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Drawing

Interior of a Cider Mill

Date: 1879
Description: Drawing of a girl sitting on a barrel as a man dumps apples into a press to make cider. Two men manually operate the press at the left.
Photograph

Iron Mine

Date: 08 1880
Description: Men working in an iron mine.
Print

Indian Prophet's Lodge

Date: 1855
Description: An illustration of an Indian prophet standing by his lodge, which has symbols drawn on and floating above it. Others are seated, watching him. Two persons ...
Painting

Iwa-toke

Date: 1845
Description: Menominee woman, Iwa-toke, "The Serpent," sister to Ke-wah-ten, "The North Wind."
Painting

Ke-wah-ten

Date: 1845
Description: Ke-wah-ten or "The North Wind," sister to Iwa-toke, "The Serpent."
Photograph

Tammany Hall Presidential Campaign

Date: 11 08 1856
Description: Political drawing for the Democratic Presidential Campaign, which included Buchanan and Breckenridge.
Print

Republican Presidential Nomination Candidates

Date: 06 05 1884
Description: Engraved portraits of candidates for the Republican Presidential Nomination. Chester A. Arthur, General John A. Logan, George Franklin Edmunds, and James G...
Photograph

Benjamin Harrison and Grover Cleveland Front Cover Cartoon

Date: 08 11 1892
Description: Political cartoon for presidential campaign. Pro-Benjamin Harrison, anti-Grover Cleveland. Shows "John Bull" (Cleveland was labeled "The English Candidate"...
Photograph

Arrival of Delegates to the Republican National Convention

Date: 1880
Description: Illustration of the arrival in a train station of the Maine and New Hampshire delegations to the National Republican Convention.
Photograph

Republican National Convention

Date: 06 1880
Description: Illustration of Honorary George F. Hoar addressing a huge crowd of delegates at the National Republican Convention.
Photograph

T.G. Mandt Carriage Factory

Date: 1880
Description: Slightly elevated exterior view of T.G. Mandt Wagons & Carriages. Several of the men are standing near or leaning on one of the many carriages displayed ar...
Print

Family Around Christmas Tree

Date: 1850
Description: An engraving depicting a formally dressed family gathered around a Christmas tree, which is lit with candles.
Photograph

Swedish Ladies National Concerts

Date: 08 27 1889
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a group of women from Stockholm on their first American Tour.
Photograph

Horlick's Stone Quarry

Date: 1888
Description: Men working in Horlick's stone quarry. Teams of horses pull wagons. There is a steam pump at right. A man in a hat and coat, possibly William Horlick, stan...
Photograph

The Pen is Mightier Than the Sword

Date: 1893
Description: Full-length studio photograph of Louis Brosemer wearing a suit and hat. He is standing before a United States flag holding an oversized pen as though it wa...
Photograph

Carpenters at Work

Date: 1874
Description: Photographic reproduction of a lithograph showing carpenters erecting houses.
Photograph

World's Fair Transportation Center

Date: 1893
Description: Elevated view of the Illinois Central World's Fair Transportation Center at Van Buren Street. Several pedestrians cross a bridge leading to trains and lake...
Photograph

Tree Planting at Columbian Exposition Grounds

Date: 05 03 1892
Description: Tree planting ceremony on the Wooded Island during construction of the Columbian Exposition in Jackson Park. Standing to the left of the tree wrapped with ...
Photograph

Man Outside Log Cabin

Date: 1892
Description: A man posing with an ax and chopping block is standing outside the door of a log cabin during the winter. The man has been identified as James B.F. Server,...
Postcard

Hayward Indian School Students

Date: 1889
Description: Three-quarter length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of five Hayward Indian School students, possibly a basketball team, from L to R: John C...

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