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Royal Gardens, Vauxhall. Grand day and evening fete, next Tuesday, Aug...

Broadside announcing Charles Green's ascension in the balloon "Nassau" from Vauxhall Gardens, London. Includes a picture of passengers in a balloon basket. At head of title: Under the direct patronage of Her Ma... More

North-country mails at the Peacock, Islington / painted by James Polla...

Print shows several passenger and mail coaches on street in front of the Peacock building in Islington, London, England. Engraved from the original picture in the possession of Henry Wormald, Esqr. to whom thi... More

Trip to Epsom - Public domain monumental decor engraving

Drawing shows crowds of people on horseback or in wagons and one stagecoach full of passengers in front of the classic screen at Hyde Park, London. Inscribed in black ink at bottom: Engraved. No. 11:1. Similar... More

Night ascent. Royal Standard Tavern, pleasure grounds & tea gardens .....

Text-only broadside announcing a balloon ascension at night by Richard Gypson from the Royal Standard Tavern, England, on June 3, 1839. In addition, "Mr. Blanchard, a descendant of the celebrated Mons. Blanchar... More

New England Convention, Sepr. 10th, 1840 / W.J. Rund, s[culpsi]t.

A campaign badge produced for the New England Whig Convention, held at Boston on September 10-11, 1840. From top to bottom: an eagle in flight with a banderole reading "Harrison, Tyler" and the words "One fire ... More

Banque, Bourse et palais du Lord Maire, Londres The bank, the exchange...

Print shows a view of the Tuileries Palace with the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel and a large plaza with pedestrians and carriages in the foreground. Signed on stone on lower right: Tuonra [Arnout spelled backwards].

Entry to the Strand from Charing Cross / T.S. Boys, del. et lith.

Illustration showing people in London street. Signature on monument at right: "T.S. Boys, 1841." Illus. in: Original views of London as it is / drawn from nature ... and lithographed by Thomas Shotter Boys. Lon... More

Exeter Hall, the great anti-slavery meeting, 1841 / T.H. Shepherd [del...

Print shows interior of Exeter Hall filled with a large crowd for the Anti-slavery Society meeting, London, England. Le grande salle d'Exeter-Hall assemblie des amis des noirs : Die so-gennante Exeter-Halle ve... More

Mansion House, Cheapside &c. / T. Shotter Boys, del. et lith.

Illustration showing people walking in London streets, public coach, and buildings seen from corner of Lombard Street. Illus. in: Original views of London as it is / drawn from nature ... and lithographed by Th... More

The aerial steam carriage - Drawing. Public domain image.

Pictorial lettersheet shows British inventor William Samuel Henson's proposed steam powered flying machine in an imaginary flight over the Thames River, London, 1843. Attempts to fly a model of the aerial steam... More

Deputy - Public domain portrait drawing

Drawing shows a deputy collector, or civil servant, smoking as he leans on the back two legs of his chair, feet near a fireplace. Taylor traveled extensively in Europe between 1844 and his death in 1879. Origin... More

Collector - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows a public documents civil servant asleep before a fireplace. He leans on the back two legs of his chair. Bayard Taylor made at extensive trips to Europe between 1844 his death in 1879. Inscribed ov... More

Land Marks, Liverpool Bay - Public domain architectural drawing

Public domain scan of a technical diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Christmas tree at Windsor Castle / drawn by J.L. Williams.

Family around Christmas tree, depicted in an oval with border showing winter scenes and the fruits and animals of a bountiful harvest. Illus. in: The Illustrated London news, Christmas supplement, 1848, p. 409.

Les rois s'en vont-- bon voyage! / dessiné par Monta.

French cartoon about kings departing for the moon, possibly in reference to the end of monarchy in Europe. Print shows several balloons labeled "Service du roi" from Spain, Prussia, Denmark, Naples, etc., landi... More

[Full page of The Illustrated London News, Christmas Supplement, 1848,...

Illus. in: The Illustrated London News, 1848. Reference copy may be in LOT 4446. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Street vendors; Gt. Brit. Hist. 1848; Holiday... More

The landing in England / W. Roberts.

Illustration showing Roman ships in harbor. Illus. in: History of Julius Caesar / Jacob Abbott. 1849, opp. p. 102. Reference copy in LOT 4613.

The fancy fair, Prince's Park, Liverpool, August, 1849 / John R. Isaac...

Print shows a festival and balloon ascension during the campaign to raise funds in support of the Northern and Southern Hospitals in Liverpool, England, August 1849. "On the occasion of the Philanthrophic Fest... More

Houses of Parliament / Pearson sc. during American Civil War

Print shows Palace of Westminster, meeting place of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, on the banks of the Thames River. In album: [Album of ephemera and Civil War era photographs; photos and album c... More

Slavery as it exists in America. Slavery as it exists in England

A challenge to the Northern abolitionist view of the institution of slavery, favorably contrasting the living conditions of American slaves (above) with the lot of the industrial poor in England (below). The fi... 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

[Picadilly omnibus boarding passengers to the exhibition at Hyde Park;...

Paper joined in irregular shape. No. 40:4. Public domain photograph of 19th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Fig. 1 Grand promenade in Elysian Fields, Paris; fig. 2 Festival (rel...

Illus. in: Heck, Iconographic Encyclopedia, (1851) v. 1, plate 7. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Rites & cere.; Gt. Brit.; Russia; France; Shelf.

My New England home Words & music by L. Wade / / T. Sinclair's lith., ...

Two Native Americans watch as Pilgrims come ashore. Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

[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

This drawing is by Major John Andre of the British Army, when a prison...

Print shows at top a dwelling in a country setting, possibly a farmhouse, with gate and fence in the foreground; includes text which tells about Major André, the origin of the drawing, and the context in which ... More

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

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.

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

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 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

Crystal palace London Regent Street

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Crystal Palace. DLC/PP-420063.

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

[Sheet of sketches for the illustrated 1852 London edition of Uncle To...

Purchase; Warren Ewens; 1993; (DLC-PP/1993:162). Published in: Eyes of the nation : a visual history of the United States / Vincent Virga and curators of the Library of Congress ; historical commentary by Alan ... More

[St. Paul's Cathedral in London, England, viewed from across the river...

Photograph. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Public domain photograph - historical image of Venice, Italy, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[2 humorous sketches of daily life in London: "Going to the pantomime"...

Illus. in: The Illustrated London News, 181853 Dec. 24, p. 580. Reference copy may be in LOT 4638. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: PI WORKS; Humor; Gt. Brig. ... More

A scene of scenes for the year 1853, British Cartoon Print

Cartoon showing king on pedestal leaning on tablet of 10 commandments, at bottom of which lies broken statue of queen; hanged man, and people with various disagreements in square in front of St. Paul's, London.... More

Lord Edward Clinton of England, Glass negative photograph, American Ci...

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

Sir Frederick Bruce of England, Glass negative photograph, American Ci...

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

Royal Exchange / by the London Stereoscopic Company.

Gift; Geo. B. Williams; 1909; (DLC/PP-1909:43859). Series: Views of London and vicinity, no. 9. Title from label on back of mount.

Colonel Wood & Major Stuart Wortley on the staff of Sir Richard Englan...

Three officers, one sitting and two standing, in front of stone building.

Lord Edward Clinton of England, Glass negative photograph, American Ci...

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

Lord Edward Clinton of England, Glass negative photograph, American Ci...

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

[Design drawing for stained glass window for perpetuating Christianity...

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The cricket match played at Hoboken on October 3-6, 1859, between the ...

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 3, no. 146 (1859 Oct. 15), pp. 664-665.

Reading-room of the British Museum

Print shows the domed reading of the British Library at the British Museum. Illus. in: Memoirs of libraries: including a handbook of library economy / By Edward Edwards. London : Trübner & Co.,1859, p. 701.

James McNeill Whistler - [Greenwich pensioner]

Print shows a retired gentleman relaxing in grass in Greenwich, London, England. Title and some other information from the Whistler Etching Project website: http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. Signed and dated on p... More

Tom Sayers, champion of England born at Pimlico near Brighton, Sussex ...

Print shows Tom Sayers, full-length portrait, facing right, in boxing stance. Includes list of fights with opponent's name and date of bout. 680 U.S. Copyright Office. Entered according to Act of Congress in t... More

Lord Brougham of England - Public domain portrait photograph

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

Jerusalem / Frank M. Good, Phot. ; London.

City of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives. Public domain photograph - historical image of England, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Baie de Weymouth (Constable) / Lalanne sc. d'ap. Constable.

Print shows the coastline of Weymouth Bay under heavy clouds. Public domain photograph - historical image of England, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[ U.S. Signal Corp. barometer, made by L. Casella, London, England]

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

Queen Philippa interceding for the lives of the burgesses of Calais, 1...

Print shows Philippa, Queen, consort of Edward III, kneeling before her husband, King Edward III, begging him to spare the lives of the six burghers of Calais who have sacrificed themselves by complying with hi... More

How "The Southern Commissioner" tried to mould [sic] public opinion in...

Images of the "Southern Commissioner" in England, trying to talk to Queen Victoria, drinking with the "Lord Mayor," meeting Lord J. Russell, throwing money at "the populace," giving a check to "the press" and h... More

Some specimens of "Secesh" industry - intended for the London Exhibiti...

Images show: Goblet - made from a "Yankee's skull"; paperweight made from a "Yankee jaw bone"; reading desk made from a human skeleton; furs made from scalps and beards; necklace of "Yankee teeth"; head wreath ... More

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 International Exhibition of 1862 The nave, from eastern dome.

Stereograph showing interior of exhibition hall with elaborate fountain in foreground. No. 28.

A gentleman in a fix -- An unnatural parent

Cartoon showing Napoleon holding baby "Intervention", as the mother "Bull" runs away. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 15, no. 380 (1863 Jan. 10), p. 256.

Brooklyn sanitary fair, 1864. New England kitchen / lith. of A. Brown ...

(DLC/PP-2001:068). Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress.

St. John's Gate, Clerkenwell / By Valentine Blanchard.

Stereograph shows horse-drawn carriages and people walking in front of St. John's Gate, London, England. On mount: Stereographs of London, by Valentine Blanchard. No. 510.

Pall Mall, looking towards the National Gallery / By Valentine Blancha...

Stereograph shows horse-drawn carriages and people walking on Pall Mall, London, England. On mount: Stereographs of London, by Valentine Blanchard. No. 425.

Piccadilly, looking east / By Valentine Blanchard.

Stereograph shows horse-drawn carriages and people walking on Piccadilly, London, England. On mount: Stereographs of London, by Valentine Blanchard. No. 442.

The Haymarket / By Valentine Blanchard.. England in 19th century.

Stereograph shows horse-drawn carriages and people walking on Haymarket, London, England. On mount: Stereographs of London, by Valentine Blanchard. No. 460. Printed on label on verso: From James Cremer's Stere... More

Houses of Parliament, from Lambeth Bridge / By Valentine Blanchard.

Stereograph shows boy with horse-drawn wagon and boats in the Thames River with the Palace of Westminster in the background. On mount: Stereographs of London, by Valentine Blanchard. No. 407.

The Houses of Parliament, from Lambeth Bridge / By Valentine Blanchard...

Stereograph shows boats and docks in the Thames River with the Palace of Westminster in the background. On mount: Stereographs of London, by Valentine Blanchard. No. 403.

Pall Mall west / By Valentine Blanchard.

Stereograph shows horse-drawn carriages and people walking on Pall Mall, London, England. On mount: Stereographs of London, by Valentine Blanchard. No. 440.

The National Gallery / By Valentine Blanchard.

Stereograph shows horse-drawn carriages and people walking in front of the National Gallery, London, England. On mount: Stereographs of London, by Valentine Blanchard. No. 468.

Westminster Hall / By Valentine Blanchard.. England in 19th century.

Stereograph shows horse-drawn carriages in front of the Houses of Parliament, London, England. On mount: Stereographs of London, by Valentine Blanchard. No. 511.

Aerial voyages over London Ashburnham Park, King's Road, Chelsea.

Caption continues: May 1st and every day (weather permitting) from 1 till 7, with the immense and new steam captive balloon, constructed on the same system as that which acted with such success at the Universal... More

Two members of the Ku-Klux Klan in their disguises The riots at the el...

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 12, 1868 Dec. 19, p. 813.

Francis Seymour Haden - [Battersea Bridge] / S. Haden.

Print shows view of the Battersea Bridge and Old Chelsea from across the Thames River. Title from: The engraved work of Sir Francis Seymour Haden, P.R.E. ; an illustrated and descriptive catalogue / by H. Nazeb... More

Igirisu rondon taikō, Utagawa Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Japanese triptych (one section only) print shows ships in a harbor with women and men walking and riding horses in the foreground. Print created by either Hiroshige II or Hiroshige III. Signature: Hiroshige ga... More

Le ballon captif à vapeur de Mr. Henri Giffard, à Londres, mai 1869 / ...

Drawing shows the giant captive balloon constructed by Henri Giffard for the Paris Exhibition of 1867 and brought to London, England, in 1868 and 1869. Balloon is moored at launching site; with numerous onlooke... More

Funeral of Mr. [George] Peabody in Westminster Abbey

Illus. in: The Illustrated London News, 1869 Nov. 20, p. 520. Reference copy may be in BIOG FILE - Peabody, George, 1795-1869. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings:... 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.

Lymm; old cross & stocks / F.F.& Co.

No. 39080. Public domain photograph - historical image of England, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Reid, Honorable Whitelaw, Minister to England

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

Leaving old England for America

People on deck of ship. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 14, 1870 Jan. 22, p. 61.

Ripon - market place - Victorian era public domain image

No. 18341. Public domain photograph - historical image of England, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Salisbury - Poultry Cross - Victorian era public domain image

No. 19786. Public domain photograph - historical image of England, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Portrait photo of Reid, Whitelaw, Minister to England

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

Robert Emmett, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Print shows Robert Emmett, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left. Includes excerpts from his address to the court during his trial for treason after the rebellion of 1803; also eight lines of verse from a po... More

Will. B. Dorman's original red cross bitters / New England Lith. Co., ...

Patent medicine label showing crusader in armor. Copyright by Will. B. Dorman.

The Lord Bishop of Winchester / from life, registered photograph copyr...

Half-length portrait of Samuel Wilberforce. 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

The Governor of Bognor. 1872 - Public domain scenic drawing

A bearded, heavyset man, seen in profile, rides a horse on the seashore. No copyright information found with item. Signed, lower right: JT monogram. Title inscribed lower left. Bequest and gift; Caroline and Er... More

Lines of force and equipotential surfaces

Lines of force of three bodies of unequal size, each forming a distinct system in ether of outer space. Illus. in: A treatise on electricity and magnetism / James Clerk Maxwell. Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1873. ... More

The Bashful model / S.L. Fildes.

A scene in Newgate Prison, London, where a prisoner, being held down by police, is compelled to sit for his photograph, to be placed in the "Rogue's Gallery". Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1873 Nov. 29, pp. 1064-1065.

Base-ball in England - the match on Lord's cricket grounds between the...

Illustration showing a baseball game between the Boston Red Stockings and the Philadelphia Athletics played on the cricket grounds in London, England, with spectators in the foreground and the background. The f... More

James McNeill Whistler - [Steamboats off the Tower]

Print shows view of the Thames River with the Tower of London on the opposite side. Title and some other information from the Whistler Etching Project website: http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. Signed with butter... More

Maplin Sand light-house - Public domain book illustration

Illus. in: European Light-House Systems, 1875, plate v. On lower center of item: Filer(?).

Moody & Sankey Farewell to England, engraving, Library of Congress

Both waving handkerchiefs from ship. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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