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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

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

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

Hand-colored lithograph of a Sioux chief with feathered headdress, curved sword, beaded sleeves and red blanket.

Mon-ka-ush-ka

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1830