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  Samuel Finley Breese Morse Commemorative Medal (from Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University Medal Series)

  Carl Paul Jennewein, Medallic Art Company, and Hall of Fame for Great Americans

  The medal's obverse design features a bust image of Samuel Finley Breese Morse, a contributor to the single-wire telegraph system and co-developer of Morse code. The reverse design depicts a woman holding a Pegasus-like figure in her proper right hand and a paint pallet [?] in her proper left. A cherub flies to her proper left and telegraph poles stand in the background.

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  Edward Alexander MacDowell Commemorative Medal (from Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University Medal Series)

  C. Paul Jennewein, Medallic Art Company, and Hall of Fame for Great Americans

  The medal's obverse design depicts a bust image of Edward Alexander MacDowell, an American composer and pianist of the late Romantic period. On the medal's reverse, a nude female figure is pictured with a robe wrapped around her waist. In her proper right hand, she holds a harp.

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  Frances Elizabeth Willard Commemorative Medal (from Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University Medal Series)

  C. Paul Jennewein, Medallic Art Company, and Hall of Fame for Great Americans

  The medal's obverse depicts the left-quarter profile of Frances Elizabeth Willard, an American educator, temperance reformer, and suffragist. Its reverse design features a woman holding a Christian cross in her proper right hand. In her proper left, she holds the arm of a weary male figure who is clothed only in a small cloth. He holds a walking stick in his proper left hand. The logo for the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and a star are centered between the two figures.

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  Horace Mann Commemorative Medal (from Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University Medal Series)

  C. Paul Jennewein, Medallic Art Company, and Hall of Fame for Great Americans

  The medal's obverse design features a bust portrait of Horace Mann, an American educational reformer who believed that happiness was a natural human desire. On the reverse, a man clothed only in a small cloth wraps twine around the trunk of a small tree and support stake.

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  James Monroe Commemorative Medal (from Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University Medal Series)

  C. Paul Jennewein, Medallic Art Company, and Hall of Fame for Great Americans

  The medal's obverse design features the quarter-left profile of James Monroe, a founding father and fifth President of the United States. On the reverse, a male figure is pictured. He wears only a small cloth and holds a sword in his proper right hand and a palm leaf in his proper left. A world map makes up the background of the image.

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  John Lothrop Motley Commemorative Medal (from Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University Medal Series)

  C. Paul Jennewein, Medallic Art Company, and Hall of Fame for Great Americans

  The medal's obverse design features a bust portrait of John Lothrop Motley, an American author who prevented pro-Confederate European intervention during the American Civil War. The reverse depicts a scene where a nude female figure sits with her lap draped with a robe. The figure holds an oil lamp in her proper right hand and her proper left rests on a bound book that a small cherub holds in its hands. A second cherub stands behind the figure with its hands on a small globe. The British Royal Coat of Arms is also pictured just above the figure's proper left arm.

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  Mark Twain Commemorative Medal (from Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University Medal Series)

  C. Paul Jennewein, Medallic Art Company, and Hall of Fame for Great Americans

  The medal's obverse design features the left-side profile of Mark Twain, a pseudonym for Samuel Clemens, who was the author of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. On the reverse, an image of Huckleberry Finn is featured. The boy wears a straw hat and holds a fishing pole. A riverboat sails on the Mississippi River in the background.

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  Woodrow Wilson Commemorative Medal (from Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University Medal Series)

  C. Paul Jennewein, Medallic Art Company, and Hall of Fame for Great Americans

  The medal's obverse design features the left-side profile of Woodrow Wilson, the twenty-eight President of the United States. An olive branch is also pictured on the medal's obverse. On the reverse, a Greek-like figure soars above the Palace of Nations. She appears to carry a bundle of palm leaves in her arms.

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  President's House

  J. F. Jarvis' Stereoscopic Views

  The stereograph features a black and white image of the South Lawn of the White House

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  Standing Portrait of Nathaniel Lyon

  J. Gurney and Son

  The CDV features a photograph of a print depicting a standing portrait of Nathaniel Lyon, the first Union general killed in the United States Civil War. In the portrait, Lyon wears his Union Army uniform. He holds his sword in his proper right hand and hat in his proper left.

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  Vignette Portrait of Clement Vallandigham

  J. Gurney and Son

  Vignette portrait of Clement L. Vallandigham, a leader of the Democratic Party and opponent of the United States Civil War.

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  Proclamation of Emancipation by the President of the United States of America

  J. Mayer and Co. and B. B. Russell and Co

  The lithographic print, released in commemoration of the Emancipation Proclamation, contains a portrait of Abraham Lincoln surrounded by four American flags and two illustrations of a slave auction and a freedmen working in a carpentry shop. Between these two illustrations, an American eagle clutching an olive branch and arrows is pictured. In addition, two African-American cherubs are shown holding a banner that states, ""By the President of the United States of America,"" which appears above the full-text of the Emancipation Proclamation. Below the text, a final illustration depicts the prosperity of the North with the destruction of the South.

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  Better take a look!

  Allen Johnson

  An original cartoon depicting Chief Justice Berger on the shoulder of Lady Justice. He lifts her blindfold, encouraging her to look at her scales. On one side of her scales rest the Federal Judicial System. On the other is a C-5A airplane. Originally dated 13 August 1970.

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  Cartoon of Frightened Pilgrims

  Allen Johnson

  An original, signed cartoon depicting two pilgrims looking from a doorway at a burning house. Another pilgrim is shown walking toward the rubble.

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  Action of the Gunboats at Memphis

  Johnson and Miles and Alonzo Chappel

  The black and white engraving depicts a scene from the Battle of Memphis. Several boats fill a smoke-filled waterway. The engraving is printed in black ink on off-white paper. The print is torn at the top and appears to have been torn from a bound volume.

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  Attack upon Roanoke Island - Landing of the Troops

  Johnson and Miles and Alonzo Chappel

  The black and white steel engraving features a scene from the Battle of Roanoke Island. The scene takes place on water with several boats making up the foreground and background. Seamen can be seen on each boat. The engraving is printed on white paper with black ink.

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  Attack at Chantilly - Death of Gen. Stevens

  Johnson, Fry and Co. and Alonzo Chappel

  The black and white steel engraving depicts a scene from the Battle of Chantilly, where General Isaac Ingalls Stevens perished. A lifeless Stevens lies propped on the arm of another soldier. An American flag is held in his proper left hand. The engraving is printed on off-white paper.

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  Attack at Kelly's Ford, VA

  Johnson, Fry and Co. and Alonzo Chappel

  The black and white steel engraving features a scene from the Battle of Kelly's Ford, which took place in 1863. In the image, soldiers wade through water while carrying guns and flags. Men can be seen in the distance firing their rifles. The engraving is printed on off-white paper.

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  Attack at Rocky Face Ridge, GA

  Johnson, Fry and Co. and Alonzo Chappel

  The black and white engraving depicts a scene from the Battle of Rocky Face Ridge. Soldiers are shown fighting atop a mountainous terrain as other soldiers wait at the mountain's base. The image is printed on off-white paper with black in and appears to have been removed from a bound volume.

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  Battle of Cedar Mountain

  Johnson, Fry and Co. and Alonzo Chappel

  The black and white steel engraving features a scene from the Battle of Cedar Mountain. Several soldiers are shown fighting in a dark forest. Some soldiers and horses are shown fallen on the forest floor. The engraving is printed on off-white paper with black ink and appears to have been torn from a bound volume.

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  Battle of Fair Oaks

  Johnson, Fry and Co. and Alonzo Chappel

  The black and white engraving depicts a scene from the Battle of Fair Oaks. Several men are shown on horseback and a wagon stands in the midst of the fight. The engraving is printed in black in on off-white paper and appears to have been removed from a bound volume.

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  Battle of Malvern Hill.

  Johnson, Fry and Co. and Alonzo Chappel

  The image depicts a scene from Battle of Malvern Hill, which took place near Richmond, Virginia during the American Civil War on July 1, 1862 as a part of the Peninsula Campaign's Seven Days Battles. The engraving shows hundreds of soldiers lined in rows while men on horses appear throughout the scene. The image appears to have been taken from a bound volume, possibly from E.A. Duyckinck's History of the War for the Union.

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  Battle of Mill Creek

  Johnson, Fry and Co. and Alonzo Chappel

  The black and white steel engraving features a scene from the Battle of Mill Springs. Soldiers are shown fighting in a smoky, wooded area. The engraving is printed on off-white paper with black ink. It appears to have been torn from a bound volume (possibly Everett A. Duyckinck's History of the War for the Union: Civil, Military and Naval).

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  Battle of Mill Creek

  Johnson, Fry and Co. and Alonzo Chappel

  The black and white steel engraving features a scene from the Battle of Mill Springs. Soldiers are shown fighting in a smoky, wooded area. The engraving is printed on off-white paper with black ink.

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  Battle of Murfresboro - Capture of a Confederate Flag.

  Johnson, Fry and Co. and Alonzo Chappel

  The black and white steel engraving depicts a scene from the Battle of Murfreesboro. It shows Union soldiers taking over a cannon as well as fighting for a Confederate flag in the background. The engraving most likely was taken from E.A. Duyckinck's History of the War for the Union.