American Bur-Reed
Of the bur-reed family (Sparganium), the american bur-reed (Sparganium americanum).
Gar-Pike
"The gar-pike (Lepidosteus osseus), a Ganoid fish, now living in North American rivers." -Taylor, 1904
Neolithic Implements Stone Mallets
Stone mallets and the North American Indian method of mounting. A Neolithic age implement. Not drawn…
American Indians Warfare
Singular warfare of the American Indians. Caption below illustration: "I no longer hesitated; I took…
Indians and the Highlander
The Indians and the Highlander. Caption below illustration: "The Scotchman requested that the broad…
True Bravery
True Bravery, the American Army at Valley Forge in 1777. Caption below illustration: "After mentioning…
John Cabell Breckenridge
(1821-1875) American soldier, statesman, and vice president to President Buchanan.
John Brown
(1800-1859) American abolitionist famous for the Pottawatomie Massacre, Bleeding Kansas, and the raid…
Henry Clay
A portrait of Henry Clay. He was the American statesman and orator. He ran for president several times…
Ralph Waldo Emerson
A portrait of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Emerson was an American Poet, essayist, and a leader of Transcendentalist…
The Sea horse
The Sea horse is a remarkable fish found near our South American coasts. It belongs to the singular…
American Blue Jay
"The American Blue Jay is a beautiful bird that is common near all sections of the United States, from…
Statue of Liberty
"The great Bartholdi statue, 'Liberty Enlightening the World,' erected upon Bedloe's Island in New York…
Quezal Bird
A most beautiful Central American bird of the Trogon family. It is about the size of a magpie and the…
Common Raccoon
An American plantigrade carnivorous mammal, the common raccoon being the Procyon lotor. It is about…
James Lawrence
(1781-1813) American naval officer who fought in the War of 1812, commanded the Peacock and the Chesapeake.…
Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty in New York is the largest statue in the world, given as a gift from France to…
John Alexander Logan
(1826-1886) American soldier and statesman who fought in the Mexican War. US Senator from Illinois.
James Russell Lowell
(1819-1891) American poet, critic, essayist, orator and diplomat most famous for The Vision of Sir Launfal.
Cyrus Hall McCormick
(1809-1884) American inventor of the first reaping machine and founder of the McCormick Harvesting Machine…
Horace Mann
"(1798-1859), an American educator who helped to establish the present common school system in the United…
Richard Mansfield
(1857-1907) American actor famous for Gilbert and Sullivan operas and Shakespeare plays. He is also…
Marie Antoinette
(1755-1793) Archduchess of Austria and queen of France and Navarre, married to Louis XVI.
George Gordon Meade
(1815-1872) American soldier in the Mexican War and Union general in the Civil War.
Nelson Appleton Miles
(1839-1925) American soldier and general in the Civil War, Indian Wars, and the Spanish-American War.
John Mitchell
(1869-1919) American labor leader and president of the United Mine Workers of America.
Julius Sterling Morton
(1832-1902) American politician, conservative, Secretary of Agriculture under President Cleveland, and…
John Lothrop Motley
(1814-1877) American historian and Harvard graduate most noted for his works on the Netherlands.
John Muir
(1838-1914) American geologist, naturalist, explorer, and one of the first preservationists.
Louis John Rudolph Agassiz
(1807-1873) Swiss-American geologist and naturalist famous for his study of glaciers.
Alamo
The Alamo in San Antonio, Texas where the battle occurred during the war for Texan independence.
Edwin Anderson Alderman
(1861-1931) American educator serving as president of the University of North Carolina, Tulane University,…
William Boyd Allison
(1829-1908) American lawyer and senator famous four framing the Bland-Allison silver bill of 1878. US…
Phineas Taylor Barnum
(1810-1891) American showman famous for Barnum and Bailey Circus and "The Greatest Show on Earth."