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Colored lithograph titled Heroes of the Colored Race with three central portraits, eagle and flags above, and scenes of farm,

Heroes of the Colored Race

Joseph Hoover, 1861

Engraving of a tall man in a top hat walking through a street with soldiers while a crowd cheers and tosses hats.

Lincoln in Richmond

Lambert Hollis, 1861

Engraved group portrait of George Washington and family seated at a table with a map, globe, and standing attendant.

The Washington Family

Edward Savage, 1790

Hand-colored engraved portrait of a uniformed officer in dark blue with a sword, a white horse behind him, against a dark bac

Major General Andrew Jackson

James Barton Longacre, 1820

Engraved advertisement of J. Gurney's daguerreotype gallery at 349 Broadway, with a carriage and pedestrians in the street.

J. Gurney's Premium Daguerreotype Gallery, 349 Broadway, New York

John William Orr, 1850

Sepia mezzotint portrait of a man holding a spear, with a white cloth draped over his shoulder and a hilly landscape behind h

Cinqué

John Sartain, 1830

Poster of a man in an ornate embroidered robe before blue pagodas and hills, with gold text reading Long Tack Sam.

Long Tack Sam

Adolph Friedländer, 1910

Pen-and-ink caricature of a woman in a bonnet and crinoline speaking to a seated bearded man at a desk beside a US map.

Mrs. North and Her Attorney

Sir John Tenniel, 1860

Engraved family portrait of a bearded officer, a seated woman, and four children and young adults in a wooded outdoor setting

General Grant and His Family

John Sartain, 1861

Lithograph sheet music cover of a boy standing beside a draped table, eyes closed, holding a hat, with title lettering above.

Thomas Bethune

Major & Knapp Sarony, 1860

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a wig and armour holding a baton, with a helmet, fortress and horsemen behind him.

James Edward Oglethorpe

Engraved portrait of a bearded seated man, a boy, a standing young man, and a woman in black at a draped table.

Lincoln and Family

William Sartain, 1860

Engraved portrait of a standing man with a musket and fur cloak, with seated figures and a mountain behind him.

Philip, King of Mount Hope

Paul Revere, 1710

Engraved memorial print with an oval portrait of George Washington, surrounded by allegorical figures, cannons and cherubs.

George Washington

Enoch G. Gridley, 1800

Hand-colored print of a uniformed officer with a sword beside a tree, with army tents and an American flag behind him.

Martin Robison Delany

Abraham Bogardus, 1850

Engraved full-length portrait of a bearded man in a dark suit beside a carved chair, table, books and draped curtain.

Ulysses S. Grant

John Chester Buttre, 1861

Caricature of an American jockey in pale blue silks riding a galloping chestnut racehorse past a white rail.

An American Jockey

Godfrey Douglas Giles, 1890

Hand-colored lithograph of a crowd in a tropical clearing as a rifle is fired, with thatched huts, palms and gunsmoke.

Catlin the celebrated Indian traveller and artist, firing his Colt's Repeating Rifle before a tribe of Carib Indians…

John M. McGahey, 1850

Engraving of Native figures offering fruit and baskets before a stone column, with a bearded European man and armed soldiers

The Natives of Florida Worship the Column Erected by Captain Ribault

Theodor de Bry, 1590

Line drawing of a tilted ship mast and wreckage in choppy water, with wooded shore and distant sailboats.

Stone Blockade Off Charleston

Adalbert John Volck, 1860

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a top hat and ruff collar, holding a scroll, with a ship in the frame.

Sir Thomas Smythe (Smith)

Simon van de Passe, c. 1595 - 6 May, 1610

Colour print of an elderly bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat and dark suit holding a pink cloak, in an arched frame.

Walt Whitman

Richard Shugg, 1870

Pen-and-ink drawing of mounted riders and horses gathered at a stream beside trees, with a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat

General Stewart's Return from Pennsylvania

Adalbert John Volck, 1861

Political cartoon Jingo: Liberty between two heads labeled Free Trade and Protection, with poor and prosperous families below

Grover Cleveland and James G. Blaine

Grover Cleveland, 1880

Decorative lithograph of a parade on a tree-lined avenue, framed by portrait busts, flags, and vignettes of labor, school, an

The Result of the Fifteenth Amendment and the Rise and Progress of the African Race in America and its Final Accompli…

Metcalf & Clark, 1861

Pen drawing of an armed man striding forward as a mounted band with a banner approaches; a woman and child sit at left.

Formation of Guerilla Bands

Adalbert John Volck, 1860

Full-length portrait of a bearded naval officer on a ship deck, with a rowboat and American flag on the river behind him.

John L. Worden

John Lorimer Worden, 1860

Engraved newspaper spread of General Garfield's home and offices in Mentor, Ohio, with a central parlor scene.

James Garfield

James Abram Garfield, 1880

Pen-and-ink drawing of bearded men gathered under trees near tents, some kneeling in the foreground.

Scene in Stonewall Jackson's Camp

Adalbert John Volck, 1861

Engraving of an allegorical tomb scene with robed figures, palm fronds, and a winged figure beside a sarcophagus under a Goth

Le Tombeau de Voltaire

Charles Macret, 1770

Sepia lithograph of mounted officers under large trees, with a column of soldiers and tents on a distant hill.

Surrender of General Lee

Peter S. Duval, 1861

Pen drawing of a fortress gateway with armed guards watching chained men working with shovels and a cart in a courtyard.

Butler's Victims of Fort St. Philip

Adalbert John Volck, 1861

Colored cartoon of two men on a rocky mountain path toward the White House, one offering a guide, the other declining.

On the Road

Joseph Keppler, 1861

Circus poster with portraits of P. T. Barnum and J. A. Bailey beside a jockey racing a horse against a runner.

Greatest Show on Earth

P. T. Barnum, 1890

Pen drawing of a mounted officer with raised sabre riding past a seated man beside a pump, with soldiers in an open field beh

Ye Conquest of Ye Pump

Adalbert John Volck, 1861

Daniel Webster

William Henry Brown, 1840

Poster of a mustached rider in a fringed buckskin jacket and wide hat on a dappled grey horse, with trees behind.

"Buffalo Bill" Cody

Pen-and-ink drawing of four men in a rowboat crossing water, one standing with a rifle, others rowing.

Marylanders Crossing the Potomac to Join the Southern Army

Adalbert John Volck, 1860

Woodcut of a hunter firing a rifle at a charging bear in a snowy forest, with a small dog nearby.

Crockett's Desperate Fight with a Bear

David Crockett, 1830

Hand-colored print of a bearded naval officer in uniform on a deck, with a rowboat and fort on the river behind him.

John Lorimer Worden

John Lorimer Worden, 1860

Pen drawing of two men by a river in dense jungle, one using a telescope on a tripod, with tall vine-draped trees.

Vicksburg Canal

Adalbert John Volck, 1860

Monochrome print of a bearded rider in a long coat and hat on a grey horse, standing in a grassy field with a fence behind.

Robert E. Lee

Michael Miley, 1861

Lithograph of Civil War naval officers in uniform posing on a ship deck beside cannons and rope.

Civil War Naval Officers

John Lorimer Worden, 1861

Pen-and-ink drawing of a street riot with armed men and soldiers, a sail maker building, and ship masts at a harbor.

Battle in Baltimore, April 19, 1861

Adalbert John Volck, 1860

Sheet music cover with central oval portrait of a man beside a small figure, flanked by four child medallions and floral bord

The Commodore Nutt Polka

? - Horace Waters, 1860

Engraved portrait of a bearded elderly man seated with a pen in a book-filled study beside a fireplace.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Samuel Hollyer, 1880

Pen-and-ink drawing of soldiers charging with rifles and bayonets among tents, smoke rising, a fallen man in the foreground.

Fight at Santa Rosa Island

Adalbert John Volck, 1860

Hand-colored group portrait of Union officers in blue uniforms gathered around a table with a map, labeled with names.

Grant and his Generals

Ulysses Simpson Grant, 1861

Caricature cartoon of a man skating on a frozen pond falling through cracked ice labeled Income Tax Amendment.

Retreat of Don Grover Quixote

Frederick Victor Gillam, 1890

Pen-and-ink drawing of men unloading a boat on a riverbank with a mule, barrels, a crate and a man in a top hat.

Smuggling Medicines into the South

Adalbert John Volck, 1860

Engraved print of a crowded formal reception with guests in period dress and uniforms under chandeliers.

Grand Reception of the Notabilities of the Nation

Julia Boggs Dent Grant, 1861

Hand-colored engraved portrait of Stephen Van Rensselaer in blue uniform with red sash, holding a shako, before a river view.

Stephen Van Rensselaer

Thomas Gimbrede, 1800

Pen drawing of mounted riders and foot soldiers crossing rocky desert ground, one rider holding a long pennant aloft.

Johnston Crossing the Desert to Join the Southern Army

Adalbert John Volck, 1861

Bearded man in a dark coat stands by a gravestone inscribed Gen Thos J. Jackson, with floral wreaths and a willow tree.

Grave of Stonewall Jackson

Mathew B. Brady, 1861

Black and tan woodcut of the Alamo battle showing a falling rifleman, smoke, a brick wall, and fallen soldiers.

Fall of the Alamo: Death of Crockett

David Crockett, 1830

Line drawing of drovers herding cattle and pigs past covered wagons along a wooded dirt road.

Return of a Raiding Party from Pennsylvania

Adalbert John Volck, 1860

Poster of a charging bison framing an oval portrait of Col. W.F. Cody, with herd running behind and title I AM COMING below.

I Am Coming

Charles E. Stacy, 1900

Satirical lithograph of an elderly man in a fur-collared cloak locking a prison door, with hands gripping the barred window.

Andrew Jackson

Edward Williams Clay, 1820

Pen-and-ink drawing of a rider on a galloping horse leading cattle and mounted men past a fence and barn.

Jemison's Jayhawkers

Adalbert John Volck, 1860

Etching of a young woman in a sun hat holding a tennis racket beside a wooden fence and ivy-covered hedge.

Helen Wills Moody

Childe Hassam, 1920

Sitting Bull

Rudolf Cronau, 1880

Line engraving of mounted cavalrymen charging through a camp past a sutler's stall with barrels and fleeing figures.

General Stewart's Raid to the White House

Adalbert John Volck, 1861

Seated bearded man in work clothes on a wheelbarrow beside a shovel, pick and tin pan, with trees and hills behind.

Etienne Derbec

A. De Lattre, 1850

Engraving of sailors tending a wounded captain on a ship deck, with a pointing officer, smoke, rigging and a banner reading D

The Death of Captain James Lawrence on Board the Chesapeake, June 1st 1813

Ralph Rawdon, 1810

Pen drawing of armed men and officers beside a kneeling woman, with a flag, cannon and smoke in the background.

Valiant Men "Dat Fite Mit Sigel"

Adalbert John Volck, 1861

Hand-colored print of a frontiersman in buckskin raising his hat, holding a rifle, with three dogs in a wooded landscape.

Davy Crockett

C. Stuart, 1830

Engraved family portrait of General Grant with his family on horseback and pony, a dog, and the Capitol dome behind.

General Grant and His Family

Samuel Sartain, 1861

Engraved portrait of Major General Joseph Warren in a tricorn hat holding a musket, with a smoky battlefield behind him.

Joseph Warren

Etching of a bearded officer in uniform on a prancing horse, with a bare tree, smoke, and a distant cart in the landscape.

Le Général Grant

L. Mercier, 1861

Engraved portrait of a woman in a dark silk overdress and lace cuffs, beside flowering shrubs and a garden urn with a swan.

Mrs. George Washington

J. Rogers, 1850

Engraved portrait of a woman with curly hair and a striped shawl, leaning against a tree beside flowering shrubs.

Madᵉ. Genet

Cornelia Tappan Clinton Genet, 1850

Mezzotint portrait of Charles Lee in military uniform and tricorn hat beside a flag reading An Appeal to Heaven.

Charles Lee

Thomlinsen, 1770

Mrs. Chauncey Goodrich

J. Rogers, 1850

Monochrome print of a man in period dress in an oval frame, with a carved head and oak wreath above and PATRIAE PATER below.

George Washington, Patriae Pater

Rembrandt Peale, 1820

Lithograph of a uniformed man on a rearing grey horse, pointing forward before a smoky battlefield with soldiers.

General Harrison, the Washington of the West

Full-length engraved portrait of a man in naval uniform with a sword, leaning on rocks, with sailing ships at sea behind him.

William Carnegie

Jr J. Hibbert, 1800

Lithograph of a crowded 19th-century city intersection with shop signs, street vendors, dancers, a carriage and a pig.

Five Points, 1827

McSpedon & Baker, 1850

Engraved page with a map of Pensacola Bay forts above a street scene of Montgomery, Alabama, with a domed state house.

Montgomery, Alabama and Pensacola, Florida

Harper's Weekly, 1860

Engraving of six riders on two horses on a hillside beside an overturned wagon and a fallen man, with a farmhouse in the dist

Six on Two Horses

Wilbur F. Osler, 1870

Engraved group portrait of Lincoln, Winfield Scott and officers gathered around a table with a map, 1861.

Winfield Scott and Generals

H. B. Hall, 1861

Lithograph portrait of a man in a top hat and spectacles, standing before a building with shuttered windows and a signboard.

A Tribute to Worth by his Friends

Charles Fenderich, 1830

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a military coat with epaulette, powdered hair, and cloudy landscape behind him.

Horatio Gates

Mezzotint portrait of a man in powdered wig and military uniform with epaulette and sash, with printed inscription below.

Robert Monckton

Thomas Hudson, 1750

Pink sheet music cover for The Little Duchess featuring a photograph of Anna Held in a large hat and flowing gown.

What Are the Wild Waves Saying?

Anna Held, 1900

Hand-colored lithograph of a wounded officer lying beside a horse, with two officers standing over him in a wooded battlefiel

The Death of the Gallant Major Ringgold

Samuel Ringgold, 1840

Sheet music cover for The Two Roses with a photo of a woman in a lace gown, green art nouveau border and rose motifs.

There's Not a Thing I Wouldn't Do

Hand-colored lithograph of dancer Fanny Elssler in pink costume with black lace skirts, arms outstretched, on grass with flow

Fanny Elssler

John T, 1830

Hand-colored print of General Washington in blue and gold uniform holding the Declaration of Independence, with a horse, cann

General Washington

Noël Le Mire, 1780

Hand-colored portrait of a standing Native American man in feathered headdress and fringed robe, holding a rifle.

Wa-na-ta

Charles Bird King, 1830

Circular hand-colored allegorical print of American independence with medallion portraits, a Native American figure, ships, a

Indépendence des États-Unis

Louis Roger, 1780

Engraving of a man descending steps from an altar toward a farm, with an eagle, shield, and fruit in the foreground.

General Washington's Resignation

Alexander Lawson, 1790

Sheet music cover for I Like My Old Home Town showing three photographic portraits of Harry Lauder in Scottish costume.

I Like My Old Home Town

Harry Lauder, 1920

Engraving of men searching a schooner deck with axes and tools, with rigging and a wooden barrel behind them.

The Mayor and Police of Norfolk Searching Capt. Fountain’s Schooner

Edmund Birckhead Bensell, 1870

Hand-colored lithograph of a dancer in a light blue costume and feathered hat before gabled houses, sheet music cover.

Fanny Elssler

Fanny Elssler, 1830

Hand-colored lithograph of a mounted officer amid fallen soldiers, a cannon, and an American flag under a palm tree.

The Death of Major Ringgold at the Battle of Palo Alto, May 8, 1946

Kelloggs & Thayer, 1840

Engraving of a battle scene with a cannon, a rearing horse and soldiers tending a wounded officer on the ground.

Palo Alto, Death of Major Ringgold

John C. McRae, 1840