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[Nishiki brocade with cherry blossoms and wave designs on red background]

[Nishiki brocade with cherry blossoms and wave designs on red backgrou...

Drawing shows stylized flower (cherry blossom) designs for kimonos. Title and date devised by Library staff, no information provided by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Forms part of: J... More

[View of an unidentified village with ship in background]

[View of an unidentified village with ship in background]

Public domain vintage artistic photograph, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

President's stables (White House in the background).

President's stables (White House in the background).

Photograph shows two men and a horse at stables adjacent to White House. Blind stamp on mount: Reynolds's Bristolboard. Attributed to Walker based on date, subject matter, and size of print. Purchase; 1984; (D... More

[Fort Burnham, formerly Confederate Fort Harrison, James River, Virginia, with bombproof quarters(?) in foreground, soldiers, log buildings in background]

[Fort Burnham, formerly Confederate Fort Harrison, James River, Virgin...

Public domain scan of American Civil War image, Confederates, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Chandler Fjord -- Miller Island in centre south side -- Archer's Fjord in background

Chandler Fjord -- Miller Island in centre south side -- Archer's Fjord...

Photograph showing fjord with chunks of ice floating on the water during the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition. No. 78.

[Sheep at sheep station; houses and woods in background, Australia]

[Sheep at sheep station; houses and woods in background, Australia]

Public domain image of a rural landscape, agriculture, farm animals, livestock, pasture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

[Construction of the Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, with the Capitol in the background, Washington, D.C.]

[Construction of the Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, with the...

No. A460173-1252E1-7F46. The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is the federal agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex, which includes ... More

[Water with land in background]

[Water with land in background]

Title devised by cataloger. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1938:0086). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

Hotel Champlain [in background]. Beach, looking North

Hotel Champlain [in background]. Beach, looking North

On Lake Champlain, in the Adirondack Mountains - people on beach in foreground; boy with banjo; man in small row boat. 24907Vp1s U.S. Copyright Office. Photo copyrighted by Seneca Ray Stoddard, Glens Falls, N.Y... More

[Lake of Lugano, Porlezza in the background, Tessin, Switzerland]

[Lake of Lugano, Porlezza in the background, Tessin, Switzerland]

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905. Print no. "1457". Forms part of: Views of Switzerland in the Photochrom print collection.

[World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago.  Southwest(?) view over Manufacturer's(?) Building in left foreground, Administration Building in center background, and Transportation Building in right background]

[World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago. Southwest(?) view over Manufa...

In album, p. 7. Public domain photograph of a historical landmark building in Germany, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Khabarovsk (?) - convicts marching under guard; church in background

Khabarovsk (?) - convicts marching under guard; church in background

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

[Olive? trees with hills in background]

[Olive? trees with hills in background]

Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Goatherds with goats, Mount Tabor in background]

[Goatherds with goats, Mount Tabor in background]

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

Background: Wagner and Hammond; Foreground: Moon and Pouch, Tennis

Background: Wagner and Hammond; Foreground: Moon and Pouch, Tennis

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

[African-American woman doing laundry with a scrub board and tub, African-American girl stirring pot with 3 other children on the ground watching, and a woman in the background spreading laundry]

[African-American woman doing laundry with a scrub board and tub, Afri...

D18911 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: African-American women; African-Americans Domestic scenes; Laundry; African-Americans Working; 3; Shelf.

[John Muir, full-length portrait, facing left, lying on rock with trees in background]

[John Muir, full-length portrait, facing left, lying on rock with tree...

H20558 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph of burial, grave, funeral, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Festival Hill from western pavilion, German Bldg., and Palace of Mines and Metallurgy in the background, World's Fair, St. Louis, 1904

Festival Hill from western pavilion, German Bldg., and Palace of Mines...

H52261 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 5847. Public domain photograph of a landmark building, world heritage site, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Group of children in the kindergarten school composed of the cotton mill people. Even during the play the mill is ever in the background. Dallas Cotton Mill.  Location: Dallas, Texas.

Group of children in the kindergarten school composed of the cotton mi...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a school, preschool, children, education, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Three men working in print shop, numerous posters displayed in background, Washington, D.C.(?)]

[Three men working in print shop, numerous posters displayed in backgr...

National Photo Company Collection. LC-F82-1403 (glass neg.) Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington DC, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

["Surprise Valley Farm," Arthur Curtiss James property, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island. Detail of masonry with turret in background]

["Surprise Valley Farm," Arthur Curtiss James property, Beacon Hill Ro...

No. R.I. 1087. No. 346. Title and date information provided by Sam Watters, 2012. Forms part of: Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress).

Pasadena, California, Mrs. Herbert Coppell home - view of formal lawn, gardens, and hills in background / photo by Frances Benjamin Johnston.

Pasadena, California, Mrs. Herbert Coppell home - view of formal lawn,...

Site History. House: Bertram Grovesnor Goodhue, built 1916; Carlton Monroe Winslow, supervising architect. Landscape: Paul George Thiene, 1916. Associated Name: Georgia Myers (Mrs. Herbert) Coppell. Today: Hous... More

["Surprise Valley Farm," Arthur Curtiss James property, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island. Archway with turret and weathervane in background]

["Surprise Valley Farm," Arthur Curtiss James property, Beacon Hill Ro...

No. R.I. 1089. No. 347. Title and date information provided by Sam Watters, 2012. Forms part of: Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress).

[A Detroit Electric automobile stopped on road by burnt-over land, with snow-covered mountain in background, Washington]

[A Detroit Electric automobile stopped on road by burnt-over land, wit...

J236224 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Cress-Dale Photo Co., Seattle. No. 191471.

Arlington National Cemetery. Gates in foreground, showing city of Washington, D.C. in background I

Arlington National Cemetery. Gates in foreground, showing city of Wash...

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

Petra. El-Habis area. El-Habis and opening of es-Siyyagh valley from el-M'esrah, showing rock walls of el-Biyara looming high in background

Petra. El-Habis area. El-Habis and opening of es-Siyyagh valley from e...

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

Portrait photographs. Two men standing next to American flag, light background

Portrait photographs. Two men standing next to American flag, light ba...

Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Curtiss Marine Flying trophy. Trophy against black background

Curtiss Marine Flying trophy. Trophy against black background

Picryl description: Public domain photo of a monument or sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Miscellaneous subjects. Copy photograph of a grassy area with some trees and a church in background

Miscellaneous subjects. Copy photograph of a grassy area with some tre...

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

Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico [at White House; State, War and Navy Building in background, Washington, D.C.]

Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico [at White House; State, War and N...

Two men standing next to each other in front of a building. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Checkered cab?, White House in background; Washington, D.C.]

[Checkered cab?, White House in background; Washington, D.C.]

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

[Albert Einstein with wife Elsa; State, War, and Navy building in background. Washington, D.C.]

[Albert Einstein with wife Elsa; State, War, and Navy building in back...

A man and a woman standing next to each other. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[White House visitors; State, War and Navy Building in background. Washington, D.C.]

[White House visitors; State, War and Navy Building in background. Was...

A black and white photo of two men. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Man; State, War and Navy Building in background. Washington, D.C.]

[Man; State, War and Navy Building in background. Washington, D.C.]

A man in a suit and tie holding a hat. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Man; State, War and Navy Building in background, Washington, D.C.]

[Man; State, War and Navy Building in background, Washington, D.C.]

A black and white photo of a man wearing a hat. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Potomac River, Washington monument in background]

[Potomac River, Washington monument in background]

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

[Men at White House; State, War and Navy Building in background. Washington, D.C.]

[Men at White House; State, War and Navy Building in background. Washi...

A couple of men standing next to each other. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Men; U.S. Capitol in background. Washington, D.C.]

[Men; U.S. Capitol in background. Washington, D.C.]

Two men standing next to each other on a sidewalk. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Potomac River, Washington Monument in background; Washington, D.C.]

[Potomac River, Washington Monument in background; Washington, D.C.]

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

Troops on Tower of David, showing heliograph in use, minaret in background

Troops on Tower of David, showing heliograph in use, minaret in backgr...

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

Vaughan Connelly. Farm view for background II

Vaughan Connelly. Farm view for background II

Public domain photograph of midcentury American architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Iraq. Ashur (Qalat Sherqat). 40 miles S. of Mosul. The ruins showing remains of ancient castle in background

Iraq. Ashur (Qalat Sherqat). 40 miles S. of Mosul. The ruins showing r...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a dry desert landscape, sand, sky, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Man, U.S. Capitol in background. Washington, D.C.]

[Man, U.S. Capitol in background. Washington, D.C.]

A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Man; U.S. Capitol in background. Washington, D.C.]

[Man; U.S. Capitol in background. Washington, D.C.]

A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Man; U.S. Capitol in background. Washington, D.C.]

[Man; U.S. Capitol in background. Washington, D.C.]

A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Egypt. Sphinx & pyramids. Sphinx (front view with two pyramids in background)

Egypt. Sphinx & pyramids. Sphinx (front view with two pyramids in back...

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

[Woman standing, facing front, two houses in background, possibly from the visit by Alan Lomax and Mary Elizabeth Barnicle to Andros Island in the Bahamas]

[Woman standing, facing front, two houses in background, possibly from...

Title devised by Library staff based on caption information and inventory lists. Photos taken during Lomax-Hurston-Barnicle recording expedition to Georgia, Florida, and the Bahamas. Forms part of: Lomax collec... More

A couple of kids sitting at a table, Iowa. Farm Security Administration photograph

A couple of kids sitting at a table, Iowa. Farm Security Administratio...

Picryl description: Public domain image of children of farmers, migrant workers, Great Depression era, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Sudan. Malakal. Shiluks with plane in background

Sudan. Malakal. Shiluks with plane in background

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

Palestine disturbances 1936. Section of Royal Signal's camp, showing Mt. of Olives and Old City in background

Palestine disturbances 1936. Section of Royal Signal's camp, showing M...

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

Coal miner's children on way to get groceries. All these wires are alive, carrying from 250 to 530 volts. People and children are often knocked down, sometimes killed. This is the main and only thoroughgare to company store and school, from their homes (in background). The "Patch," Chaplin, West Virginia

Coal miner's children on way to get groceries. All these wires are ali...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commerce, shopping, main street, city downtown, early 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Sharecropper and young daughter standing in doorway of shack home. New Madrid County, Missouri

Sharecropper and young daughter standing in doorway of shack home. New...

Public domain photograph of Great Depression, farm, farmer, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Old man picking cranberries. Padrone (labor contractor) in background. Burlington County, New Jersey

Old man picking cranberries. Padrone (labor contractor) in background....

Picryl description: Public domain image of working farmers, agriculture, farm, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

New Madrid County, Missouri sharecropper's home

New Madrid County, Missouri sharecropper's home

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

Child of sharecropper, Southeast Missouri Farms

Child of sharecropper, Southeast Missouri Farms

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

Mother washing feet and cleaning up daughters in sharecropper's shack. Southeast Missouri Farms

Mother washing feet and cleaning up daughters in sharecropper's shack....

Original negative missing. 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... More

Southeast Missouri Farms. Children of FSA (Farm Security Administration) client, former sharecropper, in bedroom of shack home. Note sign "God bless our home"

Southeast Missouri Farms. Children of FSA (Farm Security Administratio...

Picryl description: Public domain image of children of farmers, migrant workers, Great Depression era, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Chicken coop on sharecropper farm unit, Southeast Missouri Farms

Chicken coop on sharecropper farm unit, Southeast Missouri Farms

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

Rear entrance of sharecropper's cabin, New Madrid County, Missouri

Rear entrance of sharecropper's cabin, New Madrid County, Missouri

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

Wife of FSA (Farm Security Administration) client, Southeast Missouri Farms

Wife of FSA (Farm Security Administration) client, Southeast Missouri ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Father and son, farmers near Morganza, Louisiana, unhitching team. This family will receive assistance from the FSA (Farm Security Administration) shortly. Background photo

Father and son, farmers near Morganza, Louisiana, unhitching team. Thi...

Public domain photograph - United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Farm Security Administration, New Deal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sharecropper's privy, New Madrid County, Missouri

Sharecropper's privy, New Madrid County, Missouri

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of farming, farmer, agriculture, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Sharecropper woman worker, Southeast Missouri Farms

Sharecropper woman worker, Southeast Missouri Farms

Picryl description: Public domain image of a farmer, 1930s, 20th-century dust bowl era, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Southeast Missouri Farms. FSA (Farm Security Administration) client

Southeast Missouri Farms. FSA (Farm Security Administration) client

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a farmer, 1930s, 20th-century great depression era, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Side of sharecropper's cabin, New Madrid County, Missouri

Side of sharecropper's cabin, New Madrid County, Missouri

Public domain photograph of a barn, farm, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Southeast Missouri Farms. Sharecropper's son climbing stairs to attic bedroom in shack near La Forge project, Missouri

Southeast Missouri Farms. Sharecropper's son climbing stairs to attic ...

Public domain photograph of stairs, steps, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sharecropper family on front porch, New Madrid County, Missouri

Sharecropper family on front porch, New Madrid County, Missouri

Public domain photograph of Great Depression, farm, farmer, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Arrival in Bethlehem of the Worcestershire Rgt. [i.e., Regiment], 1st Br[igade?] showing burned government ofices & police station in background

Arrival in Bethlehem of the Worcestershire Rgt. [i.e., Regiment], 1st ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an old ancient city, historic place, stone building architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

FSA (Farm Security Administration) client, former sharecropper, with cultivator, Southeast Missouri Farms

FSA (Farm Security Administration) client, former sharecropper, with c...

Picryl description: Public domain image of working farmers, agriculture, farm, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Southeast Missouri Farms. Corner of kitchen of sharecropper's shack near La Forge project, Missouri

Southeast Missouri Farms. Corner of kitchen of sharecropper's shack ne...

Public domain photograph of America during the Great Depression, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Southeast Missouri Farms. Daughter of sharecropper with doll on kitchen in shack home

Southeast Missouri Farms. Daughter of sharecropper with doll on kitche...

Public domain photograph of 1930s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Monsieur & Madame Edouar [i.e., Edouard] Herriot visit to Jerusalem, May 11, 1938. Party visiting Temple Area, showing dome in background

Monsieur & Madame Edouar [i.e., Edouard] Herriot visit to Jerusalem, M...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an old ancient city, historic place, stone building architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Primitive coop for chicks, Southeast Missouri Farms

Primitive coop for chicks, Southeast Missouri Farms

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

Sharecropper family living near southeast Missouri Farms

Sharecropper family living near southeast Missouri Farms

Public domain photograph of Great Depression, farm, farmer, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Southeast Missouri Farms. Children sitting in living room of shack home

Southeast Missouri Farms. Children sitting in living room of shack hom...

Picryl description: Public domain image of children in poverty, child labor, Great Depression, 1930s, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Pile of cabbages with Mexican graders in background, Alamo, Texas

Pile of cabbages with Mexican graders in background, Alamo, Texas

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

Squatters' shacks with grain elevator in background, Saint Louis, Missouri

Squatters' shacks with grain elevator in background, Saint Louis, Miss...

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

Hen nests at sharecropper's cabin near Pace, Mississippi. Background photo for Sunflower Plantation

Hen nests at sharecropper's cabin near Pace, Mississippi. Background p...

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

Evicted sharecroppers on Highway 60, New Madrid County, Missouri

Evicted sharecroppers on Highway 60, New Madrid County, Missouri

Public domain photograph of Great Depression, farm, farmer, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

New Madrid spillway where evicted sharecroppers were moved from highway, New Madrid County, Missouri

New Madrid spillway where evicted sharecroppers were moved from highwa...

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

Kitchen table, farm family near Pace, Mississippi. Background photo, Sunflower Plantation

Kitchen table, farm family near Pace, Mississippi. Background photo, S...

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

New Madrid spillway between levee and Mississippi River where evicted sharecroppers were taken after removal from highway by highway officials, New Madrid County, Missouri

New Madrid spillway between levee and Mississippi River where evicted ...

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

View of newly reclaimed bench land. Emmett Smith (farm in background),  "took his place out of the bush 3 years ago." Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon. General caption 67

View of newly reclaimed bench land. Emmett Smith (farm in background),...

Public domain photograph of a mountain pass, mountains, nature, mountain range, view, landscape, rocks, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Highway through Chicago, Illinois. Sign showing speed limit and U.S. Route No. 12. Two cars in background

Highway through Chicago, Illinois. Sign showing speed limit and U.S. R...

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

Evicted sharecroppers along Highway 60, New Madrid County, Missouri

Evicted sharecroppers along Highway 60, New Madrid County, Missouri

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

Evicted sharecroppers along Highway 60, New Madrid County, Missouri

Evicted sharecroppers along Highway 60, New Madrid County, Missouri

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

Christmas group with patients of 16th General Hospital with Jer. [i.e., Jerusalem] in background

Christmas group with patients of 16th General Hospital with Jer. [i.e....

Picryl description: Public domain image of an old ancient city, historic place, stone building architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

House in near-deserted town of Tyler, Pennsylvania, showing abandoned coke ovens in background

House in near-deserted town of Tyler, Pennsylvania, showing abandoned ...

Public domain photograph of Pennsylvania in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Rose [i.e. Race] Street with Bear Mountain in the background. Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania

Rose [i.e. Race] Street with Bear Mountain in the background. Mauch Ch...

Public domain photograph of Pennsylvania in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

View of the vicinity of New Haven, Connecticut, showing small truck farms and orchards. In the background, the city of New Haven

View of the vicinity of New Haven, Connecticut, showing small truck fa...

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

Jericho entertainment by the Palestine Broadcasting Service. The Arab Legion Band, Jordan Hotel in background

Jericho entertainment by the Palestine Broadcasting Service. The Arab ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic hotel building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Steel alloy manufacture. Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corporation, Brackenridge, Pennsylvania. General view of part of the plant where scrap iron and steel are converted into many grades of steel alloys. In the foreground are carloads of finished products, while in the middle foreground can be seen piles and cars of scrap coming in to feed the huge furnaces. In the background is the power house which supplies electricity and steam to turn the wheels of this important defense industry, set in the Pennsylvania hills about thirty miles north of Pittsburgh, one of America's most important steel producing centers

Steel alloy manufacture. Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corporation, Brackenri...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of a factory, warehouse, commercial or industrial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Religious picnic, etc. Tent in background used for motion pictures. On highway to Camp Blanding, Starke, Florida

Religious picnic, etc. Tent in background used for motion pictures. On...

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

Poster. A careless word...another cross. Poster distributed by Office of War Information (OWI) to bowling alleys, shipyards, billiard halls, post offices, theatres, war plants, libraries, hotels. The original comes in two sizes: 28" x 40" and 22" x 28", and is printed in white against a brown-green background. Copies are obtainable from Division of Public Inquiries, Office of War Information, 14th and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

Poster. A careless word...another cross. Poster distributed by Office ...

Public domain photograph of Washington DC, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Old home in the foreground is where Marvin R. Jeppsen and his family lived on their rented farm before Farm Security Administration picked Jeppsen for a tenant purchase loan. The new home built with part of the loan which bought their farm appears in the background

The Old home in the foreground is where Marvin R. Jeppsen and his fami...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

The Scots Mission Hospital. Tiberias. The staff group with lake in background.

The Scots Mission Hospital. Tiberias. The staff group with lake in bac...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph group portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Convoy docking. A giant convoy reaches port and in ponderous elephantine procession one ship after another drops anchor. Troops crowd the rails, quiet, until familiar uniforms and friendly faces are sighted ashore. Then, above the shouts of the men handling the ships' lines, there is talk between the newcomers and the young veterans who are waiting for them. In the background, a British warship lies at anchor

Convoy docking. A giant convoy reaches port and in ponderous elephanti...

Public domain photograph of a ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Orchards in Hood River Valley. Mount Hood in background. Oregon

Orchards in Hood River Valley. Mount Hood in background. Oregon

Public domain photograph of United States agriculture in the 1930s, country, farmer, farm, great depression, migration, dust bowl refugees, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hereford steers in feedlot on Tom Reed farm. They are fattened and ready for market. Mr. Reed said that all of the trees in the background had been planted by farmers and ranchers not very long ago as wind breakers. His mother told him that when his father first brought her there from Iowa she used to stand at the window and cry when she looked across the plains and saw the train going back east. That was about six or eight miles away, but now you can only see a mile or two. He has seventy head of cattle in feedlot and 250 head on grass

Hereford steers in feedlot on Tom Reed farm. They are fattened and rea...

Public domain image of a rural landscape, agriculture, farm animals, livestock, pasture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Temple Court off D Street and Delaware Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. Negro slum area with Capitol in background

Temple Court off D Street and Delaware Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. N...

Public domain photograph of the 1930s, United States, cars, streets, John Kennedy, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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