159 Beak Images: LOC's Public Domain Archive Public Domain Search

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[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).

Crested Titmouse - Public domain engraving

Color engraving by R. Havell, after drawing by John J. Audubon. Illus. in: The birds of America / John James Audubon. 4 vol. London, 1827-1838 (Elephant Folio), Vol. I, Pl. 39. This record contains unverified, ... More

Bald eagle / American Bank Note Co.

Proof for bank note vignette, showing eagle. No. 61. Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Old Abe, the live war eagle of Wisconsin, from the Centennial

Photograph shows eagle mascot of Co. C, 8th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, at the time of the U.S. Centennial.

WOOD, N.R. OF SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. MOUNTING BIRDS

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bird, parrot, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Flamingo Motel sign, Route 30, Marshalltown, Iowa

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Motel signs. Purchase; John Margolies 2008 (DLC/PP-2008:109-3). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photo... More

Courtroom detail, John W. McCormack U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, B...

Built in 1931-1933 by Architect Cram & Ferguson. The 16-story main mass rises to a height of 258' on Post Office Square. Restored by General Services Administration in 2009. Photographed as part of an assignmen... More

The twelve magic changelings

"Cut-outs for children of Mary and her little lamb, Humpty Dumpty and the egg, Tom the piper's son and his pig, The town mouse and the country mouse, Silverhair and the little wee bear, Robinson Crusoe and his ... More

A study in natural history

Print shows four young birds perched on a stick.

The birds of America; from original drawings ...

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

Summer or Wood Duck - Public domain engraving

Color engraving by R. Havell, after drawing by John J. Audubon. Illus. in: Elephant Folio, Vol. III, Pl. 206. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

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

[Two geese and acanthus decoration]

Title devised by cataloger. (DLC/PP-1936:0089). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published as heading for chapter 13 in: "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court / Samu... More

[The sciences, study for peacock in tympanum, southwest gallery, decor...

Cartoon study for peacock in a large mural painting. Public domain photograph of 19th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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.

Govt. Farm, Beltsville, [Maryland]

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

Goose & rooster, 1/14/22 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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

An Easter errand -- the rooster and the bunny are going out to look fo...

Photograph shows a rooster hitched to a small wagon with a bunny riding inside; a hen sits nearby with eggs. No. 190R978.

Emblems and seals. Seal of the President of the United States

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

A couple of birds sitting on top of a cement pillar. Office of War Inf...

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

Petra. Roman eagle in Petra Museum

On slide mount: Futterer's Eye-Ographic Set, Bible and Land Travelogues. On slide mount: Holyland Bible Knowledge Society, Incorporated. 2215 Lake View Ave., Los Angeles, Calif. Copyright 1959. Title from slide... More

[Lester P. W. Wehle, a live-poultry inspector for the city of New York...

NYWT&S staff photograph. Forms part of: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

Indigo bunting (#74) - Two blue birds perched on a branch of a tree

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

Alice's adventures in Wonderland,

Also available in digital form.

Fairy legends of the French provinces

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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

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

Captain Arah Phelphs Inn, Colebrook, Litchfield County, CT

Survey number: HABS CT-200 Building/structure dates: 1773 Initial Construction

[Civil War envelope showing an eagle carrying an American flag in its ...

Addressed to Mrs. Sarah Ann Prall, Christianna, Lancaster County, Pa.; hand-canceled; bears 3 cent stamp. Notation: Post master, please forward soon. 1[?]th Penna. Regt. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-20... More

Le cardinal Ruppe de Buffon, Chute de L'Ohio

Picryl description: Public domain image of a portrait of a cardinal, Catholic church priest, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Govt. Farm, Beltsville, [Maryland]

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

National Archives. Stone eagle on top of National Archives Building IV

Picryl description: Public domain photo of antique stone sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

A flock of chickens standing on top of a grass covered field. Ohio dur...

Public domain image of cattle, livestock, farm animals, agriculture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Quail: or Virginia partridge - Engraving, Public domain image

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 5410

Beautiful birds: their natural history; including an account of their ...

Vol. 3 wanting. Also available in digital form.

Owl galop - Public domain American sheet music, 1881

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

Great Horned Owl - Public domain scan of engraving

Color engraving by R. Havell, after drawing by John J. Audubon. Illus. in: The birds of America / John James Audubon. 4 vol. London, 1827-1838 (Elephant Folio), Vol. I, Pl. 61. Not in file - 12/2/94. This recor... More

Raven - Public domain engraving

Color engraving by R. Havell, after drawing by John J. Audubon. Illus. in: The birds of America / John James Audubon. 4 vols. London, 1827-1838, (Elephant Folio), Vol. II, Pl. 101. This record contains unverifi... More

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

1 sheet poultry no. 73 - Drawing. Public domain image.

3706 U.S. Copyright Office. General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: loc.gov Title information compiled by Junior Fellows, 2005-2017. Courier Lith. Co., lit... More

Violet Romer, George Grantham Bain Collection

Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). General information about the George Grantha... More

WOOD, N.R. OF SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. MOUNTING BIRDS

A man sitting at a table with a bird on top of it, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 195... More

Sudan. Khartoum. Khartoum Zoo. The shoe bill breakfasting

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

The golden eagle that flys at the Auburn University's football game ev...

These eagles are brought into the Southeastern Raptor Rebilitation Center. The College of Veterinary Medicine is a rehabilitation hub for injured birds of prey. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided ... More

Louis Wolfe and Norman Wolfe, taxidermy (pheasant), Coventry, Rhode Is...

Index data: 1-14, The body and neck forms and their placement in the bird, attaching leg and wing wires through the body form; 15, Louis Wolfe; 16-20, Mounting the bird on a mounting board

Piffle's ABC book of funny animals

Also available in digital form.

A bad egg. Fuss and feathers - Drawing. Public domain image.

Whig presidential candidate Winfield Scott is pictured as a fighting cock with human attributes. The cock wears fringed military epaulets, a sword, spurs, and a plumed hat. He is just emerged from an egg marked... More

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

[Eagle with dead mouse at its feet]

Illus. in: Ornithologiae / Ulisse Aldrovandi, Bononiae : Apud F. de Franciscis Senensem, 1599-1603. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1987, p. 81.

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

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

Floating in the Dead Sea, Israel

A man, holding an umbrella and a book, floats on his back in the Dead Sea. In Matson Photo Service album: V. 1, Jaffa, Jerusalem, ... Dead Sea, etc., p. 86, no. 266. Forms part of: the G. Eric and Edith Matson ... More

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).

[Reproduction of print showing Goose tree]

Photograph of a woodcut in John Gerard, The Herball or Generall Historie of Plantes, London, 1597 On slide (handwritten): "Goose plant, Des, in Gerardm Her." Also, red seal sticker. On slide (printed): Red outl... More

Birds. Turkey (gobbler), first half of 20th century

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of chicken, poultry, agriculture, farm animals, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Birds. Turkey (gobbler's head) II

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bird, eagle, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Sudan. Khartoum. Khartoum Zoo. A wise old shoe bill (Balaeniceps rex)

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

I'm a slave also, because I cannot escape!

Print shows an African American man looking at a parrot chained to a perch. In the background other birds fly freely.

Piffle's ABC book of funny animals

Also available in digital form.

Baby days, a selection of songs, stories, and pictures, for very littl...

Also available in digital form.

Adam Forepaugh & Sells Brothers great shows consolidated A congress of...

Circus poster showing ostriches and other large birds. Copyright by the Strobridge Litho. Co., Cincinnati & New York.

Theodore Roosevelt taking the oath - 1905

Public domain photograph related to President Theodore Roosevelt, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

Barn owl - John James Audubon, The Birds of America, 1827-1838

A black and white photo of two owls, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, architecture in Washington, D.C. and ... More

Cardinal Grosbeak - Public domain engraving

Color engraving by R. Havell, after drawing by John J. Audubon. Illus. in: The birds of America / John James Audubon. 4 vols. London, 1827-1838, (Elephant Folio), Vol. II, Pl. 159. This record contains unverifi... More

[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

[Birds and turtles of the French West Indies; men spear-fishing from r...

Illus. in: Du Tertre, Histoire generale des Antilles habitees par les François, Paris, 1667-1671, plate between pp. 246-247. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: ... More

[Civil War envelope showing Columbia holding American flag and cornuco...

Addressed to Miss Julia A. Barnes, Granville, Bradford Co., Pa.; bears 3 cent stamp. Verse from song Starry Flag by John Savage: We must keep that flag where it e'er has stood; In front of the free, the wise, ... More

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

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

Duck brand molasses. Bryan Bro's New Orleans

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Koeckert.

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

Ice bird - Print, Library of Congress collection

General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: loc.gov Title information compiled by Junior Fellows, 2005-2017. Category designation on original folder: Birds. Pr... More

The golden eagle that flys at the Auburn University's football game ev...

Sea turtles at Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, California

Founded in 1984, it holds thousands of plants and animals, including stingrays, jellyfish, sea otters, and numerous other native marine species. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit li... More

Fantasy 1939: Dove - Public domain zoological illustration

Adelphi Theatre (venue) Dance Theatre (venue) The Federal Theatre Project (FTP) was a New Deal program created in 1935 as part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Its goal was to provide employment for... More

The ugly duckling, and other stories;

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Mamma's budget, or, Daily reading for children

"By the Child's Friend." Added t.p. signed Bonner, sc., possibly G.W. Bonner. In original publisher's binding: blind-stamped white cloth on boards, gold stamped on spine. LC copy is a copyright deposit: No. 499... More

And there he saw the last of the gairfowl

Ruffed grouse - peasant i.e., pheasant or partridge

Print shows two ruffed grouse standing on the shore of a marsh in the forest; not to be confused with pheasants or partridges. B4525 U.S. Copyright Office. Publication date based on copyright statement on item... More

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions

[Sea lion and fish] - Public domain book illustration

Title devised by cataloger. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1938:0056, DLC/PP-1938:0066, DLC/PP-1938:0071, or DLC/PP-1938:0079). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

A turkey placed in the center of the image with chickens in front and ...

7145 U.S. Copyright Office. General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: loc.gov Title information compiled by Junior Fellows, 2005-2017. Strobridge Lith. Co., ... More

Unidentified concentration camp(s), Germany, at time of liberation by ...

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

Peacock in full display at the Reid Park Zoo in Tucson, Arizona. Found...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Gift; Barbara Barrett; 2018; (DLC/PP-2018:112) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive. C... More

The rock frog,

Also available in digital form.

[American eagle] - Public domain portrait painting

Drawing shows American bald eagle, facing left, wings slightly spread and talons resting on American flag, olive branch, and arrows.

Viet Nam moratorium / John Scheider ; [sponsored by] Ad Hoc Federal Em...

Poster showing dove in flight. Forms part of the Artist poster filing series (Library of Congress) Promotional goal: U.S. J41. 1970.

[Uncle Sam, as baby eagle hatched from "Centennial" egg beneath large ...

Public domain photograph of 18th019th-century cartoon print, satirical portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Birds, nests and eggs] / drawn from nature by A. Wilson ; engraved by...

Scientific illustration of mockingbird, hummingbird, and touché bunting, their nests and eggs.

North Bend game cock - Political cartoon, public domain image

A Whig campaign print glorifying presidential candidate William Henry Harrison. The title derives from the candidate's farm on the North Bend of the Ohio River. The game cock has a dual significance: as an all... More

The game cock / el gallo de pelea: in full feather

Public domain scan of lithograph illustration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Proof for bank note vignette, showing eagle and arrows on shield, wit...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bird in flight, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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

The mallard duck Anas boschas (Linnæus) A. Pope Jr

Print shows pair of mallard ducks swimming near grassy shoreline. 2730 U.S. Copyright Office. Illus. in: Upland game birds and water fowl of the United States / by A. Pope, Jr. New York : Charles Scribner's So... More

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

What care we for wind or weather, so long as we two can be together

G6973 U.S. Copyright Office. General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: loc.gov Title information compiled by Junior Fellows, 2005-2017. T.G.S.B., copyright c... More

Crittal Manufacturing Co. Close-up of right window handle II

The Theodor Horydczak Collection documents the architecture and social life of the Washington DC metropolitan area in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s.

A very blue eagle. Along California highway

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

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