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Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge by John Singer Sargent 1923 Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. | Sargent, John Singer |
From: Special Collections
in the Library of Congress
In 1935
Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge (1864-1953), one of the great patrons of music,
created at the Library of Congress the Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foundation
for the support of chamber music. Her aim, Mrs. Coolidge wrote in that year's
Annual Report of the Librarian of Congress, was "to make... | |
The battle of Gettysburg by Nathaniel Currier c. 1863 Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. | Currier, Nathaniel | Depicting the Battle of Gettysburg, fought July 1—3, 1863. The battle was part of the American Civil War and was won by the North. | |
Hancock at Pickett's Charge by Bror Thure de Thulstrup c. 1887 May 16 Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. | Thulstrup, Bror Thure de | ||
Picketts charge from a position on the enemys line looking toward the Union lines, Zieglers grove on the left, clump of trees on right by Edwin Forbes between 1865 and 1895 Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. | Forbes, Edwin | ||
Battle of Chickamauga by Alfred Rudolph Waud 20 September 1863 Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. | Waud, Alfred Rudolph | ||
The Monitor and Merrimac: The First Fight Between Ironclads by Louis Prang 1886 Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. | Prang, Louis | The Battle of Hampton Roads, often referred to as either the Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack (or Merrimac) or the Battle of Ironclads, was the most noted and arguably most important naval battle of the American Civil War from the standpoint of the development of navies. | |
Battle of Atlanta by Kurz & Allison Art Publishers c. 1888 Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. | Kurz & Allison Art Publishers | ||
Battle of Antietam by Kurz & Allison Art Publishers c. 1888 Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. | Kurz & Allison Art Publishers | ||
Capture of Fort Fisher by Kurz & Allison Art Publishers 1890 Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. | Kurz & Allison Art Publishers | ||
Battle of Hampton Roads by Kurz & Allison Art Publishers c. 1889 Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. | Kurz & Allison Art Publishers |
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