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[Design for a memorial with tempietto. Elevation]

Stamp on verso: EGC. No. 11. Title from inventory: Tempieta. Kenneth H. Walker Collection. Gift; Kenneth H. Walker; 1999; (DLC/PP-2000:029). Conserved and rehoused May 2008. No conservation number on item. Un... More

In Assembly, Tues., December 2nd, 1783

Text of "the report of the Committee ..." describing the "triumphal arch and its ornaments." Text in: Journal of the House of Representatives, p. 390.

Architectural drawing for a monument. Front elevation

Working drawing showing monument as elevation and detail; sketch. UNIT title devised. Date based on design style and date of last known work. Forms part of Charles Bulfinch Archive (Library of Congress). Perman... More

Monument on Beacon Hill, Boston / Sully, del. ; K. Turner, sc.

Mount Auburn Cemetery--Monument to Judge Story [and map of the cemeter...

Sacred to the memory of the late Commodore Stephen Decatur

Print shows funerary monument, emblems, War of 1812 naval operations, and text commemorating Commodore Stephen Decatur.

Battle monument Max Godefroy, Esqr. P.A. &c. invenit & delint. 1815 ; ...

Print shows "Battle Monument", shaped like a fasces on a tall pedestal and topped with a female figure holding a wreath, on Calvert Street in Baltimore, Maryland.

[Washington Monument looking north on Washington Place in Baltimore, M...

Drawing shows view of monument beyond First Unitarian Church, originally First Independent Church of Baltimore, designed by Maximilian Godefroy, completed in 1818. Inscribed lower left: Baltimore. Philadelphia... More

Battle Monument as seen from the west door of City Hotel, Baltimore

Inscription upper right possibly inscription on monument. Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory no. 430. (DLC/PP-1995:140.430) Forms part of: John Rubens Smith collection (Library of Congress).

Roman column at Igel near Treves drawn by S. Prout ; ornament by F.W. ...

Print shows the Roman column at Igel, Germany. At head of title: Continental annual by Prout 1832. Stamped on verso: L.C. Division of Prints. Stamped on verso: 43734. Print has six thread-holes where sheet was... More

Samuel Prout - Padua Saml. Prout ; E.J. Roberts

Print shows a plaza with pedestrians, possibly nuns, and street vendors, and a monument, with a church in the background. Published title: Place of St. Antonio, Padua. Stamped on verso: L.C. Division of Prints... More

[Blank certificate for donors to the Washington National Monument Soci...

Certificate includes vignettes of the proposed Washington Monument with a pantheon and as an obelisk; medallion portrait of George Washington; and Washington's grave at Mount Vernon. The signatures are for Z. T... More

Battle monument, Baltimore / W.H. Bartlett ; H. Griffiths.

Print shows "Battle Monument", shaped like a fasces on a tall pedestal and topped with a female figure holding a wreath, on Calvert Street in Baltimore, Maryland. Published in: American scenery / N.P. Willis. ... More

Man, "Wissler?", sketching on rock, perhaps Queen, monument and circul...

Drawing undated. Supplied date based on Queen's years of activity. Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Libra... More

Camp Wayne. Pennsylvania volunteer encampment on the Paoli battle grou...

Print shows soldiers marching in formation during a military review and training at Camp Wayne on the Battle of Paoli battlefield in Chester County, Pennsylvania; also shows the 1817 monument commemorating the ... More

Monument, right of Dogan-lu [Doganli valley].

Public domain illustrated book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Position of ditto. [Monument, right of Dogan-lu [Doganli valley]].

Public domain illustrated book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Phrygian Monument near Gombet-li [Kümbet].

Public domain illustrated book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Vue prise du Pont Neuf à Paris / daguérreotype, Lerebours ; Martens, s...

View near the Pont Neuf, including equestrian statue of Henri IV, Paris, France. Illus. in: Excursions Daguerriennes. Paris: Rittner et Goupil, etc., 1842, plate 20. Print based on daguerreotype by N. P. Lerebours.

Paris. Colonne de la Place Vendôme J. Jacottet del. ; Imp. Lemercier, ...

Print shows a street level view of Vendôme column at the center of a public square, erected during the reign of Napoleon I as a memorial to victory in the battle of Austerlitz. [Plate] 5. Stamped on verso: LC ... More

The Washington National Monument, in the city of Washington base of th...

Engraving showing the Washington Monument as designed by Robert Mills. Includes printed inscription: "Earnestly recommended to the favor of our countrymen" with signatures of Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, J... More

Design of the Wasihngton [i.e. Washington] national monument to be ere...

Print showing the Washington Monument as designed by Robert Mills above a bust portrait of George Washington. Includes printed inscription: "Earnestly recommended to the favor of our countrymen" with signatures... More

Choragic monument of Lycicratus

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Monument to the memory of the "Herveor of Tripoli." The birth of the A...

Photograph shows the Tripoli Naval Monument on the grounds of United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Moved in 1860 to the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.

Paris. Colonne de Juillet / E. Baldus.

In album: Paris et ses environs en photographies, p. 20. No. 32.

Deîr - monument taillé dans le roc - piliers et sculptures de gauche /...

Detail view of pillars and carvings at entrances to a monument excavated into the bedrock. Illus. in: Égypte et Nubie : sites et monuments les plus intéressants pour l'étude de l'art et de l'histoire / Félix Te... More

Veteran's memorial, City Hall (1851-1852), Parks Falls, Wisconsin

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies categories: Municipal misc.; Main Street. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roads... More

Deîr - vue générale du monument taillé dans le roc / Félix Teynard.

General view of monument excavated into the bedrock showing hewn entrances. Illus. in: Égypte et Nubie : sites et monuments les plus intéressants pour l'étude de l'art et de l'histoire / Félix Teynard. Paris : ... More

[Tour St. Jacques] / E. Baldus.

In album: Paris et ses environs en photographies, p. 18. 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 o... More

Clay monument, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania on stone by...

Print shows a statue of Henry Clay standing atop a pillar with "H. Clay" on the base forming the "Clay Monument" in Pottsville, Pennsylvania; sightseers approach the monument as others inspect the base. (DLC/P... More

[Fountain de Saint Michael] / E. Baldus.

In album: Paris et ses environs en photographies, p. 25. 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 o... More

View of Washington Monument as it now appears Leslie, sc

Print shows the incomplete monument in Washington, D.C., with construction underway. Illus. in: Gleason's pictorial drawing room companion (1854 Jan. 7), p. 12. Reference copy in LOT 4386-33.

[Monument à la trinité (project). Perspective elevation. Rendering]

Original architectural drawing from Hunt's time in Paris, showing a design for a church or memorial building in the Beaux-Arts style. Gift; American Institute of Architects / American Architectural Foundation;... More

The Washington National Monument / [drawn by] H. Warren ; [engraved by...

Engraving showing the Washington Monument as designed by Robert Mills. Engraving by J. C. Armytage after H. Warren. Engraving in LOT 4386K. On verso: In Bartlett & Woodward, History of the United States. Varia... More

Paris. Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile Aubrun del. et lith

Print shows a street level view of the Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile with horseback riders, pedestrians, and horse-drawn carriages passing on the plaza. Stamped on verso: LC Division of Prints. Inscribed in ink ... More

[Title page, plates.], Dorot Jewish Books Division

Picryl description: Public domain illustrated title page book scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Monument of Andrew Jackson in LaFayette Square (Dr. Pyne's church in t...

Photograph shows men standing near memorial in park with St. John's Church in the background. Blind stamp on mount: Reynolds's Bristolboard. Attributed to Walker based on date, subject matter, and size of prin... More

Monument to President Madison erected at Montpelier, Virginia The appe...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 5, no. 113 (1858 Jan. 30), p. 140.

Washington National Monument / drawn by Fred D. Stuart.

Print showing a "revised plan of the monument" with specifications and height comparisons to other buildings, as well as the Washington Monument in Baltimore and the Bunker Hill Monument in Boston. Revised pla... More

Washington National Monument proposed height in dotted lines, 485 ft. ...

Print showing a drawing of Washington Monument half completed with dotted lines representing the proposed height. Drawing possibly drawn by Fred D. Stuart.

Constantinople. Column of Theodore

In album: Constantinople, Smyrna, Beyrout, Ba'albec, Damascus, p. 10A, pl. 19.

City Hall, Washington D. C. Washington DC sterescope card, 19th centur...

On mount: Picturesque View of Gems of Beauty and Art; Mountain, Valley and Stream. On mount: The Wide, Wide World by W. M. Chase, Baltimore, MD. U.S.A.

Statue Lafayette PK, Washington, D.C. Washington DC sterescope card, 1...

Public domain photograph of monument, historic place, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Statue of General Andrew Jackson mounted on a horse

Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Pulaski Monument photographed by J.N. Wilson, No. 143 Broughton Street...

No. 16. Public domain photograph of monument, historic place, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Innsbruck. View of the Maria-Theresienstrasse with the Annasäule in c...

In album: Prague, Innsbruck, Munich, Nuremberg, Dresden, Berlin, Hombourg, Edinburgh, p. 159. No. R29B.

Lucerne. Thorwaldsen's Lion - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, opposite p. 31, lower left.

Green Monument and Screven House - stereocsopic card

No. 55. Public domain photograph of monument, historic place, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Winkelrieds monument. Stanz - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Statue of three medieval soldiers, one lying as if dead, another clutching broken arrows, the third posed with a weapon. In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, opposite p. 31, lower right.

Memorial to commemorate the 1000 anniversary of Novgorod

A man standing before the Novgorod 1000th anniversary monument, which features a large sculptural group. Forms part of: George Kennan Papers.

Shakspeare G. Bartsch ; gez u. lith v. G. Bartsch

Print shows a bust portrait of William Shakespeare, facing front, in medallion mounted on monument labeled "Shakspeare", with many figures representing characters from his plays on the right and left, and in th... More

Constantinople. Obelisk of Constantine

In album: Constantinople, Smyrna, Beyrout, Ba'albec, Damascus, p. 10B, pl. 20.

Charlotte Canda's monument, Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y

On mount: American Views. Peoples' Series. Public domain photograph - monument, cemetery, graves, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph - cemetery, graves,... More

View in Greenwood Cemetery. New York (state) 19th Century Stereoscope ...

Public domain photograph - grave, cemetery, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Washington Monument, 555 feet high. Washington DC sterescope card, 19t...

The Washington Monument is an iconic obelisk located in Washington D.C., United States. It is located on the National Mall and is dedicated to George Washington, the first President of the United States. It was... More

Charles Brunners lot., Laurel Grove photographed by J.N. Wilson, No. 1...

No. 31. Public domain photograph of monument, historic place, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Andre Monument, Tarrytown, N.Y.. France. 19th century stereoscope card...

No. 15. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.

[Group of civilians near monument]

Street scenes pedestrians milling around a military monument, artillery in foreground. Title devised. Formerly Waud no. C-139. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.1066) Forms part of: Morgan collection of... More

The monument on Custer's hill, containing all the bones found on the f...

Photograph shows a mound of dirt covered with short logs, with a flag stuck on the top.

Horace Greeley's monument, Greenwood. New York (state) 19th Century St...

Public domain photograph of New York, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Pulaski Monument photographer, J.N. Wilson - stereocsopic card

No. 16. Public domain photograph of monument, historic place, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Greens Monument photographed by J.N. Wilson, No. 143 Broughton Street,...

No. 34. Public domain photograph - monument, cemetery, graves, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Munich. Statue of Bavaria - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Bronze statue of Bavaria in front of Ruhmeshalle, Munich, Germany. In album: Prague, Innsbruck, Munich, Nuremberg, Dresden, Berlin, Hombourg, Edinburgh, opposite p. 164. No. 308.

Col. Vonburg's monument, Greenwood. New York (state) 19th Century Ster...

Public domain photograph - monument, cemetery, graves, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Washington,D.C. Washington DC sterescope card, 19th century.

Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Frankfort. Monument Guttenberg, Faust & Schöfer

In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, p. 29. lower left.

Griffith (monument), Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y

No. 51. Public domain photograph - monument, cemetery, graves, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Monumento a Cavour, Milan - Public domain monumental decor print

In album: Browning Collection of Portraits, etc., p. 11 (bottom left). Color laser copy reference surrogate for LOT 6633 is available for use in the Prints and Photographs Reading Room (Filed with Finding Aids).

Near Charleston, S.C., 1861 - Public domain scan / drawing

Yard at rear of large house, with monument, and trees. Appears to be rear view of house depicted in DRWG/US - Waud, no. 1065 (A size). Title inscribed below image. Inscribed left margin within image: Thick Hone... More

6th Massachusetts bivouacked in Monument Sq., Baltimore

Photograph shows soldiers of the 6th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment sitting and standing around Battle Monument in Battle Monument Park, Baltimore, Maryland. Attributed to Baltimore photographer William H. We... More

Burial place of the first victims of the 32nd Indiana, Green River

Drawing shows the Civil War burial grounds and stone-carved memorial for soldiers of the 32nd Indiana Infantry who died at the Battle of Rowlett's Station (or Green Rivier), near Munfordville, Kentucky. "N.9" ... More

[Pierrepont family monument, Green-Wood Cemetery, New York City. Eleva...

Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, architectural drawing, building plan, or design, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Washington monument, in the Capitol grounds, Richmond, Virginia The st...

Stereograph showing the Washington Monument with an equestrian statue of George Washington in the grounds of Capitol Square, Richmond, Virginia. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Dat... More

[Statue of George Washington on horseback on top of a monument in the ...

Published in: Russell's Civil War photographs : 116 historic prints / by Andrew J. Russell ; with a preface by Joe Buberger and Matthew Isenberg. New York : Dover Publications, c1982, no. 67.

Laying the corner-stone of the Soldiers' Monument at Gettysburg, July ...

Officials standing beside cornerstone, crowd with umbrellas in background. Photographed by Gardner and published by Philp & Solomons, Washington. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1865 July 22, p. 453, bottom.

Lincoln Monument, Metropolitan Church & 4 12 Street, from the City Hal...

Gift; Detroit Public Library. E. Totherick Photo. Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Groveton, Virginia. Monument on battlefield of Groveton

Photograph shows monument to the Second Battle of Bull Run, Virginia. Probably photographed by William Morris Smith at the same time that he photographed the battle monument to First Bull Run. Title from Civil ... More

Greenough's Washington (in east Capitol grounds)

Part of series: Views of national buildings in the city of Washington, D.C. Gift; Louis M. Rabinowitz; 1952.

Bronze statue of Washington (near Georgetown)

Part of series: Views of national buildings in the city of Washington, D.C. Gift; Louis M. Rabinowitz; 1952.

The heroes' memorial. A memorial to perpetuate the remembrance of the ...

Print shows an obelisk monument with Niagara Falls in the background. 31729 U.S. Copyright Office. Inscribed in pencil at top left: May 30, 1866. No. 590. Inscribed in pencil at bottom left: No. 31729. Copyrig... More

Civil War Unknowns monument, designed by Montgomery Meigs and dedicate...

Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2016:144) Purchased from: Medhurst & Co., North Liberty, Iowa, August 2015. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). pp/liljvet

Bronze statue of Jackson (Lafayette Square, opposite the President's h...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Syr-dar'inskaia oblast'. Pamiatnik nad russkimi ubitymi pri osadie Ak ...

Illus. in: Turkestanskīi al'bom, chast' istoricheskaia, 1871-1872, part 4, pl. 16.

Colonne Pompée Alexandrie / Bonfils.

Small group of men and two donkeys gather near the base of Pompey's Pillar in Alexandria, Egypt. No. 23.

Tombeau des Juges Tomb of the Judges / / Bonfils.

Entrance to the rock carved Tomb of the Judges, ancient burial of the Sanhedrin (Supreme Court) of Jerusalem. No. 1221.

Statue de Méhémet Ali à Alexandrie / Bonfils.

Statue of Méhémet Ali on horseback. No. 11. 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

Lima. Statue of Columbus - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Photograph shows statue of Christopher Columbus with Indian woman sitting at his feet. Photographs by Courret Hermanos Fotogs., Lima, Peru. In album: Recuerdos del Peru, vol. 2.

Lima. Statue of Bolivar - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Photographs by Courret Hermanos Fotogs., Lima, Peru. In album: Recuerdos del Peru, vol. 2.

Dante Alighieri del Pazzi - Public domain monumental decor print

Statue. Stamped on mount: Giacomo Brogi, Fotografo, 15, Lung'Arno Delle Grazie - 79, Corse Del Tintori, Firenze ; [No.] 3085. In album: Browning Collection of Portraits, etc., p. 23 (top left). Color laser copy... More

Paris. Place de la Bastille Charles Rivière del. et lith

Print shows a street level view of Colonne de Juillet at the Place de la Bastille, with carts, wagons, and coaches and pedestrians in the square. Printed on lower right corner: 47. Stamped on verso: LC Divisio... More

Statue of Morse, Central Park. New York (state) 19th Century Stereosco...

Stereograph showing a statue of Samuel F.B. Morse in Central Park, New York City, N.Y.

[Tall monument on hill] - Drawing. Public domain image.

Title devised by cataloger. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1932:0029). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

George Peabody - Print, Library of Congress collection

General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: loc.gov Title information compiled by Junior Fellows, 2005-2017. Lithograph in verso: War memorial in Rhode Island.... More

Antonio Beato - [Pompey's Pillar] / A. Beato.

In album: Jerusalem, Alexandria, Cairo, Rome, no. 134. 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 ... More

In memoriam. Robert E. Lee Born Jan. 6th, 1808. Died Oct. 12th, 1870.

Print shows draped memorial with urn, burning torches, laurel wreath, and religious symbols; portrait of Robert E. Lee attached in center. Copyright 1870 by Charles Quartley. Source unknown.

Views : A Row of Houses, Bridge and Stone Monuments

Public domain photograph of 19th-century Japan, travel photographs album, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Paris. Tour St. Jacques Charles Rivière del. et lith

Print shows a street level view of Tour Saint-Jacques, Paris, France, with carriages, coaches, and pedestrians in the streets around the square at the base of the tower. Printed on lower right corner: 19. Stam... More

"Any thing for revenge!" - a la commune / Th. Nast.

Group of men trying to pull down "The Republican column", a monument dedicated to U.S. Grant, Abraham Lincoln, the Union, and incidents related to the Civil War. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 16, no. 813 (1872... More

Das Jahn-Denkmal in Berlin (The Jan sculpture) Monument to Friedrich L...

C3986 U.S. Copyright Office. General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: loc.gov Title information compiled by Junior Fellows, 2005-2017. Cohen, Julius J., cop... More

Monument over the remains of 750 U.S. soldiers, who fell in the valley...

Photograph shows monument in a Mexico City cemetery. No. 1100. Copyright by Kilburn Brothers.

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