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[Envelope addressed to Brig. Gen'l. D. Ruggles, Richmond, Virginia; postmarked Augusta, Georgia]

[Envelope addressed to Brig. Gen'l. D. Ruggles, Richmond, Virginia; po...

Handwritten envelope addressed to Brigadier General Daniel Ruggles of Gen. & Staff Confederate States Infantry Regiment; bears 10-cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Lilj... More

In defence of the Union and the Constitution C. Schussele delt. ; on stone by Muringer ; printed in oil colors by P.S. Duval & Son, 22, South 5th St. Philada

In defence of the Union and the Constitution C. Schussele delt. ; on s...

Print shows a female figure of Peace holding an American flag over a woman and two children, with a Union soldier holding a rifle in the foreground. Caption continues: This Certifies. Publication date based on... More

[Letter from R. Cecil Johnson, Atlanta, to C. Smith Johnson]

[Letter from R. Cecil Johnson, Atlanta, to C. Smith Johnson]

Handwritten letter. Found with tintype of Private R. Cecil Johnson of 8th Georgia Infantry Regiment and South Carolina Hampton Legion Cavalry Battalion, processed as AMB/TIN no. 2340. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 20... More

[Civil War envelope for Manchester Light Battery showing team of four horses pulling a limber and cannon]

[Civil War envelope for Manchester Light Battery showing team of four ...

Addressed to Mr. Ezra H. Pray, Gt. Falls, N.H.; 3 cents postage due. Notation on verso: Soldiers letter, Maj. Drew...N.H. Rgt. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family ... More

[Envelope addressed to Mrs. Chas. H. Olmstead, care of Mrs. P. J. Williams, Milledgeville, Georgia; postmarked Savannah]

[Envelope addressed to Mrs. Chas. H. Olmstead, care of Mrs. P. J. Will...

Handwritten envelope to wife of Colonel Charles H. Olmstead of Field and Staff, 1st Georgia Infantry Regiment, probably Florence Olmstead; bears two 5-cent stamps. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105... More

[Civil War envelope showing portrait of Maj. General McClellan]

[Civil War envelope showing portrait of Maj. General McClellan]

Addressed to Mrs. Marian Innes, No. 203 West 39th St., N.Y. City in haist [sic]; 3 cents postage due; postmarked Baltimore, Jan 8. Notation on recto: Soldier let'r., 5th Reg. N.Y.V., H. C. Duncan... Gift; Tom ... More

[Civil War envelope for Company G, Stoneham Rifles, Massachusetts Volunteers 13th Regiment showing Massachusetts state seal]

[Civil War envelope for Company G, Stoneham Rifles, Massachusetts Volu...

Addressed to Mr. William Clark, Dery [i.e. Derry?], N.H.; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked Washington, Apr. 22, 1862. Annotation on verso: Geo. P. Boyce, Apr. 20, '62. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:1... More

[Civil War envelope with message "Soldier's letter" from Cuyler U.S. Army Hospital, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, signed by L. Ward Smith, Hospital Chaplain]

[Civil War envelope with message "Soldier's letter" from Cuyler U.S. A...

Addressed to Miss Anna Meyer, Ragersville, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio; postmarked Sep. 14, Philadelphia, Pa.; no stamp. Notation on recto: Am [?] 6; notation on verso: Frederick Meyer, Co. E, 126th Ohio Inf. Gift; T... More

[Envelope from Cornelius V. Moore to Henry A. Moore, 191 West Street, New York City, N.Y., care of Mr. George Gwyer, postmarked Richmond, Virginia]

[Envelope from Cornelius V. Moore to Henry A. Moore, 191 West Street, ...

Handwritten envelope. Found with tintype of Sergeant Cornelius V. Moore of Company B, 100th New York Volunteers, 39th Illinois Regiment,106th New York Volunteers, and 11th Vermont Regiment, processed as AMB/TI... More

Envelope addressed to Dr. C.E. Fleming, Surgeon 22nd S.C. Regt., Evan's Brigade, Wilmington, North Carolina

Envelope addressed to Dr. C.E. Fleming, Surgeon 22nd S.C. Regt., Evan'...

Handwritten envelope addressed to C.E. Fleming, 2nd Lieutenant, Co. K, 5th South Carolina Infantry Regiment and medical staff of 22nd South Carolina Infantry Regiment; bears two 5-cent stamps. Deposit; Tom Lil... More

[Letter from Cornelius V. Moore to Henry Moore]

[Letter from Cornelius V. Moore to Henry Moore]

Handwritten letter with sketch on back showing Edward Moore cooking apple fritters. Found with tintype of Sergeant Cornelius V. Moore of Company B, 100th New York Volunteers, 39th Illinois Regiment,106th New Y... More

[Civil War envelope showing a weeping woman being comforted by a soldier] / Waters-Son.

[Civil War envelope showing a weeping woman being comforted by a soldi...

Addressed to Mrs. Nancy McCoy, Duncannon, Perry County, Pennsylvania; postmarked Louisville, Ky., Feb. 2, 1863; bears 3 cent stamp. Letter from Private Isaac McCoy of Co. A, 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment f... More

The volunteers in defence of the government against usurpation, 1861 / James Queen del. & lith. ; printed in oil colors by P.S. Duval & Son Ph'a.

The volunteers in defence of the government against usurpation, 1861 /...

Print shows a man standing at center, holding an American flag, with two soldiers in uniform and holding rifles, standing to the right and left in the foreground; behind them are the wheels of a wagon attached ... More

[Sketch of U.S. Army Signal Corps observation and signal tower]

[Sketch of U.S. Army Signal Corps observation and signal tower]

Printed on verso: Silsbee, Case & Co. Photograph Artists, 299 1/2 Washington St., Boston.

[Civil War envelope showing eagle atop shield with messages "Union!" and "Emblem of our nation's liberty"]

[Civil War envelope showing eagle atop shield with messages "Union!" a...

Addressed to Miss Paulina Hurst, Brea [i.e. Berea?] P.O., Cuyhoga [i.e. Cuyahoga] Co., Ohio; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked Kanawha C.H., Va., Dec. 14, 1862. Annotation on recto: Soldier's letter, L. S. Elliot... More

[Civil War envelope showing portrait of Maj. General U.S. Grant]

[Civil War envelope showing portrait of Maj. General U.S. Grant]

Addressed to Mr. James W. Hensley, Salem, Illinois, Co. D. 111th Reg. Ill. Volunteer, care Capt. Foster; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Co... More

[Civil War envelope showing American flag with eagle and laurel atop flagpole]

[Civil War envelope showing American flag with eagle and laurel atop f...

Addressed to Mr. Eli Whitney, New Haven, Conn.; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked Ansonia, Ct. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs... More

[Envelope addressed to Genl. Henry A. Wise, Roanoke Island, N. Carolina]

[Envelope addressed to Genl. Henry A. Wise, Roanoke Island, N. Carolin...

Handwritten envelope addressed to General Henry Alexander Wise of General & Staff Confederate States Infantry Regiment; bears 5-cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljen... More

Stacy's Photographic Carte de Visite, 691 Broadway

Stacy's Photographic Carte de Visite, 691 Broadway

Business card used by photographer George Stacy listing his New York City studio address at 691 Broadway which he occupied from 1861 to 1865. Additional text on card: Every description of photography executed ... More

[Envelope addressed to Mrs. Henry T. Hardee, Glasgow, Thomas Co. Ga.; postmarked Georgetown, S.C.]

[Envelope addressed to Mrs. Henry T. Hardee, Glasgow, Thomas Co. Ga.; ...

Handwritten envelope addressed to Mrs. Henry T. Hardee; bears 10-cent stamp. Probably from her husband, Private Henry T. Hardee of Company B and Company E, 21st Georgia Cavalry Battalion. Gift; Tom Liljenquist... More

[Envelope addressed to Mrs. Lizzie Chenault, Catawba Station, Catawba Co., N.C.]

[Envelope addressed to Mrs. Lizzie Chenault, Catawba Station, Catawba ...

Handwritten envelope addressed to Ruth Elizabeth (neé Sherrill) Chenault; bears 10-cent stamp. Probably from her husband, Captain William W. Chenault of Company I, 49th North Carolina Infantry Regiment. Gift; ... More

Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon and Hospital / J. Queen del. & lith.

Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon and Hospital / J. Queen del. & lith...

Print shows receipt for donation of $20.00 from Master George Morton Moore to Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon and Hospital in Philadelphia; decorated border shows soldiers marching past saloon and hospital a... More

Gustavus Hammer Capt. Co. E. 3rd Regt. Wis. Volts J.W. Scott? Capt. Company B 3rd Wis Vol C. Inger 62

Gustavus Hammer Capt. Co. E. 3rd Regt. Wis. Volts J.W. Scott? Capt. Co...

Print shows Gustavus Hammer, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, wearing military uniform and J.W. Scott(?), head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, wearing military uniform. Includes Stamped on lower... More

Rebel position near Centreville, Virginia, at the crossing of the Orange and Alexandria Railway over Bull Run, showing rebel encampment, fortifications, etc. / from a sketch by our special artist Mr. Forbes.  Captain Jonathan S. Slaymaker, of the 2d Iowa regiment ...  Sword presented to Major-General Fremont, "the pathfinder," by the men of the West, manufactured by Tiffany & Co.

Rebel position near Centreville, Virginia, at the crossing of the Oran...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1862 April 12, p. 357.

[Envelope addressed to Rev. Wm. Banks, Chaplain 4th S.C. Cavalry, (care of Col. Rutledge), Pocotaligo, S.C.; postmarked [Charl]esto[n], S.C.]

[Envelope addressed to Rev. Wm. Banks, Chaplain 4th S.C. Cavalry, (car...

Handwritten envelope addressed to William Banks of 4th South Carolina Cavalry Regiment; bears 10-cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civi... More

[Envelope addressed to Brig. General Taliaferro, Commanding Forces on James Island, Charleston, S.C.; postmarked Charleston, S.C.]

[Envelope addressed to Brig. General Taliaferro, Commanding Forces on ...

Handwritten envelope addressed to Brigadier General William Booth Taliaferro of Gen. & Staff Confederate States Infantry Regiment; bears 10-cent stamp. Notation: Private. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2... More

Union volunteer refreshment saloon and hospital J. Queen del. & lith

Union volunteer refreshment saloon and hospital J. Queen del. & lith

Print shows a blank receipt for donations to the Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon and Hospital in Philadelphia; decorated border shows soldiers marching past saloon and hospital and amputee in hospital bed wi... More

[Envelope addressed to Mrs. Mary H. Tabb, care of Geo. E. Tabb Esq., Mathews Cthouse., Virginia; postmarked Staunton, Va.]

[Envelope addressed to Mrs. Mary H. Tabb, care of Geo. E. Tabb Esq., M...

Handwritten envelope addressed to Mrs. Mary H. Tabb, probably Mary Harrison Randolph Tabb, of Mathews, Virginia ; bears two 5-cent stamps.

Skirmish at Triune - Newspaper, public domain, Library of Congress

Skirmish at Triune - Newspaper, public domain, Library of Congress

Newspaper clipping reporting a battle at Triune, Tennessee, on June 11, 1863. Letter found with clipping processed as LOT 14043-3, no. 25; envelope found with clipping processed as LOT 14043-3, no. 27. Gift; T... More

Le ballon "Le Géant" aux environs de Nimbourg (accident du 19 octobre). D'après un croquis de M. Adrien Tournachon, sur les indications de son frère Nadar / P. Blanchard ; B. Callow Smeeton.

Le ballon "Le Géant" aux environs de Nimbourg (accident du 19 octobre)...

Periodical illustration shows Felix Nadar's balloon, "Le Geant" over a rural area in its second and final flight in 1863. High winds force the balloon to the ground, dragging the basket dangerously close to an ... More

Signal tower Fort Reno D.C. / Lt. J.R. Underdunk(?), U.S.A. del.

Signal tower Fort Reno D.C. / Lt. J.R. Underdunk(?), U.S.A. del.

Drawing shows signal tower constructed at Fort Reno in Washington, D.C.

["General Haupt" locomotive, used by General Herman Haupt during the Civil War (1861-1865)]

["General Haupt" locomotive, used by General Herman Haupt during the C...

Photograph shows the "Gen. Haupt" locomotive and five men posed inside the car and outside near the railroad tracks.

[Civil War envelope from Private Charles F. Stevens of Co. A, 7th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment, to Mr. Samuel Stevens, Francestown, N.H.]

[Civil War envelope from Private Charles F. Stevens of Co. A, 7th New ...

Envelope shows soldier, shield with naval scene, cannon, and American flag, with message "7th N.H. Regiment." Postmarked Manchester, N.H., Nov. 9, 1861; bears cancelled three cent stamp. Found with letter proc... More

The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ ...

The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ ...

Print shows the title page of a pocket-sized Bible with opposite a notice from the "Bible House, Baltimore" that identifies the owner of this Bible with the name and address of his next of kin asking that they ... More

[Civil War envelope from Private G.H. Fellows, Fort Federal Hill, Baltimore, Md., to Captain Joel B. Baker, Warrens Corners, Niagara Co., N.Y.]

[Civil War envelope from Private G.H. Fellows, Fort Federal Hill, Balt...

Envelope shows view of Fort Federal Hill, Baltimore, Maryland. Bears cancelled three cent stamp. Found with letter processed as LOT 14043-3, no. 32. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Forms part o... More

Citizens Volunteer Hospital - corner of Broad St. and Washington Ave. drawn & lith. by James Queen, Philada

Citizens Volunteer Hospital - corner of Broad St. and Washington Ave. ...

Print shows an exterior view of the hospital building from the street across, beyond the railroad tracks, with locomotive approaching from the right, and with pedestrians and soldiers standing on sidewalk on th... More

"General Haupt" locomotive, used by General Herman Haupt during the Civil War (1861-1865)

"General Haupt" locomotive, used by General Herman Haupt during the Ci...

Photograph shows the "Gen. Haupt" locomotive and five men posed inside the car and outside near the railroad tracks. Title from Prints and Photographs accessions record. Letter relating the history of the locom... More

[Photograph of a campaign button with portrait of Abraham Lincoln and inscription "For President Abraham Lincoln"]

[Photograph of a campaign button with portrait of Abraham Lincoln and ...

Stamped on verso: Gift, Joseph Verner Reed, July 22, 1955. Reference copy in PRES FILE - Lincoln ... Campaign.

General Rawlin's horse taken at Cold Harbor, Virginia

General Rawlin's horse taken at Cold Harbor, Virginia

Photograph incorrectly captioned as being taken at Cold Harbor, Virginia, which is not located near a significant river (Source: Tim Ford, November 2018). If the rest of the caption is correct, the boy is seate... More

Private Thomas P. Devereux of Co. D, 43rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment in uniform with mourning ribbon

Private Thomas P. Devereux of Co. D, 43rd North Carolina Infantry Regi...

Photograph shows identified soldier. According to the text found with the photograph, Devereux was 18 years old at the time the photograph was taken following the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House by a photogr... More

The story of Gettysburg Music composed for the piano, respectfully dedicated to H. T. Helmbold, manufacturer of Helmbold's Extract Buchu / / J. Queen del.

The story of Gettysburg Music composed for the piano, respectfully ded...

Drawing for sheet music cover, published as A Message from the Battlefield, composed by Mark Hassler, shows wounded soldier surrounded by man, women, and a boy, with a bottle of Buchu on the bedside table.

Photographers and wagon, gelatin silver print

Photographers and wagon, gelatin silver print

Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. 8, p. 27". Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Brady's photo outfit in front of Petersburg, Virginia 1864(?)

Brady's photo outfit in front of Petersburg, Virginia 1864(?)

Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Envelope addressed to Lut. [i.e. Lieut.] Frank C. Barnes, Co. G, 56th Va. Regt., Point Lookout, Md.; postmarked Henderson, Ky.]

[Envelope addressed to Lut. [i.e. Lieut.] Frank C. Barnes, Co. G, 56th...

Handwritten envelope to Lieutenant Francis Cargill Barnes of Company G, 56th Virginia Infantry Regiment; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Co... More

James B. Steedman Maj. General Vols. C. Inger

James B. Steedman Maj. General Vols. C. Inger

Print shows James B. Steedman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, wearing military uniform; in oval medallion. Includes facsimile signature: Very truly yours James B. Steedman, Maj. Genl. vols. From se... More

[Certificate to discharge Cornelius V. Moore from Company B, 100th New York Volunteers]

[Certificate to discharge Cornelius V. Moore from Company B, 100th New...

Signed by W. C. Bowen. Found with tintype of Sergeant Cornelius V. Moore of Company B, 100th New York Volunteers, 39th Illinois Regiment,106th New York Volunteers, and 11th Vermont Regiment, processed as AMB/T... More

Portrait of The champions of liberty, Print

Portrait of The champions of liberty, Print

Print shows bust portraits of George Washington, facing slightly right, and Abraham Lincoln, facing left, in ovals, with the figure of Liberty seated between them and an eagle perched above her on the Emancipat... More

General Ulysses S. Grant, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right, in oval

General Ulysses S. Grant, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly...

Includes print-registration marks and color bar indicating that as many as 14 stones were used. Stamped on lower left: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian... More

Robert E. Lee, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left, in oval

Robert E. Lee, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left, in o...

Includes print-registration marks and color bar indicating that as many as 12 stones were used. Stamped on lower left: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian... More

Medal of honor awarded to Captain Jeremiah Plumer of Co. F, 27th Maine Infantry Regiment

Medal of honor awarded to Captain Jeremiah Plumer of Co. F, 27th Maine...

Medals awarded to soldiers of the 27th Maine Infantry Regiment for extending its service past its contract date; medals purged by Congress in 1917. Inscription engraved on medal verso: "The Congress to Capt. Je... More

L'Aérienne, nouveau systême de ballon dirigeable par Camille Dupuy

L'Aérienne, nouveau systême de ballon dirigeable par Camille Dupuy

Broadside announcing the exhibition of a navigable balloon designed by Camille Dupuy at the "boulevart Magenta, 37" and the "rue des Marais, St. Martin" in Paris beginning December 18, 1866. Tissandier collection.

Lincoln cane at home - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Lincoln cane at home - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Cane leaning on chair next to flag. On verso: S.G. Sheaffer, Hanover, York [...]. Copyright by Samuel G. Sheaffer. In album: [U.S. army officers and other persons of the Civil War period / John White Geary, com... More

Diploma awarded to blank by the Doylestown Agricultural and Mechanics Institute ... James Queen ; P.S. Duval, Son & Co

Diploma awarded to blank by the Doylestown Agricultural and Mechanics ...

Print shows a large diploma to be awarded by the Doylestown Agricultural and Mechanics Institute with vignettes of scenes from farm and country life, as well as examples of agricultural produce across the top a... More

Peerless - Print, Library of Congress collection

Peerless - Print, Library of Congress collection

Print shows an advertisement possibly for William S. Kimball & Co. "Peerless" Tobacco Works, showing a large tobacco leaf. Stamped on lower right: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. Includes pr... More

Mrs. Lincoln's wardrobe on exhibition in New York / sketched by Stanley Fox.

Mrs. Lincoln's wardrobe on exhibition in New York / sketched by Stanle...

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 11, no. 565 (1867 October 26), p. 684.

Le ballon captif! / Wogel. - Public domain image related to music prformance, drawing

Le ballon captif! / Wogel. - Public domain image related to music prfo...

Drawing shows a captive balloon designed by Henri Giffard and exhibited in 1867, displayed in a city plaza, with two men conversing in foreground and a uniformed guard. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82... More

This is to certify that Sylvester R. Koehler has served as a fireman in the city of Hoboken the time prescribed by the laws of the state of New Jersey / designed & engraved by J.B. Forrest.

This is to certify that Sylvester R. Koehler has served as a fireman i...

Print showing a man stepping forward to receive a certificate from a goddess or protector of firemen, a fireman's helmet and coat are on the ground between them. She is sitting with a shield showing three plows... More

[General George McClellan campaign button for 1864 presidential election]

[General George McClellan campaign button for 1864 presidential electi...

Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). Exhibited: "The Civil War in America" at the Library of Congress, Wa... More

Samarkandskiia drevnosti. Dvorets bukharskikh emirov "Kok Tash". Tron emirov Kok Tash v priemnom dvorie

Samarkandskiia drevnosti. Dvorets bukharskikh emirov "Kok Tash". Tron ...

Antiquities of Samarkand. Creator: Bogaevskīĭ, N. V., photographer The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a... More

[General U.S. Grant campaign button for 1868 presidential election]

[General U.S. Grant campaign button for 1868 presidential election]

Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). NewsetLilj02

[Letter from Ulysses S. Grant to his father, from Milliken's Bend, Louisiana, April 21, 1863]

[Letter from Ulysses S. Grant to his father, from Milliken's Bend, Lou...

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 12, no. 614 (1868 Oct. 3), p. 635.

Le ballon captif à vapeur de Mr. Henri Giffard, à Londres, mai 1869 / A. Tissandier.

Le ballon captif à vapeur de Mr. Henri Giffard, à Londres, mai 1869 / ...

Drawing shows the giant captive balloon constructed by Henri Giffard for the Paris Exhibition of 1867 and brought to London, England, in 1868 and 1869. Balloon is moored at launching site; with numerous onlooke... More

Descente du ballon le Pôle Nord à Auneau (Eure et Loir) le 27 juin 1869, par G. Tissandier / gravé par Erhard.

Descente du ballon le Pôle Nord à Auneau (Eure et Loir) le 27 juin 186...

Diagram shows (1) "Trajectoire de l'aérostat (elévation)" and (2) "Courbe de trainage (plan)" to document the barometric measurements for altitude and distance covered, made by Gaston Tissandier in the balloon ... More

[Bookplate of artist Francis D. Millet]

[Bookplate of artist Francis D. Millet]

Print shows an artist painting outdoors; buildings and the American flag in the background. Forms part of the Ruthven Deane Bookplate Collection. Accession box no. 23-1

St. John - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

St. John - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

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

Voyages aèriens de M.M. Albert et Gaston Tissandier. Tentative de retour dans Paris assiégé. Le ballon, "Le Jean Bart" descend au milieu de la Seine en vue de Jumièges, 8 novembre 1870 / Albert Tissandier.

Voyages aèriens de M.M. Albert et Gaston Tissandier. Tentative de reto...

Drawing shows the balloon "Jean Bart," flown by Albert and Gaston Tissandier descending over the Seine with tow ropes hanging into the river where landing was attempted during the Siege of Paris. "D'après natur... More

[Two bookplates owned by artist Elihu Vedder]

[Two bookplates owned by artist Elihu Vedder]

Forms part of the Ruthven Deane Bookplate Collection. Accession box no. 23-1

[Bookplate of Anita Herriman Vedder, Rome, Italy] / EV.

[Bookplate of Anita Herriman Vedder, Rome, Italy] / EV.

Print shows the words "Let me dream" above the figure of a woman nestled in a shell like form. Forms part of the Ruthven Deane Bookplate Collection. Accession box no. 23-1

Sunshine - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

Sunshine - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Chairs & sabre belonging to General Andrew Jackson C.C. Giers, photo., Nashville, Tenn

Chairs & sabre belonging to General Andrew Jackson C.C. Giers, photo.,...

Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress.

Christmas morning - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

Christmas morning - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tree of Noche Triste, where Cortez hid on the night of his defeat, Mexico

Tree of Noche Triste, where Cortez hid on the night of his defeat, Mex...

No. 1085. Copyright by Kilburn Brothers. Public domain photograph of Jerusalem, Palestine, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Henri Lachambre, aéronaute-constructeur breveté, Paris. 24, Passage des Favorites, 24. Paris / Fievoir(?) dele.

Henri Lachambre, aéronaute-constructeur breveté, Paris. 24, Passage de...

Advertisement for aeronaut and balloon manufacturer Henri Lachambre shows a balloon "H. Lachambre" with two passengers floating through a scene of animals, circus performers, and toy balloons.

[Bookplate of English author, Mrs. G. Linnaeus Banks]

[Bookplate of English author, Mrs. G. Linnaeus Banks]

Print shows books on shelves, with Mrs. Bank's book "The Manchester Man" opened on a table in the foreground. Artist's initials, lower right undecipherd. Pencil inscription on back of plate: "Recd. Oct. 16, [19... More

[One of four bookplate designs for English author, Mrs. G. Linnaeus Banks]

[One of four bookplate designs for English author, Mrs. G. Linnaeus Ba...

Drawing shows books on shelves, with Mrs. Bank's book "The Manchester Man" opened on a table in the foreground.

[One of four bookplate designs for English author, Mrs. G. Linnaeus Banks]

[One of four bookplate designs for English author, Mrs. G. Linnaeus Ba...

Drawing shows books on shelves, with Mrs. Bank's book "The Manchester Man" opened on a table in the foreground. This design resembles most closely the engraved plate. Isabella Varley Banks (1821-1897) also know... More

[One of four bookplate designs for English author, Mrs. G. Linnaeus Banks]

[One of four bookplate designs for English author, Mrs. G. Linnaeus Ba...

Drawing shows books on shelves and a woman seated before Mrs. Bank's book "The Manchester Man". Isabella Varley Banks (1821-1897) also known as Mrs. G. Linnaeus Banks or Isabella Varley was a 19th century write... More

Hypothetical sketch of the monophylitic origin and of the diffusion of the 12 varieties of men from Lemuria over the earth

Hypothetical sketch of the monophylitic origin and of the diffusion of...

Print shows a map of earth placing the origins of human beings at "Paradise" on the sunken continent of "Lemuria" in the Indian Ocean between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, and showing the mi... More

[One of four bookplate designs for English author, Mrs. G. Linnaeus Banks]

[One of four bookplate designs for English author, Mrs. G. Linnaeus Ba...

Drawing shows books on shelves and the cover of Mrs. Bank's book "The Manchester Man". Isabella Varley Banks (1821-1897) also known as Mrs. G. Linnaeus Banks or Isabella Varley was a 19th century writer of Engl... More

Grand ballon captif a vapeur, de M. Henry Giffard [text].

Grand ballon captif a vapeur, de M. Henry Giffard [text].

Blank form for passengers to record "observations" (data) during ascents in Giffard's giant captive balloon from the Tuileries courtyard in the Paris Exposition of 1878. Tissandier collection.

[Stationery illustrated with a stalk of wheat wrapped in a banner marked "Quo non ascendamus 1879" and a balloon flying above clouds and birds] / M. Mallet.

[Stationery illustrated with a stalk of wheat wrapped in a banner mark...

"A Monsieur Gaston Tissandier, respectueuse hommages, Maurice Mallet" inscribed on sheet. Tissandier collection.

[A path near the Great Wall] / Abdullah Frères.

[A path near the Great Wall] / Abdullah Frères.

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. Path near wall of Manuel Comnenus, near the Golden Horn. No. 18. No. 278. In album: Structures and views of Istanbul, the Bosporus, ... More

[The back deck of the Imperial Yacht, Sultaniye] / Constantinople, Abdullah Frères.

[The back deck of the Imperial Yacht, Sultaniye] / Constantinople, Abd...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

[Another view of the throne which Sultan Selim I captured in Iran, and kept in the Treasury of the Imperial Topkapı Sarayı (palace)] / Abdullah Frères.

[Another view of the throne which Sultan Selim I captured in Iran, and...

The Safavid throne of Persia. Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 46. No. 791. In album: Topkapı Sarayı, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Col... More

Fontaine près de Babi-Humayoun / Colonel Ali Riza, opérateur en chef de la Photographie de l'État Major.

Fontaine près de Babi-Humayoun / Colonel Ali Riza, opérateur en chef d...

The fountain of Sultan Ahmed (Ahmet) III, near the Imperial Gate. Caption also in Ottoman Turkish.

[Fountain and Mausoleum of Mihrişah Valide Sultan at the Bostan port] / Lieutenant Colonel of the General Staff, Ali Rıza Bey.

[Fountain and Mausoleum of Mihrişah Valide Sultan at the Bostan port] ...

Mihrişah Valide Sultan was the mother of Selim III. Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 27. In album: Mosques, fountains, mausoleums, and views of Istanbul, Ottoman... More

[Exterior view of the Imperial Baghdad Pavilion] / Abdullah Frères.

[Exterior view of the Imperial Baghdad Pavilion] / Abdullah Frères.

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 1. No. 703. Built by Sultan Murad IV. In album: Topkapı Sarayı, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collecti... More

[Imperial steamship Izzeddin near the Dolmabahc̜e  Sarayı (palace)]

[Imperial steamship Izzeddin near the Dolmabahc̜e Sarayı (palace)]

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[Interior view of the Imperial Baghdad Pavilion] / Abdullah Frères.

[Interior view of the Imperial Baghdad Pavilion] / Abdullah Frères.

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 2. No. 707. Built by Sultan Murad IV. In album: Topkapı Sarayı, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collecti... More

[The front deck of the Imperial Yacht, Sultaniye] / Constantinople, Abdullah Frères.

[The front deck of the Imperial Yacht, Sultaniye] / Constantinople, Ab...

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 15. No. 659. In album: Ships and naval personnel, Istanbul and Black Sea lifesaving stations, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abd... More

[The deck cabins of the Imperial Yacht, Sultaniye] / Constantinople, Abdullah Frères.

[The deck cabins of the Imperial Yacht, Sultaniye] / Constantinople, A...

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 17. No. 674. In album: Ships and naval personnel, Istanbul and Black Sea lifesaving stations, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abd... More

[Another view of the throne decorated with gold and precious stones, which Sultan Selim I captured in Iran, in the Treasury of the Imperial Topkapı Sarayı (palace)] / Abdullah Frères.

[Another view of the throne decorated with gold and precious stones, w...

The Safavid throne of Persia. Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 45. No. 790. In album: Topkapı Sarayı, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Col... More

[The fountain at the Bostan port in Eyüp] / Lieutenant Colonel of the General Staff, Ali Rıza Bey.

[The fountain at the Bostan port in Eyüp] / Lieutenant Colonel of the ...

The fountain of Mihrişah Valide Sultan, mother of Selim III. Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 29. In album: Mosques, fountains, mausoleums, and views of Istanbul... More

[The staircase of the cabin of the Imperial Yacht, Sultaniye] / Abdullah Frères, Constantinople.

[The staircase of the cabin of the Imperial Yacht, Sultaniye] / Abdull...

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 14. No. 21. In album: Ships and naval personnel, Istanbul and Black Sea lifesaving stations, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdu... More

[Interior view of the Imperial Baghdad Pavilion] / Abdullah Frères.

[Interior view of the Imperial Baghdad Pavilion] / Abdullah Frères.

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 3. No. 708. Built by Sultan Murad IV. In album: Topkapı Sarayı, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collecti... More

[The Imperial Yacht, Talia] / Constantinople, Abdullah Frères.

[The Imperial Yacht, Talia] / Constantinople, Abdullah Frères.

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 19. No. 487. In album: Ships and naval personnel, Istanbul and Black Sea lifesaving stations, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abd... More

[A hearth in the hall of Sultan Ahmed (III) in the Imperial Topkapı Sarayı (palace)] / Abdullah Frères.

[A hearth in the hall of Sultan Ahmed (III) in the Imperial Topkapı Sa...

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 12. No. 748. In album: Topkapı Sarayı, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection (Library of Congress).

[The pavilion of Mustafa Paşa in the Imperial Topkapı Sarayı (palace)] / Abdullah Frères.

[The pavilion of Mustafa Paşa in the Imperial Topkapı Sarayı (palace)]...

Also known as Sofa Köşkü. Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 7. No. 726. In album: Topkapı Sarayı, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collecti... More

[Exterior view of the Imperial Baghdad Pavilion and the pond in front of it] / Abdullah Frères.

[Exterior view of the Imperial Baghdad Pavilion and the pond in 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

[Sultan Bayezid I Camii (mosque) in Bursa] / Constantinople, Abdullah Frères.

[Sultan Bayezid I Camii (mosque) in Bursa] / Constantinople, Abdullah ...

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 14. No. 2. In album: Mausoleums, mosques and other buildings and views in Bursa, Eskişehir, and İznik, Ottoman Empire. Forms par... More

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