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
![[Man on a donkey climbing hill]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODAvMDEvMDEvbWFuLW9uLWEtZG9ua2V5LWNsaW1iaW5nLWhpbGwtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/320/328/jpg "[Man on a donkey climbing hill]")
![[Woman on front porch] - Public domain book illustration](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTAvMDEvMDEvd29tYW4tb24tZnJvbnQtcG9yY2gtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/42/webp "[Woman on front porch] - Public domain book illustration")
![[Fat cook stirring a pot] - Public domain book illustration](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTAvMDEvMDEvZmF0LWNvb2stc3RpcnJpbmctYS1wb3QtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/40/webp "[Fat cook stirring a pot] - Public domain book illustration")
![[Cows on a hillside] - A herd of cattle standing on top of a lush green hillside](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MzkvMDEvMDEvY293cy1vbi1hLWhpbGxzaWRlLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/28/webp "[Cows on a hillside] - A herd of cattle standing on top of a lush green hillside")
![[Man with chimpanzee on camera]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjUvMDEvMDEvbWFuLXdpdGgtY2hpbXBhbnplZS1vbi1jYW1lcmEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/31/webp "[Man with chimpanzee on camera]")
![[Trail winding through the mountains] - stereocsopic card](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDYvdHJhaWwtd2luZGluZy10aHJvdWdoLXRoZS1tb3VudGFpbnMtYmI5M2FmLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/23/webp "[Trail winding through the mountains] - stereocsopic card")
![[Snow on a rocky mountain] - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjkvMDEvMDEvc25vdy1vbi1hLXJvY2t5LW1vdW50YWluLTEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/23/webp "[Snow on a rocky mountain] - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph")
![[Man on horesback] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjcvMDEvMDEvbWFuLW9uLWhvcmVzYmFjay02NDAuanBn/40/31/webp "[Man on horesback] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.")
![[Man paddling a canoe] - Public domain photograph](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDQvbWFuLXBhZGRsaW5nLWEtY2Fub2UtMmQzYTJiLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/32/webp "[Man paddling a canoe] - Public domain photograph")
