LOC's Public Domain Archive
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![[Cityscape with river] - Public domain city architecture drawing](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTEvY2l0eXNjYXBlLXdpdGgtcml2ZXItOWE4YWZlLTEwMjQuanBn/320/183/jpg "[Cityscape with river] - Public domain city architecture drawing")
![[Crane on construction site at edge of river]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTIvMDEvMDEvY3JhbmUtb24tY29uc3RydWN0aW9uLXNpdGUtYXQtZWRnZS1vZi1yaXZlci02NDAuanBn/40/27/webp "[Crane on construction site at edge of river]")
![[Landscape with buildings] - Public domain scan / drawing](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTgvbGFuZHNjYXBlLXdpdGgtYnVpbGRpbmdzLWUzYWE3Yi02NDAuanBn/40/25/webp "[Landscape with buildings] - Public domain scan / drawing")
![[View of a river leading to waterfall, bridge and buildings]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDUvMDEvMDEvdmlldy1vZi1hLXJpdmVyLWxlYWRpbmctdG8td2F0ZXJmYWxsLWJyaWRnZS1hbmQtYnVpbGRpbmdzLTEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/36/webp "[View of a river leading to waterfall, bridge and buildings]")
![[Adobe buildings, one with dome]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDUvMDEvMDEvYWRvYmUtYnVpbGRpbmdzLW9uZS13aXRoLWRvbWUtMS02NDAuanBn/40/37/webp "[Adobe buildings, one with dome]")
![[Panama Canal - lock construction]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTMvMDEvMDEvcGFuYW1hLWNhbmFsLWxvY2stY29uc3RydWN0aW9uLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/33/webp "[Panama Canal - lock construction]")
![[Design drawing for architectural elements: altar with Gothic finials]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTcvMDEvMDEvZGVzaWduLWRyYXdpbmctZm9yLWFyY2hpdGVjdHVyYWwtZWxlbWVudHMtYWx0YXItd2l0aC1nb3RoaWMtZmluaWFscy02NDAuanBn/40/53/webp "[Design drawing for architectural elements: altar with Gothic finials]")
