Der gestirnte Himmel : nördliche Halbkugel /
Includes note. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy imperfect: Liquid staining throughout.
An Indian town, residence of a chief
No. 2 in set of 8 "Views of Florida." The State Library and Archives of Florida cites as "Lithographs of events in the Seminole War in Florida in 1835. Issued by T.F. Gray and James of Charleston, S.C., in 1837."
Baron Hill, Wales
View of house, grounds, deer and a horse-drawn carriage.
James B. Ferguson to Andrew Jackson, December 7, 1837
Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Andrew Jackson to Francis Preston Blair, December 14, 1837
Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
J. Butler - Andrew Jackson correspondence
Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Rant-Che-Wai-Me. Female Flying Pigeon / Lehman & Duval lith.
Print shows Rant-Che-Wai-Me, half-length portrait, facing slightly left, holding feather fan. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1837, by E.C. Biddle in the Clerks office of the District Court of... More
[Soldiers in camp outside the fortified houses, Picolata, Florida]
No. 3 in set of 8 "Views of Florida." "Picolata" pencilled below image. Title devised by library staff. The State Library and Archives of Florida cites as "Lithographs of events in the Seminole War in Florida i... More
[Soldiers in camp outside the fortified houses, Picolata, Florida]
No. 3 in set of 8 "Views of Florida." "Picolata" pencilled below image. Title devised by library staff. The State Library and Archives of Florida cites as "Lithographs of events in the Seminole War in Florida i... More
N. Tom o' logical studies. The great tumble bug of Missouri, bent-on r...
A caricature of Missouri senator Thomas Hart Benton, as an insect rolling a large ball "Expunging Resolution" uphill toward the Capitol. The print employs Benton's own metaphor of rolling a ball for his uphill ... More
Andrew Jackson to Hugh Lawson White
Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Augusta in the rôle of the Bayadere / Henri Heidemans 1837 ; N. Currie...
Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 0336
John Christmas McLemore to Andrew Jackson, Jr., July 7, 1837
Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Tshusick. An Ojibway woman / A.H. ; drawn, printed & coloured at I.T. ...
Print shows Tshusick, full-length portrait, seated, facing slightly left, with left arm resting on a table on which is a paper with her name on it, spelled "Thusick". Signed on stone on bottom center: A.H. Ent... More
Roger Brooke Taney to Andrew Jackson, July 3, 1837
Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Na mokupuni o Hawaii nei / - Public domain old map
Public domain image of a navigation map, harbor, sea, naval battle, 16th-17th century maritime geography, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description:
Going the whole hog - Public domain book illustration
Martin Van Buren's New York political favorites are represented as piglets suckled by a giant sow "The Empire State." The artist's pointed reference is to the exploitation of New York State by the President and... More
Illustrations of the adventures of the renowned Don Quixote & his doug...
A burlesque history of the Jackson administration, with particular reference to his campaign to destroy the Bank of the United States. The narrative, in a series of twelve episodes, is based on Cervantes's "Don... More
Andrew Jackson to Moses Dawson, December 9, 1837
Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Plan of the Senate chamber of the United States by D. H. Burr. 2d sess...
Plan of the Senate Chamber of the U. S. Senate.; U. S. Congress. Senate. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera... More
Charles Supernant 1837 - A drawing of a man with a mustache
Français : Portrait du chansonnier français François Supernant.
James Maher to Andrew Jackson, October 23, 1837
Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Attack of the Seminoles on the block house
Print shows an attack by the Seminole Indians possibly on a fort on the Withlacoochee River in December 1835. No. 6 in set of 8 "Views of Florida." The State Library and Archives of Florida cites as "Lithograph... More
The times - Political cartoon, public domain image
A commentary on the depressed state of the American economy, particularly in New York, during the financial panic of 1837. Again, the blame is laid on the treasury policies of Andrew Jackson, whose hat, spectac... More
Chart of the coast of Maine / nautical chart
Relief shown by hachures on some sheets. Depths shown by soundings on some sheets. On some sheets: Entered according to Act of Congress, by Capt. Seward Porter, in the year 1837, in the Clerks office of the Dis... More
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
Der gestirnte Himmel : südliche Halbkugel /
Includes note. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy imperfect: Spotting throughout and mounted on cloth.
Seconde et dernière ascension du ballon Monstre, construit et dirigé p...
Text-only broadside announcing a balloon ascension by Charles Green, in his balloon "Monstre," January 9th, 1837, at the Caserne, rue du Faubourg-Poissonnière, Paris. Tissandier collection.
H. Clay, Senator from Kentucky - Public domain portrait engraving
Print shows Henry Clay, half-length portrait, facing left; includes a facsimile signature. 629 U.S. Copyright Office. Signed on stone. Inscribed in ink on verso: Dep. for Copy Right by Chas. Fenderich & Co. as... More
Thomas H. Benton. Senator from Missouri
Print shows Thomas Hart Benton, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right; includes a facsimile signature. Caption continues: Solitary & alone, and amidst the jeers and taunts of my opponents, I put this ball ... More
Roseau, Dominica / drawn by Lieut. Caddy, Royl. Artilly. ; engraved by...
Body of water in foreground and mountains in background, British West Indies.
John T. Bowen - Eng-chang - Print, Library of Congress collection
This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Bowen, J.T.
Merchant's Exchange, New York / drawn by C.L. Warner, on stone by Buff...
Printed on lower left: I. Rogers archt. After the Great Fire of 1835, which destroyed the 1827 New York Merchants' Exchange building, Isaiah Rogers was hired to erect a new building in 1836. Cyrus L. Warner, a... More
Arrival of the So. Ca. Dragoons at the Withlacooche
South Carolina soldiers along the Withlacoochee River during the 2nd Seminole War, with some on horseback in river by ruins of bridge. No. 4 in set of 8 "Views of Florida." The State Library and Archives of Flo... More
Rant-Che-Wai-Me. Female Flying Pigeon / Lehman & Duval lith.
Print shows Rant-Che-Wai-Me, half-length portrait, facing slightly left, holding feather fan. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1837, by E.C. Biddle in the Clerks office of the District Court of... More
Camp Volusia or Fort Barnwell on the St. John E.F.
No. 1 in set of 8 "Views of Florida." The State Library and Archives of Florida cites as "Lithographs of events in the Seminole War in Florida in 1835. Issued by T.F. Gray and James of Charleston, S.C., in 1837."
Ellen Tree: In the character of Mariane in the Wreckers Daughter
Artist: Henri Heidemans (signature on image). Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 1856
Burning of the town Pilak-li-ka-ha by General Eustis
Public domain scan of American poster, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Andrew Jackson to George Thomas, February 18, 1837
Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
A national song - Public domain American sheet music
From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1820-1860 (Microfilm M 3106) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form) In bound volumes: Copyright Deposits 1820-1860
Tampa Bay on the Gulf of Mexico
View of barracks and tents at Fort Brooke during the Seminole War in Florida in 1835. No. 5 in set of 8 "Views of Florida." The State Library and Archives of Florida cites as "Lithographs of events in the Semin... More
Moa-Na-Hon-Ga. Great Walker. An Ioway chief / printed & coloured at I....
Print shows Moa-Na-Hon-Ga, half-length portrait, facing front, wearing many earrings and bead necklaces. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1837, by E.C. Biddle, in the Clerks Office of the Distr... More
[Woman and beggar]. Book illustration from Library of Congress
A well-dressed woman stops on a quiet street to drop money into the hat of a beggar accompanied by a dog on a leash. No copyright information found with item. Title devised. Bequest and gift; Caroline and Erwin... More
View on the Susquehannah [Pennsylvania] - Public domain scenic drawing
Illus. in: Lucas' progressive drawing book. Balto., 1837. Aquatint after E. Van Blon.
Nihonbashi yukibare, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print
Print shows pedestrians crossing bridge over river, boats on the river, after a snowfall, with view of Mount Fuji in the distance. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo p... More
Eitai bashi Fukagawa shinchi Andō Hiroshige
Print shows pedestrians crossing large wooden bridge spanning a river or inlet at Fukagawa; also shows large ships in the background. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Ed... More
Map of the territory west of the Rocky Mountains /
Relief shown by hachures. From: The Rocky Mountains; or, scenes, incidents, and adventures in the far west; digested from the journal of Captain B. L. E. Bonneville, of the Army of the United States, and illust... More
Me-Na-Wa. A Creek warrior - Public domain portrait engraving
Print shows Me-Na-Wa, half-length portrait, facing left, wearing a hat with plume, a striped garment, and a shoulder bag.
Levi Woodbury to Andrew Jackson, April 6, 1837
Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Jablonski dziewczyna - Public domain scan / painting
Marcin Jabłoński. "Dziewczyna ze śniadaniem na tacy", olej na płótnie, 93 x 79 cm, Lwowska Galeria Sztuki, Lwów
Alfred Balch to Andrew Jackson, January 17, 1837
Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Facsimile of the expunged resolution of the U. S. Senate, as it appear...
Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. 2 duplicate copies Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 195, Folder 2a.
John Holmes Overton to Andrew Jackson, March 12, 1837
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Shau-Hau-Napo-Tinia. An Ioway chief / printed & colored at I.T. Bowen'...
Print shows Shau-Nau-Napo-Tinia, half-length portrait, facing slightly left, holding a tomahawk. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1837 by E.C. Biddle in the clerks office of the District Court ... More
Andrew Jackson - Andrew Jackson correspondence
Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Ma-Has-Kah or White Cloud, an Ioway chief / [paint]ed by C.B. King ; L...
Print shows Ma-Has-Kah, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left, wearing a claw necklace, a portrait medallion on his neck, earrings and feathers. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 183... More
Tampa Bay on the Gulf of Mexico
View of barracks and tents at Fort Brooke during the Seminole War in Florida in 1835. No. 5 in set of 8 "Views of Florida." The State Library and Archives of Florida cites as "Lithographs of events in the Semin... More
Moa-Na-Hon-Ga. Great Walker. An Ioway chief / printed & coloured at I....
Print shows Moa-Na-Hon-Ga, half-length portrait, facing front, wearing many earrings and bead necklaces. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1837, by E.C. Biddle, in the Clerks Office of the Distr... More
Tshusick. An Ojibway woman / A.H. ; drawn, printed & coloured at I.T. ...
Print shows Tshusick, full-length portrait, seated, facing slightly left, with left arm resting on a table on which is a paper with her name on it, spelled "Thusick". Signed on stone on bottom center: A.H. Ent... More
Samuel Seay to Andrew Jackson, May 29, 1837
Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Comme je te trouvé engraisse depuis que tu veux mourir
A sullen-looking young man and young woman stand face-to-face. The man holds a top hat at his hip and is formally dressed. The woman wears a bonnet and an apron covers her skirt. No copyright information foun... More
[Cut] Our countrymen in chains! By J. G. Whittier. [New York] Sold at ...
At top of page a cut of a slave in chains with the caption. Am I not a man and a brother?.; On verso: 90-og 13 Je 51; 2-87-261.17; 2-94-220.54; onx/o. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in... More
[Summary plate showing 25 country cottages and dwellings designed by J...
Title from publication. Illus. in: Recueil de cottages et maisons de campagne / Joseph Ramée. Purchase; Stanford University; 2005; (DLC/PP-2005:096).
6 cents. Humbug glory bank - Public domain book illustration, Library ...
Another mock bank note parodying the "shinplasters" of the 1837 panic. Such small-denomination notes were based on the division of the Spanish dollar, the dominant specie of the time. Hence they were issued in ... More
The crow quadrilles. Piano forte by John H. Hewitt / N. Currier's lith...
Music cover with eight vignettes of caricatures of blacks. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 1436.
Hara no zu, Utagawa Kunisada, Japan
Print shows a woman looking back through clouds at travelers on the Tōkaidō Road, with fields and mountains in the background. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print... More
New edition of MacBeth. Bank-oh's! Ghost
Another satire on the Panic of 1837, again condemning Van Buren's continuation of predecessor Andrew Jackson's hard-money policies as the source of the crisis. Clay shows the president haunted by the ghost of C... More
Fifty cents. Shin plaster - Public domain scan / drawing
Another mock shinplaster (see also nos. 1837-9 and -10 above). Again the artist attributes the shortage of hard money to the successive monetary programs of presidents Jackson and Van Buren, particularly to the... More
Akasaka no zu, Utagawa Kunisada, Japan
Print shows a woman standing on a cloud outside an inn where women are serving and entertaining men at the Akasaka station on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sp... More
Eliza Madison to Dolley Payne Madison, June 10, 1837.
Transcripts, guides, and tools to help you use this collection may be found at loc.gov James Madison Papers.
N.W. view of the mansion of George Washington. Mount Vernon / lith. by...
Print shows an exterior view of the house and outbuildings at Mount Vernon, with two men talking in the foreground. Gift; Louis M. Rabinowitz; Jan. 5, 1948.
Sandy Point, St. Kitts / drawn by Lieut. Caddy, Royl. Artilly. ; engra...
With Brimstone Hill in the distance. Public domain photograph - historical image of Hawaii, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
1837 flag chart - The Flags of The Principal Nations In the World
1837 flag chart - The Flags of The Principal Nations In the World
Andrew Jackson to Benjamin Chew Howard, February 2, 1837
Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Dance Mrs. Trollop's quick step - Public domain musical sheets
From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1820-1860 (Microfilm M 3106) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form) In bound volumes: Copyright Deposits 1820-1860
Arrival of the So. Ca. Dragoons at the Withlacooche
South Carolina soldiers along the Withlacoochee River during the 2nd Seminole War, with some on horseback in river by ruins of bridge. No. 4 in set of 8 "Views of Florida." The State Library and Archives of Flo... More
The Tyrolese flower girl - Public domain American sheet music
From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1820-1860 (Microfilm M 3106) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form) In bound volumes: Copyright Deposits 1820-1860
Richard Rush to Andrew Jackson, August 12, 1837
Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Working men, attention!! It is your imperious duty to drop your hammer...
On verso: 24 Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 196, Folder 11.
An adjourned meeting. At a very large meeting of the citizens of Washi...
Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. 2 duplicate copies Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 196, Folder 9. Copy scanned: 1
The would-be mayor preparing to quell a riot
A disparaging portrayal of New York Tammany Democrats and their candidate for mayor in the April 1837 municipal elections. Here the angular, aristocratic candidate John J. Morgan presents a striking contrast to... More
Treasury note, Washington, D.C., Political Cartoon
A parody of the often worthless fractional currencies or "shinplasters" issued by banks, businesses, and municipalities in lieu of coin. These fractional notes proliferated during the Panic of 1837 with the eme... More
Outrage. Fellow Citizens, An abolitionist, of the most revolting chara...
On verso: 2-94-220.41; 22806216. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 118, Folder 30.
Fourth of July!. Book illustration from Library of Congress
Broadside announcing Fourth of July celebration in Brandon, Vt. 1837; "Provision will be made for the accomodation and comfort of Revolutionary Soldiers, who are earnestly invited to attend". Reference copy may... More
Yui no zu, Utagawa Kunisada, Japan
Print shows a man, on a mountain pass at the Yui station on the Tōkaidō Road, carrying a long box over his shoulder, looking back through clouds at travelers standing on a cliff above the sea with sailboats and... More
Tah-Chee, a Cherokee chief / A. Newsam.
Print shows Tah-Chee, half-length portrait, facing left, wearing plumed hat. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1837, by E.C. Biddle in the Clerks office of the District Court of the Eastern Dist... More
Troops fording Lake Ocklawaha, Landscape view print
No. 7 in set of 8 "Views of Florida." The State Library and Archives of Florida cites as "Lithographs of events in the Seminole War in Florida in 1835. Issued by T.F. Gray and James of Charleston, S.C., in 1837."
Am I not a man and a brother? - Public domain print
The large, bold woodcut image of a supplicant male slave in chains appears on the 1837 broadside publication of John Greenleaf Whittier's antislavery poem, "Our Countrymen in Chains." The design was originally... More
Frederick Freeman to Andrew Jackson, July 24, 1837
Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Ellen Tree: In the character of Mariane in the Wreckers Daughter
Artist: Henri Heidemans (signature on image). Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 1856
The modern balaam and his ass - Public domain book illustration, Libra...
Title appears as it is written on the item. Forms part of: American cartoon print filing series (Library of Congress)
Samuel Faulkner to Andrew Jackson, July 24, 1837
Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
A brief outline of the rise, progress, and failure of the revolutionar...
Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site and on the Internet Archive Web site.
A chart of the coast of America : from New York and Philadelphia to th...
Nautical chart. Relief shown by hachures in selected areas. Depths shown by soundings. In lower margin of each of the original sheets: A New Edition. London, Published as the Act directs, March 1st 1837, by J.W... More
Major Joe Bunker's last parade, or the fix of a senator and his 700 in...
Democratic senator Nathaniel P. Tallmadge of New York was the leader of the conservative or pro-Bank Democrats. Here Clay satirizes Tallmadge's attempts to undermine party support for Van Buren's hard money fis... More
Shinobazu no ike benten no hokora Andō Hiroshige
Print shows pedestrians on a bridge across Shinobazu Pond leading to the Benten shrine; pine trees along the bridge, buildings on pilings extending into the pond, and buildings of the town in the background. Ti... More
Capitol fashions for 1837 - Public domain book illustration
A caricature of President Martin Van Buren issued during the Panic of 1837, strongly critical of his continuation of predecessor Andrew Jackson's hard-money policies. Particular reference is made to the Specie ... More
Martin Van Buren president of the U. States / from an original paintin...
Print shows Martin Van Buren, head-and-shoulders portrait, standing, facing front. 15 U.S. Copyright Office. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1837, by Philip Haas, in the Clerks Office of the D... More
Der Austernfreund - A man sitting at a table with a plate of food and ...
„The Lover of Oisters“ Deutsch: „Der Austernfreund“
William Berkeley Lewis to Andrew Jackson, October 2, 1837
Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.