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Kellar, American vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1920

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

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)

Familiealbum met foto's van een Nederlands-Indische familie en van een suikerfabriek in Purworejo

Familiealbum met foto's van een Nederlands-Indische familie en van een...

Fotoalbum in blauwe band. Het voor- en achterplat en de bandrug zijn versierd met geometrische en bloemmotieven. Op het voorplat prijkt een afbeelding met diverse soorten fruit. Achter het voorplat is een opber... More

The Rival Queens – Mary Queen of Scots Defying Queen Elizabeth

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)

[Illustrated arithmetic problem showing man stamping on fruit in rectangular tub and man standing in round tub, with mathematical equations and surrounding text]

[Illustrated arithmetic problem showing man stamping on fruit in recta...

Woodcut illus. and text in: Aritmetica / Filippo Calandri. Florence : L. Morgiani and J. Petri, 1492. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1987, p. 234.

[Incunabula illustrations, 1505], 16th century, engraving, Library of Congress

[Incunabula illustrations, 1505], 16th century, engraving, Library of ...

3 illus. on verso of title page, v. 1. Illus. in: Ulrich Pender, Der Beschlossen Gart des Rosenkrantz Marie (Nuremburg, 1505). Ref. copy may be in LOT 4444 B. This record contains unverified data from caption card.

Exemplum balistæ quadrirotis. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Exemplum balistæ quadrirotis. Book illustration from Library of Congre...

Print shows two soldiers with a horse-drawn ballista. The device, mounted on a wagon, is manipulated like a crossbow, shooting large arrows at enemy fortifications. The horses are well covered with armor. Illu... More

[Group of men and a demon, Peru]

[Group of men and a demon, Peru]

Public domain illustrated book page scan, 16th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

[Male and female mandrake roots]

[Male and female mandrake roots]

Illus. in: Commentarii secundo auct, in libros sex Pedacii Dioscoridis / Pietro Andrea Mattioli. Venetiis : Ex Oficina Erasmiana, V. Valgrisij, 1558, p. 535. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. ... More

Theodor de Bry - [How they catch fish]

Theodor de Bry - [How they catch fish]

Native men and women in a dugout canoe fishing while others in the background stand in the river and spear fish. Illus. in: Wunderbarliche, doch warhafftige Erklärung, von der Gelegenheit vnd Sitten der Wilden ... More

[Scaffolding used for support when lowering obelisk at the Circus Nero prior to its relocation to the Piazza of Saint Peter in Rome]

[Scaffolding used for support when lowering obelisk at the Circus Nero...

Illus. in: Della trasportatione dell'obelisco vaticano et delle fabriche di Nostro Signore papa Sisto v fatte dal cavallier Domenico Fontana. Roma : D. Basa, 1590. Published in: The tradition of technology : L... More

[Killing alligators]. Book illustration from Library of Congress

[Killing alligators]. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Natives attack and kill alligators by ramming a pole down it's throat, turning it over, beating it with clubs, and shooting it with arrows. Illus. in: Brevis narratio eorvm qvæ in Florida Americæ provi̇cia Gall... More

Carro delle zaffosina. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Carro delle zaffosina. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Print shows a mechanical device for transporting small boats from one body of water to another or over unnavigable sections by means of sleds with wheels that run through tracks. Illus. in: Novo teatro di mach... More

[Map of moon showing surface features, with four sets of cherubs and a scale bar]

[Map of moon showing surface features, with four sets of cherubs and a...

Illus. in: Selengraphia / Johannesevelius. Gedani : Autoris Sumtibuss, Typis Hunefeldianus, 1647. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1987, p. 44.

[Cellular structure of cork plant and cells of a honeycomb, with cork plant branch below]

[Cellular structure of cork plant and cells of a honeycomb, with cork ...

Illus. in: Micrographia / Robert Hooke. London : J. Martyn and J. Allestry, 1665. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1987, p. 58.

Martinus Hemskerkus Harl / E. de Boulonois fecit.

Martinus Hemskerkus Harl / E. de Boulonois fecit.

Martin Van Heemskerk, half-length portrait, standing, facing left. Illust. from: Academia des sciences et des arts ... /Isaac Bullart. Brusselle : Foppens, 1682-1695, LIV. VI., p. 435. LeBlanc, Boulonois no. 51

["Building of the Griffin," Canada, ca. 1690]

["Building of the Griffin," Canada, ca. 1690]

Illus. in: Voyage curieux du R.P. Louis Hennepin / Louis Hennepin, 1704, oppos. p. 100.

Oh--You shall see, vat you shall see

Oh--You shall see, vat you shall see

Illustration showing London street crier talking to two children, who are looking into a peepshow box. Illus. in: Marcellus Laroon's The cryes of the city of London after the life. London, 1711, pl. 75. Engravi... More

[Title page with vignette of allegorical scene]

[Title page with vignette of allegorical scene]

Illus. in: Antiquitates italicae medii aevi, sive Dissertationes de moribus, ritibus, religione, regimine, magistratibus, legibus, studiis literarum, artibus, lingua, militia, nummis, principibus, libertate, s... More

Imprimerie en lettres, l'opération de la casse / AB s.

Imprimerie en lettres, l'opération de la casse / AB s.

Print shows three printers in workshop setting type and examples of type and spacers set for printing. Illus. in: Encyclopédie; ou, Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, par une société ... More

The Body of Tee, a chief, as preserved after death in Otaheite / Webber del. ; Pollard sc.
A View of the habitations in Nootka Sound / Webber del. ; Birrell sc.

A View of the habitations in Nootka Sound / Webber del. ; Birrell sc.

Illus. from: Cook's voyage, octavo edition. Nootka Sound, Vancouver Island.

A Human sacrifice in a Morai in Otaheite [i.e. Tahiti] / Webber, J. del. ; W. & J.(?) Walker, sculp.
His majesty King George the III - contemplating a medal of King Alfred

His majesty King George the III - contemplating a medal of King Alfred

Print shows King George III, full-length portrait, wearing coronation robes, standing in library with seal of England over the doorway; he holds a medal with portrait of Alfred the Great. Illus. in: The Annual... More

Protestants, remember the massacre of St. Bartholemews in Paris, & the burning of martyrs in Smithfield

Protestants, remember the massacre of St. Bartholemews in Paris, & the...

Print shows a British minister handing a copy of the Québec Act to a kneeling bishop, George III is standing to the left, next to him is Lord Bute, with another minister and other clergymen completing the audie... More

General Putnam. Book illustration from Library of Congress

General Putnam. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Print shows Israel Putnam, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly right and gesturing to the left with both arms, wearing military uniform and feathered cap with skull and crossbones over the words "or... More

General Eliott / G. Fredk. Koehler delt. ; W. Angus sculp.

General Eliott / G. Fredk. Koehler delt. ; W. Angus sculp.

George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield, head-and-shoulders portrait, left profile, wearing uniform with hat; in framed medallion. Illus. in: History of the war with America, France, Spain, and Holland : ... More

[Child birth]. Book illustration from Library of Congress

[Child birth]. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Two images of childbirth: plate 23 (left) shows child in womb with umbilical cord and plate 24 (right) shows forceps being used to deliver child. Illus. in: An abridgement of the practice of midwifery : and a s... More

[An orrey or planetarium designed by George Adams showing relative positions of the planets in relation to the sun] / T. Milne del. ; Jno. Lodge sc.

[An orrey or planetarium designed by George Adams showing relative pos...

Illus. in: Astronomical and geographical essay. 6th ed., cor. and enl. London : W. & S. Jones, 1812. This plate: London : Printed for & published by W. & S. Jones, Holborn, as the Act directs, 1799 Jany. 1st.,... More

A view of the city of the Havana, taken from the road near Colonel Howe's battery Vue de la ville de la Havane prise du chemin pres de la batterie du Colonel Howe = Vista de la ciudad de la Havana desde el camino de la bateria del Coronel Howe / / drawn by Elias Durnford engineer ; etch'd by Paul Sandby ; & engraved by Edwd. Rooker.

A view of the city of the Havana, taken from the road near Colonel How...

Print shows distant view of Havana, Cuba, with the bay on the left, and a roadway past the battery and a palm tree in the foreground.

Devon in Pennsylv'a, the seat of Mr. Dallas / painted by T. Birch ; engraved & published by W. Birch, Springland near Bristol, Pennsylvania.

Devon in Pennsylv'a, the seat of Mr. Dallas / painted by T. Birch ; en...

Public domain image of painting, 18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Captain Lewis & Clark holding a council with the Indians

Captain Lewis & Clark holding a council with the Indians

Illus. in: A journal of the voyages and travels of a corps of discovery : under the command of Capt. Lewis and Capt. Clarke of the Army of the United States [...] during the years 1804, 1805 and 1806 [...] by P... More

A Sugar mill. Book illustration from Library of Congress

A Sugar mill. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Illus. in: Travels in Brazil / Henry Koster. London : Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1816, pl. opposite p. 336.

View of the insulated table lands at the foot of the Rocky Mountains / S. Seymour, del. ; C.G. Childs, sc.

View of the insulated table lands at the foot of the Rocky Mountains /...

Major Long's expedition to the Rocky Mountains, 1820. Reference copy in LOT 4390-D. Illus. in: James, Edwin / Account of an expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains,..., 1822-1823.

[Illustration showing man standing next to oxen hitched to cart loaded with stones, with text]

[Illustration showing man standing next to oxen hitched to cart loaded...

Public domain scan of the book page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Draco and Ursa Minor / Sidy. Hall, sculpt.

Draco and Ursa Minor / Sidy. Hall, sculpt.

Astronomical chart showing a dragon and bear forming the constellations. Illus. in: Urania's mirror, 1825, pl. 1. Exhibited: World Treasures of the Library of Congress.

Aries and Musca Borealis / Sidy. Hall, sculpt.

Aries and Musca Borealis / Sidy. Hall, sculpt.

Astronomical chart showing a ram and a fly forming the constellations. Illus. in: Urania's mirror, 1825, pl. 16.

Cassiopeia / Sidy. Hall, sculpt.

Cassiopeia / Sidy. Hall, sculpt.

Astronomical chart showing Cassiopeia seated in a chair forming the constellation. Illus. in: Urania's mirror, 1825, pl. 3.

Taurus / Sidy. Hall, sculpt. - Public domain book illustration

Taurus / Sidy. Hall, sculpt. - Public domain book illustration

Astronomical chart showing the bull Taurus forming the constellation, also shows the Pleiades. Illus. in: Urania's mirror, 1825, pl. 17. Exhibited: World Treasures of the Library of Congress.

Cushion cover, Staffordshire, England, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Cushion cover, Staffordshire, England, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Public domain photo of a 3d object, United Kingdom, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Portly man walking with arms outstretched]

[Portly man walking with arms outstretched]

Illustration shows a depiction of the Japanese saying "the person who fills the Great Way," which refers to a person of great virtue who has nothing to hide, although it shows a corrupt man who carries money in... More

The pipe dance and the tomahawk dance / F. Barinsou ; painted at the treaty of Prairie du Chien 1825 by J.O. Lewis ; Lehman & Duval Lithrs.

The pipe dance and the tomahawk dance / F. Barinsou ; painted at the t...

Native men performing the pipe dance and the tomahawk dance. Illus. in: The aboriginal port-folio : a collection of portraits of the most celebrated chiefs of the North American Indians / by J.O. Lewis. Philade... More

Intérieur d'une cabane de Caloches (Ile de Sitkha, Côte N.O. de l'Amérique) / dessiné d'après nat: par A. Postels ; lith. de Thierry frères, succrs. de Engelmann & Cie.

Intérieur d'une cabane de Caloches (Ile de Sitkha, Côte N.O. de l'Amér...

Interior view of lodge or cabin with Natives gathered around fire. Illus. in: Voyage autour de monde, exécuté par ordre de Sa Majesté l'empereur Nicolas 1er, sur la corvette le Séniavine, dans les années 1826, ... More

Principal front of the Capitol, Washington / W.H. Bartlett, R. Brandard.

Principal front of the Capitol, Washington / W.H. Bartlett, R. Brandar...

Engraving showing Capitol building in background; people walking or riding in carriages on Capitol grounds. Image found in N. P. Willis, American Scenery, p. 288, 1839. Engraving by R. Brandard after drawing by... More

[Horses at auction or races?] - Public domain book illustration

[Horses at auction or races?] - Public domain book illustration

Title devised by cataloger. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1941:0074). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

Crimson fronted Purple Finch / Drawn from nature by J.J. Audubon, F.R.S.F.L.

Crimson fronted Purple Finch / Drawn from nature by J.J. Audubon, F.R....

Print shows bird on flowering pea vine surrounded by border of vines, birds, a woman, and a bird's nest. In album: [Album of ephemera and Civil War era photographs; photos and album compiled by Larkin Goldsmit... More

Mansion House, Cheapside &c. / T. Shotter Boys, del. et lith.

Mansion House, Cheapside &c. / T. Shotter Boys, del. et lith.

Illustration showing people walking in London streets, public coach, and buildings seen from corner of Lombard Street. Illus. in: Original views of London as it is / drawn from nature ... and lithographed by Th... More

View from Mount Holyoke - A black and white drawing of a mountain scene

View from Mount Holyoke - A black and white drawing of a mountain scen...

Illustration showing view from the top of Mount Holyoke toward the valley and Connecticut River below.

Ruins called Om El Hamed near Tyre April 25th 1839 / David Roberts, R.A.

Ruins called Om El Hamed near Tyre April 25th 1839 / David Roberts, R....

Illus. in: The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt and Nubia / from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts ... ; lithographed by Louis Haghe. London : F.G. Moon, 1842-1845, v. 2, pts. 9-10, p. 11. Surro... More

David Roberts - Louis Haghe - Sidon looking towards Lebanon

David Roberts - Louis Haghe - Sidon looking towards Lebanon

Illus. in: The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt and Nubia / from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts ... ; lithographed by Louis Haghe. London : F.G. Moon, 1842-1845, v. 2, pts. 11-13, p. 2. Surro... More

Christian & Mohamedan chapels on the Summit of Sinai Feby 20th 1839

Christian & Mohamedan chapels on the Summit of Sinai Feby 20th 1839

Painting drawn at the summit of Gebel Musa (Biblical Mount Sinai), with mostly imaginative mountain landscape for the distribution and shape of the surrounding summits and showing the church and mosque on the s... More

The convent of St. Catherine Mount Sinai Feb 21st 1839 / David Roberts, R.A.

The convent of St. Catherine Mount Sinai Feb 21st 1839 / David Roberts...

Painting drawn at the central area of Wadi El Dier (Biblical Holy Valley), looking southeast and showing the orchard and fortress of Saint Catherine Monastery in the valley in the foreground from right to centr... More

Louis Haghe - The Great Sphinx, pyramids of Girzeh / David Roberts, R.A.

Louis Haghe - The Great Sphinx, pyramids of Girzeh / David Roberts, R....

Illus. in: Egypt & Nubia / from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts ... ; lithographed by Louis Haghe. London : F.G. Moon, 1846-1849, v. 1, pt. 17.

Section of revolving catoptric light; plan of revolving catoptric light

Section of revolving catoptric light; plan of revolving catoptric ligh...

Illus. in: Plates Accompanying Report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the Improvements in the Lighthouse System and Collateral Aids to Navigation, detail of plate 16, (lower left). On lower right: Lith. by... More

Great gateway, leading to the Temple of Karnac--Thebes / David Roberts, R.A.

Great gateway, leading to the Temple of Karnac--Thebes / David Roberts...

Title page vignette. Illus. in: Egypt & Nubia / from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts ... ; lithographed by Louis Haghe. London : F.G. Moon, 1846-1849, v. 2, pt. 2.

Valentine, Anonymous, Victorian Greeting Card

Valentine, Anonymous, Victorian Greeting Card

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mr. Clay taking a new view of the Texas question

Mr. Clay taking a new view of the Texas question

Illustration shows Henry Clay, dressed in doublet and breast plate with a brace of pistols at his waist, holding a carving knife and fork, at an open door in which a tiny "Mexican" cowers on a shelf. Below the ... More

Inauguration of General Taylor, March fourth, 1849 / W.W. Butt.

Inauguration of General Taylor, March fourth, 1849 / W.W. Butt.

President Taylor delivering his inaugural speech, on the steps of the Capitol. "From recent daguereotypes [sic] by Plumbe". Illus. in: Brother Jonathan, p. 1. Ref. copy in PRES FILE - Taylor, Zachary Inauguration.

George III, King of Great Britain &c / Pollard sculp.

George III, King of Great Britain &c / Pollard sculp.

Print shows King George III, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right wearing ermine robe and powdered wig, in oval topped with crown. After a Reynolds coronation portrait. Illus. in: An impartial hi... More

Cucumis sativus vulgaris, cucumern, engraving, Library of Congress

Cucumis sativus vulgaris, cucumern, engraving, Library of Congress

Illustration shows a Cucumber plant. Public domain scan of drawing, 16th century botanical illustration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Courting cats under arbor with eavesdropping fox by fence]

[Courting cats under arbor with eavesdropping fox by fence]

Title devised by cataloger. Purchase; 1980; (DLC/PP-1980:286.2). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "Reynard the Fox."

El-Fourdjeh - architecture hypogéene - peinture intérieure de la paroi droite / FT [monogram] Félix Teynard.

El-Fourdjeh - architecture hypogéene - peinture intérieure de la paroi...

Interior view of rock-hewn tomb showing paintings on the right side of the back wall. Illus. in: Égypte et Nubie : sites et monuments les plus intéressants pour l'étude de l'art et de l'histoire / Félix Teynard... More

Le Kaire - mosquée Nâcéryeh / Félix Teynard.

Le Kaire - mosquée Nâcéryeh / Félix Teynard.

Exterior view of the Nasseriya Mosque, Cairo, Egypt. Illus. in: Égypte et Nubie : sites et monuments les plus intéressants pour l'étude de l'art et de l'histoire / Félix Teynard. Paris : Goupil et Cie, [1858], ... More

Tâfah (Taphis) - vue du temple situé dans l'interieur du village / Félix Teynard.

Tâfah (Taphis) - vue du temple situé dans l'interieur du village / Fél...

View of ruins of small temple which is situated in the center of the town. Illus. in: Égypte et Nubie : sites et monuments les plus intéressants pour l'étude de l'art et de l'histoire / Félix Teynard. Paris : G... More

Karnak (Thèbes) - avenue de sphinx - vue générale prise du point G / Félix Teynard.

Karnak (Thèbes) - avenue de sphinx - vue générale prise du point G / F...

Ruins along the avenue of Sphinxes as seen from "point G" showing palms and temple ruins in the distance (see map, pl. 42 bis). Illus. in: Égypte et Nubie : sites et monuments les plus intéressants pour l'étude... More

Syout - habitations Arabes sur le bord du Nil / Félix Teynard.

Syout - habitations Arabes sur le bord du Nil / Félix Teynard.

Exterior view of Arab dwellings along the edge of the Nile in Asyūṭ, Egypt.

Vue extérieure de la mosquée, prise de la cour du chadirvan

Vue extérieure de la mosquée, prise de la cour du chadirvan

Print shows courtyard and exterior of Ayasofya Mosque, formerly the Church of Hagia Sophia, ablution fountain to the right; with groups of men in traditional dress. Title from plate list. Illus. in: Aya Sofia, ... More

Desperate conflict of American seamen under Decatur, on boarding a Tripolitan corsair / Whitney and Jocelyn sc; Darley, fecit.

Desperate conflict of American seamen under Decatur, on boarding a Tri...

Illustration shows Stephen Decatur and his men fighting hand-to-hand fight on board a Tripolitan gunboat during the First Barbary War. Illus. in: Life and death on the ocean: a collection of extraordinary adve... More

A description of a view of the city of Moscow

A description of a view of the city of Moscow

Illustration shows the procession of Alexander II into the Kremlin. Illus. in: Description of a view of the city of Moscow, with the gorgeous entry of His Imperial Majesty the Emperor Alexander II into the Krem... More

Principal floor. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Principal floor. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Print shows a floor plan for the Boston Public Library. Illus. in: Proceedings at the dedication of the building for the Public library of the city of Boston. Boston : prepared and printed by authority of the c... More

Burning of the Spanish camp at Chickasaw / J.W. Orr, N.Y.

Burning of the Spanish camp at Chickasaw / J.W. Orr, N.Y.

Burning of the Spanish camp at Chickasaw, Yalobusha Valley, Mississippi, by Indians.

Ruins of Stone Bridge, Bull Run / negative by Barnard & Gibson ; positive by A Gardner.

Ruins of Stone Bridge, Bull Run / negative by Barnard & Gibson ; posit...

Illustration showing ruins of a stone bridge which was destroyed to prevent pursuit by Confederate troops. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp... More

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania / negative by T.H. O'Sullivan ; positive by A. Gardner.

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania / negative by T.H. O'Sullivan ; positive by A...

Photograph showing a view of Gettysburg from Cemetery Ridge. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons, [c1866], v. 1, no. 35. Copyright ... More

[Two long-necked creatures accosting a noodle shop customer]

[Two long-necked creatures accosting a noodle shop customer]

Ukiyo-e print illustration showing Rokurokubi and Mikoshi-nyûdô, demons from Japanese folklore, frightening noodle shop customers to illustrate the proverb that "resistance is futile." Illus. in: Kyōsai hyakuzu... More

Culpeper, Virginia / negative by T.H. O'Sullivan. positive by A. Gardner.

Culpeper, Virginia / negative by T.H. O'Sullivan. positive by A. Gardn...

Photograph showing a post boy, seated at left, and another man in front of a tent used by the Post Office Department at General Headquarters in Brandy Station, Virginia. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketc... More

Halles centrales de Paris - façade latérale au sud / V. Baltard, archte ; Dulos, gravr.

Halles centrales de Paris - façade latérale au sud / V. Baltard, archt...

Illustration shows south side vue of Les Halles. Public domain photograph of architecture design drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dutch Gap Canal, James River, Virginia / negative by J. Reekie, positive by A. Gardner.

Dutch Gap Canal, James River, Virginia / negative by J. Reekie, positi...

Photograph showing the canal which was built to join together two portions of the James River. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons,... More

Butler's victims of Fort St. Philip

Butler's victims of Fort St. Philip

Union General Benjamin F. Butler with Confederate prisoners at Fort St. Philip near New Orleans, Louisiana. Drawn and published by Adalbert Volck. Illus. in: V. Blada's war sketches. London [i.e. Baltimore], 18... More

[Allegorical image of two(?) women] / C.H. Schmolze.

[Allegorical image of two(?) women] / C.H. Schmolze.

Reproduction of drawing for book of poetry. Illus. in: Schmolze, Karl Heinrich / An artist's poems, Philadelphia, 1863, pl. 5. Reference copy in LOT 4450-H.

[Iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Labrador]

[Iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Labrador]

Illus. in album: Photographs of arctic ice / William Bradford, [plate 9] Typewritten text in album lists photographers as J.L. Dunmore and G.P. Critcherson, but William H. Pierce, from the firm of J.W. Black, ... More

Fraternité universelle. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Fraternité universelle. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Portrait of Abraham Lincoln surrounded by allegorical figures including Faith, Hope, Charity, Architecture, Wisdom, Harmony and Force and historical figures. Reference copy also available in PRES. FILE - Lincol... More

City of Atlanta, Ga., no. 1 / Photo from nature by G. N. Barnard.

City of Atlanta, Ga., no. 1 / Photo from nature by G. N. Barnard.

Illustration showing the destroyed Atlanta roundhouse, with steam engines and train cars in place but with collapsed stone walls. Illus. in: Photographic views of Sherman's campaign, from negatives taken in the... More

[Diagram showing the mechanics of a parallel-flow turbine]

[Diagram showing the mechanics of a parallel-flow turbine]

Illus. in: A manual of the steam engine and other prime movers / by William John Macquorn Rankine. 3d ed., rev. London : C. Griffin and Company, 1866. Published in: The tradition of technology : Landmarks of W... More

[A kiln or furnace with fire heating coal in a retort to the point of decomposition, the resulting gas passing through a pipe to a system of pipes used to illuminate the Boulton and Watt factory in Soho] / P. Broux.

[A kiln or furnace with fire heating coal in a retort to the point of ...

Illus. in: Les merveilles de la science, ou Description populaire des inventions modernes, / par Louis Figuier. Paris : Furne, Jouvet et cie, [1867]-1870. Published in: The tradition of technology : Landmarks ... More

Fig. 10 -- verre du bec d'Argand

Fig. 10 -- verre du bec d'Argand

Print shows a lamp with glass chimney and circular, hollow wick designed by Ami Argand in 1784 that increased the amount of illumination. Illus. in: Les merveilles de la science, ou Description populaire des i... More

Lincoln at Home - Public domain  drawing

Lincoln at Home - Public domain drawing

Public domain reproduction of artwork in Metropolitan Museum of Art, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Great Mormon Tabernacle - Salt Lake City

Great Mormon Tabernacle - Salt Lake City

Photograph shows bird's-eye view of the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Burning Rock cut - Green River Valley (Andrew J. Russel)

Burning Rock cut - Green River Valley (Andrew J. Russel)

Photograph shows men standing next to the railroad cut through Burning Rock in the Green River Valley for the Central Pacific Railroad. Illus. in: Sun pictures of Rocky Mountain scenery, with a description of ... More

[Bearded man with pipe on horseback]

[Bearded man with pipe on horseback]

Title devised by cataloger. Cf. CAI - Frost, no. 73 (A size). No publication information. (DLC/PP-1934:0009). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

[Painters and fishermen in outdoor scenes]

[Painters and fishermen in outdoor scenes]

Clockwise from left: two men under tree resting with easel in background, fisherman watching fish in air, two people by or in stream, man standing by gear, man fishing, man falling in water, two men resting aga... More

Alice Barber Stephens - The red coat

Alice Barber Stephens - The red coat

Title on verso. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1932:0083). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

map 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 unpublished documents of John Adams, etc"

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

Sappho - Drawing. Public domain image.

Sappho - Drawing. Public domain image.

Title on verso. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1934:0188). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

[Man with fallen bicycle looking up road]

[Man with fallen bicycle looking up road]

Picryl description: Public domain image of byciclyst, bike, bicycle wheel, sport event, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Boy in golfing stance] - Drawing. Public domain image.

[Boy in golfing stance] - Drawing. Public domain image.

Title devised by cataloger. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1934:0009). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

George Washington in his boyhood

George Washington in his boyhood

George Washington leading other boys with swords lifted in mock charge as another group of boys are advancing from background. The United States, p. 281.

Trevithick's first passenger-carrying common road locomotive, Camborne, 1801

Trevithick's first passenger-carrying common road locomotive, Camborne...

Print shows overhead, side, and front views of steam locomotive for use on roadways. Illus. in: Life of Richard Trevithick, with an account of his inventions / by Francis Trevithick, C.E. Illustrated with engr... More

[Studio portrait of models wearing traditional clothing from İstanbul, Ottoman Empire]

[Studio portrait of models wearing traditional clothing from İstanbul,...

(1) Mevlevi dervish; (2) Bektași dervish; and (3) Mullah (chief judge). French caption: Constantinople: Figure 1: Derviche Mevlevi; Figure 2: Derviche Bektachi; Figure 3: Mollah. Caption also in Ottoman Turkis... More

[Studio portrait of models wearing traditional clothing from the province of Sivas, Ottoman Empire]

[Studio portrait of models wearing traditional clothing from the provi...

(1): Muslim woman of Sivas; (2): Armenian woman of Sivas; and (3): Kurdish woman of the environs of Sivas. French caption from book: Sivas: Figure 1: Musulmane de Sivas; Figure 2: Arménienne de Sivas; and Figu... More

[Studio portrait of models wearing traditional clothing from the province of Diarbèkir (Diyarbakır), Ottoman Empire]

[Studio portrait of models wearing traditional clothing from the provi...

(1): Muslim of Diarbèkir (Diyarbakır); (2): Christian of Diarbèkir (Diyarbakır); and (3): Kurd of Palou (Palu). French caption from book: Diarbekir: Figure 1: Musulman de Diarbèkir; Figure 2: Chrétien de Diarb... More

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