LOC's Public Domain Archive
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![[People in forest view city in distance]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTgvMDEvMDEvcGVvcGxlLWluLWZvcmVzdC12aWV3LWNpdHktaW4tZGlzdGFuY2UtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/320/273/jpg "[People in forest view city in distance]")
![[Person bathing in stream] - Public domain book illustration](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTkvMDEvMDEvcGVyc29uLWJhdGhpbmctaW4tc3RyZWFtLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/53/webp "[Person bathing in stream] - Public domain book illustration")
![[City scene through trees, mountains in background]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDUvMDEvMDEvY2l0eS1zY2VuZS10aHJvdWdoLXRyZWVzLW1vdW50YWlucy1pbi1iYWNrZ3JvdW5kLTEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/35/webp "[City scene through trees, mountains in background]")
![[Marsh in woods with buildings in distance]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDAvMDEvMDEvbWFyc2gtaW4td29vZHMtd2l0aC1idWlsZGluZ3MtaW4tZGlzdGFuY2UtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/50/webp "[Marsh in woods with buildings in distance]")
![[Group at cabin in forest] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjkvMDEvMDEvZ3JvdXAtYXQtY2FiaW4taW4tZm9yZXN0LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "[Group at cabin in forest] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.")
![[Aerial view of African city] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MzYvMDEvMDEvYWVyaWFsLXZpZXctb2YtYWZyaWNhbi1jaXR5LTEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/30/webp "[Aerial view of African city] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.")
![[View of town], Alaska - Frank G. Carpenter collection](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDEvdmlldy1vZi10b3duLTlmMWRmZi02NDAuanBn/40/26/webp "[View of town], Alaska - Frank G. Carpenter collection")
![William Berryman - [View of town]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDEvdmlldy1vZi10b3duLWIzNDU2OC02NDAuanBn/40/32/webp "William Berryman - [View of town]")
