Painting copies for Robinson. Copy of a Renaissance painting II
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Inauguration of Washington at the Old City Hall 30th April 1789
This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Colen.
[Church ("Unitarian Church"), D Street and 6th Street, Washington, D.C...
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[United States Capitol] / C. Bullfinch delt. ; Childs dir.
Print shows front or east view of the U.S. Capitol as it appeared in 1829, prior to the beginning of President Andrew Jackson's administration. Title from another impression. Trimmed above title and mounted on ... More
Scene in Washington. Sunday Feby. 25. 1838
A caricature of James Watson Webb, prominent Whig editor of the "Morning Courier and New York Enquirer." Webb is shown parading, armed to the teeth, along Pennsylvania Avenue. He carries a sword cane, a musket,... More
The Smithsonian Institution. Book illustration from Library of Congres...
Engraving showing people standing in groups on the lawn and sidewalks at the front entrance to the Smithsonian Institute.
[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Extension. Eastern elevatio...
Scaled. The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is the federal agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex, which includes the U.S. Capitol ... More
[Perspective view of Capitol] - Public domain architectural drawing
Photograph of architectural drawing showing U.S. Capitol, with people in foreground. In album: Benjamin Brown French "Photographs," p. 161. On drawing: Original design adopted by the President A.D. 1851. Refer... More
Details of Senate post office - Public domain architectural plan drawi...
U.S. Capitol (drawing). This record contains unverified data from caption card.
Details of eastern stairs, basement story, south wing
U.S. Capitol (drawing). The original U.S. Capitol building, known as the "Old Capitol," was a small brick building that was completed in 1800. It served as the Capitol building until the current building was c... More
Section through dome of U.S. Capitol
Drawing. This record contains unverified data from caption card. The original U.S. Capitol building, known as the "Old Capitol," was a small brick building that was completed in 1800. It served as the Capitol ... More
Counter for room of Sergeant at Arms
U.S. Capitol (drawing). This record contains unverified data from caption card.
Longitudinal section, north wing
U.S. Capitol (drawing). This record contains unverified data from caption card.
Letter delivery, post office, Hall of Representatives
U.S. Capitol (drawing). This record contains unverified data from caption card.
7 ton hydraulic lifting jack, U.S. Capitol Ex. and Washington Aqueduct...
Drawing. This record contains unverified data from caption card. The original U.S. Capitol building, known as the "Old Capitol," was a small brick building that was completed in 1800. It served as the Capitol ... More
Details of dome, gutters over peristyle
U.S. Capitol (drawing). The original U.S. Capitol building, known as the "Old Capitol," was a small brick building that was completed in 1800. It served as the Capitol building until the current building was c... More
Dome--interior, Washington, D.C., engraving, Library of Congress
U.S. Capitol (drawing). This record contains unverified data from caption card.
Details of north wing - Public domain historic place drawing
U.S. Capitol (drawing). This record contains unverified data from caption card.
Piping for U.S. Capitol extension, south wing, south side
Drawing. This record contains unverified data from caption card. The original U.S. Capitol building, known as the "Old Capitol," was a small brick building that was completed in 1800. It served as the Capitol ... More
Plan of basement story - Public domain architectural plan drawing
U.S. Capitol (drawing). This record contains unverified data from caption card.
Champion's double lever bridge. The engravings annexed, are illustrati...
Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 201, Folder 13a.
[Government Hospital for the Insane (Saint Elizabeths Hospital), Washi...
Sheet no. 4. No. 301 in pencil on back. No. 2175. Gift ; American Institute of Architects / American Architectural Foundation ; 2010 ; (DLC/PP-2010:100) Forms part of: The AIA/AAF Collection (Library of Congre... More
President's stables (White House in the background).
Photograph shows two men and a horse at stables adjacent to White House. Blind stamp on mount: Reynolds's Bristolboard. Attributed to Walker based on date, subject matter, and size of print. Purchase; 1984; (D... More
[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). North wing. Principal story...
In album: Engineering projects directed by Montgomery Meigs, Washington, D.C. ca. 1852-ca. 1860, p. 147, no. 256. Inscription: Details of western stairway. North wing. Principal story. "Scale one inch to a fo... More
[Construction of the United States Treasury Building, Washington, D.C....
Illus. in: Views of the Treasury Building, plate 18. Microfilm in LOT 12364.
[Plaster model of Statue of Freedom]
In album: Benjamin Brown French "Photographs," p. 14. Reference copy in LOT 12251, v. 1. Original in PR 12 LOT 12251.
[Jabez L.M. Curry, Representative from Alabama, Thirty-fifth Congress,...
Title devised by Library staff based on name provided in book's index. Illus. in: McClees' gallery of photographic portraits of the senators, representatives & delegates of the thirty-fifth Congress... Washingt... More
[Construction of Treasury Building, Washington, D.C. With oxen in fore...
Illus. in: Views of the Treasury Building. Microfilm in LOT 12364.
Colonel John Harris? U.S. Marine Corps. Commandant Marine Corps. Hdq. ...
A black and white photo of a man in uniform. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Unidentified woman, possibly a nurse, during the Civil War] / Brady's...
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[Unidentified soldier in uniform] / Bell & Brother, photographers, 480...
The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, which creates a glossy surface to h... More
D.C. McCallum, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.
A black and white photo of a man with a beard. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
White House, earliest [sic] known view (made in 1860's)
Public domain photograph of American Civil War era building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Colonel C.N. Alexander, [2d] D.C. Infantry.
A black and white photo of a man with a beard. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Colonel C.N. Alexander, [2d] D.C. Infantry.
A black and white photo of a man with a beard. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Washington Monument as it stood for 25 years.
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Colonel C.N. Alexander, 2d D.C. Infantry
Corresponding print is in LOT 4192. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about Civil war photographs is available at loc.gov ... More
Brady's incidents of the war. (Fort Richardson Virginia) Camp 1st. Con...
Photograph shows Union soldiers with cannons in an artillery bunker at Fort Richardson, Arlington, Virginia. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1861 by M.B. Brady, in the Clerks Office of the Dis... More
Ft. Brady, Interior (Andrew J. Russel)
Photograph showing mounted guns and ammunition around the perimeter of a fort, possibly interior of Fort Carrol in Giesboro, Washington, D.C. instead of Fort Brady. Title from published source: Interior of Fo... More
7th New York State Militia, Camp Cameron, D.C., 1861
No. B908. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Washington, D.C., Group in front of building
No. 862. Title, photographer, and date from Catalogue of photographic incidents of the war, from the gallery of Alexander Gardner...by Bob Zeller, published by the Center for Civil War Photography, c2003. Gift;... More
Armory Square Hospital, Washington, D.C. during American Civil War
No. 5215. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More
The Southern Confederacy - Senate Chamber in the Capitol at Montgomery...
Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 11, no. 275 (1861 Mar. 2), p. 229. Reference copy may be in LOT 4421-A. Caption card tracings: Al... More
7th New York State Militia, Camp Cameron, D.C., 1861
No. B939. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
White House Landing, Pamunkey River, Virginia
No. B1265. Mounted with 5 other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
White House Landing, Pamunkey River, Virginia
No. B134. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More
The Civil War in America--drumming out a soldier of the Federal Army t...
Illus. in: The Illustrated London news, 1861 Dec. 28, p. 666.
Arsenal yard, Washington, D.C., from roof of model arsenal (Andrew J. ...
Photograph showing an aerial view of the Washington Arsenal yard. No. 274.
7th New York State Militia, Camp Cameron, D.C., 1861
No. 931. Mounted with four other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Smithsonian Institution, Wash., D.C. (Andrew J. Russel)
Photograph shows the Smithsonian Institution building from the northeast with spectators in the driveway and seated on the grass. Photograph taken before Jan. 1865 when a major fire destroyed parts of the buil... More
Civil War envelope showing slave master holding whip as slave attempts...
Addressed to John Heagy Esq., Highspire P.O., Dauphin Co., Penna. ; postmarked Hummelstown, Pa., September 25 ; bears 3 cent stamp. Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2017; (D073) pp/liljmem
7th New York State Militia, Camp Cameron, D.C., 1861
No. B954. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
[Civil War envelope showing caricatures of Winfield Scott and Jefferso...
Addressed to Mr. David F. Gorham, Mount Kisco, N.Y.; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). pp/liljmem
Panorama of the seat of war. Birds eye view of Virginia, Maryland, Del...
Shows various Civil War fortifications (battle sites noted by crossed swords) and smoke over Manassas (Bull Run) vicinity. Oriented with north to the right. Available also through the Library of Congress Web si... More
Maj. General I. B. Richardson. American Civil War 1861-1865.
Purchase; L.C. Handy, Washington, D.C.; 1905 Nov. 25; (DLC/PP-1905: 42760A)
Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln - March 4, 1861
J16415 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright Feb. 23, 1935 by N. Spindler. Original salted paper print in album: Benjamin Brown French "Photographs," LOT 12251, [p.] 59, located in PR 12, CN: 1972:158.
Officers of 4th N.Y. Heavy Artillery'y. (i.e. Artilleryillery), Fort C...
No. 4103. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... 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
Washington, District of Columbia. Hospital of Quartermaster Department
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On 7th St. Washington, Blenkers headquarters
Title inscribed lower right. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.353) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.
A Rebel guerrilla raid in a western town / Th. Nast.
Print shows a raid on a western town by a group of Confederate guerrillas who are abusing and executing the citizens, destroying property, and stealing whatever they can carry away. Illus. from: Harper's weekl... More
[Detail of "Progress of Civilization" east pediment of the Senate wing...
Photograph of maquette showing two sheaves of wheat, an anchor, a mechanic, and a schoolmaster and child, representing the diversity of human endeavor. In album: Benjamin Brown French "Photographs," p. 75. Ref... More
[Capitol, detail of "Progress of Civilization," Thomas Crawford; east ...
Photograph shows detail of schoolmaster and child from Thomas Crawford's Progress of Civilization in the pediment over the east entrance to the Senate wing of the U.S. Capitol In album: Benjamin Brown French "P... More
[William Benjamin Brice, U.S. Army Paymaster General from 1864 to 1872...
Photograph of drawing shows portrait of Brice in military uniform. Public domain photograph of a military, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Washington and his family / original painting by C. Schussele, Philade...
Print showing George and Martha Washington sitting at a table with George Washington Parke Custis and Nelly Custis standing to the right and left of George, and a servant entering on the far right. On the table... More
Burning of the Smithsonian Institute at Washington, January 24, 1865 /...
Wood engraving showing the Smithsonian Institution engulfed in flames. Wood engraving after Philip Wharton. Wood engraving in Harper's Weekly, Feb. 11, 1865, p. 94. Reference copy filed in LOT 4386-48.
[Washington, District of Columbia]. Capt. D.G. Thomas, M.S.K.
Public domain photograph of American Civil War era building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Giesboro, Md. (Andrew J. Russel) during American Civil War
Photograph showing bales of grain on the wharf at Giesboro cavalry depot. Alternate title from published source: Giesboro grain wharf; July 1865. Published in: Russell's Civil War photographs : 116 historic pr... More
Washington, District of Columbia. Captain Chas. H. Tompkin's (A.Q.M.) ...
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15 in. gun near Wash., D.C. Aug. 1865
No. 659. Hand written on verso: see Miller, vol. 3, p. 145. Purchase; L.C. Handy, Washington, D.C.; 1905 Nov. 25; (DLC/PP-1905: 42760A)
Giesboro, Md (Andrew J. Russel) during American Civil War
Photograph showing an aerial view of the Giesboro cavalry depot . Alternate title from published source: General view of the car depot at Giesboro; July 1865. Published in: Russell's Civil War photographs : 11... More
Washington, District of Columbia. Government Paint Shop
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Washington, District of Columbia (vicinity). Officers of 3d U.S. Infan...
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[Washington, District of Columbia (vicinity)]. General Daniel White an...
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Washington, District of Columbia. Grand review of the army
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Washington, District of Columbia. Group of officers of Signal Corps. C...
Picryl description: Public domain historical photo, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
New, Honorable John C. Treasury Dept.
A black and white photo of a man with a beard. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Headquarters of General M. D. Hardin, Washington, D.C., April, 1865
No. 833. Hand written on verso: "19th & Penn. Ave." Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Washington Navy Yard, District of Columbia. Samuel Arnold, a conspirat...
A black and white photo of a man in a suit. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Washington, District of Columbia. Group of Quartermaster Corps employe...
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John Wilkes Booth assassinated Lincoln, Apr. 1465
Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. General information about the National Photo Company collection is available ... More
[Washington, District of Columbia (vicinity)]. General William F. Bart...
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Lockwood, Belva Lawyer - D.C. (Famous Lawyer and bicycle rider)
A couple of women sitting next to each other. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Washington, District of Columbia (vicinity). General Bryon R. Pierce a...
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Washington, District of Columbia. Company C, 10th U.S. Veteran Reserve...
Title from Civil War caption books. Caption from negative sleeve: Co. C, 10th U.S. Veteran Reserve Corps at Washington Circle. Washington, D.C. April 1865. Annotation from negative, glass side: 22. Correspondin... More
Washington, District of Columbia. Company K, 9th U.S. Veteran Reserve ...
Title from Civil War caption books. Caption from negative sleeve: Co. K, 9th Veteran Reserve Corps, Washington, D.C. May 1865. Annotation from negative, glass side: Co. K, 2/27/2, Mr. Marshall [?] 4/4. Correspo... More
[Construction of Treasury Building, Washington, D.C.: Men standing in ...
Illus. in: Views of the Treasury Building. Microfilm in LOT 12364.
Patent-office, Washington, D.C.--examiners at work / sketched by Theo....
Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1869 July 10, p. 445. Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington DC, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Music evening at the Capitol grounds, Washington D.C. / Drawn by T. H....
Microfilm copy of wood engraving after Nast. Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, 1870 July 23, p. 472. No reference copy. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.
State Bed-Room in President's Mansion, Washington, D.C
Title from Item. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, which creates a g... More
[Timothy O. Howe, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left] / C.M. Bel...
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In South East Washington - Public domain scan / drawing
Drawing shows four houses in southeast Washington DC partially hidden behind two bare trees. Formerly DRWG/US - Gedney - 110. Gift, Ralph Gedney 1926 (DLC/PP-1926:R47019).
Vua-Sha-Peh (Stabber) / A. Gardner, Washington, D.C.
Note printed below image: Photographed for Trustees of Blackmore Museum, Salisbury, England. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his phot... More
[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Plan of an upper floor]
Public domain scan of architectural drawing, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Vertical section and plan of sk...
Reference copy in LOT 4249 (R). Public domain photograph of building plan, architecture design drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Section of reading room]
Reference copy in LOT 4249 (R). Public domain photograph of building plan, architecture design drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Library of Congress ("Congressional Library"), Washington, D.C. Line ...
Reference copy in LOT 4249 (R). Public domain photograph of architecture design drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Front and end elevations]
Reference copy in LOT 4249 (R). Public domain photograph of architecture design drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Portrait Photograph: Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.
A young boy in a white dress and white shoes, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, architecture in Washington, ... More
View from N.E. corner, 17th & H sts, Spring of 1875. Washington, D.C.
Watercolor drawing shows houses at the corner of 17th and H streets, presumably in the Northwest quadrant of Washington DC. Transfer; Map Division; 1936; (DLC/PP-1936:491748).