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Line drawing caricature of a frowning elderly man in a wide hat, round glasses and bow tie, labeled S. Gompers.

Samuel Gompers

Carlo de Fornaro, 1910

Satirical engraving of a donkey-headed man carrying a carpetbag labeled Gen. Weaver past a palm tree and onlookers, from Harp

Another Fool's Errand!

Thomas Nast, 1880

Thomas Bolling Robertson

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1800

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruff and Garter collar, framed by a heraldic crest and inscriptions.

Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester

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

Hand-colored portrait of Moa-na-hong-ga, an Ioway chief, with feathered headdress, red face paint and beaded necklace.

Moa-na-hong-ga - Great Walker

Charles Bird King, 1830

Harper's Weekly cover illustration of sailors in a small boat at night near a smoking steamship under bursting shells.

U.S. Calvary at Port Tampa, Florida

Frederic Remington, 1890

Oval engraved portrait of a mustached man in military uniform, with an eagle and American flag above, captioned Col. Corcoran

Michael Corcoran

Michael Corcoran, 1861

Engraved oval portrait of John Hancock in a powdered wig and embroidered coat, printed on a book page.

John Hancock

Robert Pollard, 1770

Hand-colored print portrait of Micanopy, a Seminole chief, in a black feathered headdress and blue mantle with a silver medal

Micanopy - A Seminole Chief

R. T, 1830

Lithograph of General Winfield Scott in uniform gesturing beside a white horse, with a dark cloud-filled sky behind.

General Winfield Scott

Winfield Scott, 1840

Hand-colored portrait of a man with dark hair in a blue garment with red trim and a white collar.

Oche-Finceco

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1840

Hand-colored print of a deathbed scene under a gold-trimmed canopy, with mourners and a clergyman gathered around the bed.

Death of Zachary Taylor

Zachary Taylor, 1850

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of a Chippewa man with face paint, feathered headdress and green blanket.

No-Tin - A Chippewa Chief

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1840

Mary Anderson

Olaf Almquist, 1880

Engraved oval portrait of a uniformed officer with mustache, beneath an eagle holding an American flag.

George Brinton McClellan

George Brinton McClellan, 1850

Caricature ink drawing of a bald, mustached man in a checked suit, captioned 'Farewell! Othello's occupation's gone!'

Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich

Carlo de Fornaro, 1910

Hand-colored print of a standing Seminole man with feathered headdress, green tunic and red leggings, holding a rifle.

Asseola - A Seminole Leader

H. D, 1840

Hand-colored print of a crowded inauguration procession with mounted cavalry, spectators, and a columned building.

Presidential Inauguration of Wm. H. Harrison

William Henry Harrison, 1840

Me-te-a - A Pottawatomie Chief

R. T, 1830

Engraved portrait of seated Fisher Ames in dark coat and white cravat, holding a rolled paper, on a printed book page.

Fisher Ames

John Boyd, 1810

Magazine page with engraved portraits of two men, an illustration of an old church, and printed text columns.

The Brothers Meade, Daguerreotypists, New York

Henry William Mathew Meade, 1850

Etching of a woman in a long dark dress viewed from behind, looking at framed paintings in a gallery interior.

Mary Cassatt au Louvre

Edgar Degas, 1920

Hand-colored print of a man with face paint, holding feathered arrows and wearing a striped shirt and beaded sash.

Mistippee

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1830

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a military coat with powdered hair, framed by a patterned border.

John Sullivan

Robert Pollard, 1770

Engraved oval portrait of King George III in ermine robe, framed by a crown and laurel swags, 1770.

King George III

Robert Pollard, 1770

Oval engraved portrait of General Grant and family on a colonnaded terrace, with a domed building behind them.

General Grant and Family

Adam B. Walter, 1861

Saint-Mémin folio 1

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1780

Engraved oval portrait of a man in military coat, with an eagle holding an American flag above and caption text below.

James Henry Lane

James Henry Lane, 1850

Engraved portrait of a white-haired man in a dark coat and white cravat, labeled P.S. Physick M.D. P.S.

Philip Syng Physick

Bass Otis, 1810

Hand-colored print of Naw-kaw, a Winnebago chief, in feathered headdress, holding a ceremonial pipe and wearing silver medals

Naw-kaw

Henry Inman, 1830