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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 portraits of Benjamin F. Butler and Alexander H. Stephens with name captions on a tan page, numbered 12.

Album of Portraits of Celebrities

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

Grabeau

John Warner Barber, 1840

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

Bau

John Warner Barber, 1840

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

Engraving of a man in a ruffled shirt rising from an open wooden chest, titled Escaping in a Chest, page 283.

Lear Green Escaping in a Chest

Lear Green, 1870

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

Miss Burges

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1790

Hand-colored portrait of Esh-Ta-Hum-Leah, a Sioux chief, with feathered headdress, braids and red face paint.

Esh-Ta-Hum-Leah: A Sioux Chief

John T. Bowen, 1830

Charles N. D. Gervais

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1800

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a dark military-style coat with curly hair, captioned Genl McDuffie, within a brown border

George McDuffie

George McDuffie, 1850

Hand-colored print portrait of a man with a dark feathered crest, hoop earrings, draped blanket and sword.

Kai-pol-e-qua - White Nosed Fox

R. T, 1830

Ahyouwaighs - Chief of the Six Nations

R. T, 1830

Engraved 1840 map of part of Western Africa showing rivers, coastline, place names and a longitude and latitude grid.

Map of Guinea

John Warner Barber, 1840

Gnakwoi

John Warner Barber, 1840

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of Moa-Na-Hon-Ga, an Ioway chief, with red feathered headdress and beaded necklace.

Moa-Na-Hon-Ga: An Ioway Chief

Charles Bird King, 1830

Engraved oval portrait of bearded Col. W. R. Lee in dark military uniform, framed by a gold border.

William Raymond Lee

William Raymond Lee, 1850

Moru

John Warner Barber, 1840

Engraved bust portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark jacket and striped tie, printed on a text page.

Samuel Green Sentenced to the Penitentiary for Ten Years for Having a Copy of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" in His House

Samuel Green, 1870

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a tricorn hat and military coat with gorget, within a cross-hatched border.

Sir William Howe

Robert Pollard, 1770

Colored cartoon of Uncle Sam and John Bull striding through sugarcane scattering books and papers labeled civilization and ed

The Two Great Missioners of Civilization

Frederick Victor Gillam, 1890

1st Viscount Augustus Keppel

Robert Pollard, 1770

Hand-colored print of a woman with braided hair, hoop earrings, beaded necklaces, and a red blouse with fur cuffs.

Hayne-Hudjihini

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1830

Engraved portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, with a handwritten signature below.

David Abeel

Joseph Napoleon Gimbrede, 1820

Blue printed business card advertising L. H. Griffin's Ambrotype Rooms at 268 Washington Street, Boston, with prices.

Business card for L. H. Griffin's Ambrotype Rooms

L. H. Griffin, 1850

Engraved east view of Philadelphia from the river, with spires, ships and rowboats, and insets of the State House and Battery

The East Prospect of the City of Philadelphia, in the Province of Pennsylvania

George Heap, 1760

Hand-colored portrait of a man in a red turban, blue fur-trimmed cloak, and silver medallion, with red face paint.

Qua-ta-wa-pea

Charles Bird King, 1830

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a dark coat and cravat, with a handwritten signature below, on cream paper.

Alexander Stephens

John Francis Eugene Prud'homme, 1860

Engraved portrait of a man in a fur-trimmed cloak and cap holding a flower, with heraldic crests above and a caption below.

James IV, King of Scotland

Renold Elstrack, 1610

Hand-colored print of a man's head with octopus tentacles curling above it, titled Cuttle Fish, on a cream page.

Cuttle Fish

Max Rosenthal, 1850

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of a man with red face paint, feathered hair ornament, blue beaded sash and cream robe.

Waa-top-e-not

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1840

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and chain of office, with a Latin inscription and caption below.

Sir Henry Hobart

Simon de Passe, 1610

Engraved portrait of a gray-haired man in a dark jacket and bow tie, captioned Elijah F. Pennypacker.

Elijah F. Pennypacker, Station Master on the Road

Elijah Funk Pennypacker, 1870

Engraved bust portrait of a bearded man in a suit and bow tie, captioned John Henry Hill, Page 189.

John Henry Hill

John Henry Hill, 1870

Engraved oval portrait of King Henry III wearing a crown and robes, holding a sceptre and orb, with heraldic shields.

Henry III (Henry of Winchester), King of England

Renold Elstrack, 1610

Pale blue printed broadside listing titles of V. Blada's War Sketches with a subscriber notice in serif type.

Broadside for the "Second and Third Issues of V. Blada's War Sketches"

Adalbert John Volck, 1860

Lithograph of General Grant seated with a young boy on his lap, a family group around a table with an open book.

General Grant and Family

Ulysses Simpson Grant, 1861

Saint-Mémin folio 8

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1780

Saint-Mémin folio 7

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1780

Wood engraving of a seated man showing scarred back, printed on a newspaper page with the caption 'Gordon Under Medical Inspe

Harper's Weekly, July 4, 1863

Vincent Colyer, 1860

Printed 1840 advertisement for E. S. Hayden's daguerreotype miniatures, with a decorative black border and mixed display type

Splendid Daguerreotype Miniatures

E. S. Hayden, 1840

Engraved oval portrait of a man with wavy hair and bow tie, captioned Stephen A. Douglass, on a tan octagonal mount.

Stephen Arnold Douglas

Stephen Arnold Douglas, 1850

Ndamma

John Warner Barber, 1840

Hand-colored portrait of Black Hawk, a Sauk man, with red feathered headdress, beaded necklace and red blanket.

Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiah - Black Hawk A Saukie Brave

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1830

Engraved oval portrait of a woman in a feathered headdress, lace ruff and pearls, holding a fan, with a verse below.

Anne of Denmark, Queen of England and Scotland

Simon de Passe, 1610

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of a woman with dark wavy hair in a green shawl, holding a feather.

Po-ca-hon-tas

H. D, 1840

Hand-coloured print of Tshusick, an Ojibway woman, seated beside a table, wearing a red jacket and feathered headdress.

Tshusick: An Ojibway Woman

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1830

Foni

John Warner Barber, 1840

Hand-colored print of a man in a feathered headdress holding a decorated staff, captioned Wa-em-boesh-kaa, a Chippeway chief.

Wa-em-boesch-kaa

Charles Bird King, 1830

Engraved bust portrait of a bearded man in a dark suit and bow tie, captioned Jacob C. White.

Jacob C. White, Member of the Acting Committee

Jacob Clement White, 1870

Ba

John Warner Barber, 1840

Hand-colored print of three Osage figures: two men with red and blue feathered turbans and face paint, and a woman with beade

Osage Indians: Mohongo, Washingsabba (or Black Bird), and Big Soldier

Louis-Léopold Boilly, 1820

Oval stipple engraved portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, captioned Robert Bloomfield, on a book page.

Robert Bloomfield

Robert Bloomfield, 1800