LIBI_00019_7070 A military commission certificate appointing George A. Custer to the rank of 1st. lieutenant in 5th US Cavalry on July 17, 1862. It is printed and handwritten in ink on 1 sheet of parchment and More
Positive Photostat. 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 33, Folder 14.
Miniature of Tommaso Giustinian kneeling before Anthony Abbot beneath the inscription "Cha /ri / tas', within a gold scroll-work border with the winged lion of Mark and the arms of the Giustinian family of Veni More
Imprint 2.; Stevensin, John. 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 37, Folder 9.
Positive Photostat.; Not in Ford.; Stamped on verso: 452. 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 Ephe More
Public domain scan of 18th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Cadastral map showing block and lot numbers in the area of Northwest D.C. bounded by N, Ninth, G, and Fifteenth streets. Pen-and-ink, lead-pencil, and watercolor. Indexed for and color-coded to landowners' name More
Evans 33127.; On verso: 6 6 1.00 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 180, Folder 12a.
Print shows four bare-bottomed men, the ministers of finances, sitting around a table restoring their good health on the produce of other nations; as they consume the "Eau de la Plata" and "Eau du Sénégal," the 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 31, Folder 36.
This image has been taken from scan 000010 from "A Report to the Secretary of War of the United States, on Indian affairs, comprising a narrative of a tour performed in 1820 under a commission from the Presiden More
Illustrations showing black fugitives wearing iron collars as punishment, two blacks wearing rain garments, and two slaves carrying tiles on their heads. Illus. in: Voyage pittoresque et historique au Brésil, d More
This image has been taken from scan 000112 from volume 10 of "Voyages de la Commission Scientifique du Nord, en Scandinavie, en Laponie, au Spitzberg et aux Feröe, pendant les années 1838, 1839 et 1840, sur l More
This image has been taken from scan 000245 from volume 14 of "Voyages de la Commission Scientifique du Nord, en Scandinavie, en Laponie, au Spitzberg et aux Feröe, pendant les années 1838, 1839 et 1840, sur l More
This image has been taken from scan 000475 from volume 14 of "Voyages de la Commission Scientifique du Nord, en Scandinavie, en Laponie, au Spitzberg et aux Feröe, pendant les années 1838, 1839 et 1840, sur l More
This image has been taken from scan 000246 from volume 06 of "Voyages de la Commission Scientifique du Nord, en Scandinavie, en Laponie, au Spitzberg et aux Feröe, pendant les années 1838, 1839 et 1840, sur l More
Relief shown by hachures. " ... it appears from a letter of J.H. Overton, United States Commissioner, dated Opelousas, Louisiana, August 10 1841 ... and the reply of October 1, 1841 ... that the maps ... had no More
This image has been taken from scan 000123 from "Rapport officiel de M. de Puydt, Colonel du Génie, Chef de la Commission d'Exploration dans l'Amérique Centrale". The title and subject terms of this image hav More
This image has been taken from scan 000121 from "Rapport officiel de M. de Puydt, Colonel du Génie, Chef de la Commission d'Exploration dans l'Amérique Centrale". The title and subject terms of this image hav More
This image has been taken from scan 000203 from "Survey of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, executed in ... 1842 and 1843, with the intent of establishing a communication between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and More
This image has been taken from scan 000012 from "Survey of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, executed in ... 1842 and 1843, with the intent of establishing a communication between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and More
This image has been taken from scan 000205 from "Survey of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, executed in ... 1842 and 1843, with the intent of establishing a communication between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and More
This image has been taken from scan 000137 from "An Account of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in the Republic of Mexico; with proposals for establishing a communication between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, base More
This image has been taken from scan 000135 from "An Account of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in the Republic of Mexico; with proposals for establishing a communication between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, base 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 19.
This image has been taken from scan 000172 from volume 01 of "The isthmus of Tehuatepec: being the results of a survey for a railroad to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, made by the Scientific Commissio More
This image has been taken from scan 000172 from "The isthmus of Tehuatepec: being the results of a survey for a railroad to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, made by the Scientific Commission under the d More
This image has been taken from scan 000056 from volume 01 of "Personal Narrative of Explorations and Incidents in Texas, New Mexico, California, Sonora, and Chihuahua, connected with the United States and Mexic 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 122, Folder 8h.
Illus. in: The Illustrated London News, 1857 Apr. 25. Reference copy may be in LOT 4391 F. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Indians History 1857; Ind. tribes K More
Photograph shows bird's-eye view of 15 or more log cabins near Fort Colville, Washington, with the Columbia River in the middle distance. In: Photographs of British Northwest Boundary Survey, 1858-1861.
Photograph shows group portrait of members of the British North American Boundary Commission survey party at Esquimalt, Vancouver Island. In album: [British Northwest Boundary Commission and Related Subjects, More
In: Photographs of British Northwest Boundary Survey, 1858-1861. Public domain photograph - 19th-century male studio portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photograph shows exterior view of the officers' quarters of the British North American Boundary Commission at Esquimalt on Vancouver Island. In album: [British Northwest Boundary Commission and Related Subject More
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.
Photograph shows view of buildings and tents at the Hudson's Bay Company's post at Fort Vancouver, on the Columbia River. The British North American Boundary Commission survey crews arrived at Fort Vancouver in 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 123, Folder 9.
LIBI_00019_7069 A military commission certificate appointing George A. Custer to the rank of brigadier general of volunteers on June 29, 1863. Printed and handwritten in ink on one sheet of parchment. It is dat More
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
Photograph shows a tepee and a canoe in the foreground, across the Pend Oreille River is the British North American Boundary Commission depot at Siniakwateen. In album: [British Northwest Boundary Commission a More
Addressed to Mrs. Kate A. Holloway, Aaronsburg, Centre Co., Pa.; postmarked Washington, D.C.; stamped: Due 3. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civ 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 204, Folder 24.