LOC's Public Domain Archive
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![[Left to right: Poor Elk, Shout For, Eagle Shirt]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTAvbGVmdC10by1yaWdodC1wb29yLWVsay1zaG91dC1mb3ItZWFnbGUtc2hpcnQtZDNkMzBmLTEwMjQuanBn/320/400/jpg "[Left to right: Poor Elk, Shout For, Eagle Shirt]")
![[Eagle Shirt, Sioux Indian, full-length portrait, facing slightly right, standing in front of studio backdrop]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjkvZWFnbGUtc2hpcnQtc2lvdXgtaW5kaWFuLWZ1bGwtbGVuZ3RoLXBvcnRyYWl0LWZhY2luZy1zbGlnaHRseS1yaWdodC1zdGFuZGluZy1iYmUyMTYtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/50/webp "[Eagle Shirt, Sioux Indian, full-length portrait, facing slightly right, standing in front of studio backdrop]")
![[Bad Bear, American Indian] - Public domain image related to music prformance, print](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjkvYmFkLWJlYXItYW1lcmljYW4taW5kaWFuLWNiYzFiZC02NDAuanBn/40/50/webp "[Bad Bear, American Indian] - Public domain image related to music prformance, print")
![[Eagle Shirt, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly right]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDYvZWFnbGUtc2hpcnQtZnVsbC1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtc3RhbmRpbmctZmFjaW5nLXNsaWdodGx5LXJpZ2h0LTJlMTUzMC02NDAuanBn/40/49/webp "[Eagle Shirt, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly right]")
![[Curtis Wilbur, left] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjcvMDEvMDEvY3VydGlzLXdpbGJ1ci1sZWZ0LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "[Curtis Wilbur, left] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.")
![[Eddie Pullen, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTQvMDEvMDEvZWRkaWUtcHVsbGVuLWhlYWQtYW5kLXNob3VsZGVycy1wb3J0cmFpdC1mYWNpbmctc2xpZ2h0bHktbGVmdC02NDAuanBn/40/50/webp "[Eddie Pullen, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left]")
![[Sumner Welles, left] - Public domain photograph, glass negative](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5NDAvMDEvMDEvc3VtbmVyLXdlbGxlcy1sZWZ0LTEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/50/webp "[Sumner Welles, left] - Public domain photograph, glass negative")
![[Curtis E. Wilbur, left] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjQvMDEvMDEvY3VydGlzLWUtd2lsYnVyLWxlZnQtMS02NDAuanBn/40/28/webp "[Curtis E. Wilbur, left] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.")
![[Ellie Ganado, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTcvZWxsaWUtZ2FuYWRvLWhlYWQtYW5kLXNob3VsZGVycy1wb3J0cmFpdC1mYWNpbmctc2xpZ2h0bHktbGVmdC1kM2UzNTUtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/50/webp "[Ellie Ganado, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left]")
