1840

Framed. Accompanying labels detached from cover glass: "27" and "11." Label from back of frame: Daguerreotypes are "mirror Reflections" and show the picture in reverse. This is an entrance to Independence Squar More

Framed. Accompanying labels on cover glass: "28" and "12." Label from back: Daguerreotypes are "mirror reflections" and thus show the ac... picture in reverse. This picture is the South West entrance to Indepen More

In this letter to William Lloyd Garrison, Nathaniel B. Borden acknowledges that he received Garrison's letter and thanks him for providing "information in regard to the policy by which abolitionists are governe More

Sheet music cover shows a man wearing a top hat with sack and walking stick leaning on a stile. Reference copy may be in LOT 7010. Printed below image: The music composed and most cordially dedicated to Mrs. Is More

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

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Print shows a tailor cutting cloth and two female(?) assistants sewing; on the right is a man making buttons. In album: Oertels Lesebuch, 32 Bilder, 2te Abtg.

Advertisement for a monthly subscription to theatrical productions, balls, concerts, the circus, and other entertainments, probably at venues in and around Paris. Text appears within an outline of a balloon asc More

The Van Buren administration's record, particularly with regard to the handling of public finances, is condemned as corrupt and a perpetuation of unpopular Jacksonian policies. The artist echoes perennial Whig More

Case: similar to Rinhart 108. Mirror inside case to show house in correct orientation. Labels adhered to seal: "Cambridge, New York," "46". Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1998; (DLC/PP-1998:151.20). Forms part of: More

Verse.; Title. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 27, Folder 9.

Political cartoons friendly to Van Buren were the rare exception during the 1840 campaign. Here the artist parodies the exploitation by Whig politicians of populist candidate William Henry Harrison. Martin Van More

Photographer unidentified. Case: variant of Rinhart 123. Accompanying label: Unidentified friend of C.B. Accompanying lock of hair. Was part of LOT 8492. Transfer; Manuscript Division; 1959. Forms part of: Clar More

Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 16, Folder 11.

Brass mat stamped: R. Cornelius, Philada. fecit. Case: green embossed leather; pressure sensitive label on case "#2." Robert Cornelius: Portraits from the dawn of photography / Stapp. Smithsonian Institution Pr More

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Possibly by Paul Beck Goddard. Case: variant of Rinhart 271; pressure sensitive label on case "162." Resealed W.F. Stapp, NPG/Smithsonian 8/5/83. Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1996; (DLC/PP-1996:087.24). Forms pa More

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Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. 2 duplicate copies Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 57, Folder 6. Copy scanned: 1

French cartoon about the rush to try photography after Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre revealed his process in 1839. Print shows long lines of people waiting to be photographed and others eager to support the craz More

Outline map showing major drainage, some relief by hachures, state boundaries, canals, and important place names. Finished and proposed railroads are indicated.

Phillips, 1384 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy in 3 parts. [See Sen. Doc. 199 2nd Session, 27th Congr. LC Vo. 397 for text and smaller maps] Mounted on cloth. More

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Imprint 2.; Reward. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 16, Folder 21.

Photographer unidentified. Case: front made by LC conservation office; back variant of Rinhart 131. Source unknown. Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).

Colonel, U.S. Army. Photographer unidentified. Identification based on DAG no. 328. Transfer; Manuscript Division; 1993; (DLC/PP-1993:136). Forms part of: Henry Jackson Hunt Papers, 1841-1978 (Library of Congre More

A satire on the controversy surrounding charges of election fraud against New York State tobacco inspector James B. Glentworth and other Whigs during the election of 1838. The allegations were made two years l More

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Print showing a game board with red, gold, and blue spaces, numbered between 1 and 122; on the board are illustrations that are numbered and correspond to the blue "starred" spaces, which are action spots, the More

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Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 175, Folder 13a.

"After Horace Vernet." Title devised by cataloger. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1941:0074). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

Landscape drawing shows men fishing off the pier, perhaps on Staten Island, looking across New York Harbor. Sailboats dot the water. Below the image, on the mount, various locations are identified in the drawin More

Printed on yellow paper label pasted to the paper seal: Daguerreotype miniatures, by R. Cornelius, Eighth Street, above Chesnut [sic], Philadelphia. Written on paper seal: E. Cresson, May 30th, 1840. In cast b More

Drawing shows an unidentified man, seated, holding a glass as if for a toast. Exhibited: American Treasures of the Library of Congress, Library of Congress, 2005-2006.

Charles Delucena Meigs, half-length portrait, facing slightly left. Public domain photograph of 19th-century daguerreotype portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Printed by J. Howe, Boston. Engraved by N. Dearborn, Boston. Engraving and letterpress. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Greenleaf.

Photographer unidentified. Hallmark: [illegible]. Case: Krainik 277. Accompanying note: Father and mother of Watts Todd Miller, husband of Olive Thorne Miller (Harriet Mann Miller). Housed with DAG no. 1228. Tr More

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Print shows men salting herring and packing in barrels on a wharf or the shore near a large sailing ship. In album: Oertels Lesebuch, 32 Bilder, 2te Abtg.

Photographer unidentified. Hallmark: Rinhart 46. Case: metal case with leather insert, variant of Rinhart 90, Source unknown. Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).

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A caricature of Martin Van Buren as an opossum. The marsupial, with a smirking Van Buren's head, rises on its hindquarters and displays in its pouch three of its "young." They are administration insiders (left More

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Cadastral survey map. Manuscript--ink and col. pencil. Lacks sections along edges; faced and backed with rice paper. Notes in ink on verso. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster im More

Printed to show extensive statistical data for each county. Does not show individual industries or minor civil divisions. "Compiled from the returns of the Sixth Census and from other official sources." "The ma More

"Die Namen sind in kôraischer Leseart; die in offener Schrift gehören der Vorzeit an." Relief shown pictorially. Lower left margin: F. Desterbeog Lith. Boundaries outlined in red or blue. Available also through More

Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 120, Folder 28.

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Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 57, Folder 9.

Photograph showing Sarah Jackson, head-and-shoulder portrait, facing left. Photo of portrait.

Musical cover showing two cupids holding a rose. LOT subdivision subject: Flowers. Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. Copyright by H. Prentiss. Lithograph by Thayer, successor t More

Reward.; Imprint 2. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 16, Folder 20.

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

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Campaign.; Imprint 2. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 16, Folder 33.

Title devised by cataloger. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1941:0074). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

Print on cotton, 39.3 x 42.8 cm. Reference copy may be in LOT 4441 D. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Prints on cloth; Crime; Temperence; Shelf.

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1820-1860 (Microfilm M 3106) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form) In bound volumes: Copyright Deposits 1820-1860

75 x 75 cm. Reference copy may be in LOT 4406 (1840). This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Campaign devices; Log cabin (Party symbol); Pres. contests; Pres. I.; Shelf.

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Title devised by cataloger. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1941:0074). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

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Imprint 2. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 16, Folder 22.

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Case: geometric design. Barboza number: 6019.056. Purchase; Anthony Barboza; 1999; (DLC/PP-1999:022). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).

E. W. Clay's apocalyptic allegory has public opinion as a giant lever, tilting decisively in favor of the Whigs late in the presidential campaign of 1840. In a symbolic landscape masses of people climb onto the More

Anthony Wayne's defeat of the Indians, at the Battle of Fallen Timbers, near Toledo, Ohio, August 20, 1794.

Relief shown by hachures. "De 20 leguas de 26 al grado." Pen-and-ink and pencil on tracing paper. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 528 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Gift; A. More

General map of the eastern United States showing drainage, state boundaries, and place names. Railroads are annotated in brown, canals in blue.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a daguerreotype portrait, early photography, 19th century, Victorian style, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Case: front - Rinhart 257; back - Rinhart 131 variant. Purchase; Anthony Barboza; 1999; (DLC/PP-1999:022). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).

Ukiyo-e drawing showing a cat. Illus. in: Hiroshige gajō, early 1840s. Number "11." Possibly exhibited: "The Floating world of Ukiyo-e: shadows, dreams and substances," organized by the Library of Congress, 2001.

View of village showing traditional dwellings. Title transcribed from item. Forms part of: American Colonization Society Collection (Library of Congress).

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Prospectus for Kendall's expositor. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. 2 duplicate copies Printed Ephemera Collection; Portf More

Shows block numbers, wards, and government buildings. LC copy stained, laminated, mounted on cloth backing, and signed in pencil at lower right: [H.L.?] Whiting. Available also through the Library of Congress W More

Printed on yellow paper label pasted to the paper seal: Daguerreotype miniatures, by R. Cornelius, Eighth Street, above Chesnut [sic], Philadelphia. Written on paper seal: Dr. Grant, 1840. Labels on cover glas More

Print shows two men working a screw press for crushing grapes and a man pouring liquid through a mesh(?) into a barrel. In album: Oertels Lesebuch, 32 Bilder, 2te Abtg.

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Print shows a man, the gardner, holding a basket of produce, standing next to many baskets of various fruits and vegetables, with watering can, rake, shovel, and a view of orchard on the right, in the backgroun More

Title devised by cataloger. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1941:0074). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

Negative Photostat copy.; Positive Photostat copy.; Jackson, Andrew.; On verso, copy 2 and 3: Ac. 4750 Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full More

Sheet music cover for a melody composed by Henry Schmidt and dedicated to Whig presidential candidate William Henry Harrison. A wreath of entwined branches, between which appear the seals of the states, is surm More

Possibly maternal grandmother of photographer Frances Benjamin Johnston. Photographer unidentified. Case: Rinhart 133. Gift; Frances Benjamin Johnston. Forms part of: Frances Benjamin Johnston collection (Libra More

No publication information. (DLC/PP-1941:0074). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

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Birds-eye view of Cape Montserrado, site of Monrovia, Liberia.

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

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Advertisment in the New York herald newspaper for "preventative powders for married ladies, whose health forbids too rapid increase of family." Item in: New York Herald. New York [N.Y.] : James Gordon Bennett, More

Badge printed on white satin ribbon.; Printed on satin.; Harrison and reform. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Eph More

Cadwallader D. Colden, half-length portrait, facing slightly left. After a painting by Samuel Waldo and William Jewett.

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