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
![[Mother and child seated together]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MzAvMDEvMDEvbW90aGVyLWFuZC1jaGlsZC1zZWF0ZWQtdG9nZXRoZXItNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/320/422/jpg "[Mother and child seated together]")
![[Woman (middle aged) in front of building]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTIvd29tYW4tbWlkZGxlLWFnZWQtaW4tZnJvbnQtb2YtYnVpbGRpbmctNGFmZTYxLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/28/webp "[Woman (middle aged) in front of building]")
![[Mother and child] - Public domain portrait drawing](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDAvMDEvMDEvbW90aGVyLWFuZC1jaGlsZC02NDAuanBn/40/50/webp "[Mother and child] - Public domain portrait drawing")
![[Achomawi mother and child] - Public domain portrait](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjMvMDEvMDEvYWNob21hd2ktbW90aGVyLWFuZC1jaGlsZC02NDAuanBn/40/50/webp "[Achomawi mother and child] - Public domain portrait")
![[Seated child with rosary] - Public domain book illustration](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvc2VhdGVkLWNoaWxkLXdpdGgtcm9zYXJ5LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/43/webp "[Seated child with rosary] - Public domain book illustration")
![[Woman seated with 2 children] - Public domain scan / painting](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDIvMDEvMDEvd29tYW4tc2VhdGVkLXdpdGgtMi1jaGlsZHJlbi02NDAuanBn/40/49/webp "[Woman seated with 2 children] - Public domain scan / painting")
![[Madonna and child]. Book illustration from Library of Congress](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE2MDAvMDEvMDEvbWFkb25uYS1hbmQtY2hpbGQtMS02NDAuanBn/40/47/webp "[Madonna and child]. Book illustration from Library of Congress")
![[Slave woman and child] - Public domain scan / drawing](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTUvMTEvMjUvc2xhdmUtd29tYW4tYW5kLWNoaWxkLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/48/webp "[Slave woman and child] - Public domain scan / drawing")
