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Colored cartoon of a man on a cliff resisting a red devil labeled Bryan, with a sound money sign and silver labels below.

The Temptation

Grant E. Hamilton, 1890

Hand-colored print of a woman in a blue dress with a fan of pastel feathers, perched on a branch, titled Bird of Paradise.

Bird of Paradise

Max Rosenthal, 1850

Political cartoon of two men cutting a map of America along Mason and Dixon's Line, with a skeleton labeled U.S. Army on the

The European Plan

Thomas Nast, 1880

Engraved seascape of the frigate Constitution in battle with the British frigate Guerriere amid smoke and rough sea.

U.S. Frigate Constitution with Commander Isaac Hull

Cornelius Tiebout, 1810

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