Print shows Vincenzo Lunardi in the gondola of his balloon during an unsuccessful balloon ascension from the amphitheater in Rome. He experimented with oars for navigation. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 198 More
Print shows Vincenzo Lunardi in the gondola of his balloon during an unsuccessful balloon ascension from the amphitheater in Rome. He experimented with oars for navigation. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 198 More
Photograph of first model which was not accepted. The original U.S. Capitol building, known as the "Old Capitol," was a small brick building that was completed in 1800. It served as the Capitol building until More
Photograph of first model which was not accepted. The original U.S. Capitol building, known as the "Old Capitol," was a small brick building that was completed in 1800. It served as the Capitol building until More
Significance: The Second Avenue Bridge is a rivet-connected Camelback through truss. It is composed of two steel trusses which each measures 165' in length and two concrete approaches. The overall length of t More
Significance: The Second Avenue Bridge is a rivet-connected Camelback through truss. It is composed of two steel trusses which each measures 165' in length and two concrete approaches. The overall length of t More
Significance: The Second Avenue Bridge is a rivet-connected Camelback through truss. It is composed of two steel trusses which each measures 165' in length and two concrete approaches. The overall length of t More
Significance: The Second Avenue Bridge is a rivet-connected Camelback through truss. It is composed of two steel trusses which each measures 165' in length and two concrete approaches. The overall length of t More
Significance: The Second Avenue Bridge is a rivet-connected Camelback through truss. It is composed of two steel trusses which each measures 165' in length and two concrete approaches. The overall length of t More
Significance: The Second Avenue Bridge is a rivet-connected Camelback through truss. It is composed of two steel trusses which each measures 165' in length and two concrete approaches. The overall length of t More
Significance: The Second Avenue Bridge is a rivet-connected Camelback through truss. It is composed of two steel trusses which each measures 165' in length and two concrete approaches. The overall length of t More
Significance: The Second Avenue Bridge is a rivet-connected Camelback through truss. It is composed of two steel trusses which each measures 165' in length and two concrete approaches. The overall length of t More
Significance: The Second Avenue Bridge is a rivet-connected Camelback through truss. It is composed of two steel trusses which each measures 165' in length and two concrete approaches. The overall length of t More
Significance: The Second Avenue Bridge is a rivet-connected Camelback through truss. It is composed of two steel trusses which each measures 165' in length and two concrete approaches. The overall length of t More
Significance: The Second Avenue Bridge is a rivet-connected Camelback through truss. It is composed of two steel trusses which each measures 165' in length and two concrete approaches. The overall length of t More
A group of naked Whig politicians, including three Grenvilles, Sheridan, St. Vincent, Moira, Temple, Erskine, Howick, Petty, Whitbread, Sheridan, Windham,and Tomline, Bishop of Lincoln, crossing the river Styx More
A group of naked Whig politicians, including three Grenvilles, Sheridan, St. Vincent, Moira, Temple, Erskine, Howick, Petty, Whitbread, Sheridan, Windham,and Tomline, Bishop of Lincoln, crossing the river Styx More
A black and white photo of a man holding a paper. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A black and white photo of a man sitting on a suitcase. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Covers area bounded by F, 6th, and 10th streets, and Constitution Avenue N.W. Shows block numbers. Pen-and-ink, lead pencil, and blue wash. Torn, stained, patched, and edged in cloth. Annotated on cloth backing More
Covers area bounded by F, 6th, and 10th streets, and Constitution Avenue N.W. Shows block numbers. Pen-and-ink, lead pencil, and blue wash. Torn, stained, patched, and edged in cloth. Annotated on cloth backing More
An advertisement announcing publication of the "American Citizen," a short-lived nativist newspaper. The broadside is illustrated with an elaborate and venomous anti-Catholic scene. At left a temple of Liberty More
An advertisement announcing publication of the "American Citizen," a short-lived nativist newspaper. The broadside is illustrated with an elaborate and venomous anti-Catholic scene. At left a temple of Liberty More