LOC's Public Domain Archive
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![[Man with globe, compass, and books gazing over landscape]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTcvMDEvMDEvbWFuLXdpdGgtZ2xvYmUtY29tcGFzcy1hbmQtYm9va3MtZ2F6aW5nLW92ZXItbGFuZHNjYXBlLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/320/263/jpg "[Man with globe, compass, and books gazing over landscape]")
![Remains of burnt steamers & sailing vessels on the Rappahanock [sic]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDkvcmVtYWlucy1vZi1idXJudC1zdGVhbWVycy1hbmQtc2FpbGluZy12ZXNzZWxzLW9uLXRoZS1yYXBwYWhhbm9jay1zaWMtNDVlMTVhLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/15/webp "Remains of burnt steamers & sailing vessels on the Rappahanock [sic]")
![[Person with crossed eyes, head-and-shoulders view]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE1ODMvMDEvMDEvcGVyc29uLXdpdGgtY3Jvc3NlZC1leWVzLWhlYWQtYW5kLXNob3VsZGVycy12aWV3LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/57/webp "[Person with crossed eyes, head-and-shoulders view]")
![[Pond, mill with wheel, and man in punt]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTAvMDEvMDEvcG9uZC1taWxsLXdpdGgtd2hlZWwtYW5kLW1hbi1pbi1wdW50LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/33/webp "[Pond, mill with wheel, and man in punt]")
![F. Holland Day - [Man, in suit, with hand on chin]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTUvbWFuLWluLXN1aXQtd2l0aC1oYW5kLW9uLWNoaW4tNDZiNzBiLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "F. Holland Day - [Man, in suit, with hand on chin]")
![[Man, woman, and phonograph] - Public domain dedication image](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDQvbWFuLXdvbWFuLWFuZC1waG9ub2dyYXBoLWUxOGE1MC02NDAuanBn/40/47/webp "[Man, woman, and phonograph] - Public domain dedication image")
![[Man, woman, and phonograph] - Drawing. Public domain image.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDQvbWFuLXdvbWFuLWFuZC1waG9ub2dyYXBoLTZhYzk2Mi02NDAuanBn/40/50/webp "[Man, woman, and phonograph] - Drawing. Public domain image.")
![[Five broadside views of steamships and a sailboat]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTAvZml2ZS1icm9hZHNpZGUtdmlld3Mtb2Ytc3RlYW1zaGlwcy1hbmQtYS1zYWlsYm9hdC1iMDljNGYtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/25/webp "[Five broadside views of steamships and a sailboat]")
