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Frontispiece: United States Capitol, Washington
Elements of Geography, Ancient and Modern (1825)
Engraving (probably a woodcut) of the US Capitol building in Washington, DC. The building was burned down in the War of 1812 by the British (from Canada), and this engraving was made before the new c [...]
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buildings, greyscale
Places shown:
Washington; DC; USA
Added: 2009-01-25
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Page 2: Wasn’t it pleasant, O brother mine
Out to Old Aunt Mary’s (1904)
“Wasn’t it pleasant, O brother mine,In those old days of the lost sunshine Of youth—when the Saturday’s chores were through, And the “Sunday’s wood” in the kitchen, too, And we went visiting, [...]
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colour, page images
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USA
Added: 2006-01-16
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Birthplace of General U. S. Grant.
Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant (1885)
In June, 1821, my father, Jesse R. Grant, married Hannah Simpson. I was born on the 27th April, 1822, at Point Pleasant, Clermont County, Ohio. (p. 24)The etching of the well-treed house of General G [...]
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houses, american history, trees, roads, greyscale
Places shown:
Point Pleasant; Clermont County; Ohio; USA
Added: 2012-12-15
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Washington and his Father
The American Boy’s Life of Washington (1870)
George Washington and his father:With a view to George’s gratification and surprise, this good father once prepared a smooth bed in the garden, and had written thereon with the point of a sharp stick [...]
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children, george washington, portraits, people, presidents, illustrations for children, costumes, greyscale
Places shown:
Stafford County; Virginia; USA
Added: 2011-02-15
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Declaration of Independence
The Table Book of Art (1880)
This, it turns out, is a very famous painting in America. There is also acropped versionfor use as a laptop of desktop computer background.Trumbell’sThe Declaration of IndependenceOn the 4th of July, [...]
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politics, royalty, terrorism, people, interiors, americana, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale
Places shown:
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; USA
Added: 2012-11-15
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Declaration of Independence
The Table Book of Art (1880)
This, it turns out, is a very famous painting in America. This version is cropped to make a screen background: there is also awidescreen versionwhich has the full painting as reproduced in the book.Tr [...]
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art, politics, royalty, terrorism, people, interiors, americana, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale
Places shown:
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; USA
Added: 2012-11-15
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The Young General [George Washington]
The American Boy’s Life of Washington (1870)
George Washington, as a boy, stands with a short toy sword and marshalls four other boys into a line as they pretend to be soldiers.It was not to be wondered at that George, who had entered with great [...]
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children, games, weapons, george washington, people
children, illustrations for children, costume, greyscale
Places shown:
Virginia; USA
Added: 2011-02-15
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Old Advert: Hotel Chamberlin
Scribner’s Magazine 1903 No. 11 (1903)
HOTEL CHAMBERLIN
OLD POINT COMFORT, VA.
The most magnificent Resort Hotel in America
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advertisements, buildings, hotels, water, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale
Places shown:
Old Point Comfort; Virginia; USA
Added: 2008-06-04
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A Severe Battle Ensued
The American Boy’s Life of Washington (1870)
This picture illustrates the Battle of Princeton, New Jersey, USA, in 1777, between the British insurgent forces and the government army.When they reached Stony Brook, on the outskirts of Princeton, t [...]
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battles, people, weapons, canon, guns, george washington, greyscale
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Stony Brook; Princeton; NY; USA
Added: 2018-03-01
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General Sullivan’s House
Harper’s New Monthly Magazine, Vol. LXXIII. (1886)
I thought this picture would make a good Christmas Card! It shows the New England house of a wealthy lawyer from the 18th century, snow-covered in a wintry December.John Sullivan was a lawyer in Du [...]
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winter, christmas, snow, american uprising, houses, buildings, greyscale
Places shown:
Durham; New Hampshire; USA
Added: 2011-12-23
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Sheridan’s Ride by T. Buchanan Read
Great Men and Famous Women, vol. II (1894)
“[Philip Sheridan]’s next operations, however, were the most important, as they have become the most renowned, in his career. Passing through Strasburg [USA], he posted his troops on the further bank [...]
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people, portraits, soldiers, horses, swords, american civil war, greyscale
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Strasburg; Pennsylvania; USA
Added: 2006-08-30
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