The Louisiana murders - gathering the dead and wounded The disputed pr...
Top illustration shows Negroes pulling a man on a luge(?), and two men lying in field. Bottom illustration shows jackal and eagle disputing the possession of a dead antelope. 2 illustrations in: Harper's weekly... More
[Haying in Massachusetts], gelatin silver print
Two men loading hay on a truck. Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XXXIII J 20. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: A... More
[Door in Newburyport, Massachusetts]
Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XXXIV J 26. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: American scenes, a LOT which in tu... More
Grand Coulee Dam, Wash., completion of M.W.A.K. Co's. contract
J 23446 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Chas. A. Libby & Son; February 5, 1938. Landmarks labeled on image. On front: "#13336, Chas. A. Libby & Son, Spokane, Wash., 1-27-'38."
13th U.S. Cavalry Mechanized, Fort Knox, Ky., June 16th, 1938, Col. C....
Personnel seated in vehicles. J 26682 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright claimant's address: San Antonio, Texas. Photo no. 5224-A. Copyright deposit; National Photo & News Service; February 3, 1939.
[Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt and Queen Elizabeth, holding umbrella, in auto...
Acme Newpictures, Inc. photo. Forms part of: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).
[Dwight D. Eisenhower, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]
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George Bancroft Art print related to American Revolution
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Sailors and Marines board a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter,
Sailors and Marines board a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter, assigned to the Red Dragons of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced), on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orle... More
Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...
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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...
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"Attack at Chantilly. Death of Gen. Stevens."
Print of wounded Union general grasping flag being helped by another officer in foreground with more soldiers in background. "ATTACK AT CHANTILLY_DEATH OF GEN. STEVENS." (printed below image). Print taken from ... More
"Battle At Wilson's Creek, MO. Death of General Lyon."
Print of a battle scene with a Union general falling off of his horse. "BATTLE AT WILSON'S CREEK, MO. DEATH OF GENERAL LYON" (printed below image).Title: "Battle At Wilson's Creek, MO. Death of General Lyon."
"Battle of Fort Donelson."
Image of Union soldiers in the foreground, some wounded and some fighting the Confederate soldiers in the background. "BATTLE OF FORT DONELSON" (printed below image). Battle took place in Tennessee, February 16... More
"Battle of Rich Mountain."
Print of Union soldiers climbing over split-rail fence in foreground with more soldiers in the background. "BATTLE OF RICH MOUNTAIN" (printed below image). Print taken from a book titled "History of the War for... More
"Battle of Shiloh. Recapture of Artillery by a Portion of Gen. Rosseau...
Print of soldiers fighting around a cannon in the foreground and around a house in the background. "BATTLE OF SHILOH. RECAPTURE OF ARTILLERYBY A PORTION OF GEN. ROSSEAU'S COMMAND." (printed below image). Print ... More
"Camp Life in the Confederate Army - Mississippians Practicing with th...
Print of Confederate soldiers in a camp with tents and wagons. One man is throwing a knife into a tree while several others watch. An African American man, possibly a slave, in the foreground appears to be cook... More
"Capture of New Orleans - The Fleet Passing Forts on the Mississippi."
Print of a naval battle scene with several ships in the foreground. List of ship and fort names below image. "CAPTURE OF NEW ORLEANS.__THE FLEET PASSING FORTS ON THE MISSISSIPPI." (printed above image). "From: ... More
"Cedar Grove Academy, Portland, Ky."
Horizontal steel engraving and lithograph showing a four story building in the foreground, with a small two story building and a steeple in the background. A low fence crosses in front of the main building in t... More
"Corner Scene During the Excitement at St. Louis, Missouri."
Print of several men standing in front of signs. "CORNER SCENE DURING THE EXCITEMENT AT ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. - [SKETCHED BY M. HASTINGS, ESQ.]" (printed below image). Newspaper clipping from Harper's Weekly, Ju... More
"Gen. Kearney's Charge at the Battle of Chantilly, VA."
Print of Gen. Kearney in center on horseback with Union troops to the left side of image moving toward Confederate troops on the right side. "GEN. KEARNEY'S CHARGE AT THE BATTLE OF CHANTILLY, VA." (printed belo... More
"Gen. William Starke Rosecrans" (Union)
Print of Gen. Rosecrans in uniform. Chair, table, and map on wall with the words "MURFREESBORO" and "LYTLES CREEK" written on it in background. "W. S. Rosecrans" (signature printed below image). Print taken fro... More
"Generals of the Confederate Army. No. 2." (Subjects include Generals ...
Print of bust portraits of five Confederate generals. Subjects include Generals J. E. B. Stuart, Earl Van Dorn, J. C. Breckinridge, Nathaniel Bedford Forrest, and W. J. Hardee. Names are printed below portraits... More
"Lindell Hotel. St. Louis, MO. Morning, March 31, 1867." (Ruins, after...
Title: "Lindell Hotel. St. Louis, MO. Morning, March 31, 1867." (Ruins, after the fire of 30 March 1867).
"Major Gen. Grant- The Hero of Fort Donelson" (Union)
Full-length portrait of a man in uniform with a sword. "MAJOR GEN. GRANT, The Hero of Fort Donelson." (printed below image). "1861" (written on obverse side in lower right corner).Title: "Major Gen. Grant- The ... More
"Major Zagonyi, Commanding the Fremont Body-Guard, Mo."
Bust portrait of a man in uniform. "MAJOR ZAGONYI, COMMANDING THE FREMONT BODY-GUARD, MO. FROM A PHOTOGRAPH BY K. W. BENICZKY. - SEE PAGE 7." (printed below image). Refers to Major Charles Zagonyi. From Frank L... More
"Missouri.-The Killing of Colonel Alonzo W. Slayback by John A. Cocker...
Horizontal wood engraving at the bottom of a page from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, October 28, 1882, page 157, showing a group of men anxiously crowded around a door. Two small portraits are above thi... More
"Pilgrims of the Plains."
From Harper's Weekly, 12 June 1869.Title: "Pilgrims of the Plains."
"Pioneer Settler." - Drawing. Public domain image.
From Pioneers of the West, by W.P Strickland, [New York: Carlton and Phillips, 1856], p. 91.Title: "Pioneer Settler."
"Southeast View of St. Louis, From the Illinois Shore"
Horizontal hand-colored lithograph showing a view of St. Louis from the southeast from the Illinois Shore of the Mississippi. A small portion of an island is visible in the left middle ground, the steamer St. L... More
"St. Charles am Mississippi (sic)." (St. Charles on the Mississippi)
Horizontal steel engraving of view of a town across a river. Two steamboats are traveling on the river. In the foreground is a man standing on a rock in a pond.Title: "St. Charles am Mississippi (sic)." (St. Ch... More
"The Broadway, St. Louis." - Public domain scan / engraving
Horizontal wood engraving from The Illustrated London News, page 432, from May 1, 1858, showing a street scene of the Broadway in St. Louis. Shops line either side of the road and horses and covered wagons are ... More
"The Hermit." - Drawing. Public domain image.
From Pioneers of the West, by W.P Strickland, [New York: Carlton and Phillips, 1856], p. 380.Title: "The Hermit."
"The Siege of Vicksburg, the Fight in the Crater of Fort Hill, after t...
Print of a battle scene with soldiers behind earthworks in the foreground and soldiers fighting in the background. "The Siege of Vicksburg, The Fight in the Crater of Fort Hill, after the explosion, June 26 63.... More
"The Stone Walls (Upper Missouri)."
Horizontal hand-colored steel engraving showing a doe and a buck standing in the foreground on the right in front of imposing rock formations. On the left is the river.Title: "The Stone Walls (Upper Missouri)."
"Views at New Madrid and Point Pleasant."
Print of three different scenes and the bust portrait of General Pope in uniform. First scene is of earthworks, a single tent, and a river in the background. Second scene is of a single tent in the foreground w... More
Bird's-Eye View of St. Louis, Mo. (upper left detail)
Title: Bird's-Eye View of St. Louis, Mo. [upper left detail].
Bummers - Drawing. Public domain image.
Print of two soldiers and two men in civilian clothes. One of the civilians is on a mule, and the other men are on horseback. They are stopped on a road with dense trees in the background. "'Bummers.' They're J... More
Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Occupied by Illinois Volunteers
Print of a river boat named "Warsaw" with a coal barge in foreground and a town in the background. "CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI, OCCUPIED BY ILLINOIS VOLUNTEERS.--[SKETCHED BY MR. W. D. TRAVIS.]" (printed below im... More
Ed Butler - Public domain portrait engraving
Title: Ed Butler. Public domain scan of Dutch 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Edward W. Bates - Public domain portrait engraving
Image made for DeBow's Review, New Orleans, ca. 1855.Title: Edward W. Bates.
Edwards Whitaker. President, Boatmen's Bank
Title: Edwards Whitaker. President, Boatmen's Bank.
Emigrants crossing the plains - Engraving, Public domain image
From Picturesque America, vol 2, opp p. 176.Title: Emigrants crossing the plains.
Franklin Kindergarten. Christy and Eighteenth Streets
Title: Franklin Kindergarten. Christy and Eighteenth Streets.
Front View of St. Louis. (From Atlas of the city and county of St. Lou...
Title: Front View of St. Louis. (From Atlas of the city and county of St. Louis by congressional townships).
Print "Steamer Ionian" by Gustav Baumgarten
Print "Steamer Ionian" by Gustav Baumgarten. Baumgarten was a 19th century physician who emigrated from Germany with his father and settled in St. Louis. Among his many medical talents, and his civic contributi... More
Printed card of the St. Louis, Davenport, Dubuque and St. Paul, Northe...
Contains a chart of the distances from St. Louis to St. Paul.Title: Printed card of the St. Louis, Davenport, Dubuque and St. Paul, Northern Packet Line Company on the steamer Muscatine, ca. 1870
Reverdy Johnson (Attorney, Senator from Maryland. Represented John F.A...
Title: Reverdy Johnson (Attorney, Senator from Maryland. Represented John F.A. Sanford in Scott v. Sanford before the Supreme Court, 1857).
View of Front Street, St. Louis
Title: View of Front Street, St. Louis. Public domain image of 17th-18th-century architecture, palace, castle, historical city building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
US stamp 1907 2c Jamestown Expo coming ashore
2-cent 1907 commemorative United States postage stamp, depicting the "Founding of Jamestown. Part of the Jamestown Exposition commemorative series.
USS Macon trapeze-and-hoist
One of the airship USS Macon's Curtiss F9C-2 Sparrowhawk fighters hooking on to her trapeze during flight operations near Naval Air Station Moffett Field, California, in 1934. Photographed from inside Macon's ... More
French unprotected cruiser Volta(1867) NH 75911
Photographed in Chinese waters about August 1884. The gunboat VIPERE (1881-1910) is astern of VOLTA; a torpedo boat (either No. 45, 1880-1885, or No. 46 1880-1885) appears to the right of VIPERE. An unidentifi... More
Queen Noor of Jordan at Freer with Sec. Adams
Queen Noor of Jordan visits Freer Gallery of Art (FGA) May 1, 1985. Pictured from left to right: Queen Noor of Jordan, Ninth Smithsonian Secretary (1984-1994) Robert McCormick Adams (1926- ), and Thomas Lawton... More
Roy Knabenshue US aviator with crowd on ground
Roy Knabenshue on an airship sitting on the ground surrounded by a large crowd, circa 1910.
Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...
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Grand Coulee Dam, Wash., M.W.A.K. Co. Ctr's
J 21375 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Chas. A. Libby & Son; April 20, 1937. Landmarks labeled on image. On front: "No. 11397, Chas. A. Libby & Son, Spokane, Wash., 4-8-1937."
Grand Coulee Dam, Wash., M.W.A.K. Co. Ctr's
J 21375 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Chas. A. Libby & Son; April 20, 1937. Landmarks labeled on image. On front: "No. 11397, Chas. A. Libby & Son, Spokane, Wash., 4-8-1937."
Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...
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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...
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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...
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Front of saw mill and box factory on Alex. Knox's plantation, Mount Pl...
Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Part of series: South Carolina Views. Date based on Barnard's third extended stay in Charleston detailed in: Teal, Harvey S., Partners with the sun: South Car... More
Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...
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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...
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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...
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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...
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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...
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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...
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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...
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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...
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[Barn between Providence & Newport, Rhode Island]
Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XXXIX J 29. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: American scenes, a LOT which in tu... More
Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...
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[Business & religion], gelatin silver print
Rockefeller Center and St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City. Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: VIII N 16. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten E... More
Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...
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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...
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[Boys at marine monument, unidentified locale]
Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XL 26. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: American scenes, a LOT which in turn fo... More
Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...
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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...
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Hap McQueen, ex-slave, Woodville (Beaumont)
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Rosa Washington, ex-slave, El Paso
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36th Medical Training Battalion, Camp Grant, Illinois; Major Thair C. ...
J 34530 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Camp Grant Studio; July 8, 1942.
Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...
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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...
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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...
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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...
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1942 Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, Louisville
J 34491 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright claimant's address: Louisville, KY. Copyright deposit; Caufield & Shook; June 26, 1942.
[Nathan Hale statue at Yale, New Haven, Connecticut]
Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XLII J 00. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: American scenes, a LOT which in tur... More
[Victorian house, Brunswick, Maine]
Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XXX J 5. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: American scenes, a LOT which in turn ... More
Steve Williams, ex-slave, San Angelo
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[Gloucester, Massachusetts], gelatin silver print
Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XXXV J 21. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: American scenes, a LOT which in tur... More
Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...
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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...
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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...
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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...
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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...
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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...
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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...
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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...
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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...
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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...
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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...
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