A draught of Virginia from the Capes to York in York River and to Kuiq...
Public domain image of a vintage map, geography atlas, maritime navigation, age of discovery, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
A map and chart of those parts of the Bay of Chesapeak, York and James...
Public domain scan of a 17th-18th-century map, vintage, old, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
Chart showing the depth of the James and York rivers as they enter Che...
Scale ca. 1:200,000. Title from P. L. Phillips' A list of maps of America, p. 227. Manuscript, pen-and-ink. Oriented with north to the right. Shows settlements, points of interest, and aids to navigation. Avail... More
"Sketch of the action at Osburn's, April 27, 1781"
Battle on James River. Original drawing by John Graves Simcoe. Illus. in: John Graves Simcoe, A Journal of the Operations of the Queens Ranger, 1787. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.... More
James River and Kanawha Canal, Richmond, VA
Sketch of passenger and cargo boats on the James River and Kanawha Canal in Richmond, VA
Flooding - Jamestown, N. D. , June 13, 2009 -- Homeowners near the Jam...
The original database describes this as: Title: Flooded yard and sand bags in North Dakota Production Date: 06/13/2009 Caption: Jamestown, N. D. , June 13, 2009 -- Homeowners near the James River continue to... More
"Belmead", James River, Virginia, Residence of Philip St. George Cocke...
Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
Specifications for "Belmead", James River, Virginia for Philip St. Geo...
Written by Alexander Jackson Davis (American, New York 1803–1892 West Orange, New Jersey)
"Belmead", James River, Virginia: Entrance façade and west-east sectio...
Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions
James River from "Historical collections of Virginia ... relating to i...
This image has been taken from scan 000235 from "Historical collections of Virginia ... relating to its history and antiquities; together with geographical and statistical descriptions. To which is appended an ... More
"Belmead", James River, Virginia: Entrance façade and west-east sectio...
Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, architectural drawing, building plan, or design, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
Great Southern mail route from New York to N. Orleans! Through in 71/2...
Transportation. 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 30, Folder 30.
Belmead, James River, Virginia (vignette of riverside elevation and pl...
Public domain reproduction of a relief art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The Powatan [i.e. Powhatan] Valley of the Powatan Virginia from the ch...
Sketch shows the James River in Virginia, from a churchyard above the valley. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853. Originally 1 of 37 drawings in portfolios wi... More
Richmond, Virginia drawn f. natur. engrav. lith. printing by L.A. Ramm...
Print shows a bird's-eye view of Richmond, Virginia, with the James River in the foreground, railroad bridge with a passenger train passing over it on the left, additional bridges on the right, and the Virginia... More
Tariff of tolls, per ton of 2000 lbs per mile, to be charged on the Ja...
Title.; Transportation.; On verso: James River & Kanawha Co. Tariff 1858. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Epheme... More
From city point, looking down - Public domain city architecture drawin...
Riverscape with ships. Title inscribed lower right of image. Formerly Waud no. C-4. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.931) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.
Ft. Brady - Public domain scan / drawing
Landscapes with two shores of river. Title inscribed within image. Formerly Waud no. B-92. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.856) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.
View on James River near Jones' Landing
No. B1171. 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 ... More
Water battery on James River, Virginia near Dutch Gap Canal
No. 4249. Mounted with 5 other photographs, two photographs showing different views of the same location and three showing a different location. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Double turreted monitor, Onondaga, James River, Virginia
Public domain photograph of historic place, landmark, 19th-century, vintage travel, landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Belle Plain. American Civil War 1861-1865.
Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. VIII, p. 47". Gift; Mrs. C. B. Lawrence; Sept. 23, 1953.
Magazine in Fort Brady, James River, Virginia near Dutch Gap Canal
Picryl description: Public domain image of an American Civil War, military forces and conflict, officer, uniform, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Fort Darling, Drewry's Bluff, James River, Virginia
No. B481. 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
Fort Darling, Drewry's Bluff, James River, Virginia
No. 4094. Hand written on verso: Miller I, 276. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Double turretted [i.e. turreted] monitor, "Onondaga", James River, Vir...
No. B595. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. V, p. 311". Similar to LC-B811-2540. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Belle Plain Landing, Virginia - A black and white photo of a group of ...
No. B502. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. 8, page 35 (detail)". Hand written on verso: "right half of photo in Miller, vol. 4, p. 43 (similar)". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Gunboat "Mendota", Deep Bottom, James River, Virginia
No. B241. 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 an... More
Fort Brady near the James River, Va. Garrisoned by Battery "C," First ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an artillery gun, cannon, weapon, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Pontoon bridge at Deep Bottom, James River, Virginia (Andrew J. Russel...
No. B251. Original negative in National Archives Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860-1985, Series: Mathew Brady Photographs of Civil War-Era Personalities and Scenes, 1921... More
Pontoon bridge across James River above Jones' Landing (view from sout...
No. 2537. Purchase; L.C. Handy, Washington, D.C.; 1905 Nov. 25; (DLC/PP-1905: 42760A)
Virginia, [Partial map of Virginia.]. American Civil War 1861-1865.
No scale given. Octagonal shape, surrounded by 32 portraits of military heroes of the Civil War.
Water battery on James River, Virginia near Dutch Gap Canal
No. 4248. Mounted with 5 other photographs, two photographs showing different views of the same location and three showing a different location. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Views at Fort Darling, Drewry's Bluff, James River, Virginia
No. 4242. Mounted with 5 other photographs showing different views of the same location. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Pontoon bridge across the James River (Andrew J. Russel)
Brady-Handy Collection. Hand written on mount: "See LC-B8184-40474 ZA".
A gun crew on deck of U.S.S. Mendota, James River, Virginia
Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. Public domain image of an American navy warship, 19th-century ship, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
U.S. gunboat Mendota, James River, Virginia
No. B239. 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
Fleet of monitors, Trent's Reach, James River, Virginia Saugus in fore...
No. B848. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
General Butler's headquarters, Fraser's farm, north side of James Rive...
Row of log buildings. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). No. 2559.
Fort Brady, James River, Virginia near Dutch Gap Canal
No. B519. 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
Pontoon bridge at Deep Bottom, James River, Virginia
No. B248. Original negative in National Archives Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860-1985, Series: Mathew Brady Photographs of Civil War-Era Personalities and Scenes, 1921... More
Building winter quarters at Fort Brady, James River, Virginia near Dut...
No. B512. 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
Pontoon bridge at Deep Bottom, James River, Virginia
No. B446. 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
View from Libby Hill, Richmond, Virginia looking westward up James Riv...
No. 733. 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 an... More
Monitor "Lehigh" in Trent's Reach, James River, Virginia, just below C...
Public domain scan of American Civil War photograph, Confederates, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[U.S.S. Casco, light draft monitor, in the James River]
Title devised by library staff. See also: LOT 4182, no. 76. Gift; George Holmes; July 26, 1941.
Officers on deck of monitor Saugus, James River, Virginia
No. B889. Mounted with four other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Pontoon bridge at Deep Bottom, James River, Virginia
No. 254. Original negative in National Archives Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860-1985, Series: Mathew Brady Photographs of Civil War-Era Personalities and Scenes, 1921-... More
Fort Darling, Drewry's Bluff, James River, Virginia
No. B596. 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
Bomb proof quarters at Ft. Burnham. The sides and top are 7 feet thick...
Stereograph showing three Union soldiers in front of bombproof quarters at Fort Burnham, near James River, Virginia.
Fort Brady, James River, showing part of battery
Title from negative sleeve. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about Civil war photographs is available at loc.gov Forms pa... More
Confederate ram Atlanta (after capture), Trent's Reach, James River, V...
No. 5129. 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
View on James River, below Aikens
No. B757. 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
View on James River, near Jones' Landing
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 and salt, w... More
The monitor Casco, James River, Virginia
No. B589. Hand written on mount: "Light draft monitor turret has been removed". Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. VI, p. 177". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Army transports in James River, Virginia near Deep Bottom
Public domain photograph of American Civil War, 19th-century early photogrpahy, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
View of James River and part of city of Richmond looking west from Lib...
No. B151. 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
Pontoon bridge at Deep Bottom, James River, Virginia
No. B301. 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
Double turretted [i.e. turreted] monitor "Onondaga", James River, Virg...
No. B482. 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
Fort Darling, Drewry's Bluff, James River, Virginia
No. B517. Hand written on verso: Miller, vol. 1, pp. 110-111. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Officers on deck of monitor Saugus, James River, Virginia
No. B655. Mounted with four other photographs. For information on the identification of the photographer see article: "Richmond Again Taken: Reappraising the Brady Legend through Photographs by Andrew J. Russe... More
Crew on deck of monitor Lehigh, James River, Virginia
No. B80. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. VI, p. 179". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Cox's Landing, James River, Virginia during American Civil War
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
Gunboat "Commodore Perry", James River, Virginia
No. 4274. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Map of country between Yorktown and Williamsbu[rg] in Virginia.
Shows a portion of the peninsula outlined by the York River to the north and the James River to the south. Sneden marked the Union line of march, wagon trains, and Confederate works, all related to the Peninsul... More
Pontoon bridge at Deep Bottom, James River, Virginia
No. B274. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. 5, p. 239". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
James River, Virginia. Converted ferry boat on the [James River]
Picryl description: Public domain historical photo, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Army transports in James River, Virginia near Deep Bottom
No. B1233. 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 ... More
[Double turreted ironclad monitor "Onandaga," James River]
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a ship, docks, navy, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Ruins of Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Bridge, James River, Richmon...
No. 746. 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 an... More
The monitor Mahopac, (i.e. Lehigh?) James River, Virginia
No. B429. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. VI, p. 179," citation refers to the ship as the Lehigh. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Crew on deck of monitor Saugus, James River, Virginia
No. B343. 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
Officers and crew on deck of gunboat Agawam, James River, Virginia
No. B261. 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
Interior view of Fort Brady, James River, Virginia, near Dutch Gap Can...
Union soldiers by two large cannons positioned behind fortifications. Civil War Photograph Collection. No. B689.
U.S. gunboat Agawam and the monitor Saugus, James River, Virginia
No. B81. 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 an... More
Factories at Manchester, Virginia, on south side of James River opposi...
No. B111. 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
Confederate iron-clad, Atlanta, James River, Virginia, after her captu...
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 and salt, w... More
Monitor in Trent's Reach, James River, Virginia showing torpedo finder...
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
U.S. Monitor "Casco" on James River, taken from a lookout tower on ban...
Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady (American, born Ireland, 1823?–1896 New York)
Interior views of Fort Brady, James River, Virginia near Dutch Gap Can...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an American Civil War, military forces and conflict, officer, uniform, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Drewry's Bluff, Virginia (vicinity). Obstructions in James River
Sunken gunboats in James River, Virginia. Civil War Photograph Collection. No. 1116. Reproduced in The photographic history of the Civil War / Francis Trevelyan Miller. New York : T. Joseloff, 1957, v. 1, p. 10... More
Officers on deck of the monitor Saugus, James River, Virginia
No. B759. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. VI, p. 143". Negative at National Archives, B5044. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
James River, Virginia. Converted ferry boat on the James River
Caption from negative sleeve: Converted Ferryboat on James River. Corresponding print is in LOT 4182. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General... More
[Dock on the south side of the James River, opposite Richmond, Virgini...
Title devised by Library staff from similar image in LOT 11486-C.
Aiken's House, James River, Virginia, American Civil War Glass Negativ...
African American men, women, and children seated on a pile of lumber. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). No. 2997.
Gunboat "Perry" on the James River
Public domain photograph of a navy ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Wharves on the James River, City Point]. Brady album, p. 10
Andrew Joseph Russell (American, 1830–1902) 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 ... More
[Fleet of monitors in Trent's Reach, James River, Virginia]
Title devised by library staff. See also: LOT 4182, no. 49. Gift; George Holmes; July 26, 1941.
On deck of the monitor Lehigh, James River, Virginia
No. B768. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Water battery on James River, Va. near Dutch Gap Canal
No. 4231. Mounted with 5 other photographs, two photographs showing different view of the same location and three showing a different location. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Views on James River, Virginia, near Deep Bottom
No. B826. Mounted with 4 other photographs with general caption: Views on James River, Va., near Deep Bottom. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
On deck of the monitor Lehigh, James River, Virginia
No. B671. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Army of the James, pontoon bridges across James River at Deep Bottom a...
No. B998. Mounted with five other photographs with general caption: Army of the James, pontoon bridges across James River at Deep Bottom and Varina. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Gun crew on deck of U.S.S. Miami, [i.e. Mendota] James River, Virginia
No. B504. Additional information from similar image, 111-B-374, held at the National Archives. Hand written on verso: "See Miller, vol. 6, page 275". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Smoke-stack of Confederate iron-clad Virginia on wharf at Richmond, Vi...
No. B223. 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
Belle Plain Landing, Virginia - A black and white photo of a river and...
No. B617. Noted on photograph: Bell Plain, May 16-17, '64. Lower wharf built by Construction Corps, USMRR. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
The monitor Saugus, James River, Virginia
No. B211. 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
Army of the James, pontoon bridges across James River at Deep Bottom a...
No. B960. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
[Fort Burnham, formerly Confederate Fort Harrison, James River, Virgin...
Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). No. 2562. Public domain photograph of a military, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Officers on deck of monitor Saugus, James River, Virginia
No. B696. Mounted with four other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.