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In an attempt to acknowledge the sources of our illustrations, we often provide a link to the site where an image was found. These links are not intended to convey our endorsement of the opinions or views expressed at those sites. Any use of copyrighted images is accidental, and any such material will be promptly removed from this site upon notification from the copyright holder.

Page Source
66
Exploring Mars. No copyright cited.
68
Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. II, p. 1189. No known copyright.
79
Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. III, p. 1383. No known copyright.
80
Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. III, p. 1387. No known copyright.
82
Wikipedia. No known copyright.
85
Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. III, p. 1396. No known copyright.
87
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. III, p. 1415. No known copyright.
88
 Library of Congress. No known copyright.
90
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. III, p. 1408. No known copyright.
92
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. III, p. 1420. No known copyright.
98
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. III, p. 1468. No known copyright.
100
 Department of the Navy - Naval Historical Center USS Kearsarge vs. CSS Alabama, 19 June 1864 -- Selected Views
101
The Nevada Observer. No copyright cited.
103
Fort Henry and Fort Donelson Campaign. No copyright cited.
105
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. III, p. 1567. No known copyright.
109
Battle Map of the Chattanooga Campaign. No copyright cited.
110
National Park Service. No known copyright.
113
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. III, p. 1490. No known copyright.
114
Wikipedia. No known copyright.
116
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. III, p. 1579. No known copyright.
117
Wikipedia. No known copyright.
118
 Gardner, Alexander. "Antietam, Maryland. Confederate Dead by a Fence on the Hagerstown Road." September 17, 1862. Selected Civil War Photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress.
119
Ahmed's Adventures. No copyright cited.
121
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. III, p. 1510. No known copyright.
123
Wikipedia. No known copyright.
133
 Images of American Political History. No copyright cited.
137
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. III, p. 1404. No known copyright.
138
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. III, p. 1374. No known copyright.
143
Mexican War. No copyright cited.
144
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. III, p. 1612. No known copyright.
145
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. III, p. 1374. No known copyright.
153
John Brown's Final Address. No copyright cited.
155
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. III, p. 1330. No known copyright.
167
Famous & Notable Grants. No copyright cited.
174
 Print: Battle of Chickamauga--Sept. 19' & 20' 1863. Federal (Gen. Rosecrans com.) Confederate (Gen. Bragg com.) Kurz & Allison, Art Publishers, Chicago, U.S.A., [1890]
175
 Wikipedia. No known copyright.
176
 Virginia Western US History Study Guide No source, artist or copyright cited.
179
 Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction and How It Works by Thomas Nast. Wood engraving. New York, 1866. Source: Eyes of the Nation, Library of Congress. No known copyright.
181
 Wikipedia. No known copyright.
183
The Civil War Institute at Carroll College. No copyright cited.
203
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. III, p. 1581. No known copyright.
204
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. III, p. 1588. No known copyright.
209
Library of Congress. No known copyright.
212
The Cooper Union. No copyright cited.
214
Wikipedia. No known copyright.
223
Wikipedia. No known copyright.
224
 The Weed Family No known copyright.
234
  • Colfax: History Central. No copyright cited.
  • Gould: Images of American Political History. No copyright cited.
  • Belknap: William Belknap. No copyright cited.
249
 Confederate Draft. No copyright cited.
252
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. III, p. 1541. No known copyright.
254
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. III, p. 1319. No known copyright.
270
 MasonicWorld.com. No copyright cited.
271
 Source: MORDECAI M. NOAH and the Mormon ZION No known copyright.
273
Wikipedia. No known copyright.
278
 "Henry Clay, Head-and-shoulders Portrait, Facing Front." America's First Look into the Camera: Daguerreotype Portraits and Views, 1839-1864, Library of Congress. Source: Tax History Museum
282
Wikipedia. No known copyright.
283
Railroad History. No copyright cited.
285
 historycentral.com. No copyright cited.
287
The Eli Whitney Museum. No copyright cited.
297
Maine.gov
300
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. III, p. 1345. No known copyright.
302
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. III, p. 1349. No known copyright.
312
The Battle of San Jacinto. No copyright cited.
316
Wikipedia. No known copyright.
319
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. III, p. 1355. No known copyright.
321
Wikipedia. No known copyright.
324
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. III, p. 1333. No known copyright.
328
 Biographical Directory of the US Senate. No known copyright.
336
 Swathmore Visual Arts. No copyright cited.
350
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. III, p. 1343. No known copyright.
352
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. III, p. 1344. No known copyright.
357
Dept of History, Georgetown College. No copyright cited.
361
Library of Congress. No known copyright.
367
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. II, p. 1130. No known copyright.
367
 Project Gutenberg Beacon Lights of History - Duel painting by J. Mund. No known copyright.
372
 Map created by staff at U-S-History.com. Reference: Columbia.edu images index
374
 Map created by staff at U-S-History.com. Reference: Columbia.edu images index
375
 Map created by staff at U-S-History.com. Reference: Columbia.edu images index
379
Electoral College. No copyright cited.
382
Introduction to R. Carter Pittman. No copyright cited.
396
The Compromise of 1877. No copyright cited.
402
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. III, p. 1574. No known copyright.
403
 Selected Civil War Photos. No copyright cited.
406
National Park Service, Appomattox Court House, Virginia. No copyright cited.
410
Presidential Reconstruction. No copyright cited.
411
Reconstruction 1865-1877. No copyright cited.
421
Backlash - The End of Reconstruction. No copyright cited.
428
 Andersonville prison No photographer or copyright cited.
434
Wikipedia. Public domain.
437
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. I, p. 85. No known copyright.
452
historycentral.com. No copyright cited.
456
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. II, p. 644. No known copyright.
463
 The Alien and Sedition Acts No copyright cited.
469
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. II, p. 1131. No known copyright.
473
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. III, p. 1315. No known copyright.
477
 National Park Service, US Department of the Interior: Harriet Tubman Special Resource Study No known copyright.
481
  • Map: U.S. Park Service.
  • Painting: Undergound Railroad.
  • Pharmacy: New Jersey, Underground Railroad.
  • Tubman: NAAFA Holl of Fame.
483
 American Literature Course. No copyright cited.
484
americancivilwar.com. No copyright cited.
494
 Alexander Hamilton. No known copyright.
498
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. III, p.1203. No known copyright.
500
Wikipedia. No known copyright.
502
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. II, p. 1191. No known copyright.
511
National Archives, Images of American Political History. No known copyright.
516
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. I, p. 65. No known copyright.
517
Grand Banks. No copyright cited.
519
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. I, p. 185. No known copyright.
520
 Charles A. Goodrich, A History of the United States of America on a Plan Adapted to the Capacity of Youth. Boston: Swan, Brewer and Tileston, 1861. Page 29. No known copyright.
521
Bacon's Rebellion. No copyright cited.
522
 Charles A. Goodrich, A History of the United States of America on a Plan Adapted to the Capacity of Youth. Boston: Swan, Brewer and Tileston, 1861. Page 40. No known copyright.
526
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. III, p. 1243. No known copyright.
527
 Charles A. Goodrich, A History of the United States of America on a Plan Adapted to the Capacity of Youth. Boston: Swan, Brewer and Tileston, 1861. Page 255. No known copyright.
529
National Park Service. No known copyright.
530
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. III, p. 1224. No known copyright.
534
 Giovanni Da Verrazzano. No copyright cited.
543
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. I, p. 245. No known copyright.
546
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. I, p. 450. No known copyright.
549
Wikipedia. No known copyright.
550
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. II, p. 887. No known copyright.
552
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. I, p. 261. No known copyright.
560
 Hollar, Wenceslaus, etcher. "Unus Americanus ex Virginia. Aetat 23." Etching. Antwerp, 1645. Virginia Records Time Line, 1553-1743, Thomas Jefferson Papers, American Memory collections, Library of Congress.
561
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. I, p. 167. No known copyright.
561
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. I, p. 223. No known copyright.
561
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. I, p. 351. No known copyright.
562
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. I, p. 355. No known copyright.
566
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. I, p. 367. No known copyright.
567
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. II, p. 621. No known copyright.
573
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. I, p. 202. No known copyright.
576
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. I, p. 377. No known copyright.
577
 Wood engraving after Edwin Austin Abbey, 19th century. The Granger Collection, New York. Source: Mrs. Anne Hutchinson - Trial at the Court at Newton. 1637 No copyright cited.
578
 Charles A. Goodrich, A History of the United States of America on a Plan Adapted to the Capacity of Youth. Boston: Swan, Brewer and Tileston, 1861. Page 52. No known copyright.
578
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. I, p. 374. No known copyright.
583
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. I, p. 414. No known copyright.
591
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. I, p. 275. No known copyright.
594
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. I, p. 443. No known copyright.
595
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. I, p. 272. No known copyright.
596
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. I, p. 278. No known copyright.
598
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. I, p. 594. No known copyright.
603
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. I, p. 303. No known copyright.
606
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. II, p. 733. No known copyright.
607
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. II, p. 619. No known copyright.
608
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. I, p. 527. No known copyright.
617
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. I, p. 232. No known copyright.
628
 The Legend of Blackbeard. No copyright cited.
630
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. II, p. 662. No known copyright.
637
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. I, p. 286. No known copyright.
641
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. II, p. 664. No known copyright.
642
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. II, p. 617. No known copyright.
645
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. II, p. 640. No known copyright.
646
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. II, p. 705. No known copyright.
650
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. II, p. 731. No known copyright.
654
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. II, p. 776. No known copyright.
654
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. II, p. 717. No known copyright.
661
Social Security Online. No known copyright.
663
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. II, p. 767. No known copyright.
664
 The White House
668
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. II, p. 948. No known copyright.
670
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. II, p. 870. No known copyright.
671
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. II, p. 1053. No known copyright.
672
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. II, p. 799. No known copyright.
672
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. II, p. 825. No known copyright.
673
A Day in the Life of a Colonial Doctor. No copyright cited.
677
 Wikipedia. No known copyright.
679
 Charles A. Goodrich, A History of the United States of America on a Plan Adapted to the Capacity of Youth. Boston: Swan, Brewer and Tileston, 1861. Page 174. No known copyright.
679
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. II, p. 910. No known copyright.
681
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. II, p. 959. No known copyright.
682
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. II, p. 804. No known copyright.
683
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. II, p. 972. No known copyright.
684
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. xx, xx. No known copyright.
686
Silas Deane, a Connecticut leader in the American Revolution by George L. Clark. No copyright cited.
690
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. II, p. 699. No known copyright.
693
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. II, p. 652. No known copyright.
702
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. No copyright cited.
713
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. I, p. 192. No known copyright.
718
 Wikipedia. No known copyright.
729
Henry Ward Beecher. No copyright cited.
739
Chinese Contributions. No copyright cited.
742
Wikipedia. No known copyright.
753
 Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. No copyright cited.
784
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. I, p. 542. No known copyright.
785
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. I, p. 510. No known copyright.
790
Wikipedia. No known copyright.
801
  • Photograph, 1897. Library of Congress. Biographical File Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-24198. No known copyright.
  • Cartoon, published 1894. Artist: W.A. Rogers. Library of Congress. LC-USZ62-106100. No known copyright.
805
Library of Congress. No known copyright.
811
 Barnard Electronic Archive and Teaching Laboratory (No copyright cited.)
826
authentichistory.com. No copyright cited.
836
 Anarchism from The Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1910. Written by Peter Kropotkin. Source: BlackCrayon No known copyright.
837
  • Portrait: The White House
  • Debates scene: from a Penn State graduate studies syllabus draft. Artist and source not cited.
  • Gettysburg: Civil War 101 No artist or copyright cited.
838
Library of Congress. No known copyright.
845
North America Railway Hall of Fame. No copyright cited.
848
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. I, p. 425. No known copyright.
849
  • Alger: U.S. History Links. No copyright cited.
  • Conwell: Library of Congress, Collection Connections. No known copyright.
  • Carnegie: Library of Congress, America's Story. No known copyright.
854
nationalgrange.org. No copyright cited.
858
Townsend, Timeline of Events. No copyright cited.
863
Wikipedia. No known copyright.
864
Wikipedia. No known copyright.
869
Wikipedia. No known copyright.
891
U.S. Army Center of Military History. No copyright cited.
900
“Daniel Boone Was a Man, a Big Man …”…. But He Never Wore a Coonskin Cap!. No copyright cited.
902
 Boxer Rebellion of 1899-1901. No copyright cited.
922
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. I, p. 23. No known copyright.
931
Philippe Jean Bunau-Varilla. No copyright cited.
939
 Library of Congress. No known copyright.
942
Wikipedia. No known copyright.
944
Library of Congress. No known copyright.
957
  • Portrait, source: Culture Freak. No known copyright.
  • John Jr., source: Library of Congress, American Leaders Speak Portrait Gallery. No known copyright.
969
 Courtesy of Norman Kenneally. Norm's Gallery, 37 Kent Place, Chatham, Massachusetts (www.normsgallery.com).
981
  • Carnegie at desk: Born Today No copyright cited.
  • Carnegie cartoon: John Bull and Uncle Sam, Four Centuries of British-American Relations, Library of Congress. "The Macmillion", Bernard Partridge; Punch, May 29, 1901, p. 395. No copyright cited.
985
Library of Congress, The Learning Page. No known copyright.
989
  • Wilhelmina: A Deadly Fence. No copyright cited.
  • Nicholas: From Russia with Love. No copyright cited.
  • Peace Palace: Holland, an Historical Essay. No copyright cited.
994
 Source: Terza Hopson Collection. No known copyright.
1011
 NationMaster.com. Photo from Wikipedia, public domain.
1015
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. II, p. 1020. No known copyright.
1017
  • Tecumseh: Battle of Tippecanoe. No copyright cited.
  • Harrison: Wikipedia. No known copyright.
1033
 Benson J. Lossing, Our Country: A Household History for All Readers. New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1877. Vol. I, p. 59 No known copyright.
1040
The Battle of Monterey. No copyright cited.
1043
 Source: The Bear Flag Republic. No copyright cited.
1047
Oceandots.com. No copyright cited.
1051
Statesmen of the War in Retrospect 1918-1928 by William Martin. No copyright cited.