Der statt Constantz gelagenheit vnd Belagerung Im September Anno 1633
Print shows birds eye view from the south of Konstanz on the shore of Lake Constance at the mouth of the Rhine River. Also shwn are the towns of Reichenau, Gottlieben, Pettershusen [Petershausen], Almenstorff [... More
Baltimore Convention, Old Tippecanoe, a patriotic song
An illustrated sheet music cover for a "Patriotic Song. Written, to be sung at Baltimore during the Young Men's Whig Convention" of May 1840. The composer is identified as "a Pennsylvanian." The illustration, l... More
Our country's hope. Harrison & reform 4th May 1840
A Whig campaign ribbon, produced for the Young Men's National Convention held in Baltimore in May. At the top in a corona of stars is a fasces. Below it an eagle holds a streamer with the words "Union for the S... More
Present Presidential position. Book illustration from Library of Congr...
Once again Polk's handling of the Oregon territorial dispute between the United States and Great Britain is criticized. (See "Polk's Dream" and "War! or No War!" nos. 1846-2 and 1846-4). Here the artist seems t... More
"Epurator" machine for cleaning cotton
Photograph shows cotton being cleaned through machinery; cotton in case on display. Salted paper photoprint by Claude-Marie Ferrier or Hugh Owen. Illus. in: Reports by the Juries, London, Spicer Brothers, 1852,... More
Indian rubber boat, pontoons, & c.
Photograph shows the Charles Goodyear exhibit of vulcanized india-rubber products (boat, pontoons, and buoys). Salted paper photoprint by Claude-Marie Ferrier or Hugh Owen. Illus. in: Reports by the Juries, Lon... More
Glass fountain, England - Victorian era public domain image
Photograph shows water spouting from large glass fountain in center of exhibit hall. Salted paper photoprint by Claude-Marie Ferrier or Hugh Owen. Illus. in: Reports by the Juries, London, Spicer brothers, 1852... More
Cotton machinery - Victorian era public domain image
Photograph shows large cotton machine on display. Salted paper photoprint by Claude-Marie Ferrier or Hugh Owen. Illus. in: Reports by the Juries, London, Spicer Brothers, 1852, v. 2, frontis.
View of transept, looking north
Photograph shows a slightly elevated view of transept with fountain and statues; large tree in the background. Salted paper photoprint by Claude-Marie Ferrier or Hugh Owen. Illus. in: Reports by the Juries, Lon... More
Agriclutural implements - Victorian era public domain image
Photograph shows pieces of farm equipment: plows. Salted paper photoprint by Claude-Marie Ferrier or Hugh Owen. Illus. in: Reports by the Juries, London, Spicer Brothers, 1852, v. 2 frontis.
Model house for families - Victorian era public domain image
Photograph shows exterior of building. Salted paper photoprint by Claude-Marie Ferrier or Hugh Owen. Illus. in: Reports by the Juries, London, Spicer Brothers, 1852, v. 2 frontis.
Allegorical sculpture group of the City of Paris imploring heaven to t...
Photograph shows sculpture of woman sitting with sickly child and elderly man leaning against her. Salted paper photoprint by Claude-Marie Ferrier or Hugh Owen. Illus. in: Reports by the Juries, London, Spicer ... More
Steam hammer. 19th century, Library of Congress collection
Photograph shows J. Nasmyth's patent steam hammer. Public domain scan of 19th-century salted paper print artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Interior view of the Crystal Palace during the Great Industrial Exhib...
Inscribed in ink on lower right margin : "420063". Transfer; Smithsonian Institution; (DLC/PP-1942:063) Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (Library of Congress).
General view from transept, looking west
Photograph shows interior of Crystal Palace with large sculptures and other exhibit items on display. Salted paper photoprint by Claude-Marie Ferrier or Hugh Owen. Illus. in: Reports by the Juries, London, Spic... More
View of western nave - Victorian era public domain image
Photograph shows Crystal Palace interior. Salted paper photoprint by Claude-Marie Ferrier or Hugh Owen. Illus. in: Reports by the Juries, London, Spicer brothers, 1852, v. 4, frontis.
View of eastern nave - A black and white photo of an old factory
Photograph shows a slightly elevated view of the interior of the Crystal Palace exhibit hall with various items on display and international flags hanging from balcony railings. Salted paper photoprint by Claud... More
Locomotive engine. Book illustration from Library of Congress
Photograph shows locomotive engine on display. Salted paper photoprint by Claude-Marie Ferrier or Hugh Owen. Illus. in: Reports by the Juries, London, Spicer Brothers, 1852, v. 2, frontis.
Lathe for railway wheels - Victorian era public domain image
Photograph shows lathe machinery. Public domain image of Swedish railroads works, train yard, workshop, tracks, historical photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
View of transept, looking south
Photograph shows general view of transept with fountain and statues; large tree in the background. Salted paper photoprint by Claude-Marie Ferrier or Hugh Owen. Illus. in: Reports by the Juries, London, Spicer ... More
Cremorne Gardens ... Grand Victoria fete in honour of the Inauguration...
Broadside announcing an inaugural festival for the Exhibition of All Nations, London, England, 1851. Includes a picture of the balloon "Erin-go-Bragh" to publicize an ascent by balloonist John Hampton during th... More
View of west end of building - Victorian era public domain image
Photograph shows exterior view of Crystal Palace building. Salted paper photoprint by Claude-Marie Ferrier or Hugh Owen. Illus. in: Reports by the Juries, London, Spicer Brothers, 1852, v. 2 frontis.
Agricultural implements - Victorian era public domain image
Photograph shows three pieces of farm equipment: a cultivator, cart, and a harrow. Salted paper photoprint by Claude-Marie Ferrier or Hugh Owen. Illus. in: Reports by the Juries, London, Spicer Brothers, 1852, ... More
White Mountains in labour - Political cartoon, public domain image
The artist belittles the Democrats' relatively undistinguished choice for presidential nominee in 1852, Franklin Pierce. The cartoon is based on Aesop's fable about the mountain which, being in labor, groaned s... More
Stereobild av Insel-Hostel invid Rhen.
Stereobild av Insel-Hostel invid Rhen. Public domain photograph of 19th-century hotel building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The Republicans in nominating co[nv]ent[ion] in their wigwam at Chicag...
Crowd of mostly women watching Republican convention from upper gallery of a large hall. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 4, no. 177 (1860 May 19), pp. 312-313.
Stereobild, vy över Konstanz. - stereoscopic view, public domain photo...
Stereobild, vy över Konstanz. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Germany, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The International Exhibition of 1862 The foreign picture gallery.
Stereograph shows exhibition room with paintings and sculptures. No. 76. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support... More
The true peace commissioners, Confederate States of America.
An angered response to false Confederate peace overtures and to the push for reconciliation with the South advanced by the Peace Democrats in 1864. (See also "The Sportsman Upset by the Recoil of His Own Gun," ... More
Buildings of the Great Central Fair, in aid of the U.S. Sanitary Commi...
Print shows a view from the northwest of the temporary buildings erected for the Great Central Fair in 1864 on Logan Square in Philadelphia, with the SS Peter and Paul Cathedral on the far side. The three-week ... More
Costume of ladies' at the Normandy stand, Metropolitan Fair, April 186...
Photograph shows portrait of a woman in a traditional costume from Normandy, France. On verso: To Nettie & Lin with compliments of Mrs. Robt. Larason. On verso: Photographed by J. Gurney & Son, N.Y. in aid of ... More
The Chicago platform / Th. Nast., Confederate States of America.
A deceptive broadside, ostensibly a pro-McClellan campaign piece but actually a piercing attack on the Democratic platform. In the center is a portrait of Democratic presidential candidate George B. McClellan... More
George Hunt - Democracy. 1832. 1864., Confederate States of America.
Two scenes contrast Democratic presidential candidate of 1832 Andrew Jackson and 1864 George B. McClellan. McClellan is portrayed as weak and conciliatory toward the South, whereas his earlier counterpart's st... More
How Columbia receives McLellan's Salutation from the Chicago Platform
Columbia repudiates Democratic presidential candidate George Brinton McClellan's endorsement of the platform devised at the August 1864 Democratic convention in Chicago. The text below the picture provides the... More
A little game of bagatelle, between Old Abe the rail splitter & Little...
The contest for the presidency in 1864 is depicted as a game of bagatelle (a game similar to pool) between Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln and Democrat George B. McClellan. Lincoln (left) holds a cue "Bal... More
Great Central Fair for the Sanitary Commis[sion]
Print shows letterhead for the Great Central Fair in Philadelphia showing scenes in which members of the Sanitary Commission help soldiers on battlefields; includes letter notifying the recipient of being appoi... More
Platforms illustrated, Confederate States of America.
The August 1864 Democratic national convention in Chicago is unfavorably compared to the Republican convention in Baltimore in June of the same year. The artist is especially critical of prominent New York Peac... More
George Hunt - Little Mac's double feat of equitation
During the 1864 presidential campaign a popular analogy was drawn between Democratic presidential candidate George B. McClellan and an acrobat uneasily straddling two horses at once. The artist here portrays th... More
An august convention - Political cartoon, public domain image
The National Union Convention met in Philadelphia in August 1866 to create a political party that would back President Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction program and to elect a new Congress. Here, the convention ... More
Coliseum - interior / John P. Soule, 199 Washington St., Boston.
Stereograph showing interior of concert hall, including the 8 feet in diameter drum, for the National Peace Jubilee in Boston, Massachusetts.
World's Peace Jubilee, 1872 -- Boston Coliseum
Stereograph shows an interior view of the Boston Coliseum decorated for the 182 World's Peace Jubilee. Entered according to act of Congress, A.D. 1872, by Chas. Pollock, in the Office of Librarian of Congress ... More
A geometrical elevation of the East Front of the permanent and tempora...
D11266 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Samuel Sloan. Photograph of drawing(?).
U.S. Government Building, International Exhibition, 1876--Fairmont Par...
Illus. in: Album of the International exhibition at Philadelphia to commemorate the centennial of the United States of America. New York : J. Bien, 1875, plate 14. Copyright by Schwarzmann & Pohl, architects.
Main building, International Exhibition, 1876--Fairmont Park, Philadel...
Illus. in: Album of the International exhibition at Philadelphia to commemorate the centennial of the United States of America. New York : J. Bien, 1875, plate 8. Copyright by Schwarzmann and Pohl.
Situation plan--International Exhibition, 1876--Fairmont Park, Philade...
Illus. in: Album of the International exhibition at Philadelphia to commemorate the centennial of the United States of America. New York : J. Bien, 1875, plate 6.
Judges Hall, International Exhibition, 1876--Fairmont Park, Philadelph...
Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Machinery Hall, International Exhibition, 1876--Fairmont Park, Philade...
Illus. in: Album of the International exhibition at Philadelphia to commemorate the centennial of the United States of America. New York : J. Bien, 1875, plate 10. Copyright by Schwarzmann & Pohl, architects.
Bird's eye view, International Exhibition, 1876--Fairmont Park, Philad...
Illus. in: Album of the International exhibition at Philadelphia to commemorate the centennial of the United States of America. New York : J. Bien, 1875, plate 7. Copyright by Sydney Smirke.
Horticultural Hall, International Exhibition, 1876--Fairmont Park, Phi...
Illus. in: Album of the International exhibition at Philadelphia to commemorate the centennial of the United States of America. New York : J. Bien, 1875, plate 11. Copyright by Schwarzmann & Pohl, architects.
Art Gallery, International Exhibition, 1876--Fairmont Park, Philadelph...
Illus. in: Album of the International exhibition at Philadelphia to commemorate the centennial of the United States of America. New York : J. Bien, 1875, plate 9. Copyright by Schwarzmann & Pohl, architects.
Machinery Hall - October 8. 19th century, Library of Congress collecti...
Machinery Hall at International Exhibition in Fairmont Park, Philadelphia. Copyright by the Centennial Photographic Company. No. 28.
Women's Pavilion, International Exhibition, 1876--Fairmont Park, Phila...
Illus. in: Album of the International exhibition at Philadelphia to commemorate the centennial of the United States of America. New York : J. Bien, 1875, plate 15. Copyright by Schwarzmann & Pohl, architects.
Main Exhibition Building - main portal - Sept. 7
Main Exhibition Building main portal, under construction, at Centennial Exhibition in Fairmont Park, Philadelphia.
Agricultural Hall, International Exhibition, 1876--Fairmont Park, Phil...
Illus. in: Album of the International exhibition at Philadelphia to commemorate the centennial of the United States of America. New York : J. Bien, 1875, plate 12. Copyright by Schwarzmann & Pohl.
The Centennial - West end, main building / from a photograph by the Ce...
Pottery exhibit. Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Daniel's china ware, M.B., Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope card...
Exhibit by A.B. Daniell & Son in the main building of the Philadelphia Centennial International Exhibition. No. 2075(?)
Shoe & leather building, international exhibition, Fairmont Park, Phil...
Print showing exterior view of the "Shoe & Leather Building" at the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 848 U.S. Copyright Office. Wm. B. Bary, Engineer. Entered according to Act of Congress i... More
The Centennial -- wall paper printing press, Machinery Hall / photogra...
Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1876 Dec. 23, p. 1041. Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
First steam fire engine, and trip hammer
2375H U.S. Copyright Office. No. 2775. Public domain photograph - ship, port, harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Brown, Westhead, Moore, & Co's exhibit, Pennsylvania, 19th century ste...
Plates, urns, figurines, etc. on display at the 1876 Centennial Exposition, Philadelphia, Pa. from T.C. Brown, Westhead, Moore & Co. Cauldon Place and Royal Victoria Works; Hanley, Staffordshire, England. 1906... More
Agri. Hall Nave looking North, Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope ...
No. 746. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Germany, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Our centennial--plan of the grounds and buildings / Russell & Struther...
Public domain scan of a plan of settlement buildings, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The centennial - visit of the "small breed" family / W. N. Reddington;...
Illustration showing an African American family at the Philadelphia Centennial exposition of 1876. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 20, no. 1036 (1876 Nov. 4 Supplement), p. 904.
The Centennial. General view from George's Hill showing camp of West P...
Stereograph showing view over the fairgrounds, including a crowd watching exercises of the West Point cadets. Geo. Barker, photographer, Niagara Falls, New York. No. 1016.
Daniel's china ware, M.B., Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope card...
Exhibit of porcelain in the main building of the Philadelphia Centennial International Exhibition. No. 2083.
Mammoth Japanese bronze vase, Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope c...
139089 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 2165. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Germany, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
July 4th, 1876. The Centennial celebration in Philadelphia - The Seven...
Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1876, July 22, 1876, p. 333.
Egyptian section, main building, Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscop...
Display of Egyptian materials at the Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia. 920H U.S. Copyright Office. No. 2329.
Our centennial--President Grant and Dom Pedro starting the Corliss eng...
Print show large crowd around Ulysses Grant, Pedro II (Emperor of Brazil), and large Corliss engine at Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, Pa. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1876 May 27, p. 421. Published in: T... More
English Commission Building / Inger., engraving, Library of Congress
8495G2 U.S. Copyright Office. Illus. in souvenir album: Memorial of the International Exhibition at Philadelphia, 1876. Philadelphia : Thos. Hunter, 1876.
The Krupp guns in Machinery Hall
Stereograph shows cannons on display at the Centennial International Exhibition of 1876 in Philadelphia.
Our centennial--the opening ceremonies--playing Wagner's centennial ma...
Main building and crowd at Centennial Exposition, Philadelphia, Pa. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1876 May 27, p. 424.
In remembrance of the one hundredth anniversary of the independence of...
Print showing Columbia sitting on a throne on a pedestal above the words, "And the star spangled banner in triumph still waves o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave." Cameo portraits of all presid... More
Art gallery, Centennial International Exhibition, 1876. Philadelphia
Print shows view of exhibition building.
Main Building from S gallery, Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope c...
Aerial view of exhibit at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition. 966H U.S. Copyright Office. No. 2207.
Bird's-eye view from Observatory Hill, Ft. Park
Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia. Public domain photograph of German city, cityscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Centennial grounds looking ... - Public domain albumen print photogrpa...
Photograph shows aerial view of the 1876 Centennial Exhibition grounds. In lower left corner are wagons and a pole flying signal flags.
Gov't. Building, Dep't. of Education, Pennsylvania, 19th century stere...
Exhibit showing model buildings, including Franklin School, Washington, D.C., in foreground at the International Exhibition in Philadelphia, 1876.
The Centennial / from a sketch by Theo. R. Davis.
Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 20, no. 1039 (1876 Nov. 25), p. 957.
Japanese Bronzes - Birds, Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope card.
139129 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 2193. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Germany, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
July 4th, 1876. The centennial celebration in Philadelphia-Richard Hen...
Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1876 July 22, p. 317.
Our centennial--the rush for rooms at the Philadelphia hotels / C.S. R...
Crowd of men signing register in hotel lobby during Centennial Exposition. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1876 May 27, p. 417.
Victorian Court, Australian sec., Pennsylvania, 19th century stereosco...
Sculpture of Lynceus at International Exhibition in Philadelphia. 1449592 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 2100.
The Centennial exhibition--old-time New England farm-house / F.S. Chur...
Composite of eight illustrations depicting a New England farmhouse replica on exhibit at the Centennial Exposition of 1876; includes interior scenes showing spinning wheels, pieces of furniture, and three women... More
Moors, Moorish furniture, etc., Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope...
Exhibit of Moors and Moorish items at the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. 139169 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 2379.
Japanese Bazaar, Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope card.
Birds-eye-view of Japanese building and garden at the 1876 Centennial Exposition, Philadelphia, Pa. No. 961. Copyright by Centennial Photographic Co. Forms part of: the Marian S. Carson Collection (Library of Congress).
Grand bird's-eye view of the Centennial Exhibition grounds and the sur...
Perspective map not drawn to scale. Folded title: Bird's eye view of the Centennial grounds and map of Philadelphia from the Daily Graphic of May 4th and 9th. Oriented with north toward the lower right. Availab... More
Japanese toys, Main 8, Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope card.
Japanese toys on exhibit at the Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876. No. 133H U.S. Copyright Office. No. 2172.
Tunisian Court, main building, Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope ...
Exhibit at the Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia. 134H U.S. Copyright Office. No. 2166.
The permanent exhibition, Philadelphia--Opening day / drawn by F.B. Sc...
Crowd of people in the Main Building of the Centennial Fair, Philadelphia. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 21, no. 1065 (1877 May 26), p. 413.
Principal building of the Centennial International Exhibition, 1876. P...
Print shows view of exhibition building. In album: [Album of ephemera and Civil War era photographs; photos and album compiled by Larkin Goldsmith Mead], page 40. Page (July) from 1876 calendar from the Home I... More
Horticultural building, Centennial International Exhibition, 1876. Phi...
Print shows view of exhibition building. In album: [Album of ephemera and Civil War era photographs; photos and album compiled by Larkin Goldsmith Mead], page 6. Advertising card for play "Deacon Crankett" mou... More
Ohio--opening of the presidential campaign--the National Democratic Co...
Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1880 July 3, p. 304-305.
The World's International and Cotton Centennial Exposition, New Orlean...
Illustration shows Uncle Sam and Liberty greeting a group of women labeled "Mexico, Brazil, Cuba, Peru, La Plata, Chili, Hayti, [and] Ecuador" to the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition in New O... More
A flag the Independents will fight under / J. Keppler.
Illustration shows the Puck figure for the "Independent" party standing on a raised platform, hoisting a flag that states "For President G. Cleveland" showing a portrait of Grover Cleveland, and a female figure... More
All roads will lead to Buffalo in September.
Low-angle aerial view of Buffalo (N.Y.) from the south showing the International Industrial Fair (Buffalo) site and buildings. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Text on... More
Tyskland Ur album: Utländska Resan 1890. Konstanz, Tyskland.
Ur album: Utländska Resan 1890. Konstanz, Tyskland. 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... More
Tyskland Ur album: Utländska Resan 1890. Konstanz, Tyskland.
Ur album: Utländska Resan 1890. Konstanz, Tyskland.
Tyskland Ur album: Utländska Resan 1890. Insel-hotel, Konstanz, Tyskla...
Ur album: Utländska Resan 1890. Insel-hotel, Konstanz, Tyskland. Public domain photograph of 19th-century hotel building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Asian(?) baby seated holding spoon or ladle, World's Columbian Exposi...
Public domain photograph related to Germany, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description