This class includes prints from the nineteenth, twentieth and twenty first centuries. Many prints are in color while others are black and white.
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Battle of Wilson's Creek - Death of Gen. Lyon.
Johnson, Fry and Co. and Alonzo Chappel
The black and white steel engraving features a scene from the Battle of Wilson's Creek. In this battle, Nathaniel Lyon became the first Union general to be killed in the American Civil War. The scene depicts his death amongst the chaos of battle.
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Harper's Ferry. (From the Blue Ridge.)
William H. Barlett
The black and white steel engraving depicts a bird's eye view of Harper's Ferry from atop what is known as Blue Ridge. The town, waterway, and natural vegetation are pictured.
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Battle Near Mill Springs, KY. Death of Gen. Zollicoffer
Felix Octavius Carr Darley, R. Dunensing, and Virtue and Co. Publishers
The black and white engraving features a scene from the Battle of Mill Springs, where Confederate general, Felix Kirk Zollicoffer, was killed in action. The engraving depicts Zollicoffer on horseback as a Union soldier shoots him in the chest.
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Abraham Lincoln President of the United States
George Edward Perine and H. E. Coats
The black and white steel engraving features a seated portrait of Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln is posed in a chair with his proper right hand resting on a small table. A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation rests underneath his hand. The image is probably after A. Gardner photo.
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Abraham Lincoln Sixteenth President of the United States of America
E.B. and E.C. Kellogg, Phelps and Watson, and George Whiting
The color lithograph depicts a seated portrait of Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln sits in a chair with a small table to his proper right. On the table sits a copy of the Emancipation Proclamation, and ink well, and books. The image features hues of black, white and blue and is printed on off-white paper. It is probably after a photo by Alexander Gardner (see O-49 through O-53).
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Abraham Lincoln, Sixteenth President of the United States
Kimmel and Forster and Anthony Berger
The color lithograph features a bust portrait of Abraham Lincoln, after a photo by Anthony Berger. The lithograph features hues of white, pink, brown, and black and is printed on off-white paper.
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Henry Clay. The Nation's Choice.
Nathaniel Currier
The hand-colored lithograph features a portrait of Henry Clay standing with the United States Capitol in the background. Clay poses clutching his cape with his proper left hand while resting his proper right on a tabletop. The lithograph features colors of blue, brown, green, red, and yellow. It was originally enclosed in a brown wooden frame, but was removed for preservation.
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The Birth Place of Henry Clay, Hanover County, Virginia
Kelloggs and Thayer, E.B. and E.C. Kellogg, and D. Needham
The chromolithograph depicts a farmyard scene where slaves are shown laboring around a fenced-in area with livestock. A house and several outbuildings are also pictured. The chromolithograph was enclosed in a brown wooden frame but was removed for preservation. It is in overall poor condition and has experienced multiple tears as well as the removal of its border space.
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The Body of the Martyr President, Abraham Lincoln
Currier and Ives
The lithograph depicts a scene from the Abraham Lincoln mourning ceremony in New York's City Hall. Lincoln's body is prominently on display in the rotunda of City Hall as viewers file past. Black curtains drape the scene. A series of mourning ceremonies took place following the death of Lincoln, which occurred over the course of three weeks at fourteen locations:Albany, Baltimore, Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus, Harrisburg, Indianapolis, Michigan City (Indiana), New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C. (White House and Capitol) before arriving in Springfield, Illinois on May 3rd.
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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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Death of Col. Clay, Battle of Buena Vista, Feby. 23d. 1847
E.B. and E.C. Kellogg and D. Needham
The hand-colored lithograph depicts a scene from the Battle of Buena Vista, where Henry Clay, Jr. - the son of Henry Clay - was shot and killed. Clay lies on the ground with his sword in his proper right hand. Five soldiers surround Clay as he dies while a sixth stands in the background with his gun raised. The lithograph features hues of blue, red, white, gold, and gray. It 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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Stephen A. Douglas Portrait
The black and white engraved portrait features the likeness of Stephen A. Douglas from the chest up. Douglas is shown wearing a suit and tie. The image was enclosed in a brown wooden frame but was removed for preservation.
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Abraham Lincoln Engraved Portrait
Anthony Berger
The steel engraving features a bust image of Abraham Lincoln dressed in a suit and tie. The engraving was enclosed in a brown wooden frame but was removed for preservation. (The image is similar to the Ostendorf-91 Lincoln Portrait.)
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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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Your Friend Henry Clay Engraving
Charles Fenderich and Frederick W. Halpin
The print is a steel engraving of a portrait of Henry Clay from the waist up. The subject is seated and looking to his proper right. The image is printed in black in on white paper.
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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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Charge on the Battery
A. Will and Oliver Pelton
The black and white engraving depicts a battle scene. Soldiers armed with rifles charge a cloudy/smoky battlefield. The image is printed on off-white paper with black ink and appears to have been removed from a bound volume.
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Engraved Portrait of Stephen A. Douglas
William G. Jackman
The black and white engraving features a vignette portrait of Stephen A. Douglas from the chest up. It is printed with black ink on off-white paper that shows signs of foxing. The print appears to have been removed from a bound volume, John S. C. Abbott's The History of the Civil War in America.
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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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Capture of Fort Donelson
Johnson, Fry and Co. and Alonzo Chappel
The black and white steel engraving features a scene from the Battle of Fort Donelson. The scene is filled with men holding flags and weapons. Several are injured or have perished. The engraving is printed on off-white paper.
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Battle of Williamsburg
Johnson, Fry and Co. and Alonzo Chappel
The black and white engraving depicts a scene from the Battle of Williamsburg. several soldiers are shown fighting, while others lie fallen on the grown. Some soldiers are shown carrying wounded men. Smoke fills the background of the image. The engraving is printed on off-white paper with black ink and appears to have been removed from a bound volume (possibly from Everett A. Duyckinck's History of the War for the Union: Civil, Military and Naval).
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Cavalry Charge
A. Will and Oliver Pelton
The black and white engraving depicts a scene from a Civil War battle. Several men ride on horseback with swords drawn. Some are shown falling from their horses or lifeless on the ground. Dust fills the scene in the background. The image is printed on off-white paper with black ink. It appears to have been removed from a bound volume.
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Harpers Ferry (From the Potomac Side)
The black and white engraving features a scene from Harpers Ferry. A group of nine people and a dog stand on a hillside overlooking the town and waterway. The print is on off-white paper and printed in black ink. It appears to have been removed from a bound volume.
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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.