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Funeral obsequies of free-trade, Political Cartoon

A gloomy view of the effects of the Polk administration's Tariff of 1846. The artist echoes Whig condemnation of the measure as adverse to American trade. A funeral cortege, composed of administration supporter... More

The gladiators of the Senate! The bulley's of the House

The artist parodies recent outbreaks of violence in Congress, and offers a pointed comparison between the elevated rhetorical sparring in the Senate and a more physical brand of combat in the House of Represent... More

General John W. Frazer, Colonel of 28th Ala Infantry. CSA

A black and white photo of a man with a beard. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Andrew B. Moore, war governor of Ala.

Notation on recto: B8161-10033. 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

Union / painted by T.H. Matteson ; engraved by H.S. Sadd.

Print showing original image from 1852 with Henry Clay, sitting to the left of center, John Calhoun, and Daniel Webster standing at center, except that the plate has been reworked so that Abraham Lincoln (with ... More

General John W. Frazer, Colonel of 28th Ala Infantry. CSA

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General John W. Frazer, Colonel of 28th Ala Infantry. CSA

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The Honorable Jefferson Davis, president-elect of the new southern con...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1861 March 16, p. 257.

Confederate ram Tennessee, Mobile, Alabama, Confederate States of Amer...

No. 3151. Mounted with five other photographs with general caption: Mississippi River Fleet. Cited in The End of an Era: the Image of War, vol. 6, p. 106. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

[Enoch Hooper Cook, Jr., Pvt, Co. H. 38th Alabama Infantry, C.S.A., ha...

Written on negative sleeve: Pvt. & Sgt. Enoch Hooper Cook, Jr., Co. H. 38th Ala. Inf. C.S.A., one of ten brothers=CSA. Original in possession of Mrs. Rebecca Springer, Union Springs, Ala. Copy photo made by LC... More

The fox without a tail, Confederate States of America.

A satire on South Carolina's role as instigator of secessionism in the South. The artist may be lampooning the convention of seceded states which assembled at Montgomery, Alabama, on February 4, 1861. The promi... More

[Private Parris P. Casey of Company I, "Cherokee Rangers," 19th Alabam...

Photograph shows identified soldier, Parris Pace Casey (1839-1863). (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2012 and 1860 U.S. Federal Census, Ancestry.com) Case: Berg, no. 1-54. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP... More

Secession exploded, Confederate States of America.

This strongly anti-Confederate satire is a fantastical vision of the Union defeat of the secessionist movement. A hideous monster representing secession emerges from the water at left. He is hit by a charge fro... More

Confederate camp, Confederate States of America.

Photograph showing Alabama troops at camp, Pensacola, Fla. Photo attributed to J. D. Edwards.

The Dis-United States. Or the Southern Confederacy

The Confederate leaders are portrayed as a band of competing opportunists led by South Carolina governor and secessionist Francis Pickens (far left). The artist criticizes the January 1861 secession of five sta... More

Strong's dime caricatures. No. 1, Domestic troubles

The first in a series of four satires published by Thomas W. Strong, criticizing the secession movement in the South during the closing months of the Buchanan administration. (This impression was deposited for ... More

The Southern Confederacy - Senate Chamber in the Capitol at Montgomery...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 11, no. 275 (1861 Mar. 2), p. 229. Reference copy may be in LOT 4421-A. Caption card tracings: Al... More

[Private John P. Alldredge of Co. A, 48th Alabama Infantry Regiment in...

Photograph shows identified soldier. Case: Leather; geometric design. Service records for Alldredge in collections file. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:180) Purchased from: B.G. "Chip" Newman, Brok... More

Ruins of R.R. bridge across Tennessee River, at Bridgeport, Tenn.? (i....

Caption provided by Minnesota Historical Society from the NPS Civil War Series: The Battles of Chickamauga: The Confederates destroyed the railroad bridge over the Tennessee River at Bridgeport, Alabama, in th... More

Bridgeport, Tenn. (i.e. Alabama), 1864, showing ruins of Nashville & C...

Hand written on mount: "See also LC-B8184-10349". Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The British lion disarmed / McLoughlin R(?) sc. ; Th. Nast.

Columbia, holding clippers labeled "Alabama claims", is clipping the claws of the "British" lion; a British flag flies above a fort on cliff in the background with American ships at sea on the left. Illus. in: ... More

Leaders of the Democratic Party, Confederate States of America.

A searing, election-year indictment of four prominent figures in the Democratic party, three of them former Confederate officers. Former New York governor and Democratic presidential nominee Horatio Seymour is... More

The apple of discord at the Geneva tribunal / Th. Nast.

"William Tell" shooting arrow of peaceful arbitration from bow of settlement at man with apple labelled "Alabama claims" on his head as crowds observe. The last scene of the William Tell tragedy shows Tell lift... More

It is a bad rule that don't work both ways / Th. Nast.

Uncle Sam speaking to the Geneva court about Alabama claims. Liberty(?) sits in the seat of judgement. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, vol. 16, no. 813, 1872 July 27, cover illustration.

[Birmingham, Ala., Hotel Hillman]

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The black list of states - Public domain book illustration

Listing of states which allowed girls younger than eighteen to legally marry. Includes Delaware (seven years) and North Carolina, South Carolina and Alabama (eight years). Item in: The courier-journal. Louisvi... More

[Unloading bananas, Mobile, Ala.]

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[Dauphin St., Mobile, Ala.] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

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[Unidentified store, Birmingham, Ala.]

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[Spring Hill College, Mobile, Ala.]

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[Hotel Bienville, Mobile, Alabama]

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[Government Street, looking east, Mobile, Alabama]

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[Dauphin Street, Mobile, Ala.] - A black and white photo of a city str...

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[Entrance to Monroe Park, Mobile, Alabama]

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Bay Shell Road, Mobile, Ala. - Public domain image. Dry plate negative...

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Bay Shell Road, Mobile, Ala. - Public domain image. Dry plate negative...

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U.S. Marine Hospital, Mobile, Ala.

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The Cawthon Hotel - Public domain architectural drawing

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Alabama Medical College, Mobile, Ala.

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[Mobile, Alabama, yacht club, Monroe Park]

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[River packet Jas. T. Staples, Mobile, Alabama]

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Mobile Country Club, Mobile, Ala.

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Shore at Frascati, Mobile, Ala., The

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[The Carousel, Monroe Park, Mobile, Alabama]

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Duncan Place and Semmes Monument, Mobile, Ala.

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City Hospital, Mobile, Ala. - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

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[Along the docks, Mobile, Ala.]

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[Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Mobile, Alabama]

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[Jefferson Davis residence, Montgomery, Ala.]

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[Welcome shade, cattle study, Mobile, Ala.]

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Windsor Hotel and Royal Street, Mobile, Ala.

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[Main building, Spring Hill College, Mobile, Alabama]

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Bay Shell Road, Mobile, Ala. - Public domain image. Dry plate negative...

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Barton Academy, Mobile, Ala. - Public domain image. Dry plate negative...

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Y.M.C.A., Mobile, Ala. - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Public domain photograph of theater building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

New Lyric Theatre, Mobile, Ala.

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[Avenue to grotto, Spring Hill College, Mobile, Alabama]

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Bay Shell Road and Mobile Bay, Mobile, Ala.

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Unloading bananas, Mobile, Ala.

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On Bay Shell road, Mobile, Alabama

Copyright 1901 by Detroit Photographic Co. Title on inventory list: On Bay Shell road, Mobile. Detroit Publishing Co. no. "51388". Forms part of: Photochrom Print Collection. More information about the Photoch... More

Dauphin St., Mobile, Ala. - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

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Iz mo an a hundred Honey! / W.J. Chambers, Montgomery, Ala.

Head-and-shoulders portrait of an old African-American woman. H13218 U.S. Copyright Office.

Residence occupied by J. Davis as President of the Southern Confederac...

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State capitol at Montgomery, Ala., where J. Davis took oath as preside...

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The Cross, Bienville Park [i.e. Square], Mobile, Ala.

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The Yacht club pier, Monroe Park, Mobile, Ala.

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Jewish synagogue, Mobile, Ala. - Public domain image. Dry plate negati...

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Panorama of the water front, Mobile, Ala.

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[George Washington Carver, full-length portrait, standing in field, pr...

Booker T. Washington Collection (Library of Congress). Original negative may be available: LC-J694-520

The Collis P. Huntington Memorial Building, Tuskegee Institute, Ala.

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[Slag run and filling slag pots], Sloss City furnaces, Birmingham, Ala...

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Administration bldg. and library, Tuskegee Institute, Ala.

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Barton Academy, Mobile, Ala. - Public domain image. Dry plate negative...

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A Typical cotton cart, Mobile, Ala.

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Jefferson County Court House and St. Paul's Church, Birmingham, Ala.

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The Institute chapel, Tuskegee Institute, Ala.

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Confederate Monument, Montgomery, Ala., Confederate States of America

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Monroe Park, Mobile, Alabama - Public domain image. Dry plate negative...

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The Lincoln gates, Tuskegee Institute, Ala.

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[The Capitol, Montgomery, Ala.]

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Residence of Booker T. Washington, Tuskegee Institute, Ala.

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Sloss City furnaces, Birmingham, Ala.

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South Highland cottages, Birmingham, Ala.

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Carnegie Library, Montgomery, Ala.

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Government St., Mobile, Ala. - Victorian era public domain image

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First National Bank, Birmingham, Ala.

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Perry Avenue, Montgomery, Ala. - Victorian era public domain image

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Post Office, Montgomery, Ala. - Public domain image. Dry plate negativ...

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Title Guarantee Land and Trust Bldg., Birmingham, Ala.

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Waterfront, Mobile, Ala.. Cityscape photograph, Panoramic Photograph

H122868 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Haines Photo Co.; February 11, 1909; DLC/PP-1909:43637.

Tenn. Coal Iron & R.R. Co.'s furnaces at Ensley, Birmingham, Ala.

H121595 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Haines Photo Co.; January 14, 1909. Copyright claimant's address: Conneaut, O.

Terminal, Union Station, Mobile, Ala.

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A young doffer working in Central Mills. Location: Sylacauga, Alabama...

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One of the young doffers in Avondale Mills. Location: Birmingham, Ala...

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Group of doffers working in Pell City Cotton Mill arranged by the Over...

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Two girls (not the youngest) who work in Avondale Mills,. Location: B...

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Group of doffers in Pell City Cotton Mill posed by the Overseer. Super...

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