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View of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter). On the parapet, overlooking the ha...

Stereograph showing abandoned artillery, gabions, and chevaux-de-frise on parapet of Fort Sumter. No. 3057. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright 1865 by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co... More

1891 bird's-eye view of the city of Asheville, North Carolina.

Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye-view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 658 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes illus. AACR2

Clearfield, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. 1895.

Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye-view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 753 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Indexed for points of interest. AACR2

Bird's eye view of Los Angeles taken from balloon, height 1500 ft.

Copyright deposit; J. W. Austin; April 15, 1902. Public domain image of Los Angeles buildings, city, cityscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fort Sheridan, Ill., 600 ft. elevation

H109595 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright claimant's address: Chicago, Ill. Copyright deposit; Geo. R. Lawrence Co.; April 21, 1908.

Aerial photographs - View from Monument

Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Date from negatives in same range. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. General information about the National Pho... More

[Bird's-eye view of the White House]

No. 33486. Forms part of: National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress).

MOUNT VERNON. AIR VIEW - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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

Air views of Tel Aviv. American colony in Jerusalem public domain phot...

Public domain photograph, 1930s-1940s Jerusalem, Palestine, History of Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Aerial view of White House, Washington, D.C.]

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

[Aerial views of Palm Beach, Florida]

South of Palm Beach. Photoprint copyrighted by L.C. Seldomridge. No copyright renewal. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Geogr.; Beaches; Ph. Ind.

Federal Triangle. Aerial view of Federal Triangle area I

Public domain aerial photograph, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph of historic place in Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Wash. D. C., the Dean Place or Oak View between Conn. Ave., Columbia R...

Photograph shows aerial view of property bounded by Connecticut Avenue, Florida Avenue and Columbia Road in Washington, DC, prior to the construction of the Washington Hilton. "Tree area site of Wash. Hilton &... More

Air views of Palestine. Air route over Cana of Galilee, Nazareth, Plai...

Public domain image of a train station in Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Air views of Y.M.C.A., etc., 1933

Public domain photograph, 1930s-1940s Jerusalem, Palestine, History of Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Aeroplane view of San Francisco, Oakland and Berkeley showing Mt. Diab...

J15200 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain image of San Francisco buildings, city, cityscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Aerial views over Long Island. View IV

Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, flight, airplane, aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Aerial views over Long Island. View VI

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

U.S. Farm security administration photographs, 1930s, great depression

To identify this image it may help to search online for images that have neighboring call numbers, are similar in appearance, and have titles. There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist. Trans... More

Air views. Nablus & Gerizim, looking S.E.

Public domain aerial photograph, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph of West Bank, Palestine, Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Pentagon. Aerial shot of Pentagon I

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

Marine Corps gliders in flight out of Parris Island, S.C.

Picryl description: Public domain image of an airplane, aircraft, airport, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Williamsburg houses, Brooklyn, New York City

Photograph shows an aerial view of the new "Williamsburg Houses," a low-rent housing development in Brooklyn, New York City, New York. Illus. in: Survey of the architecture of completed projects of the Public W... More

North American's P-51 Mustang Fighter is in service with Britain's Roy...

Public domain aerial photograph, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph of propeller aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

London is still "taking it" - A black and white photo of a city

Photo shows St. Paul's Cathedral, London, amid smoke and flames of night air raid, Dec. 1940. Photograph from International News Photo. No. 924119. Gift from the Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Pre-WWII collection of Farm Security Administration - Office of War In...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

A black and white photo of a city, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograp...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Resettlement Administration (1935-1937). The photographs of the Farm Se... More

A black and white photo of a plane flying over a city, Great Depressio...

A black and white photo of a plane flying over a body of water, Great ...

Production. B-25 "Billy Mitchell" bombers. This North American B-25 "B...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Flying through an intense barrage of anti-aircraft fire, U.S. Army Air...

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

Bombing of Hansa Bay, New Guinea / U.S. Army A.A.F. photo.

No. 25397 AC. Public domain photograph - United States during World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Second atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan]

Official U.S. Army Air Force photograph. Published in: The tradition of technology : Landmarks of Western technology ... / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1995, p. 268.

Washington, D.C. Views from Washington Monument

Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Washington, D.C. Aerial view of Lafayette Square looking west

Two bombs tumble from a Vietnamese Air Force A-1E Skyraider over a bur...

Photograph credited to United States Air Force. No. 94736 USAF. Forms part of: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

Aerial view of downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, focusing on the Milwauke...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The building includes a vaulted, 90-foot-high glass ceiling; a moveable sunscreen with a 217-foot wingspan that unfolds and folds twic... More

An aerial view of Sea Island, a privately owned, wealthy enclave in Gl...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2017; (DLC/PP-2016:103-5). Forms part of: Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the ... More

Aerial view of downtown Phoenix, Arizona. Although Phoenix is (as of 2...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Gift; Barbara Barrett; 2018; (DLC/PP-2018:112) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive. C... More

Aerial view of Portland, Oregon, with a focus on some of its several b...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2018; (DLC/PP-2016:103-12) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the C... More

Aerial view of Newport on Aquidneck Island in the U.S. state of Rhode ...

The city is famous for its rich nautical history and its array of elegant mansions owned by the rich and famous. Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Hi... More

Aerial Photographs of Crow Fair, Little Big Horn River, Big Horn Count...

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

Aerial photos of Crow Fair grounds

Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Judiciary Square, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Significance: Indicated on Pierre L'Enfant's plan as a site for a federal judiciary, this area was set aside as one of seventeen parcels appropriated for public buildings. Since early in the 1800s, the site has... More

Raritan & Delaware Bay Railroad, Crossing Compton Creek & Church Road ...

Significance: The former Raritan and Delaware Bay Railroad line was significant to the history of the bay shore region of Monmouth Coutny as an important freight line that conveyed various products to market. ... More

East Capitol Street, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Public domain aerial photograph, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is the federal agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and prese... More

Jet Propulsion Laboratory Edwards Facility, Edwards Air Force Base, Bo...

Significance: Operated by the California Institute of Technology, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory Edward Facility was the United States' first university-sponsored research and testing facility for the developmen... More

Southern Pacific Railroad Water Settling Reservoir, Yuma Crossing, sou...

Significance: The railroad, reaching Arizona Territory form California in 1877, was the first railroad to arrive in Arizona and the second to be built eastward from the West, connecting with the Texas Pacific e... More

Fort Monroe, Hampton, Hampton, Virginia

Significance: Fort Monroe occupies a sandy projection of land in Hampton, Virginia, at the end of the peninsula between the York and James Rivers. Between this pit and the peninsula is a small inlet, Mill Cree... More

Fort Monroe, Hampton, Hampton, Virginia

Faro del Puerto de Ponce, Calo Cardona,Puerto de Ponce, Ponce, Ponce M...

Significance: Cayo Cardona is located on a small 6 acre key west of Ponce Harbor. The light, built in 1889, guides the entrance to the Port of Ponce, as a 6th order red fixed light. Survey number: HAER PR-16 ... More

Fort McCoy, Sparta, Monroe County, WI

Significance: Fort McCoy is significant as the location of one of the largest concentrations of 800 Series temporary buildings in the United States. Fort McCoy was built as part of a massive mobilization progr... More

NASA Industrial Plant, Maintenance Facility, 12214 Lakewood Boulevard,...

Significance: Building 10 appears to have been primarily used as a maintenance facility in all but its original function. The core structure was built in 1929 as part of the EMSCO aircraft manufacturing plant.... More

New York Central Railroad, Lockport Passenger Station, Washburn & Unio...

Significance: 1888, built by W.E. Huston. Stonework by Bendenger and Young; masonry by McDonaugh Bros.; plumbing by E.A. Frye. Unoccupied. Building was heavily vandalized after standing empty for several yea... More

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles to Pasadena, Los Angeles, Los Angeles...

Significance: The Arroyo Seco Parkway (Pasadena Freeway) was the first divided-lane, high-speed, limited-access road in the urban western United States and the first stretch of road for what would become the ex... More

U.S. Coast Guard Yard, Building No. 8, Corner of Billard & Shoemaker A...

Significance: Erected at the U.S. Coast Guard Yard during World War II to accommodate the needs of heavy industry, Building 8 is an example of a multiple-use structure influenced by early 20th-century internati... More

A parapet of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), looking toward Morris Island

Stereograph showing abandoned artillery, gabions, and chevaux-de-frise on parapet of Fort Sumter. No. 342, part of series: War Views. Copyright 1865 by John P. Soule. Attributed to George N. Barnard, based on ... More

Virginia Avenue, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Significance: This avenue was designed to emanate from the site indicated for a monument to George Washington. Interrupted by the Monument Grounds, it is divided into two distinct, unconnected segments, both of... More

Victoria Bridge, Spanning Tequesquite Arroyo, Riverside, Riverside Cou...

Significance: The Victoria Bridge was constructed to provide a convenient route between the agricultural and business areas of Riverside, becoming a vital link for transportation from the citrus groves to the p... More

Erie Railway, Port Jervis Station, Jersey Avenue, Port Jervis, Orange ...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1379 Survey number: HAER NY-22

Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, Drydock No. 4, East terminus of Palou Av...

Significance: Dry Dock No. 4 appears to be eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places for its association with the events and patterns identified in the defense of the United States during... More

Governors Island, Infantry Regimental Barracks, New York Harbor, Clayt...

Significance: This building was designed by the architectural firm of McKim, Mead, and White in 1928. It was part of a unified island beautification plan which included about a dozen new structures following th... More

Hampton National Cemetery, Phoebus Addition, Cemetery Road at Marshall...

Survey number: HALS VA-6-B National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 96000038

Laurel Homes Historic District, Bounded by Liberty Street, Ezzard Char...

Survey number: HABS OH-2468 Public domain photograph - historical image of Ohio, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lincoln Tunnel, Under Hudson River from New Jersey to West Thirty-nint...

Survey number: HAER NY-307 Building/structure dates: 1937 Initial Construction

NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Beck Road between Nike & M Roads, Hecker, Mon...

Significance: Constructed during the Cold War, Nike missile bases were an ever-present reminder to U.S. citizens that the peace gained after World War II was fragile. Following the war, the U.S. Army construct... More

White House Grounds & Ellipse, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

See also HALS DC-14 for related documentation. Significance: Reservation No. 1 encompasses the majority of the land set out by Pierre L'Enfant for the President's Grounds. Second only to the U.S. Capitol Ground... More

John Bartram House & Garden, 54th Street & Lindbergh Boulevard, Philad...

Significance: Bartram's Garden is the oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States. John Bartram (1699 1777), the well-known early American botanist, explorer, and plant collector founded the garden in ... More

Lincoln Park, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Significance: L'Enfant designated a large park one mile east of the U.S. Capitol at the convergence of four avenues. Set aside as a large rectangle on the Ellicott Plan, it has been landscaped as a park since t... More

Outerbridge Crossing Bridge, Spanning Arthur Kill from New Jersey to S...

Survey number: HAER NY-304 Public domain photograph - New Jersey, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to ... More

U.S. Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco, Warehouse, 1020 North Acce...

Public domain photograph of train station, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco, Warehouse, 1020 North Acce...

Public domain aerial photograph, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph - historical image of California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Pi... More

New York Connecting Railroad, Hell Gate Bridge, Spanning East River, W...

Survey number: HAER NY-88 Public domain photograph - New York City, downtown, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

William Enston Home, 900 King Street, Charleston, Charleston County, S...

Significance: The William Enston Home consists of twenty-nine structures on 12.1 landscaped acres. Buildings include the twenty-four residential cottages (HABS SC-686-A and SC-686-B), Memorial Hall (SC-686-C), ... More

Fort Hamilton, Rose Island, Newport, Newport County, RI

Significance: Fort Hamilton contains a mixture of military fortification buildings from the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, as well as twentieth century storage facilities and torpedo warhead ar... More

Huntington Hotel, 1401 South Oak Knoll Avenue, Pasadena, Los Angeles C...

Significance: By the 1890s, Pasadena's mild winter climate and scenic beauty was attracting thousands of winter visitors. Resort hotels flourished from the turn of the century until the 1930s. The Huntington ... More

Rock Creek & Potomac Parkway, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Connecticut Avenue Bridge, Spans Rock Creek & Potomac Parkway at Conne...

Significance: Designed by prominent engineer George B. Morison, Connecticut Avenue Bridge was described at the time of its construction as the largest concrete arch in the world. This seven-arch span was erect... More

Rosie the Riveter National Historical Park, 1401 Marina Way South, Ric...

Survey number: HAER CA-326 Public domain photograph - historical image of California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Rosie the Riveter National Historical Park, 1401 Marina Way South, Ric...

Survey number: HAER CA-326 Public domain photograph - historical image of California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Rosie the Riveter National Historical Park, 1401 Marina Way South, Ric...

Survey number: HAER CA-326 Public domain photograph - historical image of California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Merritt Parkway, Beginning in Greenwich & running 38 miles to Stratfor...

Public domain aerial photograph, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph - historical image of Connecticut, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - P... More

Merritt Parkway, Beginning in Greenwich & running 38 miles to Stratfor...

Public domain aerial photograph, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph of water reservoir, lake, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Los Angeles River Bridges, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Significance: Built between 1909 and 1934, the river bridges group contains many of the finest examples of City Beautiful bridges and viaducts in the United States. This system of bridges and viaducts has play... More

Los Angeles River Bridges, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

International Exposition of 1876, Memorial Hall, Belmont Avenue, Phila...

Significance: Historically, the structure was one of the significant buildings built for the 1876 Centennial Exposition. Architecturally, it was an early monumental building in the United States and one of Amer... More

Ellis Island, New York Harbor, New York, New York County, NY

Significance: Ellis Island is significant as the primary port of entry into the United States for immigrants during the period 1892-1954. The Ellis Island facility is located in New York Harbor on three small ... More

George Washington Memorial Parkway, Along Potomac River from McLean to...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an arch bridge, stone architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

City Point National Cemetery, 10th Avenue & Davis Street, Hopewell, Ho...

Survey number: HALS VA-8 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 95000923

City Plan of Charleston, Charleston, Charleston County, SC

Survey number: HABS SC-689 Public domain photograph - historical image of South Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

City Plan of Charleston, Charleston, Charleston County, SC

Survey number: HABS SC-689 Public domain photograph - historical image of South Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Northeast Railroad Corridor, Amtrak route between CT & MA state lines,...

Survey number: HAER RI-19 Public domain photograph - historical image of Connecticut, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph - historical im... More

Madrid. El Palacio real desde la montaña del Principe Pio / J. Laurent...

In album: Spain, opposite p. 8. No. 1016. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites an... More