![[Design drawing for stained glass window, two-over-two, with birds and flowers]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTcvMDEvMDEvZGVzaWduLWRyYXdpbmctZm9yLXN0YWluZWQtZ2xhc3Mtd2luZG93LXR3by1vdmVyLXR3by13aXRoLWJpcmRzLWFuZC1mbG93ZXJzLTEwMjQuanBn/40/53/webp "[Design drawing for stained glass window, two-over-two, with birds and flowers]")
[Design drawing for stained glass window, two-over-two, with birds and...
Public domain image of watercolor painting from British-related collections, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
![Samarkandskiia drevnosti. Grobnitsa sviatago Kassima [sic] ibni Abassa (Shakh-Zinde) i mavzolei pri nem [sic]. Mavzolei Emira Kutuluka Turdi Bek-Aka. Otdielka shchek nishi naruzhnago fasada (verkh)](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTIvc2FtYXJrYW5kc2tpaWEtZHJldm5vc3RpLWdyb2JuaXRzYS1zdmlhdGFnby1rYXNzaW1hLXNpYy1pYm5pLWFiYXNzYS1zaGFraC16aW5kZS1kMWRhNmUtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/53/webp "Samarkandskiia drevnosti. Grobnitsa sviatago Kassima [sic] ibni Abassa (Shakh-Zinde) i mavzolei pri nem [sic]. Mavzolei Emira Kutuluka Turdi Bek-Aka. Otdielka shchek nishi naruzhnago fasada (verkh)")
Samarkandskiia drevnosti. Grobnitsa sviatago Kassima [sic] ibni Abassa...
Illus. in: Turkestanskīi al'bom, chast' arkheologicheskaia ..., 1871-1872, part 1, vol. 1, pl. 27.
![[Half-length portrait of Indian with decorated face, feather and bead ornaments, seated, facing right] / D.D. Wilder, The Dalles, Ore., photographer, novelties, Indian curios.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTkvaGFsZi1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtb2YtaW5kaWFuLXdpdGgtZGVjb3JhdGVkLWZhY2UtZmVhdGhlci1hbmQtYmVhZC1vcm5hbWVudHMtNDM1N2YyLTEwMjQuanBn/40/50/webp "[Half-length portrait of Indian with decorated face, feather and bead ornaments, seated, facing right] / D.D. Wilder, The Dalles, Ore., photographer, novelties, Indian curios.")
[Half-length portrait of Indian with decorated face, feather and bead ...
H26198(?) U.S. Copyright Office. No. 5. Public domain photograph of native Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Grand stand entrance to Shibe Park, Philadelphia, with carved head of ...
Forms part of the George Grantham Bain Collection. Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Prospect Hill, Airlie vic., Halifax County, North Carolina
Public domain photograph of stairs, steps, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![[Main Reading Room. Detail of winged geniuses in pendentive holding an inscribed plaque. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDcvbWFpbi1yZWFkaW5nLXJvb20tZGV0YWlsLW9mLXdpbmdlZC1nZW5pdXNlcy1pbi1wZW5kZW50aXZlLWhvbGRpbmctYW4taW5zY3JpYmVkLWFmOWIzMC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/30/webp "[Main Reading Room. Detail of winged geniuses in pendentive holding an inscribed plaque. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]")
[Main Reading Room. Detail of winged geniuses in pendentive holding an...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
![[Second Floor, East Corridor. View of printer's mark of G. di Legnano between George R. Barse's Lyric Poetry and Tragedy murals. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDQvc2Vjb25kLWZsb29yLWVhc3QtY29ycmlkb3Itdmlldy1vZi1wcmludGVycy1tYXJrLW9mLWctZGktbGVnbmFuby1iZXR3ZWVuLWdlb3JnZS0wODIyMjktMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/32/webp "[Second Floor, East Corridor. View of printer's mark of G. di Legnano between George R. Barse's Lyric Poetry and Tragedy murals. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]")
[Second Floor, East Corridor. View of printer's mark of G. di Legnano ...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers - Battle Mountain Sanita...
The name of the overall site and some individual buildings were edited after the initial photographic survey was transmitted. Previously the site was incompletely called Battle Mountain Sanitarium, and this bui... More
A jolly jingle book,
Ornamental borders and illustrated lining-papers. Also available in digital form.
The boy who brought Christmas
Verso of t.p.: The Country Life Press, Garden City, N.Y. Colored frontispiece and colored plates facing p. 4, 47 and 120. Ornamental borders in green. Also available in digital form.
The voyage of the wishbone boat,
Text within ornamental border. Also available in digital form.
Miltimore House, 1301 Chelton Way, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, CA
Significance: This small residence is an early example of the work of Irving John Gill. Though economically styled and built, the house achieves a degree of spaciousness with its large living room, and outdoor... More
Miltimore House, 1301 Chelton Way, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, CA
Significance: This small residence is an early example of the work of Irving John Gill. Though economically styled and built, the house achieves a degree of spaciousness with its large living room, and outdoor... More
Miltimore House, 1301 Chelton Way, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, CA
Significance: This small residence is an early example of the work of Irving John Gill. Though economically styled and built, the house achieves a degree of spaciousness with its large living room, and outdoor... More
Photographs of the John F. Kennedy Federal Building in Boston, Massach...
Images show exterior and interior views of federal building in Boston, Massachusetts. Details include the courtroom, lobby, atrium, plaza and architectural decoration including painting and sculpture. Arrangeme... More
Photographs of the John F. Kennedy Federal Building in Boston, Massach...
Images show exterior and interior views of federal building in Boston, Massachusetts. Details include the courtroom, lobby, atrium, plaza and architectural decoration including painting and sculpture. Arrangeme... More
Photographs of the John F. Kennedy Federal Building in Boston, Massach...
Images show exterior and interior views of federal building in Boston, Massachusetts. Details include the courtroom, lobby, atrium, plaza and architectural decoration including painting and sculpture. Arrangeme... More
Security First National Bank, 5207-5209 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angele...
Significance: A single floor bank structure, externally sheathed in glazed black terracotta, with bright gold accented terracotta detailings. In a reserve fashion Zigzag Moderne (Art Deco) ornament has been int... More
Tower Grove Park, 4255 Arsenal Street, Saint Louis, Independent City, ...
Significance: The first driving park established in St. Louis and was regarded by the noted 19th century botanist Asa gray as having no equal in the country in variety of foliage. Because of the preservation of... More
Photographs of the E. Ross Adair Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse ...
Images show exterior and interior views of U.S. federal building, post office and courthouse in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Details include the courtroom, lobby, and decoration includeing lamps, ceilings, and sculpture.
The Presidents of the United States. Liberty and union / lith. of G. &...
A commemorative print published after the inauguration of President James K. Polk. The design incorporates oval bust portraits of the eleven Presidents arranged in an oval with Washington in the center and Polk... More
Tuba City Boarding School, Manuelito Hall, Navajo Reservation, Main St...
STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: It is a good example of turn-of-the-century Bureau of Indian Affairs architecture in the southwest and for its association with early BIA education programs on th... More
The Smokey Hollow Community, Informal boundaries by street name: North...
Significance: The story of Smokey Hollow forces us to rethink historical narratives of government's exercise of eminent domain in the mid-twentieth century on established African American neighborhoods. Through... More
Cambria Iron Company, Foundry, Lower Works, Johnstown, Cambria County,...
Significance: The iron foundry consists of a large two-story structure with ornate brick walls and a mansard slate-covered roof. Cambria Iron Company operated the foundry not as a commercial enterprise, but ra... More
Bella Vista Terrace, Mountain Trail & Alegria Avenue, Sierra Madre, Lo...
1999 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Bella Vista Terrace (1910), located in Sierra Madre, California, is nested against the southern foothills of the San Gabriel mountains. Architect Irving John... More
Basilica of St. Josaphat, 601 West Lincoln Avenue, Milwaukee, Milwauke...
Significance: This grand, imposing, richly ornamented Neo-Renaissance edifice is a major landmark of Milwaukee's south side, the only Roman Catholic basilica in Wisconsin, and one of the nation's most important... More
Auditorium Building, 430 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, ...
Structure incorporated hydro-pnuematic sewage ejectors, hydraulic rams, moveable stages, "asphaelia" system, isacoustic curve, cyclorama, scagliola, & thunder machines. Significance: The Auditorium Building des... More
Auditorium Building, 430 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, ...
Structure incorporated hydro-pnuematic sewage ejectors, hydraulic rams, moveable stages, "asphaelia" system, isacoustic curve, cyclorama, scagliola, & thunder machines. Significance: The Auditorium Building des... More
Auditorium Building, 430 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, ...
Structure incorporated hydro-pnuematic sewage ejectors, hydraulic rams, moveable stages, "asphaelia" system, isacoustic curve, cyclorama, scagliola, & thunder machines. Significance: The Auditorium Building des... More
Granada. Interior de la galeria y del templete poniente del Patio de l...
View of the Lion Fountain from one of the galleries on the Court of Lions.
Granada. Galeria izquierda del Patio de los Leones (Alhambra) / J. Lau...
Gallery along the Court of Lions, Alhambra, Granada, Spain. In album: Spain, opposite p. 39. No. 549.
![[Civil War envelope showing portrait of Colonel Horatio Gates Sickel of Co. K, 32nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, inset in medallion decorated with figures of Justice and Columbia, with message "Our Colonel, 3d. Reg. P.R.V.C."]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjUvY2l2aWwtd2FyLWVudmVsb3BlLXNob3dpbmctcG9ydHJhaXQtb2YtY29sb25lbC1ob3JhdGlvLWdhdGVzLXNpY2tlbC1vZi1jby1rLTM1Nzc0Zi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/23/webp "[Civil War envelope showing portrait of Colonel Horatio Gates Sickel of Co. K, 32nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, inset in medallion decorated with figures of Justice and Columbia, with message \"Our Colonel, 3d. Reg. P.R.V.C.\"]")
[Civil War envelope showing portrait of Colonel Horatio Gates Sickel o...
Addressed to Mr. William H. Heft, Richlandtown P.O., Bucks County, Pa.; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked at Washington, D.C., December 1862. The 32nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment was the 3rd of the Pennsylvani... More
Samarkandskiia drevnosti. Grobnitsa sviatago Kussama ibni Abassa (Shak...
Illus. in: Turkestanskīi al'bom, chast' arkheologicheskaia ..., 1871-1872, part 1, vol. 1, pl. 58.
Mansion for William K. and Alva Vanderbilt, 660 Fifth Avenue, New York...
Architectural drawing shows rendering of massive interior double fireplaces under elaborately carved overmantel. Gift; American Institute of Architects / American Architectural Foundation; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:1... More
![[Neith Boyce Hapgood,full-length portrait, seated facing front, wearing ornamental costume and holding roses]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTAvMDEvMDEvbmVpdGgtYm95Y2UtaGFwZ29vZGZ1bGwtbGVuZ3RoLXBvcnRyYWl0LXNlYXRlZC1mYWNpbmctZnJvbnQtd2VhcmluZy1vcm5hbWVudGFsLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/56/webp "[Neith Boyce Hapgood,full-length portrait, seated facing front, wearing ornamental costume and holding roses]")
[Neith Boyce Hapgood,full-length portrait, seated facing front, wearin...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a 19th-century costume, fashion, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
![Bethlehem and surroundings. Carved ornaments of the wooden door [Church of the Nativity]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDAvMDEvMDEvYmV0aGxlaGVtLWFuZC1zdXJyb3VuZGluZ3MtY2FydmVkLW9ybmFtZW50cy1vZi10aGUtd29vZGVuLWRvb3ItY2h1cmNoLW9mLXRoZS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/29/webp "Bethlehem and surroundings. Carved ornaments of the wooden door [Church of the Nativity]")
Bethlehem and surroundings. Carved ornaments of the wooden door [Churc...
Public domain photograph of ornamental engraving print, decor, decorated panel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Man near owl ornament - Public domain portrait print
Photograph shows opera singer Beniamino Gigli (1890-1957). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library... More
S li︠e︡voĭ naruzhnoĭ storony u prokhoda mertvykh. Samarkand
Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![[Maria Gay, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, as Aida in costume with exotic headdress and snake ornament]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDkvMDEvMDEvbWFyaWEtZ2F5LWhlYWQtYW5kLXNob3VsZGVycy1wb3J0cmFpdC1mYWNpbmctbGVmdC1hcy1haWRhLWluLWNvc3R1bWUtd2l0aC1leG90aWMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/60/webp "[Maria Gay, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, as Aida in costume with exotic headdress and snake ornament]")
[Maria Gay, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, as Aida in costu...
No. 911. Copyright by A. Dupont. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Vozdukhi, shitye zolotom i serebrom po svi︠e︡tlo-rozovoĭ materīi. V Ro...
Public domain photograph of ornamental engraving print, decor, decorated panel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![Hamasaka in Tluwulahu costume with speaker's staff--Qagyuhl [principal chief]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTQvMDEvMDEvaGFtYXNha2EtaW4tdGx1d3VsYWh1LWNvc3R1bWUtd2l0aC1zcGVha2Vycy1zdGFmZi1xYWd5dWhsLXByaW5jaXBhbC1jaGllZi02NDAuanBn/40/58/webp "Hamasaka in Tluwulahu costume with speaker's staff--Qagyuhl [principal chief]")
Hamasaka in Tluwulahu costume with speaker's staff--Qagyuhl [principal...
Hamasaka, a Kwakiutl chief, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing front, wearing blanket ornamented with buttons, holding ceremonial staff and a shaman's rattle. J197484 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis... More
Jebel el-Druze & Hauran. Kanawat. Three ornamented columns of Roman ba...
Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Arched windows with a mountain view inside Bishop's Castle, a most ecl...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The creation of Jim and Phoebe Bishop, though the heavy lifting was all Jim's, began in the late 1970s as a simple mountain cabin and ... More
George Peabody Library, formerly the Library of the Peabody Institute ...
In 1857 George Peabody, a Massachusetts-born philanthropist, dedicated the Peabody Institute to the citizens of Baltimore in appreciation of their ""kindness and hospitality."" The Peabody Library building, whi... More
Courtroom grille. The Joel Solomon Federal Building and U.S. Courthous...
Located in the central business district, it was built by Reuben Harrison Hunt in 1933. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information p... More
![[Lobby to Main Reading Room. Peace and Prosperity mural by Elihu Vedder. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDMvbG9iYnktdG8tbWFpbi1yZWFkaW5nLXJvb20tcGVhY2UtYW5kLXByb3NwZXJpdHktbXVyYWwtYnktZWxpaHUtdmVkZGVyLWxpYnJhcnktMmZmOTViLTEwMjQuanBn/40/25/webp "[Lobby to Main Reading Room. Peace and Prosperity mural by Elihu Vedder. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]")
[Lobby to Main Reading Room. Peace and Prosperity mural by Elihu Vedde...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
![[Main Reading Room. Detail of sculpture showing a cartouche supported by two seated female figures just below the dome. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTQvbWFpbi1yZWFkaW5nLXJvb20tZGV0YWlsLW9mLXNjdWxwdHVyZS1zaG93aW5nLWEtY2FydG91Y2hlLXN1cHBvcnRlZC1ieS10d28tOTllMDI2LTEwMjQuanBn/40/30/webp "[Main Reading Room. Detail of sculpture showing a cartouche supported by two seated female figures just below the dome. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]")
[Main Reading Room. Detail of sculpture showing a cartouche supported ...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
The iconic Van Wickle Gates at Brown University, one of America's pres...
The ornamental entrance to the main campus was built with the bequest of graduate Augustus Stout Van Wickle, who was president of a bank and several coal corporations. Dedicated in 1901, the gates stand as a sy... More
The pilgrim's progress from this world to that which is to come
"The De Vinne Press, New York."--Title page verso. Title and text within ornamental borders. Also available in digital form.
Her golden hours; the confidences of a modern girl;
Title within colored ornamental border; decorated lining-papers. Also available in digital form.
A mvsicall banqvet furnished with varietie of delicious ayres, collect...
by Robert Douland. (statement of responsibility) Title within ornamental border ; head-pieces. Cantus and lute (in tablature) and part for bassus (printed parallel with the spine). The collection is preceded by... More
A mvsicall banqvet furnished with varietie of delicious ayres, collect...
by Robert Douland. (statement of responsibility) Title within ornamental border ; head-pieces. Cantus and lute (in tablature) and part for bassus (printed parallel with the spine). The collection is preceded by... More
A jolly jingle book,
Ornamental borders and illustrated lining-papers. Also available in digital form.
Nobiltà di dame del sr. Fabritio Caroso da Sermoneta libro, altra volt...
Title within engraved architectural border ornamented with vignettes of instrumentalists, a portrait of the author, etc. Head- and tailpieces; initials. The illustrations consist of 10 full-page engravings by G... More
Photographs of the Elbert Parr Tuttle U.S. Court of Appeals building, ...
Images show exterior and interior views of the the Elbert Parr Tuttle U.S. Court of Appeals building in Atlanta, Georgia. Details include the courtroom, doors and windows, stairways, and decorative elements su... More
Photographs of the John F. Kennedy Federal Building in Boston, Massach...
Images show exterior and interior views of federal building in Boston, Massachusetts. Details include the courtroom, lobby, atrium, plaza and architectural decoration including painting and sculpture. Arrangeme... More
Kansas City City Hall, 414 East Twelfth Street, Kansas City, Jackson C...
Significance: The City Hall is the tallest and most obvious of a three building construction program passed in 1931 by the people of Kansas City. The overall bond program was labeled the "Ten-Year-Plan," and of... More
Albert L. Scott House, 29 South Market Street, Petersburg, Petersburg,...
Significance: This fine Victorian house, built c. 1860-1861, is particularly noteworthy on the exterior because of its paneled facade, heavy bracketed entablature, bold balusters on the balconies and entrance s... More
Verdaderos versos de Macario Romero, Jose Guadalupe Posada
Broadside shows portrait of military leader Macario Romero on horseback and Indians wearing feathered headdresses in the background. The text tells of the murder of Romero by his girlfriend's father and speaks ... More
Pictures and mementoes on phonograph top: Yonemitsu home, Manzanar Rel...
Autographed photograph, religious card, stamped envelopes, ornamental squash and a potted plant on doily on a table top. Title transcribed from Ansel Adams' caption on verso of print. Original neg. no.: LC-A351... More
Gage, Keith & Ascher Buildings, 18 & 30 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago...
Significance: All three buildings are significant examples of Chicago School architecture. The Gage Building, with its unique, gracefully-ornamented facade designed by Louis Sullivan, was to be one of the archi... More
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, "Big" House, 2 Miles South of Thibodau...
Significance: This structure is the largest and most prestigious on the plantation. The elaborately wainscoted central hall runs 84 feet and is 12 feet wide. The ceilings are 14 feet high. The front porch is... More
Photographs of the Everett M. Dirksen Courthouse in Chicago, Illinois
Images show exterior and interior views of courthouse in Chicago, Illinois. Details include courtrooms, halls, the lobby, the post office, and sculptural decoration.
Brockton City Hall, 45 School Street, Brockton, Plymouth County, MA
Significance: The City Hall has great historic significance to Brockton because it was the first and only home of the city government. Brockton traces its earliest inhabitants back to 1698. The Town of North ... More
The Smokey Hollow Community, Informal boundaries by street name: North...
Significance: The story of Smokey Hollow forces us to rethink historical narratives of government's exercise of eminent domain in the mid-twentieth century on established African American neighborhoods. Through... More
Photographs of the Federal Building and U.S. Post Office in Hilo, Hawa...
Images show exterior and interior views of tthe Federal Building and U.S. Post Office in Hilo, Hawaii. Details include the courtyard and decorative elements such as doorways, windows, metal grille work, and a ... More
National Farmers Bank of Owatonna, 110 Cedar Street at East Broadway, ...
Significance: Probably the finest of the late small mid-western banks designed by Sullivan. It derives its importance in the planning of its spatial organization, massing, use of materials, colors and ornament... More
![[Lawn dog, Sudbury, Massachusetts]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDQvbGF3bi1kb2ctc3VkYnVyeS1tYXNzYWNodXNldHRzLTgyZjY5OC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/32/webp "[Lawn dog, Sudbury, Massachusetts]")
[Lawn dog, Sudbury, Massachusetts]
Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XXVI J 6. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: American scenes, a LOT which in turn... More
Washington Lodge Number 15, The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elk...
Significance: An attractive Beaux-Arts design by B. Stanley Simmons, this building is ornamented with stone swags, urn baluster balconies,portrait busts, and oversized elks heads. This lodge included many of W... More
Washington Lodge Number 15, The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elk...
Significance: An attractive Beaux-Arts design by B. Stanley Simmons, this building is ornamented with stone swags, urn baluster balconies,portrait busts, and oversized elks heads. This lodge included many of W... More
Moorhead American Legion Building, 700 First Avenue North, Moorhead, C...
1991 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The American Legion Melvin E. Hearl Post No. 21 was completed in 1936 with grant assistance from the Works Progress Administration (WPA). It is significant a... More
Stamford Post Office, 421 Atlantic Street, Stamford, Fairfield County,...
Significance: Designed in 1914 and completed in 1916, the Stamford Post Office is an excellent example of an eclectic Neo-Renaissance style federal building constructed in the early twentieth century. As empha... More
Auditorium Building, 430 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, ...
Structure incorporated hydro-pnuematic sewage ejectors, hydraulic rams, moveable stages, "asphaelia" system, isacoustic curve, cyclorama, scagliola, & thunder machines. Significance: The Auditorium Building des... More
Auditorium Building, 430 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, ...
Structure incorporated hydro-pnuematic sewage ejectors, hydraulic rams, moveable stages, "asphaelia" system, isacoustic curve, cyclorama, scagliola, & thunder machines. Significance: The Auditorium Building des... More
Auditorium Building, 430 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, ...
Structure incorporated hydro-pnuematic sewage ejectors, hydraulic rams, moveable stages, "asphaelia" system, isacoustic curve, cyclorama, scagliola, & thunder machines. Significance: The Auditorium Building des... More
Auditorium Building, 430 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, ...
Structure incorporated hydro-pnuematic sewage ejectors, hydraulic rams, moveable stages, "asphaelia" system, isacoustic curve, cyclorama, scagliola, & thunder machines. Significance: The Auditorium Building des... More
Auditorium Building, 430 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, ...
Structure incorporated hydro-pnuematic sewage ejectors, hydraulic rams, moveable stages, "asphaelia" system, isacoustic curve, cyclorama, scagliola, & thunder machines. Significance: The Auditorium Building des... More
Savannah Victorian Historic District, Bounded by Gwinnett, East Broad,...
Significance: The Victorian District, located just south of the original settlement in Savannah, represents a fairly intact neighborhood of well-built frame houses, many of which are ornamented with the exubera... More
William Speiden journals: Vol. 1, Mar. 9, 1852-July 2, 1854 (includes ...
Public domain scan of newspaper clippings, periodicals, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
Daifukuya no dan, print by Kiyonaga Torii
Print shows a man sitting behind a screen watching two women, one holding a long pipe. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the seri... More
Granada. Testero del primer cenador en el Patio de los Leones (Alhambr...
Entrance to the primary pavilion off the Lion Court. In album: Spain, p. 40. No. 229.
Library of Congress, second floor, central stair hall
Copyright 1900 by Detroit Photographic Co. Detroit Publishing Co. no. "53544". Forms part of: Photochrom Print Collection. More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.... More
Best on the tree / Will Houghton ; painted for PUCK by Will Houghton, ...
Illustration shows a woman holding cymbols as an ornament hanging from a Christmas tree. Illus. in: Puck, v. 76, no. 1971 (1914 December 12), cover. Copyright 1914 by Puck Publishing Corporation.
Portrait photo of Edward S. Curtis - Nakoaktok warrior
Kwakiutl man, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, holding pole. J197452 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 3538. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: The Nor... More
IBM Garden State office building, Garden State Parkway, Cranford, New ...
Forms part of: Victor A. Lundy archive (Library of Congress). Sheet A6. Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 2008:090 Container 6 (P size OS).
![[House Members Room. View of room, with mosaic panel entitled Law by Frederick Dielman, in background. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTgvaG91c2UtbWVtYmVycy1yb29tLXZpZXctb2Ytcm9vbS13aXRoLW1vc2FpYy1wYW5lbC1lbnRpdGxlZC1sYXctYnktZnJlZGVyaWNrLTJiNDdhYS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/26/webp "[House Members Room. View of room, with mosaic panel entitled Law by Frederick Dielman, in background. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]")
[House Members Room. View of room, with mosaic panel entitled Law by F...
Gift; Carol M. Highsmith 2010; (DLC/PP-2002:038) Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
The Pilgrims' first Christmas - by Josephine Pittman Scribner
Ornamental borders. Copyright date from verso of t.p. Verso of t.p.: The Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass., U.S.A. Colored frontispiece, signed by Frank J. Merrill. Also available in digital form.
A jolly jingle book,
Ornamental borders and illustrated lining-papers. Also available in digital form.
Lewis Jones House, 2648 Louisiana State Highway 484, Natchez, Natchito...
1994 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: The Jones Residence was constructed in 1847 as evidenced by a handwritten notation under the stair to the attic. It is one of a small number of m... More
National Park Seminary, Japanese Pagoda, 2805 Linden Lane, Silver Spri...
Significance: The Japanese pagoda is one of the landmark campus buildings. Even before its upturned eaves were removed, the Japanese bungalow looked austere compared to this ostentatious structure next door. ... More
Photographs of the John F. Kennedy Federal Building in Boston, Massach...
Images show exterior and interior views of federal building in Boston, Massachusetts. Details include the courtroom, lobby, atrium, plaza and architectural decoration including painting and sculpture. Arrangeme... More
Tower Grove Park, 4255 Arsenal Street, Saint Louis, Independent City, ...
Significance: The first driving park established in St. Louis and was regarded by the noted 19th century botanist Asa gray as having no equal in the country in variety of foliage. Because of the preservation of... More
Merritt Parkway, Merwins Lane Bridge, Fairfield, Fairfield County, CT
Significance: The bridges of the Merritt Parkway were predominately inspired by the Art Deco and Art Moderne architectural styles of the 1930s. Experimental forming techniques were employed to create the orname... More
Albert L. Scott House, 29 South Market Street, Petersburg, Petersburg,...
Significance: This fine Victorian house, built c. 1860-1861, is particularly noteworthy on the exterior because of its paneled facade, heavy bracketed entablature, bold balusters on the balconies and entrance s... More
Unity Temple, 875 Lake Street, Oak Park, Cook County, IL
Significance: Frank Lloyd Wright's design for Unity Church was conceived with the prime objective of giving exterior expression to a room of worship by subordinating the smaller auxiliary functions to the main ... More
Gage, Keith & Ascher Buildings, 18 & 30 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago...
Significance: All three buildings are significant examples of Chicago School architecture. The Gage Building, with its unique, gracefully-ornamented facade designed by Louis Sullivan, was to be one of the archi... More
Photographs of the Everett M. Dirksen Courthouse in Chicago, Illinois
Images show exterior and interior views of courthouse in Chicago, Illinois. Details include courtrooms, halls, the lobby, the post office, and sculptural decoration.
U. S. Customs House, 312 Fore Street, Portland, Cumberland County, ME
Significance: The U.S. Customs House is an excellent and well-preserved example of late nineteenth-century architecture designed by and for the federal government. The cornerstone was laid on May 6, 1868 and th... More
Bella Vista Terrace, Mountain Trail & Alegria Avenue, Sierra Madre, Lo...
1999 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Bella Vista Terrace (1910), located in Sierra Madre, California, is nested against the southern foothills of the San Gabriel mountains. Architect Irving John... More
David King House, 20 Catherine Street, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: This is an unusually well-preserved example of the 1-1/2 story, mansard-roofed houses typical of the decades following the Civil War, particularly in this section of Newport. Survey number: HABS ... More