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Letters written by Martha Washington (Sept. 29, 1760) and Mary Todd Lincoln (Feb. 15, 1865)

Library of Congress Acquires Letters Written by Former First Ladies Martha Washington and Mary Todd Lincoln

Newly acquired letters from Martha Washington and Mary Todd Lincoln offer a rare glimpse into the private lives of two first ladies who stood beside pivotal American presidents.
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This free-to-use set features images of cats found in the Library's collections. Staff "experts" contributed their favorite photos, posters & illustrations. Enjoy!

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  • Black-and-yellow artwork of a cat looking at an open book. Edward Penfield, his book. Bookplate, ca. 1900-1925
  • Color artwork of a domestic tabby cat laying down with a ball of yarn under its paw. Smaller drawings with text labels surrounding the cat illustrate its different body parts, including its eyes, skull, tongue, and claws. The cat - Felis domesticus. Lithograph print, published by L. Prang, 1872.
  • Black-and-white photo of a cat shown in profile through 24 stages of running as its body lengthens and contracts. Animal locomotion, Twenty-four consecutive images of a cat running. Photomechanical print by Eadweard Muybridge, 1887
  • Black-and-white artwork of a mother cat nursing a kitten with another cat in the background. Domestic cat nursing kittens. Ukiyo-e woodcut print by Tachibana Morikuni, 1720.
  • Black-and-white artwork of a kitten cleaning its paw. A cat cleaning its claws. Drawing by Katsushika Hokusai, between 1830 and 1850
  • Black-and-white artwork of a cat and a kitten drinking milk out of a saucer. The kitten is reaching its paw into the saucer. Cat and Kitten Drinking Milk. Lithograph print by Charles Fenderich, 1832.
  • Color artwork of a black-and-white cat with a red bow around its neck. The cat is playing with a red string that extends to the edge of the drawing. Cat. Ukioy-e drawing by Andō Hiroshige, 1840s.
  • Color artwork of three kittens sitting on a book and a leafy olive branch. One cat wearing a red collar with a golden cross is licking the head of the frowning cat next to it. The Three White Kittens: Peace. Lithograph print by Currier & Ives and artist Otto Stark, 1879-1907.
  • Black-and-white artwork of two tabby cats with eyes closed and paws hanging over edge of a chair. Two Cats. Lthograph print by Thomas Hunter, 1881.
  • Black-and-white artwork of a room in which a young boy sitting on a stool is facing a cat sitting on a chair. What George asked the cat. Drawing by Alice Barber Stephens, 1888.
  • Black-and-white artwork with five side-by-side panels. The left panel shows a cat standing upright on its back legs playing with a ball of string. The panels to the right show the cat evolving into a human baseball catcher with a mitt and a face mask. Evolution of a cat-cher. Lithograph print by H.S. Crocker & Co., S.F., 1889.
  • Red-and-black artwork of a black cat wearing a collar with a tag that says 5 cents sits upright looking at the viewer. The Black Cat. December. Magazine cover, 1890s
  • Color artwork of a woman in a white dress holding a calico cat in her right arm and a tuxedo cat in her left arm. Harper's May. Magazine poster by Edward Penfield, 1896.
  • Color artwork depicting a calico cat watching an artist in a red hat work with brush and ink while smoking a pipe. Poster calendar 1897 by Edward Penfield.
  • Color artwork of two cats, one black and brown and one white, black, and brown, standing looking at a tree in a planter between them. Harper's July. Poster by Edward Penfield, 1898.
  • Black-and-white photo depicting cats posed like people. One cat sits in a small chair in front of a large camera operated by a cat wearing glasses. In the Rogue's Gallery. Photograph, 1898.
  • Black-and-white artwork of a black cat sitting on a chair watching the swinging pendulum of a clock hanging on the wall. Bonsall, Elisabeth Fearne, 1861- The book of the cat : with facsimiles of drawings in colour / by Elisabeth F. Bonsall ; and with stories and verses written for the pictures by Mabel Humphrey. New York: Fredrick A. Stokes Co., 1903.
  • Black-and-white photo depicting a small striped cat perched on the shoulder of a man who is looking at the cat. Aviator John Moisant, who made the first flight across the English channel with two passengers, including his cat, Mademoiselle Fifi...
  • Sepia photo of a cat sitting by the feet of two women in colonial-style clothes in a room with a large fireplace. One woman is sitting and wrapping a ball of yarn, while the standing woman holds the yarn. Colonial houses - three chums. Photograph by Wallace Nutting, 1913.
  • Black-and-white photo of four kittens wearing dresses with a ball of string tangled around them. The Entanglement. Photo by Harry W. Frees, 1914
  • Black-and-white photo of four kittens wearing dresses and sitting on a hay bale with food laid out in front of them like a picnic. The Picnic. Photo by Harry W. Frees, 1914
  • Black-and-white portrait photo of a fluffy, multicolored cat. The Cat. Photo by Frank Eugene, 1916
  • Color artwork depicting a large black cat with its ears back, fangs out, and claws extended as it leaps towards the viewer over green military tanks in front of a fire-filled background. Treat 'em rough - Join the tanks. World War I poster by August W. Hutaf...
  • Sepia portrait photo of a cat facing the camera. Study of a cat, one of several cats that the photographer called Buzzer Photograph by Arnold Genthe, 1910s.
  • Black-and-white portrait photo of an outstretched tabby cat laying on a cushion, looking at the photographer. Buzzer the cat, portrait. Photograph by Arnold Genthe, ca. 1912.
  • Color photo of an orange cat sitting on a chair next to a doll in a Japanese kimono. Buzzer, the photographer's cat, lying on a chair next to a doll. Autochrome photograph by Arnold Genthe...
  • Black-and-white photo of two White women wearing hats and dresses with six Persian cats on a table in front of them. Washington cat show opens at Wardman Park Hotel. Edna B. Doughty and Louise Grogan with Persian cats...
  • Black-and-white photo of a black kitten with its back arched and tail up. Cat (kitten with back arched). Photograph by Theodor Horydczak, 1920-1950.
  • Black-and-white photo of two kittens peering out of a wicker basket with a bow on the handle. Blackie & Tiger, two of the cats owned by President Calvin Coolidge. National Photo Co...
  • Black-and-white portrait photo of a smiling, older, White man in a coat and a peaked cap holding a tabby cat in his arms. Tiger, also called Tige, a White House cat with Calvin Coolidge.
  • Black-and-white photo of an older White man sitting at a table looking at two cats he's holding on the table in front of him. Capitol Cats. Photograph by National Photograph Co., 1/22/27
  • Black-and-white photo of a tuxedo cat laying down and looking at a canary standing on its back. The cat Timmie, owned by Bascom N. Timmons, journalist and president of the National Press Club...
  • Black-and-white profile portrait photo of a cat dressed up with a winged helmet, a breastplate, and a cape. Brünnhilde, 1936
  • Black-and-white photo of a woman sitting at a desk with a typewriter and at least one cat on the desk and one on the floor. Ed and Pegeen Fitzgerald...New York City. Pegeen at typewriter with cats...1944.
  • Black-and-white photo of a tabby cat drinking milk from a bucket by standing up on its hind paws. The cat drinks foamy, fresh milk. Farm, Canyon County, Idaho. Photo by Russell Lee, 1941.
  • Black-and-white photo of two black cats facing each other sitting on an outdoor wall. Frances Benjamin Johnston's cats, Herman and Vermin, seated on brick railing of New Orleans house...
  • Black-and-white photo of a cat sitting in front of a stage where a man is playing the saxophone with band members behind him. Portrait of Sam Donahue and Hep, Aquarium, New York, N.Y. Photo by William Gottlieb, ca. Dec. 1946...
  • Color photo of seven cats on the deck outside of a cat shelter. The door to the shelter is open revealing more cats inside. Rescued cats get their own shelter, with lots of room to roam, at the Kindness Ranch, near Hartville, Wyoming...
  • Color photo of a tabby cat with a white chest sitting on an outside stair step looking at the camera. A contented cat at Yoder's Amish Home, an authentic Amish farm that began accepting visitors in 1983 near Walnut Creek...
  • Color photo of a carousel ride animal in the shape of a tabby cat holding a fish in its mouth. A most unusual carousel at the Lake Compounce amusement park in Bristol, Connecticut. Photograph by Carol M. Highsmith, 2014.
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