[Map of California shown as an island].
Relief shown pictorially. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault
Manatvs gelegen op de Noot [sic] Riuier.
Manuscript. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Covers New York City region. Pictorial map showing buildings and points of interest. Depths shown by soundings. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as... More
Newland / Zeuner collection
William Augustine Newland (1813-1901), Philadelphia organist, choirmaster, conductor, and music teacher. Charles Zeuner (1795-1857), student of Johann Nepomuk Hummel, settled in Boston in the 1820s and became w... More
[Site of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., in relation to pre...
Shows boundaries and names of original landholdings. Indicates "Approximate position of L. of C.--located by a later survey." "Traced from a map in 'Potomac Flats Case,' vol. VI." Lead pencil. Available also th... More
Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of ...
Title in left lower margin: Full-color facsimile of Pierre Charles L'Enfant's 1791 manuscript plan for the city of Washington. Full color facsim. of the earliest extant plan of Washington D.C. (The L'Enfant Pla... More
William Blake - Photograph of a page from William Blake's Milton, unda...
Transcribed from item: "Los and Enitharmon Regard With Horror the Flaming Orc. Blake's Milton. 1804." Item is from the Rosenwald Collection.
Alfred Beckley's Private Memorandum Book, 1856-1865, including "Statem...
The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle... More
Alfred Beckley's Private Memorandum Book, 1856-1865, including "Statem...
The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle... More
Alfred Beckley's Private Memorandum Book, 1856-1865, including "Statem...
The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle... More
Alfred Beckley's Private Memorandum Book, 1856-1865, including "Statem...
The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle... More
Corridor in Library of Congress
Black and white photo of corridor south of main entrance, Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Courtesy of New Bedford Free Public Library
Second Floor Hall, Library of Congress
Black and white photo of south vault, main hall, 2nd floor, Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Courtesy of New Bedford Free Public Library
View from South Vault, Library of Congress
Black and white photo of northwest corridor seen from south vault, Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Courtesy of New Bedford Free Public Library
Entrance to Library of Congress
Black and white photo of interior of Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Courtesy of New Bedford Free Public Library
Gallery in Public Reading Room, Library of Congress
Black and white photo of gallery in public reading room, Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Courtesy of New Bedford Free Public Library
South Grand Staircase, Library of Congress
Black and white photo of south grand staircase, Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Courtesy of New Bedford Free Public Library
[The Library of Congress in the U.S. Capitol Building]
Photograph of an engraving. Title and date from Ten First Street, Southeast: Congress Builds a Library, 1886-1897 / Helen-Anne Hilker. Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1980, p. 60, no. 8.
Alfred Beckley's Private Memorandum Book, 1856-1865, including "Statem...
The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle... More
Alfred Beckley's Private Memorandum Book, 1856-1865, including "Statem...
The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle... More
Alfred Beckley's Private Memorandum Book, 1856-1865, including "Statem...
The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle... More
Alfred Beckley's Private Memorandum Book, 1856-1865, including "Statem...
The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle... More
Alfred Beckley's Private Memorandum Book, 1856-1865, including "Statem...
The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle... More
Alfred Beckley's Private Memorandum Book, 1856-1865, including "Statem...
The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle... More
Alfred Beckley's Private Memorandum Book, 1856-1865, including "Statem...
The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle... More
Alfred Beckley's Private Memorandum Book, 1856-1865, including "Statem...
The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle... More
Alfred Beckley's Private Memorandum Book, 1856-1865, including "Statem...
The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle... More
Alfred Beckley's Private Memorandum Book, 1856-1865, including "Statem...
The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle... More
Alfred Beckley's Private Memorandum Book, 1856-1865, including "Statem...
The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle... More
Congressional Library, Washington, D.C. Washington DC sterescope card,...
On mount: American Series. Title from item. Forms part of the Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.
Library. Washington DC sterescope card, 19th century.
Congressional Library, Washington, D.C. On mount: Stereoscopic Studies. American Scenery. Title from item. Forms part of the Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.
Officers of the 2nd Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry posing with "Contr...
"Captain B.S. Brown (left); Lt. John P. Shaw, Co. F 2nd Regt. Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry (center); and Lt. Fry (right) with African American men and boy." Lt. Shaw was killed in action at the Battle of th... More
Library site : Capitol Hill, Washington D.C.
Covers site of Library of Congress Jefferson and Adams buildings and surrounding squares. "Traced from a plat map, about 1861, in Division of Maps." Lead pencil. Fold-lined. Available also through the Library o... More
Alfred Beckley's Private Memorandum Book, 1856-1865, including "Statem...
The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle... More
Alfred Beckley's Private Memorandum Book, 1856-1865, including "Statem...
The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle... More
Alfred Beckley's Private Memorandum Book, 1856-1865, including "Statem...
The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle... More
Alfred Beckley's Private Memorandum Book, 1856-1865, including "Statem...
The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle... More
Alfred Beckley's Private Memorandum Book, 1856-1865, including "Statem...
The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle... More
Fort Albany, Arlington Line, Virginia
Historic sketch of Fort Albany, part of the Arlington Line in Northern Virginia. General John G. Barnard described the work as such: “Fort Albany is a work partly bastioned, well built, and in admirable condit... More
Alfred Beckley's Private Memorandum Book, 1856-1865, including "Statem...
The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle... More
Alfred Beckley's Private Memorandum Book, 1856-1865, including "Statem...
The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle... More
Alfred Beckley's Private Memorandum Book, 1856-1865, including "Statem...
The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle... More
Veterans of Co. E, 50th New York Engineer
Veterans of Co. E, 50th New York Engineer at a post-war reunion encampment.
Alfred Beckley's Private Memorandum Book, 1856-1865, including "Statem...
The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle... More
Architectural drawing for doors ("library door and gallery door") for ...
Working drawing showing iron doors as plan, elevation, section, and detail. UNIT title devised. Deposit; Cornell University; 1937. Finding aid (unpublished): Filed by UNIT number, available in Prints and Photog... More
Library of Congress image, Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military...
Library of Congress Image: the Headquarters Office Wagon of the Army of the Cumberland. Taken in Chattanooga 1864-1865.
Letter from Samuel May, Jr., Leicester, [Mass.], to William Lloyd Garr...
Samuel May, Jr. states his pleasure at the possibility that William Lloyd Garrison will be joining them for their Freedmen's Annual Meeting, and informs Garrison that the handbills advertising the meeting have ... More
Letter from Samuel May, Jr., Leicester, [Mass.], to William Lloyd Garr...
Samuel May, Jr. states his pleasure at the possibility that William Lloyd Garrison will be joining them for their Freedmen's Annual Meeting, and informs Garrison that the handbills advertising the meeting have ... More
Sq. 730 : [Washington D.C.].
Cadastral map of block bounded by Pennsylvania Av., 1st, A, and 2nd streets S.E., now occupied by the Library of Congress Jefferson Bldg. At upper right: Exhibit B. Photostat of ms. map. Includes note and 12 si... More
[Cadastral map of square 731, Washington D.C.].
Covers block bounded by Pennsylvania Av., 1st, B (Independence Av.), and 2nd streets S.E., now occupied by the Library of Congress Jefferson Bldg. Title devised by cataloger. At top: Exhibit "C." Photostat of m... More
[Telegram, 1871, unknown month 6, Baden to] Levy
Brahms. (statement of responsibility) A telegram of Johannes Brahms, written to Hermann Levi. Published in: Johannes Brahms in Briefwechsel mit Hermann Levi, Friedrich Gernsheim, sowie den Familien Hecht und Fe... More
[Letter, undated to Levi ]
J.B. [Johannes Brahms]. (statement of responsibility) Holograph, signed. An autograph letter of Johannes Brahms, written to Hermann Levi, conductor. Published in: Johannes Brahms in Briefwechsel mit Hermann Lev... More
Letter from Edmund Carleton, Littleton, N.H., to Francis Jackson Garri...
Edmund Carleton writes to Francis Jackson Garrison confirming that A.R. Spofford (Librarian of Congress) had received the delivered volumes of the Liberator, and that Carleton had just received payment from Spo... More
Letter from Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Washington, [D.C], to Francis Jac...
A.R. Spofford writes to Francis Jackson Garrison confirming receipt of the volumes of the Liberator mailed to Spofford for inclusion in the collection of the Library of Congress. Spofford states his indebtednes... More
Letter from Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Washington, [D.C], to Francis Jac...
A.R. Spofford writes to Francis Jackson Garrison confirming receipt of the volumes of the Liberator mailed to Spofford for inclusion in the collection of the Library of Congress. Spofford states his indebtednes... More
[Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building. Second story showing ...
Competition drawing showing second story alcoves, clerks offices, and chart rooms as plan. Inscription: "Plan of second story showing third tier of alcoves" ; "Scale 1/16 in. = one foot" ; "Samuel Sloan, archit... More
Architectural drawing for the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Fl...
Competition drawing showing library as plan. UNIT title devised. Library of Congress design competition proposal no. 11 (from Library of Congress Archives, Records of the Library of Congress, Buildings and Grou... More
[Library of Congress ("Congressional Library"), Washington, D.C. Secti...
Reference copy in LOT 4249 (R).
[Library of Congress ("Congressional Library"), Washington, D.C. Front...
Reference copy in LOT 4249 (R).
[Library of Congress ("Congressional Library"), Washington, D.C. Line ...
Reference copy in LOT 4249 (R).
[View down East Capitol Street from the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C....
Photograph shows Carroll Row, razed in 1887 for construction of the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf.
[Main Reading Room under construction in the Library of Congress Thoma...
Shows circular central desk and reading room desks.
[View down East Capitol Street from the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C....
Photograph shows Carroll Row, a block of five houses at 1st & A Street, SE, razed in 1887 for construction of the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building. Includes the sign "Architect." At far right , to ... More
[Library of Congress ("Congressional Library"), Washington, D.C. Front...
Title devised by Library staff. Exhibited: Unbuilt Washington, National Building Museum, Washington, D.C., Nov. 2011-May 2012. Conservation control number 004069.JC.
Corrupt legislation, Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson building, W...
Semi-circular panel from mural entitled The Government by Elihu Vedder, in the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress, showing man, woman, and child in classical garb, with woman seated and holding an un... More
Elihu Vedder - Good administration
Semi-circular panel in 5-part mural called "Government" in the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress, showing woman seated on "good administration" holding fair scale, and a person on each side of her, ... More
Government, Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson building, Washington...
Semi-circular panel from mural entitled The Government by Elihu Vedder, in the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress, showing seated woman and two angels in classical garb.
Elihu Vedder - Peace - prosperity
Semi-circular panel from mural entitled The Government by Elihu Vedder, in the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress, showing partially nude woman seated on "peace - prosperity" with hands on wreaths, a... More
Elihu Vedder - Anarchy, Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson building...
Semi-circular panel from mural entitled The Government by Elihu Vedder, in the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress, showing two women and one man nude or in classical garb with tools of destruction am... More
Excavation of site for the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
On front: "Architect's Office, Cong. Lib. Bldg." Source unknown.
Design for Jefferson Building
Architectural drawing of the first story of the Jefferson Building, Library of Congress. Key plan, First story - S159.
[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Plan showing roadway and sidewa...
Rendering showing site plan of library building and sidewalks, including surrounding streets to Capitol.
Excavation of site for the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Printed on image: "Architect's Office, Cong. Lib. Bldg." Source unknown.
[Library of Congress (Washington, D.C.). Octagon south. Second story. ...
Working drawing showing brickwork of second floor of south portion of octagonal reading room as plans, sections, and elevations. Signed: "Bernard R. Green, Superintendent & Engineer", "E.P.S.", "R.F. O'D., Reve... More
[Library of Congress (Washington, D.C.). Attic. Brickwork. Plans, sect...
Working drawing showing brickwork of attic as plans, sections, and elevations. Signed: "Bernard R. Green, Superintendent & Engineer", "E.P.S.", "V.S.F.Gr." No. 395.
[Library of Congress (Washington, D.C.). Inscriptions for stained glas...
Working drawing showing inscriptions of famous names and states for stained glass skylights and lantern lights in the curtains of the Thomas Jefferson building as diagrams. Signed: "Bernard R. Green, In Charge." No. 827.
Construction of the Library of Congress, from southwest, Washington, D...
No. 37. Source unknown.
[Foundation construction for the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson ...
Photograph shows Carroll Row, a block of five houses at 1st & A Street, SE, razed in 1887 for construction of the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building. Includes the sign "Architect."
Construction of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., November 1,...
No. 36. Source unknown.
[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Ironwork. Boiler room. Skylight...
Title devised by Library staff. Sheet no. 319.
Construction of The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., July 7, 189...
No. 30. Source unknown.
Construction of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., November 21...
No. 37. Source unknown.