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Red-winged blackbird. Agelaius phœniceus vieill. 1. Male. 2. Female

Red-winged blackbird. Agelaius phœniceus vieill. 1. Male. 2. Female

Print shows male and female Red-wing Blackbirds, full-length, with the male facing right and the female facing left, perched on tree branch. E14016 U.S. Copyright Office. Publication date based on copyright st... More

Zeichnet 4. Kriegsanleihe / HL.

Zeichnet 4. Kriegsanleihe / HL.

Poster shows the doubled-headed Austrian eagle, holding a sword in its talons.Text announces the fourth war bond drive. From: Rehse-Archiv für Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik.

And there he saw the last of the gairfowl

And there he saw the last of the gairfowl

Title handwritten on mat continues: ... standing up on the Allalonestone, all alone. Title on verso. (DLC/PP-1935:0109). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: The ... More

Visit the zoo, Art Deco Poster - Art Deco public domain image

Visit the zoo, Art Deco Poster - Art Deco public domain image

Poster promoting the zoo as a place to visit, showing two herons. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Promotional goal: U.S. K5. 1936-1941. More information about the WPA Poste... More

[Bird perched on a branch of a blossoming tree]

[Bird perched on a branch of a blossoming tree]

Gift; Crosby Stuart Noyes; 1906. Forms part of: Crosby Stuart Noyes collection (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Uzura hibari, print by Utamaro Kitagawa

Uzura hibari, print by Utamaro Kitagawa

Print shows a meadowlark and two quail among bushes on the ground. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Momo chidori kyōka... More

Wild turkey - Print, Library of Congress collection

Wild turkey - Print, Library of Congress collection

Print shows a "Wild turkey", full-length, left profile, with a partial sketch of the head. C8753 U.S. Copyright Office. Publication date based on copyright statement and/or copyright stamp on item. Printed on ... More

Yuki yanagi ni karasu - Public domain  drawing

Yuki yanagi ni karasu - Public domain drawing

Print shows a blackbird (raven or crow) perched on a snow-covered branch. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Copy of print by Koson. Form... More

Wishing you a Happy New Year -- 1908 / F.

Wishing you a Happy New Year -- 1908 / F.

No publication information. Signed with monogram "F." (DLC/PP-1933:0118). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

Visit the zoo - WPA poster, Public domain, Library of Congress

Visit the zoo - WPA poster, Public domain, Library of Congress

Poster promoting the zoo as a place to visit, showing two herons. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Promotional goal: U.S. K5. 1936-1941. More information about the WPA Poste... More

E pluribus unum / Andrew B. Graham, litho., Washington, D.C.

E pluribus unum / Andrew B. Graham, litho., Washington, D.C.

Print shows the great seal of the United States; a bald eagle clutching an olive branch in the claw on the left and thirteen arrows in the claw on the right, on its breast is a shield with chief of blue and wit... More

Great horned owl. Bubo virginianus bon

Great horned owl. Bubo virginianus bon

Print shows a "Great horned owl" perched on the end of a branch, full-length, facing front. E10743 U.S. Copyright Office. Publication date based on copyright statement and/or copyright stamp on item. Printed o... More

Can you keep a secret? Wise bird, tell me true?

Can you keep a secret? Wise bird, tell me true?

Print shows Cupid sitting on a tree branch, speaking to an owl. P18186 U.S. Copyright Office. Caption continues: I have half a notion to confide in you; / There's a certain maiden - listen! - don't you stir! /... More

Birds of the world An illustrated natural history in popular style with 100 candid photos : A New York City, W.P.A. Federal Writers' Project book : American guide series.

Birds of the world An illustrated natural history in popular style wit...

Poster advertising WPA Federal Writers' Project illustrated guide to natural history of birds of the world. Date stamped on verso: Jun 28 1939. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congres... More

Peace - Posters Yanker Poster Collection

Peace - Posters Yanker Poster Collection

Gift; Gary Yanker; 1975-1983. Public domain scan of American poster, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bird on a stalk, singing FB - Public domain zoological illustration

Bird on a stalk, singing FB - Public domain zoological illustration

Print shows a bird perched on a tall stalk, singing, with daisies, clover, and other plants below. O25068 U.S. Copyright Office. Title devised by library staff. Signed on stone with initials "FB." Copyright sta... More

Residents of Parrot Jungle and Gardens, south of Miami, Florida

Residents of Parrot Jungle and Gardens, south of Miami, Florida

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

A specimen at the Parrot Jungle and Gardens, south of Miami, Florida

A specimen at the Parrot Jungle and Gardens, south of Miami, Florida

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

Nami ni tsuru - Drawing. Public domain image.

Nami ni tsuru - Drawing. Public domain image.

Public domain photo of Japanese woodblock print (Ukiyo-e), free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Golden eagle - Print, Library of Congress collection

Golden eagle - Print, Library of Congress collection

Print shows a right side view of a "Golden eagle" perched on a rock, full-length, standing; also shows, on the left, line drawings of the beak and talon. Publication date based on copyright statement on item. ... More

"Old stuff, this parcels post. Been running one myself for years!" / Gordon Grant '13.

"Old stuff, this parcels post. Been running one myself for years!" / G...

Illustration shows a stork carrying an infant against a full moon, above a snow covered community. Illus. in: Puck, v. 73, no. 1875 (1913 February 5), cover. Copyright 1913 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.

6 + 8 - WPA poster, Public domain, Library of Congress

6 + 8 - WPA poster, Public domain, Library of Congress

Poster promoting education and civic activity, showing two columns of penguins, six on the left, eight on the right. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Ch... More

[Butterfly and moth], Katsushika Hokusai - Ukiyo e print

[Butterfly and moth], Katsushika Hokusai - Ukiyo e print

Attributed to a group of drawings, formerly bound, referred to as the "Hokusai School sketchbook." Many of the drawings have a small tab of similar paper attached at a later date and numbered in pencil. Forms ... More

Prairie hen. Cupidonia cupido. 1. Male. 2. Female

Prairie hen. Cupidonia cupido. 1. Male. 2. Female

Print shows two "Prairie hen" full-length. "1. Male" on the right, and "2. Female" on the left. E14013 U.S. Copyright Office. Publication date based on copyright statement and/or copyright stamp on item. Print... More

The Blue Jay - Print, Library of Congress collection

The Blue Jay - Print, Library of Congress collection

Print shows a Blue Jay, facing left, perched on a pine branch. L15144 U.S. Copyright Office. Publication date based on copyright statement and/or copyright stamp on item. Copyright stamp, date, and number appe... More

Doves by A. Miessner - Drawing. Public domain image.

Doves by A. Miessner - Drawing. Public domain image.

Print shows a young girl standing among several doves or pigeons. Y40720 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 1058. Label on verso with title and publication statements. Publication date based on copyright stamp on item... More

And there he saw the last of the gairfowl

And there he saw the last of the gairfowl

Title handwritten on mat continues: ... standing up on the Allalonestone, all alone. Title on verso. (DLC/PP-1935:0109). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: The ... More

Matthew X, 29 - Print, Library of Congress collection

Matthew X, 29 - Print, Library of Congress collection

Print shows two birds perched on a tree branch, watching a bug on a leaf during autumn. Publication date based on copyright statement on item. Copyright statement printed on bottom. Forms part of: Popular grap... More

He doesn't realize what is coming to him / L.M. Glackens.

He doesn't realize what is coming to him / L.M. Glackens.

Illustration shows President Taft swimming in a sea of "Presidential Surf"; below the waves, unseen by Taft, are many crabs listed by state of the union, and one large crab with the face of Theodore Roosevelt, ... More

Booth Cotton Mills - Lithograph, public domain, Library of Congress

Booth Cotton Mills - Lithograph, public domain, Library of Congress

Manufacturing label illustrated with rooster. LOT subject: Textile industry and fabrics. Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. Copyright by W. H. Forbes.

An Easter offering - Print, Library of Congress collection

An Easter offering - Print, Library of Congress collection

Print shows a chick hatching from an egg with flowers and another egg nearby. P18162 U.S. Copyright Office. Printed on lower left corner: No. 1128. Publication date based on copyright statement and/or copyrigh... More

Robin - Drawing. Public domain image.

Robin - Drawing. Public domain image.

No publication information. (DLC/PP-1938:0071 or DLC/PP-1938:0075). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

These are a few selections from Blackwell's Durham farm yard

These are a few selections from Blackwell's Durham farm yard

Print shows a two-panel folding sample sheet of "The Farm Yard", a premium issued by Blackwell's Durham Tobacco Company, Durham, N.C.; depicted are several farm animals, along with a peacock and a calla lily pl... More