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[Main Reading Room. View of statue representing Poetry,, by John Quincy Adams Ward, on the column entablature between two alcoves. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Main Reading Room. View of statue representing Poetry,, by John Quinc...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

Miss Kate Doggett's House, 303 Amelia St., Fredericksburg, Virginia

Miss Kate Doggett's House, 303 Amelia St., Fredericksburg, Virginia

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Federal Hill, Fredericksburg, Virginia

Federal Hill, Fredericksburg, Virginia

Public domain photograph of a historic place in Virginia, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Federal Hill, John Keim House, 504 Hanover Street, Fredericksburg, Virginia. Fireplace and panelled surround]

[Federal Hill, John Keim House, 504 Hanover Street, Fredericksburg, Vi...

Photo shows "Courting and marriage alcove" with fireplace flanked by alcoves, several chairs, a settee and carpets. Today: Extant as a private residence with door and canopy replaced.

Mosby Hall, Littleton, Halifax County, North Carolina

Mosby Hall, Littleton, Halifax County, North Carolina

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Miss Kate Doggett's House, 303 Amelia St., Fredericksburg, Virginia

Miss Kate Doggett's House, 303 Amelia St., Fredericksburg, Virginia

Title from photographer's inventory. Mrs. Richard T. Boggs. Photograph taken on commission from Mrs. Devore of Chatham. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11841-89A. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Archit... More

[Main Reading Room. View of statue representing Philosophy, by Bela Lyon Pratt, on the column entablature between two alcoves. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Main Reading Room. View of statue representing Philosophy, by Bela Ly...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

Burton House, Beattie's Ford Plantation, Lincoln County, North Carolina

Burton House, Beattie's Ford Plantation, Lincoln County, North Carolin...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential home interior, living room, fireplace, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Arlington, Virginia. One of several alcoves off the corridor in Idaho Hall, Arlington Farms, a residence for women who work in the U.S. government for the duration of the war

Arlington, Virginia. One of several alcoves off the corridor in Idaho ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a woman working, women labor, 1940s, economic conditions, home front, world war two, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Main Reading Room. View of statue of Poetry by J.Q.A. Ward on the column entablature between two alcoves. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Main Reading Room. View of statue of Poetry by J.Q.A. Ward on the col...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Main Reading Room. View of statue of Law by Paul W. Bartlett on the column entablature between two alcoves. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Main Reading Room. View of statue of Law by Paul W. Bartlett on the c...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Main Reading Room. View of statue representing Law by Paul Wayland Bartlett on the column entablature between two alcoves. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Main Reading Room. View of statue representing Law by Paul Wayland Ba...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

Federal Hill, Fredericksburg, Virginia

Federal Hill, Fredericksburg, Virginia

Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Judge Donnell's House & Law Offices, Craven St. near Queen, New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina

Judge Donnell's House & Law Offices, Craven St. near Queen, New Bern, ...

Public domain photograph of a historic place in South Carolina, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mosby Hall, Littleton, Halifax County, North Carolina

Mosby Hall, Littleton, Halifax County, North Carolina

Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

[Main Reading Room. View of statue representing Science, by John Donoghue, on the column entablature between two alcoves. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Main Reading Room. View of statue representing Science, by John Donog...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

Kenmore, Fredericksburg, Virginia

Kenmore, Fredericksburg, Virginia

Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Goucher College, Mary Fisher Hall, Towson, Maryland. Dining room alcoves

Goucher College, Mary Fisher Hall, Towson, Maryland. Dining room alcov...

Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

[Main Reading Room. View of statue representing Commerce, by John Flanagan, on the column entablature between two alcoves. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Main Reading Room. View of statue representing Commerce, by John Flan...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

Mosby Hall, Littleton, Halifax County, North Carolina

Mosby Hall, Littleton, Halifax County, North Carolina

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Pompion Hill Chapel, Huger vic., Berkeley County, South Carolina

Pompion Hill Chapel, Huger vic., Berkeley County, South Carolina

Public domain photograph of a church interior, gothic architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mosby Hall, Littleton, Halifax County, North Carolina

Mosby Hall, Littleton, Halifax County, North Carolina

Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

[Main Reading Room. View of statue of Religion by Theodore Baur on the column entablature between two alcoves. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Main Reading Room. View of statue of Religion by Theodore Baur on the...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[Main Reading Room. View of statue of History by Daniel Chester French on the column entablature between two alcoves. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Main Reading Room. View of statue of History by Daniel Chester French...

Gift; Carol M. Highsmith 2011; (DLC/PP-2002:038) Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

Poteat House, Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina

Poteat House, Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina

Picryl description: Public domain image of a living room, fireplace, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Burton House, Beattie's Ford Plantation, Lincoln County, North Carolina

Burton House, Beattie's Ford Plantation, Lincoln County, North Carolin...

Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: 1811. Related name: The Misses Young. Gov. Burton lived here. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11839-55. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Ar... More

[Alcoves and gallery in the book room, Brookline Public Library, Brookline Massachusetts]

[Alcoves and gallery in the book room, Brookline Public Library, Brook...

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

Arlington, Virginia. Girl on her way to the laundry room stops in one of the small alcoves to talk to some of her girlfriends, in a residence for women who work for the government for the duration of the war

Arlington, Virginia. Girl on her way to the laundry room stops in one ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a woman working, women labor, 1940s, economic conditions, home front, world war two, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Main Reading Room. View of statue representing History, by Daniel Chester French, on the column entablature between two alcoves. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Main Reading Room. View of statue representing History, by Daniel Che...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[Main Reading Room. View of statue representing Art, by Franc̦ois M. L. Tonetti-Dozzi, on the column entablature between two alcoves. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Main Reading Room. View of statue representing Art, by Franc̦ois M. L...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building. Second story showing third tier of alcoves]

[Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building. Second story showing ...

Competition drawing showing second story alcoves, clerks offices, and chart rooms as plan. Inscription: "Plan of second story showing third tier of alcoves" ; "Scale 1/16 in. = one foot" ; "Samuel Sloan, archit... More

Federal Hill, Fredericksburg, Virginia

Federal Hill, Fredericksburg, Virginia

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic place interior, salon, hall lobby, living room, 18th-19th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Federal Hill, Fredericksburg, Virginia

Federal Hill, Fredericksburg, Virginia

Title from photographer's inventory. Related names: Mrs. John Keim. Courting and Marriage Alcove. Photograph taken on commission from Mrs. Devore of Chatham. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11841-89C. Cred... More

[Main Reading Room. View of statue representing Religion, by Theodore Baur, on the column entablature between two alcoves. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Main Reading Room. View of statue representing Religion, by Theodore ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Main Reading Room. View of statue of Art by Tonetti-Dozzi on the column entablature between two alcoves. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Main Reading Room. View of statue of Art by Tonetti-Dozzi on the colu...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[Main Reading Room. View of statue of Science by John Donoghue on the column entablature between two alcoves. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Main Reading Room. View of statue of Science by John Donoghue on the ...

Gift; Carol M. Highsmith 2011; (DLC/PP-2002:038) Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

Federal Hill, Fredericksburg, Virginia

Federal Hill, Fredericksburg, Virginia

Title from photographer's inventory. Related names: Mrs. John Keim. Courting and Marriage Alcove. Photograph taken on commission from Mrs. Devore of Chatham. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11841-89C. Cred... More

Willow Oaks, Danville vic., Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Willow Oaks, Danville vic., Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Title from photographer's inventory. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11841-72. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase;... More

World's Fair, Italian Line restaurant, Italian Building. Bar, cross view from in alcoves

World's Fair, Italian Line restaurant, Italian Building. Bar, cross vi...

Public domain photograph of restaurant, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The New York World's Fair was a large international exposition held in New York City, United States in ... More

[Main Reading Room. View of statue of Commerce by John Flanagan on the column entablature between two alcoves. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Main Reading Room. View of statue of Commerce by John Flanagan on the...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

Judge Donnell's House & Law Offices, Craven St. near Queen, New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina

Judge Donnell's House & Law Offices, Craven St. near Queen, New Bern, ...

Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: ca. 1804. Related name: Frank W. Hughes. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11839-25. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the Sou... More

[Main Reading Room. View of statue of Science by John Donoghue on the column entablature between two alcoves. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Main Reading Room. View of statue of Science by John Donoghue on the ...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

Burgwin-Wright House, Cornwallis Headquarters, Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina

Burgwin-Wright House, Cornwallis Headquarters, Wilmington, New Hanover...

Public domain photograph of a historic place in North Carolina, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Poteat House, Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina

Poteat House, Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina

Alternate title: Forest Home. Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: 1835. Related name: Mrs. Lawrence Stallin. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11839-17. Credit line: Carnegie Surve... More

Federal Hill, Fredericksburg, Virginia

Federal Hill, Fredericksburg, Virginia

Title from photographer's inventory. Related names: Mrs. John Keim. Photograph taken on commission from Mrs. Devore of Chatham. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11841-89C. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of th... More

[The interior of the Yeşil Cami (Green Mosque) in Bursa] / Abdullah Frères.

[The interior of the Yeşil Cami (Green Mosque) in Bursa] / Abdullah Fr...

Niches were used for storing shoes. Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 14. No. 27. In album: Ulu Cami (Great Mosque) and Yeşil Cami (Green Mosque), Bursa, Ottoman ... More

Pompion Hill Chapel, Huger vic., Berkeley County, South Carolina

Pompion Hill Chapel, Huger vic., Berkeley County, South Carolina

Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: 1763. Relic of the settlement of French Huguenots after the Edict of Nantes. Probably built by Zachariah Villepontoux. He was a renown maker of bri... More

Mosby Hall, Littleton, Halifax County, North Carolina

Mosby Hall, Littleton, Halifax County, North Carolina

Alternate title: Little Manor. Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: 1774. Built by W.P. Little. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11839-42. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Archi... More

World's Fair, Italian Line restaurant, Italian Building. Bar, cross view toward alcoves

World's Fair, Italian Line restaurant, Italian Building. Bar, cross vi...

Public domain photograph of restaurant, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The New York World's Fair was a large international exposition held in New York City, United States in ... More

Toko [i.e., an alcove] with customary ornaments

Toko [i.e., an alcove] with customary ornaments

Drawing shows an alcove with plant stand and vase, hanging vase, and hanging painted screen.

Willow Oaks, Danville vic., Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Willow Oaks, Danville vic., Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Picryl description: Public domain image of a living room, fireplace, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Cuba, Havana. Goddess of Cuba, Capitol Building

Cuba, Havana. Goddess of Cuba, Capitol Building

Photograph showing the Statue of the Republic by Angelo Zanelli, found inside the National Capitol (El Capitolio) building in Havana, Cuba. J11050 U.S. Copyright Office. Statue title in Spanish: La Estatua de ... More

Mosby Hall, Littleton, Halifax County, North Carolina

Mosby Hall, Littleton, Halifax County, North Carolina

Alternate title: Little Manor. Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: 1774. Built by W.P. Little. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11839-42. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Archi... More

Kenmore, Fredericksburg, Virginia, Architecture of the South

Kenmore, Fredericksburg, Virginia, Architecture of the South

Title from photographer's inventory. Library. Photograph taken on commission from Mrs. Devore of Chatham. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11841-89B. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the ... More

[Main Reading Room. View of statue of Philosophy by Bela Pratt on the column entablature between two alcoves. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Main Reading Room. View of statue of Philosophy by Bela Pratt on the ...

More information about the Highsmith Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.highsm Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

Miss Kate Doggett's House, 303 Amelia St., Fredericksburg, Virginia

Miss Kate Doggett's House, 303 Amelia St., Fredericksburg, Virginia

Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Burgwin-Wright House, Cornwallis Headquarters, Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina

Burgwin-Wright House, Cornwallis Headquarters, Wilmington, New Hanover...

Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: 1771. Headquarters of the N.C. Society of Colonial Dames of America. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11839-65. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of... More

Mosby Hall, Littleton, Halifax County, North Carolina

Mosby Hall, Littleton, Halifax County, North Carolina

Alternate title: Little Manor. Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: 1774. Built by W.P. Little. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11839-42. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Archi... More

Mosby Hall, Littleton, Halifax County, North Carolina

Mosby Hall, Littleton, Halifax County, North Carolina

Alternate title: Little Manor. Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: 1774. Built by W.P. Little. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11839-42. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Archi... More