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Sketch of the action between the British forces and American provincials, on the heights of the peninsula of Charlestown, the 17th June 1775.

Sketch of the action between the British forces and American provincia...

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A sketch of the action between the British forces and the American provincials, on the heights of the peninsula of Charlestown, the 17th of June 1775.

A sketch of the action between the British forces and the American pro...

Scale ca. 1:13,800. Hand colored. Relief shown by hachures. Indexed for points of military interest. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC Maps of North America, 1750-178... More

Boston, 26th of June, 1775. This town was alarmed on the 17th instant at break of day, by a firing from the lively ship of war; and a report was immediately spread that the rebels had broke ground and were raising a battery on the heights of the

Boston, 26th of June, 1775. This town was alarmed on the 17th instant ...

Positive Photostat.; Bunker Hill, Battle of.; This item is a Photostat of Portfolio 38, Folder 19a.; Stamped on verso: 452. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile pag... More

Plan of the heights of Charles Town, &c.

Plan of the heights of Charles Town, &c.

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Boston, 26th of June, 1775. This town was alarmed on the 17th instant at break of day, by a firing from the lively ship of war; and a report was immediately spread that the rebels had broke ground and were raising a battery on the heights of the

Boston, 26th of June, 1775. This town was alarmed on the 17th instant ...

Bunker Hill, Battle of.; 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 38, Folder 19a.

A plan of New York Island, with part of Long Island, Staten Island & east New Jersey, with a particular description of the engagement on the woody heights of Long Island, between Flatbush and Brooklyn, on the 27th of August 1776 between His Majesty's forces commanded by General Howe and the Americans under Major General Putnam, shewing also the landing of the British Army on New-York Island, and the taking of the city of New-York &c. on the 15th of September following, with the subsequent disposition of both the armies.

A plan of New York Island, with part of Long Island, Staten Island & e...

Scale ca. 1:85,000. Hand colored. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Shows information to Sept. 23, 1776. Pictorial map. Annotated in lower right corner in pencil: 3rd impression. Includes "Re... More

A plan of New York Island, with part of Long Island, Staten Island & east New Jersey : with a particular description of the engagement on the woody heights of Long Island, between Flatbush and Brooklyn, on the 27th of August 1776 between His Majesty's forces commanded by General Howe and the Americans under Major General Putnam, shewing also the landing of the British Army on New-York Island, and the taking of the city of New-York &c. on the 15th of September following, with the subsequent disposition of both the armies

A plan of New York Island, with part of Long Island, Staten Island & e...

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A plan of New York Island, with part of Long Island, Staten Island & east New Jersey, with a particular description of the engagement on the woody heights of Long Island, between Flatbush and Brooklyn, on the 27th of August 1776 between His Majesty's forces commanded by General Howe and the Americans under Major General Putnam, with the subsequent disposition of both armies.

A plan of New York Island, with part of Long Island, Staten Island & e...

Scale ca. 1:85,000. Hand colored. Has watermarks. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Pictorial map. Annotated in lower right corner in pencil: 2d impression. In lower margin: An account of the... More

Sketch of the Heights of Kingsbridge 1777, with the proposed redoubts coloured orange. Old rebel works coloured black.

Sketch of the Heights of Kingsbridge 1777, with the proposed redoubts ...

Scale ca. 1:7,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermarks. Relief shown by hachures and shading. Oriented with north to the left LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1165 Available also through ... More

[Plan of the encampment and position of the army under His Excelly. Lt. General Burgoyne at Bræmus Heights on Hudson's River near Stillwater on the 20th Septr. with the position of the detachment &c. in the action of the 7th of Octobr. & the position of the army on the 8th Octr. 1777.

[Plan of the encampment and position of the army under His Excelly. Lt...

Scale ca. 1:14,400. Title from engraved map published by William Faden, 1780. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Oriented with north to the bottom. Relief shown by hachures. LC Maps of North America, 1750-... More

Sketch of the Heights of Kingsbridge, with the proposed redouts couloured yellow.

Sketch of the Heights of Kingsbridge, with the proposed redouts coulou...

Scale ca. 1:7,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermark. Oriented with north to the left. Relief shown by hachures and shading. Shows proposed British redoubts, "rebel redout," and "Fort Indepe... More

View of the City of New York and Governors Island Taken from Brooklyn Heights on the Morning after the Conflagration

View of the City of New York and Governors Island Taken from Brooklyn ...

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[Prof]ile of the surface of the ground [at Cobble H]ill Fort on Broklyn heights & [Mr. Bergen's hi]ll near Gowannes Creek ... 12th 1814 /

[Prof]ile of the surface of the ground [at Cobble H]ill Fort on Brokly...

Relief shown pictorially. Pen-and-ink, pencil, and watercolor. "B: Cobble Hill Fort, C: Mr Bergens hill." "Office of Chief of Engineers, War Department. 58510 538" on verso. Copy imperfect: Lower right corner a... More

Sketch of the action on the heights of Charlestown June 17th, 1775 between His Majesty's troops under the command of Major Genl. Howe, and a large body of American rebels.

Sketch of the action on the heights of Charlestown June 17th, 1775 bet...

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William Guy Wall - New York from the Heights near Brooklyn, New York

William Guy Wall - New York from the Heights near Brooklyn, New York

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The Bay of New York Looking to the Narrows and Staten Island, Taken from Brooklyn Heights

The Bay of New York Looking to the Narrows and Staten Island, Taken fr...

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The Bay of New York Looking to the Narrows and Staten Island, Taken from Brooklyn Heights

The Bay of New York Looking to the Narrows and Staten Island, Taken fr...

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William Guy Wall - The Bay of New York Taken from Brooklyn Heights

William Guy Wall - The Bay of New York Taken from Brooklyn Heights

William Guy Wall (Irish, Dublin 1792–after 1864 Ireland (active America))

The Bay of New York and Governors Island Taken from Brooklyn Heights

The Bay of New York and Governors Island Taken from Brooklyn Heights

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The Bay of New York and Governors Island Taken from Brooklyn Heights

The Bay of New York and Governors Island Taken from Brooklyn Heights

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The Bay of New York Taken from Brooklyn Heights, New York

The Bay of New York Taken from Brooklyn Heights, New York

Public domain image of a historic view of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

William Guy Wall - New York from the Heights near Brooklyn

William Guy Wall - New York from the Heights near Brooklyn

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A Glimpse of Sutro Heights - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

A Glimpse of Sutro Heights - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...

Sutro Heights gardens and various statues and decoration, date unknown.

Advice. If wisdom's heights you wish to climb, And order's laws embrace; For ev'ry thing have you a time: Put each thing in its place. Un Imprimeur. City of Washington, June 22, 1826.

Advice. If wisdom's heights you wish to climb, And order's laws embrac...

Imprint 2.; 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 192, Folder 23.

[Interior wall with architectural ornaments of the U.S. Capitol building with portrait of George Washington at Dorchester Heights by Gilbert Stuart and unidentified portrait of a man, possibly John Adams, on display]

[Interior wall with architectural ornaments of the U.S. Capitol buildi...

Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 668. (DLC/PP-1996:032.13). Forms part of: Marian S. Carson Collection (Library of Congress).

View of the Bay and Harbor of New York, from Gowanus Heights, Brooklyn

View of the Bay and Harbor of New York, from Gowanus Heights, Brooklyn

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View of the Bay and Harbor of New York, from Gowanus Heights, Brooklyn

View of the Bay and Harbor of New York, from Gowanus Heights, Brooklyn

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map from "An original, compiled and corrected account of Burgoyne's campaign, and the memorable battles of Bemis's Heights, Sept. 19. and Oct. 7, 1777, etc"

map from "An original, compiled and corrected account of Burgoyne's ca...

This image has been taken from scan 000301 from "An original, compiled and corrected account of Burgoyne's campaign, and the memorable battles of Bemis's Heights, Sept. 19. and Oct. 7, 1777, etc". The title and... More

View of New York: from Brooklyn Heights

View of New York: from Brooklyn Heights

Artist: Frances F. Palmer. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 6914

View of New York from Brooklyn Heights

View of New York from Brooklyn Heights

Frances Flora Bond Palmer (American (born England), Leicester 1812–1876 New York)

The camp of the 1st Division, looking north towards the camp of the 2nd Division - the heights of Inkermann in the distance / W. Simpson del. ; M. Morin lith.

The camp of the 1st Division, looking north towards the camp of the 2n...

Print shows a distant view of bell tents at British military camps, as well as hospital tents, soldiers and a wagon hauling supplies toward the camps, the skeletal remains of an animal on the roadside, and men ... More

Looking towards Mackenzie's Heights, tents of the 33rd Regiment in the foreground

Looking towards Mackenzie's Heights, tents of the 33rd Regiment in the...

Photograph showing vast plain with encampments of tents, wagons, equipment, and military personnel, some on horseback. Title transcribed from verso. Alternate title from: Roger Fenton, photographer of the 1850s... More

The cavalry affair of the heights of Bulganak - the first gun, 19th Sepr. 1854 / W. Simpson del. ; Needham lith.

The cavalry affair of the heights of Bulganak - the first gun, 19th Se...

Print shows expansive view of the countryside, the Russian cavalry and artillery in the distance, Russian guns opening fire on British troops as they draw up into formation. Plate in: The seat of war in the ea... More

A Christmas dinner on the heights before Sebastopol / W. Simpson delt. ; J.A. Vinter lith.

A Christmas dinner on the heights before Sebastopol / W. Simpson delt....

Print shows (from left) Capn. Sir Charles Russell, Bart, Capn. Charles Turner, Capn. Alexander Viscount Balgonie, Capn. Fredk. Bathurst, Capn. Burnaby, Lieut. Colonel Charles Lindsay, Col. Fredk. Wm. Hamilton, ... More

View from the heights above Balaklava, looking towards Sebastopol, shewing the ground of the battles of the 25th Octr. and of the 5th Novr. 1854 and the line of our defences since the 25th Octr. / W. Simpson del. ; J. Needham lith.

View from the heights above Balaklava, looking towards Sebastopol, she...

Print shows a panoramic view of the landscape between the heights above Balaklava and Sevastopolʹ, including the battlefields at Balaklava and Inkerman, also, on the far left, is the inlet to the harbor at Bala... More

[Kamara Heights in the distance, artillery waggons in the foreground]

[Kamara Heights in the distance, artillery waggons in the foreground]

View of plateau of Sevastopolʹ showing rows of caissons, with tents on the plains in the background. Title from 1855 exhibition catalog. Alternate title from: Roger Fenton, photographer of the 1850s. Purchase; ... More

General Henry Prince. Engaged at Wopping Heights, Virginia July 1863. Committed suicide in Loundon, Eng. Aug. 19, 1892

General Henry Prince. Engaged at Wopping Heights, Virginia July 1863. ...

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General Henry Prince. Engaged at Wopping Heights, Virginia July 1863. Committed suicide in Loundon, Eng. Aug. 19, 1892

General Henry Prince. Engaged at Wopping Heights, Virginia July 1863. ...

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General Henry Prince. Engaged at Wopping Heights, Virginia July 1863. Committed suicide in Loundon, Eng. Aug. 19, 1892

General Henry Prince. Engaged at Wopping Heights, Virginia July 1863. ...

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Rebel works on the heights of Centerville [sic]

Rebel works on the heights of Centerville [sic]

Signed lower right: Alf. R. Waud. Title inscribed below image. Formerly Waud no. B-2. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.767) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Maryland Heights, near Harper's Ferry, New York State Militia

Maryland Heights, near Harper's Ferry, New York State Militia

Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady (American, born Ireland, 1823?–1896 New York)

Marye's House on Marye's Heights, Fredericksburg, Virginia

Marye's House on Marye's Heights, Fredericksburg, Virginia

No. 5044. Caption continues: The spots on side of house and on pillars of porch are bullet marks. No. "116" etched in the negative. Mounted with three other photographs. Photograph is half of a stereograph pai... More

1st Conn. Artilleryillery, Ft. Richardson, Arlington Heights, Virginia 20 pounder Parrott

1st Conn. Artilleryillery, Ft. Richardson, Arlington Heights, Virginia...

Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. 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, w... More

Houses at Marye's Heights, Fredericksburg, Virginia

Houses at Marye's Heights, Fredericksburg, Virginia

Small house, with small group of soldiers and others on and around porch. Mathew Brady Collection. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains unverified, old data from caption c... More

First Conn. Artillery, Ft. Richardson, Arlington Heights, Virginia

First Conn. Artillery, Ft. Richardson, Arlington Heights, Virginia

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Marye's Heights, Fredericksburg, Virginia, Confederate fortifications

Marye's Heights, Fredericksburg, Virginia, Confederate fortifications

No. B609. Hand written on verso: Miller, vol. 2, p. 98-99. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Military map showing the topographical features of the country adjacent to Harper's Ferry Va. : including Maryland, Loudoun, and Bolivar Heights, and portions of South and Short Mountains, with the positions of the defensive works : also the junction of the Potomac & Shenandoah Rivers, and their passage through the Blue Ridge /

Military map showing the topographical features of the country adjacen...

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View from Mount Pleasant, Arlington Heights, Va.

View from Mount Pleasant, Arlington Heights, Va.

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House at foot of Marye's Heights where General Cobb, C.S.A. was killed, December 13, 1862

House at foot of Marye's Heights where General Cobb, C.S.A. was killed...

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Block house no. 3 near Fort Corcoran, Arlington Heights, Va.

Block house no. 3 near Fort Corcoran, Arlington Heights, Va.

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The war began in earnest. A midnight march. Movement upon Alexandria and the Virginia Heights. Brutal assassination of Col. Ellsworth in Alexandria. A swift and terrible retribution.
Harper's Ferry, West Virginia. View of Loudon [i.e. Loudoun] Heights

Harper's Ferry, West Virginia. View of Loudon [i.e. Loudoun] Heights

Photograph shows Loudoun Heights above the Shenandoah River near Harper's Ferry. No. 441. Hand written on verso: "Maryland Heights (as on duplicate print)". Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. 2, page 325". G... More

Houses at Marye's Heights, Fredericksburg, Virginia Marye's House

Houses at Marye's Heights, Fredericksburg, Virginia Marye's House

Large house, with small group on porch. Mathew Brady Collection. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Ferder... More

View of the camps of the Army of the Potomac, on Bolivar Heights, near Harper's Ferry, after the battle of Antietam

View of the camps of the Army of the Potomac, on Bolivar Heights, near...

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Fortifications on heights of Centreville, Virginia / negative by Barnard & Gibson ; positive by A. Gardner.

Fortifications on heights of Centreville, Virginia / negative by Barna...

Illustration showing a group of soldiers at an earthwork fortification. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons, [c1866], v. 1, no. 5. ... More

[From Maryland Heights at sunrise] during American Civil War

[From Maryland Heights at sunrise] during American Civil War

Signed lower right: Alf R Waud. Title devised from Harpers Weekly title. Published in: Harper's Weekly, November 22, 1862, p. 741. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.399) Forms part of: Morgan collection... More

Centreville, Virginia. Confederate fort on the heights with Quaker guns

Centreville, Virginia. Confederate fort on the heights with Quaker gun...

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"The stone-wall" at foot of Marye's Heights held by Cobb's Brigade, C.S.A., Dec. 13, 1862

"The stone-wall" at foot of Marye's Heights held by Cobb's Brigade, C....

No. 5047. No. "121" etched in the negative. Mounted with three other photographs. Photograph is half of a stereograph pair. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

View of Marye's Heights and part of battlefield of Fredericksburg, Virginia on December 13, 1862

View of Marye's Heights and part of battlefield of Fredericksburg, Vir...

No. 958. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. 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 an... More

Harper's Ferry, West Virginia. View of Loudoun Heights. (Also called: Dismounted bridge across Armstrong Run)

Harper's Ferry, West Virginia. View of Loudoun Heights. (Also called: ...

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Some colors and prisoners taken by French : [map of action around Washington Heights, Sharpsburg, Md.].

Some colors and prisoners taken by French : [map of action around Wash...

Shows the location of troops just outside of Sharpsburg, Md., during the battle of Antietam. Color coding indicates the location of Union and Confederate forces. NOTE: Researchers will be served a color photoco... More

Military map showing the topographical features of the country adjacent to Harper's Ferry, Va.; including Maryland, Loudoun, and Bolivar Heights, and portions of South and Short Mountains, with the positions of the defensive works, also the junction of the Potomac & Shenandoah Rivers, and their passage through the Blue Ridge /

Military map showing the topographical features of the country adjacen...

Civil War salted paper maps. AL-40. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 699 Relief shown by contour lines. Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as ra... More

[Military map showing the topographical features of the country adjacent to Harper's Ferry, Va.; including Maryland, Loudoun, and Bolivar Heights, and portions of South and Short Mountains, with the positions of the defensive works, also the junction of the Potomac & Shenandoah Rivers, and their passage through the Blue Ridge.

[Military map showing the topographical features of the country adjace...

Scale 1:15,840. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 700 Printed edition of the preceding map indicating relief by hachures rather than by contour lines. Description derived from published bibliography. Available also ... More

Plan of attack on Marie's Heights, Fredericksburg, Va. or 2nd Battle of Fredericksburg. By Maj. Genl. John Sedgwick with 6th Army Corps, Sunday, May 3rd, 1863.

Plan of attack on Marie's Heights, Fredericksburg, Va. or 2nd Battle o...

Illustrates the placement of Union and Confederate forces during the Chancellorsville Campaign of April-May, 1863, culminating in the battle of Chancellorsville fought May 1-4, 1863. This map focuses on the Su... More

St. Mary's [i.e. Marye's] Heights, Fredericksburg, captured by Sedgwick

St. Mary's [i.e. Marye's] Heights, Fredericksburg, captured by Sedgwic...

Photograph shows Marye's Heights, site of the 2nd Battle of Fredericksburg, with soldiers, horses, and cannons on hilltop. Accession box no. DLC/PP-1974:175

Plan of attack on Marie's Heights, Fredericksburg Va. By Maj. Genl. John Sedgwick, USA, with the 6th Army Corps. Sunday May 3rd 1863.

Plan of attack on Marie's Heights, Fredericksburg Va. By Maj. Genl. Jo...

Area depicted includes the Rappahannock River to the northeast, Taylor Hill to the northwest and Deep Run to the south. The Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad is also indicated. As part of Gen. Hooker's plan to... More

Stone wall at foot of Marye's Heights, Fredericksburg, Virginia at the front carried by 6th Maine Infantry, May 3, 1863. Photographed twenty minutes after storming party had [...] up the hill

Stone wall at foot of Marye's Heights, Fredericksburg, Virginia at the...

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Stone wall below Marye's Heights, May 3, 1863 (Andrew J. Russel)

Stone wall below Marye's Heights, May 3, 1863 (Andrew J. Russel)

Illustrated in: Divided We Fought: A Pictorial History of the War, 1861-1865, p. 166.

Plan of the battle of Salem Church or Salem Heights, Va. Attack and repulse of the 6th Army Corps, Maj. Genl. John Sedgwick, U.S.A., afternoon of 3rd May 1863.

Plan of the battle of Salem Church or Salem Heights, Va. Attack and re...

The Battle of Salem Church, Spotsylvania County, Va., was part of the Chancellorsville Campaign of April-May, 1863, and was actually fought on May 4, 1863. NOTE: Researchers will be served a color photocopy of... More

The fate of the pirate Alabama. Air- The heights of Alma

The fate of the pirate Alabama. Air- The heights of Alma

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Removing Dead from Battlefield, Marye's Heights, May 2, 1864

Removing Dead from Battlefield, Marye's Heights, May 2, 1864

Andrew Joseph Russell (American, 1830–1902) 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 ... More

Fredericksburg, Virginia. House near Marye's house on heights in the rear of Fredericksburg showing the effects of shot and shell

Fredericksburg, Virginia. House near Marye's house on heights in the r...

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Looking Towards Marye's Heights, Fredericksburg

Looking Towards Marye's Heights, Fredericksburg

Andrew Joseph Russell (American, 1830–1902) 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 ... More

Harper's Ferry, West Virginia. View of Maryland Heights

Harper's Ferry, West Virginia. View of Maryland Heights

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Washington, District of Columbia. View from Georgetown Heights

Washington, District of Columbia. View from Georgetown Heights

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Harper's Ferry, West Virginia. View of Maryland Heights

Harper's Ferry, West Virginia. View of Maryland Heights

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The Heights over Foilhummerum Bay, Valentia, the William Corey Heading Seawards, Laying the Shore-end of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable, July 7th, 1866

The Heights over Foilhummerum Bay, Valentia, the William Corey Heading...

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The Heights over Foilhummerum Bay, Valentia, the William Corey Heading Seawards, Laying the Shore-end of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable, July 7th, 1866

The Heights over Foilhummerum Bay, Valentia, the William Corey Heading...

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Washington, District of Columbia. View from Georgetown Heights

Washington, District of Columbia. View from Georgetown Heights

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Multum in parvo. private advice to all $50 for 50 cts ... A Naramor. Berlin Heights, Erie Co. Ohio [c. 1867].

Multum in parvo. private advice to all $50 for 50 cts ... A Naramor. B...

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 137, Folder 30.

Soldiers' Cemetery at Arlington Heights, Virginia / / sketched by Theo. R. Davis. The Tomb of Aaron Burr, Princeton, New Jersey / photographed by William R. Powell, 867 Broadway

Soldiers' Cemetery at Arlington Heights, Virginia / / sketched by Theo...

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1869 March 27, p. 196. Public domain photograph - cemetery, graves, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Manitou and Vicinity. Pike's Peak from Thornton Heights, Manitou Park

Manitou and Vicinity. Pike's Peak from Thornton Heights, Manitou Park

No. 71. Part of series: Colorado Views. 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... More

Plat & environs of Lagoon Heights, Cottage City, Massachusetts. : showing property owned by the Lagoon Heights Land Co., 53 State St., 610 Exchange B'd'g., Boston, Massachusetts.

Plat & environs of Lagoon Heights, Cottage City, Massachusetts. : show...

Bird's-eye view. Partial cadastral map showing lots and lot numbers. Relief shown pictorially. Accompanied by text: Lagoon Heights, Cottage City, on that beautiful isle of the sea, Martha's Vineyard, the Arcadi... More

Plat of Columbia Heights : Hon. John Sherman, trustee /

Plat of Columbia Heights : Hon. John Sherman, trustee /

Scale ca. 1:1,750. "Nov. 1st 1881--recorded in liber, A. R. Shepherd, folio 137." Cadastral map. From the Breckinridge family papers. "Lots for sale by A. L. Barber and Co. ... Washington, D.C." LC copy fold-li... More

Plat of Columbia Heights : Hon. John Sherman, trustee /

Plat of Columbia Heights : Hon. John Sherman, trustee /

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Front Entrance to Sutro Heights

Front Entrance to Sutro Heights

It appears that by around 1883 prominent gates marked both the main and private entrances. The main gate was a highly decorative wood structure more than 25 feet tall and flanked by two statues of reclining lio... More

Sutro Heights Admission Card - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Sutro Heights Admission Card - Public Domain image, National Parks Gal...

Sutro Heights Admission Card, 1889 Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sutro Heights cottage and water tower

Sutro Heights cottage and water tower

The tank house and observation tower located at the southeast comer of the parapet and adjacent to the residence was built around 1884. This two-story building with white clapboard siding was built by Sutro to ... More

View of the City of New York and Governors Island Taken from Brooklyn Heights on the Morning after the Conflagration

View of the City of New York and Governors Island Taken from Brooklyn ...

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[A house on the Hudson, Washington Heights]

[A house on the Hudson, Washington Heights]

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Altar of St. Paul of the Cross no. 2 St. Michaels, Passionist Church, at monastery, West Hoboken, N.J. / / Costello, photo, J.C. Heights, N.J.

Altar of St. Paul of the Cross no. 2 St. Michaels, Passionist Church, ...

Stereograph shows a monk standing in front of an altar at Monastery and Church of Saint Michael the Archangel, Union City (formerly West Hoboken), N. J. 23265 U.S. Copyright Office. On verso: A.B. Costello, ph... More

Sherman's subdivision : [of part of Columbia Heights, Washington D.C.].

Sherman's subdivision : [of part of Columbia Heights, Washington D.C.]...

Cadastral map showing houses, privies, wells, and cisterns. From the annual report of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, 1885. At top: Diagram D. At lower left: H Ex1 pt6 1. LC copy fold-lined, trim... More

Sutro Heights Conservatory, 1886

Sutro Heights Conservatory, 1886

The conservatory was an elaborate greenhouse structure built to house Sutro's collection of climate-sensitive tropical plants. Centrally located on an elevated mound east of the terminus of Palm Avenue, the str... More

Dwelling Observatory - National Parks Gallery

Dwelling Observatory - National Parks Gallery

Dwelling Observatory at Sutro Heights, 1886

Conservatory at Sutro Heights - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Conservatory at Sutro Heights - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...

Conservatory at Sutro Heights, 1886 Public domain photograph of a palace, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Plat of survey and subdivision of "Washington Heights" /

Plat of survey and subdivision of "Washington Heights" /

Scale ca. 1:1,280. LC copy annotated in red ink to show lot prices and in pencil on verso. LC copy imperfect: Upper left large section missing. Cadastral map. "For sale by A. P. Fardon, Real Estate Broker, 1326... More

Plat of survey and subdivision of "Washington Heights" : by the commissioners appointed in Equity Cause No. 9912 /

Plat of survey and subdivision of "Washington Heights" : by the commis...

Scale ca. 1:1,280. LC copy annotated in pencil to show lot prices. Cadastral map. From the Breckinridge family papers. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. DCP AACR2: 110; ... More

Plat of survey and subdivision of "Washington Heights" : by the commissioners appointed in Equity Cause No. 9912 /

Plat of survey and subdivision of "Washington Heights" : by the commis...

Scale ca. 1:1,280. LC copy annotated in red ink to show lot prices. Cadastral map. From the Breckinridge family papers. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. DCP AACR2: 110;... More

Plat of survey and subdivision of "Washington Heights" : by the Commissioners appointed in Equity Cause No. 9912 /

Plat of survey and subdivision of "Washington Heights" : by the Commis...

Cadastral map. Includes notes and Commissioners' names. LC copy 1 mounted on cloth backing. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. 2 copies DCP

[Matlock with promenade and Heights of Jacob, Derbyshire, England]

[Matlock with promenade and Heights of Jacob, Derbyshire, England]

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905. Print no. "10399". More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at h... More

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