Henry Clay, Sr. (April 12, 1777 – June 29, 1852) was an American lawyer, politician, and skilled orator who represented Kentucky in both the United States Senate and House of Representatives. He served three non-consecutive terms as Speaker of the House of Representatives and was also Secretary of State from 1825 to 1829. He lost his campaigns for president in 1824, 1832 and 1844.

Henry Clay

Henry Clay, Sr. (April 12, 1777 – June 29, 1852) was an American lawyer, politician, and skilled orator…

(1722-1770) Member of the House of Commons and First Lord of the Treasury

George Greenville

(1722-1770) Member of the House of Commons and First Lord of the Treasury

(1807-1886) Diplomat and member of the House of Representatives. He was able to lobby to keep Britain neutral during the civil war.

Charles Francis Adams

(1807-1886) Diplomat and member of the House of Representatives. He was able to lobby to keep Britain…

(1830-1893) US representative, Speaker of the House of Representatives, senator from Maine, and secretary of state.

James G. Blaine

(1830-1893) US representative, Speaker of the House of Representatives, senator from Maine, and secretary…

(1833-1912) Elected to the Canadian House of Commons

Hon. Edward Blake

(1833-1912) Elected to the Canadian House of Commons

(1787-1859) Railroad promoter who gave generously to the House of Refuge and the Peabody Institute of Baltimore

George Brown

(1787-1859) Railroad promoter who gave generously to the House of Refuge and the Peabody Institute of…

(1835-1910) US representative, Speaker of the House of Representatives, senator Kentucky, and cabinet officer

John G. Carlisle

(1835-1910) US representative, Speaker of the House of Representatives, senator Kentucky, and cabinet…

(1827-1904) British statesman that became leader of the House of Commons.

Sir William Harcourt

(1827-1904) British statesman that became leader of the House of Commons.

(1836-1903) Elected to the Canadian House of Commons and in 1903 he was appointed one of the Alaskan boundary Commissioners.

Sir Louis A. Jette

(1836-1903) Elected to the Canadian House of Commons and in 1903 he was appointed one of the Alaskan…

Marcella Sembrich (February 15, 1858 – January 11, 1935 was the stage name of the Polish coloratura soprano, Prakseda Marcelina Kochańska. She had an important international singing career, chiefly at the New York Metropolitan Opera and the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London.

Marcella Sembrich

Marcella Sembrich (February 15, 1858 – January 11, 1935 was the stage name of the Polish coloratura…

Charles VIII, called the Affable, (1470 – 1498), was a monarch of the House of Valois who ruled as King of France, from 1483 to his death in 1498.

Charles VIII of France

Charles VIII, called the Affable, (1470 – 1498), was a monarch of the House of Valois who ruled as…

(1736-1802) Soldier in Revolutionary war. Later served in the House of representatives.

Daniel Morgan

(1736-1802) Soldier in Revolutionary war. Later served in the House of representatives.

House of Lords

Lord Henry Brougham

House of Lords

House of Lords

Lord Henry Brougham

House of Lords

Member of the House of Lords

Lord John Russell

Member of the House of Lords

English farm house

English Farm house

English farm house

Parliament House

Parliament House

Parliament House

When alarmed, the hermit crab withdraws itself wholly into its portable house, closing the mouth of the shell with one of its claws, (Hooker, 1882).

Hermit Crab

When alarmed, the hermit crab withdraws itself wholly into its portable house, closing the mouth of…

The House Sparrow is lively, pert, and cunning, the true gamin of the winged race,(Figuier, 1869).

House Sparrow

The House Sparrow is lively, pert, and cunning, the true gamin of the winged race,(Figuier, 1869).

The House Sparrow is lively, pert, and cunning, the true gamin of the winged race,(Figuier, 1869).

House Sparrow

The House Sparrow is lively, pert, and cunning, the true gamin of the winged race,(Figuier, 1869).

Venice: House of Gold

Venice: House of Gold

Venice: House of Gold

White House in Washington, D.C., early 1900s view

White House, Early 1900s

White House in Washington, D.C., early 1900s view

The fly has one pair of wings and sucking mouth parts.

Fly

The fly has one pair of wings and sucking mouth parts.

"When alarmed, the hermit crab withdraws itself wholly into its portable house, closing the mouth of the shell with one of its claws, "(Hooker, 1882).

Hermit Crab

"When alarmed, the hermit crab withdraws itself wholly into its portable house, closing the mouth of…

Man crying coming from King's house.

Man crying

Man crying coming from King's house.

Four men with one on horse gonig toward the King's house

Four Men

Four men with one on horse gonig toward the King's house

Bear and fox walk toward store-house

Bear and Fox

Bear and fox walk toward store-house

Parliament House at Ottawa, Canada, 1901.

Parliament House

Parliament House at Ottawa, Canada, 1901.

School house.

Pictorial banner

School house.

House front

House

House front

House front

House

House front

A farm house without landscaping.

Farm house

A farm house without landscaping.

A farm house with landscaping.

Farm house

A farm house with landscaping.

A school house without landscaping.

School house

A school house without landscaping.

A school house with landscaping.

School house

A school house with landscaping.

Two-story house.

House

Two-story house.

House in the woods.

House

House in the woods.

Front of a farmhouse.

Farmhouse

Front of a farmhouse.

Back of a farmhouse.

Farmhouse

Back of a farmhouse.

Small Hen-house.

Hen-house

Small Hen-house.

Shakespeare's birthplace.

William Shakespeare

Shakespeare's birthplace.

Roger Williams Taking Leave of his Family Before His Flight from Salem

Roger Williams Taking Leave of his Family Before His Flight from Salem

Roger Williams Taking Leave of his Family Before His Flight from Salem

Native Americans attacking the early settlers

Native Americans Attacking the Early Settlers

Native Americans attacking the early settlers

Inhabitants of the Mexican coast.

Inhabitants of the Coast, Mexico

Inhabitants of the Mexican coast.

A Mexican house, with an inner courtyard.

A Mexican House

A Mexican house, with an inner courtyard.

Shows empty rural area, with a column of troops moving over a bridge.

Battlefield of Antietam

Shows empty rural area, with a column of troops moving over a bridge.

State house in Fredricksburg.

State House, Fredricksburg VA

State house in Fredricksburg.

Union soldiers being held at Andersonville, a Confederate prison.

Union Prisoners Confined at the Confederate Prison at Andersonville

Union soldiers being held at Andersonville, a Confederate prison.

A rest house for Pilgrim on their way to Canterbury Cathedral.

English Inn

A rest house for Pilgrim on their way to Canterbury Cathedral.

Adults playing lawn tennis near a house.

Tennis

Adults playing lawn tennis near a house.

New York Clearinghouse.

New York Clearinghouse

New York Clearinghouse.

Front view of a stone house.

House

Front view of a stone house.

Side view of a stone house.

House

Side view of a stone house.

The new Opera House, Frankfort.

Frankfort, Opera House

The new Opera House, Frankfort.

Chapter House and Angel Tower, Canterbury Cathedral

Canterbury Cathedral

Chapter House and Angel Tower, Canterbury Cathedral

The horse fly has but one pair of developed wings, the second pair being represented by a pair of balancers: their function is sensory.

Horse Fly

The horse fly has but one pair of developed wings, the second pair being represented by a pair of balancers:…

The head of the adult horse fly.

Horse Fly

The head of the adult horse fly.

The prothorax of the adult horse fly.

Horse Fly

The prothorax of the adult horse fly.