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Half Moon Bay, San Mateo County, California

Half Moon Bay began as a rural agriculture area, primarily used for grazing of cattle, horses, and oxen used by Mission San Francisco de Asis. Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photo... More

Brennan Wells; on the black horse, Kayla McShane, on the paint; and Ma...

Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More

Beach scene near Jennette's Pier in Nags Head, a community on North Ca...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Jeanette's Pier is a 1,000-foot concrete pier and a favorite fishing and sightseeing spot, complete with a public bathhouse, on the No... More

Beachgoers at Bethany Beach, Delaware's southernmost Atlantic shore co...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2018; (DLC/PP-2018:052-1) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Ca... More

A happy group of youthful bathers sunning themselves on the beach, Atl...

Stereograph showing a group of young children in the sand at the beach wearing bathing suits posing for camera. H77900 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1906 by E. W. Kelley. On mount: Sold only by Universal Vie... More

Roosevelt Base, Auditorium-Gymnasium, West Virginia Street between Ric...

Significance: The Roosevelt Base Historic District, constructed in 1940-1943, consists of 11 buildings designed in the International Style with Mediterranean Revival detailing, five structures, and extensive hi... More

Roosevelt Base, Auditorium-Gymnasium, West Virginia Street between Ric...

Significance: The Roosevelt Base Historic District, constructed in 1940-1943, consists of 11 buildings designed in the International Style with Mediterranean Revival detailing, five structures, and extensive hi... More

Gillis House, 513 East Beach Boulevard (moved to), Biloxi, Harrison Co...

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[Newport Beach, R.I.] - Print, Library of Congress collection

G1202 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Gleason, F.

[Lake Worth and Palm Beach, W. Palm Beach, Fla.]

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[Lake Worth and Palm Beach, W. Palm Beach, Fla.]

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Henry M. Flagler Mansion, Whitehall Way, Palm Beach, Palm Beach County...

Significance: The Mansion called "Whitehall" was designed for a wedding present to Mary Lily Kenan of North Carolina by her husband, Henry Morrison Flagler, one of the most important men in the early developmen... More

Miami's Bay Front Park and Biscayne Bay with skyline of Miami Beach in...

JP 666 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Decora Photo; April 16, 1951. Copyright claimant's address: Mascotte, Florida.

Roosevelt Base, Tennis Courts, Corner of Reeves Avenue & Pennsylvania ...

Significance: The Roosevelt Base Historic District, constructed in 1940-1943, consists of 11 buildings designed in the International Style with Mediterranean Revival detailing, five structures, and extensive hi... More

Veterans Administration Medical Center, Building 54, 200 East Beach Bo...

Significance: Architecturally the residences are nondescript, but classic, incorporating features and trim still being accepted from the pre-WWII period. The structure was constructed for use as a residence an... More

Veterans Administration Medical Center, Building 54, 200 East Beach Bo...

Significance: Architecturally the residences are nondescript, but classic, incorporating features and trim still being accepted from the pre-WWII period. The structure was constructed for use as a residence an... More

Veterans Administration Medical Center, Building 52, 200 East Beach Bo...

Significance: Architecturally the residences are nondescript, but classic, incorporating features and trim still being accepted from the pre-WWII period. The structure was constructed for use as a residence an... More

Congress Hall, Beach & Congress Streets, Cape May, Cape May County, NJ

Significance: An excellent example of a mid-19th century hotel, the Congress Hall hosted many notable visitors, including several presidents, notably Benjamin Harrison, who establish executive offices there in ... More

Douglas Aircraft Company Long Beach Plant, 3855 Lakewood Boulevard, Lo...

Significance: As the Douglas Aircraft Company Long Beach plant, the facility made a significant contribution to the development of the aviation industry in southern California. It was constructed as a critical... More

Douglas Aircraft Company Long Beach Plant, 3855 Lakewood Boulevard, Lo...

Significance: As the Douglas Aircraft Company Long Beach plant, the facility made a significant contribution to the development of the aviation industry in southern California. It was constructed as a critical... More

Sub Marine Explorer, Located along the beach of Isla San Telmo, Pearl ...

Significance: Sub Marine Explorer is significant as one of only five known submarines dating to pre-1870 and as an example of early submarine technology. The submarine was, and remains, even as a ruin, an amaz... More

Presidio Water Treatment Plant, East of Lobos Creek at Baker Beach, Sa...

Significance: The Presidio Water Treatment Plant has played a significant role in the Presidio's history by providing the post with a self-sufficient water supply, independent of city sources or facilities. As... More

National Park Seminary, Service Buildings, Between Linden Lane & Beach...

Significance: The service buildings were essential for the operations of the school. Some of them, including the power plant and fire house, still are. Even though the buildings were utilitarian in function, ... More

National Park Seminary, Service Buildings, Between Linden Lane & Beach...

Significance: The service buildings were essential for the operations of the school. Some of them, including the power plant and fire house, still are. Even though the buildings were utilitarian in function, ... More

On the beach at Atlantic City, N.J.

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Beach Tavern, Main Street, Cheshire, New Haven County, CT

Survey number: HABS CT-32 Building/structure dates: ca. 1814 Initial Construction

Beach Tavern, Main Street, Cheshire, New Haven County, CT

Survey number: HABS CT-32 Building/structure dates: ca. 1814 Initial Construction

Beach Tavern, Main Street, Cheshire, New Haven County, CT

Survey number: HABS CT-32 Building/structure dates: ca. 1814 Initial Construction

Beach Tavern, Main Street, Cheshire, New Haven County, CT

Survey number: HABS CT-32 Building/structure dates: ca. 1814 Initial Construction

Old Fernandina Depot, 100 Atlantic Avenue, Fernandina Beach, Nassau Co...

Significance: Completed in 1899 by the Fernandina Terminal Company of New York, the depot was constructed to replace a prior station which was destroyed in an 1898 storm. This brick structure is a typical exam... More

Roosevelt Base, Dispensary, Corner of Colorado Street & Richardson Ave...

Significance: The Roosevelt Base Historic District, constructed in 1940-1943, consists of 11 buildings designed in the International Style with Mediterranean Revival detailing, five structures, and extensive hi... More

Jones Beach State Parkway Channel Bascule Bridge MP-3, Route 908 E, sp...

Significance: This bridge is one of the original Meadowbrook State Parkway bridges. Survey number: HAER NY-178 Building/structure dates: 1934 Initial Construction

Hunters Beach Brook Bridge, Spanning Little Hunters Brook on Park Loop...

Significance: Hunters Beach Brook Bridge carries the Park Loop Road over one of the island's smaller streams. The small structure is unobtrusive, but its stone-faced parapets allow the structure to harmonize w... More

Collins-Sharp House, State Road 493 (moved to DE, Odessa), Collins Bea...

Survey number: HABS DE-179 Public domain photograph - historical image of Delaware, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Jones Beach State Parkway Channel Bascue Bridge LP-2, Route 908 C, spa...

Significance: One of the original Loop State Parkway bridges. Survey number: HAER NY-177 Building/structure dates: 1934 Initial Construction

Seaboard Airline Railway Station, Datura Street & Tamarind Avenue, Pal...

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Seaboard Airline Railway Station, Datura Street & Tamarind Avenue, Pal...

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Grand Glaize Bridge, Spanning Lake of Ozarks at U.S. Route 54, Osage B...

Significance: The Grand Glaize Bridge, designed by Sverdrup and Parcel, Consulting Engineers of St. Louis, is one of three cantilevered deck trusses in Missouri. Built in preparation for the Lake of the Ozarks... More

Grand Glaize Bridge, Spanning Lake of Ozarks at U.S. Route 54, Osage B...

Significance: The Grand Glaize Bridge, designed by Sverdrup and Parcel, Consulting Engineers of St. Louis, is one of three cantilevered deck trusses in Missouri. Built in preparation for the Lake of the Ozarks... More

Route No. 1 Overton-Lake Mead Road, Dikes & Ditches, Between Overton B...

Significance: The Route No.1 Overton-Lake Mead Road contributed significantly to National Park Service development of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area beginning in 1938. Dikes and ditches were a critical ... More

[Design drawing for stained glass window showing Boy in Temple, abstra...

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First Presbyterian Church, 19 North Sixth Street, Fernandina Beach, Na...

Significance: The First Presbyterian Church is probably the oldest remaining religious building in Fernandina. It is a good example of how the New England Meeting House style found its way out of that geograph... More

Lynwood Pacific Electric Railway Depot, 11453 Long Beach Boulevard, Ly...

Significance: Lymwood is one of the few remaining Pacific Electric passenger depots. It has survived the devastating Long Beach earthquake of 1933, neglect and vandalism and stands evidence of a part of greate... More

Douglas Aircraft Company Long Beach Plant, Engineering Office Building...

Significance: Building No. 18 is one of 18 contributing buildings and two features to the Douglas Aircraft Company Long Beach Plant historic district. Activities associated with the district significantly cont... More

Federal camp on beach, American Civil War Glass Negative.

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Roosevelt Base, Bounded by Ocean Boulevard, Pennsylvania Avenue, Richa...

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Roosevelt Base, Bounded by Ocean Boulevard, Pennsylvania Avenue, Richa...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a ship, docks, navy, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Fort Proctor, Lake Borgne, Shell Beach, St. Bernard Parish, LA

2012 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Fort Proctor (1856-1859) was partially constructed as part of the Third System of Defense (1816-Civil War) and although it was never completed or used a... More

Fort Proctor, Lake Borgne, Shell Beach, St. Bernard Parish, LA

2012 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Fort Proctor (1856-1859) was partially constructed as part of the Third System of Defense (1816-Civil War) and although it was never completed or used a... More

North Beach Place, 545 Bay Street, 545 Bay Street, San Francisco, San ...

Survey number: HABS CA-2727-E Public domain photograph - 1930s California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Linden Gate, Old Beach Road, Newport, Newport County, RI

Significance: A small, picturesque building with a deep-set balcony and decorative timber and brick work, the Linden Gate Porter's Lodge was part of the Henry G. Marquand estate called Linden Place. The main ho... More

Samuel Nicholson House, Oakwood Beach Road, Salem, Salem County, NJ

Survey number: HABS NJ-259 Building/structure dates: 1752 Initial Construction

Samuel Nicholson House, Oakwood Beach Road, Salem, Salem County, NJ

Survey number: HABS NJ-259 Building/structure dates: 1752 Initial Construction

U.S. Coast Guard Lake Worth Inlet Station, Dwelling, Peanut Island, Ri...

Significance: The Dwelling at Lake Worth Inlet Station exemplifies the Coast Guard's standard Dwellings at upgraded and new lifeboat stations built throughout the coastal United States from about 1931 until 194... More

You're not the only pebble on the beach

Aquatic Park Bathhouse, Beach Street, West of Polk Street, San Francis...

Name changed from Maritime Museum to Aquatic Park Bathhouse on 7-29-02. See also HALS CA-113 (Aquatic Park) for documentation of the surrounding landscape. Significance: San Francisco's Aquatic Park was one of ... More

North Beach Place, 561 Bay Street, 1120 Columbus Street, 561 Bay Stree...

Survey number: HABS CA-2727-L Public domain photograph - 1930s California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Palm Beach Building, 501 Washington Street, Newport, Campbell County, ...

Significance: This building is significant because of its association with several industries that contributed to the industrial development of Newport, Kentucky. It has housed a watch case company, a manufact... More

Palm Beach Building, 501 Washington Street, Newport, Campbell County, ...

Significance: This building is significant because of its association with several industries that contributed to the industrial development of Newport, Kentucky. It has housed a watch case company, a manufact... More

Pollack House, East Beach Boulevard, Pascagoula, Jackson County, MS

Picryl description: Public domain image of a small palace, chateau, villa, residential historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Miami Beach Art Deco Historic District, Miami, Miami-Dade County, FL

Sometimes referred to as "Mayan" architectural elements. Survey number: HABS FL-322 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 79000667

Miami Beach Art Deco Historic District, Miami, Miami-Dade County, FL

Sometimes referred to as "Mayan" architectural elements. Survey number: HABS FL-322 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 79000667

Miami Beach Art Deco Historic District, Miami, Miami-Dade County, FL

Sometimes referred to as "Mayan" architectural elements. Survey number: HABS FL-322 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 79000667

Miami Beach Art Deco Historic District, Miami, Miami-Dade County, FL

Sometimes referred to as "Mayan" architectural elements. Survey number: HABS FL-322 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 79000667

Miami Beach Art Deco Historic District, Miami, Miami-Dade County, FL

Sometimes referred to as "Mayan" architectural elements. Survey number: HABS FL-322 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 79000667

Colonial Hotel, Beach & Ocean Avenues, Cape May, Cape May County, NJ

Significance: Interesting example of Second Empire hotel design. Survey number: HABS NJ-850 Building/structure dates: 1894- 1895 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1905 Subsequent Work Natio... More

Harold I. Pratt House, Crescent Beach Road, Glen Cove, Nassau County, ...

Significance: One of several grand houses built by the members of the Pratt family in Glen Cove. Charles Pratt, Standard Oil executive and philanthropist, bought the 800 acre estate, Sosoris, as a summer reside... More

Harold I. Pratt House, Crescent Beach Road, Glen Cove, Nassau County, ...

Significance: One of several grand houses built by the members of the Pratt family in Glen Cove. Charles Pratt, Standard Oil executive and philanthropist, bought the 800 acre estate, Sosoris, as a summer reside... More

Winter bathing at Miami Beach, Miami, Fla., Jan. 2, 1921

J245756 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; W. A. Fishbaugh; January 7, 1921.

Peter Marsh House, 10 Dodd's Lane, Rehoboth Beach, Sussex County, DE

Significance: This house, built in 1742, with a timber frame and unpainted, cypress shingles, is typical of early domestic architecture in Sussex County. Survey number: HABS DE-152 Building/structure dates: 1... More

Grass Lawn, 720 East Beach Boulevard, Gulfport, Harrison County, MS

Significance: Home of Dr. Hiram A. Roberts, a major Mississippi landowner and surgeon who also maintained sugar plantations in Louisiana. Survey number: HABS MS-168

Everglades Club, Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, FL

Significance: The design of the Everglades Club, by architect Addison Mizner in 1919, marked the beginning of an enduring trend in architecture of South Florida for Mizner's so-called Spanish style. The adapta... More

Everglades Club, Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, FL

Significance: The design of the Everglades Club, by architect Addison Mizner in 1919, marked the beginning of an enduring trend in architecture of South Florida for Mizner's so-called Spanish style. The adapta... More

Golf links, Hotel Royal Poinciana, Palm Beach, Fla.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a golf field, park, outdoor activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Commercial & Industrial Buildings, James Beach & Sons Company Factory ...

Significance: As the third generation plant of what was at one time Dubuque's oldest industrial firm, the Beach factory is historically important to the interpretation of the city's history. Architecturally, t... More

Commercial & Industrial Buildings, James Beach & Sons Company Factory ...

Significance: As the third generation plant of what was at one time Dubuque's oldest industrial firm, the Beach factory is historically important to the interpretation of the city's history. Architecturally, t... More

Commercial & Industrial Buildings, James Beach & Sons Company Factory ...

Significance: As the third generation plant of what was at one time Dubuque's oldest industrial firm, the Beach factory is historically important to the interpretation of the city's history. Architecturally, t... More

North Beach Place, 531 Bay Street, 650 Francisco Street, 531 Bay Stree...

Survey number: HABS CA-2727-K Public domain photograph - 1930s California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

North Beach Place, 531 Bay Street, 650 Francisco Street, 531 Bay Stree...

Survey number: HABS CA-2727-K Public domain photograph - 1930s California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

North Beach Place, 531 Bay Street, 650 Francisco Street, 531 Bay Stree...

Survey number: HABS CA-2727-K Public domain photograph - 1930s California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Veterans Administration Medical Center, Building 55, 200 East Beach Bo...

Significance: Architecturally the residences are nondescript, but classic, incorporating features and trim still being accepted from the pre-WWII period. The structure was constructed for use as a residence an... More

Pleasant Reed House, 386 Beach Boulevard (moved from 928 Elmer Street)...

See also HABS MS-186 for additional documentation. Significance: The Pleasant Reed House was the first home built in the state of Mississippi by a Freed-man. The Pleasant Reed House is significant as a vernacul... More

Pleasant Reed House, 386 Beach Boulevard (moved from 928 Elmer Street)...

See also HABS MS-186 for additional documentation. Significance: The Pleasant Reed House was the first home built in the state of Mississippi by a Freed-man. The Pleasant Reed House is significant as a vernacul... More

Daytona Beach, Florida. Orange grove worker in town on Sunday morning

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a worker, construction, carpenter, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Breakers, Palm Beach, Fla. - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

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

U. S. Post Office, Custom House & Courthouse, 401 Center Street, Ferna...

Address changed from 400 Atlantic Avenue to 401 Center Street to more accurately reflect its location. Significance: This building is a fine example of the type of architecture with mediterranean motifs which w... More

Windsor Hotel, Beach Avenue, between Windsor & Congress Streets, Cape ...

Significance: Fine example of Second Empire hotel. Survey number: HABS NJ-749 Building/structure dates: 1879 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 70000383

Douglas Aircraft Company Long Beach Plant, Aircraft Parts Shipping & R...

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Ford Motor Company Long Beach Assembly Plant, Oil House, 700 Henry For...

Significance: Ford Motor Company built the Long Beach Assembly Plant during 1929-1930 as one of six contemporaneous assembly plants constructed in the United States. The overall purpose of these plants was to ... More

Paramount Theatre, Sunrise Avenue & North County Road, Palm Beach, Pal...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commercial building, downtown, shopping center, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Roosevelt Base, Officers' Club, Corner of Pennsylvania Street & Richar...

Significance: The Roosevelt Base Historic District, constructed in 1940-1943, consists of 11 buildings designed in the International Style with Mediterranean Revival detailing, five structures, and extensive hi... More

General William Floyd House, Washington Avenue & Wavecrest Drive, Mast...

Significance: General William Floyd, the son of the original builder was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was born here in 1734 and lived at the manor until he moved to his upstate holdings at We... More

General William Floyd House, Washington Avenue & Wavecrest Drive, Mast...

Significance: General William Floyd, the son of the original builder was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was born here in 1734 and lived at the manor until he moved to his upstate holdings at We... More

Daytona Beach, Florida. Bethune-Cookman College. Two teachers having a...

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Beauvoir, 200 West Beach Road, Biloxi, Harrison County, MS

Significance: From 1877 until his death, this was the residence of Jefferson Davis (1808-1889), President of the Confederacy. Davis spent the last twelve years of his life at Beauvoir writing The Rise and Fall ... More

Florida House, 20 & 23 South Third Street, Fernandina Beach, Nassau Co...

Significance: The Florida House is typical of the boarding house type of hotel of the late nineteenth century. It was considered to be one of the most "home-like" hotels in Florida. Survey number: HABS FL-356... More

[Design drawing for stained glass window for Christ Church in Ponte Ve...

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Atwood Rich House, Ryder Beach Road, Truro, Barnstable County, MA

Picryl description: Public domain image of a living room, fireplace, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Atwood Rich House, Ryder Beach Road, Truro, Barnstable County, MA

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Olive Beach House, 603 Ohio, Lawrence, Douglas County, KS

Survey number: HABS KS-32 Public domain photograph of architecture design, diagram, drawing, building plan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description