Pictorial Americana

Lee's Saloon, 353 Washington St. The ice cream quick step. (Music cover). Lithograph by Thayer & Co., 1841.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-2539

Summer. A road accident, a glimpse thro' an opening of the primitive forest, Thronville, Ohio. Aquatint by W. J. Bennett, 1841, after George Harvey.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-2126

Distribution of the American Art Union prizes at the Tabernacle, Broadway, New York 24th Dec., 1847. Lithograph by Sarony & Major, 1848, after Davignon.
Reproduction number: LC-DIG-pga-02613 (digital file from original print)

Interior view of a Broadway, New York, refreshment saloon. Wood engraving in Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion, May 15, 1852.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-2603

Mrs. Fish and the Misses Fox, the Original mediums of the mysterious noises at Rochester Western, N. Y. Lithograph by N. Currier, 1852.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-2586

A quilting party in western Virginia. Wood engraving in Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion, Oct. 21, 1854.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-2028

[A quilting bee. In the olden time]. Photograph of drawing by H. W. Pierce, 1876.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ61-193

American country life, May morning. Lithograph by N. Currier, 1855.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-1240

American country life, summers evening. Lithograph by N. Currier, 1855.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-1241

Cottage life. Spring. Lithograph by Currier & Ives, 1856.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-3455

Scene at Coney Island. Sea bathing. Wood engraving in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, Sept. 20, 1856.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-3487

The husking. Photograph of drawing by H. W. Pierce, 1867.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ61-101

Husking party. Finding the red ears. Wood engraving in Ballou's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion, Nov. 28, 1857.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-3484

Husking the corn in New England. Wood engraving in Harper's Weekly, Nov. 13, 1858.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-889

The Burn's Festival. Banquet at The Astor House, New York, Jan. 25, 1859. Wood engraving in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, Feb. 5, 1859.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-2226

Fall games. The apple-bee. Wood engraving in Harper's Weekly, Nov. 26, 1859.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-5370

The lake in the woods. Lithograph by Currier & Ives.
Reproduction number: LC-USZC2-2738 (color film copy slide)

My cottage home. Lithograph by Currier & Ives, 1866, after F. F. Palmer.
Reproduction number: LC-DIG-pga-00833 (digital file from original print)

Street auction in New York City. Wood engraving in Harper's Weekly, May 16, 1868, after Stanley Fox.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-5352

"The wickedest man in New York". Scene at John Allen's dance house ... New York city. Wood engraving in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, Aug. 8, 1868.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-2162

Sylvan lake. Lithograph by Currier & Ives, 1868.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-1596

At the market, Richmond, Virginia. Wood engraving in Harper's Weekly, Nov. 7, 1868, after W. L. Sheppard.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-5293; LC-USZ62-111074

Sketches of city life. The ragpickers disposing of their gatherings. Wood engraving in Harper's Weekly, Nov. 14, 1868.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-5355

The four seasons of life. Childhood. "The season of joy". Lithograph by Currier & Ives, 1868.
Reproduction number: LC-DIG-pga-00714 (digital file from original print)

The four seasons of life. Youth. "The season of love". Lithograph by Currier & Ives, 1868.
Reproduction number: LC-DIG-pga-00717 (digital file from original print)

The four seasons of life. Middle age. "The season of strength ". Lithograph by Currier & Ives, 1868.
Reproduction number: LC-DIG-pga-00715 (digital file from original print)

The four seasons of life. Old age. "The season of rest". Lithograph by Currier & Ives, 1868.
Reproduction number: LC-DIG-pga-00716 (digital file from original print)

The pleasures of the country. Sweet home. Lithograph by Currier & Ives, 1869.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-8042

A villa on the Hudson. Lithograph by Currier & Ives, 1869.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-8043

The straw ride. Wood engraving in Harper's Bazar, Sept. 25, 1869.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-3504

Peace and plenty. Lithograph by Currier & Ives, 1871.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-8044

New York City. Off for Sunday. The hegira to the hills. A Saturday afternoon in the Grand Central depot. Wood engraving in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, Aug. 16, 1873.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-3431

Running the rapids on New River, Virginia. Wood engraving in Harper's Weekly, Feb. 21, 1874, after W. L. Sheppard.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-2676

Gardening. Trades and occupations. Plate 7. Lithograph by L. Prang & Co., 1874.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-4432

The kitchen. Trades and occupations. Plate 6. Lithograph by L. Prang & Co., 1874.
Reproduction number: LC-DIG-pga-04045 (digital file from original print)

The story of the Revolution. Lithograph by Currier & Ives, 1876.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-660

Picker Grove - The favorite resort of the people ... 10 miles from ... Cincinnati, Ohio. Lithograph in Illustrated atlas of the upper Ohio River Valley, 1877.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-1108

Visit the sick. Lithograph by American Oleograph Company, 1877.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-2058

New York. The summer encampment at Chautauqua Lake. The "Chautauqua salute" during the reunion of the Young Men's Christian Associations, August 8th. Wood engraving in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, Aug. 28, 1880, after Joseph Becker.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-3507

Allegorical family record. Lithograph by Gies & Co., 1881.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-1065

A night on The Bowery. Reproduction in Harper's Weekly, Sept. 19, 1881, of watercolor by T. de Thulstrup.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-5351

New York. View from the Grand Hotel, Summit Mountain of the Catskill range. Departure of the "Husband's Stage." Wood engraving in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, July 29, 1882.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-3505

A sweltering night in New York. Tenement-house sufferers. Wood engraving in Harper's Weekly, June 30, 1883, after W. A. Rogers.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-5356

Home in the country. Lithograph by J. Hoover, 1899.
Reproduction number: LC-DIG-pga-01291 (digital file from original print)

An afternoon on Connecticut Avenue, Washington. Reproduction in Harper's Weekly, July 19, 1890, of drawing by W. Smedley.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-5735

Street types of Chicago. Ah there. (The villain). Photograph by Krausz, 1891.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-5431

Street types of Chicago. Rushing the growler. Photograph by Krausz.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-5423

Street types of Chicago. Tough. Photograph by Krausz.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-5424

Street types of Chicago. Hallelujah-lasses. (Salvation Army). Photograph by Krausz.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-5425

The slum work of the Salvation Army. Scene at a prayer service in the slum district of New York. Reproduction in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, Dec. 20, 1894, of watercolor by G. A. Davis.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-2173

The stereograph as an educator. Photograph by Underwood & Underwood, 1901.
Reproduction number: LC-DIG-ppmsca-08781 (digital file from original)

Eating by machinery. (The automat). Reproduction in Harper's Weekly, Apr. 25, 1903, of watercolor by Charles Grunwald.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-3508

Baking bread in coke region, Scottdale, Pa. Photograph by Keepstone [i.e., Keystone] View Co., 1905.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-7314