Caption title: At head of title: Third Congress of the United States: at the first session, begun and held at the City of Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania, on Monday the second of December, one thousa More
A ship, the Mexico, is tossed in ocean waves during a storm. In the foreground five men on shore attempt to throw ropes to the crew in a lifeboat at left. H. Sewell (American, active New York, 1834–38)
This image has been taken from scan 000026 from "Narrative of the Wreck of the “Favourite” on the Island of Desolation: detailing the adventures, sufferings and privations of J. Nunn, an historical account of t More
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This image has been taken from scan 000079 from "[The Wreck of the Orion: a tribute of gratitude ... Second edition.]". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users More
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Pictorial lettersheet shows four images of shipwrecks on one page plus two vignettes of (top) a shepherdess and a bear and (center) Explosion R.K. Page Nicolaus, Feather River, March 21th, 1853; with attached b More
Pictorial lettersheet shows rescue attempts being made on burning and sinking ship; with attached blank leaf. Baird, California pictorial letter sheets, no. 337. Accession box no. DLC/PP-2011:179.16
Photograph shows the remains of a train derailed in battle returning to Alexandria by train. Published in: Russell's Civil War photographs : 116 historic prints / by Andrew J. Russell ; with a preface by Joe B More
Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). No. 3068. Public domain photograph - ship, port, harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 36, no. 916 (1873 Apr. 19), p. 93.
22482S U.S. Copyright Office. No. 2. 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 sal More
22485S U.S. Copyright Office. No. 5. 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 sal More
Trade cards from the "Pirates of the Spanish Main" series (N19), issued ca. 1888 in a set of 50 cards to promote Allen & Ginter brand cigarettes. Allen & Ginter (American, Richmond, Virginia)
Trade cards from the "Pirates of the Spanish Main" series (N19), issued ca. 1888 in a set of 50 cards to promote Allen & Ginter brand cigarettes. Allen & Ginter (American, Richmond, Virginia)
Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 48. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LO More