LOC's Public Domain Archive
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![[Pontoon bridge] - A black and white photo of a wooden bridge](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDUvcG9udG9vbi1icmlkZ2UtNzllYzYwLTEwMjQuanBn/320/283/jpg "[Pontoon bridge] - A black and white photo of a wooden bridge")
![[Pontoon bridge across the James River]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjEvMDEvMDEvcG9udG9vbi1icmlkZ2UtYWNyb3NzLXRoZS1qYW1lcy1yaXZlci0yLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/33/webp "[Pontoon bridge across the James River]")
![[Waterloo Bridge from over Charing Cross Bridge]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjQvd2F0ZXJsb28tYnJpZGdlLWZyb20tb3Zlci1jaGFyaW5nLWNyb3NzLWJyaWRnZS1kOTRiMTgtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/53/webp "[Waterloo Bridge from over Charing Cross Bridge]")
![[View of a trestle bridge] - Color separation negative, public domain](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDUvMDEvMDEvdmlldy1vZi1hLXRyZXN0bGUtYnJpZGdlLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/39/webp "[View of a trestle bridge] - Color separation negative, public domain")
![[Hell Gate Bridge being constructed, New York City]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjAvaGVsbC1nYXRlLWJyaWRnZS1iZWluZy1jb25zdHJ1Y3RlZC1uZXcteW9yay1jaXR5LWY0YWUyNi02NDAuanBn/40/32/webp "[Hell Gate Bridge being constructed, New York City]")
![[Collapsed bridge] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjEvMDEvMDEvY29sbGFwc2VkLWJyaWRnZS0zLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/29/webp "[Collapsed bridge] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.")
![[Collapsed bridge] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjEvMDEvMDEvY29sbGFwc2VkLWJyaWRnZS0xLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/29/webp "[Collapsed bridge] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.")
