LOC's Public Domain Archive
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![[Alchemist and assistant in laboratory, with surrounding border of birds, flowers, and insects]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE2NTIvMDEvMDEvYWxjaGVtaXN0LWFuZC1hc3Npc3RhbnQtaW4tbGFib3JhdG9yeS13aXRoLXN1cnJvdW5kaW5nLWJvcmRlci1vZi1iaXJkcy1mbG93ZXJzLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/320/447/jpg "[Alchemist and assistant in laboratory, with surrounding border of birds, flowers, and insects]")
![Jean Duvet - [Apocalypse], Jean Duvet, 16th century](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjMvYXBvY2FseXBzZS1lNDNkMWMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/49/webp "Jean Duvet - [Apocalypse], Jean Duvet, 16th century")
![[Fairies, ferns, and birds] - Public domain book illustration](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODAvMDEvMDEvZmFpcmllcy1mZXJucy1hbmQtYmlyZHMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/33/webp "[Fairies, ferns, and birds] - Public domain book illustration")
![[Boar, mastiff, thistle, raspberries, lily, moths and insects]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjgvYm9hci1tYXN0aWZmLXRoaXN0bGUtcmFzcGJlcnJpZXMtbGlseS1tb3Rocy1hbmQtaW5zZWN0cy1lYTczMjItNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/31/webp "[Boar, mastiff, thistle, raspberries, lily, moths and insects]")
![[Mrs. Coolidge and unidentified in greenhouse with flowers]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjYvMDEvMDEvbXJzLWNvb2xpZGdlLWFuZC11bmlkZW50aWZpZWQtaW4tZ3JlZW5ob3VzZS13aXRoLWZsb3dlcnMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/31/webp "[Mrs. Coolidge and unidentified in greenhouse with flowers]")
![[Butterfly and moth], Katsushika Hokusai - Ukiyo e print](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjAvYnV0dGVyZmx5LWFuZC1tb3RoLTEyZTg3Ny02NDAuanBn/40/54/webp "[Butterfly and moth], Katsushika Hokusai - Ukiyo e print")
![[Textile design with bird and flower motif]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTUvdGV4dGlsZS1kZXNpZ24td2l0aC1iaXJkLWFuZC1mbG93ZXItbW90aWYtYmE5MjNmLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/58/webp "[Textile design with bird and flower motif]")
![[View of a courtyard, adobe buildings, and a bird's nest atop a dome]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDUvMDEvMDEvdmlldy1vZi1hLWNvdXJ0eWFyZC1hZG9iZS1idWlsZGluZ3MtYW5kLWEtYmlyZHMtbmVzdC1hdG9wLWEtZG9tZS0yLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/102/webp "[View of a courtyard, adobe buildings, and a bird's nest atop a dome]")
