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Elderly Collection

Background imageElderly Collection: Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. at His Desk

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. at His Desk
(Original Caption) Oliver Wendell Holmes (1841-1935), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, is shown seated at his desk. Photograph

Background imageElderly Collection: Shozo Otsuka In Front Of His Rice Field

Shozo Otsuka In Front Of His Rice Field
(Original Caption) Seventy-three year old Shozo Otsuka of Kanagawa prefecture, adjoining Tokyo prefecture, the first tenant farmer in all Japan to buy land under the Japanese Land Reform Law

Background imageElderly Collection: Hermann Hesse

Hermann Hesse
German writer and Nobel Prize winner Hermann Hesse

Background imageElderly Collection: Pituitary tumour, CT scan

Pituitary tumour, CT scan
Pituitary tumour. Coloured computed tomography (CT) scan of a section through the brain of an 84-year-old male patient with a tumour (round, centre) affecting the pituitary gland

Background imageElderly Collection: Political Cartoon of Andrew Jackson as Absolute Monarch

Political Cartoon of Andrew Jackson as Absolute Monarch
A political cartoon made during Andrew Jackson's presidency depicts Jackson as an absolute monarch who abuses his veto power and tramples on the Constitution

Background imageElderly Collection: Child Murderer Albert Fish

Child Murderer Albert Fish
(Original Caption) 2/20/1935-East View, NY: Is Albert Fish Sane

Background imageElderly Collection: Mathematician Charles Babbage

Mathematician Charles Babbage
(Original Caption) Charles Babbage (1792-1871). English mathematician and mechanical genius. Undated photograph

Background imageElderly Collection: Shoshoni Dancers at Fort Washakie

Shoshoni Dancers at Fort Washakie
A group Shoshoni dance at the Fort Washakie reservation in Wyoming. Standing at far left, with his arm outstretched, is Chief Washakie

Background imageElderly Collection: Portrait of John Adams by Thomas Spear after Gilbert Stuart

Portrait of John Adams by Thomas Spear after Gilbert Stuart
(Original Caption) John Adams (1735-1826), second President of the United States

Background imageElderly Collection: Russian Peasants

Russian Peasants
A group of Russian peasants visit town in pre-Revolutionary days

Background imageElderly Collection: Engraving of George Peabody

Engraving of George Peabody
George Peabody was an American merchant and philanthropist who endowed many institutes and museums

Background imageElderly Collection: Leo Tolstoy

Leo Tolstoy
(Original Caption) Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1828-1910), Russian novelist, social and moral philosopher. Undated photograph

Background imageElderly Collection: Seated Photo Of John Quincy Adams

Seated Photo Of John Quincy Adams
(Original Caption) John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), sixth President of the U. S. after a contemporary photograph

Background imageElderly Collection: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
(Original Caption) American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1802-1882). Seated portrait of the poet as a bearded older man. Undated photograph

Background imageElderly Collection: Sam Houston, Governor of Texas

Sam Houston, Governor of Texas
(Original Caption) Sam Houston: (1793-1863) Governor of Texas. 3/4 length

Background imageElderly Collection: Abolitionist Lucretia Mott

Abolitionist Lucretia Mott
(Original Caption) Lucretia Mott (1793-1880). Quaker minister and abolitionist who led in women's suffrage movement. Undated photograph

Background imageElderly Collection: Sir Richard Owen

Sir Richard Owen was the founding father of paleontology and the first to use the term "dinosaur"

Background imageElderly Collection: Ferdinand De Lesseps/Headshoulders Photo

Ferdinand De Lesseps/Headshoulders Photo
Ferdinand Marie, Vicomte de Lesseps, was the French engineer and diplomat responsible for overseeing the building of the Suez Canal

Background imageElderly Collection: Richard Owen

Richard Owen
British paleontologist and anatomist Richard Owen, who contributed to the study of fossils and opposed the views of Charles Darwin

Background imageElderly Collection: Jesse and Frank James with Their Mother

Jesse and Frank James with Their Mother
Jesse (left) and Frank James, backed by their mother, Zerelda Samuel, formerly the Widow James

Background imageElderly Collection: 1873 Stereoscope of Paiutes in Headdresses

1873 Stereoscope of Paiutes in Headdresses
A group of Paiutes in feather headdresses sit among the rocks on the Kaibab Plateau, Arizona

Background imageElderly Collection: German Political Philosopher Karl Marx Sitting

German Political Philosopher Karl Marx Sitting
(Original Caption) Marx, Carl: 1818-1883. German Political Philosopher

Background imageElderly Collection: Carl Zeiss

Carl Zeiss
(Original Caption) Carl Zeiss (1816-1888), German manufacturer of optical instruments. Undated photograph. BPA2# 5738

Background imageElderly Collection: New Arrivals Line Up For Paper Signing

New Arrivals Line Up For Paper Signing
(Original Caption) Ellis Island: New arrivals line up to have their papers examined. Undated photograph. BPA2# 2515

Background imageElderly Collection: Elizabeth Stanton Reading at Table

Elizabeth Stanton Reading at Table
(Original Caption) Portrait of Elizabeth Stanton (1815-1902). American woman suffrage leader. Undated photograph

Background imageElderly Collection: Christopher Latham Sholes Sitting at Typewriter

Christopher Latham Sholes Sitting at Typewriter
Christopher Sholes sits before his invention, the typewriter

Background imageElderly Collection: Composer Franz Liszt

Composer Franz Liszt
(Original Caption) Liszt, Franz Von. Composer and piano virtuoso (1811-1886). Photo ca. 1880. BPA 2 #767

Background imageElderly Collection: Family at Brighton Beach

Family at Brighton Beach
(Original Caption) Family group in boat at Brighton Beach, ca. 1880

Background imageElderly Collection: Three Generations of Family in Garden

Three Generations of Family in Garden
(Original Caption) Prosperous Victorian Family; Three generations united in a garden setting Photograph, ca. 1880

Background imageElderly Collection: Elderly Couple Stand In Front Of Home

Elderly Couple Stand In Front Of Home
(Original Caption) 1881-Fine old couple in front of their house. New Jersey, 1881

Background imageElderly Collection: Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin
Portrait of Charles Robert Darwin, the great naturalist, in his middle age. Photo circa 1854

Background imageElderly Collection: Mark Twain

Mark Twain
(Original Caption) Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) 1885-1910, lecturer and author of great literature. In this 3/4 length photograph he's seated holding a cigar, in a white suit. Undated

Background imageElderly Collection: Grant Writing Memoirs

Grant Writing Memoirs
Civil War general and former president Ulysses S. Grant, wrapped in warm clothing, writes part of his Personal Memoirs on the porch of his home. Grant died in 1885, just after finishing the work

Background imageElderly Collection: Zulus Warriors In War Dress

Zulus Warriors In War Dress
A group of Zulu warriors wear traditional dress and carry shields

Background imageElderly Collection: Gustave Eiffel

Gustave Eiffel (1832-1923). Photograph taken at the time of the completion of the Eiffel Tower, 1889

Background imageElderly Collection: Walt Whitman Seated; White Beard; Photo

Walt Whitman Seated; White Beard; Photo
(Original Caption) Walt Whitman (1819-1892). Photograph taken in 1889

Background imageElderly Collection: Anton Bruckner by Jerry Branton

Anton Bruckner by Jerry Branton
Anton Bruckner in advanced age. Painting by Jerry Branton, 1889

Background imageElderly Collection: Chinese Man Being Served

Chinese Man Being Served
(Original Caption) Ya-Chow, China: Natives of the Ya-Chow region (presently Ya-an) in South China. Shown in the undated photograph is Chinese Literati seated, being served a bowl

Background imageElderly Collection: Group Listens to Juke Box

Group Listens to Juke Box
For a nickel apiece a thrilled group in Salina, Kansas tunes in on a screechy juke box of 1890s

Background imageElderly Collection: Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
American women's rights pioneers, Susan B. Anthony, standing, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, seated, read a letter, circa 1890. (Photo by Bettmann via Getty Images)

Background imageElderly Collection: African American Family

African American Family
(Original Caption) African-American family representing four generations, all born on the plantation of J. J. Smith, Beaufort, South Carolina. Photo by T. H. O'Sullivan, circa 1890

Background imageElderly Collection: Entomologist Jean Henri Fabre In His Study

Entomologist Jean Henri Fabre In His Study
(Original Caption) Jules Henri Fabre, "The Homer of Insects, " in his study (1823-1915). From an undated photograph

Background imageElderly Collection: Pawnee Bill, Buffalo Bill, and Buffalo Jones

Pawnee Bill, Buffalo Bill, and Buffalo Jones
Gordon W. Lillie, aka Pawnee Bill, "Buffalo" Bill Cody, and Charles Jones, aka "Buffalo Jones", sit for a portrait

Background imageElderly Collection: American Family Pouring Liquor at Independence Day Party

American Family Pouring Liquor at Independence Day Party
(Original Caption) 1894- A party in a middle class home. Plenty of drinks in evidence. The flags point to a 4th of July celebration. SEE NOTE

Background imageElderly Collection: Portrait Of Otto Von Bismark 1894

Portrait Of Otto Von Bismark 1894
(Original Caption) 1894-Otto Von Bismark (1818-1898) in the uniform of the regiment of Cuirassier named afetr him "Bismark-Cuirassiers"

Background imageElderly Collection: Andrew Carnegie

Andrew Carnegie
(Original Caption) Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919), industrialist and humanitarian. Head and shoudlers photograph of him aboard ship

Background imageElderly Collection: Men Riding in Street Car

Men Riding in Street Car
(Original Caption) Oldtime Washington, DC street car. Photo, ca. 1895

Background imageElderly Collection: Andrew Carnigie

Andrew Carnigie
(Original Caption) Andrew Carnegie. 3/4 length photograph, 1896

Background imageElderly Collection: Thomas A. Edison with Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone

Thomas A. Edison with Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone
Edison-Ford-Firestone. Crucial men in the energy and transportation fields

Background imageElderly Collection: Portrait of Artist Claude Monet

Portrait of Artist Claude Monet
(Original Caption) 1898-Portrait of Claude Monet (1840-1926), French Impressionist painter. Photographer by Nadar

Background imageElderly Collection: Carry Nation

Carry Nation
(Original Caption) Carrie Nation, the gal who knocked off the saloons. Filed: 7/57

Background imageElderly Collection: You - Still Not a Member of the Cooperative

You - Still Not a Member of the Cooperative
(Original Caption) Poster from the Russian Revolution: "You- Still Not a Member of the Cooperative, Sign Up Immediately!" Undated color slide

Background imageElderly Collection: Portrait Of An Older Robert Browning

Portrait Of An Older Robert Browning
(Original Caption) Photographic portrait of an elderly Robert Browning, Esq. Filed 11/29/27

Background imageElderly Collection: John D. Rockefeller on his 83rd Birthday

John D. Rockefeller on his 83rd Birthday
(Original Caption) John D. Rockefeller, Sr. on his 83rd birthday. Photograph, 3/4 length

Background imageElderly Collection: Agatha Christie Seated

Agatha Christie Seated
Devon: Agatha Christie corrects proofs of her latest book/devonshire. Jan. 1946

Background imageElderly Collection: Stereoscope View Of Black Woman Vendor

Stereoscope View Of Black Woman Vendor
A Black woman vendor. Stereoscopic view. (Photo by Bettmann/Getty Images)

Background imageElderly Collection: Elderly Woman Washing Clothes On Board

Elderly Woman Washing Clothes On Board
(Original Caption) Elderly woman washing clothes on scrubboard. Photograph, 1930's

Background imageElderly Collection: New York Tribune Founder Horace Greeley

New York Tribune Founder Horace Greeley
(Original Caption) Horace Greeley. Undated Photograph. BPA2# 2703

Background imageElderly Collection: George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw
(Original Caption) Photographic portrait of George Bernard Shaw. Filed 11/29/27

Background imageElderly Collection: Portrait of Andre Gide

Portrait of Andre Gide
(Original Caption) Portrait of Andre Gide (1869-1951), writer son of Jean Paul. Undated photograph

Background imageElderly Collection: Karen Horney with Pet Dog

Karen Horney with Pet Dog
(Original Caption) Karen Horney: (1885-1952) eminent psychiatrist and professor, seated with her pet dog. Photograph

Background imageElderly Collection: Sir Edward Elgar British Composer

Sir Edward Elgar British Composer
(Original Caption) Sir Edward Elger: British Composer (1857-1934) in his work room during his later years. Undated photo

Background imageElderly Collection: Portrait Of Count Leo Tolstoy

Portrait Of Count Leo Tolstoy
(Original Caption) Count Leo Tolstoi (1828-1910) Russian novelist and social and moral philosopher. Undated photograph

Background imageElderly Collection: French Peasant Woman Doing Her Laundry

French Peasant Woman Doing Her Laundry
(Original Caption) French peasant woman doing her laundry in the village pond. Undated photograph

Background imageElderly Collection: Charles Duryea Automotive Pioneer

Charles Duryea Automotive Pioneer
(Original Caption) Newport, RI: Charles Duryea, Automotive pioneer at tiller of his automobile, leaving garage

Background imageElderly Collection: Rabbi Reading the Talmud

Rabbi Reading the Talmud
(Original Caption) Rabbi reading the Talmud. Undated photograph

Background imageElderly Collection: General Stonewall Jackson's Cook

General Stonewall Jackson's Cook
(Original Caption) General Stonewall Jackson's cook photographed with medals pinned to the front of his suit. Undated photograph. BPA2# 2006

Background imageElderly Collection: Elderly Woman Holds Banner During Wwi

Elderly Woman Holds Banner During Wwi
(Original Caption) Elderly woman during World War I holding banner. Photograph

Background imageElderly Collection: Noah Building The Ark

Noah Building The Ark
(Original Caption) 1493-Noah building the ark. Titlepage from Hartman Schedel's Liber Chronicarum Seu Chronicon Nurembergensis. Designed by Michael Wolgemut and W. Pleydenwirf, and printed by A

Background imageElderly Collection: Placer Mining Near Humboldt

Placer Mining Near Humboldt
(Original Caption) Placer mining near Humboldt, Arizona. Undated photograph

Background imageElderly Collection: Cartoon of Uncle Sam on Bicycle Illustrating Gold vs. Silver Standard by J.A. Wales

Cartoon of Uncle Sam on Bicycle Illustrating Gold vs. Silver Standard by J.A. Wales
(Original Caption) Silver Standard vs. Gold Standard controversy is seen here in this cartoon representing Uncle Sam as he is bicycling to national bankruptcy on an enormous silverite dollar

Background imageElderly Collection: Color Print of Mahatma Gandhi

Color Print of Mahatma Gandhi
MOHANDAS GANDHI (1869-1948)

Background imageElderly Collection: The Duckingstool by Charles Stanley Reinhart

The Duckingstool by Charles Stanley Reinhart
An accused witch going through the judgement trial, where she is dunked in water to prove her guilt of practicing witchcraft

Background imageElderly Collection: Print of Pasteur Performing Rabies Treatment on Patient

Print of Pasteur Performing Rabies Treatment on Patient
(Original Caption) Louis Pasteur performing an inoculation for Hydrophobia

Background imageElderly Collection: Editorial Cartoon Drawing of Uncle Sam Looking at Haiti by Cuthbert Rigby

Editorial Cartoon Drawing of Uncle Sam Looking at Haiti by Cuthbert Rigby
(Original Caption) "WILL HE FIGHT?" - Uncle Sam sizes up puny Haitian Republic during Haitian troubles of 1888

Background imageElderly Collection: The Master Builder by Snapp

The Master Builder by Snapp
Author Henrik Ibsen holding hat and baton

Background imageElderly Collection: Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr

Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr
(Original Caption) Picture shows Oliver Wendell Holmes (1841-1935), Justice of the US Supreme Court (1902-1932)

Background imageElderly Collection: Carl Gustav Jung, Swiss Psychiartrist

Carl Gustav Jung, Swiss Psychiartrist
(Original Caption) Photograph of Carl Gustav Jung, Swiss Psychiatrist, taken at the age of 79

Background imageElderly Collection: Mahatma Gandhi with Granddaughter Before Assassination

Mahatma Gandhi with Granddaughter Before Assassination
(Original Caption) Mahatma Gandhi and his granddaughter on whose hands he fell unconscious when shot

Background imageElderly Collection: Couple in Front of Fireplace

Couple in Front of Fireplace
(Original Caption) 1900-African American couple is shown in front of the fireplace of their log cabin

Background imageElderly Collection: Men On Strike W/Signs/Larger Pensions

Men On Strike W/Signs/Larger Pensions
(Original Caption) Men on strike with pickets asking for larger pensions. Ca. 1910s-1920s

Background imageElderly Collection: Humor/Young Man Talks To Deaf Old Farmer

Humor/Young Man Talks To Deaf Old Farmer
(Original Caption) TN: Humorous farm situation. Young man talks to old farmer, obviously hard of hearing. Photograph, ca. 1900. Tennessee

Background imageElderly Collection: President Franklin D. Roosevelt Signing Resolution

President Franklin D. Roosevelt Signing Resolution
President Roosevelt signs the declaration of war against Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor

Background imageElderly Collection: Howard Hughes as an Adult and an Elderly Man?

Howard Hughes as an Adult and an Elderly Man?
Reclusive billionaire industrialist Howard Hughes in a 1947 photo (left) and in 1972 (right) The 1972 photo was taken in Vancouver



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