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Dr. Jacobs

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1800

Pen-and-ink caricature of Robert E. Peary in fur parka on ice, with polar bear, sled dog and Dr. Cook figure.

Robert Edwin Peary

Carlo de Fornaro, 1910

Cinqué

John Warner Barber, 1840

Lithograph of a mounted Union general holding a field telescope, with soldiers, a flag and cannons behind him.

William T. Sherman

William Tecumseh Sherman, 1861

Saint-Mémin folio 11

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1810

Hand-colored print of a mounted hunter with a bow chasing a charging bison across green prairie hills.

Hunting the Buffaloe

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1830

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded officer in a dark military uniform with striped epaulettes, captioned Gen'l Hardee.

William Joseph Hardee

William Joseph Hardee, 1861

Engraved oval portrait of young King Edward VI in a feathered cap and fur-trimmed robe, with inscribed text below.

Edward VI, King of England

Simon de Passe, 1610

Engraved bust portrait of a man with wavy hair, dark jacket, white collar and bow tie, captioned Dr. Bartholomew Fussell.

Dr. Bartholomew Fussell, Station Master on the Road

M.D Bartholomew Fussell, 1870

Printed Charleston Mercury extra broadside announcing South Carolina's 1860 ordinance dissolving the Union, headlined 'The Un

The Union is Dissolved!

Charleston Mercury, 1860

Hand-colored print of Ma Has Kah, Chief of the Ioways, wearing feathers, a claw necklace, and a blue beaded garment.

Ma Has Kah

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1830

Hand-colored lithographic portrait of Lap-pa-win-soe, a Delaware chief, with face paint, grey hair and a blue wrap.

Lap-pa-win-soe

Gustavus Hesselius, 1830

Woodcut broadside advertising ambrotypes and photographs, showing a photographer at a camera beside a seated woman holding a

Broadside for L. F. W. Mark

L. W. F. Mark, 1850

Engraved portrait of a bearded man with curly hair in a suit, waistcoat and bow tie, captioned N.W. Depee.

N.W. Depee, Member of the Acting Committee

Nathaniel W. Depee, 1870

Thomas MacDonough

George Delleker, 1810

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a dark clerical coat and collar, above a magazine page with a convention hall scene.

Benjamin W. Arnett

L. Hunster, 1870

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

Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of Arundel

Simon de Passe, 1610

Engraved bust portrait of a woman with curly hair, hoop earrings and a bow tie, captioned Jane Johnson.

Jane Johnson

Jane Johnson, 1870

Hand-colored print portrait of George Washington in a white wig and dark coat, with signature below.

George Washington

George Washington, 1860

Engraved oval family portrait: a bearded man standing, a seated woman, several children, a framed Washington portrait behind.

President Grant and His Family

Samuel Sartain, 1861

Color print of a bearded man's oval portrait in an ornate gilded frame, flanked by allegorical figures with violin and lyre.

Leopold Damrosch

Frederich Graetz, 1880

Hannah Breck

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1790

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a powdered wig and cravat, with printed caption naming S. Adams, Esq.

Samuel Adams

George Graham, 1800

Apauly-Tustennuggee

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1840

Pen-and-ink caricature of a standing elderly man in a suit with clasped hands, labeled J.D. Rockefeller.

John Davison Rockefeller, Sr.

Carlo de Fornaro, 1910

Engraved portrait of a woman with long wavy hair and a white blouse, printed on a Harper's Weekly page.

Mary Anderson

Charles Baude, 1880

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John Warner Barber, 1840

George Washington

? - Richard Dudensing, 1860

Engraved oval portrait of a balding man in a dark military coat with epaulettes and a bow tie, Edward Baker, 1861.

Edward Baker

Adam B. Walter, 1861

Engraved bust portrait of a man with swept-back hair in a dark suit and necktie, captioned John Hunn, Chief Engineer.

John Hunn, Chief Engineer of the Southern End, Officers of the Road

John Hunn Sr, 1870

James Jerome Hill

Carlo de Fornaro, 1910

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of Pa-she-pa-haw, a Sauk chief, wearing a dark headband and a fur robe.

Pa-she-pa-haw

Henry Inman, 1830

Shuma

John Warner Barber, 1840

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of Peah-mus-ka, a Musquakee chief, wearing a blue headband with a red feather and earrings.

Peah-mus-ka

Charles Bird King, 1830

Printed advertisement for Gardner's Photographic Art Gallery in Washington, D.C., with decorative border and listed photograp

Gardner's Photographic Art Gallery

Alexander Gardner, 1860

Dr. S. L. Mitchill

Samuel Latham Mitchill, 1800

Hand-colored 1840 lithographic portrait of a Chippewa chief wearing a grey coat, a dark headband and feathers.

Ka-ta-wa-be-da - A Chippeway Chief

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1840

Engraved oval portrait of General Louis Blenker in military uniform and kepi, with an eagle and flag above.

Louis Blenker

Louis Blenker, 1861

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a military uniform with powdered hair, inside a decorative border.

Charles Lee

Robert Pollard, 1770

Lithograph bust portrait of a balding man in a dark coat and white cravat, with printed caption below.

Richard Riker

Anthony Imbert, 1820

Hand-colored print of Tish-co-han, a Delaware chief, shown bare-chested with a blue blanket, fur pouch and pipe.

Tish-co-han

Gustavus Hesselius, 1830

Bartu

John Warner Barber, 1840

Oval engraved portrait of a woman with curled hair and lace collar, in a floral frame on a pedestal labelled Ann Eliza Bleeck

Ann E. Bleeker

Cornelius Tiebout, 1800

Pee-che-kir - A Chippewa Chief

H. D, 1840

Hand-colored print of General Winfield Scott in blue uniform beside a white horse, cannon, and palm tree, with an attendant.

Winfield Scott

Winfield Scott, 1840

Lithograph portrait of a man with wavy hair and mustache, wearing a dark coat and white cravat, in an oval frame.

Edgar Allan Poe

Alexis Perrassin, 1850

Framed 18th-century broadside advertising the Ship-Tavern and Farm on Lancaster Road to let, in gilt frame.

Broadside

Thomas Parke, 1770

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of M'Intosh, a Creek man in feathered headdress, fur-trimmed cape, beaded sash and holding a

M'Intosh

Charles Bird King, 1830

Engraved bust portrait of a man with receding hair in a dark coat and bow tie, captioned William Wright.

William Wright, Station Master on the Road

William Wright, 1870

Fakinna

John Warner Barber, 1840

Newspaper page with engraved portrait of bearded General J. E. B. Stuart in uniform, surrounded by printed columns of text.

J. E. B. Stuart

John W. Torsch, 1861

Jean-Victor Moreau

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1800

Lithograph portrait of Salmon P. Chase, balding man in dark coat and white collar, with printed caption below.

Salmon P. Chase

Salmon Portland Chase, 1860

Engraved oval portrait of a uniformed officer with medals, under an eagle holding an American flag.

Abram Duryee

Abram Duryée, 1850

M. de Rochemont

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1800

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a dark suit and cravat, labeled John Slidell, in a gold octagonal mount.

John Slidell

John Slidell, 1850

Hand-colored portrait of A-mis-quam, a Winnebago brave, with feathered headdress, face paint and draped blanket.

A-mis-quam - A Winnebago Brave

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1830

Black and white lithograph portrait of a man in a dark coat and bow tie, with caption Governor of the State of Tennessee.

James K. Polk

Charles Fenderich, 1830

Engraved portrait of George Washington in military uniform with sword, seated before a draped tent, with inscription below.

George Washington

David Edwin, 1790

Engraved oval portrait of a man with powdered hair and cravat, titled Lord George Germaine, by Robert Pollard.

Lord George Sackville Germain

Robert Pollard, 1770

Engraved bust portrait of a man with curly hair, side-whiskers and a cravat, captioned Passmore Williamson.

Passmore Williamson

Passmore Williamson, 1870

Burna

John Warner Barber, 1840

Stippled engraved portrait bust of Alexander Hamilton in classical drapery, titled below the image.

Alexander Hamilton

William Satchwell Leney, 1810

Engraved oval portrait of a mustached man in a dark military-style coat, in a decorative tan mat.

Francis Preston Blair, Jr.

Jr Francis Preston Blair, 1861