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[Preliminary sketch for neoclassic building with "MDCCXIX" on pediment, Charleston, S.C.]

[Preliminary sketch for neoclassic building with "MDCCXIX" on pediment...

Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 102. (DLC/PP-1995:140.102). Forms part of: John Rubens Smith collection (Library of Congress).

[View of Charleston, South Carolina, perhaps looking southwest, showing ships, sailboats, and five men in a  rowboat]

[View of Charleston, South Carolina, perhaps looking southwest, showin...

Preliminary sketches of human figures on verso. Includes a remarque at lower left center of sheet showing the figure of a man in a rowboat. Watermark: AMIES. Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 92. (DLC/PP-... More

[View of the city of Charleston, South Carolina, with homes and outbuildings at left and right, and a long row of brick building, perhaps barracks, at center]

[View of the city of Charleston, South Carolina, with homes and outbui...

Preliminary sketch on verso. Trimed to inside the puncture holes that were around the edges where paper was fastened to a board. Watermark: AMIES. Forms part of: John Rubens Smith collection (Library of Congress).

[Perspective view of Broad Street in Charleston, South Carolina, with St. Michaels Church at right center]

[Perspective view of Broad Street in Charleston, South Carolina, with ...

Watermark: AMIES & Co; also a dove with olive branch on the right margin. Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 99. (DLC/PP-1995:140.99). Forms part of: John Rubens Smith collection (Library of Congress).

[Preliminary sketch of a large public building in Charleston, South Carolina, with small pediment and cupola]

[Preliminary sketch of a large public building in Charleston, South Ca...

Inscribed in lower left: 6 windows [?], green blinds [?], roof red [?]. Sketch of a face, possibly from a statue, on verso. Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 106. (DLC/PP-1995:140.106). Forms part of: Joh... More

[View of the city of Charleston, South Carolina, with a large home and smaller houses, outbuildings, and perhaps a slave cabin]

[View of the city of Charleston, South Carolina, with a large home and...

Preliminary sketch on verso. Includes puncture holes around the edges where paper was fastened to a board. Watermark with a large fleur de lis with W. Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 97. (DLC/PP-1995:14... More

[Detail view of cupola, pediment, and frieze of a large public building in Charleston, South Carolina]

[Detail view of cupola, pediment, and frieze of a large public buildin...

Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, architectural drawing, building plan, or design, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

St. Michaels Church, Charleston, S.C., engraving, Library of Congress

St. Michaels Church, Charleston, S.C., engraving, Library of Congress

Public domain scan of architectural drawing, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[View of the city of Charleston, S.C., with a mansion, the Nathaniel Rusell House on Meeting Street at center, surrounded by smaller residences and First Scots Presbyterian Church at right]

[View of the city of Charleston, S.C., with a mansion, the Nathaniel R...

Includes puncture holes around edges where paper was fastened to a board. Preliminary perspective sketch on verso. Watermark: AMIES & Co; also a dove with olive branch on the left margin. Philadelphia Print Sh... More

[Preliminary sketch for neoclassic building with "MDCCXIX" on pediment, Charleston, S.C.]

[Preliminary sketch for neoclassic building with "MDCCXIX" on pediment...

Preliminary sketches on verso. Watermark shows a dove holding an olive branch, representing Amies & Co. Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 101. (DLC/PP-1995:140.101). Forms part of: John Rubens Smith colle... More

Springing them up to meet the train

Springing them up to meet the train

Sketch shows a horsedrawn stagecoach full of passengers moving left to right with a train in the background. Inscribed in ink at top center: Engraved. No. 34:6.

Winlock baths Sheperton Fields - Public domain architectural engraving

Winlock baths Sheperton Fields - Public domain architectural engraving

Sketch shows an interior scene of men at the baths; some swimming, some dressed in suits and top hats. Inscribed in pencil at bottom center: Engraved. Inscriptions on front are difficult to decipher. No. 56:2.

[Preliminary sketch, with grid, of the driveway in front of Mount Vernon]

[Preliminary sketch, with grid, of the driveway in front of Mount Vern...

Drawing shows a preliminary sketch, set on a grid, of the circular drive in front of the manor house at Mount Vernon, including outbuildings on the left and tall trees in the background. Philadelphia Print Sho... More

[Washington Monument looking north on Washington Place in Baltimore, Maryland]

[Washington Monument looking north on Washington Place in Baltimore, M...

Drawing shows view of monument beyond First Unitarian Church, originally First Independent Church of Baltimore, designed by Maximilian Godefroy, completed in 1818. Inscribed lower left: Baltimore. Philadelphia... More

Battle Monument as seen from the west door of City Hotel, Baltimore

Battle Monument as seen from the west door of City Hotel, Baltimore

Inscription upper right possibly inscription on monument. Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory no. 430. (DLC/PP-1995:140.430) Forms part of: John Rubens Smith collection (Library of Congress).

Théodore Rousseau - [River landscape, the Seine at Chateau-Gaillard] / T.H.R.

Théodore Rousseau - [River landscape, the Seine at Chateau-Gaillard] /...

Title, attribution, date, subject, and physical description by Diane de Grazia, 2014. Inscriptions: Lower right in graphite: "T.H.R." Verso: all in graphite: "Rousseau. River Landscape/ 33-4/ Th.R (4)"; LC B st... More

[Algerian horsemen firing off guns] / Paul Delamain.

[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

[Two young Algerians] - Public domain  drawing

[Two young Algerians] - Public domain drawing

Public domain photograph of 19th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Wooden bridge on the Mohawk River, Schenectady U.S. July 20th 1846

Wooden bridge on the Mohawk River, Schenectady U.S. July 20th 1846

Drawing shows a wooden covered bridge spanning the Hudson River at Schenectady, New York. Purchase; William Reese Company; 2000; (DLC/PP-2000:086). Accession box no. DLC/PP-2000:086

Niagara River leaving Lewiston, U.S. July 22nd 1846

Niagara River leaving Lewiston, U.S. July 22nd 1846

Drawing shows a lighthouse on a bluff above a narrow opening on the Niagara River near Lewiston, New York. Purchase; William Reese Company; 2000; (DLC/PP-2000:086). Accession box no. DLC/PP-2000:086

Stony Point, near Gibraltar, on the Hudson River, U.S. July 24th 1846

Stony Point, near Gibraltar, on the Hudson River, U.S. July 24th 1846

Drawing shows a steamship on the Hudson River, with a view of the lighthouse at Stony Point, New York. Purchase; William Reese Company; 2000; (DLC/PP-2000:086). Accession box no. DLC/PP-2000:086

The Capitol from the railway station, Washington, U.S., July 29, 1846

The Capitol from the railway station, Washington, U.S., July 29, 1846

Drawing shows a view of small structures in a forested area at the bottom and the Capitol building under construction at the top of a hill. Purchase; William Reese Company; 2000; (DLC/PP-2000:086). Exhibited: ... More

The Hudson River at Albany, U.S. Saturday July 18th 1846

The Hudson River at Albany, U.S. Saturday July 18th 1846

Drawing shows several ships at dock on the waterfront of the Hudson River, and a view of the landscape across the river of buildings in Hudson, New York. Purchase; William Reese Company; 2000; (DLC/PP-2000:086)... More

Maxime Lalanne - [Landscape with house] / Lalanne.

Maxime Lalanne - [Landscape with house] / Lalanne.

This record contains unverified, preliminary data. Stamp on back: ERP. Joseph and Elizabeth Robins Pennell collection. Bequest; Pennell Estate; 1926; (DLC/PP-1926:R01) Conserved, 8.86.848.58.

Maxime Lalanne - Chateau a Liège

Maxime Lalanne - Chateau a Liège

This record contains unverified, preliminary data. Signed, lower left, below image: Lalanne. Stamped on back: LCF 220. "Collection Lalanne" stamp on back.

L'arriveé, Tissandier Collection, France

L'arriveé, Tissandier Collection, France

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

[Picadilly omnibus boarding passengers to the exhibition at Hyde Park; coach in front of Pinchins & Co. bar and ale]

[Picadilly omnibus boarding passengers to the exhibition at Hyde Park;...

Paper joined in irregular shape. No. 40:4. Public domain photograph of 19th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Farm buildings with courtyard and animals, and two figures standing on a roof; large building in the background]

[Farm buildings with courtyard and animals, and two figures standing o...

Reference copy in LOT 5090, no. 229. Purchase; G.V. Yudin; 1906. Forms part of: Yudin Collection (Library of Congress).

[Acrobats with cymbals tumbling in a courtyard at a Buddhist temple, with people placing offerings on an altar on the left, also gates and other temple structures]

[Acrobats with cymbals tumbling in a courtyard at a Buddhist temple, w...

Reference copy in LOT 5090, no. 160. Purchase; G.V. Yudin; 1906. Forms part of: Yudin Collection (Library of Congress).

[Buildings inside the imperial palace compound in Beijing, China, showing stairways and marble terrace with dragons]

[Buildings inside the imperial palace compound in Beijing, China, show...

Reference copy in LOT 5090, no. 158. Purchase; G.V. Yudin; 1906. Forms part of: Yudin Collection (Library of Congress).

[Street scene, possibly outside a temple, with adults and children, some greeting others, a street crier with shoulder pole in the shadow on the right, and two pigs in the background]

[Street scene, possibly outside a temple, with adults and children, so...

Reference copy in LOT 5090, no. 190. Purchase; G.V. Yudin; 1906. Forms part of: Yudin Collection (Library of Congress).

[Bird's-eye view of a church in a walled compound in Beijing]

[Bird's-eye view of a church in a walled compound in Beijing]

Reference copy in LOT 5090, no. 323. Purchase; G.V. Yudin; 1906. Forms part of: Yudin Collection (Library of Congress).

[A shoe on a bound foot], Qingdao China

[A shoe on a bound foot], Qingdao China

Reference copy in LOT 5090, no. 302. Purchase; G.V. Yudin; 1906. Forms part of: Yudin Collection (Library of Congress).

[Men and women sitting around a table in a tearoom, eating and drinking tea]

[Men and women sitting around a table in a tearoom, eating and drinkin...

Reference copy in LOT 5090, no. 265. Purchase; G.V. Yudin; 1906. Forms part of: Yudin Collection (Library of Congress).

[Portrait of a young scholar, full-length, seated, facing front, holding a fan in left hand]

[Portrait of a young scholar, full-length, seated, facing front, holdi...

Reference copy in LOT 5090, no. 185. Purchase; G.V. Yudin; 1906. Forms part of: Yudin Collection (Library of Congress).

[Busy street scene in Beijing] - Public domain  drawing

[Busy street scene in Beijing] - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows a crowded city street with porters, pedestrians, horse-drawn carts, horseback riders, possibly a street cleaner, pigs running loose, beggars, and two men who may be Korean based on the sytle of th... More

[Ornate palanquin for noble or wealthy man, to be carried by eight persons]

[Ornate palanquin for noble or wealthy man, to be carried by eight per...

Reference copy in LOT 5090, no. 155. Purchase; G.V. Yudin; 1906. Forms part of: Yudin Collection (Library of Congress).

[High-arched bridge over river, with street vendor selling "ice cold plum juice" in the foreground]

[High-arched bridge over river, with street vendor selling "ice cold p...

Reference copy in LOT 5090, no. 234. Purchase; G.V. Yudin; 1906. Forms part of: Yudin Collection (Library of Congress).

[Chinese market day bazaar, with a performance taking place on a stage in the background]

[Chinese market day bazaar, with a performance taking place on a stage...

Reference copy in LOT 5090, no. 276. Purchase; G.V. Yudin; 1906. Forms part of: Yudin Collection (Library of Congress).

Pigeons loncés hors la nacelle / A. Tissandier.

Pigeons loncés hors la nacelle / A. Tissandier.

Drawing shows two pigeons thrown from balloon during James Glaisher's test flight reaching 37,000 feet over Wolverhampton, England, Sept. 5, 1862. One pigeon is flying and the other is dead and falling. Publish... More

[Study for a Saint Sebastian] / A. Legros.

[Study for a Saint Sebastian] / A. Legros.

This drawing is a study for a Saint Sebastian, a subject that Alphonse Legros never completed as a painting. However, there is a drawing by Legros for a Saint Sebastian in Lille from about 1867 that shows a fi... More

Descente du ballon le Neptune dans les falaises du Cap Gris-Nez Voyage en ballon, Calais, 15 août 1868 / / A. Tissandier.

Descente du ballon le Neptune dans les falaises du Cap Gris-Nez Voyage...

Drawing shows Jules Duruof, Gaston Tissandier, and another man in the balloon "Neptune" making a difficult landing on the cliffs off Cape Gris-Nez, France. In the foreground, two shepherdesses and their flock o... More

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

Conciliabule a cote du ballon, le "George Sand," entre bis trois aeronautes Revilliod, Albert, et Gaston Tissandier le Mans, 30 octobre 1870 / Albert.

Conciliabule a cote du ballon, le "George Sand," entre bis trois aeron...

Drawing shows French balloonists J. de Revilliod and Albert and Gaston Tissandier standing at the right of the basket of the balloon "George Sand," which is tethered at Le Mans, France, during the Siege of Pari... More

[Figure of a woman, and sketches of two cows or sheep] / G. Segantini.

[Figure of a woman, and sketches of two cows or sheep] / G. Segantini.

This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Drawing by Giovanni Segantini, Italian, 19th century. Includes three pencil sketches of animals on back. Purchase; Professor A.B. Bibb (Cosmos Club)... More

Ascension du 26 septembre 1876, 700 mètres / Albert Tissandier.

Ascension du 26 septembre 1876, 700 mètres / Albert Tissandier.

Drawing shows Gaston and Albert Tissandier ascending in their balloon, "Zénith." (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82)

[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

[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

Maxime Lalanne - Franeker / M. Lalanne.

Maxime Lalanne - Franeker / M. Lalanne.

View of Franeker, Netherlands, with steeples and windmill. This record contains unverified, preliminary data. Joseph and Elizabeth Robins Pennell collection. Stamped on back ERP. Bequest; Pennell Estate; 1926;... More

[Gaston Tissandier, French balloonist, full-length portrait standing in basket of a balloon]

[Gaston Tissandier, French balloonist, full-length portrait standing i...

"Alt. 2000 m., au dessus de la fort de Cricy, a Monsieur Gaston Tissandier [...] du votre ascension du 26 juin 1886, Maurice [...]" inscribed upper left corner of image. Tissandier collection.

[Pencil sketch for sixteen vignettes from the lives of French balloonists Albert and Gaston Tissandier]

[Pencil sketch for sixteen vignettes from the lives of French ballooni...

Drawing shows preparation for a balloon ascension, view from the balloon, landing at Chauvigny and deflation, and discussion of the event at the dinner table at the Chateau de l'Odière. Attribution and date bas... More

[Architectural drawing showing elevation, cross section, and plan for a "hirondellier militair," a military aviary for swallows used as messenger birds] / Paris, le 25 j[...], '89.

[Architectural drawing showing elevation, cross section, and plan for ...

Includes descriptive text. Scale: Echelle de 0m.02 p.m. Tissandier collection.

[Stable for Oliver Belmont Esq., Newport, R.I. Plan of second floor]

[Stable for Oliver Belmont Esq., Newport, R.I. Plan of second floor]

Architectural drawing shows stable at Belcourt, Newport, Rhode Island. On verso: plan of first floor. Stamped: "Richard M. Hunt, architect, New York, Aug. 24, 1891." Gift; American Institute of Architects / Am... More

Stable for Oliver Belmont Esq., Newport, R.I. Front elevation

Stable for Oliver Belmont Esq., Newport, R.I. Front elevation

Architectural drawing shows stable at Belcourt, Newport, Rhode Island. Initialed by draftsman: "W.G.L." Stamped: "Richard M. Hunt, architect, New York, Aug. 24, 1891." Stamped: "Return to Richard M. Hunt, arch... More

Stable for Oliver Belmont Esq., Newport, R.I. Section through library / R.M. Hunt, arch't.

Stable for Oliver Belmont Esq., Newport, R.I. Section through library ...

Architectural drawing shows room in stable with fireplace at Belcourt, Newport, Rhode Island. Initialed by draftsman: "W.G.L." Stamped: "Richard M. Hunt, architect, New York, Sep. 4, 1891." Stamped: "Return to... More

[Belcourt, summer estate for Oliver H.P. Belmont, Newport, R.I. Side elevation] / R.M. Hunt archt.

[Belcourt, summer estate for Oliver H.P. Belmont, Newport, R.I. Side e...

Architectural drawing shows house as side elevation. Gift; American Institute of Architects / American Architectural Foundation; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:100) Forms part of: The AIA/AAF Collection (Library of Congre... More

[Belcourt, summer estate for Oliver H.P. Belmont, Newport, R.I. Front elevation] / R.M. Hunt archt.

[Belcourt, summer estate for Oliver H.P. Belmont, Newport, R.I. Front ...

Architectural drawing shows house as front elevation. Public domain photograph - historical image of Rhode Island, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Adéle Moscheuer Marier, 20 Mar., 1891

Adéle Moscheuer Marier, 20 Mar., 1891

Head and shoulders, right profile. 14717Y U.S. Copyright Office. Signed below image: Katharine S. Smith, Barbizon, '91. Title from inscription below image. Copyright registration records give title as: Madame M... More

[Belcourt, summer estate for Oliver H.P. Belmont, Newport, R.I. Elevation]

[Belcourt, summer estate for Oliver H.P. Belmont, Newport, R.I. Elevat...

Architectural drawing shows house as elevation. Gift; American Institute of Architects / American Architectural Foundation; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:100) Forms part of: The AIA/AAF Collection (Library of Congress) A... More

[Stable for Oliver Belmont Esq., Newport, R.I. North end of east elevation] / R.H.

[Stable for Oliver Belmont Esq., Newport, R.I. North end of east eleva...

Architectural drawing shows stable at Belcourt, Newport, Rhode Island. Notation on recto: "Tracing of north end of east elevation doing away with small window and moving two large windows 3 feet for center win... More

Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.

Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.

A black and white drawing of a building, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, architecture in Washington, D.C. ... More

James McNeill Whistler - [Nude figure standing, holding a veil]

James McNeill Whistler - [Nude figure standing, holding a veil]

Title from catalogue raisonné. Inscribed by J. Pennell: Drawn by Whistler. March 1897. Cream laid paper, a shiny notepaper; no watermark. On back: blue stamp of L.C. Division of Prints (Lugt 677). Published in ... More

[Tomb of French balloonist Jacques Alexandre Charles in Père la Chaise cemetery in Paris] / Alb. Tissandier, mai 1899, a Père la Chaise.

[Tomb of French balloonist Jacques Alexandre Charles in Père la Chaise...

"Tombeau de Charles au Père la Chaise - Mai 1899 - Albert Tissandier" inscribed on accompanying note. Accompanied by two handwritten notes, possibly a transcription of text on the gravestone. Tissandier collection.

President's house, Washington - Public domain scan / drawing

President's house, Washington - Public domain scan / drawing

Drawing shows a street level view of the southern façade of the White House in Washington, D.C., showing the South Portico at an oblique angle from the south-west with the West Wing Colonnade on the left and th... More

Luigi Piana, aereonauta Bolog̀nese / Corso 145.

Luigi Piana, aereonauta Bolog̀nese / Corso 145.

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Italian balloonist Luigi Piana. Includes a map of his various balloon ascents from Rome, with a note that he was killed on his fifth ascent on November 27, 1853. A vignette showin... More

Luigi Piana, aereonauta Bolog̀nese / Corso 145.

Luigi Piana, aereonauta Bolog̀nese / Corso 145.

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Italian balloonist Luigi Piana. Includes a map of his various balloon ascents from Rome, with a note that he was killed on his fifth ascent on November 27, 1853. A vignette showin... More

[Two children playing checkers or draughts] War roll of the Weccacoe Fire Company, always useful - fireman in peace - soldiers in war.

[Two children playing checkers or draughts] War roll of the Weccacoe F...

Drawings show (recto, 1858 or 1859) a boy and a girl sitting at a table opposite of each other playing checkers or draughts, while a younger girl stands behind the table, facing right, gesturing toward her sist... More

[Two children playing checkers or draughts] War roll of the Weccacoe Fire Company, always useful - fireman in peace - soldiers in war.

[Two children playing checkers or draughts] War roll of the Weccacoe F...

Drawings show (recto, 1858 or 1859) a boy and a girl sitting at a table opposite of each other playing checkers or draughts, while a younger girl stands behind the table, facing right, gesturing toward her sist... More

[Two story, five bay building. Elevation]

[Two story, five bay building. Elevation]

Includes pedimented central pavilion, hip roof with decorative urns, bull's-eye window in pediment, pedimented entrance portico; giant order Corinthian pilasters indicated in half elevation.

[George Washington standing at a plow, with Mount Vernon in the background]

[George Washington standing at a plow, with Mount Vernon in the backgr...

Drawing shows a preliminary sketch, set on a numbered grid, with George Washington, at center, standing between two plows; also shows another man plowing behind him, farm outbuildings, and the manor house in th... More

[George Washington standing at a plow, with Mount Vernon in the background]

[George Washington standing at a plow, with Mount Vernon in the backgr...

Drawing shows a preliminary sketch, set on a numbered grid, with George Washington, at center, standing between two plows; also shows another man plowing behind him, farm outbuildings, and the manor house in th... More

Atelier de Mr. Lachambre fabricant de ballons de baudruche, aerostats, etc., 24 passage des favorites, Paris, Vaugirard, aout 1883 / A. Tissandier.

Atelier de Mr. Lachambre fabricant de ballons de baudruche, aerostats,...

Drawing shows the interior of Henri Lachambre's balloon manufacturing facility, with balloon bags and maquettes of various sizes. Four women at the right sew balloon fabric. Tissandier collection.

Atelier de Mr. Lachambre fabricant de ballons de baudruche, aerostats, etc., 24 passage des favorites, Paris, Vaugirard, aout 1883 / A. Tissandier.

Atelier de Mr. Lachambre fabricant de ballons de baudruche, aerostats,...

Drawing shows the interior of Henri Lachambre's balloon manufacturing facility, with balloon bags and maquettes of various sizes. Four women at the right sew balloon fabric. Tissandier collection.

[Man in a hat] - Public domain portrait drawing

[Man in a hat] - Public domain portrait drawing

Drawing shows a man, half-length, apparently seated with his arms resting on the arms of a chair (not shown), wearing a hat and a light scarf. Title and date from catalogue raisonné. Signed in pencil: J. Whistl... More

[Man in a hat] - Public domain portrait drawing

[Man in a hat] - Public domain portrait drawing

Drawing shows a man, half-length, apparently seated with his arms resting on the arms of a chair (not shown), wearing a hat and a light scarf. Title and date from catalogue raisonné. Signed in pencil: J. Whistl... More

[Adults and children enjoying a shadow puppet show]

[Adults and children enjoying a shadow puppet show]

Reference copy in LOT 5090, no. 161. Purchase; G.V. Yudin; 1906. Forms part of: Yudin Collection (Library of Congress).

[Adults and children enjoying a shadow puppet show]

[Adults and children enjoying a shadow puppet show]

Reference copy in LOT 5090, no. 161. Purchase; G.V. Yudin; 1906. Forms part of: Yudin Collection (Library of Congress).

[View of Charleston, South Carolina, with a cluster of buildings around a fenced commons or yard]

[View of Charleston, South Carolina, with a cluster of buildings aroun...

Forms part of: John Rubens Smith collection (Library of Congress). Public domain photograph of 19th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[View of Charleston, South Carolina, with a cluster of buildings around a fenced commons or yard]

[View of Charleston, South Carolina, with a cluster of buildings aroun...

Forms part of: John Rubens Smith collection (Library of Congress). Public domain photograph of 19th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Wason Car Manufacturing Co. - Public domain historic place drawing

Wason Car Manufacturing Co. - Public domain historic place drawing

Drawing showing bird's-eye view of the Wason railroad car manufacturing company facilities at Springfield, Massachusetts, with the Connecticut River in the background.

Wason Car Manufacturing Co. - Public domain historic place drawing

Wason Car Manufacturing Co. - Public domain historic place drawing

Drawing showing bird's-eye view of the Wason railroad car manufacturing company facilities at Springfield, Massachusetts, with the Connecticut River in the background.