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Gillender Building, New York City. Photochrom print, 1880-1890.

Historic Sites The Gillender Building was a skyscraper located in Lower Manhattan, New York City. It was completed in 1896 and was one of the first steel-framed high-rise buildings in the city. The building wa... More

City Hall subway station, New York

Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

St. Paul Building, New York City

Historic Sites The St. Paul Building is a skyscraper located in Lower Manhattan, New York City. It was completed in 1898. The building is located at the corner of Nassau and Beekman Streets and was designed in... More

A view of St. John's, upon the River Sorell, in Canada, with the redou...

Print shows a view looking across the Richelieu River at St. John, a cluster of buildings and fortifications used by the British. Illus. in: Travels through the interior parts of America : In a series of lette... More

A view of houses in the city of Albany

Public domain image of a historic building, 16th-17th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Mrs. Walter P. Chrysler, residence at 770 Park Ave. Antiques I

Annotation: for Antiques magazine. Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

View of the British fortress at Stoney-Point, stormed and carried by a...

Print shows the British fort at Stony Point with American forces positioned for the assault. Includes legend. Illus. in: Bickerstaff's Boston almanack, .... Boston : 1780, verso of title page. Published in: Th... More

Ende der Feindseeligkeiten. Die Engländer räumen den Americanern Neu-Y...

Print shows soldiers, a man and a woman, and a Native family standing in the street during the evacuation of the British in New York, one of twelve scenes depicting the history of the American Revolution.

Chalbeate Spring near Saratoga / J.T. sculp.

Print shows view of chalybeate springs near Saratoga, New York. Illus. in: The Columbian magazine, or, Monthly miscellany. Philadelphia : Printed for Seddon, Spotswood, Cist, and Trenchard, 1789 March. Stauffe... More

A view of a saw mill and block house upon Fort Anne Creek ...which on ...

Published in: Travels through the interior parts of America. In a series of letters / Thomas Anburey. London : W. Lane, 1789.

View of the west bank of the Hudson's River 3 miles above Still Water,...

Print shows a panoramic view of three hills along the west bank of the Hudson River in New York.

A census of the electors and inhabitants in the State of New York. tak...

Imprint 3. 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 112, Folder 3.

John Smith, head-and-shoulders portrait, right profile

Title devised by Library staff, other information from Miles. Trimmed to image. Dexter, 463 Published in: Saint-Mémin and the Neoclassical profile portrait in America / Ellen G. Miles. Washington, D.C. : Nation... More

Henry Walter Livingston, head-and-shoulders portrait, right profile

Title devised by Library staff, other information from Miles. Trimmed to image. Dexter, 433 Published in: Saint-Mémin and the Neoclassical profile portrait in America / Ellen G. Miles. Washington, D.C. : Nation... More

The troops disembarking to attack Fort Oswego, under the command of Ge...

Seascape drawing shows British sailors leaving their ships and rowing toward Fort Oswego on Lake Ontario during the War of 1812. The 2nd battalion of the Royal Marines, under Lieutenant General Sir George Gordo... More

Com. MacDonough's victory on Lake Champlain Sept. 11th 1814 / M. Cornè...

Print shows the battle on Lake Champlain and the land battle at Plattsburgh, 1814, Sept. 11.

Going the whole hog - Public domain book illustration

Martin Van Buren's New York political favorites are represented as piglets suckled by a giant sow "The Empire State." The artist's pointed reference is to the exploitation of New York State by the President and... More

Disturbing a martin's nest - Public domain portrait painting

A satire on the Van Buren administration's involvement in New York State politics. Although the precise context of the cartoon is unclear, specific reference is made to Van Buren's alliance with postmaster gene... More

[New York Harbor] - Public domain drawing

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

Castle Garden in New York - Public domain architecture drawing

Drawing shows Castle Garden, now known as Castle Clinton in Battery Park, in lower Manhattan, New York, from the water.

[Castle Garden from the water] - Public domain city architecture drawi...

Drawing shows Castle Garden, now known as Castle Clinton in Battery Park, in lower Manhattan, New York, from the water.

The coon party crossing Cayuga Bridge Novr. 1844. Or the effects of C...

A cartoon on the defeat of Whig Henry Clay in the 1844 presidential election, ascribing his loss of the state of New York to his cousin Cassius M. Clay's campaign tour on his behalf. Oddly, though given promine... More

Funeral obsequies of free-trade, Political Cartoon

A gloomy view of the effects of the Polk administration's Tariff of 1846. The artist echoes Whig condemnation of the measure as adverse to American trade. A funeral cortege, composed of administration supporter... More

Bagging the game. Book illustration from Library of Congress

The artist predicts a decisive Whig victory in the presidential election of 1848, with Whig candidate Zachary Taylor "bagging" all of the states in an electoral sweep. (Taylor actually carried only fifteen of t... More

Post Office, Utica, N.Y - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Date based on Detroit, Catalogue P (1906). "G 1800" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 018257. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

The rapids above the American falls, Niagara

Drawing shows the rapids above Niagara Falls on the American side. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853. Originally 1 of 37 drawings in portfolios with binder's... More

The American falls from the Cave of the Winds

Drawing shows Niagara Falls from the side and below, from the vantage point of the Cave of the Winds. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853. Originally 1 of 37 d... More

Entrance to the Highland scenes Hudson River

Sketch shows the Hudson Highlands, near the Catskill Mountains, from the Hudson River. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853. Originally 1 of 37 drawings in port... More

The falls of Niagara from near the suspension bridge

Drawing shows Niagara Falls and a barely visible Terrapin Tower through the trees from a vantage point near the suspension bridge, which is not visible. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office... More

The falls of Niagara from the rock above the ferry, American side

Drawing shows Niagara Falls from the American side looking across to the Canadian side. Terrapin Tower, built in 1833 and destroyed in 1873 hovers between the American and Canadian falls. Wallis was a British C... More

Poughkeepsie - Public domain scan / drawing

Sketch shows Poughkeepsie, New York from the north across the Hudson River. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853. Originally 1 of 37 drawings in portfolios with... More

The American falls, Niagara, from the steamboat

Drawing shows Niagara Falls on the American side from below. Terrapin Tower, built in 1833 and destroyed in 1873, hovers above the falls on the right. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office t... More

Hudson River above Albany - Public domain drawing

Sketch shows the Hudson River above Albany, New York. Ships and ships' masts rise above trees and buildings that line the waterfront. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United Stat... More

The falls of Niagara from near Biddles Stairs

Drawing shows Niagara Falls from the American side looking toward Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side, from the vantage point of Biddles Stairs. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the... More

The Three Sisters (three islands) from Great Island, Falls of Niagara

Drawing shows islands in the rapids above Niagara Falls on the American side. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853. Originally 1 of 37 drawings in portfolios wi... More

The falls of Niagara from Goat Island

Drawing shows Niagara Falls looking toward Terrapin Tower on the American side and the Canadian Horseshoe Falls and Canadian from Goat Island. Some houses are visible in the Canadian town of Niagara Falls. Wal... More

The American falls, Niagara, from the steamboat

Drawing shows Niagara Falls on the American side, looking toward Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side from below. The Terrapin Tower, built in 1833 and torn down in 1873, looms above the falls. Wallis was a Br... More

Rhinebeck, Kingston, Shawagunck Mountains [e.g. Shawangunk], Hudson Ri...

Sketch shows sailboats on the Hudson River near Rhinebeck and Kingston, New York. The Shawangunk Mountains rise in the distance on the far side of the river. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign O... More

The Hudson River from Poughkeepsie

Sketch shows the Hudson River from Poughkeepsie, New York. Sailboats dot the water and ships' masts rise along the waterfront. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1... More

Approach to New York East River [distant view]

Drawing shows a view of the New York skyline from the East River, with buildings looming over trees and along the waterfront. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 18... More

[Map of Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York].

Wall map. Title supplied by cataloger. Includes ill. of area residences. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Mounted on cloth. Shellacked. Attached to wooden rods along to... More

Washington's head quarters near Newburgh, engraving, Library of Congre...

Four soldiers in foreground, Hudson River and mountains in background. Public domain photograph - city, downtown, New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mayor's Tiemann's race to the voting-place as the escort of United Sta...

Mayor Tiemann and soldiers running to the polls in New York City; the "voting-place" is a tavern. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 2 (1858 Nov. 13), p. 724.

Remains of President Monroe lying in state at the City Hall on Saturda...

Remains of Monroe lying in state before reburial in Richmond. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1858 July 17, p. 103.

[Four scenes of European emigrants in America] / W.J. Hennessey del.

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1858 June 26, p. 405. Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mayor's Tiemann's race to the voting-place as the escort of United Sta...

Mayor Tiemann and soldiers running to the polls in New York City. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1858 Nov. 13, p. 724.

Memories of the Union - execution of Nathan Hale on the site of east B...

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1860 Nov. 24, p. 745. Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Washington's grand entry into New York. Nov. 25th, 1783 / from an orig...

Print probably by Thomas Sinclair, b. ca. 1832. Reference copy in Presidential File.

Military on Broadway. New York (state) 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

Stereograph shows soldiers on Broadway, men in trees and crowds lining the street, probably during Abraham Lincoln's funeral procession, April, 24 or 25, New York City, N.Y. No. 345. Publisher attribution base... More

Ball given by the City of New York to the Japan[es]e embassy at the Me...

Print shows many people seated and standing at a ball in the ballroom of the Metropolitan Hotel, New York City, New York. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 4, no. 183 (1860 June 30), pp. 408-09.

A soldier's wife at Fort Niagara / engd. by T. Walker.

Print shows a woman lifting cannon balls in an artillery bunker during a battle at Fort Niagara in New York, during the War of 1812. Entered according to act of Congress, AD 1860, by John Emmins, in the clerk'... More

[The Charleston convention] - A black and white drawing of a building

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 9, no. 228 (1860 April 14), p. 303 (title page).

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

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

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

No. B902. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

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

No. B901. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

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

No. B955. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Officers of 71st N. Y. S. M., Navy Yard, Washington, D.C., 1861

No. 4105. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. 8, p. 69". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

[M.B. Brady's new photographic gallery, corner of Broadway and Tenth S...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic place interior, salon, hall lobby, living room, 18th-19th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Presentation of colors to the Garibaldi Zouaves, New York, May, 1861 T...

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 5, 1861 June 8, p. 362.

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

Picryl description: Public domain image of an 18th-19th century military conflict, armed forces, infantry, militia, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Reading the war news in Broadway, New York / /from a sketch by our spe...

Illustration from: Illustrated London news, 1861. Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Enlistment of Sickles' brigade - Public domain book illustration

Satire on the disreputable class of men allegedly recruited in New York City by Colonel Daniel Sickles for the Excelsior brigade. Drawn and published by Adalbert Volck. Illus. in: Sketches from the Civil War in... More

The meeting of the friends, City Hall Park

New York governor Horatio Seymour's famous "My Friends" speech, delivered from the steps of New York's City Hall during the draft riots, was widely misrepresented in the press. On the basis of reports such as t... More

Grand requiem mass in St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York, Friday, Janua...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1863 Feb. 7, p. 308. Held at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Lower Manhattan, January 16, 1863.

The Civil War in America: claiming exemption from the draught [i.e., d...

Men in room seeking exemption from being drafted into the military. Illus. from: The Illustrated London news, 1863 Jan. 3, p. 28.

[Elmira Prison, Elmira, New York], Confederate States of America.

Photograph shows rows of tents within stockade at Camp Rathbun, which was converted to a prison camp for Confederate soldiers in 1864. Purchase; Cal Packard; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:060).

Presentation of two hundred battle-flags to Governor Fenton at Albany,...

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1865 July 29, p. 468, top. Public domain photograph of a military, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Review of the returned veterans by Gov. Curtin--General Meade and staf...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1865 July 1, p. 236.

Home views. No. 15, Rebel prison - 1865

Stereograph shows a bird's-eye or elevated view of Elmira prison camp in New York, with a long line of prisoners standing along the fence with rows of buildings in the background. No. 15. Printed on label: A ... More

Flag of the 124th Reg't N.Y. Vols. Presented by the ladies of Orange, ...

Photograph shows tattered flag from 124th New York Infantry Regiment, also known as the Orange Blossoms. Reported in the Newburgh, N.Y., Weekly Journal on June 21, 1865: "Battle-flag of the One Hundred and Twe... More

The 109th New York State vols. planting their colors on the rebel work...

Print shows Union troops attacking Confederate fortifications in Petersburg, Virginia, on the day before Richmond fell to Union control. Entered according to Act of Congress A.D. 1865 by Andrew McCullum [sic] ... More

The Late Colonel Theodore S. Bowers, General Grant's adjutant-general ...

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1866 March 24, p. 177. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The heroes' memorial. A memorial to perpetuate the remembrance of the ...

Print shows an obelisk monument with Niagara Falls in the background. 31729 U.S. Copyright Office. Inscribed in pencil at top left: May 30, 1866. No. 590. Inscribed in pencil at bottom left: No. 31729. Copyrig... More

To all to whom these presents shall come or may concern know ye, that ...

Print shows Columbia standing at top center holding a sword and an American flag, on her right are Union soldiers and on her left is a large globe, scales of justice, the "Constitution", books, and a large buil... More

[Sleighing in New York] - Drawing. Public domain image.

Title from mat. (DLC/PP-1934:0044). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published as cover for: Harper's weekly.

Seventh Regiment armory. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Print shows the Seventh Infantry Armory in New York City which shared space with Tompkins Market. Illus. in: The manual of the Seventh regiment, National guard, S.N.Y. New York : Pub. by the Board of officers,... More

The naturalization of foreigners in New York City - Judge McCunn sitti...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 29, 1869 Nov. 13, p. 141.

The President of the United States and his Cabinet for 1872(?) / Th. N...

Illustration shows at center and under heading "'We Propose' (When things blow over) When?" William M. Tweed standing, holding a paper labeled "Political Economy by Boss Tweed", and in his shadow John T. Hoffma... More

Oh you kid!. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Goat, "con--fusion," climbing steps to "Albany assembly" with man in top hat, possibly a legislator, and tammany tiger in back of building. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1932:0042). Forms part of: Cabinet... More

The local machine - Drawing. Public domain image.

Man riding tiger chained to treadmill, "The local machine, patented by Boss Tweed," with White House in the distance; "14 St. & 3rd Ave, N.Y." on lamppost; "crook," "hook," "double-dealing," "deceit," ... on tr... More

New York, / print by G. Schlegel, 97 William St. N.Y.

Bird's-eye view of New York with Central Park in the foreground.

[Seventh Regiment Memorial, New York City. Rendering]

Original architectural drawing showing John Quincy Adams Ward's sculpture in a proposed setting in Central Park. Gift; American Institute of Architects / American Architectural Foundation; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:1... More

[Bank note vignettes showing surrender of General Burgoyne, George Was...

In album: Engravings of the American Banknote Company ... p. 57. Public domain photograph of an official portrait, meeting, ceremony, group of people, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Train station [Garrison New York] - Public domain photograph.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a train station, railroad tracks, railway depot, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Horseshoe Falls from Goat Island, Niagara

"W.H.J. Phot. Co." on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 4027. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada - Public domain image. Dry plate negati...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a waterfall, water stream, cascade, nature site, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Pickard']s Hotel, Lake Chautauqua

Picryl description: Public domain image of a small palace, chateau, villa, residential historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

N.Y.C.R.R. New York Central Railroad at Little Falls, Mohawk Valley, N...

Attribution to Jackson based on Catalogue of the W.H. Jackson Views (1898). Detroit Publishing Co. no. 07875. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Rustic bridge, Chautauqua, William Henry Jackson photograph

Attribution to Jackson based on Catalogue of the W.H. Jackson Views (1898). Detroit Publishing Co. no. 04428. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Approach to Cave of the Winds, American Falls, Niagara

"W.H.J. Phot. Co." on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 04029. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

American Falls from Canadian side

Picryl description: Public domain image of a waterfall, cascade, water stream, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Horseshoe Falls from Goat Island, Niagara

Picryl description: Public domain image of a waterfall, cascade, water stream, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Atlantic Yacht Club House, Bay Ridge

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a dock, harbor, boats, water, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The Horseshoe Falls, Niagara - Public domain image. Dry plate negative...

Attribution to Jackson based on Catalogue of the W.H. Jackson Views (1898). Detroit Publishing Co. no. 4026. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Gateway in the Highlands, N.Y - Public domain image. Dry plate negativ...

Attribution to Jackson based on Catalogue of the W.H. Jackson Views (1898). Detroit Publishing Co. no. 04012. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Steamer landing, Lake Chautauqua

Date based on Detroit, Catalogue F (1899). Detroit Publishing Co. no. 04473. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Lake Chautauqua - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada - Public domain image. Dry plate negati...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a waterfall, cascade, water stream, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Erie Canal at Little Falls - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Negative cracked, lower right edge. Barge "Frank C. Marion" in middle ground. "W.H.J. Phot. Co." on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 4018. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.