LOC's Public Domain Archive
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![[Unidentified building, possibly a girl's school]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMzAvdW5pZGVudGlmaWVkLWJ1aWxkaW5nLXBvc3NpYmx5LWEtZ2lybHMtc2Nob29sLTBlNTFlNy0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/320/152/jpg "[Unidentified building, possibly a girl's school]")
![[Yorktown, Virginia Headquarters of General John B. Magruder]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjIvMDEvMDEveW9ya3Rvd24tdmEtaGVhZHF1YXJ0ZXJzLW9mLWdlbi1qb2huLWItbWFncnVkZXItMS02NDAuanBn/40/32/webp "[Yorktown, Virginia Headquarters of General John B. Magruder]")
![[Northwest facade of the White House] / Bell & Brother, Photographers.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTAvbm9ydGh3ZXN0LWZhY2FkZS1vZi10aGUtd2hpdGUtaG91c2UtYmVsbC1hbmQtYnJvdGhlci1waG90b2dyYXBoZXJzLTA1ZTg0Ny02NDAuanBn/40/24/webp "[Northwest facade of the White House] / Bell & Brother, Photographers.")
![Allegheny College, Meaville [sic], Pennsylvania, Panoramic Photograph](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTQvYWxsZWdoZW55LWNvbGxlZ2UtbWVhdmlsbGUtc2ljLXBhLTBjZGZlZi02NDAuanBn/40/9/webp "Allegheny College, Meaville [sic], Pennsylvania, Panoramic Photograph")
![[Unidentified building, possibly a mill], New Hampshire, 19th century.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTQvdW5pZGVudGlmaWVkLWJ1aWxkaW5nLXBvc3NpYmx5LWEtbWlsbC0wODAxYWItNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/20/webp "[Unidentified building, possibly a mill], New Hampshire, 19th century.")
![[Unidentified building, probably a resort hotel]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDAvMDEvMDEvdW5pZGVudGlmaWVkLWJ1aWxkaW5nLXByb2JhYmx5LWEtcmVzb3J0LWhvdGVsLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/29/webp "[Unidentified building, probably a resort hotel]")
![[Unidentified building]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDUvdW5pZGVudGlmaWVkLWJ1aWxkaW5nLTg2ZDZlMC02NDAuanBn/40/57/webp "[Unidentified building]")
![[Unidentified girl] - Public domain portrait photograph](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMTEvdW5pZGVudGlmaWVkLWdpcmwtNzU2NGE0LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/42/webp "[Unidentified girl] - Public domain portrait photograph")
![[Large building, possibly a school] [Large building possibly a school]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTMvbGFyZ2UtYnVpbGRpbmctcG9zc2libHktYS1zY2hvb2wtbGFyZ2UtYnVpbGRpbmctcG9zc2libHktYS1zY2hvb2wtMzRjM2VjLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/48/webp "[Large building, possibly a school] [Large building possibly a school]")
![[Portrait, unidentified woman] - Public domain photograph, glass negative](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTAvMDEvMDEvcG9ydHJhaXQtdW5pZGVudGlmaWVkLXdvbWFuLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "[Portrait, unidentified woman] - Public domain photograph, glass negative")
