art posters

Dude sweet music, superb costumes.

Harry Montague's Comedy Company. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

Déesse 16, rue Halévy, Paris / / PAL.

Poster shows semi-nude goddess in flight holding bicycle above crowd of bicyclists from all over the world. Title from item.

Britons! Your country needs you / Printed by Saunders & Cullingham, 2 ...

Poster showing map of British Isles behind text. Poster no. 23. Wt. 8936. 50M. 1632/12/14. Title from item.

Zeichnet 7. Kriegsanleihe / Alfred Offner.

Poster shows soldiers and their weapons behind a barricade of Austrian coins. Text: Subscribe to the 7th War Loan, Vienna Commercial Bank. Title from item.

First call I need you in the Navy this minute! Our country will always...

Recruiting poster showing Uncle Sam.

Kellar, American vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1920

Caption: Levitation. Created and "copyright 1894 by The Strobridge Lith. Co., Cin'ti & New York." No. 6152B. Forms part of: Magic poster collection (Library of Congress)

Kellar, American vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1920

Caption: Levitation. Created and "copyright 1894 by The Strobridge Lith. Co., Cin'ti & New York." No. 6152B. Forms part of: Magic poster collection (Library of Congress)

Zeichnet vierte österreichische Kriegsanleihe / A. Karpellus.

Poster shows a 16th century soldier holding up a flag with the Austro-Hungarian double-headed Imperial eagle on it. Text: Subscribe to the 4th Austrian War Loan. Forms part of: Rehse-Archiv für Zeitgeschichte u... More

Print, 17th century, Japan, Edo period

Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786–1865) Edo period (1615–1868)

Maruami Gorō Saved by Fudō's (Acala) Attendant Seitaka from Narita Shr...

Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786–1865) Edo period (1615–1868)

A monument dedicated to posterity in commemoration of ye incredible fo...

Satire of various financial schemes. Engraving by B. Baron after drawing by B. Picart. cf: P&P - NE55.7A3 vol. II, no. 1629. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress). This record... More

Bearded “Innkeeper” with white furry vest, black/white shirt, brown kn...

Now in the press, and next week will be published, for the benefit of ...

Positive Photostat. 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 143, Folder 20.

Recruting poster for the Mass. state train of Artillery, Boston, 1776

Reference copy may be in LOT 4412 BC. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

By the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, ...

By the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, ...

Phèdre et Hippolite

Cushion cover, Staffordshire, England

Double cobweb valentine with Venetian scene

Sub treasurers meeting in England

A satire on corruption among Tammany officeholders in New York, showing absconded former Collector of the Port Samuel Swartwout and federal District Attorney William M. Price in London. The massive fraud and em... More

The Secretary of War presenting a stand of colours to the 1st Regiment...

A bitter vilification of the Van Buren administration's use of bloodhounds to hunt fugitive Indians during the Second Seminole War in Florida. The artist condemns the racism and inhumanity of the measure, as w... More

The Eugenie garter--Manufactured by the American Garter Company / Rae ...

Advertisement poster showing woman putting on garter.

Professor Cummings, the celebrated magician, vocalist, and comedian!!

"Piece-work!! Piece-work! Magic! ... Mystic arts! ... Dancing babies!" Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

Ernst Frohlich - Butterflies, letterpress print

Blad met 18 voorstellingen van verschillende vlinders. Onder elke vlinder een naam in het Nederlands en in het Latijn. Genummerd midden onder: Nro. 123. Genummerd rechtsboven: 123.

Valentine, Anonymous, Victorian Greeting Card

An old hunker fishing for votes

Facing a relative lack of enthusiasm for his campaign in New York State, Lewis Cass hoped to muster Democratic rank-and-file support by endorsing for lieutenant-governor the popular lawyer Charles O'Conor. Her... More

Repeated to-night grand combination Swiss bell ringers and Continental...

Created by "Clarry & Reilly, Printers, Designers, and Engravers, 12, 14, & 16 Spruce Street, New York." Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

[225 Stereographs of United States Architecture]

Glass Fountain. Osler.

Soliciting a vote

A cynical view of party competition for the working man's vote in the presidential campaign of 1852. In a polling place, four candidates struggle to force their own election ticket on a short, uncouth-looking c... More

[Poster offering fifty dollars reward for the capture of a runaway sla...

Negative Photostat.; Reward. 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 1, Folder 12.

Wells Andrews Hutchins, Glass negative photograph, American Civil War ...

Utagawa Hiroshige - Tsunohazu kumano jūnisha zokusyō jūnisō

Print shows a pond ringed with trees and small raised structures that provide some shelter for tea or meditation, and larger buildings in the lower left, in a pastoral setting. Title and other descriptive infor... More

The Rival Queens – Mary Queen of Scots Defying Queen Elizabeth

Historical scene. Mary Queen of Scots, at left, raises hand to Queen Elizabeth, at right. Currier & Ives (American, active New York, 1857–1907)

Robertson's Genuine Bourbon Cordial, Harrison Co., Kentucky / R.E. Ste...

Bourbon advertising label. Copyright by R.E. Stevens.

Bristol's Sarsaparilla, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Poster advertisement showing head-and-shoulders portrait of C. C. Bristol framed with filigree of sarsaparilla plants. LOT subject: Beverages. Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item.... More

Utagawa Hiroshige - Kai, Otsuki no Hara

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797–1858 Tokyo (Edo)) Edo period (1615–1868)

Clinton County Illinois Republican Party, Monday, May 03, 1858 (Poste...

Young America denims

Advertising label showing boy on rigging of ship. Engraving by Everdell & Son.

Suruga satta no kaijō

Print shows waves crashing on rocks along the coast at Satta in the Suruga Province, with view of Mount Fuji in the background. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo prin... More

Omnibus Life in London, from "Illustrated London News"

Mrs. S.A. Allen's world's hair dressing or zylobalsamum

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Sarony, Major & Knapp.

Rodeo parade

Poster showing a parade. Title from item.

The bill-poster's dream, or, Cross readings. Air : The Captain with hi...

[Central Park, N.Y.] Historic map, Library of Congress

Perspective map. Pictorical relief. Title supplied by cataloger. Includes various views. Facsimile of A plan of the city of New York from actual survey, 1728, on verso. Available also through the Library of Con... More

Laird's bloom of youth, for perserving the complexion & skin or liquid...

General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.pga Title information compiled by Junior Fellows, 2005-2017. Laird, James, copyright... More

Shirafuji Genta Watching Kappa Wrestle LACMA M.84.31.59

Wikimedia Commons image page ( http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shirafuji_Genta_Watching_Kappa_Wrestle_LACMA_M.84.31.59.jpg ) .Description..Title.Shirafuji Genta Watching Kappa Wrestle..Description..: Jap... More

Russians Enjoying a Holiday in Yokohama Utagawa Sadahide

Utagawa (Gountei) Sadahide (Japanese, 1807–1878/79) Edo period (1615–1868)

Capture of Mobile, Alabama

A regional view of Mobile and environs, encompassing Mobile, Blakely, Spanish Fort, Alabama City, Williamsburg, Fort Morgan, Fort Gaines, and Fort Orwell. Also shows defenses of Mobile Bay, including use of tor... More

Vanity Fair! 3rd volume, no. 63, for Saturday, March 9, 1861 / HLS [mo...

Poster showing Chinese man playing ball game. Title from item. Purchase; (DLC/PP-1993:226) Published in: Eyes of the nation : a visual history of the United States / Vincent Virga and curators of the Library of... More

The True Issue or "Thats Whats the Matter"

The Water Turned Into Blood–The Boils and Blanes (Dalziels' Bible Gall...

Greeting Card, Anonymous, Victorian Greeting Card

Red-Ridinghood and the wolf

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Print offered as a prize for children who got ten friends to subscribe to the children's magazine, The Little Corporal

Thébes. 1er Pylône du grand temple / Bonfils.

Section of bas-relief pylon of the Ramesseum, the mortuary temple of Ramses II. Title from item. No. 139.

The Empty Cradle, a Beautiful Ballad

Music cover showing woman looking at cradle.

Tribune: Sunday Fiction

George Reiter Brill (American, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1867–1918 Florida)

Lincoln at Home

Philadelphia Sunday Press: November 15

George Reiter Brill (American, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1867–1918 Florida)

Tribune: Sunday, 19th century

George Reiter Brill (American, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1867–1918 Florida)

The celebrated cancan dance executed by M'lls Morlacchi and Baretta.

Santa Claus sugar plums--U.S. Confection Co., N.Y.

Confection label, showing Santa Claus on sleigh with reindeer.

The good shepherds - Print, Library of Congress collection

General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.pga Title information compiled by Junior Fellows, 2005-2017. Chamberlin, B.B., copyr... More

Moss Agate.

Tobacco label showing moose surrounded by oak leaves and laurel wreath borders. LOT subdivision subject: Animals. Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Line engraving by Harris. Caption car... More

Drawing of Velocipede

Utility Patent Drawings

Arrah-Na-Pogue, or The Wicklow wedding

At head of title: "The Ashtons. Purdy's Opera House, Bath, N.Y., Friday eve. April 23d. Miss Dorrit Ashton! The greatest actress of her age in the world ... " On corner of woodcut image: "Adrian-Probasco, Phila... More

Velocipede

Beautiful young lady in frilly summer dress and hat riding a bicycle in the country. LOT subdivision subject: Bicycles and bicycling. Title and other information transcribed from caption card.

Side Wings to Suit any Play, Plate 7 for a Toy Theater

Benjamin Pollock (British, 1857–1937)

Scene 3, from Jack and the Giant Killer, Scenes for a Toy Theater

map from "History of the Boston Massacre, March 5, 1770, consisting of...

This image has been taken from scan 000009 from "History of the Boston Massacre, March 5, 1770, consisting of the narrative of the town, the trial of the soldiers, and a historical introduction containing unpub... More

The tiger lilies, American vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1...

Caption: My dear Alphonso. Created and "copyrighted by W.J. Morgan & Co. Litho., Cleveland, O., U.S.A." Direction, Scribner-Drew Amusement Co. No. 7203. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

[Man posting an advertisement for "La publicité en France par Emile Me...

Title devised by Library staff. Tissandier collection.

Four graces, American vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1920

A972 U.S. Copyright Office Copyrighted 1870 by Ferd. Mayer & Sons Mammoth Lith. Print, New York. Created by "Ferd. Mayer & Sons' Mammoth Lith. Print, 96 & 98 Fulton St., New York." Pieces missing from poster. S... More

[Devils and floating girl, circus stock poster]

The Fairy Queen Takes an Airy Drive in a Light Carriage, a Twelve-in-h...

Richard Doyle (British, London 1824–1883 London)

[Drug poster] - Print, Library of Congress collection

4664 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Webber.

[Balloon show bill] - Print, Library of Congress collection

B2586 U.S. Copyright Office. Title devised by Library staff. Artist: Herman G. Webber. Publisher: Gibson & Co, Cincinnati

Claude Monet - Houses on the Achterzaan

[Portraits of Kiralfy family and lead dancers with scenes from product...

Smith & Nicodemus, Baltimore, MD

c2310 U.S. Copyright Office. General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.pga Title information compiled by Junior Fellows, 2005-... More

Hand & glove a new & powerful domestic drama of original incidents : w...

Created by "A. Hoen & Co. Steam Print., Balto." Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

Kiralfy's grand spectacle of Paradise lost

Includes portraits of Julia Seaman, Kiralfy Brothers, and others. "Printed by Stannard & Son, 7, Poland St., London ...." Copyrighted by Imre and Bolossy Kiralfy, 1874. Signed: R.J. Hamierton(?), London. Forms ... More

Use Dalley's magical pain extractor, the great family ointment / Mayer...

Trade card, advertising Dalley's magical pain extractor, showing man, on ice skates, pushing woman on sled.

Marigold, 19th century

William Morris (British, Walthamstow, London 1834–1896 Hammersmith, London)

Edgar Degas - Dancer, 19th century

Negro double song & dance

F9879 U.S. Copyright Office Created by the Courier Co. Forms part of: Minstrel poster collection (Library of Congress)

Bailey's fine candies, 45 West Street, Boston

Trade card shows a smiling boy sledding down a snowy hill to promote the sale of Bailey's candy No. 204. DCRM(G) example 1B6 - Insufficiently descriptive title

Plantation banjo player, American vaudeville and popular entertainment...

F9878 U.S. Copyright Office Created and copyright 1875 by Courier Co. Forms part of: Minstrel poster collection (Library of Congress)

Our redeemer - Print, Library of Congress collection

60618 U.S. Copyright Office. General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.pga Title information compiled by Junior Fellows, 2005-... More

To the people of the United States. Well founded apprehensions that th...

Printed on satin. 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 173, Folder 24.

A Voltaire: vêtements tout fait, vêtements sur mesure / / J. Chéret.

Advertising poster for a clothing shop showing a man wearing a suit inset into a view of Place du Château d'Eau, location of the shop. Title from item.

Up in a balloon

The Progress of the Century – The Lightning Steam Press. The Electric ...

Rose Eytinge

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

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

Champagne and oysters, American vaudeville and popular entertainment 1...

I2384 U.S. Copyright Office " 1 3s. 6d." Created by "H.A. Thomas Lith. Studio, 865 Broadway, N.Y.; copyrighted Feb. 1878 by H.A. Thomas, 865 Broadway, N.Y." Poster with same image but in lighter tones: POS - TH... More

Adah Richmond's Operetta Bouffe Troupe

Rice's Extravaganza Combination, American vaudeville and popular enter...

I7292 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: Miss Lizzie Webster. Created by "H.A. Thomas Lith. Studio, 865 Broadway, N.Y.; copyright 1878 by H.A. Thomas, N.Y." Signed: Thomas. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collecti... More

The mallard duck Anas boschas (Linnæus) A. Pope Jr

Print shows pair of mallard ducks swimming near grassy shoreline. 2730 U.S. Copyright Office. Title from item. Illus. in: Upland game birds and water fowl of the United States / by A. Pope, Jr. New York : Charl... More

The little duke, American vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 19...

I7453 U.S. Copyright Office Created by "H.A. Thomas Lith. Studio, 865 Broadway, N.Y.; copyrighted by H.A. Thomas, N.Y." Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)