LOC's Public Domain Archive
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![[Barefoot young girl wearing dress and hat; fake beach scenery in background]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTcvMDEvMDEvYmFyZWZvb3QteW91bmctZ2lybC13ZWFyaW5nLWRyZXNzLWFuZC1oYXQtZmFrZS1iZWFjaC1zY2VuZXJ5LWluLWJhY2tncm91bmQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/320/413/jpg "[Barefoot young girl wearing dress and hat; fake beach scenery in background]")
![[Girl in pointed hat bending to fix stockings and mermaid]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODgvMDEvMDEvZ2lybC1pbi1wb2ludGVkLWhhdC1iZW5kaW5nLXRvLWZpeC1zdG9ja2luZ3MtYW5kLW1lcm1haWQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/53/webp "[Girl in pointed hat bending to fix stockings and mermaid]")
![[Seated girl, standing girl, and three heads with hats]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTAvMDEvMDEvc2VhdGVkLWdpcmwtc3RhbmRpbmctZ2lybC1hbmQtdGhyZWUtaGVhZHMtd2l0aC1oYXRzLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/61/webp "[Seated girl, standing girl, and three heads with hats]")
![[Girl wearing eyeglasses, bonnet and apron, with washboard and tub]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDkvZ2lybC13ZWFyaW5nLWV5ZWdsYXNzZXMtYm9ubmV0LWFuZC1hcHJvbi13aXRoLXdhc2hib2FyZC1hbmQtdHViLTQ4NGM4YS02NDAuanBn/40/58/webp "[Girl wearing eyeglasses, bonnet and apron, with washboard and tub]")
![[Young women on the beach] - Victorian era public domain image](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDYvMDEvMDEveW91bmctd29tZW4tb24tdGhlLWJlYWNoLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/48/webp "[Young women on the beach] - Victorian era public domain image")
![[Girl with hair in ringlets and off-the-shoulder dress]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTUvMDEvMDEvZ2lybC13aXRoLWhhaXItaW4tcmluZ2xldHMtYW5kLW9mZi10aGUtc2hvdWxkZXItZHJlc3MtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/54/webp "[Girl with hair in ringlets and off-the-shoulder dress]")
![[Boy in overalls and cap] - Public domain portrait print](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MzAvMDEvMDEvYm95LWluLW92ZXJhbGxzLWFuZC1jYXAtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/52/webp "[Boy in overalls and cap] - Public domain portrait print")
