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Lines, on the death of Asa L. Payne, aged 20 years, who lost his life ...

Verse. 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 118, Folder 35.

[Battle scene with line of bayonets]

Title devised by cataloger. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1941:0074). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

[War of 1812 battle scene with soldiers and Indians]

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions

[Revolutionary War battle scene]

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

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

Scene in a New Hampshire court.--General Pierce examining a witness. S...

Two humorous incidents supposedly from the life of Franklin Pierce. On the left, a repartee wherein Pierce, the distinguished trial lawyer, is embarrassed by an ignorant witness. Armed with pages of notes, Pie... More

Scene on the Macedonian after the battle

Print shows a busy scene in the physician's quarters below deck on the HMS Macedonian where wounded sailors are being attended to by medical staff, some are having limbs amputated. Illus. from: Life and death ... More

Scene in the House of Representatives - Contest for the election of sp...

Congressman speaking while others stand and watch. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 1, no. 5 (1856 Jan. 12), p.[65].

Dan Rice's great show. Sixth appearance of M'le Ella Zoyara in her unp...

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 157, Folder 2.

[Rough sketch of a battle scene]

Title devised. Inscribed lower right: 55. Inscribed below image: on the right. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.145) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Unidentified sailor seated in front of a painted backdrop showing nau...

Case: Leather; oval and scroll design. Purchase; Chester Urban; 2002; (DLC/PP-2002:129) Forms part of: Ambrotype/Tintype photograph filing series (Library of Congress). Exhibited: American Treasures of the Lib... More

[Scene with conquistadors] - Public domain document scan of drawing

Title devised. Formerly Waud no. B-7. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.772) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

(Scene near Tipton, on the Missouri Prairies,) Blacksmithing in the Ar...

A group of soldiers, one relaxing in foreground, one stoking a fire, and two putting shoes on horses. Signed lower left margin: A.S. Leclerc. Title inscribed below image. Note on mat indicates that A.S. Leclerc... More

Distant view of Emmettsburg [sic], scene of the rebel horse raid; Unio...

Signed lower right: A.R. Waud (underlined). Title from recto. Inscribed upper left: E. Catholic College. Emmitsburg is associated with the advance and retreat of the Confederate army at Gettysburg. Gift, J.P. M... More

The popular loan to the federal government - scene in the main room of...

Print shows a busy interior scene at the Assay Office on Wall Street in New York City, N.Y., where many citizens have come to loan money to the federal government to help finance the war. Illus. in: Frank Lesl... More

[Unidentified sergeant and corporal in Union uniforms in front of pain...

Case: Berg, no. 2-56. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Ambrotype/Tintype photograph fi... More

Battle-field of Gettysburg. Scene of the charge of the Louisiana Tiger...

No. 961. Caption continues: The foreground of the picture is the crest of Cemetery Hill at the point when the assault struck. Hoke's brigade formed behind the rising ground in centre of picture. Hays' brigade ... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union second lieutenant's uniform in front of...

Case: Leather scroll motif. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Purchased from: Civil War Antiques, Waterville, Ohio, 2000. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Li... More

[Unidentified young soldier in Union uniform with American flag-draped...

Case: Berg, no. 1-46. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2014; (DLC/PP 2014:202) Purchased from: Jeremy Rowe Vintage Photography, 2013. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Con... More

[Unidentified soldier of the 26th New York Infantry Regiment with revo...

Case: Berg, no. 1-54. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Ambrotype/Tintype photograph fi... More

Gettysburg, battlefield of, Scene of Pickett's charge, 974

Photograph shows clump of trees on left that was point of direction for Pickett's soldiers, monument to 2nd Corps placed near where General Alexander S. Webb was wounded, spot in the center where General Armist... More

[Three unidentified soldiers in Union uniform in front of painted mili...

Case: Leather gem scroll motif. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). pp/liljunion

Marshall House, Alexandria, Virginia Scene of death of Colonel Ellswor...

No. 1278. Mounted with two other photographs with general caption: Marshall House, Alex., Va. & Col. Ellsworth. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Marshall House, Alexandria, Virginia, scene of death of Colonel Ellswo...

Photograph shows a group of people in front of the Marshall House at the corner of King and St. Asaph Streets. No. B1087. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Battle-field of Gettysburg. Scene of General Reynold's death

No. 966. Caption continues: Archer's (Confederate) brigade was advancing to seize the clump of woods on right of picture. General Reynolds ordered Meredith's brigade to repel the attempts, and was sitting on h... More

[Sergeant Cornelius V. Moore of Company B, 100th New York Volunteers, ...

Photo shows identified soldier in Union uniform. More information is in "Glimpses of Soldiers' Lives," SoldierbiosMooreC.html Case: Berg, no. 7-23. Additional information in collections file. Other materials r... More

Yorktown, Virginia, May 1862. A scene during the Civil War

No. B-82. Caption continues: (US Army signal corps "Brady photographs" catalogue, 1921, no. B-82) after a photographer working under the direction of Mathew B. Brady

A Thrilling scene in east Tennessee--Colonel Fry and the Union men swe...

Colonel David Fry and Union men grouped around American flag to pledge their allegiance to the Union, during plot to burn Confederate bridge, Tennessee. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1862 March 29, p. 193.

Scene in the Illinois Legislature. Speech of a brave old patriot. Terr...

On verso: 156. 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 124, Folder 18.

Scene in Pleasant Valley, Maryland / Alex. Gardner, photographer.

Photograph showing a group of men and women, including Union army officers' family members, on the porch of a house owned by Mrs. Lee. The two officers were members of the staff of Gen. McClellan and Gen. Burns... More

[Civil War envelope showing eagle emblem in front of camp scene and ho...

Addressed to Rev. C. U. Heilman, A.B., Mercersburg, Franklin Co., Penna.; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljmem

Marshall House, Alexandria, Virginia Scene of Colonel Ellsworth's deat...

Photograph shows Marshall House at corner of King Street at Saint Asaph Streets. Col. Elmer Ellsworth of The New York Zoaves was killed after pulling down the Confederate flag in 1861. No. 4184. Illus. in: Ga... More

Sketch in the Road in front of Hookers division scene of the Battle on...

Sketchy landscape with ruined dwelling. Signed lower right: W. Waud. Title inscribed above image. Inscribed within image: Road. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2). Forms part of: Morgan collection of Ci... More

Scene, Fifth Avenue - A man and a woman standing next to each other

Cartoon shows a well-dressed man telling a woman "Ah! Dearest Addie! I've succeeded. I've got a substitute!" The woman, holding him at arms length, replies "Have you? What a curious coincidence! And I have foun... More

A Thrilling scene in east Tennessee--Colonel Fry and the Union men swe...

Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bull Run, the scene of General Taylor's death, May, 1863

Photograph shows a man sitting on a fallen tree in the Occoquan River at the scene of the battle of Bull Run Bridge in which Union Brigadier General G.W. Taylor was killed in August, 1862. No. 262. Published i... More

Scene of the charge of the Louisiana Tigers. View taken from Cemetery ...

Photo shows the site where confederate infantry commanded by Brigadier General H.S. Hays (the Louisiana Tigers) charged against Union batteries on Cemetery Hill on the evening of July 2nd and broke through the ... More

Seminary nr. Gettysburg used as a hospital, scene of Reynolds fight wi...

Signed lower right: ARW. Title inscribed below image. Formerly Waud no. C-143. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.1070) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Scene in the woods at the foot of Round Top

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Morris Island, South Carolina. Unidentified camp scene]

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

Scene of Ewell's attack, May 19, 1864, near Spottsylvania [i.e. Spotsy...

Dead soldier on stretcher. Civil War Photograph Collection. No. 721. LC-B811-721, LC-B8171-721.

Army forge scene, in front of Petersburg / negative by David Knox, pos...

Photograph showing a group of military personnel preparing to shoe a horse in the camp's temporary blacksmith shop. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C... More

Civil War camp scene, showing company kitchen, 1863(?)

Alternate title handwritten on item. On mount: US Army Signal Corps "Brady photographs" catalogue, 1921.

Bridge over Monocacy, Scene of Lew Wallace battle with Early, 1864

Title inscribed above image. Inscribed above railroad tracks lower left: Destroyed at fight on a temporary structure. Formerly Waud no. C-3. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.930) Forms part of: Morgan ... More

Scene of Ewell's attack, May 19, 1864, near Spottsylvania [i.e. Spotsy...

Civil War Photograph Collection. No. 724. Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Where five thousand Confederate prisoners lay camped. A scene after th...

Hand written on verso: "See Miller, vol. 7, p. 42". Gift; George Holmes; July 26, 1941.

Scene of Ewell's attack, May 19, 1864, near Spottsylvania [i.e. Spotsy...

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

Contrabands accompanying the line of Sherman's march through Georgia /...

Four illustrations: contrabands accompaning the line of Sherman's march through Georgia; dead girl(?) on bed and man standing alongside; John Garth and Olivia Ruthermayne seated; Ruthermayne escutcheon (barber supplies).

McLean's House, Appomattox, Virginia Scene of Lee's surrender

Photograph shows three people seated on the porch steps with one woman standing behind them at the Wilmer McLean House, where Generals Lee and Grant agreed on the terms of surrender. Alternate title, photograp... More

Historic Blakeley State Park, scene of the last major battle of the Ci...

The Battle of Blakeley was fought at Fort Blakeley on April 9, 1865 at 5:30 p.m. Historic Blakeley State Park was created in 1981 to preserve the National Register Site and its 5 1/2 miles of pristine breastwor... More

Scene showing deserted camp and wounded soldier (Zouave), 1865(?)

US Army Signal Corps "Brady photographs" catalogue, 1921, no. B-250.

McLean's House, Appomattox, Virginia, scene of General Lee's surrender

Photograph shows the house in Appomattox where the terms of surrender between Generals Grant and Lee were signed April 8, 1865. The family of the owner of the house, Wilmer McLean, are seated on the steps. No. ... More

Scene at the Pennsylvania Avenue entrance to the Capitol grounds at Wa...

Illustration showing a crowd of people crossing the street between a railroad locomotive and a street railroad, with the U.S. Capitol in the background. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 10, no. 487 (1866 April 2... More

"The halt"--a scene in the Georgia campaign / Th. Nast.

Illustration shows soldiers outside of house with woman and three children at door. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1866 June 30, p. 401, bottom illustration. "From a painting by Thomas Nast."

The Battle of Lookout Mountain, November 25, 1863 - the scene from Loo...

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1867 Nov. 30, p. 764. Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The inauguration of Ulysses S. Grant as president of the United States...

Illustration showing Ulysses S. Grant and Schuyler Colfax taking the oath of office administered by Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase on the east portico of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., March 4th 1869, bef... More

Scene on the Oahe - Public domain scan / drawing

Drawing shows a rowboat by a stream. The Oahe is in South Dakota. Formerly DRWG/US - Gedney - 104. Gift, Ralph Gedney 1926 (DLC/PP-1926:R47019).

Scene on the lake - Public domain scenic drawing

Drawing shows a landscape with hills, trees, and a lake. Gift, Ralph Gedney 1926 (DLC/PP-1926:R47019). , inscribed on verso. "LC47019" inscribed on verso.

A new thump of the gavel A scene in the House of Representatives ; The...

Cartoon concerning dishonesty in the House of Representatives. Illus. in: Wild oats, v. 6, no. 76 (1874 Feb. 5), pp. 8-9.

A scene on the levee, New Orleans

Public domain photograph of steamboat ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Scene on the Chicago & North Western Ry.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a power station, dam, electric generator, industrial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Street scene, Chatauqua [sic] - Public domain image. Dry plate negativ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential building, house, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Scene about a cotton plantation

Picryl description: Public domain image of a farm, farmer, agriculture, early 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Street scene in Washington early '80's

Sketch shows houses from the back, where extensions jut out. In the foreground, two small trees, their trunks protected by barriers, stand bare of foliage. Formerly DRWG/US - Gedney - 66. Gift, Ralph Gedney 192... More

[River scene] - Public domain scenic drawing

Drawing shows two figures by the waterside, probably near Albany, New York, where Brown resided in 1842 and 1843. Gift, Joseph Verner Reed, 1935.

Scene in Jackson Park, Chicago, Ill.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Scene in Lake Park, Milwaukee - Public domain image. Dry plate negativ...

Public domain photograph of park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Scene of McPherson's death - A black and white drawing of a sign in th...

Print shows location in wooded area where Union General James B. McPherson was killed while positioning his troops during battle in the Atlanta campaign. Illus. in: Harper's pictorial history of the Civil War ... More

[Bicycle race scene] - Print, Library of Congress collection

23069 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 265. Copyright 1895 by The Calvert Litho. Co., Detroit, Mich.

Winter scene near Mount Pleasant House, White Mountains

Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Scene; Indian River, Florida view, photochrome print postcard.

Copyright 1898 by Detroit Photographic Co. Title on inventory list: Scene; Indian River. Caption for similar image (LC-D4-3630) lists title and location as: Indian River at Cocoa, Fla. Detroit Publishing Co. n... More

Harvest scene near Brookings, S.D., mammoth plate negative

Public domain photograph - historical image of South Dakota, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Coast scene, Ga. - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

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

Photos by a commercial "wanderer" through New York and Pennsylvania. P...

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

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...

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

[S.S. North Land, Detroit River scene]

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Detroit, Michigan, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Detroit River scene] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Public domain photograph - historical image of Michigan, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Street scene, Alaska. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Public domain photograph - historical image of Alaska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A Winter scene, Detroit - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Detroit, Michigan, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Scene in Ann Arbor, Mich.] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Picryl description: Public domain image of park architecture, palace, chateau, open space, 18th, and 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Battle scene, probably a Civil War diorama at the Milwaukee Public Mu...

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

[Scene in Rockefeller Park, Cleveland, Ohio]

Public domain photograph of park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Scene in Magnolia (colored) cemetery, Aiken, S.C.

Picryl description: Public domain image related to death, coffin, grave, funeral, burial, monument, cemetery, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...

Public domain image of a historic view of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

[Detroit River scene, North Land]

Public domain image of a sailing ship, caravel, harbor, sea, naval battle, 16th-17th century maritime seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Black nomination approved by Senate Judiciary Committee. Washington, D...

Public domain photograph of building interior, office, room, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Winter's scene in Detroit, A - Public domain image. Dry plate negative...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Detroit, Michigan, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Washington whitened by heaviest snowfall in two years. Washington, D.C...

Public domain historic photograph of Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Women's Press Club skit instructs future first ladies on how to get al...

Public domain photograph of Washington DC, 1910s-1920s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Jean Harlow plays close-up scene with North Carolina Senator Washingto...

A man in a suit and a woman in a fur coat. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Supreme Court flag half-masted out of respect to dead jurist. Washingt...

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

[Scene in Clark Park, Detroit, Mich.]

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Detroit, Michigan, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Gordon Park, bathing scene, Cleveland, Ohio]

Public domain photograph - historical image of Ohio, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Rural scene showing buildings on barren land]

Public domain photograph of Sitka, Alaska, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Secretary of Treasury at church services of the president. Washington,...

A couple of men walking down a sidewalk. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Detroit River scene, S.S. North Land]

Picryl description: Public domain image of naval activity, ship, sea, 19th-20th century navy, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Shenandoah, Pennsylvania. A scene in the coal mining town on the occas...

Public domain photograph of train tracks, railroad works, construction workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Snow scene taken of Boston Common, Jan. 10, 1904

Copyright deposit?; E. Chickering & Co.; 1904; DLC/PP-1904:42044. Attributed to Chickering on basis of size, type and subject of photo; probably obtained through copyright deposit.