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Smokestacks and bridge of a steamboat docked at Jackson Square on the ...

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

Washington in 1800. Historic map, Library of Congress

Shows buildings and blocks containing buildings. Title at head of text: Washington in 1800 : location of the habitable buildings one hundred years ago. W.B. Bryan mentioned in text. Includes text. Text on vers... More

Beyrout / P. Bergheim.. Cityscape photograph

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

[Early photographic view of Washington, D.C. from the Capitol looking ...

West-southwest view with Maryland Ave. SW and B Street SW (i.e., Independence Ave. SW) to the left, Maine Ave., 3rd, 4 1/2, and 6th streets SW to the center; view includes The Mall, Washington Armory, Armory Sq... More

Parroquia - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Photo shows the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Zacatecas, Mexico. (Source: Roberto Duarte, 2013)

[Pavilion of Hawaii, Paris Exposition, 1889]

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

[View of the Eiffel Tower and exposition buildings on the Champ de Mar...

Picryl description: Public domain image of Paris, France, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Aerial view of Paris, France, from a balloon, showing the Seine River...

Forms part of: Tissandier collection. Public domain photograph of Paris Exposition Universelle, 1889, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Pavilion of Annam & Tonkin, Paris Exposition, 1889]

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

[Exhibition buildings and base of the Eiffel Tower as seen from the Ri...

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

[Pavilion of Bolivia, Paris Exposition, 1889]

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

[Pavilion of Portugal at left, Food Products building at right with Ei...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Buildings at the University of Chicago, with lily pond in foreground,...

Wittemann Collection (Library of Congress). Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Exposition Universelle, 1900, Paris, France]. Photochrom print, 1880-...

Print no. "[1040]". Forms part of: Views of architecture, monuments, and other sites in France in the Photochrom print collection.

Broad St., Philadelphia - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Glimpse of Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Mich.]

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Detroit, Michigan, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Smolny Cathedral, St. Petersburg, Russia]

Photograph shows view of Smolny Cathedral probably before its closure in 1923.

Chambers st. car - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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

U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis: 4 midshipmen carrying a man; crowd of g...

Title and other information transcribed from unverified, old caption card data and item. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection. Caption card tracings: Pres. I.; Military education; Univ. & Colleges; Shelf.

"Fuller Building" (The Flatiron) - Irving Underhill

Side view of the Flatiron Building. H30128 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Irving Underhill, 17 Park Place, N.Y. City.

Portico of the John Carter Brown Library, Brown University, Providence...

Print from The American architect, September 10, 1904, no. 1498. Forms part of: [U.S. Treasury Department Office of the Supervising Architect and General Services Administration resource volumes and scrapbooks... More

R.H. Macy and Co., New York - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

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

110th Street "l" station, New York

Public domain photograph of train station, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Forty Second Street, looking west, N.Y. City

Print shows people walking on sidewalks, a trolley on the street with buildings on one side and a park on the other side, and a skyscraper in the distance.

Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows the buildings surrounding the Harvard College Commons with man in coat and hat standing on a walkway on the left.

The Odd Fellows Home, Greensburg, Ind.

Fifth Avenue, New York City - New York City Architecture

At East 51st Street. Photoprint copyrighted by A. Loeffler, Tompkinsville, N.Y. No copyright renewal. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Geogr.

Vine St. [Street], Cincinnati, Ohio

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

View in New York City showing its highest building, Park Row Building ...

House of Parliament and Westminster Abbey

H124753 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph of parliament building, political parties, politicians, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Public Library. El Paso, Texas postcard

Photograph shows view of Carnegie library in El Paso, Texas. Printed on recto: International Book & Stationery Co. Accession box no. PR 06 CN 037 c6

Looking up Woodward Ave., Detroit, Mich

Detroit Publishing Co. no. 073427. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Trinity Church and office buildings, New York, N.Y.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Russian village with thatched buildings about 20 miles out of Kiev]

J228454 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph - United States during World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Panoramic view of Indian School, Flandreau, South Dakota

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

[Man, identified as the postmaster, standing outside of shack serving ...

J194143 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph - historical image of Vermont, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

World War I - American Red Cross

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

Victory Arch, New York City - A black and white photo of a city street

J234458 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph - United States during World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Night lights of Manhattan], New York City

New York City. Night view past tug on river to series of dots forming the night lights of Manhattan, outline of buildings barely visible against dark background.

Service Station, ca. 1922. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

First service station built in Winnemucca, operated by Fritz and Emil Buckingham, 1922-23 People in photograph: Buckingham, Emil The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural documentation project undert... More

Pontalba buildings, New Orleans

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

The Tower, 1015 Chartres St., New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana

Public domain photograph of Louisiana in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Signs, Fourth Avenue, New York City

Public domain photograph of early 20th-century New York metropolis cityscape, buildings, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Air view of sugar refinery. Near Ponce, Puerto Rico

Public domain photograph related to Puerto Rico, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Buyers and farmers in pens at Pickaway Livestock Cooperative Associati...

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

Levee at Shawneetown, Illinois - A black and white photo of a boat in ...

Picryl description: Public domain image related to an industrial revolution, industry history, factory building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

A black and white photo of a barber shop. Great Depression FFSA / OWI ...

Public domain photograph of a historic place in Maryland, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a baseball game, Great Depression. FSA/OWI ...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Resettlement Administration (1935-1937). The photographs of the Farm Se... More

Downtown Louisville, Kentucky, with Ohio River in background

Public domain photograph of industrial architecture, factory building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Denver, Colorado - safety film negatives, Library of Congress

Public domain photograph of life in the United States in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Schenectady, New York. Main street

Picryl description: Public domain image of bustling city downtown streets, commercial buildings, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Wallpaper. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Interior Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural documentati... More

Blacksmith Shop Interior, Cassinelli (Mill) Ranch

Picryl description: Public domain image of a tavern, pub, or small restaurant, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Bar Interior, Paradise Valley Bar and Store

People in photograph: McCorkell, Rusty; Unidentified; Iveson, Tim; Cerri, Loui Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Beautiful sky over Transamerica Tower, San Francisco, California

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

Living Room, 7HL Ranch. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Occupants: Thomas, Keith and Jean Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The Paradise Valley Folklife Project w... More

Empire State Building, New York, New York

Carol M. Highsmith - Federal Courthouse, Houston, Texas

Skyline, dominated by the Space Needle, which appeared in the 1962 Sea...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency not held by the Library Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. ... More

Historic buildings in Monroeville, Alabama

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Phot... More

BB&T Bank building, the corner of Columbia Road and 18th St., NW, Wash...

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of District of Columbia Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Pr... More

Aerial view of downtown Los Angeles, California

Public domain aerial photograph, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain image of Los Angeles buildings, city, cityscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Administration Building, known locally and fondly as the "Taj Maha...

Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Randolph Field, Texas, played a pivotal role in the development of the air arm of the U.S. Army, which eventually achieved its indepe... More

Decorative architectural detail of the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Buildings on the square surrounding the Williamson County Courthouse i...

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

Aerial view of downtown Cincinnati, Ohio

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Prominent in the foreground, along the Ohio River, is Paul Brown Stadium, home of the city's National Football League team, the Cincin... More

Citi Field, a baseball stadium that is home to the New York Mets in th...

The stadium's name is derived from its "naming sponsor," Citibank, the consumer division of financial services multinational Citigroup. Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer... More

Chrysler Building, New York City

J0 6886 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Eddowes Co. Inc., NYC; no copyright renewal "PKW 2-28-78" This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. I.; New York New... More

Ursuline's Row Houses, 1107-1133 Decatur Street (Commercial Buildings)...

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

U.S. Steel National Tube Works, Auxiliary Buildings, Along Monongahela...

Survey number: HAER PA-380-E Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Title Guarantee & Trust Building, 401 West Fifth Street, Los Angeles, ...

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

Nativity of the Holy Theotokos Russian Orthodox Church, Buildings, Afo...

Survey number: HABS AK-55-B Public domain photograph - historical image of Alaska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Baltimore City Hall, Holliday Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

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

Poultry farm, Manzanar Relocation Center, California / photograph by A...

Aerial view of Mori Nakashima scattering chicken feed from a pail in a chicken pen. Title transcribed from Ansel Adams' caption on verso of print. Original neg. no.: LC-A35-6-M-67. Gift; Ansel Adams; 1965-1968.... More

Raising the "No more war" banner over the headquarters of the Council ...

Photograph shows a large group, mostly women, in front the National Council for Reduction of Armaments headquarters, in the same building as the National League of Women Voters headquarters, 532 17th St., N.W.,... More

Kansas City in 1855 & 1887 - Public domain graphic arts, Library of Co...

Print showing view of Kansas City as it looked in 1855 and bird's-eye views of several buildings present in Kansas City in 1887. 21952 U.S. Copyright Office. (inscribed in pencil). Copyrighted by The Lanward S... More

C. W. Post Office Building, 63-65 West Michigan Avenue, Battle Creek, ...

Significance: The C.W. Post Office Building was constructed for C.W. Post as part of his complex known as the "Post Block." The original building was constructed in conjunction with the Post Tavern, both desig... More

Empire State Building, 34th St. & 5th Ave.

JO8771 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Irving Underhill, Inc, NYC. No. C 20611.

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Izuno and children, Manzanar Relocation Center, Cal...

Family seated in combined living room and kitchen area with playpen.

Yonemitsu Family, son - Michael, sister - Lucy Toshiko, father - Franc...

Members of the Yonemitsu family in their living room, left to right: son, Michael, seated, facing right; father, Francis, seated facing slightly left, reading newspaper; daughter, Lucy, seated, facing slightly ... More

Fort Hood, World War II Temporary Buildings, Cold Storage Building, Se...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a gas station, convenience store, 20th-century small town, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Marshall Field River Warehouse, 310 West Polk Street, Chicago, Cook Co...

Significance: The Marshall Field River Warehouse is a unique industrial structure that was designed by an important national architect for a prominent Chicago business. Its significance is derived from its desi... More

[Construction of the United States Treasury Building, Washington, D.C....

Picryl description: Public domain image of a damaged, burned, or destroyed building, natural disaster, war destruction, ruins, 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Officers' house, Hudson's Bay Co's. Fort Colville, 1860

Photograph shows buildings of the officers' quarters of the Hudson's Bay Company's post at Fort Colville, Washington. In album: [British Northwest Boundary Commission and Related Subjects, 1859-1861, leaf 22].... More

[Meat market, Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal]

Public domain image - related to Portuguese history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

St. Agnes Chapel of the Trinity Church Parish, New York, New York. Fro...

Architectural drawing for competition to design church. On recto: "471." Gift; American Institute of Architects / American Architectural Foundation; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:100) Forms part of: The AIA/AAF Collectio... More

[Palace of Fine Arts, Paris Exposition, 1889]

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

[Central Dome, Paris Exposition, 1889]

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

[Central Dome, seen through the base of the Eiffel Tower, Paris Exposi...

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

[Pavilion of Uruguay, Paris Exposition, 1889]

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

[Pavilion of Brazil, Paris Exposition, 1889]

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

[Pavilion of Paraguay, Paris Exposition, 1889]

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

[Pavilion of Tunisia, Paris Exposition, 1889]

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

[Pavilion of Chile, left, and Pavilion of Bolivia, right, Paris Exposi...

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

Fire engine at World's Columbian Exposition grounds while buildings we...

Photograph shows two men operating steam powered fire engine; thick black smoke blows from steamer. No. 424.

The Chicago Fire, 1871 - A black and white photo of a city street

Photo of painted cyclorama copyrighted by G.M. Watson. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

Workers' gate at Pullman Company railroad yard during strike(?)

No. 62-2135. No. 68-355. Public domain photograph - historical image of Illinois, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Exterior view of Graves(?) Hall, Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia]

In album (disbound): Negro life in Georgia, U.S.A., compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 4, no. 333. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in ... More

[Exterior view of Graves(?) Hall, Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia]

In album (disbound): Negro life in Georgia, U.S.A., compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 4, no. 297. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in ... More