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Charlotte Brontë - Public domain portrait Cartes de visite

Reproduction of a painting by George Richards, 1850. Stamped on verso: Sewell Collection. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

Col. Cleary - Public domain portrait engraving

Photograph of earlier, heavily retouched, photograph shows Col. Cleary, half-length portrait, facing front. Stamped on verso: Source unknown, Nov. 28, 1949. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

[Fanny Longfellow, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

Francis Jackson, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Photograph shows abolitionist Francis Jackson, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left. Stamped on verso: Sewall Coll. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

[William E. Burton, actor and theatrical impresario, three-quarter len...

Reference copy in BIOG FILE. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Halevy, portrait - Public domain portrait print

Photograph shows Fromenthal Halévy, French composer, three-quarter length portrait, facing right. No. 1336. Stamped on verso: Gift, Virginia S. Benjamin, Feb. 12, 1946. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

[Mary Wollstonecraft, half-length portrait, facing left]

Photograph of a stipple engraving by James Heath, ca. 1797, after a painting by John Opie. Stamped on verso: Sewall Coll. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

Sontheim, Head and Shoulders Portrait Cartes de visite

Photograph shows Heinrich Sontheim, German tenor, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right. No. 1269. Stamped on verso: Gift, Virginia S. Benjamin, Feb. 12, 1946. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

[Mrs. Thomas Taylor, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left] / Alexa...

Reference copy in BIOG FILE. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his photographs of the American Civil War. He emigrated to the United St... More

[Robert Barnwell Rhett, II, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

Written on mount: Rhett, Thos. G. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

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

[Stephen A. Douglas, full-length portrait, facing front]

Reference copy in BIOG FILE. Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Fredrika Runeberg, Finnish novelist/poet, head-and-shoulders portrait...

Pasted on verso is biography of Runeberg. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

[Eldad Holmes, New York City merchant, half-length portrait, seated ho...

Reference copy in BIOG FILE. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Rubinstein, Head and Shoulders Portrait Cartes de visite

Photograph shows Anton G. Rubinstein, Russian painist/composer, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front. No. 1230. Stamped on verso: Gift, Virginia S. Benjamin, Feb. 12, 1946. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

[Frank S. Chanfrau, actor, full-length portrait in costume, facing fro...

Written on mount: Chanfrau. Reference copy in BIOG FILE. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

J.C. Calhoun / Brady, N.Y., Mathew Brady Photograph, 1850s.

Photograph shows South Carolina senator John C. Calhoun, half-length portrait, facing left. Photograph is a reproduction of an 1849 daguerreotype by Mathew Brady. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

Gallmayer, Head and Shoulders Portrait Cartes de visite

Photograph shows Josephine Gallmayer, German singer/actress, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right. No. 1413. Stamped on verso: Gift, Virginia S. Benjamin, Feb. 12,1946. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

Louise Mühlbach, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Photograph shows Louise Mühler (née Clara Mundt), German author, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front. No. 1331. Stamped on verso: Gift, Virginia S. Benjamin, Feb. 12, 1946. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

[Levi Lincoln, Govenor of Massachusetts, head-and-shoulders portrait, ...

Photograph of painting of Levi Lincoln, Jr. Stamped on verso: J. E. McClees, artist, 910 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

George Washington Campbell, secretary of the treasury, 1814

Photograph of painting shows George Washington Campbell, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

Kaulbach, portrait - Public domain portrait engraving

Photograph shows Wilhelm von Kaulbach, German illustrator and painter, half-length portrait, facing right. No. 1321. Stamped on verso: Gift, Virginia S. Benjamin, Feb. 12, 1946. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

[Ulysses S. Grant, in uniform, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing fro...

Photograph of etching was possibly a carte de visite before being trimmed to oval shape. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

General Longstreet, Confederate States of America.

Print shows General James Longstreet, Confederate States of America, in uniform, facing front, head-and-shoulders portrait. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

[Father Fenwick's discovering of the first Catholics in Ohio]

Photograph of a painting(?) shows a priest, Father Fenwick, blessing settlers who are gathered, some on bended knee, near a log church or cabin on the frontier. Written in ink on verso: W. Lamprecht & ...frede... More

[Michael Dunn, half-length portrait, facing front]

Reference copy in BIOG FILE. Public domain photograph - military portrait, armed forces officer, leader, commander, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Samuel Franklin Emmons, geologist, head-and-shoulders portrait, facin...

Reference copy in BIOG FILE. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[P.S. van Altena, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing front]

Written on verso: Curacoa. Reference copy in BIOG FILE. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

John C. Pemberton, Confederate States of America.

Photograph is of portrait print showing Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton, Confederate States of America, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

Maximiliano, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Photograph shows head-and-shoulders portrait of Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico, facing left, after an engraving by Metzmacher. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

W.L. Shaw, 1st Lt. ... - Public domain portrait photograph

Photograph shows Lt. W. L. Shaw, in uniform, facing slightly right, half-length portrait. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

[Simon Cameron, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

Item transfered from Manusacript Division. No. MSS.AC. 6681. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

Geistinger, Head and Shoulders Portrait Cartes de visite

Photograph shows Austrian actress/singer Marie Geistinger, head-and-shoulders portrait, in costume, facing left. No. 1395. Stamped on verso: Gift, Virginia S. Benjamin, Feb. 12, 1946. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

[John Letcher, govenor of Virginia, half-length portrait, facing front...

Reference copy in BIOG FILE. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Robert Augustus Toombs, of Georgia, three-quarter length portrait, fa...

Reference copy in BIOG FILE. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[A. H. Dill] / D. C. Burnite, 16 North 3rd St., Harrisburg, Pennsylvan...

Photograph showing man as head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with ... More

[O. J. Hollister, author and editor of the Daily Mining Journal, head-...

Inscribed on photograph: Faithfully yours, O. J. Hollister. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

[Birthplace of German dramatist Friedrich Schiller in Marbach am Necka...

Photograph shows half-timbered house. Stamped on verso: Gift, Virginia S. Benjamin, Feb. 12, 1946. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

[Charlotte von Legenfeld Schiller, wife of German dramatist Friedrich ...

Photograph of an etching. Stamped on verso: Gift, Virginia S. Benjamin, Feb. 12, 1946. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

François-Victor Hugo [graphic] / / Thiébault, Bd., Bonne Nouvellé, 31.

Bacard Fils was the son-in-law and successor to Thiébault. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

Ambroise Thomas, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Photograph shows Amboise Thomas, French composer, head-and-shoulders portrait, chin resting on left hand, facing left. 1302 hand written on mount. Stamped on verso: Gift, Virginia S. Benjamin, Feb. 12, 1946. R... More

Portrait photo of Hart - Public domain portrait print

Photograph showing man as full-length portrait, standing, facing front, wearing a morning coat. Autographed: Hart.

[Thomas G. Pratt, Maryland governor, half-length portrait, facing left...

Reference copy in BIOG FILE. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Alexander Hamilton Stephens, half-length studio portrait, sitting] / ...

Gift ; Francis H. McAdoo ; August 26, 1949. 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

[C. Wellman, half-length portrait, facing left]

Reference copy in BIOG FILE. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ole Bull, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Photograph showing Norwegian violinist Ole Bornemann Bull as head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right. Gift ; Virginia S. Benjamin ; Feb. 12, 1946.

Jauner-Krall, three quarter length portrait

Photograph shows Austrian opera singer Emilie Jauner-Krall, in costume, seated, three-quarter length portrait, facing right. No. 1439. Stamped on verso: Gift, Virginia S. Benjamin, Feb. 12, 1946. Reference cop... More

Mary Queen of Scots / G. W. Wilson & Co.

Photograph of portrait painting shows Mary, Queen of Scots, half-length portrait, facing left. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

Johann Kaspar Schiller, father of Friedrich Schiller, head-and-shoulde...

Photograph is reproduction of an etching. Stamped on verso: Gift, Virginia S. Benjamin, Feb. 12, 1946. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

[Elizabeth Powell Bond, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

Written on verso: Elizabeth Powell when a young girl, now E. Powell Bond, Dean of Swarthmore College, Aug. 1895. Stamped: Sewall Coll. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

Prince George of Wales, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Photograph showing King George V as a young man in head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right.

[Olive Logan, actress and feminist, head-and-shoulders portrait, facin...

Photograph is reproduction of a portrait painting of Olive Logan. Reference print in BIOG FILE.

Portrait of boy soldier. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Forms part of Selected Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 (Library of Congress) Copy photo made by LC in 1961 of carte de visite. Credit: Elsie G. Redman. Formerly in Civil War Reference File. American Memory edi... More

[Frank S. Chanfrau, actor, full-length portrait in costume, facing fro...

Written in pencil below photograph: Changrau - [?]. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

[James K. Polk, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

Photograph is reproduction of portrait print. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

[F.S. Mora, Minister Plenipotentiary for Emperor Maximilian of Mexico,...

Printed on verso: F. S. Mora, Ministre Plenipotentiaire de S. M. l'Empereur du Mexique, en Mission extraordinaire en Russie, Danemark, Suede & Norvege. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

[Lieutenant Francis Brownell of Co. A, 11th New York Infantry Regiment...

Photograph shows portrait of Brownell in Zouave uniform with bayoneted musket and sword. Notation on verso: He shot the man who killed Ellsworth.

[Colonel Elmer Ellsworth of Field and Staff, 11th New York Infantry Re...

Photograph shows portrait of Ellsworth in suit and cape with cane. Notation on verso: Ellsworth, 1st man killed in Civil War.

General Longstreet, C.S.A., Confederate States of America.

Photograph of a print shows General James Longstreet, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

Brig.-General A.L. Long, Virginia, American Civil War.

Photograph shows Confederate General A.L. Long, in uniform, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right. No. 210. Reference print in BIOG FILE.

[General James Longstreet, C.S.A., head-and-shoulders portrait, facing...

Reference copy in BIOG FILE. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[General Josiah Miller, Inspector General, half-length portrait, seate...

Reference copy in BIOG FILE. Public domain photograph of a military, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[B. F. Sceva, Lt. Colonel, 10th N.Y. Cavalryalry Regiment, head-and-sh...

Written on verso: Your friend, B.F. Sceva, Lt. Col. 10th N.Y. Cav. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

[Major Sidney Coolidge, U.S.A., in uniform, full-length portrait, faci...

Written on verso: Major Sidney Coolidge, 16th U.S. Inf., killed at Chickamauga, Sept. 19th, 1863. Reference copy in BIOG FILE. Gift; Laurence Gouverneur Hoes; 1957 Jan. 24.

Sergt. John Mills, 1st Regt. Inftry, Tenth U.S. Army, 1808

Sergeant John Mills, full-length portrait, in uniform, facing left. Written on verso: Sergeant John Mills a good faithful old soldier was ordered to General Harrison at the battle of Tippecanoe. A correct like... More

[Abraham Lincoln and family looking at a book]

Photograph of a print. Reference copy in BIOG FILE. Gift; Jennie A. Rhodes; 1949 Dec. 30.

[Arthur Linn, U.S.A., in uniform, full-length portrait, facing front]

Inscribed on verso: Very Truly Yours, Arthur Linn. Reference copy in BIOG FILE. Gift; Henry S. Libby; 1979.

Lincoln and his family - Public domain portrait engraving

Photograph of print showing the Lincoln family looking at a book. Reference copy in BIOG FILE. Gift; V. W.Clapp; 1948 Jan. 15.

"Nick Biddle," of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, the first man wounded in t...

Photograph shows Nicholas Biddle, an African American Union soldier, in uniform, half-length portrait, facing front. Photographer's stamp on verso. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

Portrait photo of Capt. David Hunter, U.S.A., 1861

Photograph shows Hunter, U.S.A., in uniform, full-length portrait, facing front. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

H. Clay / Brady, N.Y., Mathew Brady Photograph, 1850s.

"Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1861 by M.B. Brady, ... New-York."

[A.(?) Greenwall, Confederate Army officer, full-length portrait, faci...

Written on recto: Gen. Greenwall; written on verso: Col.[?] Greenwall. Photograph from an original negative in Brady's National Portrait Gallery. Soldier's first name and regiment from Civil War Mysteries & Mo... More

Brig. General B. F. Kelley, U.S.A. / Gutekunst. photographist.

Photograph shows Brigadier General Benjamin Franklin Kelley, United States Army, in uniform, half-length portrait, facing left. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

Arnold Elzey, American Civil War.. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Arnold Elzey, Major General, C.S.A., head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with saxhorn] / Photographed by...

Public domain photograph related to army, military forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Queen Victoria, full-length portrait, facing left]

Written in ink on verso: Queen of England, 1862; copied from original of Mayall, 224 Regent St., London. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with drum] / Photographed by Th...

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, which creates a glossy surface to h... More

Portrait photo of Parson Brownlow / Gutekunst, photographist.

Photograph shows portrait of newspaper editor, minister, and Southern anti-secessionist William Gannaway Brownlow. Copyright by McAllister & Brother, 728 Chestnut St., Philadelphia.

[Colonel Francis L. Lee of 4th Massachusetts Infantry Battalion and 44...

Inscription on mat: Leslie Millar, with the affectionate regard of Francis L. Lee.

[Micah Jenkins, Brigadier General, C.S.A., head-and-shoulders portrait...

Writeen on verso: Brig. Genl. Micah Jenkins, S.C., killed at Battle of Wilderness. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

[John Gregg, Brigadier General, C.S.A., head-and-shoulders portrait, f...

Written on verso: Brig. Genl. John Gregg, Texas. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

[Hugh W. Mercer, of Georgia, Brigadier General, C.S.A., half-length po...

Reference copy in BIOG FILE. Public domain photograph of a military, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

L. S. Trowbridge, Mich.. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Photograph shows portrait of Brevet Brigadier General Luther Stephen Trowbridge of Field and Staff, 5th Michigan Cavalry Regiment, and Field and Staff, 10th Michigan Cavalry Regiment, in uniform. Notation on v... More

Yours truly, D. B. Harris, American Civil War.

Photograph shows portrait of Confederate engineer David Bullock Harris. Notation on verso: D. B. Harris, C.S.A, Chief Eng. at Charleston. Stamped on verso: M. [F.?] Hill.

[A. M. Scales, Brigidier General, C.S.A., half-length portrait, facing...

On verso: Brig.-Genl. A.M. Scales, N.C. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

A. J. Byram, 10th Iowa Infantry

Photograph shows portrait of Corporal Andrew J. Byram of Co. K, 10th Iowa Infantry Regiment, in uniform. No. 402.

Capt. E. J. Kuhn, 10th Iowa - Public domain portrait print

Photograph shows portrait of Captain Elbert J. Kuhn of Co. G, 10th Iowa Infantry Regiment, in uniform. Notation on verso: Severely wounded at Champion's Hill, May 16 - 63. Notation on verso: Handy.

[Military camp at Morris Island, South Carolina] / G.T. Lape, photogra...

Photograph shows rows of tents, possibly of the 9th Maine Infantry Regiment, on a beach. Neg. no. B8184-10378. Information from the back of a similar photo in the collection of Robin Stanford. Cancelled two ce... More

[General A.J. Vaughn, of Texas, C.S.A., in uniform, half-length portra...

Reference copy in BIOG FILE. Public domain photograph of a military, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ruins of light house, Morris Island, S.C.

Photograph shows observation tower built atop lighthouse ruins. Neg. no. B8184-10378.

[Photograph of a campaign button with portrait of Abraham Lincoln and ...

Stamped on verso: Gift, Joseph Verner Reed, July 22, 1955. Reference copy in PRES FILE - Lincoln ... Campaign.

[Group of six men, one in Union uniform]

Notation on verso: Joe Reynolds, Capt. Weeks, Dr.[?] Frank, A. Mills, W. Dasasie[?], Geo. Warren. April 1864.

Brig. General John Bratton, C.S.A., head-and-shoulders portrait, facin...

Written on image: Jhn. Bratton; mirror image inscription on bottom of image: Jhn. Bratton, Grig. Genl. C.S.A. Tintype appears to be made from an earlier photograph. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

Artillery. Qts. 64 U.S.C., Palmyra Bend, Miss.

Photo shows African American soldiers from the 64th Colored Infantry Regiment standing in formation in camp with log cabins at Palmyra Bend, Warren County, Mississippi; stacked rifles in the foreground. Purcha... More

[Elmira Prison, Elmira, New York], Confederate States of America.

Photograph shows rows of tents within stockade at Camp Rathbun, which was converted to a prison camp for Confederate soldiers in 1864. Purchase; Cal Packard; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:060).

[Andrew Johnson, half-length portrait, facing left] / A. Bogardus & Co...

Photograph is a reproduction of an etching. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

Payne alias Wood, alias Hall - Public domain portrait print

Photograph shows Lewis Payne, full-length portrait, facing right. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

"I thought your government was more magnanimous than to hunt down wome...

Photograph is reproduction of a drawing showing Jefferson Davis dressed as a fleeing woman with a dagger. Entered according to Act of Congress, by C. H. Anderson, in the year 1865 in the Clerk's Office of the ... More