1840

Pioneer fire company attention!! An adjourned meeting of the ‘Pioneer ...

Imprint 2. 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 16, Folder 28.

Andrew Jackson to William Allen, July 21, 1840

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The liberator. v.10:no.16(1840:Apr.17)

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[Main street of the town of Ōmihachiman, Japan]

Shijo school sketch showing a warehouse in the foreground with inns further down the street. Information from exhibit website: Illus. in: Shasei-jō, ca. 1840. Published in: The floating world of Ukiyo-e : sha... More

Marion's brigade crossing the Pedee River, S.C.. 1778. On their way to...

Image shows Francis Marion "the Swamp Fox" and his band of men in boats preparing to cross the Pee Dee River.

Der Gärber. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Print shows men working in a shop tanning leather. In album: Oertels Lesebuch, 32 Bilder, 2te Abtg.

[Joseph Jenkins Roberts, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to righ...

President of Liberia. Was part of LOT 8554. Case: central diamond surrounded by leaves. Stamped on brass mat: McCartey. Transfer; Manuscript Division. Forms part of: American Colonization Society Records, 1792-... More

[Clark sisters, five women, three-quarter length portraits, all facing...

Grandmother and aunts of photographer Frances Benjamin Johnston. Photographer unidentified. Hallmark: 40. Case: Rinhart 63. Accompanying note in case on stationery of the Arts Club of Washington, in handwriting... More

[Unidentified man, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right]

Photographer unidentified. Was part of LOT 8554. Case: front, Rinhart 162; back: central pattern in oval with scrolled border. Transfer; Manuscript Division. Forms part of: American Colonization Society Records... More

Harrisonians attend! The Tippecanoe boys of the City of Alton, are req...

Campaign.; Imprint 2. 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 16, Folder 24.

The philosopher & his kite / H.S. Sadd sc.

Print shows Benjamin Franklin and his son William flying a kite during an electrical storm.

[Gothic church with spire] - Public domain scan / drawing

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Evenhanded justice of the breaking up of the star chamber

Another in the series of "Spoodlyks's" satires on the Glentworth affair. (See also nos. 1840-60, -61, and -63). Here the artist portrays Glentworth's attempt to remove evidence in the vote fraud inquiry from t... More

O.K. - Political cartoon, public domain image

A postelection Whig satire, "Respectfully dedicated to the members of the Eighth Ward Tippecanoe Club and inscribed to their Patriotic Chairman Charles H. Delavan, Esqr." The artist shows a crowd of Whigs assem... More

[William Pinkney Rodgers, half-length portrait, seated, with blue scar...

Photographer unidentified. Hallmark: Rinhart 46. Case: variant of Rinhart 125. Label on back of case: William Pinkney Rodgers, 1821-1893. Gift; Mrs. Alexander Macomb; 1976; (DLC/PP-1976:307). Forms part of: Rod... More

The liberator. v.10:no.16(1840:Apr.17)

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[Copy of a painting of an unidentified woman, head-and-shoulders portr...

Photographer unidentified. Case: Rinhart 112. Source unknown. Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).

[Two women standing over seated reading woman]

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

Gilbert Stuart - G. Washington, Head and Shoulders Portrait

George Washington, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left. From the original portrait by Stuart in the Boston Atheneum.

5 dollars reward! Broke out, on the night of the 15th instant, from th...

Ōka kaendaiko - Public domain drawing

Print shows banners hanging from a rope suspended between a tree and a pole, with a tsuri-daiko or similar drum behind the banners. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo ... More

The liberator. v.10:no.23(1840:June 5)

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Map of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut /

Relief shown by hachures. Shows minor civil subdivisions. Prime meridian: Washington, D.C. Includes distance table and ill. Copy imperfect: Darkened, stained, mounted on cloth backing. Copy annotated in pencil ... More

Public meeting A general meeting of the friends of Harrison & reform. ...

Campaign.; Imprint 2. 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 16, Folder 7.

Sir: On behalf of the Republican committee of seventy-six, appointed b...

Page Order: Leaflet 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 197, Folder 3.

New England Convention, Sepr. 10th, 1840 / W.J. Rund, s[culpsi]t.

A campaign badge produced for the New England Whig Convention, held at Boston on September 10-11, 1840. From top to bottom: an eagle in flight with a banderole reading "Harrison, Tyler" and the words "One fire ... More

The liberator. v.10:no.29(1840:July 17)

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[Alexander Melville Bell and David Charles Bell, three-quarter length ...

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Das Oel. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Print shows two men working a screw press for extracting oil and a man with a horse working a stone press in the background. In album: Oertels Lesebuch, 32 Bilder, 2te Abtg.

[Madame De Lara, head-and-shoulders portrait of a woman, three-quarter...

Photographer unidentified. Identification from label on front of case: Madam De Lara (Cuba). Case: central quadrafoil surrounded by scrolls. Gift; Mrs. G.M. Parkhurst; 1926; (DLC/PP-1926:46952). Forms part of: ... More

Ellen Armstrong to Andrew Jackson, August 21, 1840

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Papier. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Print shows three men making paper; one standing at a vat with a screen, one working a press, and in the background, the third appears to be sizing the hand-made paper in a small vat before drying. In album: O... More

Der Schumacher. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Print shows two men working in a shoe shop. In album: Oertels Lesebuch, 32 Bilder, 2te Abtg.

[Unidentified man, half-length portrait, facing right]

Photographer unidentified. Source unknown. Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).

Joslin's six inch celestial globe from the best authorities /

Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Gift; Philip Colman; Dec. 2002. Imperfect: Some cracking, spotting, and slight losses, and cracking on zodiacal circle. Paired with G31... More

By permission and under the patronage of the worshipful the mayor ... ...

Broadside announcing a balloon ascension by Richard Gypson from the Gas Works, Daventry, England, 1840. Includes a picture of a balloon in flight. Tissandier collection.

Map shewing the connection of the Baltimore and Ohio-Rail-Road with ot...

Map of the United States east of the Mississippi River. [From published bibliography] Scale ca. 1:4,900,000. LC Railroad maps, 334 Includes text. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a ras... More

[Battle scene with charging cavalry and artillery]

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

Der Wagenbauer. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Print shows two men working in a shop making a carriage. In album: Oertels Lesebuch, 32 Bilder, 2te Abtg.

Mexican indemnity. Treasury department. Register's office, ---------- ...

Mexican indemnity. 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 199, Folder 30.

The liberator. v.10:no.16(1840:Apr.17)

Journal of the times Courtesy of Boston Public Library

This log cabin was the first building erected on the North Bend . . .

A Whig campaign print, showing William Henry Harrison greeting a wounded veteran before a log cabin by a river. The cabin flies an American flag with the words "Harrison & Tyler" and with a liberty cap on its s... More

[Bunker Hill] - Drawing. Public domain image.

Soldiers digging and pulling artillery, horse pulling, and battle scene. Title devised by cataloger. Purchase; Childs Gallery; (DLC/PP-1984:368). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

The liberator. v.10:no.24(1840:June 12)

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[Distant view of a house and yard]

Photographer unidentified. Case: flowers in central quadrafoil. Source unknown. Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).

Matty's dream. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Clay portrays Martin Van Buren driven from the White House by nightmares of cider barrels and Whig presidential challenger William Henry Harrison. Van Buren flees the presidential mansion in his nightshirt, dro... More

[Scene from the life of Washington?]

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

Hiram G. Runnels to James J. Morrison, February 4, 1840

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[Measured drawing of chest of drawers; front and side views]

Illus. in: John Hall, The Cabinet Maker's Assistant (Baltimore, 1840). Reference copy may be in LOT 4397T. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: BI WORKS; Rare Bk. ... More

[Robert Emmet, three-quarter length portrait, standing, turned to the ...

Printed at bottom: Copyrighted. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The liberator. v.10:no.1(1840:Jan.3)

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[Electoral ticket, "Jackson and liberty"; Maryland, 1840?]

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Funérailles de L'Empereur Napoléon. Passage du cortège dans les champs...

Funeral procession of Napoleon passing on the champs Elisées. Hubbard Collection. Signed on stone. No. 5.

Francesco Arban di Lione / Stani[...]é Morelli.

Half-length portrait of French ballonist Francesco Arban standing in the basket of a balloon, waving his hat. Tissandier collection.

Robert Carter Nicholas, Senator from Louisiana

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Slaughtering Sam'l Work; on his own hook. Alton, Ill's. The subscriber...

Imprint 3. 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 16, Folder 26.

Circular. Dear Sir: With this Circular you will receive a copy of the ...

[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).

[Allegorical male figure]. Book illustration from Library of Congress

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

[Full-length statue of Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, standing faci...

Public domain photo of Italian sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

Vignettes in the life of General William Henry Harrison, printed in Ge...

Reference copy may be in PRES FILE. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Broadsides; Pres. contests; Pres. I.; Shelf.

[Unidentified woman, three-quarter length portrait, facing front, seat...

Photographer unidentified. Hallmark: [asterisk]. Case: back only, Rinhart 163. Source unknown. Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).

[Algerian horsemen firing off guns] / Paul Delamain.

This record contains unverified, preliminary data. Title from P&P Bradley collection inventory card. Red stamp below image: Vente Paul Delamain. Sketch of horses head on verso. No. 74. George Lothrop Bradley Co... More

Corner loungers. Book illustration from Library of Congress

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

Maunsel White & Co. to Andrew Jackson, November 25, 1840

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The new era Whig trap sprung - Public domain scan / drawing

Democratic efforts to reelect Martin Van Buren are portrayed as hopeless in the face of broad popular support for Whig candidate William Henry Harrison. Here one of Harrison's campaign emblems, a log cabin, is ... More

The liberator. v.10:no.26(1840:June 26)

Journal of the times Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Matty's perilous situation up Salt River

A pro-Whig satire on the presidential campaign of 1840. Martin Van Buren is neck-deep in the waters of "Salt River," a colloquial term for political misfortune or failure. He sinks under the weight of boxes m... More

[Unidentified man, possibly John Bannister Gibson, head-and-shoulders ...

Case: front - Berg 44-55G; back - bouquet of mixed flowers. Label on case: 37. Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1998; (DLC/PP-1998:151.13). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Forms part o... More

[Landscape with cattle]. Book illustration from Library of Congress

This record contains unverified, preliminary data. Title from P&P Bradley Collection inventory card. Faint signature, in image, lower right: "Daubigny". Inscribed in pencil on back of drawing: "Th. R. 1.?" Insc... More

The liberator. v.10:no.30(1840:July 24)

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[Lucy Stone, half-length portrait of a woman, seated, facing front]

Photographer unidentified. Case: bouquet of flowers. Forms part of: Visual materials from the Blackwell family papers. Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Transfer; LC Manuscript Divi... More

[Flogging on a Man-of-War] - Public domain book illustration

Woodcut copyrighted by Henry Howe. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf.

Members of the Perseverance fire company, of Washington - for 1840. Gi...

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 197, Folder 14.

Andrew Jackson to John Catron, July 21, 1840

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Ohio waltz - Public domain American sheet music

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1820-1860 (Microfilm M 3106) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form) In bound volumes: Copyright Deposits 1820-1860

[R. McGill, full-length portrait, seated in chair, facing front, with ...

Photographer unidentified. Was part of LOT 8554. Case: similar to Rinhart 123. Accompanying hand-written note: R... McGill born in Baltimore, died at Cape Palmas. One of the original trustees of Hall Free Scho... More

Henry Fielding / engraved by J.C. Buttre.

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Notice!! Taken from the subscriber, on the night of April 16th, at Nut...

Reward.; Imprint 3. 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 16, Folder 5.

Map showing the connection of the coal-field of Allegany with the cana...

Outline map of western Maryland showing drainage, major roads, cities, and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and Canal. A shaded area indicates the coal field. Scale ca. 1:330,000. LC Railroad maps, 231 Descripti... More

The original silver medal presented by George Washington to Red Jacket

Etching of medallion: on recto: Red Jacket smoking long pipe, George Washington on left with right hand extended, below inscription: George Washington / President / 1792; on verso: presidential seal.

[Unidentified man, possibly David Roberts, three-quarter length portra...

Photographer unidentified. Accompanying note in case: I think this is a photo of David Roberts, father of Coolidge S. Roberts, but I am not sure. I think the mother-of-pearl frame is most interesting. E. C. St... More

The Log cabin song - Public domain book illustration, Library of Congr...

LOT subdivision subject: Log Cabins. Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. Copyright by Parker & Ditson. Lithograph by B.W. Thayer's Lith.

To the public. Some time about the 1st or 2d of December last, a young...

Reward.; Imprint 2. 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 16, Folder 1.

[Valentine. n. p., 184-?]. - Public domain broadside, Library of Congr...

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 120, Folder 29.

To the voters of Jersey County [Campaign broadside ticket for Jersey c...

Campaign.; Imprint 2. 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 16, Folder 15.

[Unidentified man with cat, three-quarter length portrait, full face, ...

Photographer unidentified. Case: front, Rinhart 66; back, urn with leaves. Purchase; 1967; (DLC/PP-1967:040). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Exhibited: American Treasures of the ... More

Battle of New Orleans / Robt. Hinshelwood ; Smillie & Hinshelwood.

Print shows an officer on horseback behind American soldiers as British soldiers storm the barricades, during the Battle of New Orleans. Published in Graham's magazine, 27, 1 (July 1845), between p. 40 and 41.

Map of the canals and rail roads connecting the Broad Top Coal Region ...

Map of parts of Pennyslvania, New Jersey, Maryland, and Delaware indicating major drainage, relief by hachures, boundaries, cities, and towns. A table of distances appears at left of map. Scale [ca. 1:660,000].... More

The liberator. v.10:no.30(1840:July 24)

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The eagle of liberty strangling the serpent of corruption. True Ameri...

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 232, Folder 2.

Trueman Stillman to Andrew Jackson, January 8, 1840

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The new era or the effects of a standing army

A condemnation of a Van Buren administration plan, put forward by Secretary of War Joel Poinsett, to reform the militia system through creation of a reserve force under regular army officers. The idea was attac... More

Rates of charges between New-York, New Brunswick, Princeton, Trenton, ...

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 120, Folder 25.

Hiram G. Runnels to Andrew Jackson, Jr., April 21, 1840

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The liberator. v.10:no.41(1840:Oct.9)

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[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, in unifo...

Photographer unidentified. Hallmark: [illegible]. Case: back only, four petal flower surrounded by scroll. Gift; W.G. Hoes; 1954. Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).

[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, full face, seated, hol...

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The liberator. v.10:no.12(1840:Mar.20)

Journal of the times Courtesy of Boston Public Library