Brown, George Loring, 1814-1889, artist. Champney, Benjamin, 1817-1907, artist. Grain, Frederick, artist. Hewitt, William Keesey, 1817-1893, artist. Homer, Winslow, 1836-1910, artist. Johnston, David Claypoole, 1799-1865, artist. Lane, Fitz Henry, 1804-1865, artist. collectionstill image Humorous pictures 1830-1880. gmgpc Landscape prints 1830-1880. gmgpc Genre prints American 1830-1880. gmgpc Lithographs American 1830-1880. gmgpc Sheet music American 1830-1880. gmgpc Engravings 1830-1880. gmgpc 1830-1880. eng Images reflect varied aspects of American history, culture, and politics of the nineteenth century. Examples of topics depicted include African Americans; animals; children; cities; the Civil War; daily life; dancing; educational institutions; emblems and symbols; entertainers; fashion; flags; genre scenes; landscapes; love and marriage; military personnel; musical instruments and people playing instruments; U.S. Presidents; sports; theater; transportation; and women. LOT title devised by Library staff. Former LOT title: Music cover collection (Library of Congress): pictorial americana. Includes illustrations by George Loring Brown, Benjamin Champney, Frederick Grain, William Keesey Hewitt, Winslow Homer, David Claypoole Johnston, Fitz Hugh Lane, and others. Prints are from a variety of U.S. printers and publishers. Many covers are detached from the sheet music and mounted on paper. Some still accompany the music for which they were designed. Alice Lee Parker. "Prints and Photographs Division", Quarterly Journal of the Library of Congress, v. 19, Dec. 1961. Special Collections in the Library of Congress / compiled by Annette Melville. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1980, Music Division; Harry T. Peters; Publishers of nineteenth century sheet music used illustrated covers to promote sales of popular music. Finding aid listing the eighty-eight subdivisions is available in the Prints & Photographs Reading Room. Also available online African Americans--1830-1880. Animals--1830-1880. Children--United States--1830-1880. Cities & towns--United States--1830-1880. Clothing & dress--United States--1830-1880. Dance--United States--1830-1880. Domestic life--United States--1830-1880. Educational facilities--United States--1830-1880. Emblems--1830-1880. Entertainers--United States--1830-1880. Flags--1830-1880. Love--1830-1880. Marriage--1830-1880. Military personnel--United States--1830-1880. Musical instruments--1830-1880. Presidents--United States--1830-1880. Ships--1830-1880. Sports--1830-1880. Symbols--1830-1880. Theatrical productions--United States--1830-1880. Women--1830-1880. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Songs & music. Digitized images of some items in the collection and their associated identifying information are available through the Prints & Photographs Online Catalog, by searching using the call number "LOT 10615." https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/eadpnp.pp002001 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/eadpnp.pp002001.3 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ppoc No known restrictions on publication.