LOC's Public Domain Archive
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![[Chateau Frontenac from the terrace]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTAvMDEvMDEvY2hhdGVhdS1mcm9udGVuYWMtZnJvbS10aGUtdGVycmFjZS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/320/250/jpg "[Chateau Frontenac from the terrace]")
![[General view, Royat, France] view, photochrome print postcard.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTgvZ2VuZXJhbC12aWV3LXJveWF0LWZyYW5jZS1lMDgzMzktNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/29/webp "[General view, Royat, France] view, photochrome print postcard.")
![[Capitol exterior, west front from terrace]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTMvMDEvMDEvY2FwaXRvbC1leHRlcmlvci13ZXN0LWZyb250LWZyb20tdGVycmFjZS02NDAuanBn/40/31/webp "[Capitol exterior, west front from terrace]")
![[Woman on front porch] - Public domain book illustration](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTAvMDEvMDEvd29tYW4tb24tZnJvbnQtcG9yY2gtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/42/webp "[Woman on front porch] - Public domain book illustration")
![[The Sentinel, from the floor of the valley]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTIvMDEvMDEvdGhlLXNlbnRpbmVsLWZyb20tdGhlLWZsb29yLW9mLXRoZS12YWxsZXktNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/52/webp "[The Sentinel, from the floor of the valley]")
![[Portrait of Eartha Kitt] - Public domain portrait photograph](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5NTIvMDEvMDEvcG9ydHJhaXQtb2YtZWFydGhhLWtpdHQtMi02NDAuanBn/40/53/webp "[Portrait of Eartha Kitt] - Public domain portrait photograph")
![[Life on the plains] - Frank G. Carpenter collection](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTUvMDEvMDEvbGlmZS1vbi10aGUtcGxhaW5zLTEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/29/webp "[Life on the plains] - Frank G. Carpenter collection")
![[The terrace, Aberystwith, Wales] view, photochrome print postcard.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjQvdGhlLXRlcnJhY2UtYWJlcnlzdHdpdGgtd2FsZXMtNDI2NTQ1LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/29/webp "[The terrace, Aberystwith, Wales] view, photochrome print postcard.")
