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) / Bo...
Interior view of the remains of a hypostyle hall, Thebes. No. 149.
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
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
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.
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,...
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 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
Verona. Roman amphitheatre, A.D. 81. Architecture of 1860s Europe
In album: Genoa, Pisa, Nice, Avignon, Parma, Milan, Verona, Vienna, p. 121. No. 235.
[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]
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
Copyright 1897 by Underwood & Underwood. Public domain image of 19th-century Egypt architecture, historical building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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.
Jerash Middle East photographs, American Colony Jerusalem
Title from negative sleeve. Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor, the Matson Photo Service. Guide card: Jerash. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
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]
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
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
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.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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
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
Entrance to Acropolis. Propyleum. Temple of Athene Nike
In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, p. 11. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with... More
[The Arena, Arles, Provence, France] view, photochrome print postcard.
Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905. Print no. "6723". Forms part of: Views of architecture, monuments, and other sites in Franc... More
[Acropolis, Parthenon, east side, Athens, Greece]
Public domain photograph of classic architecture, sculpture, antiquity, ancient Greece, Rome, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Baalbek, Israel, Matson photograph collection - stereocsopic card
Title from guide card. Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor, the Matson Photo Service. On negative: 3253. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
The Citadel, Jerusalem, Israel, Matson photograph collection
Title from negative sleeve. Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor, the Matson Photo Service. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Palmyra. Section of outer colonnade temple enclosure
Title from: list, Photographic subjects of Bible Lands. Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor the Matson Photo Service. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Palmyra (Tadmor). One of side arches of triumphal arch ; full view of ...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: One of side arches of Roman triumphal arch. Two photos are taped to one glass plate: left half shows LC-M32-776; right hal... More
Baalbek. "Heliopolis." Temple of Bacchus, looking out of the great doo...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Palmyra. Temple of Baal. Main entrance showing engaged fluted columns
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Palestine events. The earthquake of July 11, 1927. Shattered remains o...
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. On negative: 25. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Agrigento, Sicily. Ruins of Greek temples
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
Dramatic Sphynx at the Luxor Hotel Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada
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
At the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, a complex of five museums and ...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The complex's five museums are the Buffalo Bill Museum, the Plains Indians Museum, the Whitney Western Art Museum, the Draper Natural ... More
Members and activities of the American Colony (Jerusalem)
Photographs show members of the American Colony, a Christian community in Jerusalem founded by immigrants from the United States and Sweden. Includes photographs of American Colony leader Anna Spafford and her ... More
Members and activities of the American Colony (Jerusalem)
Photographs show members of the American Colony, a Christian community in Jerusalem founded by immigrants from the United States and Sweden. Includes photographs of American Colony leader Anna Spafford and her ... More
San Jose de Tumacacori (Mission, Ruins), Tubac, Santa Cruz County, AZ
Significance: This monument embraces 10 acres of land in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, about 49 miles south of Tucson and 19 miles north of Hogales. It was created September 15, 1908. Upon the tract is located an... More
Serpents Quarters Pueblo, Approximately 2 miles north of County Road G...
Significance: Located in the Four Corners area of the desert southwest, Serpents Quarters exemplifies a canyon habitation of the ancestral Puebloan McElmo cultural pattern of the later part of Great Pueblo peri... More
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
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
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
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."
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 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 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.
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.
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 ...
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
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
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.
"No. 198" written in image. In album: Constantinople, Smyrna, Beyrout, Baʻalbec, Damascus, p. 32A, pl. 63.
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
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.
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.
Palmyra, Israel, Matson photograph collection
Title from negative sleeve. On negative sleeve: "X" numbers. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Ur from the E. i.e., east. Eric Matson public domain photograph collec...
Title from negative. Caption on negative sleeve: Iraq, Zigurat, Ur. On negative sleeve: Dup. films. Taken between Sept. 26 and Oct. 12, 1932. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
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.
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 ...
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
Ile de Fîleh (Philae) - temple de l'ouest - face occidentale vue du po...
View of columns and capitals on the west side of the western temple on the island of Philae, as seen from "point J" (see map, pl. 85 bis). Illus. in: Égypte et Nubie : sites et monuments les plus intéressants p... More
Mexico. Aztec idol Teoyaomiqui Mexico. Aztec idol Teoyaomiqui, side.
Photographs show views of statue of the goddess Coatlicue (incorrectly identified as Teoyaomiqui) and head of the goddess Dentegtly at the National Museum of Mexico, Mexico City. Titles from items. Photographed... More
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.
Petra, Extinct City, Jordan. American colony in Jerusalem public domai...
Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor, the Matson Photo Service. Title from transparency sleeve. On transparency sleeve: pos[itive]. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Petra. Front view of Temple of el-Khazneh
Title from: Catalogue of photographs made by the American Colony ... 1914. On negative: 5579. Copy print verso: Front view of Temple of el-Khazneh, Jordan. Similar image in LOT 13847, p. 45, no. 22. (http://hd... More
Iraq. Babylon "the great." Various views of the crumbling ruins. Among...
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. Ur. (So called of the Chaldees). The ziggurat from the S.E
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. Ur. (So called of the Chaldees) looking down on the city ruins f...
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.
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
Stencil House, Clifton, Wayne County, TN
Significance: This small wood farmhouse is noteworthy for its extant stencil work on the interior. Survey number: HABS TN-190
Interior of Chief Klart-Reech's house. Chilkat, Alaska. Chief in danci...
Inscribed on lower right: Copyright 1895 by Winter & Pond. Public domain reproduction of artwork related to ancient civilizations, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Exterior. Theatre Herodes Atticus
In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, opposite p. 18, left side.
Rome. Palace of the Caesars - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph
In album: Jerusalem, Alexandria, Cairo, Rome, no. R10. 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 ... More
Ruines Romaines de Thamugas. Voie triumphale / ND Phot.
Ruins of Roman triumphal street in city of Thamugadi (Timgad), Algeria. No. 367.
Orange. Arc de Triomphe Romain view, photochrome print postcard.
Title in Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905: "France. Orange. Roman Theatre. Arch built in 16th Century." Print no. "6718. P.Z." Purchase; De... More
Petra. Front view of Temple of el-Khazneh
Title from: Catalogue of photographs made by the American Colony ... 1914. On negative: 5577. Copy print verso: Front view of Temple of el-Khazne, Petra, Jordan. Similar image in LOT 13847, p. 45, no. 22 (http... More
Valleys of Jehoshaphat and Hinnom Jerusalem. Tomb of Jehoshaphat
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Caption on negative: Tomb of Jehoshaphat. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
[Exterior view. Detail. Library of Congress John Adams Building, Washi...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
[Exterior view. Doorway detail. Library of Congress John Adams Buildin...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
Interior of Chief Klart-Reech's house. Chilkat, Alaska. Chief in danci...
Inscribed on lower right: Copyright 1895 by Winter & Pond. Public domain reproduction of artwork related to ancient civilizations, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Jefferson Memorial, East Potomac Park, Washington, District of Columbi...
Significance: One of Washington's largest and most famous memorials, this structure serves as the southern anchor of the city's monumental plan, the other elements of which include the Capitol, Washington Monum... More
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 / 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.
Rock-cut temple in mountain at Silsila el-Gebel (ancient Khenu) on the Nile. No. 177.
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.
Petra, Extinct City, Jordan - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.
Title from guide card. Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor, the Matson Photo Service. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
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.
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
Date from Matson LOT cards. On negative sleeve: x772. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978. Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]
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
Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
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
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, 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
Members and activities of the American Colony (Jerusalem)
Photographs show members of the American Colony, a Christian community in Jerusalem founded by immigrants from the United States and Sweden. Includes photographs of American Colony leader Anna Spafford and her ... More
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
San Jose de Tumacacori (Mission, Ruins), Tubac, Santa Cruz County, AZ
Significance: This monument embraces 10 acres of land in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, about 49 miles south of Tucson and 19 miles north of Hogales. It was created September 15, 1908. Upon the tract is located an... More
St. Paul City Hall & Ramsey County Courthouse, 15 West Kellogg Bouleva...
Significance: The Saint Paul City Hall and Ramsey County Courthouse is a stunning example of innovative public architecture from the American Depression Era. Commissioned in 1930, and completed in 1931 by Hola... More
Drumthwacket, Italianate Garden, 344 Stockton Street (U.S. Route 206),...
Significance: The Italianate Garden at Drumthwacket is an early example of a movement in garden design that existed in the United States at the turn of the century and lasted throughout World War I. This moveme... More