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Frontispiece [Fox, Burke, and North, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, in oval]

Illus. in: The beauties of Fox, North, and Burke, selected from their speeches, from the passing of the Quebec act, in the year 1774, down to the present time ... / Charles James Fox. London : Printed for J. S More

Demidov-Rastorguev Mansion (White House), (1824), main facade, Kyshtym, Russia

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[Mrs. John Tyler, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

Photo of portrait. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Joseph Jenkins Roberts, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to right]

President of Liberia. Was part of LOT 8554. Case: central diamond surrounded by leaves. Stamped on brass mat: McCartey. Transfer; Manuscript Division. Forms part of: American Colonization Society Records, 1792- More

[Former President Martin Van Buren, half-length portrait, facing right]

LC-BH824-5239. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Henry Grinnell, head-and-shoulders portrait, profile to the left]

Merchant; backer of polar expeditions; first President of the American Geographical Society.

[James Buchanan, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

U.S. President. Possibly a copy daguerreotype. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.

[Henry Clay, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters to the left, facing front, seated, holding cane, tall hat on table with tablecloth]

Republican Senator from Kentucky, 1806-1807, 1810-1811; Congressman, 1811-1814, 1815-1821, 1823-1825; U.S. Secretary of State, 1825-1829; Whig Senator, 1831-1842, 1849-1852; Democratic Republican candidate for More

[Edward John Phelps, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right, arms folded]

Lawyer; Second Comptroller of the Treasury, 1851-1853; U.S. Minister to Great Britain; President of the American Bar Association, 1880; Professor of law at Yale University. Alternative identification: E.J. Phil More

[Charles Edwin West, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

President of Rutger's College. Scratched on face of plate: 4; West. Scratched on back of plate: 168; West, Rutgers Ins. NY. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype co More

[Francis Lister Hawks, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right, eyes front]

Reverend, Protestant Episcopal clergyman, church historian, first president of the University of Louisiana. Alternative identifications: Rev. Hawkes (cat. 5); Thomas Ewing. Scratched on back of plate: 167; Rev. More

[John Van Buren, half-length portrait, three-quarters to left]

Democratic congressman from New York, 1841-1843; son of President Martin Van Buren. Scratched on back of plate: 75; 133. Hallmark: [asterisk] Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of More

[Rufus Blakeman, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right, facing front, hands folded in lap]

Doctor and president of Fairfield County Medical Association, Greenfield, Connecticut. Identification from reproduction of photograph in New England Medical Monthly, May 1892, opposite page 374. Scratched on fa More

[Andrew Jackson, half length portrait, seated, facing left]

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[George Washington, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

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Robert Edge Pine - Edward Savage - [Congress voting the Declaration of Independence]

Print shows men gathered in the Assembly Room in the Pennsylvania State House (now called Independence Hall), Philadelphia. Completed figures include John Adams, Roger Sherman, James Wilson and Thomas Jefferson More

Washington's reception at the White House 1776

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Kelly, T.

[James Buchanan, bust portrait, facing right]

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

The "White House" view in Washington.

Engraving showing a busy street filled with pedestrians and carriages in front of the Willard's City Hotel; the White House positioned on left side of hotel. On verso: Willard's City Hotel. Engraving in LOT 438 More

[President James K. Polk, half-length portrait, seated, facing right]

Brady-Handy Collection (Library of Congress). Reproduction of a daguerreotype taken between 1845 and 1849. LC-BH82-8.

[President Franklin Pierce, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing right, with left hand inside vest]

Brady-Handy Collection (Library of Congress). LC-BH82-5118. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

White House (South front, or rear).

Photograph shows White House with attached conservatory. Blind stamp on mount: Reynolds's Bristolboard. Attributed to Walker based on date, subject matter, and size of print. Purchase; 1984; (DLC/PP-1984:056).

President's stables (White House in the background).

Photograph shows two men and a horse at stables adjacent to White House. Blind stamp on mount: Reynolds's Bristolboard. Attributed to Walker based on date, subject matter, and size of print. Purchase; 1984; (D More

White House, S. front. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Photograph shows view to northwest showing west side and south porch. In album: Benjamin Brown French "Photographs," p. 133. Reference copy in LOT 12251, v. 2, White House.

A Presidential reception at the White House, Washington

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1858 March 13, p. 168.

[Two unidentified soldiers of the Richmond Light Infantry Blues, later assigned to Co. A, 46th Virginia Infantry Regiment, in uniform]

Case: Berg, no. 1-39. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2014; (DLC/PP 2014:202) Purchased from: Anne Arundel House, Linthicum Heights, Maryland, 2013. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs More

Abraham Lincoln. The martyr President, Assassinated April 14, 1865, [Currier & Ives portrait].

Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

General J.J. Peck & staff, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.

A black and white photo of a group of men. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sherman & staff, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.

A black and white photo of a group of men. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Union / painted by T.H. Matteson ; engraved by H.S. Sadd.

Print showing original image from 1852 with Henry Clay, sitting to the left of center, John Calhoun, and Daniel Webster standing at center, except that the plate has been reworked so that Abraham Lincoln (with More

Sanitary Commission Group, American Civil War Glass Negative.

A group of men sitting around a table. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Zorn & Co. portrait of President Lincoln]

Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

General Slocum and Staff, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.

A group of men in uniform posing for a picture. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sherman & staff, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.

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House of Representatives, XXXVI Congress, U.S., 1860 / M. B. Brady.

Composite photograph showing Representatives of the 36th Congress. Key to portraits is available in LOT 11507. Gift of; Mrs. J. H. Flannery; (DLC/PP-1972:277).

Members of the Military Commission for the trial of Lincoln Conspirators

A black and white photo of a group of men. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

General M.D. Leggett and Staff, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.

A black and white photo of a group of men. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

General J.J. Peck & staff, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.

A black and white photo of a group of men. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Washington, D. C. Washington Navy Yard. First Japanese treaty commission to the U. S., 1860

Photograph shows Japanese samurai warriors posed with Navy and American representatives. No. 83705. Photo identified in Frank Leslie's vol. 10, June 9, 1860; photo identified in 77 Samurai by Lewis W. Bush, pp. 104-105.

General James B. Steedman and group

A group of men in uniforms posing for a picture. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Abraham Lincoln, candidate for U.S. president, half-length portrait, looking right, May 20,1860]

Photo shows presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois, two days after he won his party's nomination. (Source: Ostendorf, p. 42-3.) Title devised by Library staff Previously attributed to W More

Sherman & staff, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.

A black and white photo of a group of men. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

General Joseph Anthony Mower and staff

A group of men in uniform posing for a picture. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Unidentified group of three men, full-length portrait, two seated, one standing in the background, facing front]

On verso: J.W. Hurn, 1319 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. In album: [U.S. army officers and other persons of the Civil War period / John White Geary, comp. 1861-1865], no. 101, surrogate p. 26 (upper left). Surr More

General Frank Blair and Staff, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.

A black and white photo of a group of men. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sanitary Commission Group, American Civil War Glass Negative.

A group of men sitting around a table. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

General Henry S. Briggs and staff

A black and white photo of a group of men. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

General John W. Sprague, U.S.A. and staff

A group of men standing next to each other. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Abigail Smith Adams wife of John Adams / photo of portrait by Gilbert Stuart.

Photograph showing Mrs. John Adams, head and shoulder portrait, facing right. Photo of portrait by Gilbert Stuart; portrait at National Gallery. Photo by Chester A. Lawrence, Dorchester, Mass., of painting by More

General James W. McMillan and staff

A black and white photo of a group of men. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Abraham Lincoln, candidate for U.S. president, half-length portrait, looking left, May 20,1860]

Photo shows presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois, two days after he won his party's nomination. (Source: Ostendorf, p. 42.) The Library's print is a copy of an ambrotype. As a result, More

[White House, East Room], American Civil War Glass Negative.

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White House interior, Old Green Room (1st interior photo?) President's study

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General Belknap and aides, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.

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

General R.E. Lee & Son, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.

An old manuscript with music notes on it. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Abraham Lincoln and his son Thad

Abraham Lincoln and his son Thad looking at album. Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

General William T. Ward and staff - Public domain portrait photograph

A black and white photo of a group of men. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sunday Morning Massachusetts. Camp of 69th N.Y. SM

A black and white photo of a group of people. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Die letzten augenblicke des prasidenten Lincoln. The last moments of the President Lincoln, [Druck portrait].

Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[General Charles Griffin, full-length portrait, seated, with three aides standing behind him]

Photograph possibly by Brady. Public domain photograph of a military, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

General Francis Blair and staff, U.S.A.

A black and white photo of a group of men. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Gen'l. John W. Geary and staff - taken at Harper's Ferry]

Among the staff, the third man from left, holding a sword, has been identified as Captain Thomas Hollingsworth Elliot (Source: L. C. Wagner, 2007). The third man from the right is James Gillette (Source: Amy Jo More

Sunday Morning Massachusetts. Camp of 69th N.Y. SM

A group of men standing around a cross. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[President Ulysses S. Grant, half-length portrait, seated, facing right]

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Maj. General Edward Otho Cresap Ord and family

A black and white photo of a man and a woman sitting on a chair. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sunday Morning Massachusetts. Camp of 69th N.Y. SM

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[President John Tyler, half-length portrait, facing right]

Reproduction of a print(?). Brady-Handy Collection (Library of Congress). LC-BH824-5391.

General Daniel Dustin and Staff, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.

A black and white photo of a group of men. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Key to House of Representatives, XXXVI Congress, U.S., 1860

Composite photograph with list of names identifying Representatives of the 36th Congress. Original photo in PH - Brady (M.), no. 6 (C size). "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1860 by M.B. Brady More

Sanitary Commission Group, American Civil War Glass Negative.

A group of men sitting around a table. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

White House, earliest [sic] known view (made in 1860's)

Public domain photograph of American Civil War era building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Schuyler Colfax, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

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General Samuel S. Carroll and staff

A black and white photo of a group of men. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Two unidentified young soldiers in Union shell jackets and forage caps in front of painted backdrop showing plantation]

Case: Berg, no. 1-193. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). pp/liljunion

[Five unidentified soldiers in Union uniforms]

Case: Berg, no. 2-2. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: Southern Cross Farm, Beaverdam, Va., 2012. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of More

[Two unidentified soldiers in Union cavalry uniforms with Sharps rifles and Colt revolvers]

Frame: Berg, no. 7-22. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: Larry Munther, 2012. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). Forms pa More

7th New York State Militia, Camp Cameron, D.C., 1861

No. B956. Mounted with four other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

7th N.Y. State Militia, Camp Cameron, D.C., 1861

No. B899. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

[Two unidentified soldiers and others at the front steps of a house]

Photograph shows two soldiers, two women, three girls, and an African American boy wearing an apron posing on or next to steps. Forms part of: Brady-Handy photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Major General J. J. Peck and staff

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Lieut. Washington, a Confederate prisoner, and Capt. Custer, U.S.A.

George Armstrong Custer, seated with Lieut. Washington and his slave. No. 428.

Officers of Company B. American Civil War 1861-1865.

No. B1010. Mounted with five other photographs with general caption: 22nd New York State Militia. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Co. B, 30th Pennsylvania Infantry. American Civil War 1861-1865.

No. B459. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a More

2d Rhode Island infantry. American Civil War 1861-1865.

No. 809. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

7th New York State Militia, Camp Cameron, D.C., 1861

No. B937. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

7th New York State Militia, Camp Cameron, D.C., 1861

No. B952. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Bv't. Maj. General E. Opdyke [i.e. Opdycke] and staff

No. 4833. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a More

2d Rhode Island Infantry. American Civil War 1861-1865.

No. 1048. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Co. D, 6th Vermont Infantry - Camp Griffin, Virginia

No. 4120. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a More

119th Pennsylvania Infantry. American Civil War 1861-1865.

No. B334. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a More

[Group of officers lined up in front of the tents]

Title devised by library staff. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mi More

[Albert J. Myer, U.S. Army Signal Corps officer, full-length portrait, facing front, standing under canopy in front of a tent, with one hand on ridge pole, with two men, one sitting on the left and the other sitting on the right]

The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, which creates a glossy surface to h More