King & Queen and H.R.H. The Prince of Wales
King George V, Queen Mary and H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, taken during a visit to the Western Front in France. They are positioned in front of a large brick building with French windows. The King and Queen are ... more
16th century mechanized warfare
Photograph shows reproduction of engraving of mechanized catapult.
Panorama dal campanile di S. Marco verso S. Maria della Salute
Photograph shows aerial view of the mouth of the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, with the Church of Santa Maria della Salute and the Church of the Redentore.
Washington in 1800
Photo shows a black-and-white engraving published in 1834 to portray Washington, D.C. and the west front of the U.S. Capitol grounds as they were in 1800. Includes the west end of the west grounds and Pennsylv... more
Palais Sanudo, depuis Vanaxel
Photograph shows the palace by Nicolo Soranzo in Venice, Italy, that belonged to the Sanudo and Van Axel families.
Canal Grande dall' Accademia
Photograph shows the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, with Cavalli Palace, Barbaro Palace, Dario Palace, and the Church of Santa Maria della Salute.
Elizabeth Kortright Monroe
Photograph showing Mrs. James Monroe, bust portrait, facing right.
New York from Brooklyn
Bird's-eye view with Brooklyn Bridge on right.
A perspective view of the loss of the U.S. frigate Philadelphia in which is represented her relative position to the Tripolitan gunboats ...
Photograph shows Tripolitan gun boats firing on the U.S.S. Philadelphia and during the Tripolitan Wars, 1803.
The Burning of the fregate the Philadelphia in the harbor of Tripoli ...
Photograph of original engraving by John b. Guerrazzi shows the United States frigate Philadelphia aflame during the First Tripolitan War, 1803.
Andrew Hunter
Portrait print showing head-and-shoulders portrait of Andrew Hunter, facing front.
Martha Jefferson Randolph, daughter of Thomas Jefferson
Photograph showing Martha Randolph, head and shoulder portrait, facing left.
Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, wife of President John Q. Adams
Photograph showing Mrs. John Quincy Adams, head-and-shoulder portrait, facing right.
Emily Tenessee Donalson, niece of President Jackson and White House hostess
Photograph showing Emily Donelson, head-and-shoulder portrait, facing right.
Mary Abigail Fillmore, hostess for President Fillmore at White House
Photograph showing Mary Fillmore, head-and-shoulder portrait, facing front.
Sarah York Jackson, daughter-in-law and White House hostess for President Jackson
Photograph showing Sarah Jackson, head-and-shoulder portrait, facing left.
Marion's brigade crossing the Pedee River, S.C.. 1778. On their way to attack the British force under Tarleton
Image shows Francis Marion "the Swamp Fox" and his band of men in boats preparing to cross the Pee Dee River.
[El Dorado, California. View of scattered log cabins]
Photograph shows four log cabins scattered along the hillside; prospectors stand near or atop piles of large rocks; a flume can be seen on the far left.
Main entrance, north front, Smithsonian Institution / W. Wade del.
Photographic reproduction of a lithograph showing people standing at the front entrance to the Smithsonian Institution castle.
Meyerbeer
Photograph shows German composer Giacomo Meyerbeer, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing right.
Austellung der Leiches Raphaels / Thiel.
Raphael lying in state, with mourners gathered around his open coffin.
Bahia Honda Bridge spanning one of the Florida Keys -- near Key West, Fla.
Stereograph showing a long view at the beginning of a railroad bridge and the small opening at the other end.
Letitia Tyler Semple, daughter of President John Tyler
Photograph showing Letitia Semple, three-quarter-length portrait, standing, leaning on rail.
Col. Cleary
Photograph of earlier, heavily retouched, photograph shows Col. Cleary, half-length portrait, facing front.
Addison / M. Dahl pinx, 1719.
Joseph Addison, half-length portrait, seated, facing slightly right, writing.
[Wassweburg mit ausreitenden soldaten im Kostüm des 17. Jahrhunderts]
17th century soldiers riding over drawbridge of castle into forest.
Francis Jackson
Photograph shows abolitionist Francis Jackson, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left.
Halevy
Photograph shows Fromenthal Halévy, French composer, three-quarter length portrait, facing right.
Harriet Lane Johnston, White House hostess for President Buchanan
Photograph showing Harriet Johnston, head and shoulders portrait, left profile.
Harrold
Photograph shows a young man in frock coat, holding a hat in his left hand, and his right hand resting on a book, full-length portrait, facing front.
Indian rubber boat, pontoons, & c.
Photograph shows the Charles Goodyear exhibit of vulcanized india-rubber products (boat, pontoons, and buoys).
John T. Ford, age 24, Chas E. Ford [age] 2
Photograph shows theater manager John Thompson Ford, half-length portrait, seated, facing front, holding his child Charles.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and her daughter, Harriot--from a daguerreotype 1856
Elizabeth Cady Stanton holding her daughter Harriot, half-length portrait, facing right.
A description of a view of the city of Moscow
Illustration shows the procession of Alexander II into the Kremlin.
[Construction site for the United States Treasury Building, Washington, D.C.]
Workmen in excavation pit at Treasury Building construction site; hoist is in foreground.
[Construction of the United States Treasury Building, Washington, D.C.]
Construction equipment and ox teams hauling wagons loaded with stone at the Treasury Building construction site.
[Construction of the United States Treasury Building, Washington, D.C., during initial stages]
Construction equipment on the site for the U.S. Treasury building.
Jefferson Davis / Wm. S. Pendleton, photographer, no. 5 Chatham Square, N.Y.
Photograph shows a full length portrait of Jefferson Davis, holding his hat in hand. Verso image shows the slave quarters on his plantation.
[Fountain of the Innocents, Paris, France] / Ch. Marville.
Photograph showing the Fontaine des Innocents as installed at the Marché des Innocents in Paris, probably in 1858, just prior to one of its several relocations and reconstructions.
U. S. Frigate Constitution, (Old Ironsides) ready for launching after repairs on dry dock railway, U. S. Navy yard, Portsmouth, N. H. May 27, 1858
Photograph shows individuals, on long gang plank, leaving the U. S. Frigate Constitution; crew standing on top deck.
[Construction of the United States Treasury Building, Washington, D.C.]
Construction equipment and workers at the Treasury Building construction site; in background are residential dwellings.
Locomotive and tender, Great Western Railway, Canada
Photograph shows the locomotive "Spitfire" and tender.