[Medieval universe, with heaven above, bands containing stars, and ear...
Illus. in: Buch der natur / Konrad von Megenberg. Augsburg : Johann Bamier, 1481. Ref. copy in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1987, p. 8.
[Head-and-shoulders portraits of Johann Gutenberg, Martin Luther, Pete...
Public domain reproduction of German art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Bible. Manuscripts. Latin. Biblia latina. April 4, 1452-July 9, 1453. ...
Jerome's preface to Pentateuch. Rosenwald 5 No file prints. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Bible O.T.
[The surprise attack on Maestreicht(?)] / H.B.
Troops of the White King advancing on the fortress Marxreich(?). Restrike of original woodcut from 1512-1516 edition. Illus. from: Der weiss kunig. Wein : Auf kosten J. Kurzböckens, 1775, pl. 195. Illustrated B... More
Typus gramatic. Book illustration from Library of Congress
Grammar represented as a woman with alphabet board and a key showing a youth the entrance to university building filled with students. Illus. in: Margarita philosophica / Gregor Reisch. Friburgi : I. Schott, 15... More
[German cupeling furnace with a brick dome and a cupeling hearth with ...
Illus. and text in: De la pirotechnia / Vannuccio Biringucci. Venetia : Per V. Roffinello, 1540, p. 58. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1987, p. 180.
[Manfred seated and pointing to two knelling men with falcons]
Illus. in: De arte venandi cum avibus / Friedrich II, Emperor of Germany. Augustae Vindelicorum, Apud I. Praetorium, 1596. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library o... More
Abbildung der zwar hoch betrübten ...
Mock funeral procession for the heavy imperial taxes levied on the Protestants but lost after the Protestant victory at Breitenfeld. A similar copy, with different text, is filed under PC 6 - 1632 (B size).
Ein Kurtz--Jedoch nachdenktlich Bespräch--eines Fuches und Katzen
A fox tied to a tree, a cat, lying as if dead, with a rat in its mouth, an open rat cage and rats; across the river, Magdeburg burns; text below image.
Der Warner - Public domain broadside, Library of Congress
Anti-Catholic lampoon, in which a messenger warns of Jesuit schemes after the Catholic defeats on the field. Issued after Tilly's defeat at Rain on 15-16 April 1632.
Johann Baptist Homann - Imperium Romano-Germanicum. Historic map, Libr...
Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image.
Map of the empire of Germany. - Public domain old map
From: Kitchin, General atlas describing the whole universe. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image.
Der Uhrmacher. Book illustration from Library of Congress
Print shows a man making a small clock in a clock making shop.
Der Schneider. Der Knopfmacher - Public domain book scan / engraving
Print shows a tailor cutting cloth and two female(?) assistants sewing; on the right is a man making buttons. In album: Oertels Lesebuch, 32 Bilder, 2te Abtg.
Die Kunst Häringe einzusalzen - Public domain book illustration
Print shows men salting herring and packing in barrels on a wharf or the shore near a large sailing ship. In album: Oertels Lesebuch, 32 Bilder, 2te Abtg.
Der Gärber. Book illustration from Library of Congress
Print shows men working in a shop tanning leather. In album: Oertels Lesebuch, 32 Bilder, 2te Abtg.
Das Oel. Book illustration from Library of Congress
Print shows two men working a screw press for extracting oil and a man with a horse working a stone press in the background. In album: Oertels Lesebuch, 32 Bilder, 2te Abtg.
Papier. Book illustration from Library of Congress
Print shows three men making paper; one standing at a vat with a screen, one working a press, and in the background, the third appears to be sizing the hand-made paper in a small vat before drying. In album: O... More
Der Schumacher. Book illustration from Library of Congress
Print shows two men working in a shoe shop. In album: Oertels Lesebuch, 32 Bilder, 2te Abtg.
Der Wagenbauer. Book illustration from Library of Congress
Print shows two men working in a shop making a carriage. In album: Oertels Lesebuch, 32 Bilder, 2te Abtg.
Der Webstuhl. Book illustration from Library of Congress
Print shows a man weaving on a loom. In album: Oertels Lesebuch, 32 Bilder, 2te Abtg.
Der Sattler. Book illustration from Library of Congress
Print shows a man working in a shop making saddles and bridles. In album: Oertels Lesebuch, 32 Bilder, 2te Abtg.
Der Böttcher. Book illustration from Library of Congress
Print shows a cooper making a barrel. In album: Oertels Lesebuch, 32 Bilder, 2te Abtg.
Der Gärtner. Book illustration from Library of Congress
Print shows a man, the gardner, holding a basket of produce, standing next to many baskets of various fruits and vegetables, with watering can, rake, shovel, and a view of orchard on the right, in the backgroun... More
Der Buchbinder. Book illustration from Library of Congress
Print shows two men working at a bookbindery. Public domain scan of lithograph illustration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Die Fischerei. Book illustration from Library of Congress
Print shows a fisherman holding oars, standing on the shore next to a lobster, eel, fish, and shellfish, with a man fishing from the opposite shore, a man with net in a boat, and large fishing boats in the bac... More
Seife, Kerzen, Lichte. Book illustration from Library of Congress
Print shows four men working in a shop making soap and candles. In album: Oertels Lesebuch, 32 Bilder, 2te Abtg.
Der Kürschner. Book illustration from Library of Congress
Print shows two men working at a furrier's shop making fur coats and other garments. In album: Oertels Lesebuch, 32 Bilder, 2te Abtg.
Der Hutmacher. Book illustration from Library of Congress
Print shows three men working in a haberdashery or hat makers shop. In album: Oertels Lesebuch, 32 Bilder, 2te Abtg.
Castle and village of Stolzenfels
In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, opposite p. 28, bottom right.
[Wassweburg mit ausreitenden soldaten im Kostüm des 17. Jahrhunderts]
17th century soldiers riding over drawbridge of castle into forest. Title from: Carl Friedrich Lessing, 1808-1880 : Handzeichnungen aus dem Cincinnati Art Museum, Ohio/USA : Ausstellung, 6. September, 2. Novemb... More
Ruined castle. Rhine - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph
Ruins of castle above Rhine River. In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, opposite p. 28, upper left.
Martin Luther's house - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph
In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, p. 28, upper right.
[French atrocities in Germany during Napoleonic War, 1796] / William W...
Reference copy in LOT 7002. Illus. in: Aufrere, Anthony / The cannibals' progress; or ..., 1798, title page.
Castle of Rheinstein - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph
In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, opposite p. 28, upper right.
[Landscape with 17th century soldiers(?) on horseback and on foot] / C...
Public domain photograph of 19th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The Haberstein - Public domain document scan of drawing
Drawing shows travelers standing atop a pile of rocks in the woods in Germany near Wunsiedel in Bavaria. Wooden stairs lead to the top. Bayard Taylor traveled through Germany several times in his life, between ... More
Klinger's grotto - Public domain monumental decor drawing
Drawing shows travelers standing before a grotto in the woods in Germany. Bayard Taylor traveled through Germany several times in his life, between 1844 and his death in 1879, but the manuscript makes it clear ... More
[Boy carrying large basket on his back]
Drawing shows a boy walking from the train station at Market Schorgast in Germany as he carries a large basket on his back with Taylor's luggage in it. Bayard Taylor traveled through Germany several times in hi... More
The tempest - Public domain document scan of drawing
Drawing shows a wife chastising her husband as their maid scurries from the room. Bayard Taylor traveled through Germany several times in his life, between 1844 and his death in 1879, but the manuscript makes i... More
Kunst bringt Gunst L.R. ; gezeichnet von L. Richter ; J. Roloffs sc. ;...
Print shows a scene in a village with a group of children gathered around a man performing a puppet show; also shows, on the left, an elderly woman merchant asleep in her makeshift kiosk and at right center the... More
The Bastei, Saxon Switzerland - Public domain albumen print photogrpap...
Cliffs over the Elbe river. In album: Prague, Innsbruck, Munich, Nuremberg, Dresden, Berlin, Hombourg, Edinburgh, opposite p. 188. No. 356.
Rhine. Lurlei rocks - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph
In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, opposite p. 29, lower right. No. B63.
Konigsee - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph
View of the Königsee with two men and a woman in foreground. In album: Prague, Innsbruck, Munich, Nuremberg, Dresden, Berlin, Hombourg, Edinburgh, p. 153. No. R17.
Konigsee - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph
In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, opposite p. 49.
Konigsee - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph
In album: Prague, Innsbruck, Munich, Nuremberg, Dresden, Berlin, Hombourg, Edinburgh, opposite p. 154. No. R18.
Berchtesgarten. Cityscape photograph
In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, p. 48. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with... More
That blessed baby. - Public domain broadside, Library of Congress
Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Johannes Brahms - [Letter, undated to Levi ]
J.B. [Johannes Brahms]. (statement of responsibility) Holograph, signed. An autograph letter of Johannes Brahms, written to Hermann Levi, conductor. Published in: Johannes Brahms in Briefwechsel mit Hermann Lev... More
[Telegram, 1871 April] 7, Bremen [to] Levi
Public domain scan of manuscript related to German history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
An agreeable deputy. Book illustration from Library of Congress
(DLC/PP-1932:0051). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "German Political Leaders," Harper's magazine, 66:382 (Feb. 1883).
Erfurt, Dom, Aussen, Nordportal
Exterior view of the north gate of Erfurt cathedral, Germany Public domain photograph of historic building, cathedral, church, religious architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[The castle, Hohenzollern, Germany] view, photochrome print postcard.
Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., catalogue J foreign section. Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Photographic Company, 1905. Print no. "1810". Printed at bottom left: 1810. P.Z. - Hohenzollern. Forms part of: Views... More
["Osborne", royal yacht] view, photochrome print postcard.
Image shows the paddle steamer Royal Yacht of the Royal Navy, the HMY Osborne, participating in a procession to celebrate the opening of the Kiel Canal in Kiel, Germany. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2015) ... More
19th century - Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.
A cartoon of a group of people with axes, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, architecture in Washington, D.C.... More
[Stephan Liesting liquor, Germany]
Public domain photograph of Germany, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Bar with soldiers, Germany] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative...
Public domain photograph of Germany, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Puck Magazine Illustration - Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.
A political cartoon of a man with a sword, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, architecture in Washington, D.C... More
A modern crusade without fire and sword; - will it end in a rival esta...
Print shows German emperor William II, wearing a two-tiered tiara, being welcomed by throngs of Arab muslims who carry a banner that proclaims "Allah is Great, and William His Prophet". Across a narrow body of ... More
The informal Dreibund / Keppler., Political Cartoon
Print shows Uncle Sam, John Bull, and Puck gathered around a table raising glasses in a toast to friendship, or alliance; also seated at the table is a female figure, possibly representing Germany, who may be p... More
Chas. H. Yale & Sidney R. Ellis present the German dialect comedian an...
D17414 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: The swell brigade. Created and "copyright, 1900, by The U.S. Printing Co., Russell-Morgan Print, Cincinnati & New York." No. 4835. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collecti... More
Chas. H. Yale & Sidney R. Ellis present the German dialect comedian an...
Caption: Metz to the rescue. Created and "copyright, 1900, by The U.S. Printing Co., Russell-Morgan Print, Cincinnati & New York." No. 4834. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)
[Emperor Wilhelm II, full-length portrait]
Public domain photograph of 19th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Unidentified grocery store, probably in Germany]
Public domain photograph of pharmacy, convenience store, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Visions of sauerkraut, Germany - stereoscopic view, public domain phot...
Mounds of cabbages sit by the street, as townspeople look on. 23084 U.S. Copyright Office. Sold only by agents of the Universal Photo Art Co. No. 7021. Copyright by C.H. Graves
Chas. H. Yale & Sidney R. Ellis present the German dialect comedian an...
Public domain scan of German poster, printed advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain scan of german poster, printed advertisement, free to use, no copyrig... More
Chas. H. Yale & Sidney R. Ellis present the German dialect comedian an...
Caption: The sweetest of songs, "Love is all in all." Created and "copyright, 1900, by The U.S. Printing Co., Russell-Morgan Print, Cincinnati & New York." No. 4779. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection ... More
Puck magazine cover - Germany's "Katzenjammer" / Keppler.
Illustration shows William II, German Emperor, suffering from over-indulgence, sitting in a chair with a block of ice on his head with his crown on top and his feet in a tub of hot water; in a bucket in the for... More
Count Zeppelin - in Viktoria Louise; with his assistants and present m...
Group portrait, left to right: Alfred Colsmann (general director of the Zeppelin company), next to Zeppelin, Dernburg, to his right Clemens Delbrück, and four other men in airship "Viktoria Luise." George Grant... More
In the German jam closet / L.M. Glackens.
Illustration shows William II, Emperor of Germany, caught by Germania with his fingers in a jar of jam labeled "Buttinkeit Jam" that he has taken from a cupboard where other preserves are kept; on the shelves a... More
Poker and tongs; or, how we've got to play the game
Kaiser Wilhelm II and John Bull engage in a table game with miniature naval vessels and playing cards. The Kaiser holds cards in his hand and stares at the table while John Bull pushes his ships toward the cen... More
Poor John! - Drawing. Public domain image.
Dame Democracy with umbrella labeled "suffragette" and German military official or Kaiser confronting John Bull (Great Britain) while airplane with bomb hovers overhead. (DLC/PP-1932:0042). Forms part of: Cabin... More
The wolf / Keppler. Historic map, Library of Congress
Illustration shows the German Emperor labeled "Wilhelm" studying a "Map of England" spread out on a desk with other papers, one of which states "Germany's Commercial Future" with large question marks on it. On ... More
TR's return from Africa, 1910 [2] /
TR returns from his African hunting trip through the countries of Sudan, France, Denmark, Norway, Germany, Great Britain, and finally his reception in New York City. There are views of: 1) his riverboat on the ... More
President Ebert, of Germany, greeting the returned German prisoners
Copyrighted by Press Illustrating Service. Forms part of: National Photo Company collection (Library of Congress)
President Ebert of Germany, greeting the returned German prisoners
Copyrighted by Press Illustrating Service. Forms part of: National Photo Company collection (Library of Congress)
Are you quite sure you won't come to my party?
"Panama," "Pacific," and "Convention of all nations" on building. Woman, "San Francisco," talking to British official (John Bull) and German military officer outside convention hall. (DLC/PP-1932:0042). Forms p... More
Hier zeichnet man die Kriegsanleihe / Bernhard.
Text: You can subscribe to War Loan here. Closing: Oct. 18, 1 pm.
[Crowd of German civilians, including children, surrounding a cannon w...
Stamped on back: Photo J.P. Böhm, Müchen, Karlstrasse Nr. 35. Forms part of the Rehse Archiv für Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik.
Ludendorff-Spende. German postcard
Postcard is a reproduction of Ludwig Hohlwein poster showing an injured soldier holding tools in one hand and a crutch in the other. Printed on back: Künstlerpostkarte nr.2 von Prof. Ludw. Hohlwein, München.
Weihnachten im Feld! 1914. Spendet Liebesgaben für unsere Krieger! / A...
Poster shows a Christmas tree decorated with candles in front of a red cross. Text: Christmas in the field! 1914. Donate gift packages for our warriors! Purchase; Galerie XX; DLC/PP-1972:179. Signed with the ar... More
Ludendorff-Spende für Kriegsbeschädigte / Ludwig Hohlwein, München.
Poster shows a wounded German soldier holding tools in one hand and a crutch in the other. Text: Ludendorff Fund for War Disabled. Forms part of: Rehse-Archiv für Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik.
Das Geheimnis von Lüttich - Public domain scan / print
Poster showing a full-size artillery shell on which is a portrait of Kaiser Wilhelm II, the German national eagle, two images of bomb damage to French fortifications, and the inscriptions Unser Bombenerfolg; Lü... More
Kaiser orders bread his soldiers eat, for his own table
Photograph shows military officers with baskets standing around a table piled with bread. J202155 U.S. Copyright Office. Inscribed on negative: 94169 FCS. Inscribed on verso: 177063-94169 FC. Copyright April 21, 1915.
"Es sprach der Herr von Hindenburg" / Zeichnung v. Walther Krötzsch.
Print shows Paul von Hindenburg, President of Germany, bust portrait, facing front, wearing military uniform. On verso is printed the sheet music with text for the song "Es sprach der Herr von Hindenburg" direc... More
Will it succeed? - Drawing. Public domain image.
German military officer (possibly Wilhelm II), with dove sign "separate peace" and trap baited with "honeyed words" set for bear with hat, "Russia."
Poster - La paix de l'ennemi - Public domain lithograph
Kaiser pointing a dagger at a woman (Romania), while showing her the 'Traité de Paix' and stepping on a man (Russia). The revolution in Russia in 1917 left Russia's army in chaos and put the Bolsheviks in power... More
Poster - Kriegsanleihe zeichnen! / LO. - Public domain lithograph
Text: Subscribe to the War Loan! Forms part of: Rehse-Archiv für Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik.
Wir schlagen sie und zeichnen Kriegsanleihe!
Print shows two tanks on rough terrain, firing at unseen enemies as shells burst above them. An appeal for financial contributions to the war effort. Entwurf Ldstm. Lehmann Gef. Lager Pr. Holland. Stamped in u... More
Poster - Kriegsanleihe zeichnen! / LO. - Public domain lithograph
Text: Subscribe to the War Loan! Forms part of: Rehse-Archiv für Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik.
Das ist der Weg zum Frieden -- die Feinde wollen es so! Darum zeichne ...
Poster shows a clenched, ironclad fist. Text: That's the way to peace -- the enemy wants it that way! Therefore subscribe to the War Loan.
Spende für bayerische Soldatenheime / Stuck.
Poster shows a German soldier seated by a stove and warming his hands. Text: Contribute for Bavarian Soldiers' Homes. Forms part of: Rehse-Archiv für Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik.
Berufswechsel / bilder von W. A. Wellner
Print shows a series of comic scenes regarding the change in occupations of citizens who become soldiers: a professor of chemistry is shown making coffee; a high school teacher has become a drill instructor; an... More
Hospital train, Germany, George Grantham Bain Collection
Wounded German soldier being helped off train by medical personnel. Bain News Service photograph. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
An das deutsche Volk! ... Hellflammende Entrüftung und heiliger Orn we...
Poster shows a Valkyrie(?) and the German Imperial eagle protecting the German people. Text is a statement from Kaiser Wilhelm concerning the war and encouraging each German to contribute in their own way to th... More
Zeitung der 10. Armee / A. Saulweber.
Poster shows a soldier sitting reading the newspaper. Text: Newspaper of the 10th Army. Forms part of: Rehse-Archiv für Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik.
We offer you a full partnership : it is to laugh!
German military officer with foot bandage, "Verdun" (possibly William II), and Mexican military officer, offering partnership to military officer, "Japan," standing on words, "The Allies." Possibly referring to... More
Ludendorff-Spende für Kriegsbeschädigte
Postcard shows a one-armed war veteran at a table with carpentry tools. Behind him, an angel, and multitudes of hands raised in the air. Caption: Wir alle wollen helfen. Printed on back: Künstlerpostkarte nr... More
Fest steht und treu die Wacht am Rhein / Horst Schülze, 1914.
Poster shows two soldiers, one enlisted holding a flag, the other an officer drawing his sword, standing astride German land near the Rhine River. Text: The watch on the Rhein remains firm and loyal.
Des Meeres und der Liebe wellen / B.W.
Print shows two young women on a breezu pier waving to a departing U-boat. Text: "Mein armes Herz! Ich glaube, Amor ist jetzt auch mit einem Maschinengewehr ausgerüst!" (My poor heart! I think that armor [amour... More