Polk, James - Public domain portrait engraving
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Polk, James - Public domain portrait print
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Taylor, Zachary - Public domain portrait engraving
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Jackson, Andrew - Public domain portrait engraving
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Buchanan, James - Public domain portrait engraving
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Washington. Book illustration from Library of Congress
Bust portrait of George Washington, facing right. Illus. in: New England Primer, 1797. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Publ. Ind.; Pres.; Allegory; Liberty; N... More
James K. Polk - Print, Library of Congress collection
This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Baillie.
Genl. George Washington Stuart pt. ; Gimbrede sc
Print shows George Washington, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left. Printed below title: Engraved for the Biography of American Heroes. Hart, 377 Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing s... More
Jinnoowine [i.e. "genuine"] Johnson ticket. "Carrying the war into Afr...
An illustrated election ticket for the presidential campaign of 1836. Oddly, the ticket lists Ohio's Democratic electors for Van Buren while making a vicious and obscene slur on the wife of his running-mate Ri... More
Augustin de Saint Aubin - Portrait of George Washington
Augustin de Saint-Aubin (French, Paris 1736–1807 Paris) Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Capitol fashions for 1837 - Public domain book illustration
A caricature of President Martin Van Buren issued during the Panic of 1837, strongly critical of his continuation of predecessor Andrew Jackson's hard-money policies. Particular reference is made to the Specie ... More
The trap sprung! The kinderhook fox caught!
A parody of Democratic efforts to reelect incumbent Martin Van Buren in the face of broad popular support for Whig candidate William Henry Harrison. The print is a crude woodcut evidently based on Napoleon Saro... More
Notice to quit. March 4th 1841 - Public domain book illustration, Libr...
An optimistic Whig artist (probably Edward Williams Clay) portrays Martin Van Buren's evacuation of the White House on Inauguration Day 1841. A disgruntled Van Buren descends the steps, muttering "Our sufferin... More
James K. Polk - eleventh president of the United States / lith. & pub....
James K. Polk, half-length portrait, seated, facing slightly left, with the U.S. Capitol seen through window in the background. Conningham no. 2614. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Res... More
The telegraphic candidates - Steam locomotive, Public domain image
In a race between the railroad and the telegraph the "telegraphic candidates," Lewis Cass and William O. Butler, are first to the White House. The artist ridicules Zachary Taylor for his hazy stance on major ca... More
Major General Zachary Taylor, engraving, Library of Congress
Public domain image of a military uniform, officer portrait, armed forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
[James Buchanan, bust portrait, facing right]
From Brady daguerreotype. LC-BH821-6628. Public domain photograph of 19th-century daguerreotype portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Abraham Lincoln while campaigning for the U.S. Senate, taken in Chica...
Original photograph: The original daguerreotype is at the Chicago Historical Society. Ostendorf, no. 6 Meserve, no. 3 Published in: Lincoln's photographs: a complete album / by Lloyd Ostendorf. Dayton, OH: Roc... More
Pres. Millard Fillmore, Glass negative photograph, American Civil War ...
A black and white photo of a man sitting in a chair. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Forcing slavery down the throat of a freesoiler.
Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Abraham Lincoln / Herline & Hensel, lith. 632 Chestnut St., Philadelph...
Print showing Abraham Lincoln, full-length portrait, standing, facing front. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Abraham Lincoln, bust portrait, facing left; first photo to show his ...
This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Ostendorf, no. 40 Meserve, no. 33 Published in: Lincoln's photographs: a complete album / by Lloyd Ostendorf. Dayton, OH: Rockywood Press, 1998, p. 67.
General James A. Garfield, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negati...
A black and white photo of a man with a beard. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mrs. U.S. Grant with daughter and son
Public domain portrait photograph, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
[Print of Lincoln's cabinet based on Carpenter painting.]
Picryl description: Public domain image of a group of people, United States politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
[Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait. Copy of photo by Joseph...
Copy of a daguerreotype? "Because it was discarded in a woodshed, this faded photograph by Joseph Hill, Springfield, June 1860, escaped a blaze which destroyed all the photographs and negatives in Hill's galler... More
[Abraham Lincoln, oval, unbearded, facing slightly right, with oval bu...
See LCQJ Oct. 1970. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf.
[Abraham Lincoln, candidate for U.S. president, half-length portrait, ...
Photo shows presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois, two days after he won his party's nomination. (Source: Ostendorf, p. 42-3.) Title devised by Library staff Previously attributed to W... More
[Janke & Simon portrait of Lincoln.]. American Civil War 1861-1865.
Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
W. H. Harrison : from the original painting by Chappel in the possessi...
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Abraham Lincoln, late president of the United states, assassinated Apr...
Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Unused copy of the dance cards prepared for the Union Ball in honor o...
Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Kurtz & Allison portrait of Lincoln.]. American Civil War 1861-1865.
Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[James K. Polk, full-length portrait, seated, facing right]
Steel engraving after painting by Chappel. Copyright by Johnson, Fry & Co.
The President and General McClellan on the Battle-field of Antietam
Photograph shows President Lincoln and General McClellan seated inside a tent on the Battlefield of Antietam. Ostendorf, no. 66 Meserve, no. 43. Printed under photo: Entered according to act of Congress, in th... More
[President Abraham Lincoln seated with his secretaries John Hay and Jo...
Photo shows President Abraham Lincoln seated between his private secretaries John G. Nicolay and John Hay at a photo session in Alexander Gardner's studio in Washington, D.C., on November 8, 1863. "On this day ... More
[Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, in profile facing left;...
Ostendorf, no. 80 (variant) Meserve, no. 61 Published in: Lincoln's photographs: a complete album / by Lloyd Ostendorf. Dayton, OH: Rockywood Press, 1998, p. 150. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December... More
Cold Harbor, Virginia. U.S. Grant at his headquarters
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General Grant's campaign ... / sketched by A.R. Waud.
Two illustrations: The pontoon bridge over the James River, above Fort Powhatan; and Fort Powhatan on the James River. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1864 July 2, p. 429.
[Brady Photograph of Lincoln.], Mathew Brady Photograph, 1850s.
Meserve 74. Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A little game of bagatelle, between Old Abe the rail splitter & Little...
The contest for the presidency in 1864 is depicted as a game of bagatelle (a game similar to pool) between Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln and Democrat George B. McClellan. Lincoln (left) holds a cue "Bal... More
A. Lincoln, Tinytype - Public domain portrait print
Political campaign button for 1864 presidential election showing bust portrait of Abraham Lincoln, facing left (Anthony Berger photo Feb. 9, 1864); metal casing with text "Pat. Apr. 2, 1861" and stars encirclin... More
Columbus Delano, Honorable of Ohio. Delegate to Republican National Co...
A black and white photo of a man with a beard. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Lt. Genl. U.S. Grant at his headquarters before Petersburg, Virginia /...
Photo shows Ulysses S. Grant, full-length portrait, seated in camp, facing slightly right; montage, combining watercolor and photograph. Copyright 1865 by Anthony Berger. Exhibited: "150th Anniversary of the C... More
President Wilson on Speaking Tour
Local Accession Number: CTG 00032A..Description: President Wilson speaking to a child, with Dr. Grayson looking on...Photographer: Underwood and Underwood ..Source: Cary T. Grayson Collection..Size: 6x8..Medium... More
President Wilson's Funeral Procession
Local Accession Number: 1866..Description: President Wilson's Funeral procession...Photographer: Mort Broffman?..Source: Washington National Cathedral..Size: 10x8..Medium: Print, Black and White..Date: 02-06-1924
President Wilson's Funeral Procession
Local Accession Number: 2044..Description: Pall Bearers load Wilson's coffin into a hearse...Photographer: Mort Broffman..Source: Washington National Cathedral..Size: 10x8..Medium: Print, Black and White..Date:... More
Wilson on Board U.S.S. George Washington
Local Accession Number: 182 ..Description: President Wilson on the bridge of the U.S.S. George Washington en route to England and Paris for the Peace Conference. .From left to right: Edith Benham (Secretary to ... More
President Wilson and King George V of England
Local Accession Number: CTG 0008..Description: President Wilson and King George V of England, outside of Buckingham Palace...Photographer: Unknown..Source: Cary T. Grayson Collection..Size: 8x10..Medium: Print,... More
Hayes, President Rutherford B.. Glass Plate Negative, American Civil W...
A black and white photo of a man in a suit. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mending the family kettle - Drawing. Public domain image.
Andrew Johnson holds a leaking kettle, labeled "The Reconstructed South", towards a woman representing liberty and Columbia, carrying a baby representing the newly approved 14th Constitutional Amendment. Illus.... More
Lincoln and the drummer boy, [Knapp portrait].
The boy advanced and with bowed head and timid accents said I have no Mother, no Father and bursting into tears-Nobody cares for me.
Pres. U.S. Grant, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.
A black and white photo of a man in a suit. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
"Any thing for revenge!" - a la commune / Th. Nast.
Group of men trying to pull down "The Republican column", a monument dedicated to U.S. Grant, Abraham Lincoln, the Union, and incidents related to the Civil War. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 16, no. 813 (1872... More
Woodrow Wilson, 11/22/23 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
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Mrs. Claude A. Swanson & Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, 5/29/26
A black and white photo of two people with umbrellas. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
In remembrance of the one hundredth anniversary of the independence of...
Print showing Columbia sitting on a throne on a pedestal above the words, "And the star spangled banner in triumph still waves o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave." Cameo portraits of all presid... More
Statue of Abraham Lincoln on the National Lincoln Monument, Oak Ridge ...
[?]13814 U.S. Copyright Office. The Statue was designed and executed in plaster in Florence, Italy, by Larkin G. Mead, and cast in bronze by the Ames' Manufacturing Co., Chicopee, Mass. It was placed in positi... More
General Grant reviewing his old comrades in arms in the great processi...
Detail of larger image entitled "Pennsylvania - Grand reception to General Grant in Philadelphia - Incidents in the great procession on December 16th." Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 49, no... More
Sarah Childress Polk, wife of President J.K. Polk / photo of portrait ...
Photograph showing Mrs. James K. Polk, head-and-shoulder portrait, facing slightly right. Photo of portrait.
President Arthur registering as a voter at the Registration Office, No...
Illus. in: Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, v. 55, 1882, p. 145. Reference copy may be in PRES FILE - Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886 Misc. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Capt... More
Still waiting / F. Opper. - Political cartoon, public domain image
Print shows several men with brooms and shovels locked outside a fence with a large, spiked gate labeled "Civil Service Reform", among them are Thomas F. Bayard, Samuel J. Tilden, Henry Watterson, Charles A. Da... More
Mrs. Andrew Jackson / engd. by J.C. Buttre.
Mrs. Andrew Jackson, bust portrait, facing slightly right. Illus. in: The ladies of the White House, or, In the home of the Presidents / Laura Carter Holloway Langford. Philadelphia : Bradley, Garretson & Co., ... More
The true meaning of Republican harmony / Gillam.
Illustration shows several Republicans in a temple, with a sacrificial lamb labeled "Civil Service Reform" at the base of a statue labeled "Patronage" with a trident labeled "Spoils"; among them are Chester A. ... More
A flag the Independents will fight under / J. Keppler.
Illustration shows the Puck figure for the "Independent" party standing on a raised platform, hoisting a flag that states "For President G. Cleveland" showing a portrait of Grover Cleveland, and a female figure... More
Consistent civil service reform / F. Opper.
Illustration shows President Cleveland handing a paper that states "Re-appointment for Honesty and Efficiency" to Henry G. Pearson for his appointment as Postmaster in New York. Pearson is carrying a box labele... More
Battle of Shiloh - April 6th 1862 / Cosack & Co. Lith. Buffalo & Chica...
Print shows a roadway, possibly Corinth Road, separating the Union forces under the command of General U.S. Grant, on the right, and the Confederate forces on the left; in a shattered building, in the midst of ... More
[Theodore Roosevelt standing on table outdoors and making speech to me...
Public domain photograph related to Theodore Roosevelt, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Our government farm -- President Cleveland finds an effectual protecti...
Illustration shows President Cleveland stands directly behind a wall of flames labeled "Civil Service Reform"; behind him, working on the "Government Farm" are members of his cabinet, William C. Endicott with a... More
The administration's hardest job / J. Keppler.
Illustration shows President Cleveland and his cabinet officers struggling to push and pull the Democratic donkey labeled "Bourbon Democracy" into a stable labeled "Reform Stables"; on the donkey's hooves, acti... More
Presidential train [of Grover Cleveland, with pullman waiters posed at...
Photoprint copyrighted by C.M. Bell. No. 1. LC-USZ62-19406 is close variant. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Negroes Occupations; R.R. Pullman; Pres.; Ph. Ind.
[Letter from Abraham Lincoln to Mrs. Bixby, with bust-length portrait ...
Print shows a bust portrait of Abraham Lincoln above a letter that he is thought to have written to Mrs. Bixby on the loss of her sons in the Civil War.
Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...
Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions
She 's all right / Ehrhart. - coin, public domain photograph
Print shows an angel labeled "National Credit" with wings labeled "Sound Financial Policy" and "Repeal of Sherman Silver Law" rising above the flames of the wreck of the "U.S. Treasury", with among the wreckage... More
[Abraham Lincoln, presidential candidate, half-length portrait, facing...
Photo of Lincoln made from a negative taken in Springfield, Illinois, by Alexander Hesler on June 3, 1860. One of several poses from that day. "Wrote Lincoln's law partner, William H. Herndon, 'There is the pec... More
Caricature, The dear creatures / F.M.H., public domain cartoon image
Print shows an old woman sitting on a bench, holding a purse labeled "G.O.P.", with Benjanim Harrison on the left and William McKinley on the right, vying for her attentions. Caption: Old Party (coyly) Oh! yo... More
Doing their little best to spoil his work / J.S. Pughe.
Print shows President Cleveland sculpting a statue labeled "Purity in Politics", but a group of legislators have resorted to mudslinging tactics to destroy Cleveland's efforts. Those identified with a hammer, i... More
The Republican Christmas tree / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon
Print shows a large Christmas tree decorated with ornaments labeled with political offices and presidential appointments; Thomas C. Platt and Matthew S. Quay, who is dressed as a woman, are standing in front of... More
Among the silent ones / C.J. Taylor.
Print shows Uncle Sam holding a paper labeled "Political Guide" and riding on a camel being led by Puck through the "City of Silence", past several silent sphinxes labeled "Tom Reed, Allison, McKinley, Morton, ... More
Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...
Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions
Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...
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[Boy in sailor uniform holding sword in front of flag-draped, head-and...
55653 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...
Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions
A few pleasant recollections of the fifty-fourth Congress / J.S. Pughe...
Print shows a large group of members of the Fifty-Fourth Congress, many dressed as Natives, some wearing grass skirts, most are armed with spears or clubs, some have shields, four are reading the "Reminiscences... More
Emancipation proclamation of President Abraham Lincoln, freeing the sl...
Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A puzzle / Keppler. - Public domain portrait engraving
Print shows President McKinley as a dairy farmer milking a cow labeled "Patronage", and many hands holding out containers, most labeled "From Ohio", for a share of the milk. Mark Hanna was a senator from Ohio w... More
McKinley & cabinet, Frances Benjamin Johnston collection
President William McKinley and his cabinet around table. Public domain photograph of an official meeting, group portrait of people, managers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders, Company G, at military camp, Monta...
Photograph showing Company G troop posing for group picture, Montauk Point, New York. "Montauk Point" written on front. "Co G" written on back of print. Forms part of the Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection.
A democratic indignation meeting / after a sketch by our special artis...
Print shows the ghost of Thomas Jefferson speaking to a gathering of the ghosts of John Tyler, Lewis Cass, James K. Polk, Stephen A. Douglas, Franklin Pierce, Andrew Jackson, William L. Marcy, Samuel J. Tilden,... More
President Wilson on Speaking Tour
Local Accession Number: CTG 00031..Description: President Wilson and his party arriving in Columbus, OH. ..Photographer: International ..Source: Cary T. Grayson Collection..Size: 8x10..Medium: Print, Sepia..Date: 1919
[Portrait of Lincoln]. American Civil War 1861-1865.
Inscribed in pencil at top right: C 26. Inscribed in pencil at bottom right: 9. Stamped on verso: Deposit received from Joseph Verner Reed 1949. Gift; Joseph Verner Reed; 1949. Forms part of: Popular graphic a... More
Taft boarding "Mayflower" - Public domain portrait photograph
A group of men standing next to each other on a boat. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[President Benjamin Harrison with James G. Blaine, Secretary of State,...
Public domain image of a historic view of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
John Calvin Coolidge - Public domain photograph, glass negative
A black and white photo of a man in a suit and bow tie. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mrs. W.H. Taft - Public domain photograph, glass negative
A black and white photo of a woman wearing a hat. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The President shaking hands from rear platform; Sec. Wilson, Sec. Hitc...
President McKinley with others at back of train, and crowd. D4036 U.S. Copyright Office.
[President Abraham Lincoln, half-length portrait, seated, right profil...
Ostendorf, no. 88 Meserve, no. 81 Published in: Lincoln's photographs: a complete album / by Lloyd Ostendorf. Dayton, OH: Rockywood Press, 1998, p. 172-173.
U.S. Grant III, American Civil War Glass Negative.
Picryl description: Public domain historical photo, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
[Theodore Roosevelt speaking with intensity from platform]
Staff photo. Forms part of: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).