1850

South American fever & ague remedy is a cheap, safe ...

Patent medicine label of G.A. Leonard, New York, with three illustrations showing people with boxes on shore, sick person in cabin, and two men clearing land. Copyright by Snyder, Black, & Sturn, N.Y. 1863.

Map of the Portland and Ogdensburg Rail Road line, and connections.

Map of parts of New England and New York showing the railroad network and the progress of track construction along the Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad line. A reference table in the upper left of the map provi... More

Bankoku sankai tsuran bunzu - Public domain old map

Japanese print shows a map of the world with sailing ships on the seas and American and Russian soldiers. Typewritten annotation on back mount: A table of mileage from Nagasaki to various parts of the world an... More

[George Washington, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Pnyx. Museon Hill - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, opposite p. 10.

Temple of Athene Nike. Venus Victrix--Wingless Victory / D. Constantin...

In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, opposite p. 12.

Burial ground "Agia Triada". Tomb of Dexileus, B.C. 393

Monuments at Hagia Trias; on left, monument to Dexileus. In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, p. 18, left side.

Areopagus. Mars Hill. Temple of Theseus / D. Constantin.

View toward Temple of Theseus (Hephaisteion) from the Areopagus (Mars Hill). In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, opposite p.11.

Odeum of Herodes Atticus - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, p. 9. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with ... More

[De la Garza, full-length portrait, standing, facing front]

In album: Portraits of rulers, politicians ... relating to the reign of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, p. 17, upper right. On recto: Cruces y Campa, México, 2[superscript a] de S. Francisco, no. 4.

Portrait of a young woman - Public domain portrait

Artist: Davis & Company.Artist Bio: American photography studio, active mid 19th century.Creation Date: 1850.Print Date: ca. 1850.Process: daguerreotype.Credit Line: Gift of Stanley B. Burns ... More

The progress of the age! A new paper, bearing this title, edited by D....

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 22, Folder 20.

[Print speciman of American Indian man on horseback killing bison] / A...

Illus. in: Lithography, engraving and printing establishment of Augs. Kollner : designer, engraver & lithographer, copperplate & lithographic printer, [p. 7]

Lafayette / peint par Court ; gravé par Aug. Blanchard.

Print shows Lafayette, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, wearing military uniform. Caption: Lafayette (Marie-Paul-Joseph-Yves-Gilbert Mottier [sic], Marquis de) Général en chef des Gardes nationale... More

John C. Calhoun, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Head and shoulders portrait, facing left. Public domain scan of 19th-century salted paper print artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tomb - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Relief sculpture of two women and a child. In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, opposite p. 21, right side.

Alexandre Farnese III duc de Parme--Gouverneur des Pays Bas + 1592

Alexandro Farnese, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

L'arriveé, Tissandier Collection, France

Drawing shows the descent of a balloon with a parachutist below and balloonist in basket controlling descent. Tissandier collection.

[John Ross, full length portrait, facing front standing next to a smal...

Photograph shows portrait of John Ross, also known as Guwisguwi, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation from 1828-1866 and founder of Ross's Landing in 1816, site of the original settlement of Chattanooga, Tenn... More

[Woman with unopened parasol, half-length portrait, facing front]

In album: Portraits of rulers, politicians ... relating to the reign of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, p. 45, lower left. Handwritten at top of album page: Opera singers.

J.H. Wade / Ambrotype by Brady ; engd. by J.C. Buttre.

Jeptha Homer Wade, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left. Engraved for Shaffner's Telegraph Manual.

Map of Liberia / Historic map, Library of Congress

Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Annotated in pencil to change statement of responsibility to "by the American Colonization Society," and to add place names. Gift; 1968; American Colonizatio... More

Just the thing for a child to have! John Adams's letter written the da...

Title.; Copy 2 is a negative Photostat. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. 2 duplicate copies Printed Ephemera Collection; P... More

The voyage of life - youth / painted by Thomas Cole ; engraved by Jame...

Print showing a young man in a boat floating on a river toward a celestial kingdom; an angel is standing on the shore to set him on his way through life. Caption continues: From the original painting distribut... More

[Boy wearing suit, full-length portrait, standing, facing front]

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

Dear Sir: Having purchased the celebrated stallion and getter of race ...

Horse racing. 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 22, Folder 24.

[Woman, half-length portrait, seated, facing front]

In album: Portraits of rulers, politicians ... relating to the reign of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, p. 43, lower left. Handwritten at top of album page: Opera singers. Handwritten on verso: Srita Vallejo.

Map showing the coal & timber lands of the Allegheny Rail Road & Coal ...

Outline map of eastern Pennsylvania and part of New Jersey showing relief by hachures, drainage, coal, timber, major cities, and railroads. Scale ca. 1:600,000. LC Railroad maps, 318 Description derived from pu... More

James Marshall, discoverer of gold, at Sutter's Mill

Photomechanical reproduction of the 1850(?) daguerreotype by R. H. Vance shows James Marshall standing in front of Sutter's sawmill, Coloma, California, where he discovered gold.

Map of the United States of America.

Insets of the Atlantic Ocean and the Isthmus of Panama. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

[Stephen Arnold Douglas, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to left...

Democratic Congressman from Illinois, 1843-1847; Senator, 1847-1861. Produced possibly by Mathew Brady's studio in New York or Washington; or Alexander Hesler, Chicago. Facing the light / H. Pfister. Washington... More

Birthplace of Allan Pinkerton, Muirhead Street and Ruglen Loan, Gorbal...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Scotland, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Portico. Denderah Egypt - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, opposite p. 25, lower left. Probably photographed by Francis Frith.

Address to the Journeymen Cordwainers L. B. of Philadelphia by John Mc...

Verse. 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 156, Folder 38.

Romanism as it is exhibited, in the life, death and salvation of Adam ...

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 22, Folder 35. Purgatory is a concept in Roman Ca... More

Map of the Philadelphia, Wilmington, & Baltimore Railroad shewing [sic...

Sketch map showing the area between Philadelphia and Baltimore indicating drainage, cities and towns, roads, and railroads. Consolidated February 5, 1838. Scale ca. 1:350,000. LC Railroad maps, 530 Description ... More

[Kiosk of the Emperor Trajan (Pharaoh's Bed)]

In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, p. 26, upper right. Probably photographed by Francis Frith.

Auburn College, Ala. / T.B., Landscape view print

Print shows a front view of the main building; includes list of members of the "Executive Committee", "Agents", and "Building Committee", with "Revd. A. A. Lipscomb D.D. Chairman, Montgomery, Ala." as chairman ... More

Lady Suffolk and Lady Moscow: hunting park course, Philadelphia. June ...

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 3659

Portrait of a Woman - Public domain portrait print

Title: Portrait of a Woman.Artist: Unknown artist.Creation Date: 1850.Process: daguerreotype.Credit Line: Gift of Stanley B. Burns ... More

The fall term of this institution will commence on the 20th of August ...

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 93, Folder 22.

[Interior of Temple of Medinet Habu, Thebes

In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, opposite p. 25, lower left. Probably photographed by Francis Frith.

City of New-York, Brooklyn, Jersey City & Quarantine Station on Staten...

Small panoramic print shows the waterfront of New York City and New Jersey ca. 1850. Places identified include: Jersey City; Hoboken; Bedlow's Island; Ellis Island; Hudson River; Robbins Reef Light House; New-Y... More

Map of Coshocton County, Ohio / - Public domain old map

LC Land ownership maps, 611 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Inset: Map of Coshocton and Roscoe.

Map of the railroads & canals connecting the coal estate of the Broad ...

Outline map indicating the railroad network in central Pennsylvania, parts of Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey. Scale [ca. 1:650,000]. LC Railroad maps, 76 Description derived from published bibliography. Avai... More

[Print speciman of vignettes of Wincohocking Mills, Philadelphiadelphi...

Illus. in: Lithography, engraving and printing establishment of Augs. Kollner : designer, engraver & lithographer, copperplate & lithographic printer, [p. 4]

Teresa Parodi - Print, Library of Congress collection

207 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Nagel & Weingartner.

Francis Frith - Karnak, Egypt - Public domain albumen print photogrpap...

In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, opposite p. 25, upper left. Frith no. 1875.

[General Élie Frédéric Forey, commander-in-chief of French troops in M...

In album: Portraits of rulers, politicians ... relating to the reign of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, p. 7, upper right. On recto: Disdéri Phot., Déposé. On verso: Disdéri Photographie de S.M. L'Empereur, 8 Bo... More

Kōmōjin no zu: Kurobō - Public domain dedication image

Japanese print shows red-haired man in uniform standing holding a pipe looking down at dark-skinned attendant carrying a tray. Annotation in pencil on back mount: Nagasaki print. Annotations, stamps, etc. on v... More

[Leandro Valle, half-length portrait, seated, facing front]

In album: Portraits of rulers, politicians ... relating to the reign of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, p. 21, lower right.

Your note for dolls. will be due at the Bank of the Old Dominion, Alex...

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

Temple of the Mysteries, Eleusis / D. Constantin á Athénes.

Men standing among ruins, Temple of the Mysteries. In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, p. 16.

Lafayette / dessine par Aug. Sando[?] ; gravé par Budzilowicz.

Print shows a presentation cover sheet for a portrait of Lafayette, "Général en chef des gardes nationales de France. Né en 1757 à Chavagnac (Auvergne): - mort à Paris le 20 mai 1834. Peint par Henri Scheffer, ... More

The Sons of Columbia. A national song. Written for the Fourth of July ...

Music cover showing soldiers on parade, probably in Philadelphia, Pa. Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[John McAllister, half-length portrait, facing slightly left]

Printed on back: Stereoscopes. Written on label on back: J. McAllister, Jr. Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1997; (DLC/PP-1997:105). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Mar... More

Francis Frith - Sculptures. Denderah

Sculpture and hieroglyphics from Temple of Hathor, Dandarah. In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, opposite p. 25, upper right. Frith no. 1903.

[Man lecturing native people under a tree]

Drawing shows a man wearing a hat and jacket standing under a large tree while indigenous people sit in a circle around him as well as other men dressed in uniform. The inclusion of palm trees indicates that th... More

[Ruins of temple(?)] Egypt - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, opposite p. 27, upper left. Probably photographed by Francis Frith.

Front of unfinished church in Chihuahua

On verso: Built 150 years ago; used in time of Mexican War by U.S. troops as hospital. No. 43298.

Map of Peru and Indianapolis Rail Road with connections.

Outline map with colored state boundaries of the northeastern and north-central United States indicating larger cities. Shows "finished," "in progress of construction," and "contemplated" railroads. Chartered i... More

A map illustrative of the route of the proposed railroad : from St. Lo...

"The red line indicates the route of the Railroad. The green line is the route followed by Col. Fremont from the South Pass to Humboldt River."

Arch of Hadrian / D. Constantin á Athénes.

In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, p. 7. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with ... More

Temple of the Winds - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, p. 3. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with ... More

Tomb - Drawing. Public domain image.

Sculpture of two women. In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, p. 20, right side.

Athens. Cityscape photograph - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Panoramic view of Athens, Greece. In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, opposite p. 2.

Fragment--Frieze--Parthenon - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Bas-relief of people carrying urns on their shoulders. In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, opposite p. 20, right side.

[Full-length portrait of a woman, standing, facing front]

In album: Portraits of rulers, politicians ... relating to the reign of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, p. 46, lower right. Handwritten at top of album page: Opera singers. On verso: Andres Martinez y c[Superscr... More

[Portrait of fireman from the Perseverance Hose Company]

Photograph shows a three-quarter length portrait of a man wearing fireman's uniform with right hand on a speaker trumpet. Inscribed in pencil on mount: fireman from the Perseverance Hose Company. (DLC/PP-1999:... More

Apprentices' library / A. Anderson sc.

Print shows an elderly man, holding a walking stick, directing two young boys to a library that glows on the top of a hill in the distance. Possibly a membership card or bookplate for Colonel James Anderson's M... More

Naniwa Higashibori tekkyō no zu - Ukiyo e print

Japanese print shows people crossing a bridge on foot and on horseback. Annotations, stamps, etc. on verso of print: 172; 47623a (white label). Aratame date seal is illegible. Earlier control number: 236.3-15.... More

Mariposa City / Lith. & published by Britton & Rey, corner of Californ...

Pictorial lettersheet shows view of gold mining town; with attached blank leaf. Baird, California pictorial letter sheets, no. 151. Accession box no. DLC/PP-2011:179.21

[Exterior view of stone church with 'stick style' bell tower] / Richar...

Exhibit loan 4105-L. Identified as All Saints Memorial Church, Navesink, N.J., built 1863-64. (Source: C.M. Greiff, 2007).

[Francisco Zarco, full-length portrait, seated, facing front]

On recto: F[Superscript co] Zarco. On recto: Cruces y Campa, 2[Superscript d] S. Francisco, no. 4. In album: Portraits of rulers, politicians ... relating to the reign of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, p. 24, lower left.

[William Hazard and Moses Augustus Field, three-quarter length portrai...

Case: scroll design. Photographer unidentified. Accompanying note: Wm. H. Field, Moses Augustus Field. Written on inside of case: April 1850. Gift; Family of William B. Osgood Field; 1997; (DLC/PP-1999:155). Fo... More

District No. 9. Bolting Free soilers ... A free soiler. Taunton. Nov. ...

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 60, Folder 13.

Fulton County, Ohio / Historic map, Library of Congress

LC Land ownership maps, 625 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes business directories, insets of Ottokee, Delta, and Wauseon, and Phillip's corner.

Tomb - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Relief sculpture of seated woman holding hand of other woman, man in background. In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, opposite p. 21, left side.

Grand saloon of the "Atlantic". 19th century, Library of Congress coll...

Steamship. Illus. in: The Illustrated London News, vol. 16, 1850 May, p. 368. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Steamships; Interior.

Athens. Cityscape photograph - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Panoramic view of Athens showing Royal Palace and Mount Lycabettus. In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, opposite p. 3.

Statue of Pan. Theatre Bacchus - Public domain albumen print photogrpa...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of Greek sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Arch of Hadrian--Olympieum--Mt. Hymettus

View from residential section toward Mt. Hymettos, showing houses, Arch of Hadrian, and the Olympieum (Temple of Olympian Zeus). In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, opposite p. 8.

Entrance to Acropolis. Propyleum. Temple of Athene Nike

In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, p. 11. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with... More

Acropolis from Stadium Bridge - Public domain albumen print photogrpap...

View toward the Acropolis showing Temple of Jupiter and Arch of Hadrian, and Ilissus River. In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, opposite p. 6.

I'm Weeping O'er My Roses - Lithograph, public domain, Library of Cong...

Music cover showing woman standing on porch on which flowers are growing up and looking downward. LOT subdivision subject: Sentimental - Women. Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item... More

Castle and village of Stolzenfels

In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, opposite p. 28, bottom right.

Shōjiki o mamoru mono wa tenjin kore o sutezu

Japanese print shows a woman seated at a table offering a morsel of food to a young woman; both wear western style clothing. Signature: unidentified. Designed and revised by Toshichika: seals are different. An... More

Map of Somerset County, New Jersey : entirely from original surveys /

[Unidentified woman, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters to ...

Photographer unidentified. Hallmark: either Rinhart 2 or Rinhart 29. Case: front, variant of Rinhart 140; back, Rinhart 120. Source unknown. Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).

[Cottage-villa in the rural Gothic style, residence of William J. Rotc...

Illus. in: The architecture of country houses / A.J. Downing. New York : Appleton, 1850, p. 297.

[Samuel F.B. Morse, half-length portrait, posing with left hand on a t...

Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Ann Minerva "Nannie" Rodgers Macomb, three-quarter length portrait, f...

Photographer unidentified. Case: mixed flowers printed in gold on plain leather case. Accompanying label: Mrs. John N. Macomb (Ann Rodgers) 1826-1916. Gift; Mrs. Alexander Macomb; 1976; (DLC/PP-1976:307). Forms... More

Know all men by these presents, that we of the county of in the of and...

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 200, Folder 13.

Prospectus of a weekly family newspaper, to be called the "Fireside co...

Picryl description: Public domain illustrated science book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Unidentified Man and Woman - Victorian era public domain image

Accession Number: 1974:0193:0189..Maker: Southworth & Hawes..Title: Unidentified Man and Woman..Date: ca. 1850..Medium: daguerreotype..Dimensions: whole plate, 21.5 X 16.5 cm...George Eastman House Collection.1... More

The national airs of Sweden - Public domain American sheet music

cover page only 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: Copyri... More

[Interior court, Temple of Medinet Habu, Thebes]

In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, opposite p. 26, upper right. Probably photographed by Francis Frith.

[Portrait of Edward James Roye, American-Liberian political figure]

Photograph shows man, half-length portrait, facing front. Date based on Thomas Sully's painted portrait of Roye from 1864. Identification of Roye and of the use of this photograph as a source for the painting ... More

Col. Cleary - Public domain portrait engraving

Photograph of earlier, heavily retouched, photograph shows Col. Cleary, half-length portrait, facing front. Stamped on verso: Source unknown, Nov. 28, 1949. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

New map of Stark County, Ohio / - Public domain old map

LC Land ownership maps, 677 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes population statistical table, list of post offices, views of public, and residential properties. I... More