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
![[Cowboy horseback riding by cattle ranch]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjUvMDEvMDEvY293Ym95LWhvcnNlYmFjay1yaWRpbmctYnktY2F0dGxlLXJhbmNoLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/320/131/jpg "[Cowboy horseback riding by cattle ranch]")
![[Horseracing at steeplechase, spectators in background]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjIvaG9yc2VyYWNpbmctYXQtc3RlZXBsZWNoYXNlLXNwZWN0YXRvcnMtaW4tYmFja2dyb3VuZC03ODIwOWQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/32/webp "[Horseracing at steeplechase, spectators in background]")
![[Halberdier on horseback], 16th century, engraving, Library of Congress](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE1MjAvMDEvMDEvaGFsYmVyZGllci1vbi1ob3JzZWJhY2stNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/49/webp "[Halberdier on horseback], 16th century, engraving, Library of Congress")
![[Person on horseback] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjQvMDEvMDEvcGVyc29uLW9uLWhvcnNlYmFjay02NDAuanBn/40/29/webp "[Person on horseback] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.")
![[Shoeing the horse] - Print, Library of Congress collection](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDQvc2hvZWluZy10aGUtaG9yc2UtODcwMzNiLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/32/webp "[Shoeing the horse] - Print, Library of Congress collection")
![[Boy on horseback] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjcvMDEvMDEvYm95LW9uLWhvcnNlYmFjay0xLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "[Boy on horseback] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.")
![[Figures on horseback] - Drawing. Public domain image.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMTQvZmlndXJlcy1vbi1ob3JzZWJhY2stYzAyNzQwLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/15/webp "[Figures on horseback] - Drawing. Public domain image.")
![[Sketch of a dead horse] - Public domain drawing](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDEvc2tldGNoLW9mLWEtZGVhZC1ob3JzZS1mZGMyYjUtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/28/webp "[Sketch of a dead horse] - Public domain drawing")
