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National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian)

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Hand-colored engraving of a river port with sailing ships and a wharf, framed by a large tree, with figures and a horse in th

The City and Port of Philadelphia, on the River Delaware from Kensington

William Russell Birch, 1800

Engraved battle scene of massed soldiers, cannon smoke, and flags near New Orleans, with a portrait medallion below.

A Correct View of the Battle Near the City of New Orleans, January 8, 1815

Francisco Scacki, 1810

Engraved scene of soldiers wrestling a rearing horse in an arena while a rider falls, with a boy and spectators nearby.

Occupation of Ye Wicked City of Baltimore

Adalbert John Volck, 1861

Hand-colored engraving of a tree-lined Philadelphia street with brick houses, a carriage, and people in period dress.

View in Third Street from Spruce

William Russell Birch, 1800

Pen drawing of two men by a river in dense jungle, one using a telescope on a tripod, with tall vine-draped trees.

Vicksburg Canal

Adalbert John Volck, 1860

Hand-colored view of a Philadelphia street corner with a large arched-window building, market vendors, and pedestrians on cob

South East Corner of Third and Market Streets

William Russell Birch, 1790

Hand-colored engraving of a busy Philadelphia waterfront with a tall ship, dockworkers, barrels and a horse-drawn cart.

Arch Street Ferry, Philadelphia

William Russell Birch, 1800

Sepia group portrait of nine men in an ornate room with a framed Cornelius Vanderbilt portrait on the wall.

Kings of Wall Street

Root & Tinker, 1880

Black and white lithograph portrait of a bearded man in a dark coat and cravat, with printed caption Samuel J. Bridge.

Samuel J. Bridge

Charles Fenderich, 1850

Engraving of a domed City Hall rotunda at midnight, with crowds, draped bunting, lamps and a raised platform.

Dome of City Hall - Scene at Midnight

William Waud, 1860

Line drawing of men trading banknotes outside a Brokers Office, with a sign offering counterfeit Confederate notes for sale.

Counterfeit Confederate Notes Publicly Offered for Sale in the City of Brotherly Love

Adalbert John Volck, 1860

Engraved east view of Philadelphia from the river, with spires, ships and rowboats, and insets of the State House and Battery

The East Prospect of the City of Philadelphia, in the Province of Pennsylvania

George Heap, 1760