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Oval mezzotint portrait of a man in powdered hair and a dark coat, with an engraved caption below naming Charles Townshend.

Charles Townshend

John Dixon, 1770

Tan broadside poster in bold black type calling Women of Stonington to arouse and support Belva Lockwood's presidential campa

Women of Stonington, Arouse!

Belva Ann Bennett Lockwood, 1880

Saint-Mémin folio 10

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1780

Mezzotint oval portrait of a man with dark hair, white cravat and draped cloak, captioned B. West, R.A.

B. West, R.A.

Engraved portraits of Benjamin F. Butler and Alexander H. Stephens with name captions on a tan page, numbered 12.

Album of Portraits of Celebrities

Engraved oval portrait of General J. B. Floyd in a dark military uniform with epaulettes, in a gold-bordered card.

John Buchanan Floyd

John Buchanan Floyd, 1861

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of On-ge-wae, a Chippewa chief, holding a pipe and wrapped in a fur robe.

On-ge-wae - A Chippewa Chief

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1840

Hand-colored print of a man in a red beaded turban with feathers, a feather and fur cape, and a medallion, holding a staff.

Wa-pel-la: Chief of Musquakees

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1830

A Winnebago

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1840

Engraved oval portrait of a man in powdered wig, with helmet, swords and laurel branches below, labeled G. Washington.

G. Washington

Alexander Lawson, 1790

Joseph Bloomfield

Enoch G. Gridley, 1800

Hand-colored lithographic portrait of a Seneca chief in feathered headdress, holding a pipe and ceremonial staff.

Ki-on-twog-ky or Corn Plant

Bass Otis, 1830

Engraved oval portrait of King William II crowned, holding a sceptre and orb, with Latin titles and a caption below.

William II (Rufus), King of England

Sir Henry Clinton

Robert Pollard, 1770

Grabeau

John Warner Barber, 1840

Chromolithograph bust of a mustached man in a wide hat above a dark war kite, with S. F. Cody inscribed on the base.

Samuel Franklin Cody

Samuel Franklin Cody, 1900

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a braided military coat with powdered hair and lace jabot, 1770 print.

Sir Hugh Smithson Percy

Robert Pollard, 1770

Hand-colored print of a seated woman in an orange dress beside a cradleboard holding a child, with blue and red bands.

Chippeway Squaw and Child

Henry Inman, 1830

Hand-colored print of Timpoochee Barnard, an Uchee warrior, in a red turban and blue cloak with a beaded sash.

Timpoochee Barnard - An Uchee Warrior

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in crown and armor holding a sword, with Latin inscription and heraldic medallions.

William the Conqueror, King of England and Duke of Normandy

Engraved portrait of Lieutenant General James Longstreet in uniform, on a Southern Illustrated News page, Richmond 1864.

James Longstreet

John W. Torsch, 1861

Engraved oval portrait of General William Buel Franklin in uniform, with an eagle and flag above.

William Buel Franklin

William Buel Franklin, 1861

Engraved bust portrait of a bearded man with wavy hair in a dark coat and patterned cravat, turned to the side.

John Kensett

Frederick W. Halpin, 1860

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark jacket and bow tie, labeled MASON, mounted in a brown border.

James Murray Mason

James Murray Mason, 1850

Engraving of a nude youth at an altar reaching toward winged and cloud-borne figures, titled Initiation to the Mysteries of I

"The Columbiad" -- Initiation to the Mysteries of Isis

Abraham Raimbach, 1800

Engraved oval portrait of Gen. Daniel E. Sickles in military uniform, with an eagle and American flag above.

Daniel Edgar Sickles

Daniel Edgar Sickles, 1861

Engraved portrait of DeWitt Clinton in dark coat and white cravat, hands resting on a book before a draped curtain.

DeWitt Clinton

William Satchwell Leney, 1810

Engraved oval portrait of Harriet Livermore, a woman in a lace bonnet and dark shawl, against a stippled background.

Harriet Livermore

James Barton Longacre, 1820

Saint-Mémin folio 3

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1780

Hand-colored print of Not-chi-mi-ne, an Ioway chief, in feathered headdress and red blanket, holding a decorated pipe.

Not-chi-mi-ne - An Ioway Chief

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1830