LOC's Public Domain Archive
The objects in this archive are from Library of Congress - the nation’s first established cultural institution and the largest library in the world, with millions of items including books, recordings, photographs, maps and manuscripts in its collections. The Library provides Congress, the federal government and the American people with a rich, diverse and enduring source of knowledge to inform, inspire and engage them and support their intellectual and creative endeavors.
Disclaimer: A work of the Library of Congress is "a work prepared by an officer or employee" of the federal government "as part of that person's official duties." In general, under section 105 of the Copyright Act, such works are not entitled to domestic copyright protection under U.S. law and are therefore in the public domain. This website is developed as a part of the world's largest public domain archive, PICRYL.com, and not developed or endorsed by the Library of Congress, https://www.picryl.com
![[Charles Dickenss traveling kit].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDEvY2hhcmxlcy1kaWNrZW5zcy10cmF2ZWxpbmcta2l0LWZlYWE3Zi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/320/160/jpg "[Charles Dickenss traveling kit].")
![[Charles Fenderich] - Print, Library of Congress collection](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjEvY2hhcmxlcy1mZW5kZXJpY2gtOWFmNTQ1LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/53/webp "[Charles Fenderich] - Print, Library of Congress collection")
![[Portrait of Charles Laughton] - Public domain portrait print](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5NDAvMDEvMDEvcG9ydHJhaXQtb2YtY2hhcmxlcy1sYXVnaHRvbi02NDAuanBn/40/49/webp "[Portrait of Charles Laughton] - Public domain portrait print")
![[Charles Scribner's Sons, rug] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTUvMDEvMDEvY2hhcmxlcy1zY3JpYm5lcnMtc29ucy1ydWctNC02NDAuanBn/40/31/webp "[Charles Scribner's Sons, rug] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.")
![[Charleston, S.C.] - Drawing. Public domain image.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODAvMDEvMDEvY2hhcmxlc3Rvbi1zYy0xLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/29/webp "[Charleston, S.C.] - Drawing. Public domain image.")
![[Charles Curtis] - Public domain portrait photograph](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjEvMDEvMDEvY2hhcmxlcy1jdXJ0aXMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/55/webp "[Charles Curtis] - Public domain portrait photograph")
![[Henry Ridinger], Library of Congress narratives collection](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MzgvMDEvMDEvaGVucnktcmlkaW5nZXItMi02NDAuZ2lm/40/50/webp "[Henry Ridinger], Library of Congress narratives collection")
