James D Horan Collection

The Dodge City Peace Commission, 1883 (1954). Standing: WH Harris, Luke Short, Bat Masterson; sitting: Charles E Bassett, Wyatt Earp, Frank McClain and Neal Brown

The Youngers, American outlaws, c1868-1876 (1954). Left to right: Bob, Rhetta, James and Cole. The brothers formed part of the notorious James-Younger gang, with Jesse and Frank James

Wanted poster for the outlaws Sam and Belle Starr, c1880-1886 (1954). Belle Starr was a famous female outlaw. In 1880 she married a Cherokee Indian, Sam Starr

Wild Bill Hickok, Texas Jack Omohundro and Buffalo Bill Cody, c1870s (1954). Group portrait of three of the most colourful characters from the American West

Grover Cleveland, 22nd and 24th President of the United States, 19th century (1955). Grover Cleveland (1837-1908) was twice President of the USA, from 1885-1889 and again from 1893-1897

General Tom Thumb, 19th century (1955). General Tom Thumb was the stage name of Charles Sherwood Stratton (1838-1883), an American celebrity who stopped growing normally when a child

Wanted poster for the outlaw Tom Nixon, c1877 (1954). Nixon was a member of the Sam Bass outlaw gang that robbed a Union Pacific train at Big Springs, Nebraska, on 18th September 1877, stealing $60

Pat Garrett, James Brent and John W Poe, sheriffs of Lincoln County, c1880-1882 (1954). Lincoln County in New Mexico was the scene in 1877-1881 of a violent conflict between cattle ranchers

Zerelda Samuel, mother of American outlaws Jesse and Frank James, c1885-1915 (1954). A print from the Pictorial History of the Wild West, by James D Horan and Paul Sann, Spring Books, London, 1954

Walt Whitman, American poet, c1866 (1955). A print from Mathew Brady Historian with a Camera by James D Horan, Bonanza Books, New York, 1955

Mark Twain, American novelist, in his later years, c1890s (1955). Mark Twain was the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens

Alfred Townsend, Mark Twain and David Gray, 1871 (1955). The famous American novelist in conversation with Townsend, a journalist, war correspondent and novelist and Gray

Andrew Johnson, 17th President of the United States, 1860s (1955). Johnson (1808-1875) was Abraham Lincolns vice-president and succeeded Lincoln as president after his assassination

The hanging of Henry Wirz, Washington DC, USA, 1865 (1955). Adjusting the rope. The Catholic priest is asking Wirz if he wishes to make a confession and Wirz, protesting his innocence refuses

Michael O Laughlen, member of the Lincoln conspiracy, 1865 (1955). A former Confederate soldier, O Laughlen (1840-1867) was an old friend of John Wilkes Booth

Dr Samuel Mudd, member of the Lincoln conspiracy, 1865 (1955). Mudd (1833-1883) was arrested on suspicion of being an accomplice of John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln

John Surratt, member of the Lincoln conspiracy, 1866 (1955)
John Surratt, member of the Lincoln conspiracy, 1865 (1955). Surratt (1844-1916), pictured here in Papal Zouave uniform, was involved in an unsuccessful attempt to kidnap US President Abraham Lincoln

Samuel Arnold, member of the Lincoln conspiracy, 1865(1955). Arnold (1834-1906) was involved in two unsuccessful attempts to kidnap US President Abraham Lincoln with the intention of holding him for

Edward Spangler, member of the Lincoln assassination plot, 1865 (1955). Spangler (1825-1875) worked at Fords Theatre in Washington DC at the time when Abraham Lincoln was assassinated there by John

George Atzerodt, member of the Lincoln assassination plot, 1865 (1955). Atzerodt (1835-1865) was one of four people hanged for their involvement in the conspiracy to assassinate President Abraham

Lewis Powell, member of the Lincoln assassination plot, 1865 (1955). Also known as Lewis Payne, Powell (1844-1865) was one of four people hanged for their involvement in the conspiracy to assassinate

Fernando Wood, American politician, c1860s (1955). Wood (1812-1881) served as United States congressman from 1841-1843, 1863-1865 and 1867-1881 and was twice Mayor of New York City (1856-1858)

General Robert E Lee, American Confederate soldier, 1865 (1955).The foremost Confederate general of the American Civil War, Lee (1807-1870) took command of the Army of Northern Virginia in 1862

General Ulyssess Grant, American soldier and politician, c1860s (1955). Grant leaning over the shoulder of General George Meade

The Famous Publishing Company of Harper and Brothers 1863 (1955). Left to right: Fletcher, James, John and Joseph. The firm, which published books and magazines, was founded in 1817

Seth Kinman, American hunter, 1860s (1955). Kinman (1815-1888) was a California hunter based at Fort Humboldt. He is pictured before he went to the White House to present a chair made from elk horn

The Reverend Eleazar Williams, c1850s (1955). Williams claimed he was the lost Dauphin, the son of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette

Broadway and Spring Street, New York City, USA, 1867 (1955). A print from Mathew Brady Historian with a Camera by James D Horan, Bonanza Books, New York, 1955

Union officers before the fall of Petersburg, American Civil War, 1864 (1955).GH Teague, Captain Charles Francis Adams Jr and Captain E A Flint

William Tecumseh Sherman and his Generals, American Civil War, 1865 (1955). Seated: John Alexander Logan, William Tecumseh Sherman, Henry Warner Slocum and Francis Preston Blair, Jr

Second Battle of Fredericksburg, American Civil War, 1863 (1955). The Aftermath of Sedgwicks Assault on Maryes Heights, (May 3, 1863)

General McClellans headquarters, Antietam, Maryland, American Civil War, 1861-1862 (1955). Only a few federal officers knew that the man seated with a cigar in his hand was Allan Pinkerton

Alexander H Stephens, American politician, and a servant, c1870s (1955). Stephens (1812-1883) served as Vice-president of the Confederacy during the American Civil War

Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America, c1855-1865 (1955). After announcing the secession of Mississippi from the Union (the second state to do so after South Carolina)

Judah P Benjamin, Secretary of State of the Confederacy, 1861-1865 (1955). A print from Mathew Brady Historian with a Camera by James D Horan, Bonanza Books, New York, 1955

Edwin McMasters Stanton, President Lincolns Secretary of War, 1860s (1955). Stanton (1814-1869) was the United States Attorney General in 1860-1861

John Cabell Breckinridge, American politician, c1860s (1955). Before the Civil War Breckinridge (1821-1875) served as a US Senator representing Kentucky

One of the wings of the Capitol near completion, Washington DC, USA, c1860 (1955). The US Capitol was extended in the 1850s

The Board of New York Police Commissioners, c1860 (1955). Engaged in the controversy over the resignation of Police Superintendent Amos Pilsbury, who refused to toady to the Board of Commissioners

James Buchanan, 15th President of the United States, c1860 (1955). Buchanan (1791-1868) was president from 1857 until 1861

The Capitol without its dome, Washington DC, USA, c1858 (1955). Old Canal and greenhouse in the foreground. The original copper dome of the Capitol was removed in the 1850s when the building was

Alexander Turney Stewart, American entrepreneur and retailer, 19th century (1955)
Alexander Turney Stewart, American entrepreneur, 19th century (1955). Stewart (1803-1876) was the merchant prince who gave Mathew Brady a job as a clerk when he first came to New York City

Senator Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri, c1850 (1955). A US Senator from 1821 until 1851, Benton (1782-1858) was a prominent advocate of the westward expansion of the United States

John Caldwell Calhoun, American politician, 1850 (1955). Calhoun (1782-1850) served as Vice-President from 1825-1832, and then as a US Senator until 1850

Henry Clay, American statesman, 1850 (1955). Clay (1777-1852) was Secretary of State in the administration of John Quincy Adams, and was an unsuccessful candidate for the presidency three times

Jenny Lind, PT Barnums Swedish Nightingale, c1850 (1955). Regarded as one of the finest soprano opera singers of the 19th century, Lind (1820-1887) was invited to the United States by Barnum in 1850

Portrait of a man, believed to be Joseph Bonaparte, c1860 (1955)
Believed to be Joseph Bonaparte, c1860 (1955). A print from Mathew Brady Historian with a Camera by James D Horan, Bonanza Books, New York, 1955

Phineas Taylor Barnum, American showman, c1865 (1955)
Phineas Taylor Barnum, c1865 (1955). PT Barnum (1810-1891) was founder of what became the biggest circus in the world, the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus

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