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Presidents of the United States: Selected Images

Portrait Gallery: Harrison - Jefferson

See below for selected portraits of presidents shown in alphabetical order, from Harrison through Jefferson. For full caption/reproduction information, or to download an uncompressed tiff or higher resolution JPG image, click on the picture or caption. (These will open on a new tab.) Please note that dates listed here may refer to the date a print was made, which may be after the subject's life dates.

Benjamin Harrison

Benjamin Harrison, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing left, with right hand on table — Benjamin Harrison. By George Prince. 1888. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.
Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-7611 (b&w film copy neg.)

Benjamin Harrison in uniform, on horseback, leading a brigade of soldiers — Benjamin Harrison: "Come on boys!" - Battle of Resaca. By Kurz & Allison. c1888. Lithograph. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.
Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-pga-01864 (digital file from original print)

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William Henry Harrison

William Henry Harrison, half-length portrait, facing right — William Henry Harrison. By Charles Fenderich. c1841. Lithograph. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.
Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-13009 (b&w film copy neg. of detail)

William Henry Harrison, full-length portrait, standing, facing front — William Henry Harrison. By John Sartain, after a painting by James R. Lambdin. c1841. Mezzotint. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.
Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-pga-02636 (digital file from original print)

Print shows a campaign banner with Harrison on horseback; surrounded by 12 vignettes of his home, military service, and political activity — William Henry Harrison. By George Endicott. c1840. Lithograph. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.
Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-ds-00685 (digital file from original item)

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Rutherford B. Hayes

Rutherford B. Hayes, half-length portrait, seated, facing left — Rutherford B. Hayes. Between 1877 and 1893. Brady-Handy Collection. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.
Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-13019 (b&w film copy neg. of detail)

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Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right — Herbert Hoover. By Underwood & Underwood. 1928. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.
Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-24155 (b&w film copy neg.)

Herbert Hoover, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, in front of microphones and three flags — Herbert Hoover. Underwood & Underwood. Between 1929 and 1933. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.
Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-92155 (b&w film copy neg.)

President Hoover addresses joint session of Congress at bicentennial ceremony commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birth of George Washington — Herbert Hoover. By Underwood & Underwood. 1932. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.
Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-22162 (b&w film copy neg.)

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Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson, half-length portrait, seated, facing left — Andrew Jackson. By James B. Longacre. Between 1815 and 1845. Engraving. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.
Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-117120 (b&w film copy neg. of cropped image)

Andrew Jackson, half-length portrait, standing, facing left, leaning on horse — Andrew Jackson. By James B. Longacre. c1820. Engraving. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.
Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-pga-07371 (digital file from original item)

Andrew Jackson, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, hand resting on table — Andrew Jackson. By Alexander Hay Ritchie, after a painting by D.M. Carter. c1860. Engraving. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.
Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-pga-02501 (digital file from original print)

Print shows the Battle of New Orleans from the British perspective, as British forces advance upon the earthworks or barricades from which the American forces, under the command of Andrew Jackson, repel the attack. Includes a remarque printed at bottom center that shows a head-and-shoulders portrait of Andrew Jackson, facing slightly left, with American flags and various weapons. Prominent figures are identified by letter within the print and a corresponding key that is printed below the image, to the left and right of the title — Andrew Jackson, Battle of New Orleans. By Joseph Yeager. 1817. Engraving. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.
Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-pga-08807 (digital file from original item)

Crowd in front of White House during Andrew Jackson's first inaugural reception in 1829 — Andrew Jackson, President's Levee. By Robert Cruikshank. 1841. Aquatint. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.
Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-ppmsca-50970 (digital file from original)

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Thomas Jefferson

Print shows Thomas Jefferson, half-length portrait, seated at desk, facing slightly left, with hand folded and resting on the desk, on which are books and papers, and a bust sculpture of Benjamin Franklin — Thomas Jefferson. By Gilbert Stuart. Circa 1825-1828. Engraving. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.
Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-ppmsca-15708 (digital file from original print)

Print shows Thomas Jefferson, full-length portrait, facing slightly right, standing beside a table; he is lifting from the table the Declaration of Independence with his right hand and pointing to it with his left hand; there is a bust of Benjamin Franklin on the table, as well as several books. On a small table to the right is a single-disc electrostatic generator and beneath that, resting on the floor, is a globe. — Thomas Jefferson. By Cornelius Tiebout, after a painting by Rembrandt Peale. 1801. Engraving. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.
Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-ppmsca-15715 (digital file from original item)

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