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Photo, Print, DrawingBombardment of Algiers 1 print : engraving ; 16.6 x 21.6 cm (plate), 22.3 x 26.8 cm (sheet) | Print shows fighting in the streets during the bombardment of Algiers, with women fighting, armed with knives, to protect their children against men armed with swords, while buildings are burning in the background.- Contributor: Barlow, Inigo
- Date: 1794-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingA display of the United States of America 1 print : engraving, hand-colored. | Head-and-shoulders portrait of George Washington as the "President of the United States" and "The protector of his country, and the supporter of the rights of mankind." Inter-looped circle of the Seal of the United States and 13 state seals encompass the portrait; state seal of Vermont appears on the right, just below the circle.- Contributor: Doolittle, Amos
- Date: 1794-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingGeo. Washington 1 print : engraving, chine collé ; sheet 25.9 x 17.8 cm. | Print shows George Washington, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right, in oval on pedestal with sword, scales, a map, oak branches, and a liberty cap (?) on a short staff.- Contributor: Symonds, H. D. (Henry Delahoy) - Grainger, W.
- Date: 1794-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingGeo. Washington 1 print : engraving ; sheet 20.9 x 12.3 cm. | Print shows George Washington, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right, in oval.- Contributor: Symonds, H. D. (Henry Delahoy) - Grainger, W.
- Date: 1794-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingComité de l'an deuxieme 1 print : engraving. | Print showing a man presenting a certificate of citizenship to the Committee of Public Safety or Revolutionary Tribunal during it's second year of existence (1794-1795). Three men are sitting at the table and two standing behind as they pronounce judgement on the merit of the man's certificate.- Contributor: Huet, Jean-Baptiste
- Date: 1794-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing[Knights Templar emblem print with blank space associated with Surrey Tavern dispensation] 1 print : engraving ; sheet 46.7 x 39 cm | Print shows a series of vignettes, likely depicting different biblical scenes, surrounding a blank space. A border displays symbols commonly used in Masonic imagery, including, among others, an anchor, beehive, square and compass, crossed keys, sun, and moon.- Contributor: Dodd, Daniel - Lockington, John
- Date: 1794
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Photo, Print, DrawingDr. Benjamin Franklin 1 print : engraving. | Print shows Benjamin Franklin, head-and-shoulders portrait, wearing fur hat and spectacles, facing left, in oval tied with a ribbon at top and festooned with ivy.- Contributor: Maverick, P. R. (Peter Rushton)
- Date: 1794-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingChurchill 1 print : engraving ; 7.5 x 6 cm (sheet) | Print shows Charles Churchill, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, in oval. Does not include text published with the print.- Contributor: Smith, Anker
- Date: 1794-01-01
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CollectionPopular Graphic Arts About 15,000 historical prints (ca. 1700-1900) created to document geographic locations or popular subjects and sometimes used for advertising and educational purposes. Most are by American printmakers (e.g., Baillie, Currier & Ives, Sachse & Co.), but publishers in many other countries are also represented (e.g., Antonio Vanegas Arroyo). Subjects vary widely, from city and harbor views, street scenes, and manufacturing plants to genre scenes,…- Date: 1700
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