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Sepia oval lithograph portrait of a white-haired man in a dark coat and white cravat, signed James Buchanan.

James Buchanan

John H. Sherwin, 1850

Oval black-and-white lithograph portrait of Gen. Franklin Pierce, a man with curly hair in a dark suit and cravat.

Franklin Pierce

Leopold Grozelier, 1850

Printed advertisement with two engraved prize medals announcing M. B. Brady's award at the 1851 London World's Fair for dague

M. B. Brady at the World's Fair in London

Mathew B. Brady, 1840

Printed Proclamation of Emancipation with Lincoln's portrait, an eagle, flags, and framed vignettes of labor, a steamboat, an

Proclamation of Emancipation

William Roberts, 1860

Sepia poster of oval portraits of women framed by floral borders, with the title Representative Women of Deseret across the c

Representative Women of Deseret

Augusta Joyce Crocheron, 1880

Engraved oval portrait of Major General George H. Thomas in uniform, framed by Civil War battle scenes and an eagle.

George H. Thomas

John Chester Buttre, 1861

Rose Elizabeth Cleveland

John Chester Buttre, 1880

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a lace ruff and chain, with Latin titles and a verse inscription below.

Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales

Francis Delaram, 1610

Oval lithograph portrait of William Henry Seward in a dark suit and cravat, signed below, shown in three-quarter view.

William Henry Seward

Francis d' Avignon, 1850

Engraved oval portrait of George Washington in dark coat and frilled cravat, framed by an oak wreath, labeled Patriæ Pater.

George Washington, Patriæ Pater

Rembrandt Peale, 1820

Engraved portrait of a seated man holding a document, with a classical building in the background landscape.

Thaddeus Stevens

John Sartain, 1830

Hand-colored lithograph of an elderly man seated in a carved wooden armchair, holding a book, on a green patterned rug.

John Quincy Adams

Benjamin Franklin Butler, 1840

Colorful 1890 poster cover with portraits of two men, circular scenes of dancing and a music hall, and bold red title letteri

Album of Gems, Introduced by Williams and Walker and Their Own Big Company

Hurtig & Seamon, 1890

Lithograph of a uniformed Hercules-like man clubbing a multi-headed dragon labeled Secession, with vice-labeled heads.

Hercules of the Union

Winfield Scott, 1861

Poster of Bill Pickett in a cowboy hat and red shirt before white domed buildings, promoting The Bull-Dogger.

Bill Pickett

Bill Pickett, 1920

Political cartoon: a bearded man with sword and a woman with a shield pierced by arrows, beside classical columns and a templ

Republic is Not Ungrateful

Thomas Nast, 1861

Oval print of a standing man in a dark suit beside Emancipation Proclamation text, with allegorical figures and floral border

Abraham Lincoln

Gilman R. Russell, 1860

Engraved portrait of Henry O. Flipper in a dark military uniform with braided cords, gloved hand on sword, 1870.

Henry O. Flipper, 2d Lieut 10" Cavy

Homer Lee, 1870

Engraving of a hero standing before a goddess with a branch and shield, a sea god in a boat at left, and scrolls at right.

Return of Ulysses

Thomas Nast, 1861

Hand-colored engraving of a formal room where Native American men in feathered headdresses meet seated Victorian-dressed obse

A "Pow Wow" at the White House

Thure de Thulstrup, 1880

Engraved portrait of Sir John Hawkins in ruff collar and cap, holding a staff, with ships at sea behind him.

Sir John Hawkins

Robert Boissard, 1590

Sepia engraved portrait of a man in a tricorn hat and cravat, with a small vignette portrait and signature below.

George Washington and Charles Willson Peale

Max Rosenthal, 1890

Engraving of a uniformed police chief helping a woman climb out of collapsed buildings near a Wall Street sign.

Out of the Ruins

Thomas Nast, 1861

Engraved portrait of a man with curly hair and white cravat, with facsimile signature James Pennington below.

James Pennington

William Irwin, 1840

Engraving of a seated shirtless man seen from behind, his back showing extensive scars, within a newspaper page.

Peter (frequently identified as “Gordon”)

Vincent Colyer, 1860

Lithograph portrait of a woman with curled hair in a patterned shawl, arched frame, signed Jenny Lind.

Jenny Lind

Napoleon Sarony, 1850

Oval calligraphic Proclamation of Emancipation with dense script text, decorative border, and signature Abraham Lincoln at bo

Abraham Lincoln

William H. Pratt, 1860

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in embroidered doublet and ruff, with cherubs, coat of arms and verse below.

Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland

Francis Delaram, 1610

Colored caricature of an elderly white-haired man in a wheelchair, chin on hand, surrounded by scattered papers.

Alexander Hamilton Stephens

Frederich Graetz, 1880

Hand-colored engraving of a ceremonial dance with a king and queen on a platform, surrounded by dancers and seated men.

Reception of the Queen

Theodor de Bry, 1590