1858

Mapa de la republica de Nicaragua. - Public domain map

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

[Trees near with a lake] - Engraving, Public domain image

In album: Benjamin Brown French "Photographs," p. 58. Reference copy in LOT 12251, v. 1. Original in PR 12 LOT 12251.

[Survey of the original landholdings in Washington D.C. in the area bo...

Cadastral map showing tracts dated 1687 thru 1794 of which 3 are named "Port Royal," "Gleanings," and "Youngsborough." "The annexed plat ... made by Order of the Hon. the Judges of the Circuit Court ... accordi... More

Battle between the Constitution and the Guerriere / painted by Alonzo ...

Print shows the Constitution and the wreckage of the HMS Guerriere, at sea in the aftermath of the battle between the two ships.

Cod-fishing on the Newfoundland shores

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 2, 1858 May 22, p. 333.

Spencer, Vila & Co. Bankers, No. 13 Congress Street, corner of Exchang...

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 63, Folder 30.

Raising and setting monolithic column, Genl. P.O. Building

Photograph showing construction of the north facade of the General Post Office building in Washington, D.C. In album: Benjamin Brown French "Photographs," p. 139. Notations: Gen. Meigs; north facade. Reference... More

Runaway reward poster, Washington DC

November 16, 1858

Memorial of Henry O'Rielly concerning military roads or "stockade rout...

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 23e.

Imperial crown brand Schiedam PMcC. [New York c. 1858].

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 27.

Regimental order No. 33. Head Quarters. 3d regiment. C. M. Franklin. A...

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 8, Folder 36.

Jesse K. Dubois and Ozias M. Hatch to Abraham Lincoln, Tuesday, Septem...

U. S. Frigate Constitution, (Old Ironsides) ready for launching after ...

Photograph shows individuals, on long gang plank, leaving the U. S. Frigate Constitution; crew standing on top deck. Photograph was probably taken by Albert Gregory of Portsmouth, New Hampshire and rephotograph... More

Ode to liberty. Cordially dedicated to all the human race

A sheet music cover, illustrated with the personification of Liberty in the form of the helmeted goddess Minerva. Her helmet is adorned with a laurel wreath and four large plumes. With her left arm she support... More

Spanish captain feeding his dogs on an Indian babe

Illus. in: The Life, travels and adventures of Ferdinand de Soto, Discoverer of the Mississippi / Lambert A. Wilmer. Philadelphia : J.T. Lloyd, 1858, p. 36. Reference copy in LOT 4409-D.

Washington City, May 10, 1858. Dear Sir: At a meeting of the Quarantin...

Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. 5 duplicate copies Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 203, Folder 16. Copy scanned: 1

The telegraphic messages of Queen Victoria and Pres. Buchanan

Text of message and reply sent by trans-Atlantic telegraph cable on 16 Aug. 1858; illus. with vignette busts of the principals and scenes of the event; also inscribed are the names of 4 men who made the even po... More

Great excitement!! Arrival in this city of the nondescript! or woolly ...

Political campaign. 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 233, Folder 23.

The war in China - attack on the "Banterer's" boat in Sai-Lau Creek, C...

Opium War. Illus. in: The Illustrated London News, 1858 March 6, p. 233. No ref. copy. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Geog.; China Hist. 1858; Opium War.

Map of Frederick County, Md. accurately drawn from correct instrumenta...

Scale [ca. 1:63,360]. Relief shown by hachures. Includes 25 insets, illus. and text. Election districts shown. Landowners identified. LC Land ownership maps, 292 Available also through the Library of Congress W... More

Charles Marville - [Fountain of the Innocents, Paris, France] / Ch. Ma...

Photograph showing the Fontaine des Innocents as installed at the Marché des Innocents in Paris, probably in 1858, just prior to one of its several relocations and reconstructions. Inscribed in pencil: Fontain... More

Slaughtering the dogs - "Andy" in his glory

Print shows a man beating a dog to death at the dog pound, as other employees bring in more dogs. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 6, no. 141 (1858 August 14), p. 167.

Ise futamigaura, depicting Mount Fuji - Ukiyo e print

Print shows the two large rocks just off the shore at Futamigaura, with a network of ropes, torii gate and shrine, with a view of Mount Fuji in the background.

[Edward Everett, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing sligh...

Public domain image of an engraving, male portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Room 88, N.W. Skylight. Pla...

In album: Engineering projects directed by Montgomery Meigs, Washington, D.C. ca. 1852-ca. 1860, p. 155, no. 269. Inscription: U.S.C. Ex. Sky light for room 88, N.W. Scaled.

Richard Lloyd to Abraham Lincoln, Saturday, July 10, 1858 (Legal)

Sixth National Exhibition. Programme for Wednesday, October 27, [Richm...

On verso: Gift Caleb Cushing Papers Oct. 22, 1962. 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; Portfoli... More

Map of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin /

LC Land ownership maps, 1417 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy imperfect: Mounted on cloth backing, original sheets sectioned into 6 panels to enable folding. In... More

Officers' quarters, N. A. B'y. Com'n. [i.e., North American Boundary C...

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

[Title page of History of the United States, vol. I, showing Christoph...

Picryl description: Public domain illustrated book page scan, engraving, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.

[Gertrude M. Hubbard and baby daughter Mabel]

Woman holding baby girl. Photographer unidentified. Case: plain leather, push button. Accompanying note: Gertrude M. Hubbard, Mabel Gardiner Hubbard. Transfer; Manuscript Division; 1975; (DLC/PP-1975:199). Form... More

Map of the territory of the United States from the Mississippi River t...

Scale 1:3,000,000. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Shows Indian tribal locations, military posts, and routes and dates of expeditions and surveys. Exhibition: Exhibited: Rivers, edens, empires: Lewis... More

Map of Washington County, Vermont / - Public domain map

Relief shown by hachures. Shows landowners. LC Land ownership maps, 1191 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes business directories, statistics, distance chart, and... More

Map of Washington County, Ohio : from actual survey & records by Wm. L...

Shows landownership. LC Land ownership maps, 686 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Inset maps: Bonn -- Newport -- Cutler -- Barlow -- Watertown -- Grandview -- Plymouth,... More

Map of Warren Co., New York / - Public domain old map

Cadastral map showing towns (townships), numbered township survey sections, large property tracts (with owners' names), rural buildings, and householders' names. Relief shown by hachures. Hand colored to emphas... More

Abraham Lincoln to Norman B. Judd, Tuesday, November 16, 1858 (Reply ...

Cours du Nil De la mer Méditerranée a la deuxième cataracte / / dessin...

Map showing the course of the Nile from the Mediterranean Sea to the second cataract of the Nile with principle geographic features and cities noted. IIllus. in: Égypte et Nubie : sites et monuments les plus in... More

The Atlantic Telegraph. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Two angels walking along cable on bottom of ocean. Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, v. 2, (1858 August 14), p. 513. Title and other information transcribed from caption card.

Interior of an Officer's Tent - Utah Expedition [Gen. Albert Johnston'...

Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, v. 2, (1858 January 30), p. 73. Title and other information transcribed from caption card.

James Gordon Bennett, Esq. / SW [monogram]

James Gordon Bennett, Esq., half-length portrait, standing, facing right. Photographed by Brady. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, vol. 2, 1858 July 10, title page.

Letter to Henry Clay Whitney, Esq. from Abraham Lincoln, November 30, ...

Requests copies of the Lincoln-Douglas debates as they were reported in the Tribune.

Ames' lotion, for the almost immediate cure of burns, scalds, cuts, br...

Handwritten on verso: Jan. 1858. 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 63, Folder 3.

Garside's Mill, Wissahickon. 19th century, Library of Congress collect...

Photograph shows stone buildings and two men sitting on a fence or gate. Title from information with photograph. Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1997; (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson Collection at... More

B.L. Fahnestock's vermifuge / designed and engraved by Toppan Carpente...

Patent medicine label illustrated with head-and-shoulders portrait of B.L. Fahnestock and woman giving patent medicine to baby. No. 23(?).

Samuel L. Baker to Unknown, Saturday, July 24, 1858 (Cover letter)

[Construction of the United States Treasury Building, Washington, D.C....

Illus. in: Views of the Treasury Building, plate 28. Microfilm in LOT 12364.

Construction for supporting ceiling of Senate chamber, n. wing

Photograph showing scaffolding and pipes during the construction of the Capitol. In album: Benjamin Brown French "Photographs," p. 51. Notations: Scaffold not removed; curved pipes contain gas; burners: light ... More

Excursion to Mount Vernon. by the American medical association, Friday...

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 203, Folder 15.

To the voters of Fauquier County ... Speech of William H. Jennings, de...

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 186, Folder 52a.

A topographical map of Androscoggin County, Maine /

Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. LC Land ownership maps, 265 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes illustrations. Insets: Barkers Mills, Lewiston -- East ... More

W. F. Shaw's patent gas cooking & ironing apparatus. Gas smoothing-iro...

Gas smoothing -iron. 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 63, Folder 9.

Alexander Anderson and Henry Richards in the act of murdering Mrs. Ann...

Illus. in: The Manheim tragedy / H.A. Rockafield. Pub. by H.A. Rockafied, in trust ... Lancaster Pa. : Printed at the Evening Express office, 1858, back cover.

State of New Jersey. Names of persons appointed and sworn as Commissio...

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 100, Folder 27.

Hakone no kosui, depicting Mount Fuji

Print shows the steep cliffs and rock formations in Lake Hakone, with a view of Mount Fuji in the background.

Musashi honmoku no hana Andō Hiroshige

Print shows a sailboat near the cliffs of Honmoku with a view of Mount Fuji in the background. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From th... More

Map of Adams Co., Pa. - Public domain vintage map

Shows roads, railroads, townships, schools, quarries, houses in rural areas, and householders' names. Relief shown by hachures. LC copy imperfect: Mounted on cloth backing, torn at edges/fold line, halved to en... More

Congressional row, in the U. S. House of Representatives, midnight of ...

U.S. representatives fighting. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 5, 1858 Feb. 20, p. 177.

Fort Shepherd, Columbia River no. 2

Photograph shows exterior view of two buildings at the Hudson Bay Co. post at Fort Shepherd, British Columbia. Right half of panorama. In: Photographs of British Northwest Boundary Survey, 1858-1861.

Musashi noge Yokohama, depicting Mount Fuji

Print shows sailboats on lake or river with a view of Mount Fuji in the background.

[Portrait of an unidentified woman with a fan]

Case: Floral design. Purchase; 2007; (DLC/PP-2007:103.1). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).

Hymns and songs for the celebration of British West India emancipation...

Verse. 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 63, Folder 15.

Zachary Taylor, Pres. U.S., 1784-1850

Full lgth., seated, facing left; in uniform, at the period of his commanding in Mexico, in camp. Steel engraving by W. Wellstood after painting by Chappel, copyrighted by Johnson, Fry & co. This record contains... More

Religious worship. Chapman (large) Hall is open every Sunday morning, ...

Burnham, Edwin. 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 63, Folder 19.

Citizens of Boston! On Monday next you will be called upon to perform ...

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 63, Folder 27.

No. 2, log huts, winter quarters of the Br. N. Am. Boundary Commission...

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.

We have read the memorial to Congress of several New York firms agains...

Fair play.; Steamship subsidies. Page Order: Leaflet 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; Portfol... More

To tax-payers and voters! The delegates from the various wards in this...

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 63, Folder 27a.

Indians approaching under the water-lilies / J.W. Orr, N.Y.

Indians approaching a camp of Spaniards by concealing themselves under water lilies; the Spaniards are preparing to fire upon the Indians. Illus. in: The Life, travels and adventures of Ferdinand de Soto, Disco... More

Scott's map of Lancaster County, state of Pennsylvania : from actual m...

General-content county map showing buildings in rural areas and householders' names in rural areas/some insets; shows property lines in some insets. Relief shown by hachures. "Entered according to Act of Congre... More

Mapa de la Isla de Santo Domingo / - Public domain map

Shows boundary between Haiti and Dominican Republic in blue. Relief shown by contours. "Publicada por cuidados del Señor Mendes, Gefe de Batallon de los Ingenieros Franceses, Caballero del Orden Imperial de la ... More

Map of the territory of the United States from the Mississippi to the ...

Scale 1:3,000,000. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. LC copy annotated in color to show Indian reservations and military departments, and colored flags to show military establishments. Two copies. Copy... More

Map of Pickaway County, Ohio / - Public domain old map

LC Land ownership maps, 663 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes Bloomfield directory, 1850 population and agricultural statistical table/data, distance table, vie... More

Not for Joseph or the Stuyvesant galop--composed by Paul Steinhagen / ...

Music cover. Public domain scan of a poster, printed advertisement, Austro-Hungarian Empire, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Ethan Allen, 1738-1789, full-length portrait, standing, before "the G...

Wood engraving by Lossing-Barritt in Harper's Monthly, v. 17, 1858. p. 725. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

Map of the proposed Lock Haven & Tyrone Rail Road, by J. M. McMinn, Es...

Strip map, showing drainage, relief by hachures, cities and towns, roads, and a canal, between the Susquehanna and the Juniata Rivers in Pennsylvania. Scale 1:47,520. LC Railroad maps, 445 Description derived f... More

Answer to Gentle Annie / Chas. Shober Lith.

Print showing title page illustration with man looking at grave of "Gentle Annie" as angels hover above. Words by Miss Helen T. Young, music by J. P. Webster.

"God and liberty" "Soldiers, you are Frenchmen, and France is free. Yo...

On verso, copy 1: 39; May 16 57. 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 Ephemera Collection; Portfo... More

Haneda no watashi benten no yashiro Andō Hiroshige

Print shows a man at the helm on the Haneda ferry with the Benten Shrine in the distance. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the ser... More

[Circular] Washington, June 1, 1858.

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 203, Folder 20.

Francis Frith - 'The Pyramids of Sakkarah from the North East'.

Francis Frith..1858..Accession no. PGP R 175.7.Medium Albumen print.Size 36.50 x 49.30 cm.Credit Gift of Mrs. Riddell in memory of Peter Fletcher Riddell, 1985. PGP R 175.7 ) .

Synopsis of reason. Gentlemen:--Senators, and members of the House of ...

Synopsis of reason. Page Order: Leaflet 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 203, Folder 19.

Raising a monolithic column. Genl. P.O. Building, north facade

Photograph showing column being hoisted up during the construction of the General Post Office building in Washington, D.C. In album: Benjamin Brown French "Photographs," p. 73. Reference copy in LOT 12251, v. ... More

Abraham Lincoln, November 1858 (List of Votes by County, Illinois Nin...

Peter K. Hull to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, August 13, 1858 (Invitation...

Kazusa kuroto no ura Andō Hiroshige

Print shows small boats and large ships on large body of water, with a view of Mount Fuji in the background. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 20... More

[Charles W. Wilson, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, wear...

In: Photographs of British Northwest Boundary Survey, 1858-1861. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a ... More

Tōto ikkokubashi, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows pedestrians crossing the Ikkoku Bridge, with another bridge and building in the middle distance and a view of Mount Fuji in the background. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichib... More

[Interior view of the main floor of the Boston Public Library] / John ...

Illus. in: Proceedings at the dedication of the building for the Public library of the city of Boston. Boston : prepared and printed by authority of the city council, 1858, frontispiece.

Indian princess presenting a necklace of pearls to de Soto / J.W. Orr,...

Princess Xualla presenting a necklace of pearls to Hernando de Soto, at Cofachiqui (South Carolina) Illus. in: The Life, travels and adventures of Ferdinand de Soto, Discoverer of the Mississippi / Lambert A. W... More

The Jewish passover of 1858. 19th century, Library of Congress collect...

2 illustrations of kosher bakery, Chatham St., N.Y.C. 1. General view of preparing an dbaking metzoth, the unleavened bread for the passover; 2. Weighing an kneading of the flour in presence of the Rabbi. Illus... More

Town meeting. Middlesex, ss. To either of the constables of the town o...

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 63, Folder 4.

Tōto sukiyabashi, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows travelers and porters crossing the Sukiya Bridge, the waterfront with snow covered boats and buildings, and a view of Mount Fuji in the background. Title and other descriptive information compiled b... More

[B.L. Fahnestock bust, facing right, on advertisement for Fahnestock's...

LOT subdivision subject: Nurses and nursing. Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Copyright, designed and engraved by Toppan, Carpenter & Co. Caption card tracings: Advertisements, P.F.

[Construction of the south wing of the Treasury building]

Photograph shows construction of the south wing of the Treasury building from the east side. Blind stamp on mount: Reynolds's Bristolboard. Attributed to Walker based on date, subject matter, and size of print... More

John Udell - National Parks Gallery

John Udell was a member of the Rose-Baley wagon train that passed by El Morro in 1858. The Udall political family are among Udell's descendants.

Ile de Fîleh (Philae) Plan des ruines principales / / dessiné par Féli...

Map showing the principle archaeological ruins and geographical features of the island of Philae, Egypt. Illus. in: Égypte et Nubie : sites et monuments les plus intéressants pour l'étude de l'art et de l'histo... More

City of Washington. Historic map, Library of Congress

Shows wards, major buildings, and extent of built-up area. Also covers Georgetown. "Entered according to Act of Congress ... 1856 by Charles Desilver ... Eastern District of Pennsylvania." Includes Capitol floo... More

Council with friendly Nez Percés Indians held by Col. G. Wright U.S.A....

Photograph of drawing showing Nez Percé Indians, seated in a circle, listening to Col. Wright. In album: Benjamin Brown French "Photographs," p. 111. Reference copy in LOT 12251, v. 1. Original in PR 12 LOT 12251.

The Battle of New Orleans January 8th 1815 / D.M. Carter ; T. Phillibr...

Print shows General Andrew Jackson on horseback, rallying American soldiers behind barricades, during the Battle of New Orleans. The original painting is now in the Historic New Orleans Collection.

Haneda no watashi benten no yashiro Andō Hiroshige

Print shows a man working the rudder on the Haneda ferry with the Benten Shrine in the distance. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From ... More