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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![James Lone Elk [Sioux]. 19th century, Library of Congress collection](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTkvMDEvMDEvamFtZXMtbG9uZS1lbGstc2lvdXgtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/320/384/jpg "James Lone Elk [Sioux]. 19th century, Library of Congress collection")
![[Fish Shows, an Apsaroke Indian, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, pompadour, temple braids painted white, 2 eagle feathers, disk earring, shell beads with large disk ornaments, beaded buckskin shirt]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDgvMDEvMDEvZmlzaC1zaG93cy1hbi1hcHNhcm9rZS1pbmRpYW4taGVhZC1hbmQtc2hvdWxkZXJzLXBvcnRyYWl0LWZhY2luZy1mcm9udC1wb21wYWRvdXItNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/50/webp "[Fish Shows, an Apsaroke Indian, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, pompadour, temple braids painted white, 2 eagle feathers, disk earring, shell beads with large disk ornaments, beaded buckskin shirt]")
![[Buckskin Charlie, Ute, half-length portrait, facing front, with medal around neck]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjAvYnVja3NraW4tY2hhcmxpZS11dGUtaGFsZi1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtZmFjaW5nLWZyb250LXdpdGgtbWVkYWwtYXJvdW5kLW5lY2stZjRhOWYwLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/50/webp "[Buckskin Charlie, Ute, half-length portrait, facing front, with medal around neck]")
![[Strong Cow, bust, facing left]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDAvMDEvMDEvc3Ryb25nLWNvdy1idXN0LWZhY2luZy1sZWZ0LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "[Strong Cow, bust, facing left]")
![[Measaw(?), Shoshone, no. 1] - Public domain portrait print](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDUvbWVhc2F3LXNob3Nob25lLW5vLTEtMTVjMTcxLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "[Measaw(?), Shoshone, no. 1] - Public domain portrait print")
![Library [of Congress] from Capitol](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjMvMDEvMDEvbGlicmFyeS1vZi1jb25ncmVzcy1mcm9tLWNhcGl0b2wtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/28/webp "Library [of Congress] from Capitol")
