Christmas - Gathering Evergreens, engraving, Library of Congress
Two men cutting evergreen trees; one person carrying a tree; man kneeling alongside woman who is making wreaths. Engr. by Winslow Homer. Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, v. 2, (1858), p. 820. This record contains un... More
[Abraham Lincoln, half-length portrait, facing right]
Photo shows Abraham Lincoln in an image that was widely reproduced on presidential campaign ribbins in 1860. Lincoln reportedly liked the photograph and often signed prints for admirers. (Source: Ostendorf, p. ... More
To Miss Mary E. Taylor. The Supper Bell Polka. Companion to the dinner...
Family seated around dinner table, holding up glasses. Title continues: As performed by Gilmore's Salem Brass Band. Composed by P.S. Gilmore. Copyright by Russell & Richardson.
[Corking bottles in Mr. Longworth's wine cellars near Cincinnati]
Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, v. 2, (1858 July 24), p. 473. Ref. copy SS Graphics - 4397 J - Industry -Brewery & Wine making Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Caption card tracings: Facto... More
Burning a Peruvian to make him tell where the gold is / J.W. Orr.
Spanish soldiers, under command of Francisco Pizarro, burning a Peruvian. Illus. in: The Life, travels and adventures of Ferdinand de Soto, Discoverer of the Mississippi / Lambert A. Wilmer. Philadelphia : J.T.... More
Washington at Monmouth / Darley ; G. R. Hall.
Print showing George Washington on horseback, addressing troops. Public domain photograph - New Jersey, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Diploma awarded by the Lebanon County Agricultural and Horticultural S...
Print shows a certificate with vignettes on the sides and bottom showing farm animals (horses, sheep, pigs, chickens, ducks, cows, and a turkey), a man standing behind a plow drawn by two horses, the interior o... More
Diploma awarded by the Washington County Agricultural and Horticultura...
Print shows a certificate with vignettes on the sides and bottom showing farm animals (horses, sheep, pigs, chickens, ducks, cows, and a turkey), a man standing behind a plow drawn by two horses, the interior o... More
View between the Similkameen & Fort Shepherd in the Nehoialpity Valley...
Photograph shows line of trees at the edge of a forest with meadow in the foreground and mountains in the background. Left half of panorama. In: Photographs of British Northwest Boundary Survey, 1858-1861.
Great Falls of the Spokane River, W.T. 30 miles below the Cour D'Alene...
In album: Benjamin Brown French "Photographs," p. 58. Reference copy in LOT 12251, v. 1. Original in PR 12 LOT 12251.
The self-propelling steam fire-engine, "J.C. Cary"
Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, v. 2, (1858 November 20), p. 749. Title and other information transcribed from caption card.
[Holy Sepulchre, exterior] / W. Hammerschmidt.
In album: Jerusalem, Alexandria, Cairo, Rome, no. 96. "No. 104" written in image.
Gillette's map of Livingston Co., New York : from actual surveys /
County map showing towns (townships), numbered town subsections, irregular real-property tracts, rural buildings, and householders' names; the village insets (including Geneseo and Dansville) also show building... More
[Arms of Washington and pedigree of Washington]
This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Sinclair, T. Copyright no. illegible.
Trincomalee harbour, from the upper bungalow on Sober Island, 25088854...
Trincomalee harbour, from the upper bungalow on Sober Island, March 1858 Taken from an album of sixty-five works on paper documenting Masters' 1857-1861 expedition from England to Southeast Asia with the Royal... More
The history of Minnesota; from the earliest French explorations of the...
Public domain history book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Tōto ryōgokubashi kawabiraki han'ei zu - Ukiyo e print
Print shows boats crowding the river in Edo during fireworks display for the opening of the river celebration. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in ... More
The American fireman - always ready / Louis Maurer.
Print shows a fireman, wearing hat and coat, pulling a horse-drawn fire engine. Copyright by Currier & Ives. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c198... More
The American fireman - always ready / Louis Maurer.
Print shows a fireman, wearing hat and coat, pulling a horse-drawn fire engine. Copyright by Currier & Ives. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c198... More
New York Common Council - Public domain document scan
Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Emblematic chart and Masonic history of F[ree] and A[ccepted] M[asons]...
Depicts numerous emblems of masonry including all seeing eye, ark, beehive, lamb, globes on top of columns, square and compass, trowel, and anchor. 5697U(?) U.S. Copyright Office.
[Union case manufactured by Littlefield, Parsons & Co. showing a young...
Case: Berg, no. 1-177. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Exhibited: "The Last Full Measure : Civil War Photographs from the Liljenquist Family Collection" at the Library of Congress, Washington, ... More
Ceremony of "Turning the Sod" of the New Masonic Temple, Thanksgiving ...
J245245 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Spencer & Wyckoff; December 15, 1920. Similar to PAN SUBJECT - Events, no. 11, street sign in foreground has been eliminated from negative.
[Kazusa Kanōzan] / Hiroshige-ga.
Japanese print shows a view of Mount Fuji across Yedo Bay seen from Rokusozan, Kazusa, with a rural landscape including a large evergreen tree, cherry blossoms, a torii, people, and a horse in the foreground. (... More
The surprise - Print, Library of Congress collection
Artist: Louis Maurer. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 6367
Old Boston. Beacon Hill from the present site of the reservoir between...
Public domain image of a historic building, 16th, 17th, 18th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
[Freemasons membership certificate] - Print, Library of Congress colle...
75 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Menzel (G.A.) & Co.
Boston music hall! The peoples' promenade concerts. The twentieth conc...
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 63, Folder 17.
Hot Sprints, [Bath Co., West Virginia]
Illus. in: Album of Virginia, 1858. Reference copy may be in LOT 4387-B. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf.
Part of the Camp at Fort Bridger, Utah Territory. [General Albert Joh...
Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, v. 2, (1858 January 30), p. 72, bottom. Title and other information transcribed from caption card.
Monolith in lathe, Washington, D.C.
Photograph showing large column for the General Post Office building in Washington, D.C., in a lathe. In album: Benjamin Brown French "Photographs," p. 71. Reference copy in LOT 12251, v. 2. Original in PR 12 LOT 12251.
Dentistry and Thomsonism. Lahaska, Bucks Co,, Pa. Printedby F. P. Sell...
On verso: Gift, Sarah Mesrall, Jan. 7, 1954. 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 156,... More
Francis Frith - The Great Pyramid and the Sphinx
Francis Frith..1858..Accession no. PGP R 175.16.Medium Albumen print.Size 38.50 x 49.50 cm.Credit Gift of Mrs. Riddell in memory of Peter Fletcher Riddell 1985. PGP R 175.7 ) .
Spaniards hunting Indians. Book illustration from Library of Congress
Soldiers under command of officers of Don Pedro de Avila chasing and killing Indians, 1519.
Columbia rules the sea - sheet music cover
An emblem of an eagle supported by two American flags, illustrates the sheet music cover for a song by Josiah D. Canning. The eagle's wings are spread and its mouth holds a streamer with the composer's sobrique... More
[Person in a horse-drawn vehicle in front of a house] / Stacy 143 Madi...
Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Colton's Kansas and Nebraska. - Public domain old map
Detailed map showing cities and towns, county boundaries, roads, and the railroad network. 1:1,140,480 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Ushiwaka denji shinzo shiratama - Ukiyo e print
Print shows actors portraying the roles of a man and a woman. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: vertical Oban Nishikie. Forms pa... More
Boushū hota no kaigan - Public domain scan of drawing
Print shows travelers walking along the coastline at Hota, with a view of Mount Fuji in the background. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06... More
Kōnodai tonegawa, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print
Print shows sightseers standing on cliff overlooking the Tone River with sailboats and a view of Mount Fuji in the background. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print... More
Clippers - Drawing. Public domain image.
Tobacco label showing Yankee Clipper ship. LOT subdivision subject: Ships (clipper and steam). Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. Copyright by John J. Levy, manufacturer, 177 & ... More
Transverse section. Book illustration from Library of Congress
Print shows the transverse section view of the Boston Public Library. Illus. in: Proceedings at the dedication of the building for the Public library of the city of Boston. Boston : prepared and printed by auth... More
[Unidentified cluster of buildings around central landscaped area]
Title devised by Library staff using subject identification provided by photo historians. (Source: James Eason and Photo History, 2015) In portfolio: Photographs of British Northwest Boundary Survey, 1858-1861.
Loon Lake School Near Cloyne - Built 1868
One of the first schools in the area, the Loon Lake School still stands and is privately owned near the corner of the Skootamatta Lake Road and Hughes Landing Road north of Cloyne...Part of the Ken and Cathy Ho... More
La lec̨on de lecture - Public domain graphic arts, Library of Congress
348 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Lemoine.
Allgemeines Deutsches Kommersbuch
Titelblatt des Allgemeinen Deutschen Kommersbuchs von 1858, Grafik von 1858, Rechte abgelaufen
Poems by Alexander Graham Bell, from 1858 to 1859
Public domain scan of a poetry manuscript, poem, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Providence, R.I., harbor view, taken from the grounds of George W. Rho...
Print shows view of harbor and waterfront area of Providence, Rhode Island. Album of New England Scenery, no. 19. Caption: To the Citizens of Providence this picture is most respectfully dedicated by the Publi... More
[Union case manufactured by Littlefield, Parsons & Co. showing eagle w...
Case: Berg, no. 1-188. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105).
Map of Franklin County, Pennsylvania : from actual survey /
General-content county map showing townships, rural buildings, and householders' names; borough insets show buildings and occupants' names; Chambersburg inset shows only buildings. Relief shown by hachures. "En... More
Zoushigaya fujimi chaya, Ando Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print
Two women at an outdoor teahouse stall at Zōshigaya with Mount Fuji in the distance. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: ... More
Suruga Satta no kaijō / Hiroshige-ga.
Japanese print shows a view of Mount Fuji from Satta Point in the Suruga Bay, with breaking waves in the foreground. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialis... More
Ceremony of "Turning the Sod" of the New Masonic Temple, Thanksgiving ...
J245245 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Spencer & Wyckoff; December 15, 1920. Similar to PAN SUBJECT - Events, no. 11, street sign in foreground has been eliminated from negative.
The American fireman: facing the enemy
Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Unidentified man, possibly John Keast Lord, naturalist with the Commi...
In: Photographs of British Northwest Boundary Survey, 1858-1861. Public domain photograph - 19th-century male studio portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Emlen Cresson & son Willie Prichett Cresson
Possibly by Samuel Broadbent, based on painted backdrop. Case: flowers in central medallion surrounded by scroll design. Inscribed on case: Mascher's Improved Stereoscope, Philada., Patent March 8, 1853. Paper ... More
Spaniards robbing an Indian temple / J.W. Orr, N.Y.
Spaniards robbing Indians at temple in Cofachiqui (South Carolina) Illus. in: The Life, travels and adventures of Ferdinand de Soto, Discoverer of the Mississippi / Lambert A. Wilmer. Philadelphia : J.T. Lloyd,... More
[Exterior view of the Boston Public Library] / John Andrew.
Illus. in: Proceedings at the dedication of the building for the Public library of the city of Boston. Boston : prepared and printed by authority of the city council, 1858, opposite p. 163.
Fort Shepherd, no. 1 - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph
Photograph shows exterior view of the Hudson Bay Co. post at Fort Shepherd, British Columbia.
Corinthian column - U.S. Post Office Dept.
Photograph showing Corinthian capital before being placed on a column for the General Post Office building in Washington, D.C. In album: Benjamin Brown French "Photographs," p. 70. Reference copy in LOT 12251,... More
[The title to the French set] - Cartoon illustration, public domain im...
Public domain photograph of meeting, discussion, group of people, political event, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Map of Jefferson County, Kentucky : showing the names of property hold...
Scale 1:42,240; 1 1/2 in. to a mile. Hand colored. Relief shown by hachures. Cadastral map. Includes statistical data and ill. LC Land ownership maps, 234 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site... More
[Winfield Scott, 1786-1866, full length, standing, with horse, facing ...
Steel engraving after Chappel, copyrighted by Johnson, Fry & Co., N.Y. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card, with subsequent revisions. Caption card tracings: Artists, Publ. Index; BI; Shelf.
Mayor's Tiemann's race to the voting-place as the escort of United Sta...
Mayor Tiemann and soldiers running to the polls in New York City. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1858 Nov. 13, p. 724.
Portrait photo of 30 physicians of lunatic asylum
Group portrait of male physicians standing outside building. Title from inscription on slide label. "Published by Langenheim & Co., Philadelphia, Pa." printed on slide label. Attributed to William and Frederick... More
De Soto crossing the Tombigbee River / J.W. Orr, N.Y.
De Soto and men crossing the Tombigbee River on rafts, probably in Marengo County, Alabama. Illus. in: The Life, travels and adventures of Ferdinand de Soto, Discoverer of the Mississippi / Lambert A. Wilmer. P... More
[Private Vernon Mosher of Co. F, 97th New York Infantry Regiment, in u...
Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2016:144) Purchased from: Rick Brown, May 2015. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). pp/liljpaper
Little rose - Print, Library of Congress collection
559 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Hoffmann.
Map of Fayette County, Pennsylvania : from actual surveys /
General-content county map showing rural buildings and householders' names; village insets also show householders' names; borough insets show building coverage. Hand colored to emphasize township boundaries and... More
A la memoire des martyrs de la liberte, Execution d'Orsini et de Pierr...
548 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Guerrier.
Torchlight procession around the world--Dedicated to young America / b...
Allegorical scenes related to the laying of the Atlantic telegraph cable, and head-and-shoulders portraits of Benjamin Franklin, Prof. Morse, Cyrus W. Field, and Capt. Hudson.
1858Le Journal des Demoiselles - Drawing. Public domain image.
1858 fashion plate of mother and children, showing the daughter wearing a little girl's version of the Crinoline...
Tōto ryōgoku, Ando Hiroshige - Public domain image related to music pr...
Print shows a woman in a boat and a woman standing on a dock, pedestrians crossing a wooden bridge in the middle distance, and a view of Mount Fuji in the background. Title and other descriptive information com... More
[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]
Case: back only - diamond motif. Barboza number: 6019.030. Stamped on brass mat: Ball & Thomas, 120 W 4th St. Cin. O. Label adhered to cover glass: D5. Purchase; Anthony Barboza; 1999; (DLC/PP-1999:022). Forms ... More
Providence, R.I., harbor view, taken from the grounds of George W. Rho...
Print shows view of harbor and waterfront area of Providence, Rhode Island. Album of New England Scenery, no. 19. Caption: To the Citizens of Providence this picture is most respectfully dedicated by the Publi... More
The laying of the cable---John and Jonathan joining hands / W & P.
A crude but engaging picture, celebrating the goodwill between Great Britain and the United States generated by the successful completion of the Atlantic telegraph cable between Newfoundland and Valentia Bay (I... More
The history of Minnesota; from the earliest French explorations of the...
Public domain history book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The history of Minnesota; from the earliest French explorations of the...
Public domain history book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The history of Minnesota; from the earliest French explorations of the...
Public domain history book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Tōto ryōgokubashi kawabiraki han'ei zu - Ukiyo e print
Print shows boats crowding the river in Edo during fireworks display for the opening of the river celebration. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in ... More
Map of Franklin County, Pennsylvania : from actual survey /
General-content county map showing townships, rural buildings, and householders' names; borough insets show buildings and occupants' names; Chambersburg inset shows only buildings. Relief shown by hachures. "En... More
[Sagamigawa] / Hiroshige ga., Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print
Japanese print shows a view of Mount Fuji from the Sagami River, Province of Shoshu, with two men poling rafts and herons flying and diving. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-spons... More
The American fireman: prompt to the rescue
Print shows a fire fighter carrying a young girl from her room filled with fire and smoke.
The iron steam ship "Great Eastern" 22,500 tons: constructed under the...
Artist: Charles Parsons. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 3370
Harris, Beebe & Co's Specimen Brand - choice Honey Dew tobacco, Quincy...
LOT subdivision subject: Children. Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Lithograph by Hatch Litho Co. Copyright by Harris & Beebe. Published in: Viewpoints; a selection from the pictorial ... More
An Army train [covered wagons and artillery] crossing the plains [to U...
Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, v. 2, (1858 April 24), p. 264. No ref. copy. Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Caption card tracings: Utah Hist.; U.S. Hist 1858; Army, U.S. Transp.; Army, U... More
Camp on the Spokane River - Public domain scan / drawing
Photograph of drawing showing a bend in the Spokane River. Public domain scan of 19th-century salted paper print artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Shunen ouigawa, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print
Print shows porters carrying passengers on litters across the Ōi River, with view of Mount Fuji in the background. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists... More
Thomas Livezey's mill, Wissahickon
Photograph shows mill with Livezey house, Glen Fern, alongside Wissahickon Creek in Pennsylvania. Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1997; (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library o... More
[Excerpt of Lincoln's speech, final debate with Stephen A. Douglas fro...
Illus. in: Alfred Whital Stern Coll. of Lincolniana. Reference copy may be available in Pres. File. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Pres. Elections 1858; PI; ... More