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Oval engraved portrait of a man with powdered hair and cravat, captioned "Ja.s Madison", on a book page.

James Madison

James Madison, 1800

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of Meta-koosega, a Chippeway warrior, wrapped in a light blanket with a silver medal.

Meta-koosega

John T. Bowen, 1830

Mrs. Brumaud

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1800

Hand-colored lithographic portrait of a bearded man in a brown coat and white collar, captioned Benjamin Harrison.

Benjamin Harrison

Benjamin Harrison, 1880

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man with curly hair and dark coat, labeled John Brown, in a gold-bordered mat.

John Brown

John Brown, 1850

Engraved portrait of a seated woman in a fringed dark dress, lace collar and cameo brooch, against a draped backdrop.

Sarah Childress Polk

John Sartain, 1840

Bagna

John Warner Barber, 1840

Hand-colored print portrait of a young man with dark hair, wearing a fur collar and a yellow patterned blanket.

Stum-ma-nu - A Flathead Boy

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1830

Hand-colored portrait of a shirtless Chippewa man with long dark hair, red necklace and oval pendant, arms folded.

Wa-bish-kee-pe-nas - The White Pigeon

Charles Bird King, 1830

Engraved portrait of a man in armour and royal robe, with a lion, crown and allegorical objects around an oval frame.

King Charles III of Spain

Filippe Morghen, 1760

Engraved oval portrait of Irvin McDowell in military uniform, with an eagle perched on a flag above him.

Irvin McDowell

Irvin McDowell, 1861

Hand-colored lithographic portrait of a young man in a red jacket, blue trim and beaded sash, resting his hand on a table.

Paddy-Carr - Creek Interpreter

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1830

Engraved political cartoon of a revolver and hands over newsprint reading Tilden or Blood, by Thomas Nast.

Tilden or Blood Compromise - Indeed!

Thomas Nast, 1870

Caricature of four men playing baseball, labeled with political factions, one holding a ball at home base.

The National Game

Abraham Lincoln, 1861

Black-and-white engraved portrait of a bearded man with wavy hair in a dark jacket and high collar, captioned J. Miller M'Kim

J. Miller M'Kim

James Miller McKim, 1870

Hand-colored print of a standing Native American man in red feathered headdress, holding a red ceremonial staff.

Keokuk

James Otto Lewis, 1840

Hand-colored lithograph of a seated woman with pink roses in her hair, wearing an off-shoulder dress and gold bracelet.

Jenny Lind

Nathaniel Currier, 1840

Tah-col-o-quoit

George Cooke, 1840

Hand-colored portrait of a Pawnee man in a tall feather headdress, fur mantle and beaded necklaces, with caption below.

Pet-a-le-shar-ro

John T. Bowen, 1830

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of Shau-hau-napo-tinia, an Ioway chief, in painted face, feathered turban and holding a toma

Shau-hau-napo-tinia

Henry Inman, 1830

Ornate 1870 advertising broadside for J. Davis Byerly's photography gallery, with illustrations of figures and camera equipme

The Byerly Picture Gallery

J. Davis Byerly, 1870

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruff and robes writing at a desk, framed by an eagle and Latin inscriptions.

Francis White, Bishop of Ely

Gerard Mountain, 1630

Washington From Houdon's Bust

Asher Brown Durand, 1830

Black and white woodcut of a woman standing by an easel in a sloped attic room with a paned window, 1920.

The Attic Window

Mildred McMillen, 1920

George Washington

William Satchwell Leney, 1810

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a dark military uniform with epaulettes, captioned BEAUREGARD, in a gold-bordered card.

Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard

Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, 1861

Caricature line drawing of Jack London, a stocky man with wavy hair and a dark necktie, hands on hips, sleeves rolled up.

Jack London

Carlo de Fornaro, 1910

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a dark military uniform with epaulettes, labeled Ben McCulloch.

Benjamin McCulloch

Benjamin McCulloch, 1850

Engraved portrait of elderly Abigail Goodwin in a ruffled white cap and shawl, smiling, with caption below.

Abigail Goodwin

Abigail Goodwin, 1870

Color lithograph poster of dancer Loie Fuller in a swirling orange and yellow gown, advertising the Folies-Bergère.

Loie Fuller

Jules Chéret, 1890

Engraved portrait of a bearded man with curly hair in a suit and bow tie, printed on a page with text behind.

John W. Dungee

John William Dungee, 1870

Engraved oval portrait of William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, in a lace ruff holding a baton, within scrolled frame.

William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke

Simon de Passe, 1610

Engraved portrait of a seated clergyman in dark robes and white sleeves, holding a book in a gothic chair beside a silver cha

William White, D.D.

Charles Edward Wagstaff, 1830

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of Mar-ko-me-te, a Menominee man in a red feathered headdress and fur mantle.

Mar-ko-me-te - A Menomene Brave

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1830

Engraved bust portrait of a man with swept-back white hair, dark striped coat and white collar, labeled John Needles.

John Needles, Earnest in the Cause

John Needles, 1870

Wood engraving of officers in a military tent and two officers talking on a hillside, from Harper's Weekly page.

Harper's Weekly

Harper's Weekly, 1861

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of a man in a red turban, blue fur-trimmed coat, and silver earrings against cream backgroun

Nah-et-luc-hopie

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1840

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a military coat with lace jabot, within a hatched decorative border.

Earl Richard Howe

Robert Pollard, 1770

Campaign banner with portraits of James Buchanan and John C. Breckenridge, an eagle, flags and draped curtains.

Grand National Democratic Banner

Nathaniel Currier, 1861

Hand-colored lithograph of a Fox chief in feathered headdress, beaded necklaces, and fur cloak, holding a bow and arrows.

Pow-a-sheek - A Fox Chief

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1830

Engraved oval portrait of King John holding a sceptre and orb, with heraldic shields and Latin inscription.

John, King of England

Renold Elstrack, 1610

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a lace ruff and chain of office, framed by heraldic shields and armor.

Prince Ludovick Stuart (Stewart), 1st Duke of Richmond, 2nd Duke of Lennox, Earl of Newcastle

Simon de Passe, 1620

Hand-colored portrait of Me-Na-Wa, a Creek warrior, in a beaded green cap with red feather and striped blanket.

Me-Na-Wa: A Creek Warrior

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1830

Cartoon of a Santa-like figure in a flag cape on a dome, speaking into a megaphone labelled Colonial Question.

The Chimney is too Small

Frederick Victor Gillam, 1890

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of a woman with curled dark hair in a blue fringed shawl, set in an oval frame with stars.

Sarah Childress Polk

Nathaniel Currier, 1840

Saint-Mémin folio 13

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1780

Clara Barton

John Sartain, 1880

Hand-colored print of a Winnebago chief with feather headdress, painted face, silver medallion and tomahawk.

Hoo-wan-ne-ka - A Winnebago Chief

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1840

Hand-colored print of a seated woman in blue and yellow clothing holding a red blanket and feathered headdress beside a rock.

A Chippeway Widow

R. T, 1830

Engraved bust portrait of an older man with a mustache and bow tie, with the signature D. Hayes Agnew below.

D. Hayes Agnew

Charles Robson, 1880

Hand-colored portrait of a woman with braided hair, beaded necklaces and a feathered fan, titled Female Flying Pigeon.

Rant Che Wai Me - Female Flying Pigeon

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1830

Miss Clara H. Barton

John Sartain, 1860

Samuel Murgatroyd

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1790

Hand-colored print of a man in a red turban with black plume, blue jacket and silver medal, captioned Foke-Luste-Hajo, a Semi

Foke-Luste-Hajo - A Seminole

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1840

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of a bearded man in a dark military coat with star epaulettes, against red.

Ulysses S. Grant

Lithographers Bingham & Dodd, 1861

Colored cartoon of two men with money bags waiting at gates to Cuba and Porto Rico, beside a worker and industrial goods.

Waiting for the Gates to Open

Frederick Victor Gillam, 1890

Stonewall Jackson

George W. Minnis, 1861

Engraved oval portrait of General Winfield Scott in military dress uniform, with an eagle and American flag above.

Winfield Scott

Winfield Scott, 1860

Engraving of a man in a top hat reaching toward a seated woman in a railway car interior, with a seated observer at right.

Dry-goods Merchant Searching the Cars

FOY, 1870

Printed newspaper page with an oval portrait of James Buchanan above, and an engraving of horse-drawn sleighs in snow below.

James Buchanan

John Jabez Edwin Mayall, 1850

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of Stephen A. Douglas seated in a red chair before a green curtain and column, 1860.

Stephen A. Douglas

George Whiting, 1860

Engraved page with two bust portraits: Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll on the left and actor Lester Wallack in an oval on the rig

Album of Portraits of Celebrities

Hand-colored lithographic portrait of Mon-chonsia, a Kansas chief, wearing a feathered turban, beaded necklaces and fur robe.

Mon-chonsia - A Kansas Chief

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1840

James Gordon Bennett, Jr.

Jr James Gordon Bennett, 1870

Engraved oval portrait of a mustached man in a dark military uniform with shoulder straps, captioned Thomas Francis Meagher.

Thomas Francis Meagher

Thomas Francis Meagher, 1861

Engraved oval portrait of General Gage in military uniform with powdered wig, against a cloudy sky.

Thomas Gage

Robert Pollard, 1770

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in naval uniform, topped by an eagle holding an American flag.

Samuel Francis Dupont

Samuel Francis Du Pont, 1850

Sepia allegorical print of a seated man beside a globe labeled America, crowned with laurel by a figure of Liberty.

Le Docteur Francklin Couronné par la Liberté

Jean-Claude-Richard de Saint-Non, 1770

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a lace ruff and embroidered doublet, with coat of arms and inscription.

James Hay, 1st Earl of Carlisle, Lord Hay of Sawley, Viscount Doncaster

Simon de Passe, 1610

Hand-colored print of Ne-o-mon-ne, an Ioway chief, in feathered headdress and red blanket, holding a decorated pipe.

Ne-o-mon-ne - An Ioway Chief

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1830

Engraved portrait of a man in a turban and shawl with a medallion, labeled Neamathla, Seminole War Chief, 1840.

Neamathla

flourished Neamathla, 1840

Engraved portrait of Rufus King, a seated man in a dark coat and white cravat, against a stippled background.

Rufus King

William Satchwell Leney, 1810

Hand-colored engraving of a formal White House-style reception where Native American delegates in feathered headdresses meet

Andrew Johnson: Indian Delegations at Washington - Presentation to the President

Alexander Gardner, 1860

Engraved bust portrait of a bearded man with curly hair, white ruff collar and armor, labeled Columbus.

Christopher Columbus

Peter Maverick, 1810

Benjamin West

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1790

Andrew Jackson Général

Jules Lion, 1840

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in military uniform with epaulettes and sash, captioned Major M. Scott.

M. Scott

Hand-colored print of a man in a red turban and feather plume, blue jacket, silver gorget and red sash, facing left.

Tens-kwau-ta-waw

Henry Inman, 1830

Wood engraving of police officers restraining a seated man while a photographer sets up a large camera in a room.

The Reluctant Model

Engraving of a donkey-headed figure at a rostrum holding inflation resolutions while seated legislators look dismayed.

Let Him Roar, Mr. Speaker

Thomas Nast, 1880

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a military uniform with a diagonal sash, captioned Col. Chas. Parham.

Charles Parham

Charles Parham, 1850

Small pale card with the flourished script name D. B. Woodbury centered on it.

D. B. Woodbury business card

D. B. Woodbury, 1860

Guy L. Trigg

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1800

Kwong

John Warner Barber, 1840

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in military uniform beneath an eagle perched on an American flag.

John Charles Frémont

John Charles Frémont, 1861

Hand-colored lithographic portrait of Tai-o-mah, a Musquakee brave, with feathered topknot, claw necklace and armband.

Tai-o-mah - A Musquakee Brave

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1830

Unidentified Man

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1780

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in feathered hat and ruff, holding a scepter, with heraldic lions and unicorn.

James I, King of England/James VI of Scotland

Simon de Passe, 1610

Pes-ke-le-cha-co - A Pawnee Chief

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1840

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a powdered wig and dark coat, printed on a book page captioned William Mason Esq.

William Mason

William Rollinson, 1800

Etched portrait of an elderly bearded man in round spectacles and dark suit, turned to the left against a hatched background.

Clement B. Penrose

William Henry Warren Bicknell, 1900

Engraved oval portrait of a man with powdered hair in a braided naval uniform, captioned Admiral Byron.

John Byron

Robert Pollard, 1770

Hand-colored portrait of Waa-pa-shaw, a Sioux chief, in a blue coat, gold vest and black headscarf, on cream paper.

Waa-pa-shaw

Henry Inman, 1830

Grayscale lithographic portrait of an elderly man with white hair, dark coat and white cravat, captioned B. West.

Benjamin West

Charles Étienne Pierre Motte, 1820

Engraving of a crowded 19th-century photographic gallery with framed portraits on the walls and visitors on tufted benches.

M.B. Brady's New Photographic Gallery in "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper"

Albert Berghaus, 1860

Engraved oval portrait of bearded General Lyon in uniform, with an eagle holding an American flag above.

Nathaniel Lyon

Nathaniel Lyon, 1861