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Der gestirnte Himmel : nördliche Halbkugel /

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

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

Baron Hill, Wales

View of house, grounds, deer and a horse-drawn carriage.

James B. Ferguson to Andrew Jackson, December 7, 1837

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

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

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.

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]

[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]

[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 rollin his ball

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

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. Currier's Lith.

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

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. Bowens Lithographic Establishment No. 94 Walnut St.

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

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

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

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 doughty squire Sancho Panza

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

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 session 25th Congress. 1837 & 1838.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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 /

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 par Mr. Green ... 9 janvier, 1837

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

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

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 J. Harris.

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

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 Bufford.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.T. Bowen's Lithographic Establishment No. 94 Walnut St.

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

[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

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

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

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 /

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

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

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

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

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 appears in the record of the Senate of March 28, 1834. [Washington, D. C. 1837].

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

John Holmes Overton to Andrew Jackson, March 12, 1837

Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Shau-Hau-Napo-Tinia. An Ioway chief / printed & colored at I.T. Bowen's Lithographic Establishment No. 94 Walnut St.

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

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 ; Lehman & Duval Lithrs.

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

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.T. Bowen's Lithographic Establishment No. 94 Walnut St.

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. Bowens Lithographic Establishment No. 94 Walnut St.

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

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

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 the Anti-Slavery office. 144 Nassau street. [1837].

[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 Joseph Ramée]

[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 of Congress

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., N.Y.

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

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

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

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

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.

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 P. Haas, Washington City.

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. ; engraved by C. Hunt.

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

1837 flag chart - The Flags of The Principal Nations In the World

Andrew Jackson to Benjamin Chew Howard, February 2, 1837

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

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

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

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

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 hammers and sledges! one and all, to your post repair, this afternoon, at five o'clock P.M. and attend the great meeting called by the papers of this morning, to be held at the City

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 Washington, held at the City Hall, on Friday evening the 3rd inst., ... That this meeting adjourn till to-morrow evening at 6 o'clock ... [Washington, 1837].

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

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

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 character is among you, exciting the feelings of the North against the South. A seditious lecture is to be delivered this evening, at 7 o'clock, at the Presbyterian church in Canno

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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, Library of Congress

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

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 revolutionary scheme of the nineteen Van Buren electors of the Senate of Maryland, in the months of September, October, and November, 1836 ...

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 the Strait or Gulf of Florida, and from thence to the Mississippi /

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 independents

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

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

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 painting by H. Inman ; lith. & published by P. Haas, Washington City.

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 a bottle of wine

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

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.

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