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John L. Lewis, Mary Harris Jones, Thomas J. Mooney and Joe J. Tomblin

John L. Lewis, Mary Harris Jones, Thomas J. Mooney and Joe J. Tomblin

Photograph
1919
Unidentified Artist
The National Plumbeotype Gallery - Richard Parkham

The National Plumbeotype Gallery - Richard Parkham

Bound Object
1847
John Plumbe
Death of General Montgomery

Death of General Montgomery

Print
1798
Johan Frederik Clemens
Garret Fitzgerald

Garret Fitzgerald

Painting
1984
Wilson McLean
Richard Montgomery

Richard Montgomery

Bound Object
c. 1782
Robert Pollard
Mathew Brady, Silas Holmes, H. Hodges, E. T. Whitney and David Woodbury

Mathew Brady, Silas Holmes, H. Hodges, E. T. Whitney and David Woodbury

Photograph
1862
Mathew B. Brady
Margaret Thatcher and Garret Fitzgerald

Margaret Thatcher and Garret Fitzgerald

Painting
1985
Burton Philip Silverman
John Joseph Hughes

John Joseph Hughes

Silhouette
1840
Auguste Edouart
Thomas William Sweeny

Thomas William Sweeny

Painting
John Randolph Stites
Dion Boucicault

Dion Boucicault

Photograph
c. 1874
Jacob De La Motta and James McHenry

Jacob De La Motta and James McHenry

Silhouette
1842
Auguste Edouart
An Impartial History of the War in America, Vol. 2

An Impartial History of the War in America, Vol. 2

Book
c. 1782
Robert Pollard
Mathew Brady at Gettysburg

Mathew Brady at Gettysburg

Photograph
1863
Mathew Brady Studio
Mathew B. Brady

Mathew B. Brady

Print
1851
Francis D'Avignon
Mathew B. Brady

Mathew B. Brady

Photograph
c. 1861
Unidentified Artist

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