffard" inscribed bottom left. Tissandier collection.

Christmas in the South - egg-nog party / drawn by W.L. Sheppard.

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1870 Dec. 31, Supplement, p. 868.

New York City - The Orange Riot of July 12th - view on Eighth Avenue l...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1871 July 29, pp. 328-329.

New York City--The Morse celebration at the Academy of Music, June 10t...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1871 July 1, p. 249.

It is only a truce to regain power ("playing possum") / Th. Nast.

Horace Greeley with "C.S." (Carl Schurz?) coaxing an Afro-American to shake hands with two men, one wearing hat labeled "Ku Klux Klan" and one wearing hat labeled "Tammany," who are hiding weapons behind their ... More

The Manufacture of iron--tapping the furnace / drawn by Tavernier and ...

The American juggernaut Everything noble, patriotic, and progressive i...

Financiers and politicians, on large train, crushing American working men; skeleton hovering above. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's budget of fun, 1873 April, no. 181, pp. 8-9.

Oregon. The Modoc war - Schonchin and his associate "Bucks" killed by ...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1873 May 10, p. 133. Title transcribed from original.

The Texas cattle trade. Cutting out / drawn by Frenzeny and Tavernier.

"Shows process of cutting out cattle from the herd"--p. 385. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1874 May 2, suppl., pp. 386-387.

Interior of the Grand Duke's Theater - The audience during the perform...

Newsboys and bootblacks' theater, Five Points neighborhood, New York City. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 37, (1874 Jan. 17), p. 316.

Gute Nacht gez. v. Ludw. Richter

Print shows an interior scene with a family gathered around a table where a man is sitting, kissing an infant daughter or granddaughter on the cheek; a woman stands on the left, possibly the mother of the infan... More

"Don't let us have any more of this nonsense. It is a good trait to st...

Woman symbolizing Justice(?) talking to Ulysses S. Grant, who is reaching for paper "Shepherd rejected by the Senate ...", which is lying on floor. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 18, no. 916 (1874 July 18), p. 593.

The Centennial exhibition--old-time New England farm-house / F.S. Chur...

Composite of eight illustrations depicting a New England farmhouse replica on exhibit at the Centennial Exposition of 1876; includes interior scenes showing spinning wheels, pieces of furniture, and three women... More

A strange adventure of farmer Toggle and his goat / Palmer Cox.

Twenty-four panel illustration showing farmer Toggle purchasing a goat and tying it up outside a beer saloon. The goat escapes and harasses a young girl, a policeman, an elderly woman and others. Farmer Toggle ... More

Montana - the Nez Percé War - incidents in the defeat and capture of C...

Nez Percé War, Montana. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 45, no. 1153 (1877 November 3), p. 141 (top).

Chinese immigrants at the San Francisco custom-house / P. Frenzeny.

Customs officers inspecting belongings of Chinese immigrants as others enter the room from ship; with insert of Chinese on wagon. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1877 Feb. 3, p. 81.

Making cartridges / from a sketch by Theo. R. Davis.

Print shows women and men working in a cartridge factory. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 21, no. 1085 (1877 October 13), p. 797.

London central fruit and vegetable market - Mr. Horace Jones (architec...

Illus. in: The Builder ... vol. 38, January to June 1880 / conducted by George Godwin, F.R.S, F.S.A. London : Wyman & Sons, printers, 1880, p. 70-71.

The Transvaal war: General Sir George Colley at the Battle of Majuba M...

Public domain illustrated book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Massachusetts--The kindergarten in the North-end Industrial Home, Bost...

Children with teachers in class. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 52, no. 1,340 (1881 June 4), p. 229.

The Author's first ride in Perak

Isabella L. Bird and two natives on elephant, with other elephants, in swamp, in Perak, Malaya.

Ivan the Terrible, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Ivan IV, Czar of Russia, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right. Photocopy of wood engraving in Harper's Monthly, 1883, v. 67, p. 99.

The balance of trade with Great Britain seems to be still against us--...

Page of advertisements with cartoon showing people on steamship carrying "Poor house from Galway." Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 27, 1883 April 28, p. 272.

Educating the Indians--a female pupil of the government school at Carl...

Cover illus. in: Frank Leslie's Illustrated newspaper, 1884 March 15, p. 49.

Castle Garden--their first Thanksgiving dinner / Harper.

Man, woman, and boy (probably immigrants), eating on a picnic bench, New York City.

"The long detaching rings again writhed in mid-air, and softly descend...

Cowboy on horseback, roping. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 29, no. 1487 (1885 June 20), p. 385. Illustration for Maruja, by Bret Harte.

Oyster soup / drawn by H.M. Wilder ; sketch by B. McCord.

Three men eating oyster soup. Detail of image entitled "A spring auction in rural Pennsylvania." Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 31, no. 1588 (1887 May 28), p. 389.

A Down-town lunch-room in New York / drawn by T. de Thulstrup.

Interior of busy lunchroom. Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Humors of the presidential campaign in New York City. A political ...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1888 Oct. 27, p. 172.

Maryland--The oyster war--A state police steamer overhauling a pirate ...

Two men on police boat arresting two men who are illegally oystering. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 65, no. 1686 (1888 Jan. 7), p. 345.

Major James M'Laughlin, Sioux Indian agent Dakota - The noted Sioux ch...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 65, no. 1686 (1888 Jan. 7), p. 349.

A Sicilian café in New York / Drawn by W.A. Rogers.

Illustration shows a woman serving coffee to men at a table as a small girl plays with a cat and a baby in the corner.

The busy showman.--III - Political cartoon, public domain image

Photograph of a cartoon showing Theodore Roosevelt carrying a "big stick" as he leads a formation of armored elephants carrying cannons and naval personnel out of the sea; rock in foreground reads Morocco (via ... More

Earliest library in New York, 1795 / S. Hollyer.

Exterior view of building. Public domain photograph - city, downtown, New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Leif Eriksson opdager Amerika - Engraving, Public domain image

Print shows Leif Eriksson pointing to the shore as he stears his ship through rough seas.

Explanation of a view of the siege of Antwerp exhibiting at the Panora...

Print shows a panorama of the seige in two panels with earth works, artillery batteries, and French soldiers in the foreground, and various buildings in the background. Buildings and French guns and soldiers ar... More

Theory. Practice. Effect - Print, Library of Congress collection

An unusual, three-part wood engraving attributing John Wilkes Booth's assassination of Abraham Lincoln to the influence of the proslavery secret society, the Knights of the Golden Circle. Lincoln was shot by Bo... More

Rice culture on the Ogeechee, near Savannah, Georgia / Sketched by A.R...

Main illustration shows African Americans working in a rice field being supervised by a white man; vignettes surrounding the main illustration show a threshing mill, flood gates, a flooded rice field, African A... More

General Salnave, the new president of Hayti The eagle's nest - (Drawn ...

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. XI, no. 547 (1867 June 22), p. 397.

Presidential candidates. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Print shows head-and-shoulder portraits of "Horatio Seymour", "General Frank P. Blair", "General Grant", and "Schuyler Colfax"; each portrait or pair of portraits could be ordered separately, for instance the p... More

A Pike's Peaker Crossing the Plains ; Crossing the Platte

Illustrations show scenes relating to the Colorado gold rush including two men, next to a wagon train, on their way to Pike's Peak; a covered wagon with "Pikes Peak" on it; and a wagon train crossing the Platte... 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

Grounds at Andersonville, Georgia, where are buried fourteen thousand ...

Includes Clara Barton raising the national flag, August 17, 1865, in far background. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1865 Oct., p. 633. Exhibited in: American Treasures of the Library of Congress, 2005.

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 Battle of Stony Point / J.H. Brightly, sc.

Print shows General Anthony Wayne and his men attacking a British fortification.

The surgeon at work at the rear during an engagement / Homer.

Surgeon of the Army of the Potomac treating wounded soldiers. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 6, 1862 July 12, p. 436. Reference copy in LOT 9354-B.

The burning of Columbia, South Carolina, February 17, 1865 / sketched ...

Print shows a large group of Union soldiers under the command of General Sherman, watching Columbia, South Carolina burn; inhabitants, mostly women, flee both the fire and the soldiers. Illus. in: Harper's wee... More

Abraham Lincoln of Illinois. Andrew Johnson of Tennessee. No. 37 / G. ...

Print shows a campaign banner for the Republican ticket in the 1864 presidential election. It consists of facing bust portraits of Abraham Lincoln (left) and Andrew Johnson (right). Below each portrait is an id... More

[Contraband, Fortress Monroe]. Book illustration from Library of Congr...

Print shows a slave at the Union fort taunting his plantation master. The planter (left) waves his whip and cries, "Come back you black rascal." The slave replies, "Can't come back nohow massa Dis chile's contr... More

The adventures of General Beauregard and his charger--In four parts

A folding comic puzzle in which the heads of Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard and a donkey switch bodies. An example of mass of anti-Beauregard material published in the north after the outbreak of hostili... More

The Third-term Panic. "An ass, having put on the lion's skin, turned a...

William Shakespeare books and illustrations Public domain photograph of politician, meeting, government and politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Third-term Panic. "An ass, having put on the lion's skin, turned a...

William Shakespeare books and illustrations Public domain photograph of politician, meeting, government and politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

El Pequeño Gigante cigarros, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Advertisement label showing head and shoulders portrait of Stephen Douglas. Copyright by B.F. Wilson.

El Pequeño Gigante cigarros, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Advertisement label showing head and shoulders portrait of Stephen Douglas. Copyright by B.F. Wilson.