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Sheet music cover showing a standing fireman in a tall engineer helmet holding a brass speaking trumpet, with The Engineer Po

Harry Howard

Francis d' Avignon, 1840

Lithograph portrait of a man in a dark military uniform with epaulettes and brass buttons, labeled W. J. Worth.

William Jenkins Worth

Charles Fenderich, 1840

Newspaper page with an oval engraved portrait of bearded Samuel Preston Moore, Surgeon-General, above columns of text.

Samuel Preston Moore

John W. Torsch, 1860

Etched portrait of a white-haired, mustached man in a suit, bow tie and waistcoat, seated with hands clasped.

Samuel Clemens

Otto J. Schneider, 1900

George Washington

Benoît-Louis Prévost, 1780

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of Martin Van Buren seated at a desk with a quill pen, ruler, and red drapery behind him.

Martin Van Buren

Nathaniel Currier, 1830

Caricature of a seated gaunt man holding a note while a plumed Confederate officer with a sword points at it.

Abraham Lincoln -- Overdue Bill

Sir John Tenniel, 1860

George Washington

Louis Charles Ruotte, 1790

John Dickinson

Benoît-Louis Prévost, 1780

Engraved portrait of a standing man in a dark coat beside a table with books, a quill, and a letter, signed Henry Ward Beeche

Henry Ward Beecher

John C. McRae, 1850

Engraved oval portrait of Andrew Johnson in formal dress, surrounded by an ornate border with vignette scenes.

Andrew Johnson

John C. McRae, 1860

Lithograph portrait of a man with wavy dark hair in a suit and necktie, turned three-quarters, on cream paper.

Elie Nadelman

Albert Edward Sterner, 1910

Ferdinand VII and Louisa Maria

Robert Cooper, 1810

Lithograph portrait of a seated man in a dark suit and white cravat, one hand resting on a table, labeled Henry Clay.

Henry Clay

William James Hubard, 1830

Lithograph portrait of a bearded officer in uniform with epaulettes, holding a sabre, signed Charles Augustus May.

Charles Augustus May

Francis d' Avignon, 1840

Stonewall Jackson

A. G. Campbell, 1861

Sepia lithograph portrait of a bearded man with wavy hair in a dark coat and bow tie, titled John Charles Fremont.

John Charles Fremont

Samuel Worcester Rowse, 1861

Lithograph portrait of a middle-aged man in a dark coat, waistcoat and white cravat, captioned Rev. Joel Hawes, D.D.

Joel Hawes

Francis d' Avignon, 1840

Lithograph portrait bust of Thomas Walker Gilmer in a double-breasted coat with velvet collar and cravat.

Thomas Walker Gilmer

Francis d' Avignon, 1840

Lithographic portrait of a seated man with wavy hair, mustache, and frock coat, hand resting against his cheek.

Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre

Francis d' Avignon, 1840

Hand-colored lithograph of a seated man in dark formal dress beside a writing desk, with draped curtains and a garden view.

George Washington

George Washington, 1840

Lithograph portrait of a man in a U.S. military uniform with a mustache, looking toward the viewer against a dark background.

John Joseph Pershing

Leo Mielziner, 1910

Maria Jay

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1790

Lithographic portrait of Thomas Hyer in a top hat and dark coat, seated with one hand resting on a table.

Tom Hyer

Jr Eliphalet M. Brown, 1840

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of a man in a green beaded cap with a red feather and a striped coat.

Menawa

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1830

Oval lithograph portrait of an older man in a military dress uniform with epaulettes, seated beside a sword and a distant for

General Winfield Scott

Charles G. Crehen, 1850

Hamlet Galop

Jeremiah Gurney, 1860

Lithograph portrait of a bearded man with wavy hair in a dark coat and bow tie, facing left.

John Charles Fremont

Leopold Grozelier, 1861

Oval engraved portrait of George Washington in a military coat with epaulettes, with printed caption below.

George Washington

William Rollinson, 1790

Engraved oval portrait of Joseph E. Johnston in a military uniform with stars on the collar, 1861.

Joseph Eggleston Johnston

A. G. Campbell, 1861