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
![[Woman in ethnic or national costume]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTQvMDEvMDEvd29tYW4taW4tZXRobmljLW9yLW5hdGlvbmFsLWNvc3R1bWUtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/320/430/jpg "[Woman in ethnic or national costume]")
![[Dance, women in ethnic costumes]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MzEvMDEvMDEvZGFuY2Utd29tZW4taW4tZXRobmljLWNvc3R1bWVzLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/51/webp "[Dance, women in ethnic costumes]")
![[Native American women] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjQvMDEvMDEvbmF0aXZlLWFtZXJpY2FuLXdvbWVuLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/54/webp "[Native American women] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.")
![[Woman dressed in native costume]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MzAvMDEvMDEvd29tYW4tZHJlc3NlZC1pbi1uYXRpdmUtY29zdHVtZS02NDAuanBn/40/51/webp "[Woman dressed in native costume]")
![[Bear dressed as a woman] - Public domain drawing](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODAvMDEvMDEvYmVhci1kcmVzc2VkLWFzLWEtd29tYW4tNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/50/webp "[Bear dressed as a woman] - Public domain drawing")
![[Native American woman] - Public domain portrait photograph](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjEvMDEvMDEvbmF0aXZlLWFtZXJpY2FuLXdvbWFuLTItNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/54/webp "[Native American woman] - Public domain portrait photograph")
![[Portrait of a woman] - Public domain portrait print](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjcvcG9ydHJhaXQtb2YtYS13b21hbi0zMWVlOTctNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/56/webp "[Portrait of a woman] - Public domain portrait print")
