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Engraving of uniformed officers in a surrender scene, one officer handing a sword to another beneath a flag, with a horse beh

"The Columbiad" -- Cornwallis Resigning his Sword to Washington

James Heath, 1800

Engraving of four people rowing a small boat across choppy sea, with sailing ships and a lighthouse on the horizon.

Crossing the Bay

William Thomas Cope, 1870

Engraved full-length portrait of a man in decorated armour holding a lance, with a jousting tournament scene behind him.

Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales

before William Hole, 1610

Engraving of an officer falling from his horse at the Battle of Palo Alto while another officer reaches to catch him, with ar

Death of Major Ringgold at the Battle of Palo Alto

Thomas Phillibrowne, 1840

Hand-colored lithograph of a woman's face on a bird's body perched on a branch with red flowers.

Taylor Bird

Max Rosenthal, 1850

Hand-colored postcard of the Washington Patent Office building with pedestrians and parasols on a wide street.

Patent Office

U.S. Patent Office, 1900

Engraving of the neoclassical Patent Office in Washington with columns, carriages on the street, and pedestrians under clouds

Patent Office, Washington

Benson John Lossing

Hand-colored print of a grimacing lion-bodied creature on a grassy mound, with a man in orange below beside a waterfall.

Catamaran, Speel's Owl

Max Rosenthal, 1850

Engraved advertisement for Lawrence's Gallery daguerreotypes on Broadway, showing the building, two medals, and promotional t

Lawrence's Gallery

Martin M. Lawrence, 1850

Sheet music cover with palm trees, a steamship on water, and an oval portrait of Al Jolson in the lower right corner.

Down Among the Sheltering Palms

Rosenbaum Studios, 1910

Nast cartoon: Columbia shields a seated Chinese man from jeering men with sticks, beside anti-Chinese placards and a burning

The Chinese Question

Thomas Nast, 1870

Architectural sheet with a shaded view of a columned building, a longitudinal section, and a floor plan labeled 1840.

Old Patent Office plan

U.S. Patent Office, 1840

Colored postcard of the U.S. Patent Office in Washington with columns, an American flag, and pedestrians on the street.

U. S. Patent Office, Washington

B. S. Reynolds Co, 1920

Hand-colored lithograph of a canvasback duck with a bearded man's face, with an easel and painter's palette behind it.

Canvas Back

Max Rosenthal, 1850

Sepia lithograph of the U.S. Patent Office with columns, horse carriages and streetcar, plus an inset of the North Hall museu

The U.S. Patent Office

U.S. Patent Office, 1880

Lithograph portrait of a bearded naval officer in uniform standing on a ship deck with rigging and a flag behind him.

Louis M. Goldsborough

Louis Malesherbes Goldsborough, 1861

Hand-colored portrait of Chief Keokuk in feathered headdress holding a staff, with a seated child in beaded necklaces before

Keokuk - Chief of the Sacs and Foxes

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1830

Hand-colored engraving of the U.S. Patent Office building with columns and carriages on a street in front.

U.S. Patent Office

R. Metzeroth, 1850

Wood engraving of a man in a hat perched on a leafy tree branch, with a figure below in the woods.

Up a Tree

FOY, 1870

Colored view of the U.S. Patent Office in Washington with columns, an American flag, and pedestrians on the street.

U.S. Patent Office

B. S. Reynolds Co, 1920

Blue-toned sheet music cover for 'I've Lost You' with a portrait of a woman resting her chin on her hands.

I've Lost You

Theda Bara, 1910

Hand-colored engraving of a river port with sailing ships and a wharf, framed by a large tree, with figures and a horse in th

The City and Port of Philadelphia, on the River Delaware from Kensington

William Russell Birch, 1800

Hand-colored print of a standing officer in blue uniform and plumed shako, leaning on a stone wall beside a map.

Zachary Taylor

Lithograph of Major General W. S. Rosecrans on a rearing black horse, pointing forward in military uniform.

William S. Rosecrans

William Starke Rosecrans, 1861

Lithograph of bearded Brigadier General August Willich on a prancing gray horse, raising his cap, with marching soldiers behi

August Willich

August Willich, 1860

Engraving of a man lying on a train car roof with a lantern, passing through a forested mountain valley.

Escaping from Alabama on Top of a Car

Wilbur F. Osler, 1870

Engraved street view of the neoclassical Patent Office building with columns and a pediment, with a horse-drawn carriage in f

Patent Office

U.S. Patent Office, 1830

Lithograph of a mounted officer raising his hat on a rearing black horse, with bugler and infantry behind him.

Ebenezer Dumont

Ebenezer Dumont, 1860

Hand-coloured engraving of the frigate United States capturing the British frigate Macedonian at sea, with gunsmoke and storm

Capture of H. B. M. Frigate Macedonian, Capt. J. S. Carden by the U. S. frigate United States, Stephen Decatur, Eqr.,…

Benjamin Tanner, 1810

Wood engraving of the Patent Office Building in Washington with pedestrians and carriages, on a page of Gleason's Pictorial w

A View of the Patent Office Building

U.S. Patent Office, 1850

Lithograph of a bearded officer in uniform and kepi riding a rearing black horse, cape flying behind him.

Jefferson C. Davis

Jefferson Columbus Davis, 1860

Engraved portrait of a bearded officer in uniform and wide hat, with binoculars and a river map beside him.

Ulysses S. Grant

James Fagan, 1861

Lithograph portrait of a bearded man in spectacles seated at a desk with a map, globe, bust, and military scene behind him.

Edwin M. Stanton

Edwin McMasters Stanton, 1850

Hand-colored caricature of a rooster with a smiling human face, black neck ribbon, beside a beer mug and pipe.

Jolly Old Cock

Max Rosenthal, 1850

Colored postcard of the U.S. Patent Office building in Washington D.C. with columns, striped awnings and a flag.

U. S. Patent Office, Washington, D. C.

Illustrated Post Card Co, 1910

Richard Riker

Dominico Canova, 1820

Engraving of a man with raised axe beside a hollow tree, a coiled snake on the ground, and dense forest behind.

Living in a Hollow Tree

Harry Grimes, 1870

Engraving of Civil War soldiers and mounted officers fighting under heavy smoke, with fallen men and an American flag.

Battle of Bull Run

Harper's Weekly, 1860

Lithograph of a seated man at a desk beside a wall map, a bust, a globe, and a view of a military parade outside.

Andrew Johnson

Andrew Johnson, 1850

Hand-colored lithograph of a raccoon with a human face and bow tie walking along a mossy branch among leaves.

Same Old Coon

Max Rosenthal, 1850

Lithograph of a mounted officer in dark uniform pointing forward, his black horse rearing beside a fallen soldier on a battle

George Henry Thomas

George Henry Thomas, 1861

Poster of Eddie Foy in a red and white striped suit, smiling, with song titles listed on the left.

When There's No Light at All

Edward Foy, 1910

Hand-colored lithograph of a fish with a mustached man's face and bow tie, resting among grass beside a musical-note slab.

C-Bass

Max Rosenthal, 1850

Engraving of Capac and Oella instructing Peruvians under a large tree, with a robed figure standing on a rock before seated o

"The Columbiad" -- Capac and Oella Instructing the Peruvians in Agriculture and Spinning

William Bromley, 1800

Engraved Harper's Weekly page with scenes of street rioting, a looted clothing store, and a dead man in the street.

Harper's Weekly

Theodore R. Davis, 1860

Hand-colored print of a woodpecker with a human face in a bow tie, perched on a branch with green leaves.

Woodpecker

Max Rosenthal, 1850

Hand-colored print of the U.S. Patent Office building with columns, carriages, and riders on horseback in the street.

U.S. Patent Office

U.S. Patent Office, 1850

Good Night Dear

Billie Burke, 1900

Sailors of a battleship band play brass and drums on a gun turret, with warships and a mountainous coast behind them.

The Storming of San Juan

Frederic Remington, 1890

Lithograph of a uniformed officer on a rearing dark horse, raising his hat, with a sabre at his side and a caption naming Bri

Alexander M. McCook

Alexander McDowell McCook, 1860

Engraved view of the burning Patent Office in Washington with fire engines, firemen, smoke, and two inset scenes of rescue an

Burning of the United States Patent Office from The Daily Graphic, Sept. 27, 1877

U.S. Patent Office, 1870

Engraved portrait of Patrick Lyon seated with dividers over a map, in front of a stone wall and barred window.

Patrick Lyon

Colored print of a busy Broadway street with pedestrians, carriages, omnibuses and shop signs.

View of Broadway

Henry Bricher, 1840

Lithograph of a bearded officer in uniform raising his hat on a grey horse, with marching soldiers behind him.

Samuel P. Heintzelman

Samuel Peter Heintzelman, 1861

Hand-colored print of a mounted officer with sword leading blue-coated infantry toward a fort with the Mexican flag, under sm

Winfield Scott

Hand-colored print of dancer Fanny Elssler as La Cracovienne in blue skirt and yellow bodice before domes and minarets.

Fanny Elssler

Jr Eliphalet M. Brown, 1840

Colored postcard of the white neoclassical Patent Office building in Washington, D.C., with carriages on the street and a fla

Patent Office, Washington, D. C.

Foster & Reynolds, 1900

Lithograph of Major General Lewis Wallace in uniform, mounted on a black horse with ornate silver tack, against a smoky lands

Lewis Wallace

Lewis Wallace, 1861

Folding hand-colored panorama of Washington D.C. with a George Washington portrait, building vignettes, and a Capitol view, p

Panorama of Washington

Charles Magnus, 1860

Engraved portrait of Samuel Adams seated beside a map of Canada, holding a document, with a street view through a window.

Samuel Adams

Samuel Adams, 1770

Bearded officer in military coat and cape pointing forward, with soldiers, an American flag and a cannon on snowy ground.

Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses Simpson Grant, 1861

Hand-colored lithograph of a man's head on a green terrapin body wearing a masonic apron, kneeling on a shore.

Masonic Terrapin

Max Rosenthal, 1850

Engraving of a woman in white pouring liquid toward a coiled dragon as an armored warrior watches in a dark cave.

"The Columbiad" -- The Rape of the Golden Fleece

Abraham Raimbach, 1800

Lithograph portrait of a bearded naval officer in uniform with a sword on a steamboat deck, river and steamers behind him.

William D. Porter

William David Porter, 1860