Gillender Building, New York City. Photochrom print, 1880-1890.
Historic Sites The Gillender Building was a skyscraper located in Lower Manhattan, New York City. It was completed in 1896 and was one of the first steel-framed high-rise buildings in the city. The building wa... More
City Hall subway station, New York
Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
St. Paul Building, New York City
Historic Sites The St. Paul Building is a skyscraper located in Lower Manhattan, New York City. It was completed in 1898. The building is located at the corner of Nassau and Beekman Streets and was designed in... More
Taft Parade, Admiral Coghlan in auto, New York
A group of men riding on the back of a horse drawn carriage. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Irving Trust Bldg., 1 Wall St. - Irving Underhill Co. photo
JO8624 U.S. Copyright Office. No. C 20599. Copyright by Irving Underhill, Inc., N.Y.C.
A view of St. John's, upon the River Sorell, in Canada, with the redou...
Print shows a view looking across the Richelieu River at St. John, a cluster of buildings and fortifications used by the British. Illus. in: Travels through the interior parts of America : In a series of lette... More
A view of houses in the city of Albany
Public domain image of a historic building, 16th-17th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Mrs. Walter P. Chrysler, residence at 770 Park Ave. Antiques I
Annotation: for Antiques magazine. Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Ende der Feindseeligkeiten. Die Engländer räumen den Americanern Neu-Y...
Print shows soldiers, a man and a woman, and a Native family standing in the street during the evacuation of the British in New York, one of twelve scenes depicting the history of the American Revolution.
Chalbeate Spring near Saratoga / J.T. sculp.
Print shows view of chalybeate springs near Saratoga, New York. Illus. in: The Columbian magazine, or, Monthly miscellany. Philadelphia : Printed for Seddon, Spotswood, Cist, and Trenchard, 1789 March. Stauffe... More
View of the west bank of the Hudson's River 3 miles above Still Water,...
Print shows a panoramic view of three hills along the west bank of the Hudson River in New York.
Report of the Secretary of the Treasury to the House of Representative...
Title page - no illus. No reference copy. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Congress, US Early; Credit; US Hist. 1790; RBD; Shelf.
John Smith, head-and-shoulders portrait, right profile
Title devised by Library staff, other information from Miles. Trimmed to image. Dexter, 463 Published in: Saint-Mémin and the Neoclassical profile portrait in America / Ellen G. Miles. Washington, D.C. : Nation... More
Livingston House, State Route 9E, Livingston Township, Hudson, Columbi...
Survey number: HABS NY-3158 Building/structure dates: ca. 1800 Initial Construction
To the electors of the middle district. At a numerous and respectable ...
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 113, Folder 1k.
Henry Walter Livingston, head-and-shoulders portrait, right profile
Title devised by Library staff, other information from Miles. Trimmed to image. Dexter, 433 Published in: Saint-Mémin and the Neoclassical profile portrait in America / Ellen G. Miles. Washington, D.C. : Nation... More
A meeting of Methodists, in Western Oneida County. At a respectable me...
Imprint 2.; Politican campaign.; On verso: Apr 11, 1810. 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; Po... More
The troops disembarking to attack Fort Oswego, under the command of Ge...
Seascape drawing shows British sailors leaving their ships and rowing toward Fort Oswego on Lake Ontario during the War of 1812. The 2nd battalion of the Royal Marines, under Lieutenant General Sir George Gordo... More
United States Bank, Philadelphia / drawn by C. Burton, N.Y. ; engraved...
Print shows pedestrians on a broad sidewalk in front of the Second Bank of the United States in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a Greek revival style building designed by William Strickland. Printed at top right: ... More
Interior of the House of Representatives, Washington drawn by W. Gooda...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Gen. George Washington's Account with the United States, as written by...
Advertisement label for book, with bust portrait of Washington. LOT subject: Books. Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. Lithograph by Buel & Michelin, 189 Broadway, N.Y. Publishe... More
Fifty cents. Shin plaster - Public domain scan / drawing
Another mock shinplaster (see also nos. 1837-9 and -10 above). Again the artist attributes the shortage of hard money to the successive monetary programs of presidents Jackson and Van Buren, particularly to the... More
Uncle Sam sick with la grippe - Drawing. Public domain image.
A satire attributing the dire fiscal straits of the nation to Andrew Jackson's banking policies, with specific reference to recent bank failures in New Orleans, New York, and Philadelphia. The artist blames th... More
Treasury note, Washington, D.C., Political Cartoon
A parody of the often worthless fractional currencies or "shinplasters" issued by banks, businesses, and municipalities in lieu of coin. These fractional notes proliferated during the Panic of 1837 with the eme... More
Eli Moore, representative from New York Chs. Fenderich del
Print shows Ely Moore, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right; includes a quote by Moore. Published at the City of Washington. Caption continues: A purely democratic government must necessarily be ... More
Sub treasurers taking long steps, or The magician broke down
Entered according to Act of Congress, in 1838 by H.R. Robinson, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the U.S. for the Southern District of N.Y. Printed & published by H.R. Robinson, 52 Cortlandt & 11 ... More
The treasury-hen alarmed - coin, public domain photograph
A portrayal of Treasury Secretary Levi Woodbury as a hen nurturing corruption and shielding New York City customs house officials from congressional scrutiny. Woodbury spreads his wings over several chicks pec... More
Symptoms of a duel - Public domain portrait drawing
The second of two particularly well-drawn caricatures by the same artist, on the subject of the 1839 congressional probe of Van Buren's Treasury Department. (See above, nos. 1839-6 through -9.) The inquiry was ... More
Professor Wise, performing a surgical operation in Congress Hall
Representative Henry A. Wise, vociferous opponent of the Van Buren administration, is portrayed as a surgeon, operating on Treasury Secretary Levi Woodbury. The satire refers to the cross-examination of Woodbur... More
[New York Harbor] - Public domain drawing
Landscape drawing shows men fishing off the pier, perhaps on Staten Island, looking across New York Harbor. Sailboats dot the water. Below the image, on the mount, various locations are identified in the drawin... More
Caricature, An interesting family, public domain cartoon image
A caricature of Martin Van Buren as an opossum. The marsupial, with a smirking Van Buren's head, rises on its hindquarters and displays in its pouch three of its "young." They are administration insiders (left... More
Castle Garden in New York - Public domain architecture drawing
Drawing shows Castle Garden, now known as Castle Clinton in Battery Park, in lower Manhattan, New York, from the water.
[Castle Garden from the water] - Public domain city architecture drawi...
Drawing shows Castle Garden, now known as Castle Clinton in Battery Park, in lower Manhattan, New York, from the water.
The trap sprung! The kinderhook fox caught!
A parody of Democratic efforts to reelect incumbent Martin Van Buren in the face of broad popular support for Whig candidate William Henry Harrison. The print is a crude woodcut evidently based on Napoleon Saro... More
North Bend game cock - Political cartoon, public domain image
A Whig campaign print glorifying presidential candidate William Henry Harrison. The title derives from the candidate's farm on the North Bend of the Ohio River. The game cock has a dual significance: as an all... More
Black C.C. or the three Judas's
The cartoon pertains to some instance of corruption in the Van Buren administration. Van Buren shovels coins from a great pile into a bag held by a man (probably a federal judge), who urges him, "Matty fill up... More
Granny Harrison delivering the country of the executive Federalist
A satire on the Van Buren administration challenged by Whig presidential candidate William Henry Harrison. Harrison, dressed as a woman, tries to remove Van Buren from his throne with a midwife's forceps. Van... More
Washington crossing the Delaware / Painted by T. Sully; Engraved by J....
Print shows General George Washington on horseback watching as soldiers cross the Delaware River prior to the attack on the British at Trenton, New Jersey. Reference print in LOT 4412 DB. Illus. in N.Y. Mirror... More
Hamilton Fish, representative from New York drawn from life on stone b...
Print shows Hamilton Fish, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right; includes a facsimile signature. Signed and dated on stone. Printed at bottom: Sold at Wm. Colman's Broadway. Stamped on verso: 43309. Stamp... More
H. Clay, Head and Shoulders Portrait
Another campaign portrait of Whig presidential candidate Henry Clay. In an oval frame, surrounded by an ornate floral wreath, is a bust-length portrait of Clay. Two books and a quill pen are visible over his sh... More
Hamilton Fish, ... of New York Chs. Fenderich 1844
Print shows Hamilton Fish, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right. Signature and title inscribed in lithographic crayon at bottom. Signed and dated on stone. Printed at bottom: Sold at Wm. Colman's Broadway... More
Weighed & found wanting, or the effects of a summer's ramble
Possibly by Henry Dacre. Printed & published by H.R. Robinson, no. 52 Cortlandt St. N.Y. Signed in plate: HD. Title appears as it is written on the item. Forms part of: American cartoon print filing series (Lib... More
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
M'Donough's victory on Lake Champlain - after an action of 2 hours, & ...
Print showing battleships engaged in battle on Lake Champlain during the War of 1812. 174 U.S. Copyright Office. Inscribed in ink at bottom: Deposited in the Clerk's Office for the So. District of New York, J... More
Santa Anna declining a hasty plate of soup at Cerro Gordo
An exultant view of Winfield Scott's second major victory in the Mexican War, at the Battle of Cerro Gordo, where Mexican commander Santa Anna beat an unceremonious retreat. In the mid-April victory Santa Anna'... More
Hunting Indians in Florida with blood hounds
A tableau dramatizing the brutal tactics employed by Zachary Taylor as commander of U.S. forces against the Seminole Indians during the Second Seminole War (1835-42). Taylor, on horseback at right, presides ov... More
Grand Presidential sweep-stakes for 1849
The Free Soil sympathies of the cartoonist are evident in his portrayal of the 1848 presidential contest as a race between the three major candidates. The contenders are on the course. Whig candidate Zachary T... More
Post Office, Utica, N.Y - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.
Date based on Detroit, Catalogue P (1906). "G 1800" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 018257. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Scene in Uncle Sam's Senate. 17th April 1850
A somewhat tongue-in-cheek dramatization of the moment during the heated debate in the Senate over the admission of California as a free state when Mississippi senator Henry S. Foote drew a pistol on Thomas Har... More
George Washington and the spy Harvey Birch / designed by T.H. Matteson...
Washington (seated at far left with book) and Birch (holding cloth draped over arms) with members of the Wharton family seated or standing around a table, in a scene from The Spy by James Fennimore Cooper. Two ... More
The sad parting between two old friends
Senators Thomas Hart Benton and Henry S. Foote are paired here in a facetious farewell scene, as Benton departs the "Shop of the Senate." In reality Benton lost his Senate seat in a January 1851 election, large... More
Entrance to the Highland scenes Hudson River
Sketch shows the Hudson Highlands, near the Catskill Mountains, from the Hudson River. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853. Originally 1 of 37 drawings in port... More
Poughkeepsie - Public domain scan / drawing
Sketch shows Poughkeepsie, New York from the north across the Hudson River. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853. Originally 1 of 37 drawings in portfolios with... More
Approach to New York East River [nearer view]
Drawing shows a view of the New York skyline from the East River, with buildings looming over trees. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853. Originally 1 of 37 dr... More
Rhinebeck, Kingston, Shawagunck Mountains [e.g. Shawangunk], Hudson Ri...
Sketch shows sailboats on the Hudson River near Rhinebeck and Kingston, New York. The Shawangunk Mountains rise in the distance on the far side of the river. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign O... More
The Hudson River from Poughkeepsie
Sketch shows the Hudson River from Poughkeepsie, New York. Sailboats dot the water and ships' masts rise along the waterfront. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1... More
Approach to New York East River [distant view]
Drawing shows a view of the New York skyline from the East River, with buildings looming over trees and along the waterfront. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 18... More
Interior of the old Jersey prison ship, in the Revolutionary War Darle...
Interior view of the Jersey, a British prison ship during the Revolutionary War, showing prisoners and guard. Illus. in: Life and death on the ocean : a collection of extraordinary adventures ... / Henry Howe. ... More
Bivouac, January 28 J.C. Tidball ; lith. of Sarony, Major & Knapp, New...
Four men on hill. Illus. from: U.S. Pacific railroad explorations and surveys. 47th and 49th parallels. House executive document 129, 33rd Congress, 1st Session. Topl. Report.
[Map of Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York].
Wall map. Title supplied by cataloger. Includes ill. of area residences. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Mounted on cloth. Shellacked. Attached to wooden rods along to... More
United States "Auxiliary Screw" steam frigate "Merrimac" 60 guns. Off ...
Print showing a broadside view of the port side of the steam frigate U.S.S. Merrimack undersail near the entrance to New York harbor.
United States "Auxiliary Screw" steam frigate "Merrimac" 60 guns. Off ...
Print showing a broadside view of the port side of the steam frigate U.S.S. Merrimack undersail near the entrance to New York harbor. Includes measurements for length, breadth, weight, and horse power. Blind e... More
Washington's head quarters near Newburgh, engraving, Library of Congre...
Four soldiers in foreground, Hudson River and mountains in background. Public domain photograph - city, downtown, New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Battle of Oriskany, state of New York / Chapin ; Damoreau.
Print shows scene during the battle at Oriskany, N.Y., with American patriots combating the combined forces of the British, Loyalists, and Natives. General Nicholas Herkimer, commander of the American forces, i... More
Lying in State at the City Hall, New York [Funeral of Pres. James Monr...
Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, v. 2, (1858 July 17), p. 457. Ref. copy in PRES FILE - Monroe, James Graves. Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Caption card tracings: Geogr. (3); Cemeteries;... More
Mayor's Tiemann's race to the voting-place as the escort of United Sta...
Mayor Tiemann and soldiers running to the polls in New York City; the "voting-place" is a tavern. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 2 (1858 Nov. 13), p. 724.
Remains of President Monroe lying in state at the City Hall on Saturda...
Remains of Monroe lying in state before reburial in Richmond. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1858 July 17, p. 103.
Mayor's Tiemann's race to the voting-place as the escort of United Sta...
Mayor Tiemann and soldiers running to the polls in New York City. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1858 Nov. 13, p. 724.
Battle of Tippecanoe / from an original painting by Chappel in the pos...
Print shows American soldiers arriving on the left to repulse Natives during the battle of Tippecanoe, Indiana, in 1811. Entered according to act of Congress AD. 1859, by Johnson, Fry & Co., in the clerk's off... More
Lt. Colonel N.L. Farnham, 11th N.Y. Infantry
Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about Civil war photographs is avai... More
Capt. S.F. Knight, 87th N.Y. Infantry
Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about Civil war photographs is avai... More
Joseph J. Dimock, 82nd N.Y. Infantry. Died of disease, June 22, 1862
Annotation from negative, scratched on emulsion: Brady, N.Y. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about Civil war photographs ... More
Capt. H. Brandenstein, 46th N.Y. Infantry
Annotation from negative, scratched on emulsion: 1824; tape on emulsion: 088 [crossed out]. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General informati... More
Maj. I.A. Hagadorn, 79th N.Y. Infantry
Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about Civil war photographs is avai... More
Colonel Alfred M. Wood, 84th N.Y Infantry
Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about Civil war photographs is available at loc.gov Forms part of: Civil war photographs... More
Colonel Henry S. Lansing, 17th N.Y
Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, scratched on emulsion: 1595. Corresponding print is in LOT 4192. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congres... More
Capt. James D. Hawes, 133rd N.Y
Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, scratched on emulsion: Hawes, Brady N.Y. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph... More
Maj. C. Boyd, 5th N.Y. Infantry - Public domain portrait print
Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about Civil war photographs is avai... More
Colonel J. Fairman, 96th N.Y. Infantry - Public domain portrait print
Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about Civil war photographs is available at loc.gov Forms part of: Civil war photographs... More
Honorable Howell Cobb, C.S.A, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Neg...
Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, scratched on emulsion: 65, Brady, N.Y. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs ... More
Lt. Colonel A. Senger, 15th N.Y. Heavy Artillery
Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, scratched on emulsion: 2168. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. ... More
General Robert Nugent, 69th N.Y, American Civil War Photograph, Glass ...
Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, scratched on emulsion: Nugent, 3856. Corresponding print is in LOT 4192. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of... More
Lt. Robert McKechnie, 9th N.Y. Infantry
Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about Civil war photographs is avai... More
General J.F. Hall, Colonel 1st N.Y. Engineers
Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about Civil war photographs is available at loc.gov Forms part of: Civil war photographs... More
General A. Von Steinwehr of N.Y - Public domain portrait print
Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Corresponding print is in LOT 4192. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information... More
Lt. Colonel C.D. Westbrook, 120th N.Y. Infantry. (Ulster Regt., Washin...
Annotation from negative, scratched on emulsion: 13645. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about Civil war photographs is av... More
Rathbone, 7th N.Y, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.
Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, scratched on emulsion: 1472. Original print filed in LOT 4192, supplement #49. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Libr... More
Capt. T.P. Mott, 3rd N.Y. B... - Public domain portrait print
Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about Civil war photographs is available at loc.gov Forms part of: Civil war photographs... More
Colonel J.M. McCarter, 93rd Pennsylvania, American Civil War Photograp...
Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about Civil war photographs is available at loc.gov Forms part of: Civil war photographs... More
Lt. Colonel A.D. Adams, 27th N.Y. Infantry
Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about Civil war photographs is available at loc.gov Forms part of: Civil war photographs... More
Asst. Sarg. P.C. Pease, 6th N.Y
Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about Civil war photographs is available at loc.gov Forms part of: Civil war photographs... More
Colonel Van Horne Ellis, 124th N.Y. Infantry
Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Corresponding print is in LOT 4192. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information... More
Lt. Colonel A.D. Adams, 27th N.Y. Infantry
Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about Civil war photographs is available at loc.gov Forms part of: Civil war photographs... More
Surg. T.M. Cheeseman, 7th N.Y. SM
Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about Civil war photographs is avai... More
Lt. Robert McKechnie, 9th N.Y. Infantry
Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about Civil war photographs is avai... More
Lt. Colonel Betts, 9th N.Y. Infantry - Public domain portrait print
Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about Civil war photographs is avai... More
Lt. Colonel C.E. Colgate, 15th N.Y. Engineers
Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about Civil war photographs is avai... More
Maj. C.L. Terry, 13th N.Y. Infantry - Public domain portrait print
Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about Civil war photographs is available at loc.gov Forms part of: Civil war photographs... More
Lt. Colonel William B. Hyde, 9th N.Y. Cavalry
Annotation from negative, scratched on emulsion: 1471. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about Civil war photographs is ava... More
Colonel W.H. Pettes, 50th N.Y. Eng
Annotation from negative, scratched on emulsion: 2145; tape on emulsion: 929 [crossed out]. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General informati... More