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Browsing/Searching Cover Illustrations

The cover illustrations for the sheet music in the collection have been assigned descriptive terms from the Library of Congress' Thesaurus of Graphic Materials. To assist you in finding illustration subjects that may be of interest to you, a list of the descriptive terms used in this collection is shown below. You can search in a test version of the collection for sheet music that has these art images and themes in the "Illustration" box of Search One or the "Illustration Contains" box of Search Two, or simply click on the subject terms on this page to automatically perform a search in Search Two.

• Actors
• Afro-Americans -- Singers.
• Afro-Americans -- South Carolina.
• Afro-Americans.
     See also Theatrical productions -- Performances & portrayals Afro-Americans.
• Amusement rides -- California San Francisco -- 1890-1906.
• Angels.
• Aquatic animals.
• Arches.
• Architectural elements.
• Astronomical observatories.
• Auroras.
• Austria
     See Emperors -- Austria.
            National emblems -- Vienna.
• Autographs.
• Babies.
• Balloons (Aircraft).
• Band uniforms.
• Banjos.
• Banks -- California San Francisco -- 1887.
• Banners -- California Los Angeles -- 1894.
• Banners -- California.
• Banners.
• Barbecues.
• Barbershop quartets.
• Battleships -- United States.
• Bays -- California San Francisco.
• Bays -- California.
• Beaches -- California San Francisco -- 1869.
• Beaches -- California San Francisco -- 1890-1900.
• Beaches -- California San Francisco.
• Beaches -- California Santa Cruz.
• Beaches -- Hawaii.
• Beaches.
• Bears -- California.
• Bears.
• Bedrooms.
• Beds.
• Bees.
• Beggars.
• Bell towers.
• Bells.
• Bicycles.
• Birds.
• Boardwalks -- California Santa Catalina Island.
• Boats.
• Bodies of water.
• Bohemians.
• Bottles.
• Bouquets.
• Bridges.
• Bugles.
• Buildings -- California Sacramento.
• Buildings -- California San Francisco -- 1870-1906.
• Buildings -- California San Francisco -- 1880-1906.
• Buildings -- California San Francisco -- 1887.
• Buildings -- California San Francisco -- to 1906.
• Buildings -- California San Francisco.
• Business education -- California San Francisco.
• Butterflies.

• Cabins.
     See also Log cabins
• Cable railroads.
• California poppies.
• Californios
     see Hispanic
• Canyons.
• Caricatures.
• Carriages & coaches -- California San Francisco.
• Carriages & coaches.
• Carts & wagons.
• Castles & palaces.
• Cats.
• Cavalry -- United States -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
• Cemeteries.
• Chairs.
• Champagne -- France Reims.
• Champagne (Wine) -- California Folsom.
• Chandeliers.
• Channels -- California San Francisco.
• Chariot racing.
• Chasing.
• Chickens.
• Children playing outdoors -- South Africa.
• Children.
• China
     See Clothing & dress -- China
            Costumes -- China
• Chinese lanterns.
• Chivalry.
• Choirboys.
• Chrysanthemums.
• Churches.
• Cityscapes.
• Civil War
     See Cavalry -- United States -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
            Generals -- United States -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
• Classrooms -- Alsace.
• Clergy.
• Cliffs -- California San Francisco.
• Cliffs.
• Clock towers.
• Clothing -- 1870-
• Clothing & dress -- 1852.
• Clothing & dress -- 1872.
• Clothing & dress -- 1875.
• Clothing & dress -- 1878.
• Clothing & dress -- 1884.
• Clothing & dress -- 1898.
• Clothing & dress -- 1899.
• Clothing & dress -- California San Francisco.
• Clothing & dress -- California.
• Clothing & dress -- China.
• Clothing & dress -- Germany Bavaria.
• Clothing & dress -- Women -- 1890-1900.
• Clothing & dress.
     See also Costumes & dress
            Costumes
            Women -- costume.
• Clouds.
• Clubs -- California San Francisco -- 1879.
• Coal mining.
• Coins -- United States -- 1876.
• Coins -- United States.
• Columns.
• Comedians.
• Composers.
• Conductors.
• Cornets.
• Correspondence.
• Costumes -- China.
• Costumes -- Hispanic.
• Costumes & dress.
     See also Clothing & dress
            Women -- costume.
• Costumes.
• Cotton pickers -- South Carolina.
• Cotton plantations -- South Carolina.
• Country life.
• Couples.
• Cow boys -- California.
• Crocodiles.
• Cross dressing.
• Crosses.
• Crowns.
• Cupids.
• Daffodils.
• Daises.
• Dance halls.
• Dancers -- California.
• Dancers -- Hispanic.
• Dancers.
• Dancing.
• Demons.
• Department stores -- California San Francisco.
• Dog Teams -- Yukon Territory Chilkoot Trail.
• Dogs.
• Dogsledding.
• Dolls.
• Domestic life.
• Donner Lake
     See Lakes & ponds -- California Donner Lake.
• Drapery.
• Drum majorettes.
• Drums.
• Ducks.
• Dwellings -- California Folsom.
• Dwellings -- California San Francisco
• Dwellings.

• Eagles -- United States.
• Eagles.
• Elk.
• Emblems -- United States.
• Emperors -- Austria.
• Engravings.
• Entertainers -- California San Francisco.
• Entertainers -- California San Franciso -- 1881.
• Entertainers -- California.
• Entertainers.
• Exhibition buildings -- California San Francisco -- 1894.
• Exhibition buildings -- San Francisco -- 1869.
• Explorers -- California.
• Faires.
• Fairies.
• Fairs -- California San Francisco -- 1893.
• Families.
• Fans.
• Female impersonators.
• Fences.
• Ferns.
• Festivals -- California Los Angeles -- 1894.
• Festoons.
• Fife & drums.
• Fire engines & equipment -- -- 1868.
• Fires.
• Flags -- California.
• Flags -- France.
• Flags -- Ireland.
• Flags -- Puerto Rico.
• Flags -- United States.
• Flags.
• Floats (Parades) -- California Los Angeles -- 1894.
• Floods -- California Sacramento.
• Flowers -- Hawaii.
• Flowers.
• Folsom
     See city listing under
            Wine industry
            Champagne (wine)
• Food.
• Fools & jesters.
• Football players -- California Berkeley University of California -- 1896.
• Forests.
• Forty-niners
     See Gold miners
            Gold mining
            Mining
• France
     See Champagne -- France Riems.
            Classrooms -- Alsace.
            Flags -- France.
            Soldiers -- France.
            Theatrical productions -- Performances & portrayals France.
• Funeral rites & ceremonies.
• Gaslight fixtures.
• Generals -- United States -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
• Germany
     See Clothing & dress -- Germany Bavaria.
            Guards -- German.
            Musical Instruments -- Germany Bavaria.
• Geysers. -- California.
• Giant sequoias.
• Girls.
• Glassware.
• Gold miners -- California -- 1849
• Gold miners -- California.
• Gold mining -- California -- 1849.
• Gold mining -- California.
• Gold Rush
     See Gold miners
            Gold mining
            Mining
• Gondolas.
• Gondoliers.
• Grizzly bears.
• Guards -- Germany.
• Guitars -- California.
• Guitars.
• Harbors -- California San Diego.
• Harbors -- California San Francisco.
• Harbors -- California Santa Catalina Island.
• Harbors.
• Harps.
• Hats.
• Hawaii
     See Islands -- Hawaii.
     See also Beaches -- Hawaii.
            Flowers -- Hawaii.
            Kings -- Hawaii.
            Palm trees -- Hawaii.
            Palms -- Hawaii.
            Plants -- Hawaii.
            Trees -- Hawaii.
            Volanoes -- Hawaii.
• Hearts.
• Heaven.
• Hispanic
     See Costumes -- Hispanic.
            Dancers -- Hispanic.
• Home.
• Homes -- California.
• Horror dramas.
• Horse racing.
• Horse railroads -- California San Francisco.
• Horse teams.
• Horseback riding -- California Los Angeles.
• Horseback riding.
• Horses.
• Horseshoes.
• Hotels -- California Monterey.
• Hotels -- California San Francisco.
• Houses.
• Humorous pictures.

• Indians of North America -- California.
• Indians of North America.
• Infants.
• Interiors -- California San Francisco -- 1879.
• Interiors.
• Ireland
     See Flags -- Ireland.
            National emblems -- Ireland.
• Islands -- California Santa Catalina Island.
• Islands -- Hawaii.
• Islands.
• Japan
     See Women -- Japan
• Jockeys.
• Junks.
• Kings -- Hawaii.
• Ladders.
• Lakes & ponds -- California Donner Lake.
• Lakes & ponds.
• Latino
     See Hispanic
• Laurels.
• Leaves.
• Liberty.
• Lighthouses -- United States.
• Lilies.
• Lions.
• Lithographs.
• Living rooms.
• Log cabins.
     See also Cabins
• Los Angeles
     See city listing under
            Banners
            Festivals
            Floats
            Horseback riding
• Lutes.

• Mandolins.
• Mansard roofs.
• Masks.
• Medals.
• Men.
• Military camps -- California.
• Military camps.
• Military uniforms -- California -- 1898-1899.
• Military uniforms.
• Mills -- California.
• Mining -- California.
• Minstrels.
• Mission churches -- California Santa Barbara.
• Missions -- California.
• Monterey
     See city listing under Hotels
• Moon.
• Moonlight.
• Mothers & children.
• Mountain railroads -- California.
• Mountains -- California Sierra Nevada.
• Mountains -- California.
• Mountains.
• Music rooms.
• Music stores -- California Oakland.
• Music.
• Musical instruments -- Germany Bavaria.
• Musical instruments.
• Musicians.
• National emblems -- Ireland.
• National emblems -- Poland.
• National emblems -- Vienna.
• National emblems. -- United States.
• National emblems.
• National parks & reserves -- California Yosemite.
• Oakland
     See city listing under Music stores
• Ocean liners.
• Organs.
• Outbuildings -- California Folsom.
• Owls.
• Pails.
• Palm trees -- Hawaii.
• Palm trees.
• Palms -- Hawaii.
• Palms.
• Pansies.
• Parlors -- California San Francisco -- 1879.
• Pavilions -- California San Francisco -- 1893.
• Pavilions.
• Peacocks.
• Pedestals.
• Pedestrian bridges.
• Percussion instruments.
• Performers.
• Petroleum industry.
• Philippines.
     See also Women -- Philippines Manila.
• Photographs.
• Pianos.
• Pioneers -- California.
• Placer County
     See listing under Railroads
• Plantations.
• Plants -- Hawaii.
• Plants.
• Plums.
• Pointing fingers.
• Poland
     See National emblems -- Poland.
• Political parades & rallies.
• Politicians.
• Poppies.
• Portrait photographs.
• Portraits.
• Presidents -- United States.
• Publishers.
• Puerto Rico
     See Flags -- Puerto Rico.

• Raccoons.
• Race horses -- -- 1860-1969.
• Race horses.
• Racetracks -- California San Francisco -- 1860-1869.
• Racetracks.
• Railroad cars.
• Railroad freight cars.
• Railroad locomotives.
• Railroad passenger cars.
• Railroad stations.
• Railroads -- California Placer County.
• Railroads.
• Reading rooms -- California San Francisco -- 1879.
• Redwoods -- California.
• Rifles.
• Rings.
• Rivers.
• Rock formations.
• Rocking chairs.
• Roses.
• Sacramento
     See city listing under
            Buildings
            Floods
• Sailboats.
• Sailing ships.
• Sailors -- United States.
• Sailors.
• San Diego
     See city listing under Harbors
• San Francisco
     See city listing under
            Amusement rides
            Banks
            Bays
            Beaches
            Buildings
            Business education
            Carriages & coaches
            Channels
            Cliffs
            Clothing & dress
            Clubs
            Department stores
            Dwellings
            Entertainers
            Exhibition buildings
            Harbors
            Horse railroads
            Hotels
            Interiors
            Parlors
            Pavilions
            Racetracks
            Reading rooms
            Seals
            Singers
            Sunrises & sunsets
            Theatrical productions
            Towers
            Universities & colleges
• Santa Barbara
     See city listing under Mission churches.
• Santa Catalina Island
     See Islands -- California Santa Catalina Island.
     See also Harbors -- Santa Catalina Island.
            Boardwalks -- California Santa Catalina Island.
• School children.
• Sculpture.
• Seals -- California.
• Seals -- Exempt Fire Company, S.F.F.D.
• Seals -- San Francisco (City & County).
• Sewing machines.
• Shaking hands.
• Shamrocks.
• Sheep.
• Shepherds.
• Shields.
• Ship's equipment and rigging.
• Ships.
• Sierra Nevada Mountains
     See Mountains -- California Sierra Nevada.
• Signal flags -- United States.
• Singers -- California San Francisco -- 1870-
• Singers -- California San Francisco -- 1890.
• Singers.
• Slogans.
• Snow.
• Soldiers -- California -- 1898.
• Soldiers -- California -- 1898-1899.
• Soldiers -- France.
• Soldiers -- United States.
• Soldiers.
• Sophia Karp. -- Portraits
• Spiders.
• Spinning.
• Stagecoaches.
• Stages (Platforms).
• Stars.
• State seals -- California.
• Steam engines.
• Steamboats.
• Steeples.
• Streams.
• Streets -- California.
• Stringed instruments.
• Sunflowers.
• Sunrises & sunsets -- California San Francisco.
• Sunrises & sunsets.
• Swimmers.
• Swings.
• Tables.
• Tambourines.
• Tattoos.
• Tents.
• Theatrical productions -- California -- San Francisco.
• Theatrical productions -- Performances & portrayals Afro-Americans.
• Theatrical productions -- Performances & portrayals France.
• Tombs & sepulchral monuments.
• Towers -- California San Francisco -- 1893.
• Trails & paths.
• Trains.
• Tramps.
• Tree limbs.
• Trees -- Hawaii.
• Trees.
• Trellises.
• Troubadours.
• Trumpets.
• Twins.

• Umbrellas.
• Unicorns.
• Universities & colleges -- California San Francisco.
• University of California, Berkeley
     See Football players -- California Berkeley University of California -- 1896.
• Urns.
• Valleys -- California Yosemite.
• Vases.
• Vines.
• Violets.
• Violinists.
• Volcanoes -- Hawaii.
• Warriors.
• Watch towers.
• Water lilies.
• Waterfalls
• Waterwheels.
• Wetlands.
• Window seats.
• Windows.
• Wine -- California Los Angles.
• Wine industry -- California Folsom.
• Wine industry -- California Los Angeles.
• Witches.
• Women -- Costume
• Women -- Japan.
• Women -- Philippines Manila.
• Women.
• Wood engravings.
• Wreaths.
• Yosemite
     See National parks & reserves -- California Yosemite.
            Valleys -- California Yosemite.