LOC's Public Domain Archive
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![[Man seated alongside phonograph]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDMvbWFuLXNlYXRlZC1hbG9uZ3NpZGUtcGhvbm9ncmFwaC0xNTczNzYtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/320/256/jpg "[Man seated alongside phonograph]")
![[Portrait of a man seated] - Public domain portrait painting](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4MDkvMDEvMDEvcG9ydHJhaXQtb2YtYS1tYW4tc2VhdGVkLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/50/webp "[Portrait of a man seated] - Public domain portrait painting")
![[Man sitting down on stoop] - Public domain dedication image](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NDAvMDEvMDEvbWFuLXNpdHRpbmctZG93bi1vbi1zdG9vcC02NDAuanBn/40/32/webp "[Man sitting down on stoop] - Public domain dedication image")
![Antonio da Trento - [Man seated, seen from behind]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjkvbWFuLXNlYXRlZC1zZWVuLWZyb20tYmVoaW5kLWE4ZDViZi02NDAuanBn/40/61/webp "Antonio da Trento - [Man seated, seen from behind]")
![[Man seated in a sled] - Drawing. Public domain image.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MzAvMDEvMDEvbWFuLXNlYXRlZC1pbi1hLXNsZWQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/52/webp "[Man seated in a sled] - Drawing. Public domain image.")
![[Thomas Edison, seated beside phonograph]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjEvMDEvMDEvdGhvbWFzLWVkaXNvbi1zZWF0ZWQtYmVzaWRlLXBob25vZ3JhcGgtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/54/webp "[Thomas Edison, seated beside phonograph]")
![[Unidentified man, seated] - Public domain portrait photograph](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDkvMDEvMDEvdW5pZGVudGlmaWVkLW1hbi1zZWF0ZWQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/49/webp "[Unidentified man, seated] - Public domain portrait photograph")
