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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

[Interior court, Temple of Medinet Habu, Thebes]

In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, opposite p. 26, upper right. Probably photographed by Francis Frith.

Acropolis from Stadium Bridge - Public domain albumen print photogrpap...

View toward the Acropolis showing Temple of Jupiter and Arch of Hadrian, and Ilissus River. In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, opposite p. 6.

Pyramides de Chéfren et de Mycérinus à Gyzèh / P. Sebah, Phot.

In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, p. 23. Printed on photograph: No. 45.

El-Fourdjeh - architecture hypogéene - peinture intérieure de la paroi...

Interior view of rock-hewn tomb showing paintings on the right side of the back wall. Illus. in: Égypte et Nubie : sites et monuments les plus intéressants pour l'étude de l'art et de l'histoire / Félix Teynard... More

Tâfah (Taphis) - vue du temple situé dans l'interieur du village / Fél...

View of ruins of small temple which is situated in the center of the town. Illus. in: Égypte et Nubie : sites et monuments les plus intéressants pour l'étude de l'art et de l'histoire / Félix Teynard. Paris : G... More

Karnak (Thèbes) - avenue de sphinx - vue générale prise du point G / F...

Ruins along the avenue of Sphinxes as seen from "point G" showing palms and temple ruins in the distance (see map, pl. 42 bis). Illus. in: Égypte et Nubie : sites et monuments les plus intéressants pour l'étude... More

The Memnonium - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Man standing in rubble amidst temple columns in Egypt. No. 1860. On verso: Thebes. The Ramesseum. Hall of Columns.

Koum Ombos - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Remains of the Temple of Sobek and Haroeris (Ombos). No. 1836. On verso: Temple of Kom Ombo.

Tour de Triumph, a la Haquie - Drawing. Public domain image.

Photograph shows a Roman arch at Latakia (Lattaquia), Syria, surrounded by trees. No. 17. Written in pencil on mount: "Photo by Dumas, 188- ".

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

Public domain image of an arch structure, bridge, historic place ruins, classical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Cairo. Subterranean temple - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

In album: Jerusalem, Alexandria, Cairo, Rome, no. 160. Public domain photograph of Ghiza pyramids, Egypt archaeology, ancient Egypt, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Man seated on wooden bridge over canal, ruins and buildings in backgr...

Public domain image of Egyptian art, free to use, no copyright restrictions photo - Picryl description

Rome. Basilica and tablinum. Palace of the Caesars

In album: Jerusalem, Alexandria, Cairo, Rome, no. R6. 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

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

In album: Jerusalem, Alexandria, Cairo, Rome, no. R3. 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

Temple of Bacchus, La Haquie - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Men seated outside building, possibly a Muslim shrine, built around columns of an older structure. No. 12. On mount: Thomas Wilson, Washington, D.C. Written in pencil on mount: "Photo by Dumas, 188- ". On vers... More

Masonic, historic and antiquarian. Ruined monumental column, at Quiri...

Column found among others, at the ancient ruin of Quirigua, covered with symbols of a Masonic character.

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

Illus. in: Turkestanskīi al'bom, chast' arkheologicheskaia ..., 1871-1872, part 1, vol. 1, pl. 40.

Samarkandskiia drevnosti. Medrese Bibi-Khanym. Vid iuzhnoi klassnoi

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

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

Illus. in: Turkestanskīi al'bom, chast' arkheologicheskaia ..., 1871-1872, part 1, vol. 1, pl. 41.

Zaravshanskii okrug. Mazar sviatago Khodzha Chinar v g. Urgutie

Illus. in: Turkestanskīi al'bom, chast' arkheologicheskaia ..., 1871-1872, part 1, vol. 1, pl. 14.

Médinet-Abou. Salle hypostyle du grand Temple, (Égypte) / Bonfils.

Stubs of columns in remains of a temple at Medinet Habu Site, Egypt. No. 164.

Mausolée à El-Kefr - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Slabs of rock in front of mausoleum at al-Kafr, Syria. No. 1345.

Karnak. Bas-relief dans la 2e courà droite du temple de Ramesses III /...

Bas-relief on section of the Temple of Ramses III. No. 217.

Nubie, Temple d'Abou Simbel dédié à Athor (Égypte) / Bonfils.

View of facade of the small temple at Abū Sunbul, Egypt, showing sculptures of Hathor and Ramses II. No. 201.

Baalbec. Temple of Jupiter / Bonfils.

In album: Constantinople, Smyrna, Beyrout, Ba'albec, Damascus, p. 19A, pl. 37. "No. 170" written in image.

Antonio Beato - [Ruins of a building, Egypt] / AB [monogram]

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 and salt, which creates a glossy surface to h... More

Baalbek. Temple du Soleil - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Colonnade and a partial wall of the Temple of the Sun at Baʻlabakk, Lebanon. Written in pencil on mount: "Photo by Dumas, 188- ".

Baalbek [...] Temple de Jupiter

Man standing on rubble partially blocking an entrance to the Temple of Jupiter. On mount: Thomas Wilson, Washington, D.C. Written in pencil on mount: "Photo by Dumas, 188- ".

[Acropolis, Parthenon, east side, Athens, Greece]

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

Vué intérieure de l'Amphithéâtre. Pergame / Sébah & Joaillier.

Interior view of the ruins of an amphitheater in Bergama, Turkey. No. 39.

Beth Shemesh - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

Public domain photograph of 1920s Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Amman, the theatre from castle hill

Photograph showing aerial view of section of Jordan on a hillside. Original negative: LC-M31-3325. No. P-244. On verso - American Colony Photo Cards, copyrighted. On verso: American Colony Stores, Jerusalem. ... More

Colosseum, Rome (Amphitheatre of Flavius)

From Cosmos Pictures Co., N.Y. No. 2605. Public domain photograph - city, downtown, New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Temple of Der el Barhi, Thebes, Egypt

Court C. Temple of Luxor, Egypt

Panoramic view of Roman Forum looking towards Capital

J129550 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Notman Photo Co.; July 10, 1909; DLC/PP-1909:43847. Copyright claimant's address: Boston.

Miletus where Paul called the convention; N.W. toward sea, Asia Minor

Stereograph showing the Theater of Miletus. J155260 U.S. Copyright Office. No. (139) 10990.

Great Pyramid, Egypt - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

J177943 U.S. Copyright Office. No. U-98837. Public domain photograph of Ghiza pyramids, Egypt archaeology, ancient Egypt, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Petra Felsen, die das Tal der Stadt im Westen abschliessen. Links vorn...

Plate 44 in portfolio: Bilder aus Palästina. Nord-Arabien und dem Sinai. Berlin : Dietrich Riemer, 1916. Letterpress caption in German. Translated title by Library staff.

Arnold Genthe. Travel views of Europe. Public domain artistic photogra...

Public domain photograph related to Arnold Genthe, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Beth Shemesh - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

Public domain photograph of 1920s Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Allan [i.e., Alan] Rowe's excavations at Gezer

Public domain photograph of 1920s Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bas-relief dans le temple de Karnak Egypte / Bonfils.

Bas-relief and hieroglyphics in a temple in Karnak, Egypt. No. 221.

Arco di Settimio Severo / Piranesi architetto fec.

Print shows a view of the half-buried Arch of Septimius Severus, Rome, with numbered key. His Views of Rome, no. 87. Le Blanc 17 Nagler 17 Béraldi 14 Forms part of: Gardiner Greene Hubbard collection (Library ... More

Architectural Remains, Project 194, Structure 117, Jamestown, James Ci...

Significance: The site was disturbed in the 1890s, however, evidence suggests that structure 117 was either a small house or (more probably) a storeroom for an apothecary. Artifact assemblages, including pipest... More

Storied remnants of one time magnificence--centre of ancient Troy

Stereograph showing man standing on column slabs in front of two mounds. J200489 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 11805.

A group of people standing in front of a cave. Photographs of Lebanon,...

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips in Syria, Lebanon, and Turkey in the 1930s. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer and photographer. Album pag... More

A black and white photo of a waterfall. Photographs of Lebanon, Turkey...

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips in Syria, Lebanon, and Turkey in the 1930s. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer and photographer. Album pag... More