549 1900 s commoners Images: LOC's Public Domain Archive Public Domain Search

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U.S.S. Maine--Firemen and Coal Passers, 1896 / Detroit Photographic Co...

Group of men sitting on floor and some standing, with shovels. No. 020550.

Group of men and women making hay in Russia

Public domain photograph - historical image of Russian Empire, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

5 men seated in Solomon's Quarries

Picryl description: Public domain image of a quarry, mine, excavation, or mining site, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Boatmen of the St. Lawrence - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Picryl description: Public domain image of fishing, fishing boat, river, lake, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Vegetable men] Havana - A couple of men riding on the backs of horses

Public domain image of horse carriage, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[President Benjamin Harrison with James G. Blaine, Secretary of State,...

Public domain image of a historic view of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Col. Mason - Public domain portrait photograph

A black and white photo of a man wearing a hat. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mesopotamian type, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Photograph shows head-and-shoulders portrait of a man, possibly from the areas of Iraq and Syria, then part of the Ottoman Empire.

New York, N.Y. - Exterior of Italian watchmaker's shop

George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Caption card tracings: Italians in U.S.; Geogr.; Stores; Clocks.

[Man posed with automobile halfway out of garage]

Public domain photograph of a car, history of automobile design, car model, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Burning for three days - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

Rear view of 4 men seated on ground in foreground, watching oil well burning in the background. Stereo copyrighted by William H. Rau. No. X4611. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Capt... More

William S. Haynes Shop, Boston

Public domain photograph of laboratory, scientist, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Pneumatic steam hammer and forges, blacksmith shop at mines, Scranton,...

Stereo copyrighted by the Keystone View Co. No. 7030. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Ph. Ind.; Blacksmith; Mines; Geogr.

[2 men working on an automobile outside of automobile plant]

Photoprint copyrighted by Waldon Fawcett. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Automobiles 1906; Shelf.

Pottowatomie Indians - Public domain portrait print

Group portrait of Potawatomi Indians, including men, women, and children, gathered for a special occasion at Rush Lake Mission near Watervliet, Michigan, Sept. 4, 1906. Wis-Ki-Ge-Amatyuk, hereditary Principal P... More

Drinking trough for horses. Bide-A-Wee Home

Photograph shows carriage horse drinking water from a half barrel on a city street; men with dogs stand outside Bide-A-Wee Home for Animals. No. 6. Title from Copyright registration.

New York City. Reading room in 10-cent lodging house on the Bowery

9 men reading newspapers. No. 82754. Title and other information transcribed from unverified, old caption card data and item. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Caption card tracings: Lodgin... More

Lunch hour. Singer Mfg. Co., The boys works there: girl carries lunch....

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, economic conditions, children workers, exploitation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

World Furniture Company noon hour, Evansville, Ind. Boy at left hand e...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph group portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Men working in a railway mail train]

National Photo Company Collection. No. 29241. Public domain image of Swedish railroads works, train yard, workshop, tracks, historical photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Going to work - A group of men standing next to a train

Men in open railroad cars on their way to the mines(?) J130544 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by H. English, Wallace, Ida.

"A School Factory" De Pedro Casellas Factory, Tampa, Fla. 18 employees...

Public domain photograph of factory building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Truck loads of beer enroute to Chicago, which were waylaid and capture...

Six men holding bottles of beer. National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). Copyright by Press Illustrating Service, New York.

Group of women, men, and children assembled on lawn of the cemetery at...

summary: Note: The men appear to be members of the Grand Army of the Republic, and are posed in front of the G.A.R. monument original size: 6x8

Handicapped. A legitimate occupation. Location: New York, New York (S...

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Football men exercising, Harvard.

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Wells Fargo Express Co. Deadwood Treasure Wagon and Guards with $250,0...

Five men, holding rifles, in a horse-drawn, uncovered wagon on a country road. Copyright deposit. Title transcribed from item. Forms part of the John C. H. Grabill Collection.

Indianapolis Market. Aug., 1908. Wit., E. N. Clopper. Location: India...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of street life, food vendor, city market, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The superintendent and one of the spinners, Catawba Cotton Mills, Newt...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a factory, plant, manufacture, assembly line, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

This boy has been working in Warren Mfg. Co., Warren , R.I., one year....

Picryl description: Public domain image of boy workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

(For Child Welfare Exhibit 1912-13.) A midnight crap game in the stree...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Rhode Island, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Theodore Roosevelt as a Rough Rider at Tampa, Florida

Stereograph showing Theodore Roosevelt standing in the shade of a tent with two men inside. H30231 U.S. Copyright Office.

A Union Shop, Cigarmakers Tierra del Laga Cigar Co. Almost no hands un...

Public domain photograph of factory building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Group of mill folks. All ages. Salisbury Cotton Mills, N.C. Location:...

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Sampling tea at Rosita factory, lantern slide

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Francis Schlatter. "Treating in the rain"

Schlatter standing in center, healing man as other people wait in line or observe from sidelines. 63884aa? U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by W.A. White, Raton, New Mexico.

[Young men training in woodworking at Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virg...

Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). Public domain photograph of manufacturing workers, factory building, assembly line, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[African American man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 1, no. 71. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P R... More

[African American man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly ri...

In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 1, no. 55. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P R... More

Men on curb, signals to offices

A group of men standing next to each other. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tusk, held by four men, excavated near Pittsburgh

A black and white photo of a group of people. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Artificial limb shop - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Public domain photograph of people in office, interior, the 1910s-1920s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Man with rifle walking through woods]

Public domain reproduction of artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Group portrait of a two men and two women, possibly a family]

Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Two men sitting on wood blocks] - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951.

[Full-length portrait of a young man standing next to a bicycle]

Public domain image of bicyclist, bicycle, cyclist, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Group portrait of a woman and three men, crouched outside, smiling; o...

Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951.

Men on a bench, Madison Square, New York

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Harvard fraternity men doing stunts

A group of people walking down a street. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Bust portrait of bearded man with pipe facing front]

Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Roof construction by students at Tuskegee Institute, ca. 1902]

Photograph shows students of the Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Alabama building a roof. On negative sleeve: "11/92". Title from caption card for negative. Date from caption card for negative. Forms part of: Fra... More

[Two men being served drinks in buffet railroad car]

H60962 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 5357-S. Copyright by George R. Lawrence Co.

High Caul Cap, figure 1 / D. A. Sigerist, fotografers, 2140 Third Aven...

Photograph shows men and women doing a circle dance at Monaghan Men's Irish Dancing Class. H61383 U.S. Copyright Office. Photographer's full name and birth date from U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992.

Ruined but not disheartened, his safe, his business souvenir, San Fran...

Stereo shows two men standing near a toppled safe amid a rubble of bricks after the San Francisco earthquake in 1906. H77361 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 7840. Copyright May 14, 1906 by E.W. Kelley. Exhibited: D... More

Several people standing at the cigar stand inside the Midway Hotel, Ke...

Public domain photograph of hotel lobby, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Man seated with a stamp vending machine]

Photoprint copyrighted by Waldon Fawcett. No copyright renewal. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Ph. Ind.; Stamps; Vending Machines.

Women and children, Aiken, S.C.

The place where Lincoln stood exposed to the fire of Earley's men, Ft....

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Night scene in a New Jersey Glass House. Location: New Jersey.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a factory, plant, manufacture, assembly line, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[African American men shovelling snow in street, Washington, D.C.(?)]

Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington DC, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Two men and women in front of single story house

Public domain photograph - historical image of Nebraska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Old newsboys. Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

Public domain photograph of a person holding a newspaper, people reading news, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Andrew Carnegie, 1835-1919 - Drawing. Public domain image.

Half lgth., standing, facing slightly left; in tweed hat and overcoat with 2 other men. J141138 U.S. Copyright Office This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: B.I.

Group of workers in Indian Head Mills. Youngest ones would not be phot...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an 18th-19th century military conflict, armed forces, infantry, militia, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

I.W.W. Hat Card - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photo shows man wearing hat with card "Bread or revolution" at IWW (Industrial Workers of the World) rally in Union Square, New York City on April 11, 1914. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2010 and New York Ti... More

Great Republican Harrison and Morton, campaign ball, 1888

Photograph shows man, possibly D. E. Brockett, leaning against gigantic campaign ball that was rolled for Benjamin Harrison. The phrase "get the ball rolling" comes from a campaign publicity activity that began... More

One of several youngsters I found in Tampa Fla. Cigar Box Factory. The...

Public domain photograph of building interior, office, room, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Louis Horoux. One of the youngsters in Queen City Mill, Burlington, Vt...

Public domain image of personnel, army, group of people in uniform, parade, historic place, military activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Louis Horoux. One of the youngsters in Queen City Mill, Burlington, Vt...

Public domain image of personnel, army, group of people in uniform, parade, historic place, military activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

"Last Deadwood Coach." The last trip of the famous Stage Dec. 28, '90

Barely visible stagecoach surrounded by large group of men, in front of cliff. Copyright deposit. Title transcribed from item. Forms part of the John C. H. Grabill Collection.

In the Glue Room, N. Y. Dimension Supply Company, Evansville, Ind. Lo...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Indiana, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Roller skating, Nov. 8, 1910 - Public domain print

Photograph shows a young man, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly left, on miniature, two-wheeled bicycle-like roller skates that are pedaled. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Librar... More

Main entrance, Gary West Virginia. Mine. Trapper boy in center. Going ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a miner, coal mine, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Waiting for court to open - Public domain portrait print

Photograph shows group of men waiting outside on courthouse step. Copyright 1897 by J. H. Tarbell.

Fire room of an ocean steamer. 19th century, Library of Congress colle...

Photograph shows three men in engine room of an ocean steamer; one man stokes the fire in the furnace while another waits to add coal. No. 1332. Copyright 1898 by S. R. Stoddard, Glens Falls, N. Y.

[African American men seated on porch steps]

In album (disbound): Negro life in Georgia, U.S.A., compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 3, no. 254. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in ... More

[Two African American men in horse-drawn carriage and two standing alo...

In album (disbound): Negro life in Georgia, U.S.A., compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 3, no. 233. Photograph damaged. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs f... More

[Young men training in blacksmithing at Hampton Institute, Hampton, Vi...

Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). Public domain photograph of industrial workers, factory building, work, assembly line, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Two hunters posed with about 30 dead geese, Buffalo Lake, Alberta]

Photograph shows two young men, holding rifles, sitting among dead geese on floor and hanging on hooks.

Jefferson building - [Printing shop?, in the Library of Congress]

Another copy may be in: U.S. GEOG FILE - WASHINGTON, D.C. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS JEFFERSON BUILDING INTERIOR OFFICES GOV'T PRINTING OFFICE BRANCH. This record contains unverified data from caption card.

Buckner & the three wheeled chaise

Photograph shows Willis Buckner, African American man, wearing top coat and top hat, holding bridle of horse hitched to empty three wheeled chaise, in Highland Falls, N. Y.

Galveston disaster, carrying dead body to fire to be burned

African American men carrying body on stretcher, surrounded by wreckage of the hurricane and flood, Galveston, Texas. D19989 U.S. Copyright Office. Sold only by Griffith & Griffith.

[Two men using a movie camera indoors]

Public domain photograph of Middle East, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

4 men near drinking fountain in park

A group of men standing around a fire hydrant. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Pennsylvania - Carlisle Indian School - student wheelwrights working ...

Title and other information transcribed from unverified, old caption card data and item. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection. Caption card tracings: Shelf.

[Geronimo and two other men posed standing, full length at Pan-America...

"Pan Amer. - Bryan, Hobson" Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection. Public domain photograph of 20th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[U.S. Naval Gun Factory. Wash. D.C. 2 men working at bench]

Title and other information transcribed from unverified, old caption card data and item. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection. Caption card tracings: Guns; Tools; Occupations; Geogr.

[Alton Brooks Parker, 1852-1926, half length, standing, facing left; m...

Photo copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood. cf. America's Yesterdays, pp. 114-115. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card, with subsequent revisions. Caption card tracings: Pres. Elections ... More

N.C. Dunlap (dark-haired man seated in the carriage) with group of men...

summary: Note: "N.C. Dunlap with his men lined up with a patent hand machine to sow grain out of a sack. Machine fastened to the bag and turns with a crank, sowing broadcast." original size: 6x8

Emptying the Kiln, St. Louis, Mo.

Terra Cotta tile pipe factory - men removing large tile pipe in wheelbarrow from large kiln. Stereo copyrighted by the Keystone View Co. No. 6502. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card, wi... More

[Men building the Panama Canal] - stereocsopic card

Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Steel workers shearing hot slabs] - stereocsopic card

H96334 U.S. Copyright Office Stereo copyrighted by H.C. White Co. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Steel Industry; Geogr.

No. 400-2 Night Trick - Drawing. Public domain image.

Man posed as if on duty behind wheel of ship. No copyright renewal. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Crowds; Maps; Patriotic photos; Seamen; Ships Misc.; Shelf.

Bathing scene, Clear Lake, IA postcard

Postcard shows group of men standing waist deep in water at Clear Lake, Iowa. H 113520 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyrighted by Mench 08 Clear Lake IA

N. W. Bigham--In mill 5 years. (Boy) Brown Morison--In mill 2-1/2 year...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

General Electric Company, Fort Wayne, Indiana

Annex of training room where employees undergoing the training course are instructed in blue print reading, mathematics and similar matters that relate to their work in the shop. National Photo Company Collection.

The overseers and superintendent in the Bill [i.e., Bibb] Mill No. 1, ...

Public domain photograph of industrial architecture, factory building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Taking gasoline at Middleton. Photo by Bain News Service collection

Man putting gasoline in Buick roadster on trip through upstate New York. Title and other information transcribed from unverified, old caption card data and item. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Cong... More

Payne Cotton Mill, Macon, Ga. Boy with hands in pockets been in mill 1...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a child labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.