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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, possibly looking north toward Sullivan's Island]

[View of Charleston, South Carolina, possibly looking north toward Sul...

Drawing shows in lower left the figure of a man walking along the shoreline and a larger preliminary sketch of the man, also to the right of the man is a preliminary sketch of a woman walking to the right carry... More

[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

A view taken from the S.W. end of Charleston, S.C. Jany 17th 1812

A view taken from the S.W. end of Charleston, S.C. Jany 17th 1812

Preliminary sketches of human figures on verso. Watermark: AMIES. Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 90. (DLC/PP-1995:140.90). 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

View of a street in the city of Charleston, South Carolina, with a church at center

View of a street in the city of Charleston, South Carolina, with a chu...

Includes puncture holes along sides and bottom where paper was fastened to a board. Watermark: AMIES & Co; also a dove with olive branch on the left margin. Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 95. (DLC/PP-1... More

[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

[View of Charleston, South Carolina, perhaps coming down the Cooper River, showing ships, rowboats, and canoes on the water]

[View of Charleston, South Carolina, perhaps coming down the Cooper Ri...

Watermark: AMIES. Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 93. (DLC/PP-1995:140.93). Forms part of: John Rubens Smith collection (Library of Congress).

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.

City street scene with "Brewhouse" in "Spittle Fields"

City street scene with "Brewhouse" in "Spittle Fields"

Drawing shows a horse team harnessed to a low cart or wagon at the side of a street with buildings along each side, possibly in Spitalfields. Details show lamps along the side of the street, a man leaning again... More

[Two men in the woods aiming rifles during hunt]

[Two men in the woods aiming rifles during hunt]

Inscribed in ink at lower right: Engraved by J.P. No. 7.3.

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.

Draw bridge over Potomac at George Town, D.C. / J.R.S.

Draw bridge over Potomac at George Town, D.C. / J.R.S.

Drawing shows the Chain Bridge spanning the Potomac River at Georgetown, Washington, D.C., with a covered wagon on the bridge; also shows men loading a boat with barrels from a loading dock at left center, with... More

[Two hunters holding guns, three dogs, and man carrying game and wiping his brow in field surrounded by woods]

[Two hunters holding guns, three dogs, and man carrying game and wipin...

Inscribed in ink at top right: Engraved and pubs. by R.B. Holloway. No. 8:1.

[Steeplechase, some riders and horses have fallen after jumping fence]

[Steeplechase, some riders and horses have fallen after jumping fence]

Sketch shows riders and horses during a steeplechase, jumping a fence, some horses have fallen and riders are scrambling to get out of the way; spectators are standing in the background on the upper right. No.... More

From atop the Indian leap towards the imbankment [sic] which forms the reservoir named Deep Gap / J.R.S. 1821.

From atop the Indian leap towards the imbankment [sic] which forms the...

Drawing shows a bird's-eye view of the reservoir at Deep Gap, North Carolina, with mountains and forest. Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 641. (DLC/PP-1992:217.12). Forms part of: John Rubens Smith colle... More

[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

North west [i.e., east] view from 3rd story of Mrs. Davis boarding house

North west [i.e., east] view from 3rd story of Mrs. Davis boarding hou...

Drawing shows a bird's-eye view of the eastern façade of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., from the north-east, showing the plaza in front of the building, the Senate wing, the north end terrace, and dome; ... More

Waterscape showing the shore of the Delaware River and a sailboat at center

Waterscape showing the shore of the Delaware River and a sailboat at c...

Paper trimmed on right side through an unidentifiable watermark at upper right. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Documentary drawing filin... More

Boy fishing beside a stream while a girl watches over his shoulder, also, at center, a building with plane or skid for rolling logs

Boy fishing beside a stream while a girl watches over his shoulder, al...

(DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Documentary drawing filing series (Library of Congress).

Two views of rowboats at breakers on shore, with a sailing vessel in the distance; one view is right-side up and the other upside down

Two views of rowboats at breakers on shore, with a sailing vessel in t...

(DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Documentary drawing filing series (Library of Congress). Irregular edge on the right, with lower right co... More

Two houses along a river, one up on a rocky embankment, the other closer to the water's edge. A figure, perhaps a woman with a parasol, walks toward the water's edge where a rowboat is on the shore

Two houses along a river, one up on a rocky embankment, the other clos...

Drawing undated. Supplied date based on Queen's years of activity. Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. Unrelated mathematical computations inscribed on the verso. (DLC/PP-1997:... More

Two views, one of a shipwrecked vessel on the shore, the other of a lighthouse and outbuildings seen from a distance

Two views, one of a shipwrecked vessel on the shore, the other of a li...

(DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Documentary drawing filing series (Library of Congress). Paper creased with fold, with one view appearing... More

Bridge overlooking cluster of buildings

Bridge overlooking cluster of buildings

Drawing undated. Supplied date based on Queen's years of activity. Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Libra... More

Water or holding tank with downspout "in light"

Water or holding tank with downspout "in light"

Drawing shows a large tank on a raised platform at the edge of a river, with a stairway leading to a dock, a chute descending to the waters edge, also a wharf extending into the river. Appears to be a fragment... More

Sketch of a tree in winter beside a boulder at water's edge, a man fishes from a wharf in the background

Sketch of a tree in winter beside a boulder at water's edge, a man fis...

Paper trimmed on the top through a watermark in the upper left: [J. Rob]eson Phila. Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collec... More

Chestnut - Public domain scenic drawing, engraving, Library of Congress

Chestnut - Public domain scenic drawing, engraving, Library of Congres...

Drawing shows the trunk and foliage of the chestnut tree. Inscribed in pencil on upper right corner: Chestnut. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms par... More

Waterfront scene with boats and buildings on embankment

Waterfront scene with boats and buildings on embankment

Drawing shows buildings, one from which the American flag flies, above embankment on river, train passing lower left?, rowboat on river, steamboat vertical to image on the right. Drawing undated. Supplied date... More

Man sitting in a chair among a cluster of trees, others nearby

Man sitting in a chair among a cluster of trees, others nearby

Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Documentary drawing filing series (L... More

Study sketches of two ships - a sailing ship and a steamship, possibly a ferry

Study sketches of two ships - a sailing ship and a steamship, possibly...

Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Documentary drawing filing series (L... More

Hoffman - Public domain scan / drawing

Hoffman - Public domain scan / drawing

Drawing shows a large building or cluster of buildings with an observation tower with spiral stairway above a circular building; a railroad train passes in the lower left foreground. Inscribed in pencil on upp... More

Interior of clothier, with rolls of fabric, dummies, and two men

Interior of clothier, with rolls of fabric, dummies, and two men

Drawing undated. Supplied date based on Queen's years of activity. Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Libra... More

Man, "Wissler?", sketching on rock, perhaps Queen, monument and circular building beyond

Man, "Wissler?", sketching on rock, perhaps Queen, monument and circul...

Drawing undated. Supplied date based on Queen's years of activity. Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Libra... More

Man with rifle leaning against fence near house with outbuildings

Man with rifle leaning against fence near house with outbuildings

Drawing undated. Supplied date based on Queen's years of activity. Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Libra... More

Ship in dry dock, probably Navy Yard

Ship in dry dock, probably Navy Yard

Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Documentary drawing filing series (L... More

Worker, perhaps a mason or hod carrier, seen from behind holding a shovel with left hand and his right hand resting on a loaded hod poised against a supporting frame

Worker, perhaps a mason or hod carrier, seen from behind holding a sho...

Paper trimmed on right side through a watermark at lower right: J. Robes[on]. Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection a... More

Sketch of houses on embankment near river cascade with notations about color

Sketch of houses on embankment near river cascade with notations about...

Drawing undated. Supplied date based on Queen's years of activity. Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Libra... More

Trolley terminus, seen from across an expanse, three buildings in a row, and a church spire rising in right margin

Trolley terminus, seen from across an expanse, three buildings in a ro...

Drawing undated. Supplied date based on Queen's years of activity. Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Libra... More

Houseboat docked near grassland near shore 1842

Houseboat docked near grassland near shore 1842

Inscribed in pencil on lower left: 1842. Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part... More

Design for advertisement, Charles Oakford & Sons, furrier and hatter, located at 104 Chestnut Jas. F. Queen

Design for advertisement, Charles Oakford & Sons, furrier and hatter, ...

Drawing shows a street view of the façade of a storefront with entrances, windows with merchandise displays, awning over an entrance, and lightly sketched pedestrians; across top are samples of lettering and de... More

Cows grazing in lowlands near stream, houses in the background, on the upper elevations of the banks of the stream

Cows grazing in lowlands near stream, houses in the background, on the...

Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Documentary drawing filing series (L... More

Sketch of a house near a bridge

Sketch of a house near a bridge

Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Documentary drawing filing series (L... More

Panoramic view of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Panoramic view of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Sketch shows a panoramic view of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, showing "Girard College" in the upper left, the "Columbia Railroad", and the "Cathedral" in the background (as identified on the mat by Marian S. Car... More

Factory at edge of river, tucked below rolling hills, train passing before it on the left; in the foreground, a man fishes near a barge in a canal

Factory at edge of river, tucked below rolling hills, train passing be...

(DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Documentary drawing filing series (Library of Congress).

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

Approaching Boston U.S. July 17th 1846

Approaching Boston U.S. July 17th 1846

Drawing showing two panoramic views of Boston, Massachusetts, from a vantage point in the harbor; top, "WNW 5 miles" with ship under sail on the left, at "1st sight of Boston U.S. Friday July 17th 1846, Cambria... More

Approaching Boston U.S. July 17th 1846

Approaching Boston U.S. July 17th 1846

Drawing showing two panoramic views of Boston, Massachusetts, from a vantage point in the harbor; top, "WNW 5 miles" with ship under sail on the left, at "1st sight of Boston U.S. Friday July 17th 1846, Cambria... More

Approaching the Port of Oswego, U.S. Lake Ontario, July 23rd 1846

Approaching the Port of Oswego, U.S. Lake Ontario, July 23rd 1846

Drawing showing a view of the landscape from a vantage point in the harbor of Oswego, New York, on Lake Ontario. Alternate title inscribed in pencil on lower center. Purchase; William Reese Company; 2000; (DLC... 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

Nassau - Public domain scan / drawing

Nassau - Public domain scan / drawing

Drawing shows a portion of the front and right side of a large house with many windows, shutters, dormers, and chimneys, and several trees behind a picket fence, with hitching posts along the roadway, and a hor... More

Man sketching on a wharf with a dog seated next to him, in the background, to the left is a tree, at center, a long wharf with a pavilion, and on the right, a small sailboat offshore

Man sketching on a wharf with a dog seated next to him, in the backgro...

Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. Cochran, 102 (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Documentary drawing fil... More

Northumberland June 4, 1849 - Public domain scan / drawing

Northumberland June 4, 1849 - Public domain scan / drawing

Drawing shows a the village of Northumberland from an elevated vantage point, at the confluence of the North Branch and the West Branch of the Susquehanna River. Inscribed in pencil on lower left: Northumberla... More

Easton, Pennsylvania from Philipsburg i.e., Phillipsburg Rock

Easton, Pennsylvania from Philipsburg i.e., Phillipsburg Rock

Study sketch shows a bird's-eye view of Easton, Pennsylvania, from across the Delaware River. Inscribed in pencil on lower right corner: Easton, Pa. from Philipsburg Rock. Stamped on verso: From the file of Ja... More

Study sketches of weeds growing at a door; urn on a bench with a pot and pail beneath, and cup hanging from a nail; a partial bust portrait of a woman wearing a hat

Study sketches of weeds growing at a door; urn on a bench with a pot a...

Inscribed in pencil on lower left: 1850. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Documentary drawing filing series (Library of Congress).

Carriage or fire engine - Public domain  drawing

Carriage or fire engine - Public domain drawing

(DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Documentary drawing filing series (Library of Congress).

Oakland Hall near Norristown(?)

Oakland Hall near Norristown(?)

Drawing shows a large building on a hill, with a large lawn in front descending into the foreground, overlooking a smaller home or gatehouse on the lower right, next to the roadway; also shows a covered wagon o... More

Lafayette College, Easton and Delaware Bridge from Philipsburg i.e., Phillipsburg Rock, New Jersey, 1850

Lafayette College, Easton and Delaware Bridge from Philipsburg i.e., P...

Drawing shows a bird's-eye view of Easton from the New Jersey side of the Delaware River with the covered bridge at center and Lafayette College on a hill in the background. Inscribed in pencil on lower right ... More

Stone tavern on a dirt road, smoke coming out of chimney at rear of building, sign at front shows a bird riding on the back of an animal

Stone tavern on a dirt road, smoke coming out of chimney at rear of bu...

Inscribed in pencil on lower left: 1850. Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part... More

Lighthouse with outbuildings - Public domain scan / drawing

Lighthouse with outbuildings - Public domain scan / drawing

Drawing shows a lighthouse towering above two buildings, possibly dwellings. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Documentary drawing filing s... More

Moravian Church, Bethlehem, from the Lehigh, 1850

Moravian Church, Bethlehem, from the Lehigh, 1850

Drawing shows the Central Moravian Church on Church Street in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; the spire on the belfry rises above the trees, in a park-like setting, with fences in the foreground. Inscribed in pencil ... More

Several firefighters around a hose carriage

Several firefighters around a hose carriage

Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Documentary drawing filing series (L... More

Entrance of Delaware Water Gap, 1850

Entrance of Delaware Water Gap, 1850

Drawing shows a house, on the left, at the base of a mountain near the bank of the Delaware River, which fills the center of the image; there appears to be a person standing on a rock on the edge of the river a... More

Trees near a precipice - Public domain scan / drawing

Trees near a precipice - Public domain scan / drawing

Inscribed in pencil on lower left: 1850. Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part... More

Philipsburg Rock, N.J. from "Mount Ida" Easton, Pennsylvania, 1850

Philipsburg Rock, N.J. from "Mount Ida" Easton, Pennsylvania, 1850

Inscribed in pencil on lower right corner: Philipsburg Rock, N.J. from "Mount Ida" Easton, Pa., 1850. Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. Cochran, 3 (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms par... More

Firefighter standing next to a ladder carriage

Firefighter standing next to a ladder carriage

Inscribed in pencil at top: track maroon, ladders white. Sketch on verso shows two figures seated together, one gesturing with right arm raised. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at ... More

Gap in Big Mountain, Zerby's Run, no. 1 vein, 1851

Gap in Big Mountain, Zerby's Run, no. 1 vein, 1851

Drawing shows the entrance to the Zerby's Run, no. 1 vein coal mine on Little Lick Mountain, in Pennsylvania, with a roadway or creek bed along the gap between the Big and the Little Lick Mountains, also shows ... More

Shamokin from Mount Carmel road 1851

Shamokin from Mount Carmel road 1851

Drawing shows houses and other buildings at Shamokin, Pennsylvania, a coal mining community, with mountains to the right and in the background, and a heavily forested area on the left; shows many buildings on b... More

[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

Hotel Mount Carmel 1851 - Public domain scan / drawing

Hotel Mount Carmel 1851 - Public domain scan / drawing

Drawing shows a building on the roadside with outbuildings and fenced corral; man seated in a horse-drawn wagon at front, near a sign hanging from a gibbet signpost. Includes a sketch of the head of a rabbit in... More

Mine building or sawmill among rolling hills, probably in Pennsylvania

Mine building or sawmill among rolling hills, probably in Pennsylvania

Inscribed in pencil on lower left: 1851. Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part... More

Zerby's Run, 1851 - Public domain scenic drawing

Zerby's Run, 1851 - Public domain scenic drawing

Drawing shows a wooded scene with mountain stream at the location of Zerby's Run coal mine on Little Lick Mountain, in Pennsylvania. Inscribed in pencil on bottom: Zerby's Run, 1851. Stamped on verso: From the... More

Old mill at "Mount Carmel" Pennsylvania 1851

Old mill at "Mount Carmel" Pennsylvania 1851

Drawing shows a sawmill with several logs in front, a ladder leaning against the roof, and possibly boards stacked on the left. Inscribed in pencil on lower left: Old mill at "Mount Carmel" Pa. 1851. Stamped o... More

Coal break, Shamokin 1851 - Public domain scan / drawing

Coal break, Shamokin 1851 - Public domain scan / drawing

Drawing shows the scaffolding of a coal break system with conveyers and chutes for loading railroad cars for transport to larger coal breaking facilities. Inscribed in pencil on lower left: Coal break Shamokin... More

Court house, Sunbury 1851 - Public domain historic place drawing

Court house, Sunbury 1851 - Public domain historic place drawing

Drawing shows an exterior view of the Northumberland County courthouse. Inscribed in pencil on bottom: Court House, Sunbury 1851. Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. Cochran, 5... More

Saddlery at Shamoken i.e., Shamokin 1851

Saddlery at Shamoken i.e., Shamokin 1851

Drawing shows the front façade of a saddlery shop with the saddler standing at the doorway of his business, in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Inscribed in pencil on bottom: Saddlery at Shamoken 1851. Sta... More

League Island Bridge, Broad St., Mar. 3051

League Island Bridge, Broad St., Mar. 3051

Drawing shows two pedestrians crossing the League Island Bridge. Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. Cochran, 6 (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at ... More

James Ranmey, Zerby coal bason i.e., basin 1851

James Ranmey, Zerby coal bason i.e., basin 1851

Drawing shows an exterior view of a small house with a porch off the left and a shed off the right, with trees around the sides and back, in the Zerby vein coal basin, Little Lick Mountain, in Pennsylvania. In... More

Kaighn Avenue ferry terminal, Camden, New Jersey, of the South Camden Ferry Company, seen from the road looking toward the river, ferry partially visible at left side of the building; also shows masts of a ship docked nearby

Kaighn Avenue ferry terminal, Camden, New Jersey, of the South Camden ...

Identification based on 1913 postcard on www.dvrbs.com website. Inscribed in pencil on lower left: 1852. Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Ma... More

A drawing of a boat in a body of water Ferry(?) alongside a dock with buildings along the waterfront

A drawing of a boat in a body of water Ferry(?) alongside a dock with ...

Drawing shows a small ferry tied to a wharf, with buildings along the waterfront. Inscribed in pencil on lower left: 1852 [or] 1853. Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. Notatio... More

Topographical sketch of a city waterfront, with bare outlines of buildings and sailboats and a ship

Topographical sketch of a city waterfront, with bare outlines of build...

(DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Documentary drawing filing series (Library of Congress).

Bleaching Factory May 7th '54 - Public domain scan / drawing

Bleaching Factory May 7th '54 - Public domain scan / drawing

Drawing shows a large factory complex on the far shore of a river, with a sailboat on the river at center in the foreground. Title title from item. Inscribed in pencil on lower left: Bleaching Factory May 7th '... More

Woodbury Creek, June 18th '54 - Public domain scan / drawing

Woodbury Creek, June 18th '54 - Public domain scan / drawing

Drawing shows a sailboat tied to a wharf on a small creek or channel, with trees near the shore. Inscribed in pencil on lower left: Woodbury Creek, June 18th '54. Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Qu... More

Oakland Hall near Norristown(?), engraving, Library of Congress

Oakland Hall near Norristown(?), engraving, Library of Congress

Drawing shows a large building on a hill, with a portico, columns, and a large square cupola, and a large lawn in front descending into the foreground; overlooks a smaller home or gatehouse on the lower right, ... More

Cows in the shade of a tree - Public domain scenic drawing

Cows in the shade of a tree - Public domain scenic drawing

Drawing shows a tall tree with two cows in the shade of the tree. Inscribed in pencil on lower right corner: Aug. 11th/55. Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105)... More

Lemon Hill May 17th '55 - Public domain scenic drawing

Lemon Hill May 17th '55 - Public domain scenic drawing

Drawing shows a view of "Lemon Hill" in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from across the Schuylkill River; a man, sitting on a rock at the shore, is fishing and another person is standing alone atop the rocky embank... More

Bridge over railroad tracks, with telegraph poles on the left

Bridge over railroad tracks, with telegraph poles on the left

Inscribed in pencil on lower right: 55. Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part ... More

Wissahikkon i.e., Wissahickon Station, Phla i.e., Philadelphia and Norristown RR Sta

Wissahikkon i.e., Wissahickon Station, Phla i.e., Philadelphia and Nor...

Drawing shows a railroad bridge over a river; railroad station near the center of the picture, Wissahickon, Pennsylvania. Date from inscription on lower left corner. Stamped on verso: From the file of James F.... More

Two harness racing horses pulling their sulkies on race course

Two harness racing horses pulling their sulkies on race course

Drawing shows a harness race, tents in the center of the course identify the "U.S. Agricultural Society" and "President". Spectators in foreground seen from behind. Date from inscription on back of drawing. "... More

Eagle point fishing cabin May 3d '57

Eagle point fishing cabin May 3d '57

Drawing shows a cabin by a dike along the shore of the Delaware River, several men are wearing red coats.. Inscribed in pencil on verso: Eagle point fishing cabin May 3d '57. Paper trimmed on right side throug... More

Interior domestic scene with woman and child J. Queen de?

Interior domestic scene with woman and child J. Queen de?

Drawing shows a woman, perhaps Sarah Queen, seated at a table, a boy sits in a small rocking chair next to her and leans awkwardly against her lap, perhaps one of the orphaned nephews that the Queens took in. A... More

Jersey shore near Beverley sic G.R. Bonfield 1859

Jersey shore near Beverley sic G.R. Bonfield 1859

Drawing shows the shoreline of the Delaware River near Beverly, New Jersey, with a dilapidated wharf at center and a sailboat just off shore. Signed and dated in pencil at bottom center. Inscribed in pencil on... More

[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).

[Wumen (Meridian) gate at the imperial palace compound in Beijing, China, where executions of corrupt officials took place; includes Chinese language characters in right margin]

[Wumen (Meridian) gate at the imperial palace compound in Beijing, Chi...

Reference copy in LOT 5090, no. 157. 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).

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