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[Masonic chart] - Print, Library of Congress collection

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Humphreys.

Napoleon Bonaparte - Print, Library of Congress collection

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Turner.

Bambridge on trial for murder by a committee of the House of Commons /...

Print shows several members of the House of Commons, including James Oglethorpe and Archibald Grant, gathered in a room at the Fleet Prison for an investigation of Thomas Bambridge, warden of the prison, for th... More

Panoramic view of St. Petersburg, dedicated by permission to his Imper...

Print showing panoramic view of St. Petersburg, including Academy of Arts, colleges, Cronstad (i.e., Kronshtadt), warehouses, and the Gottorp Globe. Title also in French. Plate 3 of 4. Includes key to building... More

[John Cassin, head-and-shoulders portrait, right profile]

Title devised by Library staff, other information from Miles. Trimmed to image. Dexter, 402 Published in: Saint-Mémin and the Neoclassical profile portrait in America / Ellen G. Miles. Washington, D.C. : Nation... More

[Benjamin King, head-and-shoulders portrait, right profile]

Title devised by Library staff, other information from Miles. Trimmed to image. Dexter, 424 Published in: Saint-Mémin and the Neoclassical profile portrait in America / Ellen G. Miles. Washington, D.C. : Nation... More

[William Randolph IV, head-and-shoulders portrait, right profile]

Title devised by Library staff, other information from Miles. Trimmed to image. Dexter, 487 Published in: Saint-Mémin and the Neoclassical profile portrait in America / Ellen G. Miles. Washington, D.C. : Nation... More

[Hog-hunters meeting by surprise a tigress and her cubs] / Williamson ...

Print shows four men on horseback, carrying spears, chasing a wild hog and suddenly coming upon a tigress and her cubs in tall grass; in the background, a caravan with camels and elephants passes to the right. ... More

[Charles W. Goldsborough, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]

Title devised by Library staff, other information from Miles. Trimmed to image. Dexter, 415 Published in: Saint-Mémin and the Neoclassical profile portrait in America / Ellen G. Miles. Washington, D.C. : Nation... More

[Beating sugar-canes for a hog] / Williamson & Howitt ; J. Clark etche...

Print shows three men on horseback, carrying spears, waiting, as Natives systematically beat sugarcane with bamboo staffs and, with the aid of two dogs, drive a wild hog from cover past the waiting hunters. Als... More

[The chase after a hog] / Williamson & Howitt ; J. Clark etched.

Print shows men on horseback, carrying spears, chasing a wild hog through tall grasses. In the background, Natives are harvesting the grasses which they pile on a wagon or "hackerie". Also shown is a female hog... More

[James Barbour, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]

Title devised by Library staff, other information from Miles. Dexter, 607 Published in: Saint-Mémin and the Neoclassical profile portrait in America / Ellen G. Miles. Washington, D.C. : National Portrait Galler... More

Drawing, plate 8 from an original drawing by Gaspar Poussin in the col...

Print shows a man sitting on rocks of a cliff with waterfalls in a wilderness landscape.

Drawing, plate 9 from an original drawing by Gaspar Poussin in the col...

Print shows three men conversing in a landscape with trees, buildings, and mountains in the background. Alternate title from online source.

Winter / A. ; Abm. Paul printer., engraving, Library of Congress

Print shows a man with a rifle and a dog walking in the snow with a farmhouse in the background and dark clouds on the horizon. Signed on block on tree trunk on lower right: A. Stamped on back: 37309. Forms pa... More

His most excellent majesty George the third, by the grace of god, of t...

Print showing George III, King of Great Britain, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left, wearing military hat and coat.

Henry Clay / Childs & Inman Lith., engraving, Library of Congress

Print shows Henry Clay, half-length portrait, facing slightly left. Stamped on back: Briggs Coll. A. 41499.

Caffres hunting a lion / Howitt del. ; Clark & Dubourg sculpt.

Print shows Africans with spears surrounding a lion; an injured man lies in the foreground. Gift; Frances Benjamin Johnston; 1947 Feb. 12.

Masonic Hall, Philadelphia, Landscape view print

Print showing street view of Masonic Hall in Philadelphia. 617 U.S. Copyright Office. To James Milnor Esqr. R.W.G.M. and Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania this plate is inscribed by their brother W. Strickland. Depo... More

[Returning from the boar-hunt] / Ridinger pinx ; Anderson sc.

Print shows a man holding a large pike, standing among his hunting dogs in a wooded area, with several dead animals around them, a large wild boar among them. Title from online source. Gift; Sylvester Rosa Koehler.

A prospect of the Moro Castle taken within the entrance of the harbour...

Numbered within plate, upper right: 90, b. Transfer; Map Division; 1908? DCRM(G) example from GIHC no. 13

A transfer / drawn by S. Prout ; R. Ackermann's lithogy.

Print shows a crude wooden structure raised above the ground with a harbor in the background; possibly a well with a lever, rope, and buckets. Former call number: PR 06 CN 800

Gottfried Mind - [Domestic cat sleeping with three kittens resting]

Stamped at bottom center: im Museum zu Basel. Public domain scan of lithograph illustration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Gottfried Mind - [Domestic cat with three kittens, playing]

Printed with number in upper right corner: 9. Paper watermarked at bottom center: in Basel. Inscribed in pencil on verso: 1227 U 5 D 57.

[Domestic cat standing on a block and a puppy with its front paws on t...

Printed with number in upper right corner: 7. Inscribed in pencil on verso: 1227 U 5 D 57.

[Domestic cat with two kittens, one playing with a ball of string]

Printed with number in upper right corner: 5. Paper watermarked at bottom center: in Basel. Inscribed in pencil on verso: 1227 U 5 D 57.

Raree - show on the banks of the Mississippi, or The gentle European a...

Print shows a Native man wearing European clothing and a native headdress, standing between a group of Natives sitting on the ground on the right and a platform or stage, on the left, on which three Europeans, ... More

Gottfried Mind - [Domestic cat eating while two kittens play] / CF-.

Signed on lower right "CF-" Printed with number in upper right corner: 10. Paper watermarked at bottom right: LHEU[...].

[Domestic cat and kitten drinking milk from a saucer] / CF.

Signed on lower right "CF". Printed with number in upper right corner: 3.

Gottfried Mind - [Domestic cat with three kittens, playing] / Brodtman...

Stamped at bottom center: im Museum zu Basel. Public domain scan of lithograph illustration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Gottfried Mind - [Domestic cat and kitten drinking milk from a saucer]

Printed with number in upper right corner: 3. Inscribed in pencil on verso: 1227 U 5 D 57.

Gottfried Mind - [Two domestic cats fighting] / CF-.

Signed on lower right "CF-" Printed with number in upper right corner: 1.

[Domestic cat napping with three playful kittens and a saucer on the r...

Signed on lower right "C.F." Printed with number in upper right corner: 6. Inscribed in pencil on verso: 1227 U 5 D 57.

[Domestic cat on a stool playing with three kittens] / C.F.

Signed on lower right "C.F." Printed with number in upper right corner: 4.

Gottfried Mind - [Domestic cat eating while two kittens play]

Printed with number in upper right corner: 10. Inscribed in pencil on verso: 1227 U 5 D 57.

Fort Edward / painted by W.G. Wall ; engraved by I. Hill.

Print shows a view of the Hudson River at Fort Edward, New York, with a broad view of the river, pasture land where cows are grazing, rolling hills and buildings in the background, and in the foreground, a dirt... More

Glenns Falls / painted by W.G. Wall ; engraved by I. Hill.

Print shows a view of the Hudson River at Glenns Falls with a building on an island and a bridge spanning the river and passing through the building; also shows people on the island. No. 6 of the Hudson River ... More

Vue intérieure d'une partie du Moscou, prise des Hauteurs à droite de ...

Print showing a view of the countryside from along the "Yaousa" River with the city of Moscow in the distance.

Vue de la place des boutiques / Cadolle delt. ; lithe. par Deroy.

Print showing a view across a plaza with carriages and pedestrians at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.

View near Bordenton, from the gardens of the Count De Survilliers / en...

Print shows a distant view of the harbor at Bordentown, New Jersey from the gardens of Joseph "Count de Survilliers" Bonaparte, with deer, statues, and a large tree in the foreground, with ships and waterfront ... More

Auguste Bry - Napoléon, élève a l'ecole militaire, (1783) / Charlet.

Print shows Napoleon as a young boy in military training, standing, wearing uniform, holding a rifle against his body with his left arm and holding a bayonet in his right hand. He may have used the bayonet to s... More

First plate of four subjects, for Birch's Philadelphia

Print showing four vignette views on one sheet; upper left, "Franklin Library in 1800", bottom left, "Swedes Church Southwark", upper right, "Pennsylvania Hospital in 1800", and bottom right, "High St. Market H... More

Life in Philadelphia. Plate 13 / Clay fecit 1829.

Print shows an African American couple walking on the street; the woman asks the man whether he likes the waltz. Exchange; (DLC/PP-1973:253). Caption: "How you like de waltz, Mr. Lorenzo?" "'Pon de honour of... More

[United States Capitol] / C. Bullfinch delt. ; Childs dir.

Print shows front or east view of the U.S. Capitol as it appeared in 1829, prior to the beginning of President Andrew Jackson's administration. Title from another impression. Trimmed above title and mounted on ... More

The Colonel electioneering. How to get a vote, or going fixed for the ...

Print shows a man at center, assumed to be Davy Crockett, standing on a busy commercial street, offering one man a drink and another man tobacco, while campaigning for political office. Two dogs have stopped to... More

Je reprend avec orgueil ces couleurs glorieuses que j'ai long-tems por...

Print shows Louis Philippe, full-length portrait, facing front, standing with a barricade behind him, with right arm across chest, and holding the French Flag with his left hand. Printed on lower right: Parole... More

Piazza de popolo / G. Fossati Arch. dis. dal vero Roma, 1831.

Print shows a view of the plaza with an Egyptian obelisk on the left with lion fountains at the corners, a monumental arch on the far left, Pincio in the distance at right center, and a building with columns to... More

Pack und transport dampfwagen auf der eisenbahn zwischen Liverpool und...

Print showing two views of freight trains of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company, with flatbed cars for hauling standard freight and cars with rails and cages for hauling livestock, drawn by steam loco... More

Dampf eilwagen auf der eisenbahn zwischen Liverpool und Manchester / C...

Print showing two views of passenger trains of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company, with enclosed and open passenger cars, drawn by steam locomotives between Liverpool and Manchester, England.

Humming birds / from life & on stone by M.E.D. Brown ; his lith. No. 5...

Print shows two hummingbirds on a flower. Printed at bottom center: Pl. 10 Vo. 2. (DLC/PP-2001:068) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress.

Chateau des Tuileries, côté du carrousel Palace of the Tuileries, side...

Print shows a view of the Tuileries Palace with the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel and a large plaza with pedestrians and carriages in the foreground. From series: Vues de Paris.

Descente dans les ateliers de la liberté de la presse / J.J. Grandv. e...

Print shows on the left, King Louis-Philippe in a right side profile, whiskers obscuring his face, with his hand over the mouth of a female printer, representing freedom of the press, and showing on the far lef... More

The National barber - Print, Library of Congress collection

Print shows a sailor, identitied elsewhere as Samuel W. Dewey, having sawn the head of Andrew Jackson off the figurehead of the U.S.S. Constitution, passes it to another sailor awaiting in a rowboat alongside t... More

The marriage evening - Print, Library of Congress collection

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 4352

Geographical, historical, and statistical chart of the United States o...

Print showing scenes of American history juxtaposed with textual accounts and statistical geographic charts.

The resurrection of Jesus Christ, engraving, Library of Congress

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Baker, John.

View of Worcester, Massachusetts. taken from Union Hill / P. Anderson ...

Print shows a cityscape view of Worcester, Massachusetts, from an elevated vantage point on Union Hill, with a river in the foreground on which is a canal boat drawn by two horses or mules, and railroads approa... More

Daughter of temperance: Virtue, love and temperance

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 1578.

Washington: first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of h...

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 7037

Washington: first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of h...

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 7038

Washington: crossing the Delaware

Artist: William K. Hewitt (signature on image). Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 7034

The steam ship President, Lieut. Roberts R.N. commander: the largest i...

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 6196

Fall and winter fashions for 1837 & 8 by Scott & Perkins, 164 Broadway...

Artist: William K. Hewitt (signature on image). Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 1977

Baltimore / Swett ; P. Haas sc., engraving, Library of Congress

Print showing a man leaning on a fence, looking in the direction of Baltimore, Maryland. Entered according to Act of Congress by N. Hickman, in the Clerks Office of the District Court of Maryland, in the year 1837.

A south east view of Merchants Hotel, nth Fourth St. Philadelphiada, J...

Print shows citizens engaged in a number of activities on a busy street. A carriage is dropping off or picking up luggage at the hotel while guests are relaxing on the balcony. (DLC/PP-1993:212.23) Stauffer, 1... More

Jenny Dean's interview with the queen / printed in oil colours by G. B...

Print shows a scene in a wooded area with a young woman kneeling on the ground with her hands covering her face, a man is standing next to her; facing her is Queen Victoria and another woman, the queen gestures... More

Okee-Makee-Quid a Chippeway chief / drawn, printed, and coloured at I....

Print shows Okee-Makee-Quid, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly right, wearing a buffalo headdress, holding a war club and a long peace pipe. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1838 ... More

Aaron Clark - Print, Library of Congress collection

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 0001

North-country mails at the Peacock, Islington / painted by James Polla...

Print shows several passenger and mail coaches on street in front of the Peacock building in Islington, London, England. Engraved from the original picture in the possession of Henry Wormald, Esqr. to whom thi... More

Henry Russell / R. Street pinxt. ; R. Street lith.

Print shows Henry Russell, half-length portrait, facing slightly right, with right hand resting on piano keyboard, open sheet music in the foreground and a shipwreck on storm tossed waves in the background. Inc... More

Opothle Yoholo A Creek chief / / Drawn printed & coloured at I.T. Bowe...

Print shows portrait of Opothle Yoholo in traditional dress from painting by Charles Bird King for History of the Indian tribes of North America... / By Thomas L. M'Kenney and James Hall, 1836-1844.

Old Iron Sides on a lee shore The U.S. Frigate Constitution Captn. Ell...

327 U.S. Copyright Office. "Illustrative of a sketch, in the Democratic Review, of May 1839, by the author of "the log of Old Ironsides"." Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1839, by Dow & Duval, ... More

[Uncut sheet of cards showing 25 birds]

Damaged at top right corner and top left side with some loss to the illustrations. Stamped on lower left: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson co... More

Boz / Phiz., portrait print - Public domain portrait engraving

Print showing Charles Dickens, full-length portrait, seated at table, facing front. Signed on plate on lower right: Phiz.

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

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

School house, Tappan / painted by Robert W. Weir ; engraved on steel b...

Print shows children departing a rural school house in Tappan, New York. Printed below title: Engraved for the New York Mirror.

Eene aangezigtspyn-phantasie van Alexander V.H. / Steendr. v.: P. Blom...

Print shows scene of fantastical creatures inflicting pain upon the head of a man.

[The battle of Bunker's Hill, June 17th 1775] / [painted by J. Trumbul...

Print shows British and American soldiers in hand-to-hand combat during the Battle of Bunker Hill; among the soldiers depicted are Major General Joseph Warren, Captain Thomas Gardner, Major Andrew McClary, Colo... More

Banque, Bourse et palais du Lord Maire, Londres The bank, the exchange...

Print shows a view of the Tuileries Palace with the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel and a large plaza with pedestrians and carriages in the foreground. Signed on stone on lower right: Tuonra [Arnout spelled backwards].

John Collins, portrait print - Public domain portrait engraving

Print shows John Collins, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly right, holding papers in left hand and gesturing toward a table and chair with right hand. Includes a facsimile signature. Trimmed to w... More

[Winter scene] - Print, Library of Congress collection

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Otto Barth.

General William H. Harrison of Tippecanoe, Fort Meigs and the Thames /...

Print shows presidential candidate William Henry Harrison as a military leader in dress uniform holding his sword. A laurel wreath below his portrait names him as a hero of War of 1812 battles. This portrait wa... More

[Autumn scene with castle] - Public domain graphic arts, Library of Co...

Signed lower left: Gust. Jahn, Wien. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card.

Lord Byron - Print, Library of Congress collection

Artist: Eliphalet Brown, Jr. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 4093

Henry Clay / painted by G. Linen ; engraved by J. Sartain. Philada.

Print showing Henry Clay, full-length portrait, sitting with legs crossed, facing front, with right arm resting on a table, and holding papers in lap with left hand. Entered according to Act of Congress, in th... More

[View of village with religious procession]

Signed lower left: Gust. Jahn, Wien. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card.

A view of Park-row at Trenton, N.J.

1278 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Hoffy.

High Street, with the First Presbyterian church Philadelphia. Taken do...

Print shows a street view with the High Street marketplace on the left and the First Presbyterian Church on the right, with pedestrians on the sidewalk and service carts on the cobblestone street. Inscribed in... More

The death-bed of Wesley / engraved by John Sartain ; Pub'd. by William...

Print showing deathbed scene of Reverend John Wesley. Those attending Wesley are, from l. to right as listed on the print, Miss Sarah Wesley, a medical assistant, Rev. J. Bradford, Rev. P. Dickinson, Mrs. Charl... More

The tomb of Genl. W.H. Harrison: North Bend, Ohio

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 6554

The ox "Pennsylvania" / T. McClelland pinxt. ; lith. of T. Sinclair, P...

Print showing a large ox, standing, right profile, and lying, facing front. 1285 U.S. Copyright Office. Caption continues: Purchased & slaughtered at Philada. Feb. 2nd 1841 by John Drum, Michael D. Wartman, Da... More

An unfinished house, in Chesnut Street Philadelphia. Built for the lat...

Print shows a street view of a large house under construction beyond two trees in the foreground; also shows pedestrians and, arriving on the left, a workman carrying a ladder. Inscribed in pencil below plate ... More

Spring and summer fashions for 1841, by A.F. Saguezs & G.C. Merrill, 2...

Print showing fine fashions for men and women for spring and summer, presented outdoor on a pier and indoors in a parlor. 1250 U.S. Copyright Office. Inscribed in ink: D.S. Recd. 4th March, 1841. No. 1250. Ent... More

The death of the Revd. John Wesley A.M. / A. Biggerman del. ; MaGee's ...

Print showing deathbed scene of Reverend John Wesley. Those attending Wesley are, from l. to right, Miss Sarah Wesley, a medical assistant, Rev. J. Bradford, Rev. P. Dickinson, Mrs. Charles Wesley, Rev. T. Rank... More

View of the merchants exchange. Boston, Massachusetts.

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Thayer, B.W., & Co. Copyright deposit, District Court of Mass.: 1842

Steam ship of War Eagle - Public domain image of steamship

"Copyright Deposit, Southern District of N.Y.: 1842." This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Penniman.

Grouchy / Z. Belliard d'après Dubufe ; lith. de Grégoire et Deneux, à ...

Print shows Emmanuel de Grouchy, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right, wearing military uniform.

New Orleans... - Print, Library of Congress collection

318 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Bennett, William James. Copyright deposit, Southern District of N.Y.: Feb. 10, 1842.

Patent Drawing of Engine - [Design drawings for paddle wheel steamer] ...

Design of side wheel steamer showing wheel mechanism, side view and cross-section in 10 figures. Inscribed on recto: E.F. Horicks, New York City. Inscribed on verso: with E.F. Aldricks letter 30 March 1942.

Neptune House, New Rochelle, West Chester County, New York

Print shows a scenic advertisement, with the date "July 1st, 1842" in the ad. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Clay, E.W. Currier & Ives : a catal... More

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