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Evicted sharecroppers along Highway 60, New Madrid County, Missouri

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[Design drawing for stained glass for lancet windows showing In the Te...

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[Man hailing seated man reading with horse race and crowd in backgroun...

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Sharecropper family on front porch of cabin, New Madrid County, Missou...

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

[Design drawing showing red robed man with money bags blessing childre...

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

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform and greatcoat holding handgun w...

Case: Leather floral scroll center with two simple bands. Digital photo with mat removed by Mike O'Donnell. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Exhibited: "The Last Full Measure : Civil War Photogr... More

Troy N.Y., C.F.H. and Prof. O.N. Rood, Warren's house in background, ...

Penned on front of mount: 605. Photograph probably taken by Edwin Emerson, a close friend of Himes and Rood and fellow member of the Amateur Photographic Exchange Club. Forms part of: Charles F. Himes collecti... More

[A polar bear seated on snow and another polar bear walking in backgro...

Public domain scan of American poster, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Grover Cleveland Alexander & manager Pat Moran; in background are Joe...

Title based on research by the Pictorial History Committee, Society for American Baseball Research, 2006. Bain News Service photograph. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).

[Wooded site of the new palaces, with building for the World's Fair, P...

(DLC/PP-1935:0022). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "Building up a World's Fair in France" by Pierre de Coubertin, Century, 57:116 (Nov. 1898). BAR updated r... More

[Stream with trees and mountains in background, Yosemite Valley, Calif...

Exhibited: American Treasures of the Library of Congress, 2005. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mi... More

[World War I soldier with American flag in background]

Photograph shows a full-length portrait of an African American soldier in uniform. Title from Gladstone collection checklist. Gladstone's inventory code and notes: M57. "Eugene Jones" -inscribed on back of post... More

Wife of evicted sharecropper, New Madrid County, Missouri

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

[German actress Hedwig Reicher wearing costume of "Columbia" with othe...

Title devised by Library staff based on New York Times article, March 3, 1913. Caption in the photograph may refer to one of the background figures in veils: "Florence F. Noyes as 'Liberty' in suffrage pageant.... More

[Meadow, trees in background] - Color separation negative, public doma...

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[David Tobias Howard, an undertaker, his mother, and wife, Atlanta, Ge...

Title identification information from Photography on the color line. In album (disbound): Negro life in Georgia, U.S.A., compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 3, no. 283. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are... More

[Man fishing in Chicago Lake with mountains in the background]

Part of series: Beauties of the Rocky Mountains. 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 w... More

Church of St. Andrew (1702), east view, with stone dwelling (mid 16th ...

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[Kara nishiki (Chinese brocade) with red background] [Kinran (gold bro...

Drawings show stylized floral 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: Japanese prints an... More

[Scallions with plant growing in the background]

Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

[R. McGill, full-length portrait, seated in chair, facing front, with ...

Photographer unidentified. Was part of LOT 8554. Case: similar to Rinhart 123. Accompanying hand-written note: R... McGill born in Baltimore, died at Cape Palmas. One of the original trustees of Hall Free Scho... More

[Indians pouring molten gold into mouth of bound Spaniard; corpse bein...

Illus. in: Girolamo Benzoni, La Historia del Mondo Nuovo, p. 50 (Venetia, 1572). Reference copy may be in SSF - CANNIBALISM. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: I... More

[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

Yorktown, Virginia. Naval battery with Nelson house in background used...

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Richmond, Virginia. Canal basin. (Burnt district and Capitol building ...

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[Fountain Coutan and base of Eiffel Tower with Trocadéro Palace in bac...

Originals in PR12, LOT 6634. Public domain photograph of Paris Exposition Universelle, 1889, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Pavilion of Ecuador,right, and Pavilion of Chile in background, Pari...

Originals in PR12, LOT 6634. Public domain photograph of Paris Exposition Universelle, 1889, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Pavilion of Ecuador, right, and the Pavilion of Brazil in background,...

Originals in PR12, LOT 6634. Public domain photograph of Paris Exposition Universelle, 1889, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Pavilion of the Society of French Pastel Artists, with lower section ...

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

[Man and woman in kitchen with baby in background]

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

[Old Harbor (Vieux-Port), Marseille, France, with Hôtel-Dieu Hospital ...

"1163" written in pencil on the back of the print. Title from identifying information provided by the Flickr Commons project, 2009. (Print not listed in the Detroit Publishing Company, Catalogue J, 1905.) Addit... More

Girl standing; railway train in background, Qingdao China

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

[Bird's-eye view of landscaped grounds with community in background in...

In album (disbound): Negro life in Georgia, U.S.A., compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 4, no. 325. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in ... More

[Railroad trestle with loading dock jutting into bay; snow-capped moun...

Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951.

[Man sitting in courtyard. Arched tower in background]

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San Francisco disaster - earthquake and fire - several buildings in fo...

Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Pupils of school & group of anti-royalists, Tabriz, Persia [Large grou...

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[Glacier National Park, Mountain. Chief Mountain from north fork of th...

No. 2419. National Photo Company Collection. Public domain photograph - Montana Folklife collection, ethnography, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[House; Washington Monument, Washington, D.C., in background]

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

[Dining on rooftop; Washington monument in background]

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Between savage and tiger. [Scene showing hunters crouched in the foreg...

J189964 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1914 by George Kleine.

[Franklin D. Roosevelt at White House; State, War and Navy Building in...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PARKS. ACROSS LAFAYETTE SQUARE: WASHINGTON MONUME...

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

1917-1918, reference prints from negatives. Series of small falls with...

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

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

Church of the Holy Sepulchre and surroundings. Sepulchre Church belfry...

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

Theodor Horydczak and family. Fritzie and Norma Horydczak standing on ...

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

[U.S. Fish Commissioner, Henry O'Malley, stocking fish in the Potomac ...

The Washington Monument is an iconic obelisk located in Washington D.C., United States. It is located on the National Mall and is dedicated to George Washington, the first President of the United States. It was... More

[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

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

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

[Police Officer at White House; State, War and Navy Building in backgr...

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

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

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

[Four unidentified women standing with refreshments with audience in b...

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[Groundbreaking group?; includes Herbert Hoover; Washington Monument i...

A group of people standing around a man holding a baseball bat. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

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

Reflecting pool [Ice skating, Lincoln Memorial in background, Washingt...

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

[President Coolidge standing with members of the American Chemical Soc...

National Photo Company Collection. Item in album: v. 1, p. 37, no. 30243.

[Military group with view of Washington, D.C. in background]

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Colonel John Tysowski, Cobbler Mountain Farm, Delaplane, Virginia. Vie...

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

Statler Hotel. Elevated view of Statler Hotel with Washington Monument...

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

Miscellaneous subjects. Food display with farm scene in background

Public domain photograph of 1940s-1950s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Inauguration of the Palestine Broadcasting Service. March 30 -1[936]. ...

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

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

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[Crowd, Washington Monument in background; Washington, D.C.]

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Chickamauga Dam and powerhouse. General view of spillway with powerhou...

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

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

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

[Man; White House in background. Washington, D.C.]

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

Dead Sea Album, prepared for the Palestine Potash Ltd. Loading potash ...

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Alley near L Street, N.W. Blake School in background. Washington, D.C.

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[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

[Automobile approaching overpass on the Autobahn with view of countrys...

In: Physical training, military and civilian, in Germany, 1932-1943, folder 3, subfolder A.

[Archery, with John Ericsson Memorial and Lincoln Memorial in backgrou...

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Open corn crib method of storing corn, with stacks of fodder in backgr...

Lead pipe, plumbing fixture storage in background, Greenbelt, Maryland

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a pipe, pipeline, excavation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Herd of cattle with straw barn in the background on farm near Little F...

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

Jenin, Sept. 3, 1938. Gen[eral] view of section dynamited & showing Pl...

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

[Mount Carmel,] Pennsylvania. A birds-eye view of one end of the town...

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

Negro cotton hoer, New Madrid County, Missouri

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

Window on side of sharecropper cabin, Southeast Missouri Farms

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Ex-sharecropper, FSA (Farm Security Administration) client, going to w...

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Family of farmer sharecropper on front porch of shack home. Southeast ...

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

Southeast Missouri Farms. Wife of FSA (Farm Security Administration) c...

Picryl description: Public domain image of industrial or agricultural worker, 1930s, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions. show less

Southeast Missouri Farms. Daughter of sharecropper in shack home

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Son of sharecropper pumping water in rear of cabin home, New Madrid Co...

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

Ex-sharecropper, FSA (Farm Security Administration) client, going to w...

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

Southeast Missouri Farms. Child of sharecropper reaching for pan on st...

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Front porch of sharecropper cabin, New Madrid County, Missouri

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Wives of "duster pilots" recover plane which has been damaged. In this...

Public domain photograph - New Jersey, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a train on a track, West Virginia. Farm Sec...

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

Entrance to attic of sharecropper cabin, New Madrid County, Missouri

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

Sheds on sharecropper's farm. Southeast Missouri Farms

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Rear porch of old cabin of FSA (Farm Security Administration) client, ...

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

Sharecropper reading newspaper in corner of living room. Note the bure...

Public domain photograph of indoor, interior activity, America in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

New Madrid County, Missouri. Wife of sharecropper dressing her hair

Public domain photograph of indoor, interior activity, America in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sharecropper family in old home before moving to La Forge project, Mis...

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King & Queen [of Great Britain; motorcade, Capitol in background]

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Southeast Missouri Farms. Son of sharecropper getting dressed in bedro...

Public domain photograph of the United States military and military-industrial complex before World War Two, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Southeast Missouri Farms. Child of sharecropper reaching for pan on st...

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

Southeast Missouri Farms. Child picking up clothes in corner of bedroo...

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

Son of tenant farmer near Muskogee, Oklahoma, working on disc harrow w...

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