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 still image graphic still image Humorous pictures-1830-1880. Landscape prints-1830-1880. Genre prints-American-1830-1880. Lithographs-American-1830-1880. Sheet music-American-1830-1880. Engravings-1830-1880. xxu 1830 1880 monographic 1830-1880 eng

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whole collection ca. 1,700 items ca. 1,700 prints : chiefly lithographs, b&w and color ; 36 x 28 cm. or smaller. Organized by broad subject (Views, War, Portraits, Topics) with eighty-eight subdivisions. 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. No known restrictions on publication. 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. 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." Copyright deposit; 1800s to 1960. Transfer; Music Division; 1961. Gift; Harry T. Peters; 1961. 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 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/eadpnp.pp002001 n-us--- 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 LOT 10615 Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print 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 pg. 51-55 no. 166 2002696074 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/eadpnp.pp002001 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/eadpnp.pp002001.3 aacr gihc DLC 020312 20250606192329.4 12701234 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.8 using MARC21slim2MODS3-8_XSLT1-0.xsl (Revision 1.172 20230208)