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DeWitt Clinton

William Henry Brown, 1840

Lithographic portrait of a man in a dark military uniform with epaulettes, holding a telescope, with a camp scene behind.

Zachary Taylor

Marie Alexandre Alophe, 1840

Engraved portrait of Henry Clay seated under a tree with a spaniel, a cow and a farmhouse in the background.

Henry Clay

Henry S. Sadd, c. 1811 - 24 Nov, 1840

Engraving of a winged devil-like woman holding a Free Love placard above a struggling family on a rocky mountain path.

Get Thee Behind Me, (Mrs.) Satan!

Thomas Nast, 1870

Engraved portrait of Benjamin Franklin in a fur-trimmed coat, with spectacles and a book on the table before him.

Benjamin Franklin

Printed 1840 broadside of Log Cabin Anecdotes with framed vignettes of William Henry Harrison's life and central text columns

Log Cabin Anecdotes

J. P. Guffing, 1840

Lithograph portrait of a naval officer in uniform with bicorne hat on a ship deck, holding a spyglass and sword.

David Glasgow Farragut

David Glasgow Farragut, 1861

Engraved battle scene with officers on horseback, smoke-filled ridges, fallen soldiers and American and British flags.

Battle of New Orleans

Joseph Yeager, 1810

Engraving of Mirabeau greeted in a forest by robed men, a winged genius holding a Free France banner, and a rowboat.

Mirabeau Arrive Aux Champs Élisées

Louis-Joseph Masquelier, 1790

Etching of a man in a hat hauling a line in shallow water toward a smoking cone device, with a shore crowd and flag behind.

Bombastes Captures Fort Fisher By Means of a Patent Volcano

Adalbert John Volck, 1861

Hyrum and Joseph Smith

Hyrum Smith, 1840

Colour print of a crowd before a columned classical building with a clock tower and balcony spectators.

Inauguration of Davis

James Massalon, 1870

Hand-colored lithograph of an elderly white-haired man in a long dark coat beside a stone column, holding a top hat and cane.

Andrew Jackson

Nathaniel Currier, 1840

Sheet music cover with an oval portrait of a seated woman in a dark dress, surrounded by ornate scrollwork and an eagle.

Charlotte Shaw

Jr John Plumbe, 1840

Engraved scene of a man in a dark coat greeting a crowd of robed men and porters beside thatched huts, with an American flag

Stanley Meeting Livingstone

Sheet music cover with an oval portrait of a bearded man, ornate lettering, and decorative borders, dated 1870.

William Marcy Tweed

William Magear Tweed, 1870

Colored print of a ceremonial shoreline landing with uniformed troops, robed officials, banners, and many ships anchored in t

Landing of Commodore Perry, Officers and Men of the Squadron, to Meet the Imperial Commissioners at Yoku-hama, Japan,…

Jr Eliphalet M. Brown, 1850

Hand-colored print of officers aiding a wounded major beside a black horse, with a cannon and battle smoke behind.

Major Ringgold, Mortally Wounded

Edward Williams Clay, 1840

Lithograph portrait of a uniformed officer beside a cannon, American flag, map and sailing ships.

John Ellis Wool

Joseph Edward Baker, 1861

Lithograph of a seated man in civilian dress conferring with uniformed officers gathered among rocks and trees.

Council of War

Peter Kramer, 1861

Etching of an armored, plumed figure with a spear striding through a busy street with horses, signs, and a seated woman.

Bombastes, Conqueror of New Orleans

Adalbert John Volck, 1861

Engraved portrait of a bare-chested boxer in a fighting stance, with white breeches and sailing ships on a distant coast.

Tom Molineaux

John Young, 1800

Caricature of a uniformed admiral striding over Manila harbor with an American flag, a German warship, and Aguinaldo nearby.

While Dewey is on Guard

Grant E. Hamilton, 1890

Full-length portrait of a bearded naval officer in uniform standing on a deck, with steamboats on a river behind him.

John Adolphus Bernard Dahlgren

John Adolphus Bernard Dahlgren, 1861

Engraved battle scene of soldiers with flags and smoke in a town square, a fallen drummer in the foreground, and women and a

Death of Major Pierson

James Heath, 1790

Sepia engraving of Ashland, Henry Clay's house, with a classical facade framed by large oak trees and a lawn.

Henry Clay

John Sartain, 1850

George Washington

Samuel Wetherbee, 1800

Etching of a rider spurring a galloping horse across a field toward a fort with a flag, smoke and soldiers nearby.

Bombastes is Ubiquitus

Adalbert John Volck, 1861

Colored print of a bearded man in a dark suit writing at a desk, with a wall map, globe, and bust in an interior.

Abraham Lincoln

Christopher S. German, 1850

Engraved portrait of a man in a dark military coat with a sword and pistol, a horse behind him, handwritten notes below.

Andrew Jackson

James Barton Longacre, 1810