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Engraved Harper's Weekly page with five Union officers in uniform above soldiers disembarking from a steamboat at Fort Macomb

Our Colored Troops--The Line Officers of the First Louisiana Native Guards

John R. Hamilton, 1861

Engraved portrait of Henry Clay in a dark coat holding a document, with a quill pen and inkstand on a table beside him.

Henry Clay

Peter Maverick, 1820

Engraved oval portrait of a woman in a tall hat, lace ruff and embroidered gown, holding a feathered fan.

Pocahontas

Simon de Passe, 1790

William Ernest Mason

Anders Zorn, 1900

Engraved political cartoon by Thomas Nast showing a caricature head on a tall monument struck by lightning, 1880.

Boom!!!-So Near, And Yet So Far

Thomas Nast, 1880

Engraved cartoon of a large elephant with a ballot box and banner, trampling a tiger with human heads, from Harper's Weekly.

The Elephant Walks Around

Thomas Nast, 1870

Engraved caricature of a bearded man in an apron polishing a boot, with a woman watching in a doorway labeled Conkling & Plat

Out-"Shining" Everybody In Humiliation at Albany

Thomas Nast, 1880

Oval engraved portrait of an elderly man with white hair in a dark coat and cravat, captioned C. Colden, Esq.

Cadwallader Colden

John Scoles, 1800

Aaron Burr

Enoch G. Gridley, 1800

Engraved oval portrait of George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland, in armor with lace collar, within an ornate frame.

George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland

Robert Vaughan, 1610

Engraved oval portrait of Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke, with lace collar, in ornamental cartouche.

Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke

Simon de Passe, 1610

Portrait of a man in a red military coat with gold braid and powdered wig, standing before a landscape, inscribed below.

Robert Monckton

James MacArdell, 1770

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a wig and period coat, pointing to ships in a harbor beside a table with charts.

William Shirley

Peter Pelham, 1740

Oval mezzotint portrait of a man in a robe with folded arms, with a German caption below naming him King of the Volkeren rive

E. Tow O Koam Coning van de Rivier Volkeren

Pieter Schenk, 1710

John Bard

David Claypoole Johnston, Mar 1799 - 8 Nov, 1820

Black and white engraved portrait of a man with curly hair, dark jacket and bow tie, captioned Peter Still, The Kidnapped and

Peter Still, The Kidnapped and Ransomed

Peter Still, 1870

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of James Buchanan, a gray-haired man in dark coat and white cravat before red drapery.

James Buchanan

Nathaniel Currier, 1850

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of a man in a red turban and blue coat with a black feather, pointing with his hands.

Itcho-Tustinnugge

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1840

Engraved bust portrait of a man with an open-mouthed expression, captioned Jeff Davis, After the Fall of Fort Sumter.

Jefferson Davis

David Claypoole Johnston, Mar 1799 - 8 Nov, 1850

Engraved oval portrait of King Henry I of England holding a sceptre and orb, with Latin inscription and caption below.

Henry I, King of England and Duke of Normandy

Renold Elstrack, 1610

Lithograph portrait of a man with tousled hair, dark coat and white cravat, with handwritten notes below.

Horace Binney

Albert Newsam, 1820

Esh-ta-hum-leah

John T. Bowen, 1830

Saint-Mémin folio 9

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1810

Hand-colored print portrait of Nea-math-la, a Seminole chief, in a red headwrap, blue jacket, and beaded sash.

Nea-math-la - A Seminole Chief

R. T, 1830

Engraved oval portrait of King Edward III in crown and ermine robes, holding a sceptre and orb, with a text caption below.

Edward III (Edward of Windsor), King of England

Renold Elstrack, 1610

Bénigne-Charles Févret de Saint-Mémin

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1790

Hand-colored print of a Native American man with red face paint, silver armbands, shell necklace and tomahawk.

Young Ma Has Kah

Charles Bird King, 1830

Engraved bust portrait of a man with wavy hair, high collar and bow tie, labeled Lewis Tappan.

Lewis Tappan

Lewis Tappan, 1870

Saint-Mémin folio 16

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1780

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of a Shawnee chief with red feathered headdress, red face paint, and silver nose ring.

Kish-kallo-wa

Charles Bird King, 1830

Engraved portrait of Philip Syng Physick, a man in a dark frock coat and cravat, against a shaded oval background.

Philip Syng Physick

Asher Brown Durand, 1820

Steel engraving portrait of John Randolph of Roanoke, seated with a top hat and draped curtain behind him.

John Randolph

John Sartain, 1870

Hand-colored lithographic portrait of Major Ridge, a man with white curly hair in a blue coat and tan waistcoat.

Major Ridge

Charles Bird King, 1830

Black and white engraved bust portrait of an older man in a dark suit and cravat, captioned Thomas Garrett, Station Master.

Thomas Garrett

Thomas Garrett, 1870

Oval stippled engraving portrait of John Adams in a dark coat and cravat, with caption beneath, on a cream page.

John Adams

John Scoles, 1800

Kimbo

John Warner Barber, 1840

Lithograph of three army officers in portrait busts with a soldier holding an American flag and military trophies below.

Generals Harvey, Wood and Mansfield

John Henry Bufford, 1861

Jack-o-pa - A Chippewa Chief

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1840

Engraving of a man hanging by bound hands from a beam while a figure watches from a window.

Suspended by the Hands with Block and Tackle

George Laws, 1870

Hand-colored portrait print of Kee-shes-wa, a Fox chief, in feathered headdress and blue beaded mantle.

Kee-shes-wa - A Fox Chief

Charles Bird King, 1830

Marquis de Lafayette

John Jones, 1790

Hand-colored print of To-ka-con, a Sioux chief, with feathered headdress, face paint, beaded clothing and a curved sword.

To-ka-con

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1830

Hand-coloured print of a man in a red coat with a silver medal, holding a flowered staff and tomahawk.

Tshi-zun-hau-kau - A Winnebago

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1840

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of Julcee-mathla, a Seminole chief, in a red headscarf, black feather and blue striped jacke

Julcee-mathla - A Seminole Chief

H. D, 1840

Hand-colored print of Tah-ro-hon, an Ioway warrior, in feathered headdress, red blanket and silver earrings, holding a pipe.

Tah-ro-hon - An Ioway Warrior

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1830

Book cover with engraved bust portrait of a man above title text reading The Boston Slave Riot, and Trial of Anthony Burns.

The Boston Slave Riot, and Trial of Anthony Burns

Anthony Burns, 1850

Engraved bust portrait of a man in military uniform within an oval frame, beneath a flag and laurel wreath, labeled Greene.

Nathanael Greene

Elkanah Tisdale, 1800

Hand-colored print portrait of Henry Clay in dark coat and white collar against a brown background.

Henry Clay

J. Peters, 1840

Palette-shaped business card with a songbird, red flowers and paint dabs, advertising Hesler, Artist Photographer, Chicago.

Business card of Alexander Hesler

Alexander Hesler, 1880

Sha-ha-ka

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1830

Oval mezzotint portrait of a man in powdered hair and a dark coat, with an engraved caption below naming Charles Townshend.

Charles Townshend

John Dixon, 1770

Tan broadside poster in bold black type calling Women of Stonington to arouse and support Belva Lockwood's presidential campa

Women of Stonington, Arouse!

Belva Ann Bennett Lockwood, 1880

Saint-Mémin folio 10

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1780

Mezzotint oval portrait of a man with dark hair, white cravat and draped cloak, captioned B. West, R.A.

B. West, R.A.

Engraved oval portrait of General J. B. Floyd in a dark military uniform with epaulettes, in a gold-bordered card.

John Buchanan Floyd

John Buchanan Floyd, 1861

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of On-ge-wae, a Chippewa chief, holding a pipe and wrapped in a fur robe.

On-ge-wae - A Chippewa Chief

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1840

Hand-colored print of a man in a red beaded turban with feathers, a feather and fur cape, and a medallion, holding a staff.

Wa-pel-la: Chief of Musquakees

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1830

A Winnebago

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1840

Engraved oval portrait of a man in powdered wig, with helmet, swords and laurel branches below, labeled G. Washington.

G. Washington

Alexander Lawson, 1790

Joseph Bloomfield

Enoch G. Gridley, 1800

Hand-colored lithographic portrait of a Seneca chief in feathered headdress, holding a pipe and ceremonial staff.

Ki-on-twog-ky or Corn Plant

Bass Otis, 1830

Engraved oval portrait of King William II crowned, holding a sceptre and orb, with Latin titles and a caption below.

William II (Rufus), King of England

Renold Elstrack, 1610

Sir Henry Clinton

Robert Pollard, 1770

Chromolithograph bust of a mustached man in a wide hat above a dark war kite, with S. F. Cody inscribed on the base.

Samuel Franklin Cody

Samuel Franklin Cody, 1900

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a braided military coat with powdered hair and lace jabot, 1770 print.

Sir Hugh Smithson Percy

Robert Pollard, 1770

Hand-colored print of a seated woman in an orange dress beside a cradleboard holding a child, with blue and red bands.

Chippeway Squaw and Child

Henry Inman, 1830

Hand-colored print of Timpoochee Barnard, an Uchee warrior, in a red turban and blue cloak with a beaded sash.

Timpoochee Barnard - An Uchee Warrior

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in crown and armor holding a sword, with Latin inscription and heraldic medallions.

William the Conqueror, King of England and Duke of Normandy

Renold Elstrack, 1610

Engraved portrait of Lieutenant General James Longstreet in uniform, on a Southern Illustrated News page, Richmond 1864.

James Longstreet

John W. Torsch, 1861

Engraved oval portrait of General William Buel Franklin in uniform, with an eagle and flag above.

William Buel Franklin

William Buel Franklin, 1861

Engraved bust portrait of a bearded man with wavy hair in a dark coat and patterned cravat, turned to the side.

John Kensett

Frederick W. Halpin, 1860

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark jacket and bow tie, labeled MASON, mounted in a brown border.

James Murray Mason

James Murray Mason, 1850

Engraving of a nude youth at an altar reaching toward winged and cloud-borne figures, titled Initiation to the Mysteries of I

"The Columbiad" -- Initiation to the Mysteries of Isis

Abraham Raimbach, 1800

Engraved oval portrait of Gen. Daniel E. Sickles in military uniform, with an eagle and American flag above.

Daniel Edgar Sickles

Daniel Edgar Sickles, 1861

Engraved portrait of DeWitt Clinton in dark coat and white cravat, hands resting on a book before a draped curtain.

DeWitt Clinton

William Satchwell Leney, 1810

Engraved oval portrait of Harriet Livermore, a woman in a lace bonnet and dark shawl, against a stippled background.

Harriet Livermore

James Barton Longacre, 1820

Saint-Mémin folio 3

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1780

Hand-colored print of Not-chi-mi-ne, an Ioway chief, in feathered headdress and red blanket, holding a decorated pipe.

Not-chi-mi-ne - An Ioway Chief

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1830

Engraved oval portrait of an older man with wavy hair in a dark jacket and striped cravat on cream paper.

John B. Moreau

Benson John Lossing, 1850

Engraved bust portrait of a man with curly hair and a double-breasted coat, inside an ornate scrolled frame.

James Henry Hackett

Asher Brown Durand, 1830

Engraved portrait of a bald older man in a dark coat and white cravat, holding a book, with an inscription below.

The Rev. Morris Brown of Philadelphia

Albert Newsam, 1840

Colored campaign banner with portraits of John C. Fremont and William L. Dayton, an eagle, Liberty, and flags.

Grand National Republican Banner

Nathaniel Currier, 1861

Engraved oval portrait of George Washington with powdered white hair, dark coat and lace jabot, on a cream paper mount.

George Washington

John Roberts, 1790

Oval lithographic portrait of a bearded man in a military coat with star collar insignia, captioned Major General J. E. B. St

J. E. B. Stuart

James Ewell Brown Stuart, 1861

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of Ka-Na-Pi-Ma, an Ottawa chief, shown in a dark jacket and white shirt.

Ka-na-pi-ma - An Ottawa Chief

H. D, 1840

Hand-colored print of a man in a red turban, hoop earrings, nose ring, and blue coat with red painted face stripe.

Payta-kootha

Henry Inman, 1830

Engraved portrait of a man with wavy hair in a fur-trimmed coat, with the handwritten signature John J. Audubon below.

John James Audubon

John Sartain, 1830

Harper's Weekly page with two satirical cartoons of role-reversed domestic life above columns of 19th-century advertisements.

How it Would Be, if Some Ladies Had Their Own Way

Harper's Weekly, 1860

Hand-colored portrait print of a man with long dark hair, a draped white cloth, and a blue oval cameo pendant.

A-na-cam-e-gish-ca

Charles Bird King, 1830

Engraved portrait of a seated man in a dark suit beside a desk with a marble bust, books, and a globe.

Francis Preston Blair, Jr.

John Sartain, 1861

Saint-Mémin folio 4

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1780

Lithograph portrait of Franklin Pierce in dark coat and cravat, bust-length, turned left, with printed title below.

Franklin Pierce

Francis d' Avignon, 1850

Engraved portrait of an elderly clergyman with grey hair holding an open book, with a church spire visible through a window.

Richard Channing Moore

Peter Maverick, 1810

Oval engraved portrait of Benjamin Franklin in a fur cap and coat, with a hatched oval border and printed caption below.

Benjamin Franklin

Robert Pollard, 1770

Joseph Gurney Cannon

Carlo de Fornaro, 1910

John Burgoyne

Robert Pollard, 1770