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Bird's Nest and Dog Roses
1867
1947.519
Watercolor, gouache, graphite, and selective glazing with scratching out on paper
Artist/Maker: John William Hill

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Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), Havell plate no. 126
1829
1863.17.126
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), Havell plate no. 31
1828
1863.17.31
Ballston Springs, New York [MISSING]
1807
1947.449
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula), Havell plate no. 12
c. 1822-25
1863.17.12
Band-tailed Pigeon (Columba fasciata), Havell plate no. 367
1863.17.367
Barn Owl (Tyto alba), Havell plate no. 171
1832
1863.17.171
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica), Study for Havell pl. no. 173
1832
1863.17.173
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis), Havell plate no. 296
c. 1834-36
1863.17.296
Baroness Hyde De Neuville's Cabin on the "Eurydice"
1816
1953.222
Barred Owl (Strix varia), Havell plate no. 46
c. 1821
1863.17.46
Barrier Gate, McGown's Pass, New York City
1814
1889.16
Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica). Havell plate no. 403
1838
1863.17.403
Bat
c. 1841
Z.3309
Bat "(Vespertilio subulatus, Say.)"
ca. 1841-48
Z.3331
Bat (Rhinopoma carolinensis?)
c. 1841
Z.3305
Bat; profile sketch of head
c. 1841
Z.3308
Bat; sketch of an ear
c. 1841
Z.3307
Baumer's Hotel Washington Street, Hoboken, New Jersey (10)
1852
1912.45j
Baxter's Philadelphia Fire Zouaves Being Reviewed by President Lincoln at the White House, Washington, D. C.
Early September 1861
1945.580.38
Bay-breasted Warbler (Dendroica castanea), Havell plate no. 69
1812; 1825
1863.17.69
Bay-breasted Warbler (Dendroica castanea), Havell plate no. 88
1829
1863.17.88
Beach at East Hampton, Long Island, New York
1879
1949.288
Bear Hunt (K'nisteneux)
1866-68
1872.23.147
Beckwith's Home "Morgan Park", Chicago, Illinois
1878
1935.85.1.27
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon), Havell plate no. 77
c. 1812; 1822
1863.17.77
Creative: Tronvig Group