Ohio River between Mound City and Cairo /
Depths shown by soundings in feet. Indicates Fort Cairo, naval depot, and "harbor for powder barges" at Mound City, soundings in feet, roads and streets, and vegetation. Upper left margin: No. 31, No. 3020. Pri... More
![Colonel Paine's barracks, brigade hospital, Dr. [Sim's?] headquarters, roof of State quartermasters office, United States Quartermasters Department, ice houses, Mississippi River](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMDUvY29sLXBhaW5lcy1iYXJyYWNrcy1icmlnYWRlLWhvc3BpdGFsLWRyLXNpbXMtaGVhZHF1YXJ0ZXJzLXJvb2Ytb2Ytc3RhdGUtcXVhcnRlcm1hc3RlcnMtYmU5MWE1LTEwMjQuanBn/40/33/webp "Colonel Paine's barracks, brigade hospital, Dr. [Sim's?] headquarters, roof of State quartermasters office, United States Quartermasters Department, ice houses, Mississippi River")
Colonel Paine's barracks, brigade hospital, Dr. [Sim's?] headquarters,...
Photograph shows a commercial street in Cairo, Illinois with Union military barracks in the distance. Title from inscriptions on mount reading top left to right. "No. 4" upper left corner. Photograph possibly t... More
Federal Art Project, Works Progress Administration, announces the open...
Poster for Federal Art Project exhibition, showing an eagle clutching paint brushes and a palette. Attributed to Carken. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress).
Reaching out for the river - drill grounds of the defenders of Cairo, ...
Panoramic view of the parade grounds at Camp Defiance, Cairo, Illinois shows troops from several Illinois volunteer units engaged in drill practice; in the background is the Mississippi River. Copyright by Rev... More
Headquarters and barracks of Colonel Morgan's Regt.
Photograph shows Union soldiers engaged in a training exercise or inspection, Fort Prentiss, Cairo, Illinois. Title from pencil inscription on mount. Additional inscriptions on mount include: "commencement of t... More
![Quartermaster's store [rooms?], the point ...](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMTAvcXVhcnRlcm1hc3RlcnMtc3RvcmUtcm9vbXMtdGhlLXBvaW50LTAzNWNjZS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/34/webp "Quartermaster's store [rooms?], the point ...")
Quartermaster's store [rooms?], the point ...
Photograph shows the levee at Fort Prentiss, Cairo, Illinois. View includes the Ohio River in the background, military facilities, and railroad tracks. Title from inscriptions on item. Additional inscriptions i... More
Colonel Oglesby's Headquarters and barracks
Photograph shows Union military barracks, Fort Prentiss, Cairo, Illinois. Title from inscriptions on mount. Last two words in title are barely llegible. "No. 3" upper left corner. Photograph possibly taken by ... More
Reaching out for the river - drill grounds of the defenders of Cairo, ...
Panoramic view of the parade grounds at Camp Defiance, Cairo, Illinois shows troops from several Illinois volunteer units engaged in drill practice; in the background is the Mississippi River. Copyright by Rev... More
Jefferson Ave., Brigade hospital, horse sheds for Army horses, old P.O...
Photograph shows Union military hospital and other buildings in Cairo, Illinois. Title from inscriptions on mount. "No. 5" upper left corner. Photograph possibly taken by Munn & Faul. Purchase; William L. Schae... More
Capt. Jim Smith's full battery of four guns
Photograph shows soldiers of Battery A Company, 1st Light Artillery (Illinois), commanded by Capt. James Smith, probably at Camp Smith, Cairo, Illinois.
A black and white photo of a man sitting in a car, Great Depression. F...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Boy dancing for arrivals at hotel, price five cents, Cairo, Illinois
Picryl description: Public domain image of a worker, labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, 1930s, mid-20th-century industrial photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
A squad of Capt. Smith's battery - Lieut. Woods in command
Photograph shows soldiers, probably Battery A Company, 1st Light Artillery (Illinois), standing next to a cannon, Camp Smith or Fort Prentiss, Cairo, Illinois. Photograph possibly taken by Munn & Faul. Purchas... More
![Cairo, Il[linois] 1867. panoramic view](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjcvY2Fpcm8taWxsaW5vaXMtMTg2Ny05MGM3ZGYtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/30/webp "Cairo, Il[linois] 1867. panoramic view")
Cairo, Il[linois] 1867. panoramic view
Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 141 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Indexed for points of interest. Vault AACR2: 100;... More
![[Stern-wheel riverboat passing under Illinois Central Railroad bridge over Ohio River, Cairo, Illinois, with logs lashed together at river's edge]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDkvMDEvMDEvc3Rlcm4td2hlZWwtcml2ZXJib2F0LXBhc3NpbmctdW5kZXItaWxsaW5vaXMtY2VudHJhbC1yYWlscm9hZC1icmlkZ2Utb3Zlci1vaGlvLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "[Stern-wheel riverboat passing under Illinois Central Railroad bridge over Ohio River, Cairo, Illinois, with logs lashed together at river's edge]")
[Stern-wheel riverboat passing under Illinois Central Railroad bridge ...
H127304? U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph - historical image of Ohio, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Big Four Cafe, Cairo, Illinois. Great Depression public domain photogr...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Illinois, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Wiping off windshield in service station, Cairo, Illinois
Picryl description: Public domain image of passengers, mass transit, transportation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Young boy, resident of Cairo, Illinois
Picryl description: Public domain image of a worker, labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, 1930s, mid-20th-century industrial photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Springfield block, passenger depot, sheds and yard for Army horses, I....
Photograph shows a view of the levee and boats along the Ohio River; Union horse stables, and the Illinois Central Chicago and Cairo railroad, Cairo, Illinois.
Retail Merchants Convention, Cairo, Ill., Feb. 17, 1910
J139643 U.S. Copyright Office On front: "Copyright 1910 by International Stereograph Co., general photographers, Decatur, Ill.". Copyright deposit; International Stereograph Co.; March 28, 1910.
View at Fort Prentiss (The old distillary at the Point)
Photograph shows a Union battery at Fort Prentiss (renamed Fort Defiance), with guns facing the Ohio River, Cairo, Illinois. Title from pencil inscription on item. Photograph possibly taken by Munn & Faul. Purc... More
![[Submerged drainage district, Cairo, Ill., April, 1913]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMDMvc3VibWVyZ2VkLWRyYWluYWdlLWRpc3RyaWN0LWNhaXJvLWlsbC1hcHJpbC0xOTEzLWFmZjIwOS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/10/webp "[Submerged drainage district, Cairo, Ill., April, 1913]")
[Submerged drainage district, Cairo, Ill., April, 1913]
J181165 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Frederick P. Fawkner; May 6, 1913; DLC/PP-1913:44595. Copyright claimant's address: 807 Washington Ave., Cairo, Ill. Title derived from copyright deposit records.
A black and white photo of a young boy. Great Depression FFSA / OWI Ne...
Public domain photograph related to Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Reaching out for the river - drill grounds of the defenders of Cairo, ...
Panoramic view of the parade grounds at Camp Defiance, Cairo, Illinois shows troops from several Illinois volunteer units engaged in drill practice; in the background is the Mississippi River. Copyright by Rev... More
Special notice. A fugitive from justice at large!! Three hundred dolla...
Title.; Reward. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 17, Folder 35.
Special notice. A fugitive from justice at large!! Three hundred dolla...
Title.; Reward. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 17, Folder 35.
Shipping and Levee on the Ohio River at Junction of the Mississippi, C...
No. 18401. Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Perspective map of the city of Cairo, Ill. 1888.
Scale ca. 1:200,000. Bird's-eye-view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 142 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes illus. and index to points of interest. AACR2
Mississippi River from Cairo Ill. to St. Marys Mo. in VI sheets.
Scale 1:40,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 95.2 United States Coast Survey no. 3016. "F. H. Gerdes, Asst. Coast Survey, Chief of Party. A. T. Mosman, Sub asst. in charge of astronomical observations. T. C. Bo... More
Mississippi River from Cairo Ill. to St. Marys Mo. in VI sheets.
Scale 1:40,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 95.2 United States Coast Survey no. 3016. "F. H. Gerdes, Asst. Coast Survey, Chief of Party. A. T. Mosman, Sub asst. in charge of astronomical observations. T. C. Bo... More
A black and white photo of a big four cafe. Great Depression FSA photo...
Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Mississippi River from Cairo Ill. to St. Marys Mo. in VI sheets.
Scale 1:40,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 95.2 United States Coast Survey no. 3016. "F. H. Gerdes, Asst. Coast Survey, Chief of Party. A. T. Mosman, Sub asst. in charge of astronomical observations. T. C. Bo... More
Ohio River between Mound City and Cairo /
Depths shown by soundings in feet. From its Report of the Superintendent of the Coast Survey, showing the progress of the survey during the year 1864 (Washington, Government Printeing Office, 1866). Map 31. Ind... More
A young boy standing in front of a brick building. Great Depression FF...
Public domain photograph related to Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mississippi River from Cairo Ill. to St. Marys Mo. in VI sheets.
Scale 1:40,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 95.2 United States Coast Survey no. 3016. "F. H. Gerdes, Asst. Coast Survey, Chief of Party. A. T. Mosman, Sub asst. in charge of astronomical observations. T. C. Bo... More
Swearing in of Capt. Smith's artillery boys at Camp Smith
Photograph shows Union artillery regiment camp tents and a group of soldiers in the distance, Camp Smith, Cairo, Illinois. Title from pencil inscription on item. Photographs possibly taken by Munn & Faul. Purch... More
Mississippi River from Cairo Ill. to St. Marys Mo. in VI sheets.
Scale 1:40,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 95.2 United States Coast Survey no. 3016. "F. H. Gerdes, Asst. Coast Survey, Chief of Party. A. T. Mosman, Sub asst. in charge of astronomical observations. T. C. Bo... More
Federal Art Project Works Progress Administration exhibition Important...
Poster for Federal Art Project exhibition of paintings at the Southern Illinois Gallery, Cairo, showing a bowl of fruit, palette, and brushes. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress).
Mississippi River from Cairo Ill. to St. Marys Mo. in VI sheets.
Scale 1:40,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 95.2 United States Coast Survey no. 3016. "F. H. Gerdes, Asst. Coast Survey, Chief of Party. A. T. Mosman, Sub asst. in charge of astronomical observations. T. C. Bo... More