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.
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![[Couple standing near building]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDkvMDEvMDEvY291cGxlLXN0YW5kaW5nLW5lYXItYnVpbGRpbmctNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/320/478/jpg "[Couple standing near building]")
![[Thatched building]. Book illustration from Library of Congress](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTMvMDEvMDEvdGhhdGNoZWQtYnVpbGRpbmctNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/53/webp "[Thatched building]. Book illustration from Library of Congress")
![[Construction at building] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MzIvMDEvMDEvY29uc3RydWN0aW9uLWF0LWJ1aWxkaW5nLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "[Construction at building] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.")
![[Dilapidated building], Alaska - Frank G. Carpenter collection](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMDkvZGlsYXBpZGF0ZWQtYnVpbGRpbmctODc2NGIwLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/62/webp "[Dilapidated building], Alaska - Frank G. Carpenter collection")
![[Capitol Building], gelatin silver print](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDkvMDEvMDEvY2FwaXRvbC1idWlsZGluZy02NDAuanBn/40/11/webp "[Capitol Building], gelatin silver print")
![[The construction department on the dock]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODAvMDEvMDEvdGhlLWNvbnN0cnVjdGlvbi1kZXBhcnRtZW50LW9uLXRoZS1kb2NrLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/33/webp "[The construction department on the dock]")
![[Ruins of a building on hill] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTgvMDEvMDEvcnVpbnMtb2YtYS1idWlsZGluZy1vbi1oaWxsLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/51/webp "[Ruins of a building on hill] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.")
