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Lady. Female portrait of American Civil War time by Mathew Brady.

Original Caption: Lady..U.S. National Archives’ Local Identifier: 111-B-1597..From:: Series: Mathew Brady Photographs of Civil War-Era Personalities and Scenes, (Record Group 111)..Photographer: Brady, Mathew,... More

Relics displayed at Historic Stagville, a North Carolina historic site...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The site comprises the remnants of one of the largest plantations of the pre-Civil War South. The plantations belonged to the Bennehan... More

[Captain Augustus C. Thompson of Co. G, 16th Georgia Infantry Regiment...

Photo shows soldier believed to be identified as Augustus C. Thompson. Case: Berg, no. 3-22. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: B.G. "Chip" Newman, Broker of Fine Antiquities, Mad... More

Portrait of Emanuel Rudasill, Company M, 16th North Carolina Regiment,...

Forms part of Selected Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 (Library of Congress) Copy photo made by LC in 1961 of a photograph from unidentified source. Previously identified as Capt. James R. Love. The North Caro... More

[Portrait of Emanuel Rudasill, Company M, 16th North Carolina Regiment...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an American Civil War, military forces and conflict, officer, uniform, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Private Silas A. Shirley of Co. H, 16th Mississippi Infantry Regiment...

Photo shows identified soldier. Case: Leather; central oval and scroll design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: Matthew Fleming, Milan, Ohio, 2012. Forms part of: Liljenquist Fa... More

Lieutenant Colonel Charles Cummings of Co. E, 1st Vermont Heavy Artill...

Annotation from negative, scratched on emulsion: 1468; tape on glass support: 1334 [crossed out]. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General inf... More

Photo of DCM 1121: Triebert Flute in C - Public domain dedication

Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, silver keys and ferrules.; 61.35 cm. Key Holes System: 6 keys, saltspoon, on crescent-shaped flanges. Diamond-shaped guide saddles for C and long F. Mark Maximum: (ba... More

To the Hone. Jno. Hancock, Esqre. president of ye Continental Congress...

Scale ca. 1:320,000. Hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. Indexed for points of interest. Insets with indexes: Plan of Boston and its environs, 1775.--A view of the lines thrown up on Boston Neck; by the min... More

DCM 1326: Anonymous, English or American Fife in B-flat (Fife in C)

Instrument type: Fife in B-flat (Fife in C) Medium: Unidentified wood, dark stain with dark pigment varnish, brass end ferrules.; 36.9 cm. Key Holes System: 0/6 holes. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: R. S. ... More

DCM 1041: Anonymous Fife in A-flat

Instrument type: Fife in A-flat Medium: Silver or silver plate.; 44.2 cm. Key Holes System: 0/6 holes, raised toneholes. Mark Maximum: No mark. Condition: Slightly bent just above upper fingerhole. The embouch... More

A view of the lines thrown up, on Boston Neck, by the Ministerial Army...

Print with legend shows and identifies several locations in the vicinity of Boston, including John Hancock's house, Beacon Hill, the British encampment on McHill, and a blockhouse. Illus. on map: To the Hone. ... More

Plat of the partition of Moore & Beckley survey of 170,038 a. in the c...

"Surveyed for Andrew Moore & John Beckley, Nov. 2nd, 1794." Shows names of some residents. Pen-an-ink and pencil over col. grid, mounted on cloth. Includes notes. In upper right corner in red ink: Moore & Beckl... More

Plats of the Wilson Cary Nicholas surveys (from the originals) made in...

Pen-and-ink on tracing linen, mounted on cloth. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), H217 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.

[Com. Franklin Buchanan, C.S.N., half-length portrait, standing, facin...

This record contains unverified, old data from caption card, with subsequent revisions. Caption card tracings: BI; United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Military Leaders Confederate; Shelf.

[Lace pattern with flowers] - Public domain dedication image

Print shows overall lace pattern in blue and white with hand-colored flowers in the center; possibly a greeting card. In album: [Album of ephemera and Civil War era photographs; photos and album compiled by La... More

Map of a portion of Missionary Ridge, illustrating the positions of Ba...

Scale ca. 1:11,800. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 398 Shows topography by contours, drainage, roads, railroads, and dwellings with names of inhabitants. Names of corps and commanding officers are given. Arrows i... More

Autumn flowers - Engraving, Public domain image

Print shows two girls in a garden with a statue of a reclining figure in the background. In album: [Album of ephemera and Civil War era photographs; photos and album compiled by Larkin Goldsmith Mead], page 3.... More

Ellerson's Mill. Battle-field of Mechanicsville, Virginia

Civil War Photograph Collection. No. 920. Public domain photograph - historical image of Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Plan of Fort Powhatan, Prince George County, Virginia

Original map located in House of Delegates, Office of the Speaker, Executive Communications, Oversized, Box 9, Folder 14. Although included in a report of 1821, this plan represents the fort as it looked in 181... More

Lancaster District, South Carolina / during American Civil War

LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), S144 Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image. "Approved, Chas. R. Suter, Lt. & Chf. Engr., D. S." Pe... More

[Orangeburgh District, South Carolina] / during American Civil War

Title, date, and scale from Stephenson's Civil War Maps, 1989. Relief shown by hachures. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), S150 Incomplete; the eastern and western portions of the map are wanting. Pen and ink tracin... More

Laurens District, South Carolina / - Public domain map

LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), S145 Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image. At lower right corner: Traced by A. Cheville, 47 N.Y.V... More

Newberry District, South Carolina / - Public domain map

"Approved, C. R. Suter, 1st Lt., U.S. Engrs., Chf. Engr., D. S." Pen and ink tracing of a map in Robert Mills's Atlas of the State of South Carolina . . . Baltimore, F. Lucas, Jr. [1825] LC Civil War maps (2nd ... More

Richland District, South Carolina / - Public domain map

LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), S152 "[A]pproved, Chas. R. Suter, 1st Lt., U.S. Engrs., Chf. Engr., D. S." Pen and ink tracing of a map in Robert Mills's Atlas of the State of South Carolina . . . Baltimore, F. Lu... More

Spartanburgh District, South Carolina / during American Civil War

LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), S153 In lower right corner: Traced by A. Cheville, Compagnie K. 47 N.Y.V. In lower left corner: Eng. by H. S. Tanner & Assistants. "Approved, Chas. R. Suter, Lt. & Chf. Engr., D. S.... More

Pendleton District, South Carolina / during American Civil War

Relief shown by hachures. "Approved, Chas. R. Suter, Lt. & Chf. Engr., D. S." "Traced by B. Schelten, Comp. A, 103 Reg., N.Y.S.V. Pen and ink tracing of a map in Robert Mills's Atlas of the State of South Carol... More

[Civil War envelope showing Columbia with shield and American flag and...

Picryl description: Public domain image of postal stamp, free to use, no copyright restrictions

Washington's reception on the bridge at Trenton in 1789 on his way to ...

Print shows Washington and soldiers passing through a garlanded canopy labeled "The hero who defended the mothers will protect the daughters" as girls and young women toss flowers in their path. Date based on ... More

York District, South Carolina / - Public domain old map

Relief shown by hachures. Scale from Stephenson's Civil War Maps, 1989. "Approved, Chas. R. Suter, 1st Lt., U.S. Engrs., Chf. Engr., D. S." Pen and ink tracing of a map in Robert Mills's Atlas of the State of S... More

Darlington District, South Carolina : improved for Mills' Atlas, 1820 ...

Relief shown by hachures. Title and date from Stephenson's Civil War Maps, 1989. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.) S137. Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress... More

Fairfield District[t], South Carolina / during American Civil War

Title and date from Stephenson's Civil War Maps, 1989. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), S139 Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.... More

Colleton District, South Carolina / - Public domain map

Relief shown by hachures. Title and date from Stephenson's Civil War Maps, 1898. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), S136 Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress... More

Chester District, South Carolina / - Public domain map

Relief shown by hachures. Title, scale, and date from Stephenson's Civil War Maps, 1989. Description derived from published bibliography. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), S134 Available also through the Library of ... More

Lexington District, South Carolina / during American Civil War

Relief shown by hachures. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), S146 Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image. At lower right corner: "Trac... More

Georgetown District, South Carolina / during American Civil War

Relief by hachures. Title and date from Stephenson's Civil War Maps, 1989. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), S140 Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress web s... More

Kershaw District, South Carolina / - Public domain map

LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), S143 Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image. "Approved, Chas. R. Suter, Lt. & Chf. Engr., D. S." Pe... More

Barnwell District, South Carolina / - Public domain map

Relief shown by hachures. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.) S130. Description derived from published biibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image. "Approved, Chas. R. Suter, ... More

Union District, South Carolina / - Public domain old map

Relief shown by hachures. Scale from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. "Approved, Chas. R. Suter, 1st Lt., U.S. Engrs., Chf. Engr., D. S." Pen and ink tracing of a map in Robert Mills's Atlas of the State of S... More

Charleston District, South Carolina / during American Civil War

Relief shown by hachures. Scale from Stephenson's Civil War Maps, 1989. Description derived from published bibliography. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.) S132. Available also through the Library of Congress web site... More

Marion District, South Carolina / - Public domain map

Relief shown by hachures. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), S147 Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image. "Approved, Chas. R. Suter, 1... More

Greenville District, South Carolina / during American Civil War

Relief shown by hachures. Title and date from Stephenson's Civil War Maps, 1989. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), S141 Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress... More

Abbeville District, South Carolina / during American Civil War

Scale from Stephenson's Civil War Maps, 1989. "Approved, Chas. R. Suter, 1st Lt., U.S. Engrs., Chf. Engr., D. S." Pen and ink tracing of a map in Robert Mills' Atlas of the State of South Carolina . . . Baltim... More

Ed gefield [sic] District, South Carolina /

LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), S138 Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image. "Approved, C. R. Suter, 1st Lt., U.S. Engrs., Chf. Eng... More

Williamsburgh District, South Carolina : / during American Civil War

Relief shown by hachures. Scale from Stephenson's Civil War Maps, 1989. "Approved, Chas. R. Suter, 1st Lt., U.S. Engrs., Chf. Engr. D.S." Pen and ink tracing of map in Robert Mills's Atlas of the State of Carol... More

Sumter District, South Carolina / - Public domain map

Relief shown by hachures. Scale from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. "Approved, C. R. Suter, 1st Lt., U.S. Engrs., Chf. Engr., D. S." Pen and ink tracing of a map in Robert Mills's Atlas of the State of Sout... More

Horry District, South Carolina / - Public domain old map

LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), S142 Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image. "Approved, C. R. Suter, 1st Lt. & Chf. Engr., D. S." P... More

Beaufort District, South Carolina / - Public domain map

Scale from Stephenson's Civil War Maps, 1989. "Approved, Chas. R. Suter, 1st Lt., U.S. Engrs., Chf. Engr., D.S." Pen and ink tracing of map in Robert Mills's Atlas of the State of South Carolina. LC imperfect: ... More

[Chesterfield District, South Carolina / during American Civil War

Relief shown by hachures. Title, date, and scale from Stephenson's Civil War Maps, 1989. Description derived from published bibliography. Pen and ink tracing of a map in Robert Mills's Atlas of the State of Sou... More

Residence and tomb of Washington, Mount Vernon, on the Potomac / W.H. ...

In album: [Album of ephemera and Civil War era photographs; photos and album compiled by Larkin Goldsmith Mead], p. 128. Library of Congress copy is trimmed. Accession box no. DLC/PP-1975:071

The guitar / D.G. Johnson, sc. - Engraving, Public domain image

Print shows a woman playing guitar as a man flirts with her. In album: [Album of ephemera and Civil War era photographs; photos and album compiled by Larkin Goldsmith Mead], page 2. Library of Congress copy i... More

Map of the location of part of the North-Western Turnpike Road /

Shows road from Winchester westward to the Cheat River in Preston County, West Virginia. Relief shown by hachures. "This copy made by Fr. Koch, Richmond, Va. Jan. 27th 1862." Pen-and-ink, pencil and watercolor ... More

Alfred Beckley's Private Memorandum Book, 1856-1865, including "Statem...

The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle... More

Alfred Beckley's Private Memorandum Book, 1856-1865, including "Statem...

Henry Russell / R. Street pinxt. ; R. Street lith.

Print shows Henry Russell, half-length portrait, facing slightly right, with right hand resting on piano keyboard, open sheet music in the foreground and a shipwreck on storm tossed waves in the background. Inc... More

Crimson fronted Purple Finch / Drawn from nature by J.J. Audubon, F.R....

Print shows bird on flowering pea vine surrounded by border of vines, birds, a woman, and a bird's nest. In album: [Album of ephemera and Civil War era photographs; photos and album compiled by Larkin Goldsmit... More

Walking dresses for January 1843 Engraved for the Lady's World.

Print from Lady's World magazine shows two women dressed in clothing for the outdoors. In album: [Album of ephemera and Civil War era photographs; photos and album compiled by Larkin Goldsmith Mead], no. F1 (f... More

Not a drum was heard nor a funeral note . . .

The erosion of Democratic support for presidential hopeful Martin Van Buren is portrayed as the funeral of "the Kinderhook fox." The print was deposited for copyright on May 22, 1844, one week before the Democr... More

[Unidentified cadet in Virginia Military Institute uniform]

Case: Rinhart, no. 138 (reverse image). Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: Bill Turner, La Plata, Maryland, 2012. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photogra... More

Artilleryist group - Mathew Brady seated on left

Photograph shows group portrait of artists who participated in the art exhibition at the Metropolitan Fair in New York City, 1864, held to support the United States Sanitary Commission, "for the relief of the s... 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

The nearest way in summer time - Engraving, Public domain image

Print after 1854 painting by Thomas Creswick shows a horse-drawn cart carrying logs and fording a creek. In album: [Album of ephemera and Civil War era photographs; photos and album compiled by Larkin Goldsmit... More

[Minister wearing spectacles] - Public domain portrait photograph

Case: variant of Rinhart 114. Sitter's eyeglasses are gilt. Hidden witness : African-American images from the birth of photography to the Civil War / Jackie Napoleon Wilson. New York : St. Martin's Press, 1999.... More

Sunset view of Fort Sumter before the bombardment [1861]

Engraving by N. Orr [?] of drawing by H. Fenn. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card, with subsequent revisions. Caption card tracings: Civil War Forts Sumter 1861; Shelf.

[Battle scene surrounded by portraits of American presidents]

Print shows miniature portraits of John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, James K. Polk, Zachary Tayl... More

[Lieutenant Colonel Karl Friedrich Heinrich von Trebra, Union officer ...

Sitter identified by Michael Peake. Date based on Trebra's emigration from Germany in 1854 and death in 1863. Subject is wearing a German military uniform. In: Adolph Metzner photograph album ..., no. 16. Colo... More

Unidentified soldier in New York Infantry uniform with shako hat

Case: Berg, no. 3-160. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2016:144) Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Libra... More

Lives of the presidents of the United States. By Robert W. Lincoln

Print shows trimmed frontispiece to one of the G.H. Salisbury edition's of Lives of the presidents of the United States ... / By Robert W. Lincoln with portrait of George Washington in front of soldiers. In al... More

Architectural detail, interior, Battle House Hotel, Mobile, Alabama

Originally built in 1852, the Battle House was established on the site of a military headquarters set up by Andrew Jackson during the war of 1812. The property served as a Confederate hospital during the Civil ... More

Architectural detail, interior, Battle House Hotel, Mobile, Alabama

Impeachment committee in the U.S. House of Representatives, Lowell Nat...

Exact date unknown. These men belonged to the impeachment committee in the U.S. House of Representatives. Benjamin Butler, President Johnson's fiercest opponent and later Governor of Massachusetts and president... More

Henrico County, Virginia / Historic map, Library of Congress

Relief shown by hachures. Title and statement of responsibility in manuscript above bar scale. Annotated in ink: Smith's map of Henrico County, Virginia, from actual surveys by James Keily, Richmond, Robert P. ... More

Honorable Chas. Brooks Hoard of N.Y - Public domain portrait photograp...

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Manufactured arms for the Gov't during Civil War. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purc... More

Honorable Sempronius Hamilton Boyd, American Civil War Photograph, Gla...

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. M.C. from MO; Commanded Lyon Legion Regt in 1861; Raised the 24th Mo. Inf. during Civil War and served as Colonel. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph colle... More

Honorable John Bell of Tenn, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Nega...

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Original negative in National Archives Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860-1985, Series: Mathew Brady Photographs of C... More

General John Gordon, C.S.A., American Civil War Photograph, Glass Nega...

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

General U.S. Grant, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.

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

General U.S. Grant, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.

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

Mrs. U.S. Grant, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.

Public domain portrait photograph, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

General U.S. Grant, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.

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

Executive Committee of the U.S. Sanitary Commission. Left to right: Dr...

Title from: Nevins, A., ed. The Diary of George Templeton Strong, The Civil War, 1860-1865, 1952, p. 208a. Caption from unverified information on negative sleeve: New York Police. Commissioners in sixties. File... More

Honorable John Bell of Tenn, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Nega...

Crane ; Croskey ; Davis, Jefferson ; Davis, L.R

Page in album contains cartes de visite portraits of a Union officer named Crane; a man in civilian dress named Henry Croskey by photographer Edward P. Hipple, 820 Arch Street, Philadelphia, which is signed on ... More

General W.S. Hancock, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Corresponding print in LOT 4192. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase; Alice H. C... More

General U.S. Grant, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.

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

Honorable Abram Wakeman, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative...

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. M.C. N.Y.; at the outbreak of Civil War raised the 81st Pa. Vols. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph... More

Mrs. U.S. Grant, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.

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

Jefferson Davis in uniform with sword in front of painted backdrop sho...

In album: U.S. army officers and other persons of the Civil War period, leaf 5, lower left.

Bishop Reverend (John) McGill, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Ne...

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. [?] of his church destroyed during the Civil War; Care of wounded and established an infirmary in Richmond to their benefit; consecrated Bishop on Nov. 10, ... More

General W.S. Hancock, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, in pencil: Hancock. Stereo filed in LOT 4191. Corresponding print in LOT 4192. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Lib... More

George H. Boker, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, scratched into emulsion: George H. Boker. Author. During Civil war wrote many patriotic lyrics collected in volume called Poems of... More

General U.S. Grant, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.

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

General U.S. Grant, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.

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

Storming of Palace Hill at the Battle of Monterey [i.e. Monterrey] / D...

Print shows a scene from the Battle of Monterrey, led by General Zachary Taylor and General William J. Worth, during the Mexican-American War. In album: [Album of ephemera and Civil War era photographs; photos... More

General H.W. Halleck, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, in pencil: Halleck. Corresponding print in LOT 4192. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints a... More

Executive Committee of the U.S. Sanitary Commission. Left to right: Dr...

Title information from: Nevins, A., ed. The Diary of George Templeton Strong, The Civil War, 1860-1865, 1952, p. 208a; and D. Dodge, 2017. Caption from unverified information on negative sleeve: New York Police... More

Confederate Generals, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.

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

Honorable William Irvine of N.Y, American Civil War Photograph, Glass ...

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. B. Broome Co, N.Y. 1820, d. San Francisco, Cal. 1882; practiced law, Corning, N.Y. 1849; M.C. 1859-61; served Civil War; Lieut. Col. 10th Reg. Cav. N.Y. Vo... More

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