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Parthenon from w. - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Parthenon from w. - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, p. 14. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with... More

Karnak. Ruines de la salle hypostyle, vue de l'intérieur (Égypte) / Bonfils.

Karnak. Ruines de la salle hypostyle, vue de l'intérieur (Égypte) / Bo...

Interior view of the remains of a hypostyle hall, Thebes. No. 149.

Sculpture that belonged to Arnold Genthe

Sculpture that belonged to Arnold Genthe

Title devised. Photograph by Arnold Genthe of a sculpture in his art collection. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943.

Petra, el Khazne, Extinct City, Jordan

Petra, el Khazne, Extinct City, Jordan

Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor, the Matson Photo Service. Title from transparency sleeve. On transparency sleeve: Finlay p[ositive]. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.

El Khazne, Petra, Extinct City, Jordan

El Khazne, Petra, Extinct City, Jordan

Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor, the Matson Photo Service. Title from transparency sleeve. On transparency sleeve: col[or]. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.

Palmyra, May 1929 Middle East photographs, American Colony Jerusalem

Palmyra, May 1929 Middle East photographs, American Colony Jerusalem

Picryl description: Public domain image of a Roman forum, large historic building, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Iraq. Babylon "the great." Various views of the crumbling ruins. Massive brick buildings

Iraq. Babylon "the great." Various views of the crumbling ruins. Massi...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a romantic landscape with ruins, historical building, classical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Baalbek. Sunset effect Middle East photographs, American Colony Jerusalem

Baalbek. Sunset effect Middle East photographs, American Colony Jerusa...

Public domain photograph of classic architecture, sculpture, antiquity, ancient Greece, Rome, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Petra. Khazne, Extinct City, Jordan

Petra. Khazne, Extinct City, Jordan

Title and date from: photographer's logbook: Matson Registers, v. 2, [1940-1946]. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.

At Caesars Palace's Magical Empire in a catacomb far below the resort, "wizards" entertain diners before a full-scale magic show in Las Vegas, Nevada

At Caesars Palace's Magical Empire in a catacomb far below the resort,...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Sergei Prokudin Gorskiy, Freska na li︠e︡voĭ sti︠e︡ni︠e︡ v t︠s︡erkvi Ioanna Predtechi. I︠A︡roslavlʹ, color separation negative

Sergei Prokudin Gorskiy, Freska na li︠e︡voĭ sti︠e︡ni︠e︡ v t︠s︡erkvi Io...

Credit line: Prokudin-Gorskiĭ photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Corresponding photographic print is in album: Views along the upper Volga River, between Yaroslavl, Vla... More

Diary in photos, vol. IV, 1938 - Public domain  print

Diary in photos, vol. IV, 1938 - Public domain print

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips around the Middle East region from June 30 to Dec. 31, 1938. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer, and pho... More

Diary in photos, vol. II, 1936-1937

Diary in photos, vol. II, 1936-1937

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips around the Middle East region in 1936 and 1937. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer and photographer. Phot... More

Church of John the Baptist at Tolchkovo (1671-87), interior, northwest corner with frescoes (1694-95), Yaroslavl', Russia

Church of John the Baptist at Tolchkovo (1671-87), interior, northwest...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a mural painting, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Temple of the Winds - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Temple of the Winds - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, p. 3. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with ... More

Arch of Hadrian / D. Constantin á Athénes.

Arch of Hadrian / D. Constantin á Athénes.

In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, p. 7. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with ... More

Médînet-Abou (Thèbes) - constructions postérieures - deuxième cour / Félix Teynard.

Médînet-Abou (Thèbes) - constructions postérieures - deuxième cour / F...

View showing construction and ruins of the second court at the back of the Palace/Temple of Ramses III at Medinet-Habu, Thebes, Egypt. Illus. in: Égypte et Nubie : sites et monuments les plus intéressants pour ... More

Jerusalem (El-Kouds). First of the Fourteen Stations of the Cross / American Colony, Jerusalem.

Jerusalem (El-Kouds). First of the Fourteen Stations of the Cross / Am...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a romantic landscape with ruins, historical building, classical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mount of Olives, Bethany, etc. Tomb of Lazarus

Mount of Olives, Bethany, etc. Tomb of Lazarus

Picryl description: Public domain image of a romantic landscape with ruins, historical building, classical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Palestine. Transjordania. Petra

Palestine. Transjordania. Petra

Picryl description: Public domain image of a romantic landscape with ruins, historical building, classical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Majestic dignity of Athene's ancient temple, Aegina, Greece

Majestic dignity of Athene's ancient temple, Aegina, Greece

Photograph shows herd of sheep grazing next to Temple of Athena Aphaia. H88916 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 2178. Printed on recto: "Copyright 1907 by American Stereoscopic Company."

Ruins of Jerash (Gerasa). Jerash village from the ruins. Picturesque smoke clouds reminiscent of ancient altar fires

Ruins of Jerash (Gerasa). Jerash village from the ruins. Picturesque s...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a romantic landscape with ruins, historical building, classical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Palmyra. Temple of Baal. Pillars of the western cloister

Palmyra. Temple of Baal. Pillars of the western cloister

Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.

Palmyra. Temple of Baal. Fragments of the entablature, etc., at the main entrance

Palmyra. Temple of Baal. Fragments of the entablature, etc., at the ma...

Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.

Temple of Bel, Palmyra. Eric Matson public domain photograph collection.

Temple of Bel, Palmyra. Eric Matson public domain photograph collectio...

(Source: researchers T. Bolen and T. Powers, 2009) On negative sleeve: "Palmyra." On negative sleeve: "X" numbers. On negative: 17. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.

Iraq. Ur. (So called of the Chaldees). Temple of Nannar, the moon God

Iraq. Ur. (So called of the Chaldees). Temple of Nannar, the moon God

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

Tanganyika. En route to Longido. A girl with large ear decorations and quantities of neck rings. Close up

Tanganyika. En route to Longido. A girl with large ear decorations and...

Picryl description: Public domain image of Africa, Africans, an indigenous group of people, tribe, tribal activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Baalbek. Sunset effect,  Israel, Matson photograph collection

Baalbek. Sunset effect, Israel, Matson photograph collection

Title and date from: photographer's logbook: Matson Registers, v. 1, [1934-1939]. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.

Jaffa to Jerusalem. Tower of the 40 Martyrs, Ramleh

Jaffa to Jerusalem. Tower of the 40 Martyrs, Ramleh

Picryl description: Public domain image of a romantic landscape with ruins, historical building, classical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Jaffa to Jerusalem. Tower of the 40 Martyrs, Ramleh

Jaffa to Jerusalem. Tower of the 40 Martyrs, Ramleh

Title from: Matson color slides and filmstrips of Bible Lands ... , the Matson Photo Service. On slide mount: Tower of the 40 martyrs, Ramleh. On slide mount: Copyright Matson Photo Service. Color slide reprodu... More

Fortuna Street, Pompeii, Italy view, photochrome print postcard.

Fortuna Street, Pompeii, Italy view, photochrome print postcard.

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905. Print no. "8597". More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at ht... More

Hacienda Azurarera Santa Elena, Sugar Mill Ruins, 1.44 miles North of PR Route 2 Bridge Over Rio De La Plata, Toa Baja, Toa Baja Municipio, PR

Hacienda Azurarera Santa Elena, Sugar Mill Ruins, 1.44 miles North of ...

Significance: The ruins are the only extant remains pertaining to an industrial building in Puerto Rico dating back to the late 18th century. They illustrate the transition from a cattle-driven vertical wooden... More

Fort Sumter, Charleston, Charleston County, SC

Fort Sumter, Charleston, Charleston County, SC

Significance: The defense of this fort by its Union garrison marked the beginning of the Civil War; the existing remains display interesting structural features. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this... More

Diary in photos, vol. III, 1938

Diary in photos, vol. III, 1938

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips around the Middle East region from January 4th to June 26th, 1938. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer and... More

Diary in photos, vol. III, 1938

Diary in photos, vol. III, 1938

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips around the Middle East region from January 4th to June 26th, 1938. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer and... More

Trip to Cappadocia, 1935, vol. II

Trip to Cappadocia, 1935, vol. II

LOT title from album and caption list. Most of the photographs were taken by John D. Whiting and G. Eric Matson. Matson, Whiting, Hanna Safieh, Joseph H. Giries, and others contributed to the work of the Matson... More

Trip to Cappadocia, 1935, vol. II

Trip to Cappadocia, 1935, vol. II

LOT title from album and caption list. Most of the photographs were taken by John D. Whiting and G. Eric Matson. Matson, Whiting, Hanna Safieh, Joseph H. Giries, and others contributed to the work of the Matson... More

Trip to Cappadocia, 1935, vol. I

Trip to Cappadocia, 1935, vol. I

Photographs taken during a trip by John D. Whiting and G. Eric Matson to the Cappadocia region of Turkey in October and November of 1935, on the request of the National Geographic Society. Whiting, a member of ... More

Photographs of Jerusalem and the Middle East

Photographs of Jerusalem and the Middle East

Photographs show locations in Jerusalem, the Dead Sea, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Egypt. Also shown are Bedouins and other indigenous people. (p. 1-20) Photographs include: arched street from Damascus Gate, Co... More

Photographs of the West Bank, Jordan, and Syria

Photographs of the West Bank, Jordan, and Syria

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips in the Middle East region in 1936 and 1937. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer, and photographer. Photogr... More

Rome. Palace of the Caesars - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Rome. Palace of the Caesars - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

In album: Jerusalem, Alexandria, Cairo, Rome, no. R4. 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 e... More

Baalbec. Interior of the Great Court / Bonfils.

Baalbec. Interior of the Great Court / Bonfils.

"No. 198" written in image. In album: Constantinople, Smyrna, Beyrout, Baʻalbec, Damascus, p. 32A, pl. 63.

Petra, tomb in storeys. Glass transparencies. Public domain photograph.

Petra, tomb in storeys. Glass transparencies. Public domain photograph...

Public domain photograph of historic place, landmark, 19th-century vintage travel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

East of Jordan and the Dead Sea. The basilica at 'Amman / American Colony, Jerusalem.

East of Jordan and the Dead Sea. The basilica at 'Amman / American Col...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a romantic landscape with ruins, historical building, classical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Tomb of the Soldier - stereocsopic card

Tomb of the Soldier - stereocsopic card

Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Date from Matson LOT cards. Caption on negative sleeve: Petra. "Tomb of the Soldier". Caption from catalog: Petra in Transjordan. Tomb of the S... More

Palmyra (Tadmor). Triumphal arch at entrance to colonnade

Palmyra (Tadmor). Triumphal arch at entrance to colonnade

Public domain image of a romantic ruins landscape, classical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Potomac Electric Power Co. Plaster models of electrical history at Potomac Electric Power Co. VIII

Potomac Electric Power Co. Plaster models of electrical history at Pot...

The Theodor Horydczak Collection documents the architecture and social life of the Washington DC metropolitan area in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s.

Palmyra. Temple of Baal. Fragments of the entablature, etc., at the main entrance

Palmyra. Temple of Baal. Fragments of the entablature, etc., at the ma...

Public domain photograph of classic architecture, sculpture, antiquity, ancient Greece, Rome, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ruins of Jerash (Gerasa). The Jerash forum. Showing section of excavated pavement

Ruins of Jerash (Gerasa). The Jerash forum. Showing section of excavat...

Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor, the Matson Photo Service. Title and date based on caption for similar image (LC-M32-3346). Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.

Baalbek. "Heliopolis." Temple of Bacchus, looking out of the great doorway

Baalbek. "Heliopolis." Temple of Bacchus, looking out of the great doo...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a Roman forum, large historic building, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Petra. Lower Siq. Nabatean Assyrian type monument with double crowfoot frieze

Petra. Lower Siq. Nabatean Assyrian type monument with double crowfoot...

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

Palmyra,  Israel, Matson photograph collection

Palmyra, Israel, Matson photograph collection

Title from negative sleeve. On negative sleeve: "X" numbers. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.

Iraq. Babylon "the great." Various views of the crumbling ruins. A subterranean dwelling. Used of old to escape the summer heat

Iraq. Babylon "the great." Various views of the crumbling ruins. A sub...

Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Handwritten annotation in catalog: Films were taken between Sept. 26 and Oct. 12, 1932. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.

Baalbek. Grand court,  Israel, Matson photograph collection

Baalbek. Grand court, Israel, Matson photograph collection

Title and date from: photographer's logbook: Matson Registers, v. 1, [1934-1939]. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.

At Caesars Palace's Magical Empire in a catacomb far below the resort, "wizards" entertain diners before a full-scale magic show, Las Vegas, Nevada

At Caesars Palace's Magical Empire in a catacomb far below the resort,...

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

Sphynx entry portal to the Luxor Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada

Sphynx entry portal to the Luxor Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada

Designed by Las Vegas architect Veldon Simpson and opened in 1993. Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digi... More

Hacienda Azurarera Santa Elena, Sugar Mill Ruins, 1.44 miles North of PR Route 2 Bridge Over Rio De La Plata, Toa Baja, Toa Baja Municipio, PR

Hacienda Azurarera Santa Elena, Sugar Mill Ruins, 1.44 miles North of ...

Significance: The ruins are the only extant remains pertaining to an industrial building in Puerto Rico dating back to the late 18th century. They illustrate the transition from a cattle-driven vertical wooden... More

Trip to Cappadocia, 1935, vol. II

Trip to Cappadocia, 1935, vol. II

LOT title from album and caption list. Most of the photographs were taken by John D. Whiting and G. Eric Matson. Matson, Whiting, Hanna Safieh, Joseph H. Giries, and others contributed to the work of the Matson... More

Trip to Cappadocia, 1935, vol. II

Trip to Cappadocia, 1935, vol. II

LOT title from album and caption list. Most of the photographs were taken by John D. Whiting and G. Eric Matson. Matson, Whiting, Hanna Safieh, Joseph H. Giries, and others contributed to the work of the Matson... More

Trip to Cappadocia, 1935, vol. I

Trip to Cappadocia, 1935, vol. I

Photographs taken during a trip by John D. Whiting and G. Eric Matson to the Cappadocia region of Turkey in October and November of 1935, on the request of the National Geographic Society. Whiting, a member of ... More

Verona. Roman amphitheatre, A.D. 81. Architecture of 1860s Europe

Verona. Roman amphitheatre, A.D. 81. Architecture of 1860s Europe

In album: Genoa, Pisa, Nice, Avignon, Parma, Milan, Verona, Vienna, p. 121. No. 235.

Samarkandskiia drevnosti. Grobnitsa sviatago Kussama ibni Abassa (Shakh-Zinde) i mavzolei pri nem [sic]. Mavzolei Shirin-Beka. Chast' nadpisi s lievoi storony fasada

Samarkandskiia drevnosti. Grobnitsa sviatago Kussama ibni Abassa (Shak...

Illus. in: Turkestanskīi al'bom, chast' arkheologicheskaia ..., 1871-1872, part 1, vol. 1, pl. 65.

Samarkandskiia drevnosti. Medresse [sic] Tillia Kari. Vnutrennii dvor. (zapadnaia storona) Baza kolony [sic]

Samarkandskiia drevnosti. Medresse [sic] Tillia Kari. Vnutrennii dvor....

Antiquities of Samarkand. Creator: Bogaevskīĭ, N. V., photographer The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a... More

[Interior of Jaffa Gate from near Hotel Mediterranean] / Bonfils.

[Interior of Jaffa Gate from near Hotel Mediterranean] / Bonfils.

In album: Jerusalem, Alexandria, Cairo, Rome, no. 91. "No. 134" written in image.

[Temple of Saturn and Triumphal Arch of Septimus Severus, Rome, Italy]

[Temple of Saturn and Triumphal Arch of Septimus Severus, Rome, Italy]

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905. Print no. "1099". More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at ht... More

Pillar of Shishak, ancient temple of Karnak, upper Egypt

Pillar of Shishak, ancient temple of Karnak, upper Egypt

Copyright 1897 by Underwood & Underwood. Public domain image of 19th-century Egypt architecture, historical building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Gate of Christ's triumphal entry / American Colony, Jerusalem.

Gate of Christ's triumphal entry / American Colony, Jerusalem.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a romantic landscape with ruins, historical building, classical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Petra. The Garden Tomb - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Petra. The Garden Tomb - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Title from: Catalogue of photographs made by the American Colony ... 1914. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.

Palmyra (Tadmor). Street of village in Temple of the Sun

Palmyra (Tadmor). Street of village in Temple of the Sun

Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Street of village in Temple of the Sun. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.

[East of the Jordan and Dead Sea. Triumphal gate from the South]

[East of the Jordan and Dead Sea. Triumphal gate from the South]

Photograph showing ruins of a partially standing building at Gerasa, Jordan. Original negative: LC-M32-1187. Title from caption for no. 1187 in: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?] On verso: A... More

Mount of Olives, Bethany, etc. Tomb of Lazarus

Mount of Olives, Bethany, etc. Tomb of Lazarus

Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.

Baalbek. Northern colonnade of the Temple of Bacchus

Baalbek. Northern colonnade of the Temple of Bacchus

Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Northern colonnade of Temple of Jupiter. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.

Palmyra. Temple of Baal. Carved lintel above the main entrance

Palmyra. Temple of Baal. Carved lintel above the main entrance

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

Petra (Wadi Musa) El-M'esrah area. Typical double corniced tomb. With pilasters, Nabatean capitals and pedimented doorway of classical conception. El-M'esrah

Petra (Wadi Musa) El-M'esrah area. Typical double corniced tomb. With ...

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

Iraq, Ctesiphon,  Israel, Matson photograph collection

Iraq, Ctesiphon, Israel, Matson photograph collection

Title from negative sleeve. On negative sleeve: Dups. Taken between Sept. 26 and Oct. 12, 1932. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.

Agrigento, Sicily. Ruins of Greek temples

Agrigento, Sicily. Ruins of Greek temples

Picryl description: Public domain image of a romantic landscape with ruins, historical building, classical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The big bell of Burma, second largest in the world (weight 80 tons,) Mingoon, Burma

The big bell of Burma, second largest in the world (weight 80 tons,) M...

H91654 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 14542. Public domain photograph of Egypt, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hacienda Azurarera Santa Elena, Sugar Mill Ruins, 1.44 miles North of PR Route 2 Bridge Over Rio De La Plata, Toa Baja, Toa Baja Municipio, PR

Hacienda Azurarera Santa Elena, Sugar Mill Ruins, 1.44 miles North of ...

Significance: The ruins are the only extant remains pertaining to an industrial building in Puerto Rico dating back to the late 18th century. They illustrate the transition from a cattle-driven vertical wooden... More

Hacienda Azurarera Santa Elena, Sugar Mill Ruins, 1.44 miles North of PR Route 2 Bridge Over Rio De La Plata, Toa Baja, Toa Baja Municipio, PR

Hacienda Azurarera Santa Elena, Sugar Mill Ruins, 1.44 miles North of ...

Significance: The ruins are the only extant remains pertaining to an industrial building in Puerto Rico dating back to the late 18th century. They illustrate the transition from a cattle-driven vertical wooden... More

Ruins of Circular Church and Secession Hall, no. 623 / George Stacy.

Ruins of Circular Church and Secession Hall, no. 623 / George Stacy.

Stereograph shows an exterior view of the destroyed buidlings of the Circular Church and Secession Hall, Charleston, South Carolina. Card number: "No. 623." Forms part of the Larry Gottheim Collection of stere... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Bombproof Facilities, Various locations throughout base, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Bombproof Facilities, Various locations...

Significance: The bombproof buildings at Pearl Harbor Naval Base include several distinctive building types which were all constructed circa 1942, typically in response to the December 7, 1941 attack. However, ... More

Diary in photos, vol. V, 1939 - Public domain  print

Diary in photos, vol. V, 1939 - Public domain print

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips around the Middle East region in 1939. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer, and photographer. Photographs... More

The hypaethral Temple at Philae called the bed of Pharoah / David Roberts, R.A.

The hypaethral Temple at Philae called the bed of Pharoah / David Robe...

Public domain reproduction related to Ancient Egypt, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Olympieum or Temple of Jupiter Olympus

Olympieum or Temple of Jupiter Olympus

Southeast view of Olympieum (Temple of Olympian Zeus) with men standing and sitting at tables before the ruins. In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, opposite p. 7.

Erment (Hermonthis) - vue générale des ruines - temple et mammisi / Félix Teynard.

Erment (Hermonthis) - vue générale des ruines - temple et mammisi / Fé...

General view of ruins of temple and mammisi (birth temple) at Armant (the ancient city of Hermonthis), Egypt. Illus. in: Égypte et Nubie : sites et monuments les plus intéressants pour l'étude de l'art et de l'... More

Gebel Silsileh. (Égypte) / Bonfils.

Gebel Silsileh. (Égypte) / Bonfils.

Rock-cut temple in mountain at Silsila el-Gebel (ancient Khenu) on the Nile. No. 177.

Profile of the eastern façade, showing the curvature of the stylobate

Profile of the eastern façade, showing the curvature of the stylobate

Photograph shows stylobate or foundation for the columns on the eastern facade of the Acropolis in Athens.

Baalbek (Heliopolis), etc. Columns of Temple of the Sun

Baalbek (Heliopolis), etc. Columns of Temple of the Sun

Title from: Catalogue of photographs made by the American Colony ... 1914. On negative sleeve: 437. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.

Palmyra. Section of outer colonnade temple enclosure

Palmyra. Section of outer colonnade temple enclosure

Picryl description: Public domain image of a romantic landscape with ruins, historical building, classical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Palmyra (Tadmor). Well-preserved temple of the king's mother

Palmyra (Tadmor). Well-preserved temple of the king's mother

Public domain photograph of classic architecture, sculpture, antiquity, ancient Greece, Rome, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Baalbek. Interior of the Temple of Bacchus

Baalbek. Interior of the Temple of Bacchus

Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Interior of the Temple of Bacchus. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.

Palmyra (Tadmor). Pillars in Temple of the Sun

Palmyra (Tadmor). Pillars in Temple of the Sun

Date from Matson LOT cards. On negative sleeve: x772. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978. Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]

Church of Kalat Siman, near view

Church of Kalat Siman, near view

Title from negative sleeve. Date based on information for similar image (LC-M32-1777). On negative: 3346. On negative sleeve: 1777A, 3346. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.

The Parthenon, Athens. Now that the occupations of peace have been resumed in Greece Government work on the restoration of one of the noblest monumens of antiquity has been resumed. The members of the American School of Classical Studies in Athens who did so much for the Greek Mission of the American Red Cross are much interested in the work of restoration

The Parthenon, Athens. Now that the occupations of peace have been res...

Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card. Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: ARC Paris Office. Data: T.T. & C. Jr. Red Cross. Group Title: General. Greece. Gi... More

Jebeil. (Biblos). The colonnade of Biblos

Jebeil. (Biblos). The colonnade of Biblos

Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.

Jebeil. (Biblos). The colonnade of Biblos

Jebeil. (Biblos). The colonnade of Biblos

Picryl description: Public domain image of a romantic landscape with ruins, historical building, classical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Northern views. Caesarea. Castle. The well preserved glacé

Northern views. Caesarea. Castle. The well preserved glacé

Picryl description: Public domain image of a romantic landscape with ruins, historical building, classical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Iraq. Ur. (So called of the Chaldees). The ziggurat from the N.W

Iraq. Ur. (So called of the Chaldees). The ziggurat from the N.W

Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Handwritten annotation in catalog: Films were taken between Sept. 26 and Oct. 12, 1932. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.

Iraq. Kirkuk. A street scene in the older town

Iraq. Kirkuk. A street scene in the older town

Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Handwritten annotation in catalog: Films were taken between Sept. 26 and Oct. 12, 1932. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.

Santa cleans touches up the centurion statues in Union Station, Washington, D.C.

Santa cleans touches up the centurion statues in Union Station, Washin...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

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