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John Warner Barber, 1840

Engraved bust portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark jacket and striped tie, printed on a text page.

Samuel Green Sentenced to the Penitentiary for Ten Years for Having a Copy of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" in His House

Samuel Green, 1870

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a tricorn hat and military coat with gorget, within a cross-hatched border.

Sir William Howe

Robert Pollard, 1770

Colored cartoon of Uncle Sam and John Bull striding through sugarcane scattering books and papers labeled civilization and ed

The Two Great Missioners of Civilization

Frederick Victor Gillam, 1890

1st Viscount Augustus Keppel

Robert Pollard, 1770

Hand-colored print of a woman with braided hair, hoop earrings, beaded necklaces, and a red blouse with fur cuffs.

Hayne-Hudjihini

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1830

Engraved portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, with a handwritten signature below.

David Abeel

Joseph Napoleon Gimbrede, 1820

Blue printed business card advertising L. H. Griffin's Ambrotype Rooms at 268 Washington Street, Boston, with prices.

Business card for L. H. Griffin's Ambrotype Rooms

L. H. Griffin, 1850

Engraved east view of Philadelphia from the river, with spires, ships and rowboats, and insets of the State House and Battery

The East Prospect of the City of Philadelphia, in the Province of Pennsylvania

George Heap, 1760

Hand-colored portrait of a man in a red turban, blue fur-trimmed cloak, and silver medallion, with red face paint.

Qua-ta-wa-pea

Charles Bird King, 1830

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a dark coat and cravat, with a handwritten signature below, on cream paper.

Alexander Stephens

John Francis Eugene Prud'homme, 1860

Engraved portrait of a man in a fur-trimmed cloak and cap holding a flower, with heraldic crests above and a caption below.

James IV, King of Scotland

Hand-colored print of a man's head with octopus tentacles curling above it, titled Cuttle Fish, on a cream page.

Cuttle Fish

Max Rosenthal, 1850

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of a man with red face paint, feathered hair ornament, blue beaded sash and cream robe.

Waa-top-e-not

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1840

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and chain of office, with a Latin inscription and caption below.

Sir Henry Hobart

Simon van de Passe, c. 1595 - 6 May, 1610

Engraved portrait of a gray-haired man in a dark jacket and bow tie, captioned Elijah F. Pennypacker.

Elijah F. Pennypacker, Station Master on the Road

Elijah Funk Pennypacker, 1870

Engraved bust portrait of a bearded man in a suit and bow tie, captioned John Henry Hill, Page 189.

John Henry Hill

John Henry Hill, 1870

Engraved oval portrait of King Henry III wearing a crown and robes, holding a sceptre and orb, with heraldic shields.

Henry III (Henry of Winchester), King of England

Pale blue printed broadside listing titles of V. Blada's War Sketches with a subscriber notice in serif type.

Broadside for the "Second and Third Issues of V. Blada's War Sketches"

Adalbert John Volck, 1860

Lithograph of General Grant seated with a young boy on his lap, a family group around a table with an open book.

General Grant and Family

Ulysses Simpson Grant, 1861

Saint-Mémin folio 8

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1780

Saint-Mémin folio 7

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1780

Wood engraving of a seated man showing scarred back, printed on a newspaper page with the caption 'Gordon Under Medical Inspe

Harper's Weekly, July 4, 1863

Vincent Colyer, 1860

Printed 1840 advertisement for E. S. Hayden's daguerreotype miniatures, with a decorative black border and mixed display type

Splendid Daguerreotype Miniatures

E. S. Hayden, 1840

Engraved oval portrait of a man with wavy hair and bow tie, captioned Stephen A. Douglass, on a tan octagonal mount.

Stephen Arnold Douglas

Stephen Arnold Douglas, 1850

Ndamma

John Warner Barber, 1840

Hand-colored portrait of Black Hawk, a Sauk man, with red feathered headdress, beaded necklace and red blanket.

Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiah - Black Hawk A Saukie Brave

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1830

Engraved oval portrait of a woman in a feathered headdress, lace ruff and pearls, holding a fan, with a verse below.

Anne of Denmark, Queen of England and Scotland

Simon van de Passe, c. 1595 - 6 May, 1610

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of a woman with dark wavy hair in a green shawl, holding a feather.

Po-ca-hon-tas

H. D, 1840

Hand-coloured print of Tshusick, an Ojibway woman, seated beside a table, wearing a red jacket and feathered headdress.

Tshusick: An Ojibway Woman

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1830