Minute representation of an American line-of-battleship, with full exp...
Print shows a starboard view of an American battleship with the parts numbered and lettered; also shows a rowboat and a small sailboat in the foreground. Illus. from: Gleason's pictorial, v. 6, no. 4 (1854 Jan... More
The deck of an American line-of-battle ship The hull of an American ma...
Print shows at top, a bird's-eye view of the deck of a battleship from near mid-ship looking toward the bow with sailors working a capstan or windlass, also shows cannon on the deck; at bottom, a cut-away view ... More
Chinese apparatus for hulling and coarse grinding rice / J.B. Meffert ...
Print shows a man driving a water buffalo hitched to a large grinding wheel in a circular trough for grinding and hulling rice; farmers arriving with baskets of rice to pour into the trough. Plate from: Narrat... More
Chief interpreter Moryamo Yenoski and Tako Juro interpreter / dag. by ...
Print shows two Japanese men, Moryamo Yenoski and Tako Juro, full-length portrait, standing facing front, as interpreters for members of the Perry expedition in Japan. Plate from: Narrative of the expedition o... More
![Bay of Wodowara / from nature by Heine[,] shipping by Walke ; lith. of Sarony & Co. New York.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTYvYmF5LW9mLXdvZG93YXJhLWZyb20tbmF0dXJlLWJ5LWhlaW5lLXNoaXBwaW5nLWJ5LXdhbGtlLWxpdGgtb2Ytc2Fyb255LWFuZC1jby01NGU0ZWUtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/30/webp "Bay of Wodowara / from nature by Heine[,] shipping by Walke ; lith. of Sarony & Co. New York.")
Bay of Wodowara / from nature by Heine[,] shipping by Walke ; lith. of...
Print shows two American side wheel steam frigates and a large rowboat during rough seas in the Bay of Wodowara. Plate from: Narrative of the expedition of an American squadron to the China Seas and Japan ... ... More
U.S. steam frigate Mississippi passing Punta Tristao. N. west point of...
Print shows the American side wheel steam frigate Mississippi on rough seas as it passes Tristram Point, Madeira. Plate from: Narrative of the expedition of an American squadron to the China Seas and Japan ...... More
Peace - burial of Wilkie / Turner ; F.E. Jones.
Print shows a steamship illuminated by flames during burial at sea of David Wilkie. Caption continues: Engraved expressly for the Ladies' Repository. Illus. from: The Ladies repository; a monthly periodical de... More
Last of the Alabama Commodore Winslows grand victory march. Respectful...
Print shows the battle between the USS Kearsarge and the CSS Alabama off the coast of France, with a private British yacht "Deerhound" nearby; the Alabama is foundering and its crew is being rescued by the Kear... More
Sailing of the "Pennsylvania" / F.H.S., engraving, Library of Congress
Print shows the S.S. Pennsylvania steamship on its initial trial voyage on May 5, 1873, sailing under steam through waters crowded with small sailboats, tugboats, and other steamboats; shows many passengers onb... More
A hundred years ago - the surrender of the French frigate "L'Insurgent...
Print shows the aftermath of a battle between the USS Constellation and the French frigate "L'Insurgente" with the crew of the Constellation gathered on the starboard side cheering as the badly damaged "L'Insur... More